Happenings That Are Making History This Week
A roundup notes Maj James B Cavanaugh tours Alaska waters to study navigational aids. Secretary Nagel denies a successor to Robert Watchorn has been named. Senators Tillman and McCumber spar over tariff bill while Nelson urges free lumber. A tax amendment proposal stalls. Taft to travel West. Tawney signals $25 000 for president’s travel expenses.
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James B. Cavanaugh
Corps of Engineers
Washington
Alaska
United States
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Robert Watchorn
Immigration
New York
Tillman and
McCumber
Senate
Nelson
Cummins
Iowa
Culberson
Texas
Congress
Tawney
House Appropriations Committee
Taft
Debates, Births, and Political Shifts Highlight Early 20th Century
Milwaukee mayor candidate Rose and Albion College doctor Dr Dickie held a second Haquor debate in Chicago. Holland’s Queen Wilhelmina welcomed a daughter as the nation celebrated. Arizona governor designate Judge Sloan and territory secretary designate George Young take oaths. Rock Island president Winchell says Missouri fare fight settled. Rev Dr Hale, Senate chaplain, falls ill on a Washington to Boston train.
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Rose
Milwaukee
Dickie
Albion College
Mich
Haquor
Chicago
Wilhelmina
Holland
R. EB. Sloan
Arizona
J. H. Kibbey
George Young
B. L. Winchell
Rock Island Railway System
Kansas City
Missouri
Edward Everett Hale
United States Senate
Washington
Boston
Peace Congress Opens in Chicago Amid Prominent Attendance
The second National Peace congress opens in Chicago with many notable figures present. A mutiny among Turkish marines near the American embassy in Constantinople is quickly suppressed. The George Nester sank in Lake Superior during a gale, killing seven. Army officers begin a 30 day ride over Civil War battlefields. Carl Arnold and William Harvey to be released from Kansas prison after 18 years for murder, linked to a poem Arnold says he wrote. James Hazen Hyde is jailed in Paris after an automobile accident. Miss Nina Johnson dies in Kokomo after being buried while testing chemicals at the University of Wisconsin. William W. Robinson dies in Peoria from inhalation during a theater fire. Taft pledges in a letter to the peace congress to oppose war. Charles E. Magoon to depart New York May 22 for Antwerp then tour Europe. William Bainbridge's body to be moved from Paris to Council Bluffs Iowa. he died by his own hand. A three week old girl baby found during a blizzard at Erie, Pennsylvania. parents indicated to be wealthy.
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Chicago
Constantinople
George Nester
Lake Superior
Carl Arnold
William Harvey
Kansas Penitentiary
Arnold
James Hazen Hyde
Equitable Assurance Company
Paris
Nina Johnson
University of Wisconsin
Kokomo
Ind
William W. Robinson
Peoria
Taft
Peace Congress
Charles E. Magoon
Cuba
New York
Lapland
Antwerp
Europe
William BE. Bainbridge
Treasury Department
Council Bluffs
Philadelphia
John T. Leary
Erie
Holland
Juliana
Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina
Sam
Michigan
Saloops
Tippecanoe
Indiana
Jefferson
Martin
Washington
G. K. Boyajian
Minnesota
Crookston
Consolidated Grand Lodge of Oklahoma Knights of Pythias
Chickasha
California
Co. CG. Levert
State Insurance Department of Ohio
First National Bank of
Carroll
W. F. Culbertson
Congress of the Sons of the American Revolution
Baltimore
John A. Benson
San Francisco
William H. Reynolds
Brooklyn
Forty-second Street
Madison Avenue
Hiram Webster
Michigan Central
Hastings
Mich
Indiana State
Michigan City
Porter Smith
Helen Marden
Summerville
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Nadir Pasha
Abdul Hamid
Sultan
Harry Thaw
Reynolds
Margaret Griffen
Winnebago
Rockford
Ill
Mehmed V
Turkey
Leishman
Red Cross Society
Asiatic
Beach Hargis
Irvine
Maj
Pierre Charles L’enfant
Digges Farm
Maryland
Arlington Cemetery
Skroeger
Logansport
Scranton
Alan Fi
Princess Juliana’s Birth and Global Headlines Highlight Turmoil
The article reports on the Dutch princess Juliana born to the queen of Holland. It covers massive cyclone deaths across mid and southern states, county option votes in Michigan, wet and dry counties, a Detroit court room killing, potential court martial for Abdul Hamid, Persian deaths in a clash, extradition actions in Indianapolis, head hunter arrests in Chicago, and various other political legal and social incidents from across the United States and abroad.
Rate Law 15 Valid Railroads Gain Big Point
Supreme Court rules on the commodities clause in Hepburn rate law. It limits the prohibition to direct ownership and control of products by railroads and allows stock ownership via subsidiary companies. Government loses on most points. timber exemption sustained.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Circuit Court For
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Justice White
Congress
Turko Plotters Hanged in Constantinople After Massacre
Thirteen civilians and soldiers were executed by military court order in Constantinople on Monday. Major Youssef and accomplices who killed Emir Mohammed Arslan were hanged at the parliament area and nearby spots as crowds gathered. Reports claim Abdul Hamid plotted the Adana massacres and the April mutiny.
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Constantinople
Youssef
Emir Mohammed Arslan
Ministry of War
Galata
Mourad
Nizam
Stamboul
Abdul Hamid
Adana
Dollar Wheat Has Come to Stay and Growers Thrive
The piece argues that dollar wheat is permanent as Canada’s Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta provinces will supply much of U S bread needs. It cites James J Hill on stable wheat prices and notes Canada’s rising production, migration of American farmers, booming prairie towns, new elevators and rail expansion, and government land sales fueling a wheat driven boom.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United States
Central Canada
James J. Hill
Hill
John Bull
Winnipeg
Prairies
Marine Eye Remedy Promises Relief for Eye Strain
An advertiser claims Marine Eye Remedy eases red, weak, weary and watery eyes caused by chalk dust in schools. It cites a New York City census of 17 928 children needing eye care and touts Murine as non injurious, doctor compounded, with no harmful drugs. The copy urges use in babies and offers free eye books from the Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago.
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New York City
The
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
First Boxing Match in New City Ends in Knockout
Omissions of history recount Rome founder Romulus building a wall around Rome Remus jeering at the north wall and being knocked out in the city’s first boxing contest, a famous told tale of Rome’s origins.
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Romulus
Rome
Remus
Hvanston
Notches on gun become boast in ranch tale
A flirt visiting the ranch asks about gun notches. Cactus Sim explains they mark men who overestimated themselves, sparking a quip about notching a parasol handle as a retort.
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Cactus Sim
Mamma's Orders Prompt Kiss Exchange in Houston Post
A humorous exchange from the Houston Post shows a mother dictating etiquette for a young man who offers a gift. The daughter retorts with a playful plan to return the kiss as a retort to the gesture.
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Houston Post
Lane's Family Medicine Tonic Laxative Herb Tea Ad
An old advertisement proclaims a famous health builder, a bowel cleansing tonic laxative herb tea called Lane's Family Medicine. It promises health benefits, offers a 25 cent package at druggists, and urges prior attempts be replaced with this cure. A Detroit Free Press quip accompanies the ad.
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Lane
A Rare Good Thing for Aching Feet
Mrs Matilda Holtert of Providence Rhode Island praises Allen’s Foot-Ease as a rare relief for sore tired feet. The advertisement says it is sold by all druggists for 25 cents and urges readers to ask today.
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Allen
Matilda Holtert
Providence
R. I
The Natural Proceeding: Ad Advice and Proverb Snippet
A fragmented column mixes editorial dialogue with a gag about hanging, tonic ads for Hamlin’s Wizard Oil and Garfield Tea, and a stray proverb about hiring gardens. It also advertises Lewis’ cigars and a Peoria factory claim.
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Washington News
General News
Supreme Court
Abdul
Canaada
Detroit Free Press
Lewis
Yourder
Lewis’ Factory
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