Wilson warns against lobby pressure on tariff bill
President Wilson warns the public and Congress about a large, well funded lobby in Washington pressuring for changes to the tariff bill. He cites paid advertisements and industry representation, especially sugar and wool, and urges public opinion to counterbalance private profit and ensure calmer legislative debate. Senate comments acknowledge lobbying but question its effectiveness.
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Washington
Wilson
Wison
Congress
Pajnevil
Simmons
Finance Committee
Underwood
Nine Killed by Train at Doe Gulch West Virginia
A gang of laborers on the Magnolia improvement works of the Baltimore and Ohio toll road were struck by an eastbound passenger train at Doe Gulch. Nine workers were killed and four injured, all said to be Italians. They were turning from a blast and decating a westbound freight when the passenger train rounded a curve and struck them.
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Atoe Gully
W. Va
Martinsburg
Magnolia Improvement Works
Baltimore & Ohio Toll Road
Doe Gulch
Three Burned to Death in Laith Holding Home
Fire at Laith Holding near Parkersburg West Virginia claimed the lives of Mrs James Marshall and her 16 year old son James, with two children also severely burned as the blaze followed an attempt to handle a candle, destroying the house. Smallpox outbreak noted in Stockton New Jersey with local health board reporting one case in the borough. A medical advertisement promotes Chamberlains Tablets for stomach disorders.
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Parkersburg
Jame Marsall
James
Laith Hoding
Stockton
Yrenton
N. J
One Board of Health
Sto-Mion
Hunterdin
L. Wiliams
Lambrrasa
Daniels Mixes His Socks in Washington Display
In Washington on May 27 Secretary Daniels was seen with one ankle painted black and the other white after a wardrobe mishap on a sleeping car. An audience noted the odd pairing as he clipped on his socks in haste and exited the tram. Also reported a Martha Washington autograph letter selling for 300 dollars at Andersen’s auction in New York.
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Daniels
Washington NC
Dame
Martha Washington
New York
Virginia
Andersen
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