Publicity and government control urged for corporations
Washington E H Gary urged enforced publicity and state regulation of prices. He said Sherman law is archaic for modern conditions. Knox refused to disclose state department papers on Day portrait funding, prompting controversy. Senate probed Lorimer election and Illinois jack pot fund with 48 to 20 vote. A concurrent resolution seeks criminal prosecutions of Standard Oil and American Tobacco officials under anti trust rulings. A G Wickersham predicted sweeping criminal actions for anti trust violators.
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E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation Directorate
House
Congressional Investigating Committee
State Knox
Taft
House Committee
State Department
Secretary of State Day
Senate of the
United States
Martin
Virginia
Standing Committee On Privileges and Elections
William Lorimer
Illinois
Illinois Assembly
Standard Oil Company
American Tobacco Company
Pomerene
Ohio
Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Wickersham
House Committee On Expenditures
Department of Justice
Beef packers face final bid to dodge trial in antitrust case
In Chicago federal court Judge George A. Carpenter hears defense arguments challenging the Sherman act charges against indicted beef packers. Trials hinge on whether the penal provisions are constitutional for criminal restraint of trade amid other nationwide news items.
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George A. Carpenter
United States District Court
Chicago
Personal Miss Mannering Weds Frederick Wadsworth in New York
Actress Mary Mannering married Frederick O Wadsworth in her Prelida apartment in New York City. He is a Detroit manufacturer and clubman.
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Mary Mannering
Prelida
New York City
Frederick O. Wadsworth
Detroit
Mich
Ypiranga Sails From Havana with Diaz Aboard
The steamer Ypiranga carrying former President Diaz departed Havana for Spain as Spanish clubs and Havana societies bid him a grand farewell. At Rome a colossal monument to King Victor Emmanuel I was dedicated, costing about $20,000,000 and 30 years in the making, witnessed by nearly one million people.
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Mammoth Lake
Northwest
Northern Steamship Company
Buffalo
Northland
Ypiranga
Diaz
Havana
Spain
Rome
Victor Emmanuel I
Purely feminine fitting up nursery in proper environments
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece urges parents to create child friendly nurseries with simple, substantial furniture, low tables, and washable rugs. Rugs preferred to carpet for sanitation, curtains should be washable, and cribs chosen for simplicity. It emphasizes a little world where children play and parents provide a fitting backdrop.
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Baby
Scotland
Chicago Inter Ocean
Smart Nut-Brown Costume Showcased With Military Braids
A smart costume features a nut-brown skirt trimmed at the foot by a deep band of military braid and matching narrow braids on the coat. It uses wide braid on cuffs and collar, with revers faced and a straw hat trimmed with quills. Required materials include five yards of broad braid, four yards of narrow braid, two and a half yards of wide braid, four buttons, and five yards of silk or satin for lining.
Hatpins of Modest Design Reflect Quiet Fashion Taste
Conspicuous hatpins give way to plain effects as well dressed women seek subtle adornment. One cent black or white headed pins remain common while refined pins in carved ivory, tortoise shell, and bead designs gain style. Home crafted pins with colored beads offer coordinated sets for different hats.
Cleaning delicate waistlines with gasoline
To clean a waist of fine net or cheesecloth, fill a two quart fruit can with gasoline and submerge the waist. Seal and let stand overnight. In the morning shake gently to churn out dirt, rinse if needed, air dry, then press with a warm iron. Never use on fabrics that may be damaged by gasoline.
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Wang
The Feminine Wins in Fashion Talk
The article notes a shift toward ultra feminine house gowns as trouser skirts generate debate. It suggests a possible prearranged leadership in fashion and observes that the jupe culotte has lost appeal as women adopt softer, more comfortable dresses.
Free home remedy recipe claims quick cure for varied ailments
An advertisement offers a free recipe for a home remedy claimed to ease headaches, weakness, skin yellowing, sleeplessness, and other symptoms. It promises fast healing, asserts the recipe is harmless, and urges readers to send for a copy by mail from Dr. A J Robinson at a Detroit address without charge.
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A” K Robinson
K2o
Luck Building
Detroit
Mich
Twili
Properly Thankful
Clark Howell of Atlanta recounts a Georgia case where an elderly black man is charged with stealing chickens. The inmate, defended by a young lawyer, receives a severe sentence, and after sentencing the man jokes that he expected to be hanged, given the contrast between character and counsel.
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Clark Howell
Atlanta
Darky
Georgia
Astonished Boy Loses Speech After Train Encounter
A Wisconsin farmer ferried his twelve year old son to a village for the first time in February. The boy, seeing a train of cars, was so astonished that he remained speechless for three weeks. If exposed to a circus or zoo he may remain mute for life. The father plans to hide the farm away.
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Wisconsin
The Night Shift Dialogue Excerpt
A brief cartoon caption shows a husband and wife in bed. The wife asks why he speaks in his sleep and the husband replies it is to remember how, joking that it is his only chance.
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John
Puck
Lunch A Kinglike Noon Meal Promotes Health
An active young woman credits Grape-Nuts for recovery from nervous prostration and dyspepsia. She recalls trials with brain strain, a failing mind, and faint spells. She found a noon lunch of Grape-Nuts with fruit "a lunch fit for a king" and later needed fewer sick days. She praises Road to Wellville and the product’s benefits for women.
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Wellville
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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