Congress Clash and Canals Dominant in Senate
Congressman Burton attacks Rainey over Panama canal purchase after Rainey’s reply to Lovering. Hemenway blamed by the president for an inaccurate secret service report. Smith urges probe of the American Tobacco Company. Knox confirmed as secretary of state after a senate tangle. La Follette and Penrose clash over committee duties as the naval bill of 136 million dollars moves. Roosevelt backs the Taft Panama team’s lock canal plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Ohio
Rainey
Illinois
Lovering
Hemenway
Secret Service
Corporations
Smith
American Tobacco Company
House
Knox
Taft
Senate
la Follette
Penrose
United States Navy
Roosevelt
Congress
Panama
Notable figures tied to politics and society
Former President Castro plans to return to Venezuela as a private citizen from Dresden. Sylvia Green, daughter of Hetty Green, wed Mathew Astor Wilks. Elihu Root leaves Hot Springs for Albany then Washington for the inaugural address. Taft arrives in Philadelphia and discusses cabinet with Hitchcock. Bulgaria’s emperor visits St Petersburg as a guest of the czar. Taft joins the Knockers club in Cincinnati for city-building fun. Nichols resigns as UMWA District No. 1 president after 11 years. Roosevelt urges global cooperation at a conservation conference. Mrs. William J. Lemp wins a divorce and $6000 yearly alimony. W W Ramsey found guilty amid graft exposures. Senator Smith blocks ratification of the Canadian boundary waterways treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Dresden
Venezuela
Sylvia Green
Hetty Green
America
Mathew Astor Wilks
Elihu Root
Hot Springs
Albany
Washington
Taft
Philadelphia
Frank H. Hitchcock
Treasury
Bulgaria
St. Petersburg
Russia
Knockers” Club
Cincinnati
Thomas D. Nichols
Scranton
United Mine Workers of America
Roosevelt
William J. Lemp
St. Louis Brewer
W. W. Ramsey
German National Bank of
Pittsburg
Smith
Michigan
Duel Painters Turned Editors Clash In Rock Island Street
W. W. Wilmerton editor of the Tri- City Journal shot John Looney editor of the News in a street duel at Rock Island Illinois. Seven people died and several were injured in a Pennsylvania Railroad Delmar Delaware collision. Cholera in St Petersburg has killed about ten thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Wilmerton
Tri- City Journal
John Looney
The
News
Rock Island
Pennsylvania
Delmar
Del
St. Petersburg
Jimmy Huntt
California
Johnny Summers
England
London
Napoleon
W. G. Raoul
Atlanta
New Orleans
Raoul
Riots, murders, and political tension sweep a nation
A Greek mob riot in South Omaha follows a policeman's murder, with widespread assaults on Greeks and looming diplomatic strains. National observances mark George Washington's birthday as President Roosevelt's fleet heads home. Across states, murders, arson, and legislative clashes unfold, including a Newark battle over wages and a push for life presidencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Omaha
Neb
United States
George Washington
Hans Hanson
Strum
Wis
Brooklyn Navy Yard
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
North Dakota
Delaware
William Crist
John Teean
Crist
Jefferson, Mont
International Conference of the United Norwegian Lutheran Church
Des Moines
Ilinois Central Railroad
Amite
Charles M. Johnston
Ottumwa
Roosevelt
Africa
Europe
Stewart Douglas Robinson
Harvard
Frances Richard
Detroit
James Allen
Willy Stewart
Cape Girardeau
Pittsburg
Robert Burman
New Orleans
Burman
Clemens
Indianapolis
Duffey la France
Peter Eno
Hotel Finan
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Rivers
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Burton
St. Petersburg
Vladimir
Russia
Oklahoma
Senate
Committee
Tornado Toll and Flooding Strike Indiana Kentucky Area
Thirteen killed and many injured as a tornado devastates Fisher Arkansas area and surrounding counties near Marked Tree. Evansville Indiana reports cyclones with damaged homes and livestock losses, while Kentucky endures storms causing business disruption and a fatal streetcar crash in Louisville. Weather warnings urge Ohio River tributary rises.
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Ark
Fisher
Messenger
J. S. Bass
Wade Freeze
Evansville
Robert Moffit
Cicero Hornby
Moffit
Erskine
Grefe
Louisville
Kentucky
Indiana
Tennessee
Georgia
Bluegrass
Benton Keith
Ohio
Carmi
Weather Bureau
Cincinnati
Ohio River
NO CABINET JOB FOR HERRICK IN TAFT CABINET
New York ex governor Myron Herrick of Ohio will not become secretary of the treasury in the Taft administration. A Taft statement says Herrick did not seek appointment and cited his December letter noting business engagements prevented cabinet service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
Treasury
Taft
Mr. Taft
Mr. Herrick
Gov. Herrick
Indiana counties vote dry in local option elections
Five Indiana counties Grant Howard Daviess Adams and Newton voted dry after Tuesdays local option elections. Wets may have won in Kokomo and Marion. A total of 143 saloons are shut down.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Grant
Howard
Daviess
Adams
Newton
Kokomo
Marion
Car Ferry Milwaukee Aground in Fog Near Shore
The car ferry Milwaukee of the Milwaukee Car Ferry Company on the Grand Trunk system ran aground in fog near the Milwaukee harbor less than 200 feet from shore while travelling to Grand Haven Michigan. Fire tugs attempted rescue and assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Car Ferry Company
Grand Trunk System
Grand Haven
Mich
New Strength for Women's Backs and Health
Mrs. Mary Hinson of Mt. Sterling Kentucky credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring her strength and easing backache dizziness and headaches. She says eyesight improved and she could bend and move without pain after using the product. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hinson
Strother St
Mt. Sterling
Dean
Mrs. Hinson
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
God Looks Like a Stalk of Corn in Sunday Lesson
A Delineator excerpt riffing on a child’s naive idea of God as a corn stalk with ears, sparked by a Sunday school discussion. The piece contrasts simple belief with callous remarks by adults and includes assorted old advertisements and maxims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Amma
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Claims Many Verifications
The text extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as highly effective for women's health, citing large files of testimonials from Lynn Massachusetts and letters from women who report relief from female troubles. It highlights alleged avoidance of surgery and claims the product is harmless, made from roots and herbs. A Minneapolis testimonial from Mrs John G Moldan is quoted praising recovery within three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Minneapolis
Minn
Syd HK
Lydia BH. Pinkham
John G
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Washington Notes
General News
Byclone Killo 13
Fisher, Ark
Indiana County
Herrick
Temperance
Howard, Daviess
Brown
John S. Brown & Son
Boston
Dr.d.jayne
Lane
Egypt
Salzer Seed CO
la Crosse
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