Happenings Of The Week From At Home And Abroad
A digest of political shifts in Washington with Senator Martin of Virginia named Senate Democratic leader by 21 to 16, and Senators Shively and O Gorman factoring in. Lively party caucus sees new rules adopted. insurgents gain committee seats. Ship Prinzess Irene freed after 88 hours in sand near Fire Island. coal mine disaster at Banner mine in Alabama kills 120. Roosevelt derides any office pursuit. dramatic cases and court actions fill the week.
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Virginia
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Shively
Indiana
O’gorman
New York
Fire Island
New York City
Public control of public service firms urged by Vail
Theodore N. Vail, head of American Telephone and Telegraph and Western Union, declares public regulation and publicity of public service corporations are here to stay. He argues that transparent oversight replaces destructive aggressive competition and that state control can deliver benefits without public debt or deficits.
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Western Union and Telephone Companies
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Robert Vinson
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Henry L. Higginson
Boston
Henry P. Davison
J. P. Morgan & Co
W. Murray Crane
George F
Fund Bared by Funk Declares Lumberman Admitted to Him
Clarence S. Funk, general manager of International Harvester, testified he was told of a $100,000 Lorimer fund to elect the senator from Illinois. He named Edward Hines as the donor and Edward Tilden as the recipient, with McCormick's approval noted by Kohlsaat. Hines denied soliciting or contributing to Lorimer's election in a Wednesday statement.
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Edward Tilden
Springfield
Clarence S. Funk
International Harvester Company
H H. Kohlsaat
Record-Herald
William Lorimer
Illinois
Kohlsaat
Helmcraft Investigation Committee
Funk
Edward Hines
Mr. Hines
Senator Lorimer
Washington
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Tilden
Helm
Herman H. Kohlsaat
Chicago Record-Herald
Kohlsaar
Cyrus H. McCormick
Mr. McCormick
White
Chicago
S Elect Lorimer
Union League Club
Tines
Attorney Healy
United States Senate
United States
Unreliable Physiognomy and the Masks We Wear
In this excerpt from Adventures in London the author critiques physiognomy as flawed reasoning. They argue that outward appearance often misleads about intelligence or genius and cite examples from literature, noting Shakespeare’s face did not live up to his poetry. The piece emphasizes skepticism toward judging people by looks.
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Nature
Byron
Pope
Johnson
Shakespeare
London
Rheumatism from Bad Kidneys and a New Cure
An advertisement claims rheumatism stems from kidney weakness and promotes Dr. Derby's Kidney Pills as a guaranteed treatment. It asserts poisons remain in the blood when kidneys fail, causing diseases like Bright's, diabetes, and bladder trouble, offering samples and nationwide mail order from Derby Medicine Co.
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Bright
Dr. Derby
Jatoreteey
Derby Medicine Co
Raton Rapids
Millionaire Escape on Farm Ride Ends In Exit
A farmer invites the millionaire to ride and the man climbs onto a hayloft couch. He proclaims a vow to return to nature and health, but vanishes as the farmer stops the team with a pitchfork. The tale appears in Success Magazine.
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Morpheus
Success Magazine
An Ambassador's Nose
An ambassador to Russia formerly a leather merchant in the United States observed secret processes for a special leather during his stay. He smelt impressions near factories and used them to deduce the formulas after returning home, Atlantic Magazine notes.
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Russia
Atlantic Magazine
Reasoned It Out And Found a Change in Food Put Him Right
A businessman explains how over-eating caused heaviness after meals and reduced fitness for work. He switched to Grape Nuts and Postum products, reporting easier digestion, regained weight, and renewed business clarity. Read The Road to Wellville. There's a Reason.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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