Taft Pushes Philippine Tariff Bill Amid Free Trade Push
President Taft sends to Congress a Philippine tariff revision drawn by tariff experts led by Col George R Colton. The measure tightens customs rules, adds to the free list, and aims to balance revenue with free trade under the Payne bill. It reflects Manila consultations and seeks quick enactment.
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Board of Experts
Manila
Washington, D. C
Taft
New Haven
Conn
Yale Corporation
Congress
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Senate
House of Representatives
Secretary of War
Bureau of Insular Affairs
United States
Insurar Colector of Customs
George R. Colton
Payne
William H. Taft
White House
Dickinson
Gen. Edwards
Persistent Hoodoo Follows a Traveler in Comical Tale
Mr. Goslington recounts a travel misadventure as a giant of a man occupies his preferred window seat. The imposing passenger sits partly on Goslington and partly on the chair, forcing him to share space he hoped to avoid. He laments that such unlucky incidents recur whenever he travels.
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Mr. Goslington
Oliver J. Goslington
Bank Robbers Fail First Four Attempts at Woodlawn Safe
Three bandits using a fifth shot finally blew open the Woodlawn bank safe and netted $2,000. They remained in Woodlawn until daylight before disappearing, while a posse pursues them.
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Vegas
Woodlawn
Ill
Vernon
Illinois
Here
Gardiner Acquitted in Arctic Ocean Killing Trial
Eugene Gardiner was acquitted in San Francisco of murder in the death of Joseph Cordez, a colored boat steerer aboard the Bowhead. A prior trial ended with a hung jury.
Senator Bronston Dead in Lexington Divorce Case Recall
Senator GC J Bronston died suddenly in Lexington Kentucky. He was well known in Washington New York and St Louis and gained nationwide notoriety from a divorce suit against his millionaire wife reported across the country.
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Senator Bronston
Lexington
Kentucky
GC. J. Bronston
Washington
New York
St. Louis
Congressmen Sail for Panama Visit with Friends
A group of United States congressmen and companions left Wednesday aboard the steamer Panama bound for Colon to view the canal zone. The trip is not an official delegation.
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Panama
New York
United States
Colon
Canal Zone
Axtell Found Guilty in Embezzlement Case
Harry A. Axtell, secretary for ten years at the Real Estate Buildings and Loan Association of Loomington, Indiana, was found guilty Wednesday night of embezzling more than $33 000 of the society’s funds.
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Axtell
Loomington
Indiana
Harry A. Axtell
Real Estate Buildings and Loan Association
Fasting Experiment Aims to Prove Health and Youth
Miss Claire de Serval, relative of Dr. Tanner, undergoes a Berlin hospital study on indefinite abstinence from food. She completed a ten day fast in a glass air chamber with no nourishment and reports no illness or fever. Plans a further twenty day fast on mineral water with weight down from 114 to 101 pounds as she seeks relief from headaches and appetite loss.
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Claire de Serval
Dr. Tanner
Royal Charite Hospital
Berlin
Beri Beri and Wari Kari Suicide Confusion
A busy man eager for headlines tells a group a Chinaman committed sui cide by beri beri at Point Breeze. the tale sparks debate over beri beri hari kari and wari kari as forms of death by own action, with no one certain which term is correct.
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Point Breeze
Fisherman interrupts minister in church protest
A Northumberland coast village chapel saw a fisherman interrupt a sermon after the preacher described Christ's fishermen as rough uncouth men. The man loudly protested that fishermen are as good as others, then the congregation and pastor resumed the service.
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Northumberland
Eng
Coast Village
Christ’s Fishermen Disciples
Something That Survived
An earnest youth expresses ambition to write for posterity, while Farmer Corntes sel warns about consequences of deeds, recalling his grandfather mortgaging the farm and predicting future generations may face the burden.
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Corntessel
Saving Paint Money and How to Choose Right
Property owners often seek the cheapest painter or paint, risking durability. National Lead Company offers a free House owner's Painting Outfit No 49 from 1902 Trinity Building New York. It includes color schemes, specifications, and a tool to detect adulteration in paint materials. Nearly every dealer carries National Lead pure white lead Dutch Boy Painter.
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National Lead Company
Trinity
Dutch Boy Painter
National Lead Co
Sun Returns, Snow Melts, Worker Misses Day
A brief exchange shows a laborer lamenting a lost day as sunlight returns and melts the snow. The woman notes the garbled timing while the man jokes about luck and work, highlighting moments of rural life and weather impact.
Baby's watery eczema cured by Cuticura remedies
A mother recalls spending over fifty dollars on doctors and lotions for her two and a half month old with itchy persistent eczema. She credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for curing the child after buying a dollar and a half’s worth, noting the face is clear now. Mrs. W. M. Comer, Burnt Cabins, Pa. Sept. 15, 1908. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., Sole Props., Boston.
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W. M
W. M. Comerer
Cabins
Question of the Hour on Punishing Earle
A woman laments inability to punish a boy named Earle using kindergarten methods. A visiting gentleman offers a strap from his trunk as a traditional remedy, illustrating a clash between old and modern disciplinary ideas.
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Earle
The City of a Thousand Tongues Citizens Debate Language Study
A Washington Star quote captures a commuter’s curiosity about language study. The exchange asks why one spends time on languages and reveals a goal to converse intelligently with anyone met in New York.
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New York
Washington Star
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad Claims Quick Foot Relief
Mrs. W. J. Walker of Camden New Jersey reports Allen's Foot-Ease cured her burning itching feet after trying it and buying more. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents.
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Allen
W. J. Walker
Camden
N. J
Hamlins Wizard Oil advertised as popular rheumatism cure
An old advertisement touts Hamlins Wizard Oil as a fifty year old favored remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and general pain while a cheerful outlook is urged as a habit to foster.
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United States
Lewis' Single Binder Cigar Ad from Peoria Factory
Advertisement copy promotes Lewis' Single Binder the famous straight 5¢ cigar from Lewis' Factory Peoria Ill. Includes a slogan about honest opinion and individuality.
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Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
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Beri-Beri
Wari-Kari
California Fig Syrup Co
Canada
Hudson Bay
Western Canada
Ottawa
J. S. Crawford
Ninth St
Kansas City
S C. J. Broughton
Merchants’ ‘Loan & Trust Bldg
Chicago
Dr.d.jayne
pYats
Coleman
Washington, D
Putnam
Monroe Drug CO
Quincy
Spohn Medical CO
Bacterotostate Goshen, Ind
U. Ss. Ae
Idaho
Snake River Country
Loma
G.P. As
Omaha, Neb
Creavent Mfg. Co
Seattle
Wational Lead Company
Trinity Building
W.N. Y
Cascarets
Fred C. Witten
Elm St
Newark
Defiance
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