Happenings That Made History In A Week Globally
A digest of political shifts and crime notes from the week. The Democratic majority in the U.S. House advanced a broad reform program including popular election of senators and tariff revision. President Taft faced Aldrich gossip on Lorimer. Blame and arrests rose in Des Moines and Muscatine. Internationally, updates cover Mexico, Spain, and Germany with key figures like Wickersham and Hines cited.
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National
House of Representatives
Statehood
Arizona
New Mexico
District of Columbia
Ae A
Springfield
Aldrich
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Edward Hines
Chicago
Taft
Lorimer
62nd Congress Opens as Democrats Lead Both Chambers
The Sixty-second Congress convened in extraordinary session with 228 Democrats to 160 Republicans in the House and 50 Republicans to 41 Democrats in the Senate. Champ Clark of Missouri elected Speaker to succeed Cannon. James R. Mann named minority leader. Officers elected include Clerk South Trimble and Sergeant-at-Arms V. J. Jackson. Chaplain Rev Henry W Couden presided as usual in the Senate.
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House
Senate
Champ Clark
Cannon
Washington
Taft
Congress
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Alexander McDowell
Henry N. Couden
James R. Mann
Illinois
Mann
Clark
South Trimble
Kentucky
Jackson
Indiana
Joseph J. Sinnott
Virginia
William M. Dunbar
Georgia
Henry W. Couden
Michigan
Sherman
Supreme Court Rules Against Coal Lands Sale in Lehigh Valley Case
The United States Supreme Court ruled against the Lehigh Valley Railroad and other anthracite roads, ordering the sale of coal lands. The decision also allows the government another chance to enjoin coal transport from own mines under the commodities clause of the Hepburn rate law. The ruling rejects price controls on proprietary medicines and addresses the Miles Medicine versus John D. Park & Sons dispute over cut rates.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Lehigh
Supreme Court
Hughes
Dr. Miles Medicine Company
Elkhart
Ind
Cincinnati
John D. Park & Sons Company
Kidney Pills Claim Quick Cure For Kidney and Bladder Troubles
Bold claims tout Dr Derby's Kidney Pills as a revolutionary treatment for kidney diseases rheumatism and bladder trouble. Free sample packages available from druggists with a 24 hour promised self test and price options of 2 and 60 cents from Derby Medicine Co Eaton Rapids Mich. Pills are marketed as safe and guaranteed.
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Dr. Derby
Bright
Laboratory of
Derby Medicine Co
Eaton Rapids, Mich
Traveling by Wheelbarrow for 45 Mile Mission Trip
Bishop Montgomery recalls a 45 mile journey by wheelbarrow to Ping-Ying shared with Bishop Scott and another, traveling in a caravan of three barrows. They slept at a Chinese inn, endured about 25 000 bumps from six inch drops, and rested on a mattress during travel.
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Ping-Ying
Bishop Scott
Lanchester
Bishop Montgomery
Mission Field
How He Averted a Duel by Joe Blackburn
A Kentucky story from Harper's Magazine recounts former Senator Joe Blackburn averting a duel. He agreed to defend a friend, but at sunrise the duel never occurred because it became too dark after he delivered the last words on the terms.
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Joe Blackburn
Kentucky
Joe
Harper’s Magazine
Postum A Coffee Alternative Helps Brooklyn Reader
A Brooklyn man describes ditching coffee after 30 years for Postum. He notes long palpitations eased after learning to boil it 15 to 20 minutes, finding Postum palatable and refreshing with no harmful stimulation.
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Brooklyn
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic Promises Fewer Dentist Bills
An ad promotes Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as a germicide that cleanses teeth reduces tartar and decay, freshens breath, deodorizes false teeth, and saves dentist bills. Available at druggists or by mail from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston Mass. Free sample offered.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Saving Trouble and the High Cost of Dressing
A Union League conversation about living costs turns into a joke about keeping a fashionable wife in style. The husband quips that not having trouble would be worse, illustrating the endless expense and attention fashion commands.
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Union League
Epilepsy Cure Claimed by Dr Waterman Institute
Reports from New York indicate the Waterman Institute treating epilepsy with notable success. Patients cite cure or substantial benefit and are urged to write for a gratuitous remedy at 122 Hast 25th St Branch 63 New York.
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New York
Dr. Waterman Institute
25Th St
Popular Publicity In A Social Dining Room
A vivid anecdote notes a tall waiter who draws attention by opening champagne, sparking talk among patrons and showcasing the dining room’s lively scene. The passage highlights the waiter’s unexpected fame within the social crowd.
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Claim
A vintage ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for tired feet and bunions. It promises comfort when shaken into shoes and encourages requesting a trial package from A. Olmsted in Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Royston Adage On Actions Speaking Louder Than Words
A Royston quote asserts that deeds carry more weight than words. The line emphasizes action over talk and underscores practical impact over empty talk.
Constipation cures touted by pills and teas
The item promotes Dr. Pierce's Pellets as a thorough cure for constipation and linked diseases. It also advertises Garfield Tea as a mild herbal laxative to restore normal bowel action. A Talmudic quip contrasts debt with rising early.
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Joseph G. Cannon
Wickersham
James O’callaghan
al Rhodes
James Anderson
Des Moines
Muscatine
Iowa
W. S. Hill
Hutchinson
Kan
Department of Justice
Pennsylvania Railroad
United States
James Aloysius O’gorman
Chauncey M. Depew
Depew
Waldo Rogers
A. T. Rogers, Jr
Las Vegas
N. M
H. L. Waldo
Kansas City
Hitchcock
Richard B. Stack
Escanaba
Orion Allen Burbank
Los Angeles
Cal
John King Stack
Vrooman
St. Louis
Stack
Select
James Elery Byram
Philadelphia
Municipal Council
Elmer Mikkelsen
Engineer Iversen
East Greenfield
Erichsen
Herman H. Kohlsaat
Chicago Record-Herald
Kohlsaat
Panama-Pacific Exposition Company
Federal Fine Arts Commission
San Francisco
Ilinois
J. D. Peeples
Rosedale
Mary Adelaide Yerkes
Charles T. Yerkes
Madison Avenue
New York City
Paul Sorg
Michael Halapy
Joseph Poggaini
Pittsburg, Pa
United Mine Workers’ Journal
Clarence H. Burton
Detroit
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Insurrectos
Aldama
Mexico
Diaz
Mexican Congress
Alfonso
Senor Canalejas
Emden
Germany
Pernambuco
Brazil
Monrovia
Liberia
Sonora
Ures
San Rafael
Royston
Grand Rapids Refrigerator CO
Clyde Park Avenue
Grand Rapids, Mich
Nger Bros
Mekere
Peoria, IM
Medalaalak Medakeld
Trench
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