World Briefs on Washington Politics and Business
United States Chamber of Commerce members met in Washington to discuss advisory roles to Congress with Secretary Nagel and others. The Osage tribal council scandal and interior department tensions, plus an Osage investigation by the Justice Department, dominate Congress and courts. The immigration bill with an illiteracy test passed the House after a long filibuster. A $3,000 secret service appropriation is sought to guard President-elect Wilson due to threats. Paper contracts worth 22 million pounds for the government printing office begin April 1. George M Reynolds warns of money and credit concentration before the money trust committee. Wilson cancels the inaugural ball. William Rockefeller will be questioned by Pujo and Untermyer. he is ill in Palm Beach. A vacant commerce court seat sought by former Senator Mason.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Nagel
Congress
Interior Department
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Fisher
Department of Justice
Secret Service
Woodrow Wilson
McVeagh
Wilson
House Money Trust Committee
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago
William Rockefeller
Pujo
Samuel Untermyer
Money Trust Committee
Mr. Rockefeller
Palm Beach
Fla
United States Commerce Court
Senate
Robert W. Archbald
United States
William &. Mason
Chicago
Minister in Wissex Falls and actress linked by ailment
Domestic Rev Richard W. K. Merington, a Protestant Episcopal minister of Wissex Falls New Jersey and brother of playwright Marguerite Merington, cut his left arm with a razor in New York due to despondency from ill health. the wound was not fatal. Separately the steamer Uranium, grounded near Halifax, NL, has been floated and its passengers were rescued. New York Governor Sulzer signed his first law as chief executive imposing one year’s jail or a $500 fine or both for intoxicated chauffeurs operating cars.
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Richard W. K. Merington
Wissex Falls
N. J
Marguerite Merington
New York
Sulzer
Masked riders attack planter. multiple assaults spark panic
Forty masked night-riders dragged prominent Dalton planter John Shannon from bed and lashed him nearly to death amid attacks on others in the area. A wave of violence and fear spreads near Dalton Georgia as residents report further assaults and a regional panic.
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John Shannon
Shannon
Dalton
Miss Bones Named Secretary to Mrs Woodrow Wilson
Personal miss Helen Bones of Cleveland a Twelyn college graduate has been chosen as personal secretary to Mrs Woodrow Wilson.
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Helen Bones
Cleveland
Twelyn College
Woodrow Wilson
Reversal in Creamery Package Case Ties to Archbald Probe
The U S Supreme Court reversed a commerce court ruling favoring railroads in the Creamery Package case, holding the court could review evidence and that the charge of combination under the Sherman Act was not sustained. The decision affects damages and signals limits on interstate evidence control. Attorney General Wickersham seeks prompt mandate on the cotton corner indictments.
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Washington
Commerce Court
Robert W. Archbald
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate
Archbald
Helm Bruce
Louisville & Nashville Road
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Orleans
Mobile
Alabama
Supreme Court
Commission
Creamery Package Manufacturing Company
Owatonia Manufacturing Company
Minnesota
Owatonna Fanning Mill Company
Wickersham
Federal District Court At
New York
James A. Patten
Americans thrash Mexicans in Mexico City restaurant
In Mexico City on Monday evening three Americans fought 20 Mexican diners after insults were exchanged. Police separated the melee. twelve officers escorted the Americans to the city prison as crowds shouted anti gringo chants. No Mexicans were arrested. Reports say rebel activity is rising across the republic with raids and arson.
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Mexico City
Republic
Wyoming House Solons Riot in Cheyenne Session
In Cheyenne Wyoming Monday a riot disrupted the state house as Speaker Pratt and Speaker Pro Tem Wood claimed to preside. The clash lasted about forty five minutes with two confrontations between the officers and no parliamentary order achieved until a floor agreement to leave matters as they stood.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
House of Representatives
Wyoming
Pratt
Wood
Colorado Regains Dual Senate Seats with Thomas Sworn In
Washington Jan 22 Colorado again has two United States senators for the first time since the death of Charles J Hughes in 1911. Former Gov Charles S Thomas was sworn in as senator from that state on Monday.
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Colorado
Washington
United States
Charles J Hughes
Charles S. Thomas
Sure Way to Kill Roaches
The article details a DIY pest control method using borax mixed with white sugar placed in shallow dishes around crawl spaces. It suggests renewing the mix every few days and burning dead insects. It also recommends turpentine on pipes and pouring it down sinks, plus a potato bait technique under sinks and closets.
Real English Plum Pudding Recipe and Method
A traditional plum pudding method details beef suet, flour, raisins, mixed peel, nutmeg, cinnamon, bread crumbs, coconut or almonds, salt, milk, eggs, lemon juice, rum or brandy. Mix, steam four hours, top with holly, flame with brandy before serving.
Braised Beef Recipe From Old Style Kitchen
Three pounds of beef from lower round with two thin slices fat salt pork. Add one-half teaspoon peppercorns, one cup diced carrots turnips onions and celery, salt and pepper. Dredge meat in flour and brown in pork fat. Place in earthen dish with vegetables peppercorns and three cups boiling water. Bake four hours in slow oven. Browning keeps juices in and prevents dryness. Add boiling water.
Delicate Three Egg Cake Mix and Bake Instructions
A historic recipe describes a delicate three egg cake using sugar butter sweet milk corn starch flour and baking powder. Steps include creaming butter and sugar then folding in milk corn starch flour and the egg whites and yolks, with flavoring optional, and lining loaf pans with oiled paper before baking.
Lettuce and Pimento Salad Assembly Guide
Rinse canned pimentos in cold water. Arrange lettuce on plates and place a pimento in the middle. Add a cube of cream cheese inside the pimento and fold to half conceal. Top with French dressing.
Cleaning Coarse Furs Tips from Old Household Guide
Water does not harm coarse furs like carriage robes. They can be scrubbed with hot soapsuds and a strong-toothed comb. Paint can be removed with turpentine. Dark furs may be sponged with alcohol. Hot cornmeal rubs restore lost luster.
Queen Fritters Recipe
A brief old fashioned recipe instructs to melt one fourth cup butter in half cup water, add half cup flour, cook and stir, then cool before beating in two unbeaten eggs one at a time. Drop spoonfuls into hot fat, fry, fill with apple sauce and sprinkle with sugar.
Cocoanut Jumbles Recipe Summary
A simple old fashioned recipe lists one pound grated cocoanut three quarters of a pound sugar three eggs and a large spoonful of flour mixed and baked on buttered pans. The directions are brief and the result is a rich coconut pastry described in concise terms.
Barometer of the Post Office shows Western Canada growth
The 1912 Western Canada post office reports describe heavy Christmas overtime in Winnipeg with forty extra workers and special mail trains. The rise in mail is linked to prairie prosperity and many parcels to the old country. New post offices sprouted along new rail lines as settlements expanded nationwide. Immigration likely to reach 400 000 in 1913, with U S arrivals half.
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Western Canada
Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Old Country
Canada
Western Prairies
United States
Ottawa
Rooted in the Human Heart Quote Explores Maternal Trust
A reflective passage asserts that deep ties to a mother surpass strangers' politeness, even when angered, echoing Lord Halifax on the instinctive trust of children. The text centers on native soil, scent, and intrinsic maternal bonds as superior to external hospitality.
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Lord Halifax
Clergyman Testimony on Dodds Kidney Pills Benefits
The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wigston Pa suffered dropsy for a year with swollen limbs and heart flutter. After using six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling disappeared and he felt well again. He remained convinced of the remedy and invited correspondence. Also offers Household Hints and National Anthem music with free clippings.
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Edmund Heslop
Wigston
E. Heslop
Dodds
Boz
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Tired Blood Clogs the Kidneys Health Health Ad
An old advertisement claims tired blood causes kidney disorders such as Brights disease diabetes dropsy rheumatism and backache and offers Tonitives as a cure. The pitch says Tonitives purify blood and enable kidneys to drain waste naturally. Sold for 76 cents per box by The Tonitives Co Buffalo N Y by mail.
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The
Tonstives Co
Bright
Tonitives Co
Buffalo
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Taft
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Norman B. Ream
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