Congressional and Senate Actions Quick Summary
Daily highlights show House seating votes and investigations, Senate resolutions on Monti cello and forest expenditures, totals on campaign funds, and bills on anti trust and Fort Thomas transfer. Panama Canal bill moves forward despite British note and anti free tolls protest. Archbald impeachment schedule updated. Belmont testimony reveals a $250,000 campaign contribution.
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Congress
House Elections Committee
Bartholdi
Legare
Senate
Monticello
Jefferson
Senate Agricultural Committee
Buckley
Pension Bureau
House
Catlin
Patrick F. Gill
Overman
Forest Service
August Belmont
House Military Affairs Committee
Fort Thomas
Bailey
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cuba
Hull
Wilson
Agricultural Committee
Aiken
Robert W. Archbald
Archbald
Great Britain
Tornado Ripples through Grand Rapids Wrecking Property
A tornado struck Grand Rapids causing extensive property damage and injuring forty or more people. The storm left thousands of dollars in losses and prompted emergency responses across the area.
Midshipman killed in naval disaster at Annapolis
William L. Bullock of Corsicana Texas a six weeks midshipman at the U S Naval Academy Annapolis fell from the mainmast to the deck his neck broken he died instantly. Other items note political moves in Taft Roosevelt era and local disasters.
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William L. Bullock
Corsicana
Tex
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Hartford
Senator Works
Mexico
Taft
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
New York
Gambler Rosenthal
Senate
United States
Panama Canal
White House
Washington
Reno
Nevada
Interstate Commerce Commission
Civil Service Reform Committee
House
Akron
Schumacher
Main Street
Havana
Galveston
Wichita
Oklahoma City
Jacob Datsenan
Fowler
Indiana
John Mitchell
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
District Supreme Court
Chicago
Carmi A. Thompson
Ohio
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
Clayton
San Juan
Porto Rico
Robert Kinsella
East Sixteenth Street
Congress
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Indignities 10 The Slain
Reported Mexican train massacre by Zapatistas near Parres leaves eighty four dead with dozens more missing or wounded. A relief train found twenty three escapees in Tres Marias while forty three soldiers died and many passengers perished or were burned. Captain Rosendounez and the 10 year old daughter of Captain Hunez among victims.
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Mexico City
Zapatistas
Parres
Federal District
Tres Marias
Zapata Horde
Rosendounez
Hunez
Omaha Merchant Prince Hugo Brandeis Dies After Operation
Hugo Brandeis eldest son of Jonas L. Brandeis pioneer Omaha merchant family died at Wise Memorial hospital Sunday after an operation for bowel obstruction. Wife, brother Arthur D. Brandeis, Mrs. Arthur D. Brandeis, close friends and doctors were at his bedside when he passed.
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Hugo Brandeis
Omaha
H. Hugo Brandeis
Jonas L. Brandeis
Brandeis
Wise Memorial Hospital
Arthur D. Brandeis
Washburn Sr. Arrives Home in Dying Condition
William D. Washburn Sr. former Minnesota senator and Northwest pioneer returned Sunday from Europe to Minneapolis in a dying condition after a quick trip from New York on a special train.
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Minneapolis
Minn
William D. Washburn Sr
Minnesota
Northwest
Europe
New York
Two Million Dollar Fire Ravages Vancouver Warehouses
Fire in Vancouver's Main street warehouse district destroys three warehouses valued at 250000 each and numerous smaller blocks. Estimated loss near 2000000 with flames and smoke reported at midnight. Authorities assess total damage as the blaze consumes storage facilities and surrounding properties.
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Vancouver
B. C
Main Street
Critic and Poet Andrew Lang Dies in Scotland
Andrew Lang, noted critic, poet, and anthropologist, died in Banchory Scotland from heart disease after a sudden seizure. He arrived in Banchor y in good health last Tuesday and collapsed Saturday morning, passing away shortly after midnight.
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Banchory
Scotland
Andrew Lang
Mr. Lang
One Broken Heart in Illinois Suit
Chicago Miss Londa Gowacka sues Adam Kakwiz for breach of promise. She submitted a damages list valuing one broken heart at ten dollars.
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Chicago
Londa Gowacka
Adam Kakwiz
Meeting Emergencies and Political Deception
Senator Dixon denounces a political deception as flagrant, likening it to a railway case. A short man and a bigger man try to slip through station gates with a half ticket, while the tall man urges them to claim it by saying it is two mole.
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Dixon
Plece
George
Eczema Cured By Cuticura In Scalp And Thigh
A Lebanon man describes years of torment from eczema on his thigh and scalp. He states the first dose of Cuticura Soap and Ointment stopped the itching within a minute and resolution followed after two days. He also notes relief from dandruff with Cuticura Soap.
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Lebanon
L. R. Fink
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Voice of Conscience in Jailhouse Probe
A western Kentucky jail holds a black man awaiting trial for calf theft. His wife Mandy refuses a lawyer, insisting Jim is innocent. A cellmate shouts at jailer Grady to tell Mandy to hire “a dam’ good one.”
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Grady
Mandy
Jim
Fit Punishment in Dante Tale Satire
In a Milwaukee Sentinel excerpt Satan recalls the first man who asked if the heat was enough as a wicked soul sits on a stove drinking molten lava and fanning himself with red hot iron. Dante is queried about the wretch.
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Dante
Satan
Milwaukee Sentinel
Sliding plate keeps mice from pianos with pedal cover
A simple sliding plate mounted on a piano pedal blocks the key opening to keep mice out. Also notes satire about women and wives and remarks on dull men making bores of themselves.
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Planos
A Winning Start from Postum and Grape-Nuts
A teacher reports lasting relief from indigestion using Postum with Grape-Nuts for breakfast. She credits a hot cup and cereal with steady energy, weight gain, and eased stomach issues after years of simple meals. The letter promotes the Postum Co. claim and invites readers to read The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Two Enough for Her at the Library Line
A young boy awaits a book, asking for Twenty Thousand Legs Under the Sea. The librarian replies she only has two legs and they are not under the sea, ending the exchange with a wry, tired rebuke.
Obviously Unnecessary Snip and the tailor’s pocket dispute
In a witty exchange Slowpay accuses a tailor of omitting pockets from his trousers. The tailor sighs and replies that Slowpay’s account suggests there is nothing to put in them.
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Slowpay
When He Can't Be Overlooked We Notice The Coming Man
A reflective line on how people ignore emerging figures until they reach prominence, suggesting a pattern of underestimating the next notable person while they are still approaching their moment. The phrase hints at vigilance for future leaders before their influence becomes clear.
Mrs Winston’s Soothing Syrup For Children Ad
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winston’s Soothing Syrup for teething and wind colic with claims of gum soothing and pain relief at 2c a bottle. It also includes humorous lines about blues, blue solutions, and product suggestions from Red Cross Ball Blue and a LEWIS’ Single Binder cigar.
Lydia E. Pinkham Remedy Praised by Two Women
Two testimonials from Peoria Illinois and Jessup Pennsylvania describe relief from serious female health issues. Christina Reed reports tumor concern and recovery after using Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. Joseph A. Lynch’s wife cites three months of pain after childbirth and improvement after two months of use.
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Peoria
Lydia E. Pinkham
Christina Reed
Mound St
Peoria, Ill
Jessup
Joseph A. Lynch
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Denver
Belmont
Democratic Campaign Fund
House Steel Trust
Sabath
Grand Rapids
Progressive Party
Senate Postoffice Committee
Tennessee
Theoore Roosevelt
Cherokee
John Hardy
Harold Dougherty
Eczema
Gabe
Steve
Lewis
Mrs. Lynch
Charles E. Hires
N. Broad St
Philadelphia
Daisy Fly Killer
Harold Somera
DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y
Alten
malsSve
J.P Allen
Dept. AQ
St. Paul
Nebraska
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