Submarine probe and political pressure described in inquiry
The Lilley submarine boat inquiry opened with Representative Lilley reading a lengthy affidavit of charges. Testimony shows Rep Richmond Pearson Asisen recounting pressure from Electric Boat to influence Congress and Hobson’s naval committee appointment.
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Washington Druggist Fined Under Pure Food Law
Robert N Harper banker and drug manufacturer convicted under federal pure food and drug law for selling and producing a mislabeled pharmaceutical compound. The preparation contained acetaniline caffeine sulfur and other ingredients. Harper faces up to three months imprisonment or a $250 fine but will receive the fine as his first offense.
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Deadly Skunk Cabbage Root Kills Three Boys Near Norwood
Three Italian Norwood children aged five to nine die after eating skunk cabbage root dug in a swamp near their homes. Two others fall ill with one recovering. a physician arrives as the first boy dies. Suspected poison prompts investigation by local authorities.
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Prices Fall Across Most Goods as Costs Ease
Bradstreet figures show consumer prices have slipped over 12 percent from recent highs, with a broad drop across 63 products since last March. Only about 30 items remain above March levels, including sugar and tea, while the overall low price average for the month signals continuing relief in the cost of living.
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Nebraska for Taft solid delegation to convention
Nebraskan convention delegates voted solid for Taft, endorsing Roosevelt and Taft policies, with no dissent. Reports mix international and domestic items, including economic debate on currency and public notices about various trials.
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Murder conviction and banking probe dominate local crime news
Anna Harris faces murder in the first degree in Philadelphia for the October 14 shooting of Tanie Tabolé. Brooklin banker John G Jenkins and his three sons are implicated in a banking investigation tied to the recent financial panic. A Mississippi legislature bill proposes a rail fare cap of two and a half cents per mile with exceptions for towns proving compensation. Death in his home is reported.
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Piar
Philadelphia
Water Hallowell
Philadelpia
Tanie Tabolé
John G. Jenkins
Brooklim
House of the Mississipni Tegplature
American Undertaker Claims Century Preservation Through Embalming Art
Brownsville undertaker J B Ross asserts a body from a local death will remain marblelike for all time after seven weeks of embalming fluids. He says the secret, tested with Carnegie scientists, marks a new modern method surpassing ancient Egyptian preservation and plans to pass the technique to his family.
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Washington County
Heart stimulant claim sparks magnesium research
Professor A. G. Mayer of the Carnegie Institute in Washington arriving in Boston discusses magnesium as a possible heart stimulant and antitoxin. He describes experiments on fish in magnesium enriched water and notes rapid effects. The report also mentions China reforming currency and Japan hiring workers for railway construction.
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Misunderstood slang sparks comedy clash in London club
American comedian Andrew Mack confuses English officer Lt. with the phrase off his nut about Thaw case. The officer asks for meaning and learns the slang implies insanity. Mack vows to stop using slang abroad.
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American Peasant Women and Social Change Highlighted
Professor Edward A. Ross of the University of Wisconsin warns at Hull House that industrial work for young women risks creating a new class of hard eyed workers and shifts in gender roles. He urges society to act on hours and conditions to prevent this. Germany tests a vertical lighthouse beam to extend coastal visibility and distinct color signals. S. Eddy of Providence tops the Best Dressed Man list with about fifty suits, each for different occasions and roles.
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Frederick Market Prices Quoted by Farmers Exchange
Quotations furnished by Frederick County Farmers' Exchange. Corsecten Marcy 14 1968 Wear i Rad 92e No 3 Hels8e Stisuner Ste Rejreted 75c to Ue rie.
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