Wine tax sparks debate among prominent politicians
Washington Sept 26 The tariff fight over the diluting liquor tax pits Ohio wine producers against California wine men as legislators clash over a $4.10 duty on brandy used to fortify wines. Senators Pomerene Bell Clark Stone Underwood spar over shifts, resignations, and possible tax removal. Poindexter and Alaska railroad plans add another layer as suffrage and currency issues surface in congressional maneuvering.
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Washington
Ohio
California
Missouri
Pomerene
Senate
Theodore Bell
M. F. Tarpey
Stone
Oscar Underwood
Champ Clark
Underwood
Senator Stone
Papes Diapepsin Promises Fast Stomach Relief
Ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as rapid relief for indigestion and dyspepsia. Claims five minute results, regains comfort after meals, and cites millions of annual sales. Recommends a large fifty cent case from any drug store as a quick, harmless cure for stomach misery.
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Pape
Colorado Launches Good Roads Campaign
Colorado commercial and good roads groups opened a movement toward a western campaign for permanent road improvement as a large automobilist party from St Joseph and Kansas City, Missouri joined in. They placed markers at cross roads and forks along the route from St Joseph to Denver via Colby, Kansas, where the Golden Belt path links to Kansas City. The traveling motorists departed St Joseph on September 23.
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Denver
Colorado
St Joseph
Kansans City
Missouri
Colby
Kansas
Kansan City
St. Joseph
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Youthful Look
An advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a home tonic to darken gray hair naturally. It claims the solution removes gray, stops dandruff, reduces hair loss, and yields a shiny, youthful appearance after regular use.
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Wyeth
Wilson sees end to trouble in old Mexico
President Wilson concludes moral suasion has achieved two aims in Mexico to secure a constitutional election and prevent Huerta from seeking another term. Advices say Huerta will back Federico Gamboa, boosting Lind negotiations and signaling U S belief the Huerta government is moving toward a satisfactory settlement. Decision on recognition to be withheld as election legality is judged, with hints of pressuring constitutionalists to participate.
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House
Washington
Wilson
United States
Mexico
Huerts
Huerta
Federico Gamboa
Bryan
Hueva
Republic
Pilot Rock Locals Visit Pendleton and Nearby Towns
Pilot Rock residents and visitors frequent Pendleton and surrounding areas. Lemuel Castee and wife visited the county seat. Vera Jaques and Grace Gillam traveled to Pendleton. many others, including Mrs. James Hoffner and L C Scharpf, also spent time in Pendleton or on local trips. Various residents returned home from visits, with several noted as traveling to or from Pendleton and Portland.
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Ore
Lemuel Castee
Vera Jaques
Pendleton
Grace Gillam
Emery Knotts
James Hoffner
Albee
Eur
Rankin
Frank Gillfand
Ukiah
Lon Etter
Friends
C L. Crowell
Leetorla
Ohio
L. C Scharpf
W. A. Moore
Ermie Scharpf
Portland
L C. Scharpt
Burton Hutchison
Nye
Marvin Roy
Jack Hodges
Bar
Wilson's
M. D. Grange
Pendiston
Dr. Gilliland
Dr Reed
Stanfield
Northwest notes report fires and school census across towns
In Vancouver a series of small-frame shop losses include a postcard studio Miss Celvin Low millinery W K Cobb optician and Stephen Negoscu heavy losses with Matt Spurgeon candy kitchen. Gresham school attendance reaches 216 with 62 in high school and 154 in grammar. registration may rise to 300 soon. Wahkiacus Fisher Lumber sawmill burned four miles north with thousands of feet lumber saved and no insurance. workers displaced. Walla Walla at Baker Rover bank Delmer Fignor and Gertrude Rooke wed in an unusual ceremony with Rev J E Ireland presiding.
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Vancouver
Wash
Tenth Find Main Streets
Celvin Low
W. KK. Cobb
Optician
Stephen Negoscu
Matt Spurgeon
Gresham
Gresham School
Wahkiacus
Fisher Lumber Company
Here
Walla Walla
Baker Rover Bank
Delmer
Figner
Gertrude A. Rooke
Freewater
J. E. Ireland
Thaw May Be Rushed to New York on a Yacht
Portsmouth New Hampshire September reports that a thaw may be rushed to New York aboard a yacht amid shifting weather plans. Officials consider expedited transport to meet unfolding conditions and ensure timely delivery.
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Alcede Yacht Mystery Ties Thaw Requisition to New York
The Alcede yacht's appearance in the lower bay and the Thaw cane before the governor sparked talk of a link. Observers speculated Jerome and the Alcede might rush Thaw to New York by water if the governor grants New York's requisition.
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Alcede
Jerome
New York
Big Corporations Unite Under Shared Chicago Board
Chicago Sept. 26 Two large public utility firms the People s Gas Light & Coke Co and Commonwealth Edison Co will share a largely interlocking board of directors. Officials say no merger is intended and Sam Insull and Joseph A Patten will join the gas company board as directors.
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Chicago
People’s Gas, Light & Coke Company
Commonwealth-Edison Company
Samus Insull Preakfend
Commonwealth Eileen Company
Joseph A. Pat
Mail is robbed at sea on Panama ship
San Francisco case reveals systematic pilfering from parcel post aboard the Panama. Three crewmen Wilford Wharton Rafael Zuniga and Garmentina Barrosos were arrested by a customs guard after gaining access to the mail cage using pasa keys. Imported lace dress patterns and other valuables were found, with a large amount recovered from the men’s lodgings. They face mail robbing charges.
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San Francisco
Panama
Sydney
Wilford Wharton
Rafael Zuniga
Garmentina Barrosos
Pasa
Further Application of Democracy Discussed at Conference
Valencia Pa September reports the National Federation of Settlement Associations opening a three day meeting. Cornelia Bradford of Whittier settlement house Jersey City opened proceedings with speakers Mary E McDowell John K Elliott and Henry Moskowitz from New York settlements. Topics covered include citizen involvement in neighborhood work and the link between settlements and democratic society. Jane Addams Hull House Chicago will lead discussions on lifting life above poverty with talks on living standards and pensions.
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Valencia
National Federation of Settlement Associations
Cornelia Bradford
Whittier Settlement House
Jersey City
N. J
Mary E. McDowell
University of Chicago Setlement House
John K. Elliott
Hudson Guild
New York City
Henry Moskowitz
Madison Settlement House
Pittsburg
Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Filipinos Not Yet Ready For Independence Says Forbes
Forbes ex Governor General Cameron Forbes tells Rangoon Gazette that the Philippines have made huge progress in trade and education over four years but are not ready for independence. He warns slavery and peonage exist and require strict investigation and legislation, with half measures useless.
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Forbes
Rangoon
British India
Cameron Forbes
Philippines
Checker Title Decided in Binghamton Match
In Binghamton New York on September 26 M E Pomeroy won the work s championship at checkers from Alfred E Jordan of England who had held the title undisputed The match reached fifty games with one victory each and forty eight draws Pomeroy started learning the game in a backwoods grocery store at Slimney Center New York
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Binghamton, N
M. E Pomeroy
Alfred E. Jordan
England
T Ted
Pomeroy
Slimney Center
Representative Roddenberg Dies in Georgia Home
THOMASVILLE Ga Sept 26 A Roddenberg a Georgia congressman who had been at his home since Sunday died after a nervous breakdown last week forced him to leave Washington His condition became serious only after Sunday reflecting a sudden decline in health for the long serving representative.
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Roddenberg
Thomasville
A. Roddenberg
Congress
Georgia
Washington
Jealous father shoots daughter in Wallowa Oregon incident
In a fit of jealousy James Barnes near Wallowa Oregon shot his daughter Ruby 16 injuring her severely and attempted to shoot his older daughter before taking cover at home The younger girl’s condition is reported as possibly recoverable with medical care cited by local authorities
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Wallowa
Ore
James Barnes
Ruby
Miners Strike Faces Washington Probe in Calumet
Leaders of the striking minors in Calumet hear assurances from Washington of a congressional investigation into the local strike. In other news, American life insurers report life policy reserves rising 118 percent over the past decade.
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Calumet, Mich
Washington
The Gangster and The Tenderfoot Sheriff Feature Mix
Lubin presents The Gangster a two reels feature with Edith Baker Tom Neil and Phil in a love and crime tale where Edith’s mercy a fatal ultimatum and a boy’s future hinge on perilous choices Phil redeems himself in a climactic rescue and Tom forgives and adopts the child Ahl Broncho Billy and the Hinde Family present The Road to Morez a patheplay offering colored depictions of Indo life plus a Juxtaposed tale of outlaw chases and clever ruses by a lawman to claim a reward.
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Lubin
Alao
Broneno Billy
Tom Neil
Edith Baker
Edith
Phil
Tom
Itoray Fremite
Phil d
Klame
Broncho Ailly
Hinde
Hindeo
Morez
Pastime Saturday Program Features Short Films
The Pastime presents a rapid fire program including A Doll for the Baby a Vitagraph western drama with Williams Kunkle and Schafer, The New Gown a Lubin drama with Myers Clayton, A Mistake in Judgment an Edison, Pathe's Weekly with current events and a Bud Fischer comic.
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Vitagraph
George Stanley
Williams
Mr. Kunkle
Anne Schafer
Harry Myers
Ethel Clayton
Pathe’s
Matt and
Jeff
Bud Fischer
Nihilist Vengeance and Oh You Flirt at Kendrally
A fragment review notes Cosy, Friday and Saturday offerings with strong costumes and acting. It highlights Nihilist Vengeance where a condemned man is saved from death by forged documents, The Great Harmony, Oh You Flirt, a nurse maid chase ending in a kidnapping charge, and Mayer’s Lighting Sketches plus the Bergerdster Trio.
Vaudeville at the Alta Theater Tonight
A bill of vaudeville at the Alta features Howard and Graf praised by the Nashville American for novelty and dramatic flair. The act promises surprises with Howard balancing heavy furniture on his chin and Graf delivering a powerful trained voice from years of study. Also shown are a new program of pictures including the Animated Weekly of current events.
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Alta Theater
Nashville American
Howard
Graf
Miss Graf
Theater outings and gifts spark lunacy claim
A commission in lunacy is told a husband’s acts may show insanity. The wife testifies that he took her to the theater twice in one week, treated her to supper, chocolates, and flowers, and did not visit another man between acts. She notes he is her husband.
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San Francisco
Poor Groom Plans Faced by Wedding Costs
A Colier's Weekly passage notes a husband unable to afford life insurance and unable to pay for a marriage license or wedding fee, illustrating early financial strains of marriage. The line reflects social pressures on marrying couples and the economy of unions.
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Collier’s Weekly
Import sugar consumption rises 500 million pounds in 1912
The United States saw an increase in imported sugar consumption by 500 million pounds during 1912, reflecting a significant rise in demand and foreign supply usage amid early 20th century trade trends.
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United States
Monument Commemoration at Washington Crossing Site
A monument marks the landing spot of Washington and his Colonial troops before the 1776 Battle of Trenton. The eight-mile site hosts a monument and surrounding parkland preserved for public memory.
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Washington
Trenton
West Jersey Horse Show Opens Fall Meet in Collingswood
In Collingswood New Jersey the West Jersey Horse Show Association opened its fall meet at the Country Club inaugurating the horse show season. Exhibitors from the east south and midwest gathered with prize hunters and jumpers. Eighty one classes will be judged by end of the exhibition with money prizes and silver loving cups for winners. An automobile exhibit is also featured with entries from Cleveland Detroit and Chicago.
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Collingswood
N. J
New Jersey
West Jersey
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Balance of foreign trade favored United States by 653,140,759
The article notes that the balance of foreign trade last year was in favor of the United States, totaling 653,140,759 dollars. It highlights a strong trade surplus and references the overall economic impact. This summary preserves named figures and the national outcome.
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