Senate probes and campaign finance bill mix in brief
Washington notes report that Stephenson panel plans to forward its findings before Christmas. A Culberson Texas bill would ban corporate political contributions and cap individual gifts at 5000 dollars, while John Barrett calls for open Panama Canal use. Maryland event to feature Senator Brown on peace aims. Postmaster Hitchcock redeems two postal savings bonds at par in New York signaling 30 percent withdrawal option for investments.
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Washington
Stephenson
Culberson
Texas
Panama Canal
John Barrett
pan-American Union
Congress of
United States
Russia
House of Representatives
Persia
National Anti-Trust League
Stanley Committee
Steel Corporation
Brown
Nebraska
Maryland Peace Society
Baltimore
Postal Saving Bank
Hitchcock
New York
Postal Savings Bank
Repeal of Canadian reciprocity proposed in bill
The item notes Heyburn of Idaho pushing a repeal measure on Canadian reciprocity. Other items report the president's trust message well received, a senator returning $38,000 pay while governor, a waste critique by Secretary Wilson, and cabinet talks on the Russian passport issue.
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Heyburn
Idaho
Congress
Smith
Treasury
Georgia
Wilson
Union Pacific
St. Joe & Grand Island
John L. Griffiths
London
Society of American Women
Robert L. Russell
Washington
Fort Assiniboine
Switzerland
Taft
Persia
Adolph Edelbauer
Yankton
S. C
George Davidson
United States Coast and Geological Survey
Pacific Coast
Pricipal Geological Societies of the World
E. A. Hawkins
Signal Service
Union Army
Sherman
Upper Sangusky
Congress Prepares for Holiday Break and McNamara Cases
Congress opens with many members at desks while the McNamara case draws sharp commentary from figures like Gompers and Morrison. Prosecution actions face tighter limits in the second Hyde trial and Diana debates hinge on waterway bonds and railroad valuation. Persia appeals for aid against Russia and Teheran dispatches signal talks.
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Congress
Hyde
Gifford Pinchot
Persia
Russia
Burns
J. B. McNamara
Gary
The
Steel Corporation
Alexander
Los Angeles
Samuel Gompers
Abbot
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
Frank B. Morrison
Clarence Darrow
McNamaras
Ford
McNamara
Maine
Naval Board
James B
John J
Otto Ringling
Baraboo
Wis
Halacho
Yucatan
United States
Taft
West Point
Salt Lake
American Society of Equity
Chicago
Wilson
Teheran
Hitchcock
New York
Huntsville
Ala
John W. Knight
Socialist Party of
Lima
Corbin D. Shock
Shock
George M. Ward
Commercial Cable Company
Commercial Company
trans-Atlantic
Anna Gaffney Langley
San Francisco
Intermountain
Commerce Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
McManigal, Orchard, Gompers Address National Figures
Ortie McManigal appeared before a federal grand jury in Los Angeles. Brigadier General Edwards presented a report on insular possessions. Harry Orchard compares his case to McManigal’s. Samuel Gompers says he will pause discussing the McNamaras for a time.
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Ortie McManigal
Federal Grand Jury
Los Angeles
Edwards
Harry Orchard
Samuel Gompers
McNamaras
It Means Health For the Child It Means Health For the Child
A health article promotes Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, effective laxative for children. It claims relief from sluggish bowels, improves appetite and sleep, and strengthens stomach and liver. Free sample offers and home delivery details are provided for interested families.
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J. L. Strong
No. Jogan_ St. Clarinda
Iowa
Beet Fry
W. 2Nd St
W. 3B
Caldwell
Washington S&t
Monticello
Ill
Public Spirit Run Riot in Blueberryville
Judge notes the town funds swell with progress as town hall roof shed church pump repair and a $200 bridge cost. Three dozen library books added and a proposed $200 pickle factory bonus raise taxpayer concerns over fiscal excess.
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Blueberryville
Zedekiah Brush
Plumerick
Sliberry
Speer
Harlan remembered as master of pointed anecdotes
Chicago lawyer recalls Supreme Court Justice John M. Harlan's knack for sharp observations through stories. He recounted a Pittsburgh millionaire rebuking exaggeration by tracing his relocation from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia as the reporter prepared to press for dates.
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John M. Harlan
Chicago
Supreme Court
Pittsburgh
New York
Millionaire
Philadelphia
Luck and failure mark a man’s differing fortunes
The remark notes that people call a man lucky when he succeeds after others have failed, highlighting the contrast between failure and apparent fortune.
A Mighty Good Sort of Neighbor to Have
A San Bernardino widow credits Grape-Nuts with curing a months long illness after childbirth, restoring strength and weight from 95 to 112 pounds in two months, and easing her child’s eczema. The letter praises the product and invites inquiries, with a note that new letters appear periodically and are genuine.
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San Bernardino Co
Cal
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Eve
McNamara Brothers Enter San Quentin for Long Sentences
The McNamara brothers, James B and John J, were admitted to San Quentin on Sunday. James B. received life for murder of the Los Angeles Times bomber and John J. was sentenced to fifteen years for dynamiting. They were assigned cell No. 18 on the condemned row beside Ruef and Dalton as the prison clocks marked the moment.
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San Quentin
Cal
McNamara Brothers
San Quentin Penitentiary
James B
John J
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Los Angeles Times
Llewellyn Iron Works
Los Angeles
John J. McNamara
Port Costa
San Quentin Prison
San Pablo Bay
William A. Hammill
John Hoyle
James B. McNamara
John Murray
Leutenant
Abraham Ruef
San Francisco
Ruef
Henry Dalton
Alameda County
Public Service Corporation
Dalton
Republicans Protest Threat to Reduce Southern Representation
Washington reports a conference of about twenty five Republican National Committee members will meet Monday to protest an old threat to cut southern representation in party conventions.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Wipe Out Government Forces in Yucatan Clash
At Merida Mexico a clash between about 150 state guards mostly Yaquis and a Regista band of 400 plus left fewer than a dozen escapees. Details are fragmentary and unconfirmed from the report.
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Merida
Yucatan
Mex
Irrigation Congress Names Salt Lake City Meeting Place
Chicago and Salt Lake City were named as next year's meeting sites for the National Irrigation congress. United States Senator Newlands of Nevada was elected president of the organization.
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Irrigation Congress
Chicago
Salt Lake City
National Irrigation Congress
United States
Newlands
Nevada
Falls from World Building Dome Identified as Price Lewis
The man who somersaulted from the World Building dome to death on the sidewalk Wednesday was identified Sunday as Price Lewis, said to be the first federal spy of the Civil War.
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New York
Price Lewis
Red Flyer Derailment Cripples Alton Passenger Train
Higginsburg Missouri dispatch reports Chicago and Alton passenger No. 21 known as the red flyer derailed near Alma ten miles away. Several passengers sustained injuries.
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Alton
Higginsburg
Chicago & Alton Railway
Alma
Western Canada Farmer Wins World Wheat Prize
Sir Thomas Shaughnessy of the Canadian Pacific Railway offered 1000 in gold for the best 100 pounds of wheat grown on the American continent at the recent Land Show in New York. Seager Wheeler of Rosthern Saskatchewan won the prize with Marquis wheat, reflecting Canada’s farming prowess and Wheeler’s seed quality practices.
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Thomas Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railway
New York
America
United States
Canada
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Saskatchewan
Marquis
Wheeler
Regina
Columbus
Messrs
Hill
British Columbia
Asahel Smith
Colorado Springs
Lethbridge
Alberta
Hotchkiss
Edmonton Bulletin
Empress Hotel
Olin
Duncan Marshall
Decidedly Novel and Stella Exchange Remarks
Ella notes a novel proposal as Stella asks what was said. He claims he begged the privilege of waking to build the fire, then laments how some think low of him. Levis' Single Binder cigar is praised as natural tobacco, and a good man believes a woman is better than he is.
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Ella
Stella
Levis
Cigar J
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California
Western Canada
A Rosthern
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