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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
2
Washington officials linked to missing Day portrait case
Disbursing clerk Washington Morrison testified he was instructed by Wilbur J. Carr to keep quiet when the missing Day portrait voucher resurfaced. The Senate finance leader Penrose and President Taft expect sixty senators to back Canadian reciprocity with a vote date set within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Morrison
State Department
House
Washington
Wilbur J. Carr
Penrose
U. S. Senate Finance Committee
Taft
Multiple Legal Actions and Political Critiques Dominate Regional News
The report covers diverse cases including Edgar Cooke of Chicago found not guilty of embezzling 24000 from the Big Four railway by a Cincinnati jury. Indictments to US figures for kidnapping and dynamite conspiracy in Indianapolis and Los Angeles. Minnesota mayor D T Dumas arrested for conspiracy to destroy property. Postmaster Hitchcock questions rail overcharges of about 9 million. St Louis prosecutors delay enforcing a nine hour workday law due to petitions by working women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar S. Cooke
Chicago
Big Four Railway
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Baptist World Alliance session opens in Philadelphia
John Clifford of England presides as the Baptist World Alliance begins a week long session in Philadelphia. James Proctor Knott of Kentucky, longtime congressman, dies at his Lebanon residence at eighty one after years of illness. The launch Vagrant, owned by Harold Vanderbilt, burns at Red Top. Vanderbilt suffers facial and hand burns though his eyesight remains intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist World Alliance
Philadelphia
John Clifford
England
James Proctor Knott
Kentucky
Congress
Lebanon, Ky
Harold Vanderbilt
W. K. Vanderbilt
Red Top
Vanderbilt
Distinct aviators killed in European air race opening
On day one of the European circuit air race from Vincennes France Captain Princeton M Le Martin and M Lendrou were instantly killed. M Gaubert was fatally hurt and three others and about 200 spectators injured. Emperor Nicholas received American Ambassador Rockhill who handed his recall letter at St Peters while Rockhill was reassigned to Constantinople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
M. le Martin
M Lendrou
M Gaubert
Vincennes
France
Emperor Nicholas
Rockhill
St. Peters
Constantinople
Waterway bill clears Senate amid opposition and amendments
The Senate passed the administration waterway bill 30 to 7 after a five hour debate and adjourned. A compromise amendment limiting bond expenditures failed 19 to 18 while three admin backed provisions secured nine foot depth and eminent domain rights, with negotiations planned with the government. The Attorney General said the questions require study and a firm timetable could not be given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Senate
Deep Waterway Committee
Chiperfield
Shanahan
House
Waterway Commission
Stead
Doan’s Kidney Pills End Woman’s Illness
Mrs. Ray Trusner of New Albany Indiana recounts a severe kidney disease that left her bedridden with a swollen leg rapid deterioration and slurred secretions. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she recovered fully in six weeks and now praises the treatment and its availability from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Trusner
West Third
New Albany
Ind
Doan
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Questioning Talesman on guilt and hangman fate
The State's Attorney questions a talesman about a jury verdict and potential gallows. A politician taunts with queries about the man's politics and possible guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State’s Attorney
Talesman
Taft Lookalike Joke Fizzles Until Dinner Reruns
Assistant Treasurer James A. Mathews of the Guardian bank, long told he resembles President Taft, faced renewed jokes after a dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harmon and child. When Dorothy Harmon was asked if he looked like the president, she replied that she did not in the face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Matthews
Guardian Bank
Taft
Mathews
Uncle Jim
Cleveland
Freshman Seeks Proxy First Name in Ballot Confusion
Albert Tiedemann of the University of Pennsylvania hesitates over a vote as a roomful of students discusses proxy voting. He asks a neighboring voter for Proxy’s first name before filling out his ballot, highlighting uncertainty in a group deciding officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Tiedemann
University of Pennsylvania
Albert
Proxy
Curious Sleep Aid From Grape-Nuts Food
A minister credits Grape-Nuts with curing indigestion and restoring sleep after Sabbath duties. He notes calmer nerves, restful sleep, and reliance on the cereal for meals at home, with his family also embracing it. The ad promotes Postum Co. and the booklet The Road to Wellville, inviting readers to learn why.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Michigan
Wellville
Old Gag Reference At Denver Dinner Sparks Sketch
Miss Lillian B. Rowe at an advertisers dinner in Denver quips about the harem skirt. She suggests the old gag used in the 1840s could be revived to dupe women into buying tips. The sharper would promise lessons on keeping hems intact and respond with a demand for knickers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian B. Rowe
Denver
Resinol Ointment Cited By Mrs Amy Crain for Eczema Cure
Mrs Amy Crain of Fredonia Kentucky says Resinol ointment and soap cured eczema on her hands in less than a month after prior treatments failed. The testimonial appears in a purchaseable medical ad urging readers to try the products at all drug stores. Deshoulieres quote about fortune and intellect appears alongside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Crain
Fredonia
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Elihu Root
Rosenthal
John Hay
Hume H. West
Henry W. Knowlson
International Stereotypers and Electrotypers’ Union
Detroit
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Pontiac
Mich
Isaiah Bayard
United States
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New York
John Omega
Omega
Louis Orr
Dwight, Tl
Arthur Kern
Grand Trunk Railway
M. M. Bard
Italy
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Barbara
New Orleans
Frank Marshall
Srest
N. Y
Nellia Tryer
General Baking Company
State of
William Wimberly
Savannah
W. J. Burns
James Hossick
Los Angeles
Cal
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John J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
McNamara
D. T. Dumas
Cass ‘Lake
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Hibbing
Hitchcock
Haiti
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Cipriano Castro
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Ilinois
Tyre
Deshoulieres
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Boss
Huenefeld CO
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Pacific Coast
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Bath
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Gross Tours, Inc
Hillcott
U. Farney
Auburn
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ANT College
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Cornell Real Estate & Investment Company
Cornelia
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Wilkin Co
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W. Hopkins
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