Washington House panel backs repeal of Panama Canal tolls
The Interstate Commerce Committee reported favorably a bill repealing the Panama Canal Act toll clause. Senator Sherman urged a national primary to curb state influence on nominations. John Bassett Moore resigned as State Department counselor amid rumored friction with Secretary Bryan. Governor Cox backed William G. Sharp for Russia ambassadorship. Bryan will visit Chile during the Pan American Congress. The ICC debunked David Lamar’s bribery charges against U S Steel about rail rebates.
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House Interstate Commerce Committee
Washington
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
Senate
John Bassett Moore
State Department
Mr. Moore
Bryan
Chile
Santiago
Great Fires Hit Churches And City Landmarks In 1900s Era
A series of disasters and legal actions dominate the item. Moody church in Chicago burned destroying a landmark and killing many. The Missouri Athletic Club building in St. Louis suffered a devastating blaze. Reports describe casualties, courtroom suits against John A. Hennessy, and charges of falsification in railroad accounts. The White Sox and Giants returned from world travel amid a stormy welcome, while a moving pictures censor list arose in Los Angeles. A Chicago murder verdict and a Notre Dame ceremony to receive Gen Meagher’s sword conclude the roundup.
Texans Exhume Vergara Body After Kidnap Death
A Texas ranger party crossed into Mexico exhumed Clemente Vergara the ranch man killed by federals three weeks earlier and brought the body to Laredo Texas. The tyrant notes indicate torture with bullet wounds a crushed head and charred hands. General Carranza ordered Villa to withdraw after Villa demanded 250000 from Gen Tarrazas in exchange for not sending his son to the Torreon front. Seven hundred federal troops defeated 3000 rebels at Torreon with 400 killed. A commission was appointed by Carranza at Nogales Sonora to investigate the Benton case.
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Texas Rangers
Mexico
Clemente Vergara
Laredo
Tex
Vergara
Villa
Luis Tarrazas
Luis Terrazas II
Torreon
United States
Carranza
Chihuahua
Mex
Benton
Nogales
Sonora
Global unrest and notable deaths across 1910s era
Reports from London Rio de Janeiro Epirus and Paris describe militant suffragette clashes with police in Trafalgar Square and detentions including Miss Zelle Emerson of Jackson Michigan. Other items note deaths of Frederick Townsend Martin and George W Vanderbilt, a Paris trial of Earle and Klerman for kidnapping, and a missing woman Jessie Branton amid a murder charge.
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Trafalgar Square
London
Sylvia Pankhurst
Zelle Emerson
Jackson, Mich
Jessie Branton
Cairo
Gary
Ind
Mose Endicott
President Urges Panama Toll Exemption Repeal
President Wilson appeals to Congress to repeal the Panama canal act toll exemption for coastwise U S vessels. He argues the policy is a mistaken economic choice, breaches the treaty with Great Britain, and threatens U S credibility abroad. He cites universal treaty interpretation abroad and vows to uphold foreign policy with prompt action.
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U. S
The
Congress
United States
Great Britain
Seven-Story Missouri Athletic Club Fire Kills Dozens
A devastating blaze in St Louis destroyed the Missouri Athletic Club building. Forty dead and 29 injured as residents fled by rope and improvised ladders. Bank owners and many prominent locals connected to the building are listed among the missing or killed. Authorities search ruins with fire crews and police aiding in rescue efforts.
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Missouri Athletic Club
St. Louis
Boatmen’s Bank
Tucker
John M. Rickey
Chicago
Ford Manufacturing Company of
St. Paul
A. J. Odegard
Railway Supply Company
L. A. Ruff
Edwin C. Kessler
Cashier Wire Company
James D. Reilly
Doorman
William E. Erd
East St. Louis
Allen Hancock
Charles Schimel
William Koerner
Houseman
F. W. Williams
New York
Lee Walsh
John Dwyer
Engine Company
James McGinnis
Allen Dow
Bert Crouch
Western Electric Company
William E. Becker
D. E. Fitzgerald
Pierce Oil Corporation
John Retz
Plumbing Company
William J. Kinser
Construction Company
Thomas Shyne
Underwood Typewriter Company
Syracuse
N. Y
William Shields
Lye Company
George Goerner
Commission Company
Dan Weatherly
Dry Good Company
Thomas Wright
The
Apollo Club
J. L. Hashlen
Marx Hammer
J. B. Chesley
L. A. Tilley
L. R. Ruff
C. E. Smith
C. E. Hunicke
Marshall Bier
J. E. Chasnoff
St. Joseph
Model School At Harvard Planned For Fall
Harvard University plans a model school for children starting next fall with a kindergarten in the first year and subsequent classes later. Both boys and girls will be taught under a carefully selected staff led by Prof. Paul H. Hanus.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Plade Public
University Department of Education
Paul H. Hanus
What ten dollars did for this woman
Mrs Marti Halley of Danville Virginia credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from female trouble. She reports no bearing down pains and better sleep after using the remedy and urges others to try it. The advertisement promotes Pinkham's products and offers confidential advice from a woman at the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Danville
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Marti Halley
Colquhone Street
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Night Express Wreck Reveals Slumbering Porter
An express train derailment at midnight causes cars to topple and lights to go out. Passengers search wreckage for the injured and discover a porter sleeping beneath twisted iron, joking about missing the dinner car at Jackson.
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Limited
Gemmun
Jackson
Sage and Visitor Debate Privacy and Law Advice
In a brief dialogue the Sage warns against meddling while the Visitor, a lawyer, retorts that self preservation requires action. The exchange highlights contrasting approaches to responsibility and intervention.
Life's Road Smoothed by Change of Food
A Troy woman credits Grape-Nuts with easing years of indigestion and bilious headaches. She says daily use, sometimes twice, let her sleep well, banished pain, and left her feeling like a new person. The testimonial, from Postum Co. of Battle Creek, notes readers can read The Road to Wellville in the package.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Newson
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