Italian Cabinet Resigns Over Subside Debate
The Italian cabinet led by Biron Sidney Sonnino resigns after recognizing the mercantile marine subsidies bill will fail. Canada expects a 25 percent surtax on April 1 and a 38 1 3 percent tax on American goods. Roosevelt planned Paris visit April 21 to 28 with tours of Pantheon Versailles and Fontainebleau. Crown Prince William opens Berlin American art exhibit as Ambassador Hill attends with other officials.
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Biron Sidney Sonnino
Mercantile Marine
Canada
Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Paris
Pantheon
Versailles
Fontainebleau
William
Berlin
Royal Academy
Hill
Taft receives hearty Rochester welcome and New Era signals
Weston is walking through Kansas while Philadelphia men vote to continue their strike. Panama canal work advances rapidly as Taft’s administration faces sharp Senate debate. Reports cite varied events from Indiana welcoming Fairbanks home to a deadly Iowa rail wreck with many dead and wounded.
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Weston
Kansas
Philadelphia
Panama Canal
Taft
Rochester
New York
Indiana
Fairabaks
Cummins
Senate
Daniel
Virginia
Ballinger
St. Paul
Fuller
Costa Rica-Panama
John C. Mabray
Council Bluffs
Chen-Tung Liao Sheng
Berlin
Peking
Omaha
Iowa
House
Cannon
Nebraska Conservation and State Development Congress
Academy of Science of the
University of Nebraska
Crane
Chicago
Wilson
Kentucky
Dickinson
Ennis
Tex
New Orleans
William A. Bonsack
St. Louis
Bonsack Lumber Company
Lake Ponachartrain
Hugh Brown
Cheyenne
Clemmons
Fremont
Neb
New England Manufacturing Jewelers and Silversmiths’ Association
Louisiana
Cuban
John V. Heflin
Coast Artillery
Various Washington and world events span Taft cabinet shifts to Transvaal university gift
Predictions on Taft cabinet changes. Peary honors setback. Cannon attacks insurgents. Walsh health in Leavenworth. Transvaal to fund £100,000 agricultural university. Lamporti dies in Berlin. Maing wreck fund advanced. breach of promise suit. White Slave bill near passage. Oklahoma cattle price record. Senator Daniel’s condition improves. Leong deportation. grazing ruling. Lincoln memorial farm tax status. Jefferson Davis birthplace funds veto.
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Taft
Peary
House
W. L. Parks
Union Pacific
Minoly Centre
Cannon
Walsh
Toy
Aty Leavenworth
Transvaal
Transvaal Agricultural University
Giovanni Lamporti
Berlin
Mme. ‘Sembrich
House Committee On “Naval
Alfairs
Maing
Havanna Harbor
Frank H. Young
Lincoln
Neb
Fort Worth
Texas
Oklahoma
United States
Daniel
Virginia
Mark A. Foote
Bob Leong
el Paso
Iex
Landis
Supreme Court of the United States
Federal Court of California
Kentucky
Lincoln Memorial
Willson
Jefferson Davis
Todd County
Anaconda Smelter Case Seeks Permanent Plant Changes
Attorney General Wickersham filed a bill in equity at Helena to force Anaconda Copper to alter operations and stop forest destruction. The case seeks a permanent injunction directing the plant to operate without harming nearby forests.
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Anaconda
Wickersham
Helena, Mont
Dill
American Meat Packers’ Association
George L. McCarthy
The
National Provisioner
Association
Senate
Prince Regent
China
Pekin
Empress Downager
Hitchcock
Ohio Valley
Cincinnati
United States
Baker Nelle
Baker
George W. Beavers
August W. Machen
James F. Oyster
Washington
Senate High Cost of Living
Taft Democrats Clash and Rail Bill Debates Roil Capital
Reports note Senate leaders Elkins and Cummins clash over railroad legislation while Taft avoids direct House involvement. Cannon favors defeat over compromise as Norris derides his recent speech. Roosevelt plans June return, and packing company acts as beef trust focus amid Chicago hatpin reform moves. Harmony marks Illinois Republican gathering.
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Pittsburg
Elkins
Cummins
Frank
Kellogg
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Taft
Cannon
Norris
Nebraska
Rochester
Congress
Burkett and Brown
National Packing Company
Beef Trust
Harmony
Illinois Republican Editorial Association
Springfield
Chicago
State Auditor Warns J Insurance Companies May Lose Licenses
The state auditor issues a warning to multiple insurance firms including J Insurance Companies, signaling potential license revocation if regulatory standards are not met. Officials urge corrective actions to avoid penalties and ensure compliance.
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J .Insurance Companies
Fire insurers rate wars trigger state official crackdown
State Auditor Barton published a letter stating he would revoke licenses of fire insurance firms that charge less in one town than another of the same class. His desk is piled with letters. officials oppose rate wars but cannot control agents. He notes rate wars may discriminate and questions affordability of cheap policies affecting life funds.
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Barton
Tests on Seed Corn Bulletin Issued for Schools
Superintendent Bishop sends a bulletin to school superintendents and teachers detailing seed corn testing. Schools are urged to form classes to conduct tests and ensure accuracy so owners can rely on results indicating germinating power. Blanks allow schools to request copies of instructions.
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Bishop
George W Norris and the 15 member rules committee
The Nebraska congressman led a sweeping change in the House by advancing a resolution that created a fifteen member rules committee drawn from diverse regions and removed the speaker from committee selection. The move startled Republicans and reshaped constitutional prerogatives in the chamber.
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George W. Norris
Nebraska
Congress
House
Lincoln man enters race for U S Senate
William B. Price of Lincoln announces candidacy for the United States Senate on the Democratic and populist or people's independent tickets. He declares his opposition to the current political establishment and seeks support across party lines.
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William B. Price
Lincoln
United States Senate
People’s Independent
Petition Seeks Closure of House Between Wymore and Blue Springs
Governor Shallenberger received a petition signed by fifty two residents many of them women urging removal of a house of ill repute located roughly halfway between Wymore and Blue Springs.
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Shallenberger
Wymore
Blue Springs
Making Room in State House
Bids from contractors will soon be received by the state highway commission for excavating the basement under the commission rooms to house part of the office staff. The commission now crowded, the physical valuation department on the second floor must move when the next legislature meets. Basement will be excavated, a cement floor laid, walls plastered and decorated.
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State House
State Allway Commission
Union Pacific opponents move to dismiss suit
Edison Rich for Union Pacific urged the state railway commission to dismiss the suit arguing the exchange of transportation for advertising would be illegal under threat of prosecution. The commission consulted with Attorney General Thompson and decided the case would not be dismissed immediately.
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Union Pacific
Edison Rich
State Railway Commission
Thompson
Corn Harvest Brings Mixed Quality For State Farmers
Lincoln area farmers report most corn from last season’s early snows is gathered but in poor condition. Huskers sort ears as they harvest with wedged snow-affected ears set aside for feeding, while better ears are shipped to market.
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Lincoln
Board orders chapel plowed for inmate meetings at Soldiers Home
The Board of Public Lands and Buildings at Grand Island Neb adopts a resolution directing Commander Barnes to plow the Soldiers Home chapel for inmate gatherings not detrimental to good government. The move follows complaints that the chapel was barred for meetings and dayspring exercises. Adopted March 17 1910.
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Barnes
Grand Island
Eli Barnes
Ichiapel
Board of Public Lands ’ and Buildings
Neb
Board of ‘Public Lands and Buildings
Nebraska
Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Restraining Order Blocked Chadron Normal School Plan
Ira B E Tash secured a temporary injunction against State Board of Education over Chadron State Normal School construction. Judge Frost set March 28 for hearing on permanent injunction. Alliance Commercial Club attorneys N K Griggs and C C Flansburg argued. petition alleges unconstitutional act, vague title, filing deadlines, and questioned deed and state title to Chadron academy property.
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State Normal
Chadron
Commercial Club of Alliance
Ira BE. Tash
State Board of Education
State Normal School
Frost
N. K. Griggs
Burlington Railway
C. C. Flansburg
Prominent Laymen Speakers Attend Omaha Meeting
In Omaha a laymen’s meeting drew notable speakers from missionary service across Asia and the Middle East. George Sherwood Eddy of the Y M C A Indian work led the roster alongside M D Eubank Nan king China George Heber Jones Korea John E Merrill Turkey Dr John Aberly India Rockwell Clancy Japan and J L Deering Japan missionary service profiles.
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Omaha
George Sherwood Eddy
India
M. D. Eubank
M. D
Nanking
China
George Heber Jones
Korea
John E. Merrill
Turkey
John Aberly
Rockwell Clancy
J. L. Deering
Japan
State rail commission finds no law to retire Lincoln Traction stock
The state railway commission has found no law or precedent allowing retirement of the alleged watered stock of the Lincoln Traction company. It is highly probable County Attorney Tyrrell’s effort to retire this stock will fail.
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State Railway Commission
Lincoln Traction Company
Tyrrell
Union Pacific seeks two local trains and ends Los Angeles Limited service
The Union Pacific railroad requests permission from the railway commission to operate two local trains serving state points and discontinue local travel on the Los Angeles Limited. The move aims to adjust local travel options within the state rail network.
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Union Pacific Railroad
The
Railway Commission
Uniform Circus Licensing Sought By City Officials
Mayor Love forwards a communication from the Denver Post Publishing Company urging a city wide move to standardize circus and menagerie licensing. The proposed ordinance uses a sliding scale based on railroad cars as units, charging $10 per car for two to thirty six cars and $25 per car for up to fifty cars.
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Love
Denver “Post Publishing’ Company
State Institutions' Expense Ledger Reveals December to February Costs
Land Commissioner Cowles has prepared a lengthy table detailing the expenses of state institutions under the board of public lands and buildings. The figures cover December January and February, outlining how funds were spent by the state.
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Cowles
State ‘Board
Deputy Warden Resigns from State Penitentiary
James Delahanty resigns after nine years as deputy and warden at the state penitentiary to settle on his farm near Clay Center.
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James Delahanty
State Penitentiary
Clay Center
Road Shows Growth for Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha Line
The railroad filed with the State Board of assessment under the terminal tax law shows higher local property valuation and increased net earnings, indicating growth for the line serving Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha.
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Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad
State Board ‘of Assessment
First to Report on Valley Terminal Tax Value
The Rock Island becomes the first railroad in the state to report the value of terminal property located in cities and villages under the terminal tax law, signaling a new compliance milestone.
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Rock Island
Etna erupts violently. lava and ash threaten Italian towns
Mount Etna roars with explosive activity as lava flows reach vineyards near San Leo and Rigazzo. The eruption lights the sky with fire, tilts the ground, and drives villagers from Borello and Belpasso while soldiers and engineers assist.
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Catania
Sicily
Nicolasi
Mt. Capdiolo
San Leo
Rigazzo
Crater
Boloasso
Nicolosi
Borrello
Vesuvius
Belpasso
Borello
Mt. San Leo
Francica Nava
French vase fetches $21,000 in London auction
The piece owned by R. W. Partridge of St James Street, London, recently sold for $21,000. Though about 20 inches tall, its delicate coloring and intricate face design reflect exceptional craftsmanship. Partridge values it as a rare bargain with only one other similar vase in King Edward’s collection.
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R. W. Partridge
St. James Street
London
Democratic House elects four minority Rules Committee members
In Washington the Democratic members of the house elected the enlarged Rules Committee’s four minority members with Champ Clark receiving 125 votes, Oscar Underwood 102, Lincoln Dixon 99, and John J. Fitzgerald 98. A long slate of candidates drew scattered support, notably Rep Slayden with 69. The caucus total was 140 votes, needing 71 to elect.
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Washington
House
Enlarged Rules Committee
Champ Clark
Missouri
Oscar Underwood
Alabama
Lincoln Dixon
Indiana
John J. Fitzgerald
New York
Representative Slayden
Texas
Young Girl Saves Child on Pennsylvania Rail Line
In Fairmount Indiana Nettie Caskey a fifteen year old girl risked her life to rescue her three year old niece Martella Parker from an oncoming locomotive. The two children rolled down a bank as the train passed by leaving engineer George J. Jardine shaken but able to stop safely in Fairmount.
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Fairmount
Ind
Nettie Caskey
Martella Parker
Pennsylvania Railroad
Nettie
George J. Jardine
Canada to approve waterways treaty with United States
Ottawa reports Canada will approve the waterways treaty with the United States Senate confirming riparian rights on the St. Marys river remain intact. The agreement caps water withdrawal at 20000 cubic feet per second on the American side and 36000 on the Canadian side with an official ratification announcement expected soon.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States Senate
St. Mary’s River
Niagara
King of Siam Plans U S Visit
King Chulalongkorn of Siam announces a planned tour of the United States after a jewel consignment delivery, stating he will visit several large American cities. He recently returned from Paris and Germany with about seventy attendants.
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New York
Paraminde Maha Chulalongkorn
Siam
United States
Fifth Avenue
Chulalongkorn
Cation
Paris
Germany
Gordon's Testimony on Cooper's New Discovery
Charles W. Gordon of Ogdensburg New York testifies that Cooper's New Discovery cured his stomach catarrh after two bottles. He says he can now eat without pain and has recommended the medicine to many. The Cooper Medicine Co. advertises it is sold by all druggists and can supply names of local druggists if needed.
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Charles W. Gordon
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Ogdensburg
N. Y
King Street
Gordon
Cooper
Cooper Medicine Co
Dayton
Ohio
Cold in the Head Remedies and At-Home Treatments
Instructions suggest sprays inhalants and alkaline antiseptics to relieve nasal fullness. Menthol inhalants from hot water, witch hazel or listerine washes, and salinity rinses are recommended. Nasal greasing and gentle oils in washes provide soothing relief for head and nose discomfort.
What She Had To Do That Caused Nerves To Tie Up
An Atchison woman who bears all housework for her husband and four children reads about a rich idle woman with nervous prostration. She sniffs with disgust as she rocks a cradle and runs a sewing machine, while attending to crying babies and chores. The tale riffs on toil and fatigue through a sharp, humorous voice.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
Boastful Chicago Wife Praises Scribner Club Guests
A Chicago man’s wife, famed for wealth rather than intellect, hosts a literary club gathering. She recalls an address by Dr Manning praised for vocabulary, while the host confesses uncertainty about the speaker, joking about a neck bandage and a presumed boil.
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Chicago
The
Los Angeles, Herald
Greece Faces Malaria and Tuberculosis Challenge
Consul General George Horton reports from Athens on Greek physicians’ battle against malaria and tuberculosis. Malaria claims about 2,000 lives yearly, rising above 6,000 in epidemic, as Greece’s 2,433,806 population fights via drained stagnant ponds and petroleum. A tuberculosis congress will gather next year in Athens with physicians and prominent civic leaders invited.
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Greece
George Horton
Athens
Cireece
How Sharper Than Serpent's Tooth
An irritable old farmer and his awkward son toil in the heat as the father trips on a stump. The misadventure prompts a sharp remark and a cautionary reply about future mishaps, in a folksy Everyday humor tone.
Vase mispronunciation lesson ends with comic home scene
A Boston schoolteacher spends a quarter hour teaching the word vase. The next day she asks Johnnie what he sees on the mantle. He replies, Father’s feet, ma’am, revealing the miscue and a humorous neighborhood outcome.
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Boston
Johnnie
Harper’s Bazar
Sporting Definition. Tommy and Pop debate hope
Philadelphia Record presents a niche dialogue where Tommy asks what hope means and Pop answers with a cryptic line about breaking a pair in draw to a flash, reflecting sports wit and local character.
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Tommy
Philadelphia
A Little Thing Changes the Home Feeling
AWisconsin mother credits Postum coffee substitute with ending headaches for her and her family. She notes she avoided nervous irritability and bilious attacks after switching, urging others to try Postum for brighter home life and mood.
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Wellville
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