Capital punishment shift eyed in District of Columbia
A bill by Representative Caleb Powers of Kentucky may substitute the electric chair for hanging for capital offenses in Washington DC. Other items note Senate action on the Canadian reciprocity bill, a print and wood pulp provision, and a push to reform the Sherman act led by Elbert Gary of US Steel. A Lorimer investigation subcommittee is approved, a barge wreck near Michigan City saves six of ten, and a bank safe robbery near Seaton, Illinois ends in fire and one death.
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District of Columbia
Caleb Powers
Kentucky
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
United States Senate
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Lorimer
Seaton
Tll
Monmouth
Engagement of Ella Clapp to Dr Roy Adams reported
Personal senator and Mrs Moses KE Clapp of Minnesota announce the engagement of their daughter Ella to Dr Roy D Adams of Washington. A $125000 pipe organ installed in the $10000000 Fifth Avenue residence of ex Senator W A Clark of Montana. Carrie Nation dies at Evergreen sanatorium Leavenworth at age sixty six.
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Moses KE. Clapp
Minnesota
Ella
Roy D. Adams
Washington
Fifth Avenue
New York City
W. A. Clark
Montana
Carrie E. Nation
Evergreen Sanitarium
Leavenworth
Kaw
Garment Strike and Colorful West events reported
Six thousand garment workers strike in Cleveland to win union recognition. California Limited engine collides with freight near Domingo New Mexico killing J. W. Green and injuring Ray Flowers and wounding fifteen to twenty passengers. Stokes shot in New York over letters with Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad. Wisconsin Senate accuses Isaac Stephenson of buying his seat and seeks investigation. Frederick Kohl shot in San Francisco by Adele Verge in a lawsuit related incident.
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Cleveland
Santa Fe
Calfornia Limited
Domingo
Albuquerque
N M
J. W Green
Las Vegas
N. M
Ray C. Flowers
Limited
W. E. D. Stokes
Ansonia
New York City
Lillian Graham
Ethel Conrad
Young Women’s
Frederick Kohl
San Francisco
Adele Verge
Papke Knocks Out Sullivan in Ninth to Claim Middleweight Title
Sporting Billy Papke defeats English champion Jim Sullivan in the ninth round of a 20 round bout at Loudon to become the world middleweight champion. Papke lands decisive blows sealing the crown amid a crowd of spectators and boxing officials.
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Billy Papke
Jim Sullivan
Loudon
Papke
Memory Jogger for Watches A Do It Yourself Reminder
A published tip describes a simple memory aid for absent minded individuals. By drawing an outward arrow on the outer rim of a watch glass the arrow can point to a set minute indicating an engagement. Turning the glass marks the hour and can hint at related engagements, encouraging frequent consultation of the timepiece.
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India
Cork Will Walk Flat Rule
A simple cork device with two pins and two knives balances on a sloped rule. With cork on pins on a ramp, it tips from pin to pin and “walks” along the board as it rocks, creating a comic effect.
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Cork
Johnny in the Garden Poem Fragment
A brief verse portrays Johnny digging in a garden with a hoe. Moisture beads his brow and his cheeks glow with effort and sun.
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Johnny
German battleship Frederick the Great launched at Hamburg
The second turbine battleship of the German navy was launched at Hamburg and christened by Princess Auguste Wilhelm. The ship was named Frederick the Great. The coronation events in London included the investiture of the Prince of Wales with the Order of the Garter at Windsor Castle. Lewis Harcourt hosted a lunch and garden party at Nuneham Park, Oxford, for colonial premiers visiting London.
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Hamburg
Auguste Wilhelm
Frederick the Great
George V
England
Windsor Castle
Prince of Wales
Order of the Garter
Lewis Harcourt
Nuneham Park
Oxford
London
Why Girls Attend College at Goucher
A Baltimore Star report summarizes why forty new Goucher College freshmen enrolled. Twenty seek teaching careers, twenty others cite varied motives from social and cultural exploration to musical studies at Peabody Institute. A western student notes access to libraries and city outings add to the appeal.
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Hall
Goucher College
The
Baltimore Star
Peabody Institute
Goucher
Washington
Annapolis
Look Before You Walk Sayings of Caution
Advice warns readers not to stare at the sky or raise the head too high for fear of stubbing toes. The verse urges looking and thinking before steps or words to avoid trouble, pain, and tears.
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Sky
Ana
A German Prince Overrides Drill In Cold Kiel Harbor
Prince Heinrich commanded a swimming drill aboard the German man of war in Kiel harbor despite 40 degree water. The second lieutenant urged cancellation but the prince leapt from the deck in uniform, swam to the bow, climbed the ropes, then walked ashore and asked if anything was said. The crew resumed training as he watched in dripping clothes.
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Kiel
Prince Heinrich
Leutenant
The Leading Role in a Child’s Play
A mother notices her eldest son, who once vowed not to be selfish, watching his younger siblings perform a play. While they act Adam and Eve, he remains still in the corner. When asked who he is, the boy replies I am God.
Not Commanding Officer Nail on Naughty Girl Reply
A little girl, daughter of an infantryman in the U S Army, defends her father by saying God would love him because “he is not the commanding officer of this past.” The quip appears in a domestic scene captured in a wartime-era column.
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Th Infantry
Tuberculosis Reporting Laws by State List
The article lists states with specific tuberculosis reporting and registration laws Connecticut through Vermont, states with broader infectious disease reporting, and twenty eight states with no provisions for reporting or registration. It notes districts and territories lacking any TB reporting requirements.
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Connecticut
District of Columpic
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Mississippi
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Vermont
State Boards of Health
Arizona
Alaska
Arkansas
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Tenois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Wyoming
His Disqualification
A witness describes meeting a Black housekeeper by a bay road with a heavy market basket. She speaks of pain and miseries and of not trusting her grandson to handle money, asserting she could have sent someone else.
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Bay St. Louis
Comes A Time When Coffee Shows What It Has Been Doing
A Rome New York matron reports coffee caused heaviness dizziness stomach upset and nervous irritability. She quit coffee and used Postum and notes she regained appetite and health. The letter from Postum Company claims benefits and promotes The Roads to Wellville.
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Rome
N.Y
Postum
Postum ‘Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
J. D. Marshall
Michigan City
Ind
Tf T
Senor de la Barra
General Reyes
Francisco ST. Madero
de la Barra
Reyes
New Haven
Conn
Ohio General Assembly
Grand
Columbus
Great Lakes
Gilchrist
Steel Trust
Great Lakes Steamship Company
Nassett-Presley Company
United States
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Rocklin
Colfax
Sierra Mountains
Cal
Mary Kingdon
George J. Gould
Paris
Col
William Bramwell Melish
Cincinnati
Knights Templar
J. H. Wayland
Appeal To Reason
Girard
Kan
Nathaniel Tooker
William Cornelius Hall
Bob Cook
Yale
David H. Moffatt
Denver
Theodore Roosevelt
Wisconsin Senate
Isaac Stephenson
Johnny IN the
Advice
Boss
Huenefeld CO
Sping Grove Ave
Haois Scheel Furniture Co
Morrison, Illnet
Choice
G. W. Veal Qrstrom
Ynoka
Alta
Canada
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