Tariff Bill Advances in Senate and House Action
The Payne tariff bill passes the House 217 to 161. An amendment by Norris lowers crude oil duties to one percent ad valorem, effectively placing it on the free list. The Fordney amendment removes the lumber countervailing duty from the measure as it moves through Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Finance Committee
Congress
House of Representatives
House
Norris
Nebraska
Fordney
International and national events across 1912 era
Former President Castro of Venezuela was expelled by France from Martinique. Baroness Elizabeth Rosen named maid of honor to the empresses. The Salvation Army marks Gen William Booths eightieth birthday. Andrew Carnegie donates 200000 to Hamilton College for Senator Roots peace work. Theodore Roosevelt commends US aid to re building Messina after the earthquake. Governors Harmon and Marshall to speak at Jefferson day dinner in New York. John G Milburn argues for Standard Oil in St Louis dissolution suit.
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Castro
Venezuela
France
Martinique
Elizabeth Rosen
United States
William Booth
Salvation Army
Andrew Carnegie
Hamilton College
Senator Root
Theodore Roosevelt
Messina
Harmon
Ohio
Marshall
Indiana
New York
John G. Milburn
Standard Oil Company
St. Louis
White House
Lenox
Mass
Chicago
Springfield
Wilkesbarre
Pittsburg
Wu Ting Fang
China
Taft
Washington
Louisville
State Department
Anna
Mabel
Ruby Foldorf
Dubuque
Illinois Central
Niagara Falls
Esther Cornell
Alonzo B. Cornell
Arnoud Jacob Joris Vonderdoes Bye
Georgia Allyn Sampson
Harry Sampson
George Floss
Lake Erie
Dickinson
Hamilton Club
Knapp Brothers
Bingampton
N. Y
Forestry Bureau
Masonic Order
Los Angeles
Mexico
Justine Masonic Lodge
New York City
Oliver Bray
Danube
Vienna
Industry
Wilson
New York Central Railroad
Africa
Roosevelt
Hadley
Missouri
Fairbanks
Hawaii
Fort de France
John Anderson
Aurora
Charles Bellew
Des Moines
Esmeralda County
Nevada
William J. Bryan
Jeffries
Detroit
Eightieth Anniversary of Booth Observed in New York
News brief items report Gen William Booth’s eightieth birth anniversary celebrated in New York with plans for a U S and Canada tour next fall. Other notes include Peru banning boxing, Miami University’s centennial events, and remarks by King Victor Emmanuel on meeting Woodford and Roosevelt.
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William Booth
New York
Thomas Estill
Chicago
Salvation Army
United States
Canada
Peru
Miami University
Ohio
Oxford
Victor Emmanuel
Stewart L. Woodford
Spain
Theodore Roosevelt
Messina
Johnny” Evers
Chicago Cubs
Charles Murphy
International Art Jury of
Carnegie Institute
Fabian F. Bouvy
Fred VanIngen
Schwing
Plaquenire
Jessie Keene Taylor
James R. Keene
Talbot J. Taylor
Appellate Division
Supreme Court of New York
Iown House
Special Investigating Committee
State Board of Control
Easter egg rolling and fires mark a grim day across towns
Multiple incidents unfold from White House lawn egg rolling to a Lenox fire causing $500,000 damage. Other items report Springfield club visits for suffrage lobbying, wage cuts rumors in Wilkesbarre, and a train tragedy near Dubuque.
Stop Sale of Obsolete Army Rifles to Avert Bloodshed
The War Department halted sales of 300000 Springfield 45 caliber rifles after Chicago police warned cheap weapons could arm strikers or anarchists. Officials feared bloodshed and potential mob violence. continuing sales could cost about 100000 dollars annually.
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Washington
Chicago
War Department
Roosevelt Denies Le Journal Interview Feud
Theodore Roosevelt and a Le Journal correspondent clash over a Naples interview claim. Roosevelt says he never spoke to the Paris reporter and calls the piece a fabrication. The journalist stands by the interview and vows more proof.
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Paris
Theodore Roosevelt
le Journal
Naples
Roosevelt
United States
Port Said
East
Suez
Interurban Collision Injures Thirty Near Gary
Thirty passengers were hurt and eight seriously when two Chicago Lake Shore interurban cars collided near Joliet cut off. The impact telescoped fronts with most injuries among men in the smoking sections behind the motorman. A relief car and ambulances responded. eight seriously injured were taken to Gary hospital, with all expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Chicago, Lake Shore
South Bend
Joliet
Houseowner Painting Outfit No 49 Free Guide
The National Lead Company offers a free Houseowner's Painting Outfit No 49 from the 1902 Trinity Building in New York. It includes color schemes, specifications, and a tester to ensure paint purity with the Dutch Boy Painter trademark signifying quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Trinity Building
New York
Wational Lead Company
Witness arraigned for perjury pleads gentleness
The witness challenged the court saying truth would not interfere with being a gentleman. The remark was interpreted as a guilty plea for perjury.
Hair Loss Reversed by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A Pittsburg reader reports severe scalp scales and hair loss after illness. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the scalp cleared and hair thickened, with the writer noting a return to health and no recurrences. Also includes an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo claiming constitutional benefit and a money-back offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Steese
Broad St
Pittsburg
Penn
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Hall
Kemp's Balsam Promotes Cough Cure Advice
A period style ad warns readers not to be misled by casual poetry critiques and promotes Kemp's Balsam as a trusted cough remedy. It notes coughing can signal serious issues, urges seeking relief, and says Kemp's Balsam is available at druggists and dealers for 25 cents.
Teether Aid Ad and Lecturers Mentioned
An ad fragment promotes Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming pain relief and wind colic cure. It also includes a stray line about a lecturer and entertainer with a joking quote. The text features a price of 25 a bottle.
Suffering Ten Years Transforms With Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A Marlton New Jersey woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending a decade of female ailments including inflammation ulceration and indigestion after doctors gave up on her. The ad claims the compound uses native roots and herbs and offers expert advice from its Mass laboratory with many testimonials of cures for a range of female illnesses.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
ManrrrTon
N.J
George JorDy
Box 40
Marlton
Pinkham Laboratory
Mass
Masseree
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General News
Ananias Club
Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend
Cuticura
Seneca
Lewis
Peoria
Ill
Western Canada
Ottawa
C. J. Broughton
Merchants’ Loan & Trust
W. H. Rogers
Traction Tereminal
Indianapolis
T. C. Currie
3Rd Street
Milwaukee
Wis
Success
Broadway
Clark Street
Lil
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