Congressional actions and social notes amid 1911 disputes
A multi item summary notes Representative Lindbergh proposing a nine member House inquiry into monopolistic finance, a Senate tariff vote defeating Cummins amendment on Canadian reciprocity, and investigations into land restores near Controller Bay Alaska. It also reports claims about Taft aides, a Newlands proposal for an industrial commission, Ethel Barrymore seeking divorce, a fatal fuel tank explosion aiding a Portland to San Francisco auto trip, a pelagic sealing treaty, Taft at a Christian Endeavor convention, and a search by a Chester England heir for a ring with mysterious mystics.
Notable 1909 Gleanings From Europe and America
Personal James R. Keene lies ill in London and vows to hasten home to die. Rev. John H. Dietrich leaves St. Mark's Pittsburg to join the Unitarian church. Mrs. Maldwin Drummond, formerly Mrs. Marshall Field Jr., hosts a grand Carlton House Terrace ball as restoration completes the residence. Alan Lyle Corey of New York weds Miss Marguerite Johnson of Detroit. Corey is son of W. H. Corey of U S Steel and Yale baseball captain. The International Christian Endeavor convention opens in Atlantic City with Taft among speakers. About 15 000 teachers gather in San Francisco for the National Educational Association’s forty ninth annual convention. Fight deaths and many wounded mark a political riot in Ocotlan Mexico tied to Juarez and Diaz factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maldwin Drummond
Marshall Field, Jr
Chicago
Carlton House Terrace
London
Alan Lyle Corey
New York
Marguerite Johnson
Detroit
Mr. Corey
W. H. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Yale
San Francisco
National Educational Association
National Council
Prominent Indianapolis Auditor Charged With Embezzlement
Frank J. Vinson a 48 year old auditor for Brown Ketcham Ironworks and former Columbia club director, is arrested on embezzlement charges for $4460 from his long time employer. The report notes his 23 year tenure and standing in business circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Vinson
Brown-Ketcham Ironworks
Columbia Club
Indianapolis
Collision in Dense Fog Sinks Steamer Mitchell off Vermilion Point
In a midnight collision in heavy fog off Vermilion Point, the John Mitchell sank quickly, taking three crewmen with it. The William H Mack rescued survivors, including thirty passengers and crew, while two captains directed lifeboats and rafts. The wreck occurred about sixty miles northwest of the Soo, with thirty-one saved and three dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Mack
Archie Causely
Detroit
al Clemens
Rochester
Ind
George Austin
Cleveland
Eight Start in National Elimination Balloon Race
Eight balloons began the U S national elimination race from Kansas City with 25 000 spectators. Capt Honeywell and John Watts led the field with other entrants including Topeka II St Louis IV and Aero club of New York pilots. Weather was perfect and all balloons reached 3000 feet before heading northeast toward the Bennett cup contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
H. B. Honeywell
St. Louis
John Watts
Sophie
William Fassmann
Topeka II
Western Aero Club
Frank M. Jacobs
Buckeye
Cleveland
St. Louis Sv
Clifford B. Harmon
Augustus Post
The
Aero Club of New York
Lahm
St. Louis Aero Club
St. Louis IV
United States
Alan R. Hawley
Heat Causes Crop Losses Across the Nation
Enormous losses from drought and record heat strike the country over the past thirty days. Texas and Oklahoma corn and oats are nearly failures while South Dakota small grains drop two thirds. North Dakota spring wheat prospects shrink by 7,000,000 bushels. wheat, oats and corn yields all fall short of average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Southwest
Texas
Oklahoma
South Dakota
North Dakota
Illinois City Moves to Replace Stone Viaduct With Steel Structure
In Kankakee the city council approved an ordinance to demolish the present stone viaduct over the Illinois Central railroad and replace it with a modern steel structure. The plan accompanies a string of Illinois local incidents and accidents reported across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
Illinois Central Railroad
The Girl's Handicap on the Front Step
A short vignette describes a girl named Mabel in a pretty new frock as she sits on the front step watching boys play. A boy pauses to compliment her shoes and sash and jokes about gender while she demonstrates her coral beads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
To Make Fruit Jar Rubbers Last
Guidance on extending fruit jar rubber seals by storing them in flour, using fresh rubbers, and testing jars after sealing. The notes suggest keeping old rubbers reusable by double placing and tightening lids, and cooling jars upside down to test tops.
Grape-Nuts Claim Restored Health For Welden Woman
A Welden Illinois woman says a severe stomach illness and headaches left her unable to eat until her husband brought home Grape-Nuts. She gained 20 pounds in weeks, regained strength, and reports no recurrence of pain or headaches. The letter, from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan, urges reading The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welden
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington
Lindbergh
Minnesota
House
Senate
Cummins
Iowa
the Interior
Ballinger
Richard S. Ryan
Guggenheim
Controller Bay
Alaska
National House Committee On Expenditures
Norris
Nebraska
Progressive Republican League
Charles D. Hilles
Taft
Gronna
United States Senate
Interstate Trade Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
U. S Senate
Newlands
Nevada
Ethel Barrymore
Los Angeles
Cal
Russell Griswold Colt
Portland
Crescent City
Ore
Myrna Kelly
Bering
Okhotsk
Kamchatka
Japan
International Christian Endeavor
Atlantic City
N. J
Great Britain
Fea
Josephine Swanton
Chester
England
Boston
India
Mary Johnson
Clara Peterson
Scott’s Bluff
Neb
Thermopolis
Colo
James R. Keene
America
John H. Dietrich
St. Mark’s Reformed Church
Pittsburg
Allegheny Classis
Unitarian Church
International Christian Endeavor Convention
Ocotlan
Mexico
Benito Juarez
Diaz Brothers
Felix
Bureau of Labor
Arthur W. Dixon Transfer Company
South State Street
Seyferlich
Onawa
N. M
Jacob
Buffalo
McGovern
Stephenson
Wisconsin Park Board
Door County
Stephenson Park
Harvey W. Wiley
Case
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Philadelphia
J. Ogden Armour
Edward Tilden
George A. Carpennter
United States District Court
W. H. Wolfe
W. H. Overman
Calexico
John Mitchell
Lake Superior
W. H. Mack
Vermillion Point
James Gordon Bennett
News OF Illinois
Cairo
Hugh A. Robinson
Danville
Straatar
Albert Rider
Ancona
Santa Fe
Kewanee
Eugene Rensch
la Grange
Burlington
Charleston
Mattoon
Miss Montana Stanger
Rockford
Rockover
Carl S. Johnson
Emil Stoquist
Xenia
Jesse Topp
Elkhart
Harry McNover
Big Four
Ilnois
Robert Akin
Peoria
A. Gomes and Son
Pottstown
Joliet
Nauvoo
Alice Hootz
Nauvoo Academy
A. William Martin
Elgin
Anna Dieball
Geneva House
Belvidere
Harold Stenman
Christina Thien
Cc. E. Gilbert
American Express
St Louis
Allentown
Benham
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