Taft Era Debates Tariff Bill and White House Talks
Senators Aldrich and Daniels clash on tariff policy as conflict over grain prices surfaces. Secretary Wilson cites no wheat shortage and pins high costs on market cornering. Taft considers a long western trip if travel expenses approved and eyes Alaska. Fire at St George Hotel in San Francisco leaves six dead and seven missing.
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Aldrich
Daniel
Wilson
James A. Patten
Congress
Taft
West
Alaska
Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Continental Hall
Washington
the Treasury
Charles P. Norton
Treasury Department
Central Committee
The
National Red Cross
Scott
Kansas
House
Senate
Payne
Philippines
American Federation of Labor
St. George Hotel
San Francisco
Notable Dignitaries Hit the Stage in Washington Congress Opening
Vice-President Sherman and Ambassador Jusserand led the opening of the Daughters of the American Revolution congress in Washington. Dr. Robert MacArthur preached against Christian Science labeling it Eddyism. Col. John Hicks moved to resign as American minister to Chile with expected acceptance. Joseph H. Choate chairs Manhattan citizens for the Hudson Fulton celebration. A 2000-member Manhattan committee forms under the mayor. H. S. Henry buys Miller painting for 50000 in New York. Taft attends Yale Corporation meeting in New Haven. Brig. Gen. Frederick A. Smith, returning from San Francisco, to take command at Fort Russell Wyoming.
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Sherman
Jusserand
Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
Robert §. MacArthur
Calvary Baptist Church
New York
John Hicks
Chile
State Department
Joseph H. Choate
Manhattan
Citizens’ Committee
Hudson-Fulton
H. S. Henry
Philadelphia
Miller
Taft
Yale University Corporation
New Haven
Frederick A. Smith
San Francisco
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyo
Number of train deaths and ship fate marked in report
An Interstate Commerce Commission summary shows 184 deaths and 2,924 injuries from train accidents in the quarter ending December 31. The battleship Mississippi was accepted by the government and will tour upriver to Natchez. Conflicts abroad include Saloniki troops near Constantinople amid Turkish turmoil and Armenian massacres in Asia Minor.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Natchez
Constantinople
Adana
Mersina
Asia Minor
Edward
Paris
Clemenceau
Ada lynch mob hanged four ranchmen in U S marshal case
A mob in Ada Oklahoma lynched four ranchmen who had killed Deputy U S Marshal A L Bobbitt. Reports note $260 000 offered to halt smuggling probes and recount other national events from Constantinople to Kansas and Iowa.
Ailing Women Learn Cure for Back Aches
Groesbeck Texas resident Mrs W G Davis reports relief from back pain dizziness and kidney irregularities after using Deans Kidney Pills. She says gravel stones passed and health improved with no return of trouble. Product sold by dealers for 50 cents per box Ponte-Milburn Co Duffain NY.
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W. G. Davis
Groesbeck
Texas
Dean
Ponte-Milburn Co
Duffain, N.Y
Courage and a Duke Seek Bravery in a Painter’s Eye
A dialogue unfolds as an heiress presses the Duke about his father’s courage. The Duke admits fear, recalling his father’s grin at a large painting, the battle of Bunker Hill, a symbol of legacy and nerve.
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Bunker Hill
Lippincott’'s
Perfectly Reckless Church Vacation Prank Tale
A church votes a pastor a vacation and a visiting worker jokingly asks to lead in prayer while claiming his vacation. The exchange reveals a humorous clash of old fashioned punishment notions and modern methods in a short anecdote from the Ladies' Home Journal.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Earle
Coffee Hurdles Turned Woman’s Health Around
A North woman recounts quitting coffee and adopting Postum to end heart and stomach trouble. She describes years of milk and toast, then rapid improvement after following Postum directions, claiming renewed health and appetite. The letter ends urging others to try Postum for 10 days, with the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Generous Dance Duel Between Clarence and Miss Sharply
A brief comic exchange centers on Clarence Generous asking Miss Sharply for a dance. She refuses with crisp wit, then grants no more than a curt, polite rejection signaling a humorous social moment. The scene captures social humor and the era’s brisk dialogue.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises Universal Cure
A vintage advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh. The copy claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, offering $100 to prove any failure. It lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as manufacturers and notes the product sells for 75 cents. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Hull
AEG
Ircaco
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Spohn Medical CO
sSacteriologiccs Goshen
Ind
Humorous Exchange Sparks Spring Hat Mishap
A lively scene shows Mary reacting to a new spring hat as John sits on the style chair. The dialogue hints at fashion mishaps and time testing opinions. The page also advertises Hamlins Wizard Oil for rheumatism and Garfield Tea as a blood purifying laxative, along with tobacco and cigarette notes from Lewis' Factory.
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John
Mary
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United States
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Braddock
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William E. Annis
Woman’s Baptist Foreign Missionary Society of the West
Ottawa
Kaw
Ballinger
Grand Trunk
Grand Rapids
Mich
Rose Fenner
Chicago
Oklahoma
United States Circuit of Appeals
St. Louis
United States Circuit Court of Oklahoma
Jules Cambon
Germany
Order of the Red Eagle
Peter ©. Hains, Jr
Wiliam E. Ann
Jacob Augur
Fort McKinley
Wewoka
Oklo
M. L. Mott
Guadeloupe
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Senora Castro
Venezuela
St. Nazaire
Charles H. Ellis
Cudahy Packing Company
Federal Grand Jury
Topeka
Tokyo
Joan of Arc
France
St. Peters
Rome
University of Michigan
James B. Angell
Eugene Gardiner
Kentucky
Joseph Cordez
Alcona County Savings Bank
Alcona
Baker
Indiana
Indianapolis
Marie Bartels
Adolphus Busch
Annheuser Busch Brewing Company
Hinds
Missouri
Carroll
Iowa
Clarence Dubb
Miss Sharply
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Til
Dr.d.jayne
Cascarets
Fred C. Witten
Elm St
Newark
N. Je
Minnesota
A. Hagetha
Williamsville
Sinalo
California of Mexico
Sinaloa Land Co
Main St
Los Angeles
Cal
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C. E. Covey
R. F.D' Be
Lansing Micke
Camden
N. J
W. P. Valentine
Lincoln Ave
Camden, N. J
Erie, Pa
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