Post office bank bill sparks Senate House debate
The piece describes lawmakers weighing a postal savings bank plan as an alternative to Hepburn antitrust and other reforms. Aldrich signals possible embargo removal to move proposals, while western bankers urge action to avoid progressive coalitions. Speaker Cannon resists postal banks in the House amid partisan tensions.
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Cumming
la Follette
Aldrich
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Taft
House
Cannon
House Committee On Post Office
Weeka
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Banker Miller Drowns Self in Pullman Car Suicide
John Miller of Pittsburg, head of Mellon National Bank, killed himself in a moving westbound Pennsylvania Railroad Pullman car near Downingtown while traveling from an eastern sanitarium. He acted as his wife sat beside him in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area on December 38. Several men tried to stop him but he died before reaching the station.
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Lancaster
John Miller
Pittsburg
Mellon National Bank
Fraters
Pennsylvania Railroad
Downingtown
Africa Cremona: Jubilee Services for Africa Mission
Africa Cremona reports New York New Jersey area churches begin a diamond jubilee with special services and missions fund collections. The jubilee fund target is $260000 with a reported shortage of $16000 at kickoff, as the drive proceeds.
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Africa
Cremona
Janitee
New York
New York-and-vicinity
Traveling Salesman in City Opera House Offer
A scene from The Traveling Salesman features Mie, author of The Chore Lady, performing at City Opera House. The program promises humor and a varied cast including James Forbes and Crowle with lively stage business and clever gags designed to please theatregoers.
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City Opera
Charles Toye
Greiter
James Forbes
Crowle
King Leopold Relapses as Illness Worsens
Brussels reports King Leopold’s condition growing severely worse with rheumatism and dropsy, despite brief improvement after a drive. Doctors opposed the outing, yet the king’s abdominal pains intensified after returning to Laeken, with doctors unclear on the exact ailment.
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Brussels
Leopold
Ming Leopold
Tetla
Laeken
Iica
Xmas Trees No Waste Forester Says
Washington December 13 Forester notes Christmas tree cutting poses little forest danger when selective thinning is used. He cites four million trees yearly and argues trees serve a social purpose, their use outweighing potential harm compared with fires and wasteful lumbering.
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Washington
United States Forestry Service
Forestry Bureau
Ehlet
Makes Fast Flights In Snowstorm Near Lake Contrary
Charles K Hamilton flew the Glenn Curtiss aircraft at Lake Contrary in a snowstorm covering two and a half miles in three and a half minutes. He reportedly gained three lake crossings with perfect control of the machine. Noted educator Dr John McDowell Leavitt dies at 85 in Annapolis after years in Lehigh and St Johns College.
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Charles K.hamilton
Glenn Curtles
B.rea
Annapolis
John McDowell
Noite
Lehigh University
Hetichem
St. John's College
Ellicott City
Leavitt
Steubenville
Baby Smothered In Bed Clothes Found In York Home
Five month old baby girl found dead by mother Mrs Paul Fake in York Pennsylvania. Police investigate smothering as cause. Local newspaper ad lines interrupt readable text after report.
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York
Paul Fake
al Windnor
Mexican Envoy Creel Arrives to Seek Peace in Central America
In Washington on December 13 Senor Enrique C. Creel former Mexican ambassador and Chihuahua governor arrived to confer with Secretary Knox on peaceful settlement of Central American crisis. Creel will meet state department officials for about two weeks to help end Nicaragua’s civil war and prevent U S Mexico tensions. The Nicaraguan revolutionary leader Estrada reports forces near Rama and vows victory but awaits state department approval before action. The State Department says it has no Nicaragua information and will act only on official sources, awaiting Creel’s assurances from President Diaz.
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Senor
Enrique C. Creel
Mexico
United States
Chihuahua
Mexico City
State Knox
Central America
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Knox
State Department
Nicaragua
Senor Castillo
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General Estrada
Revolutionary Movement
Revolu‘tionista- Asa
Rammani
Zelaya
Zolaye
Senor Cadtrillo
S.a
Rama Town
Rama
Department of State
Estrada
Th Department
Creel
Diaz
Woman Discovers Murder After Dog Attack in Harlem
New York report: Mrs Emma Scheuerman returns home to find her bull terrier Buster covered in blood and whimpering under a table then discovers her brother Carl Limpert dead with his face mutilated by the dog. Authorities suspect a fall and attack by the animal amid a grim scene.
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New York
Emma Scheuerman
Harlem
Buster
Carl Limpert
Limpert
Disputed Sweden Labor Talks Stir Shipyard Strife
Reported clashes at a Swedish shipyard as workers and authorities clashed over terms and conditions. Aged tensions grew as stevedores and organizers pressed for changes while government mediators sought a settlement to prevent further stoppages.
Movement to Ban Foreign Art in American Schools
A movement to suppress foreign pastoral scenes in schools aims to replace them with American country life images. James Wilson orders removal of foreign pictures from depots and walls, while supporters argue U.S. art offers abundant material and can outperform European landscapes.
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Stacey
Datel
Iife
Hfé
James Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
New York City
Gentle Rexall Orderlies Endorsed for Children
A local ad extols Rexall Orderlies as the safest laxative for children and all bowel disorders. It claims gentler action than ordinary cathartics, notes odorless taste and candy-like form, and guarantees money back. Available at The Rexall Store Frederick.
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Rexall
Frederick
Our'ston
J. A. Willdiason
Dose Relief Claims for Indigestion and Stomach Ailments
Fragmented ad-like text describes a dose claimed to relieve indigestion stomach ache and heartburn and mentions avoiding fermentation and digestion issues. It references a family opinion and states general stomach trouble claims without clear agents or doses.
Pipes Grow In Fields Raise Export Concern
A weathered report notes growing pipes in fields with hand crafted gourds used as smoking pipes. Imported calabash pipes sold for 8 to 12 dollars each, praised for color and shape but priced high due to labor, machine work deemed impractical for preparation.
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Waabingtoo
Dennetnietit
Property Sale in Frederick County Court Notice
A court ordered sale of the estate of William H Bree situated on the southwest side of West Patrick Street in Frederick City. The two story brick property with yard and outbuildings is offered under terms of one half cash on sale day and balance over 12 months, with purchaser providing secured note. Auctioneer Charles B. Urner and attorney D A Gi t are listed.
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Goure
William H. Bree
Marion Reubleon
Patrick Sineae
Balanes
Abc
Ate D-A
mSxecutor
Charles B
Urner A R Fol
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