Italian Cabinet Resigns Over Subsidies Delay
The Italian cabinet led by Baron Sidney Sonnino resigns after a mercantile marine subsidies bill is seen as doomed. President Roosevelt plans a Paris visit April 21-28 with tours to the Pantheon and Versailles. An NBC dispatch notes General Estrada’s troops and Bluefields defense. Crown Prince William opens an American art show in Berlin with the U.S. ambassador and officials in attendance.
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Sidney Sonnino
Roosevelt
Paris
Pantheon
Versailles
Fontainebleau
Baragher
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Antilles
Juan Estrada
Atlantic
Madrid
William
Berlin
Royal Academy
Hill
Several 1910s headlines mix in this OCR fragment
Weston walks through Kansas as car workers vote to continue the Philadelphia strike. Panama canal progress noted. Mount Etna erupts with lava. Justice Fuller to arbitrate Costa Rica Panama border. Maine wreck bill passed. Venezuelan centennial decree issued. Nebraska calls conservation congress. 47 dead in Iowa railroad wreck. Governor Wilson signs electrocution bill.
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Weston
Kansas
Philadelphia
Cook
Panama Canal
Fairbanks S
Indianapolis
Daniel
Virginia
Mount Etna
Fuller
Costa Rica-Panama
John C. Mabray
Council Bluffs
Chen-Tung Liao Sheng
Berlin
Peking
Africa
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Gomez
Venezuela
Joseph Fels
Fels
Hugh Brown
Cheyenne
Maine
Crane
Nebraska
Union
State Conservation Congress
Iowa
Wilson
Kentucky
Taft
Dickinson
Ennis
Tex
William A. Bonsack
Bonsack Lumber Company
Lake Ponachartrain
New Orleans
House
Cannon
Nebraska, Conservation and State Development
Congress
Clemmons
Fremont
Neb
Insurgent denounced. unions, rail policy noted across era
A set of brief items reports Windsor official Parks elected VP of the Illinois Centre. Speaker Cannon condemns insurgents. ICC rules against Des Moines freight readjustment. Nebraska asylum dipsomaniacs halve year to year. wage arbitration to be by firemen and managers committee. Additional notes on Pinchot Roosevelt rumors, banker Walsh in Leavenworth, Morton to Mexico, Lamporti death, two day Atlanta aviation meet May 2, Curtiss trials, Peary donation to pole fund, meat price hearings, Senator Daniel's recovery, 28 hour food law limits, and AFL Morrison report shows 6,000 member rise in five months.
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W. L. Parks
Union Pacific
Ilinois Centre
Cannon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Des Moines
Nebraska Asylum
House Rules Committee
Gifford Pinchot
Europe
Roosevelt
Walsh
Leavenworth
Paul Morton
Mexico
Pan-American Railroad
Giovanni Lamportl
Berlin
Mme. Sembrich
Atlanta
Glenn Curtiss
Robert Nt. Peary
Philadelphia Geographical Society
Senate Committee
United States
Daniel
Virginia
Riner
United States Court of Appeals
Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Washington D C News in Brief Summary and Political Notes
Washington reports deny meat packers price fixing by George L. McCarthy of the National Provisioner before the Senate High Cost of Living Committee. Agriculture issues grant squatter settlers 160 acres pre survey title on unsurveyed national forest land. Post office scandals conclude with Baker stating Beavers and Machen served sentences. no further prosecutions planned. Military bill favors one dollar daily for incapacitated veterans. ties to retirement pay reform debate. Fort Worth Texas cattle price hits new high at 450 head Oklahoma fed beef brought one hundred dollars per head.
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Washington
American Meat Packers’ Association
George L. McCarthy
National Provisioner
Association
Senate
High
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Bakernelle
Baker
George W. Beavers
August W. Machen
House Committee On
Sherwood
Dem
House
Townsend
Rep
Mich
Fort Worth
Texas
Oklahoma
Roosevelt and Taft Clash Echo Across Congress
The era's tumult continues as Roosevelt delays homeward bound, Taft avoids direct involvement in the House battle, Cannon favors firm stand against insurgents, Norris cites Cannon's harsh Rochester remarks, and Pittsburgh councilmen face indictments amid broader strike fears and memorials in Lincoln.
Book clubs cover costs for state teachers reading circle
The State Teachers association reading circle, which selects books for districts and certifies teachers, contracts with Heath & Co Rand McNally and Gian to pay meeting expenses and advertise chosen titles. Members include State Superintendent Bishop Holdrege Mce Michael Norfolk and others. Twenty five books were adopted for schools with publisher contracts, though districts are not required to purchase.
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State Teachers’ Association
Heath & Co
Rand McNally
Gian Company
Reading Circle
Bishop
Mce- Michael
Holdrege
Fred Hunter
Norfolk
Principals and
Miller
Cedar County
Edith Lathrop
Clay
Memorial Resolutions Honoring Judge William Gaslin
The Nebraska supreme court chamber heard memorials for Judge William Gaslin with resolutions by C C Flansburg and speeches by Judges F Hamer W J Furse and W D Oldham. They praised his fairness firmness legal diligence and justice and ordered copies of the resolutions sent to his relatives.
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Judge Gaslin
Supreme Court
William Gaslin
C C. Flansburg
F . Hamer
Kearney
W. J Furse
Alma
W. D. Oldham
All Classes Are Rich in Nebraska Prospering
A Nebraska report notes broad prosperity across social classes while citing a license applicant who could not sign his name and had to make his mark. The fragment suggests widening wealth but lacks further details or corroborating context.
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Nebraska
Nebraska School Fund Bonds Distribution
The Nebraska school fund is invested in state, county, school district and city bonds totaling 4,237,300 in state bonds 3,138,900 in county bonds 243,881.25 in school district bonds and 517,500 in city bonds. Massachusetts holds 972,000 more than any other state. Tennessee ranks next with 793,200 bonds and Idaho is third with 739,500. Captain R H Hamilton named adviser to the adjutant general of the western National Guard will move to Lincoln with his family. He is West Point graduate and former staffer to Major General Wood in Cuba where he contracted yellow fever but recovered and served in the Philippines before retirement.
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Nebraska
Massachusetts
Tennessee
Brian
Idaho
Hamilton
Guild
R. H. Hamilton
W National Guard
Omaha
Lincoln
Peter Iler
West Point
Wood
Cuba
Philippines
May Parole Considered for 15Yearold Killer
Andrew Krupicka, aged 15, convicted of second degree murder for killing his foster father in Cheyenne County, was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary on October 8, 1909. Governor Shallenberger may grant parole soon, amid reports of brutal treatment of Krupicka's mother and debate over who committed the crime.
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Andrew Krupicka
Shallenberger
Krupicka
Cheyenne
Nebraska Happenings Roundup of Tragedies and Trials
Local items report James Wille of Sargent death by his own hand at Blue Springs. Ezekiel Reedy of Wymore fined $100 for assaulting Maggie Price. L P Olson of Valley killed by a train near Valley. Maude Finton of Ashland dies by drinking carbolic acid. County buys rust proof G A R grave markers. parole consideration for Andrew Krupicka noted. Gifford Pinchot and James A. Garfield invited to speak on conservation in Omaha. Beatrice club burglary. Edward Von Trott shot dead by his brother-in-law at Marsh Lake. Burlington adds Oxford Hastings train service starting April 1. Census paid per capita in First district. Hinshaw may not run again. North Platte pipe organ recital March 29. Sylvester Weibel dies. Dawson county wheat praised. Saunders and Dodge counties seek bids for steel spars. Swift & Co. fire at South Omaha. Omaha fair dates set. Pawnee fair dates fixed.
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James Wille
Sargent
Blue Springs
Ezekiel Reedy
Wymore
Maggie
Price
L. P. Olson
Valley
Union Pacific
Maude Finton
Edward Finton
Rock Island Railroad
South Bend
Ashland
Neugh
Grand Army of the Republic
Shallenbergers
Andrew Krupicka
Gifford Pinchot
James A. Garfield
Omaha
Orleans
Beatrice Athletic Club
Edward von Trott
Marsh Lake
Tekamah
Charles Mair
Burlington Road
State Railway Commission
Oxford
Hastings
Helvey
Washington
Fairbury
Hinshaw
Presbyterian Church
North Platte
St. Louis
J. W. Graham
Molzer
Lincoln
Kearney
Denver
Sylvester Weibel
Buffalo County
Weibel
Austria
Dawson County
Commissioners
Saunders County
Supervisors
Dodge County
Fremont
Platte’ Tiver
Bire
Swift, ‘Packing Company
Nemaha
Fair Association
Townsend's Ambition Fails to Lead Commerce Court Bill
Rep Townsend of Michigan fails to secure floor charge of the interstate and foreign commerce bill as Chairman Mann of the committee becomes sponsor. Taft favors the commerce court, while insurgent Republicans and many Democrats prepare amendments. An Iowa farmer endorses the United Doctors treatment after a lengthy illness.
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Washington
Townsend
Michigan
House
Mann
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Representative Townsend
Senate
Wickersham
Court of Commerce
Taft
Commerce Court
Elkins
Aldrich
Kean
Crane
Collom
Nixon
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Cummins
Clapp
Savings Bank Bill Seen Passing House Soon
The postal savings bank bill is expected from the house within a few weeks. There is strong support for an amendment to require funds to be kept in nearby local banks, though dissension in the senate argues such a local custody clause could render the bill unconstitutional.
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Savings Bank
Postal Savings Bank
Senate
Easter services at Cairo attract Roosevelt visit
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and his family attended Easter morning services at the English church in Cairo. They later hosted a private luncheon at Shepherds and received a deputation of Copts, Mohammedans, and Egyptian journalists. He discussed religion and political subjects with the guests.
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Roosevelt
English Church
Cairo
Theodore Roosevelt
Engish
Shepherd’s Restaurant
Sion
Railroad by Americans in Turkey Constantinople
American enterprise seeks a concession from the Turkish regime for constructing railway lines totaling over 12 000 miles. Despite failures of some projects after the constitutional change, others still attract the attention of the ministry of public works and promise substantial mileage.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Public
Weston Ahead of Time Easter Walker Tale Revealed
Edward Pay and Weston, an elderly walker, spent Easter at a farm two miles east of Laplata Missouri. The fragment notes Weston’s timing and local setting with brief references to family.
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Weston
Laplata
Edward Pay
Secretary Meyer Plans Atlantic Fleet Mediterranean Voyage
Secretary Meyer stated his present intention to order the Atlantic fleet to the Mediterranean, possibly in November, as the great American ships voyage toward the world’s oceans to display naval strength. The note references Washington and Europe in the context of the fleet’s long range mission.
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Atlantic
Washington
Europe
Globe
Meyer
Mediterranean
Just Like Spaghetti and Aged Quips of Sibling Glee
In a playful exchange from Harper's Magazine, Marjorie six asks what noodles are made of while Dorothy eight retorts they grow like spaghetti, turning a lunch table moment into a humorous, sibling brag.
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Marjorie
Dorothy
Harper’s Magazine
Pettit's Eye Salve Promoted Since 1807 Across a Century
An archival blurb notes Pettit's Eye Salve first sold in 1807. It claims yearly sales growth as a wonderful remedy curing millions, with Howard Brog druggists of Buffalo, N.Y. cited. An unrelated quote about an empty heart appears in the text.
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Howard Brog
Buffalo
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