Brief News Noted in Classified Items
A roundup of political, diplomatic and local happenings from Washington to Duluth. Topics include Senator Cummins opposing the Underwood-Simmons tariff, Bryan on Nicaragua policy, a US class rate ruling for Duluth, a Senate spat over Bryan, a plot against the US Consulate in Piedras Negras, and Supreme Court rate decisions.
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Senate
Washington
Cummins
Iowa
Nicaragua
Republic
United States
Cuba
Bryan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Duluth
Minn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bristow
Luther Ellaworth
Piedras Negras
Mexico
California Sate Deposit and Trust Company
San Francisco
Walter J. Bartnett
H. P. Wilson
W. C. Peyton
Oscar Cooper
Charlies B. O’connell
Senator Board Hearing Ties Watson to Secret Payoff Schemes
Washington July 23 Col Martin M Mulhall testifies before the senate lobby investigating committee alleging James E Watson of Indiana a former congressman received 250 dollars weekly plus 500 dollar retainer from the National Manufacturers Association. The group promised 10000 dollars cash after tariff commission passage and compiled a blacklist of lawmakers.
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Washington
Martin M. Mulhall
Senate Lobby
James E. Watson
Indiana
Congress
Mulhall
Watson
National Manufactuers’ Association
One Childs
House Committee On
Representatives Nichols
W. B. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Morse
Lenroot
Nelson
Wisconsin
Haughen
Iowa
Harris Maynard
West Virginia
Champ Clark
Missouri
Senator Reed
National Association of Manufacturers
James T. McDermott
Illinois
Schwedtman
James HE. Watson
Senator Beveridge
Henry C. Loudenslager
New Jersey
Republican Congressional Committee
Loudenslager
Crisis Near In Mexico As Huerta Strife Deepens
Washington reports say conditions around the Huerta government in Mexico alarm administration officials. Trusted advices point to a near decisive moment in the conflict with revolutionary forces while the United States holds its naval and military actions steady. President Wilson awaits Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson’s arrival from Mexico City for a firsthand report on the situation.
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Mexican Republic
Wilson
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico City
Washington
Huerta
Mexico
United States
Speaker Denies Wise Ride Over Aviation Flight
Washington July 23 Mrs Champ Clark sought an aviation flight during a visit to Representative and Mrs Baker at Wildwood New Jersey but the Speaker refused to permit the outing.
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Washington
Champ Clark
Illinois News Briefs From Several Cities
Springfield reports on civil service exam outcomes for assistant physicians with many names listed. Mount Vernon notes a passenger train stop for a stork birth. hospital transfer follows. Wellington bank fails amid $26,000 overdue notes. Peoria contractor Charles A. Johnson missing. note to wife hints at danger. Galesburg fire devastates Lombard college president’s home. Rock Island rites ordain John Forbes Mitchell. Whiteside progressives mull first woman candidate for county superintendent. Peoria sheriffs oppose concealed weapons. extradition and parole laws favored. Zion City ordinance bans moving picture shows amid Voliva-led reforms. Smokery arrests and pool hall closure promised.
Young Man Tricks Four Girls in Theater
A York state youth sat in the fifth seat of a theater row and, after being snubbed by four girls, triggered a prank during a monologue about love. The audience laughed as the four stood to let him pass, and he grinned from his seat.
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York State
No Fancy Shaves for Him Night Observed by Neighbour
Dark weather sets scene as Pat shaves outside on the back yard. Mrs. Casey across the way calls out her sighting and Pat quips with a humorous reply about fur lining. The exchange reads like a local humor vignette from a bygone time.
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Pat
All Depends on a Boston Child in Spectacles
A quip on defining normalcy follows a lovers exchange. A man in love speaks little while a woman in love talks a lot, with a remark that in Boston a normal child wears powerful spectacles.
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Boston
Woman credits Postum and Wellville book for health
A Michigan woman details improved health after changing to Grape Nuts with sugar and cream and avoiding meat and pastry. She cites a clouded brain and lingering constipation, credits the road to Wellville and Postum Co. for guidance, and reports restored digestion and clear thinking.
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Wellville
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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S. Wood McClare
Senate Lobby Investigating Committee
United States Supreme Court
Minnesota
California
Chinda
Tokyo
Seattle
Wash
Daily Times
Cotterill
Big Four
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Perry
Madison
Lake Shore
James Kelly
International Falls
Mayer Holcke
Ranier
F. J Couture
The
Photographers S Association of America
Kansas City
Central West
Milwaukee
R. A. Upteon
John Watts
H. E. Honeywell
Aero Club of America
Louis F. Post
Federal Department of Labor
Hyde Park
Foss
Mount McKinley
North America
Denali
Archdeacon Hudson Stuck
Episcopal
National Board of Geographical Names
Young Men’s Christian Association
Brooklyn Association
Roxy M. Smith
William van Rensselaer Smith
Adrianople
London Times
Sofia
Chang Sun
Lang Lu
Bulgaria
Italy
Roumania
Stoll
Juterberg
Germany
Saloniki
Turkey
Doiran
Charles S. Mellen
New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New Haven
Truman Chapman
Hamilton, Ont
Chapman
Prospect Point
Lobello
Doyen University
Naples
Rath Duit
Webster Springs
W. Va
Nam
J. E. Watson
Senate Board
Tariff Commission
News OF Illinois
Springfield
Jason
Harry M. Thomett
Joseph Cooperstein
Faith E. Spangler
Chicago
Warren G. Murray
Walter C. Cook
Elgen C. Pratt
Kankakee
Clara BE. Hayes
James K. Pollock
Peoria
Ottis Like
Curran
Egbert W. Fell
Watertown
Howard T. Child
Leupp
Ariz
Ellsworth Trowbridge
St. Joseph
Mount Vernon
Southern Railway
St. Louis
D. J. Jones
Colorado Springs
North Carolina
Hoopeston
Alexander Pate
Wellington
Iroquois County
Here
Pate
Charles A. Johnson
Galesburg
H. W. Hart
Lombard College
Rock Island
Edward M. Fawcett
Quincy
Episcopal Church
John Forbes Mitchell
Trinity Episcopal Church
Mitchell
Warsaw
Ill
Aberdeen
Scotland
Sterling
Whiteside County
Sterling, Rock Falls and
Evelyn Marsh
Wallace
International Sheriffs’ Association
Louis Eckhardt
Davenport
T. G. Calder
Saskatoon
Canada
William A Gerber
St. Paul
Zion City
Zion Church
Voliva Party
Dean
J. Hunt
Fairachd
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
N. Y
Sunset
Poe Gore
Stehlik & Tten
Wichita Falls
Texas
P. Powell
Belmont
Virginia
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