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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1911
Page
2
Memorial to Major L'Enfant unveiled in Arlington
Ceremonies marked the unveiling of the Major L Enfant memorial with brief addresses by President Taft Senator Root and the French ambassador M Jusserand. The event highlighted L Enfant who laid out Washington to the public in Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L’enfant
City of
Washington
Arlington
Taft
Root
M. Jusserand
Notable 1911-12 Society and World Events Highlight Coronation Era News
Personal Miss Gertrude Emily Gaynor marries William Seward Webb Jr in Wilmington. Robert Todd Lincoln resigns as Pullman president and is elected chairman. John Sumner Runnels becomes president. Rev John F Carson elected Presbyterian moderator at Atlantic City assembly. Stuyvesant Fish Jr and family welcome a grandson in New York. Royal coronation coverage notes imperial conference in London. Berteaux killed, Monis injured in Issy Les Moulineaux air show disaster. UK incomes tax figures show 10,300 earn over 25 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Emily Gaynor
Mayor Gaynor
Wilmington
Del
William Seward Webb, Jr
William Seward Webb
W. H. Vanderbilt
Robert Todd Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Pullman Company
Chicago
John Sumner Runnels
John F. Carson
Brooklyn
The
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Atlantic City
N. J
Stuyvesant Fish, TL
Stuyvesant Fish, Jr
New York
Tinois Central Railroad
Secretary Knox drafts arbitration pact submitted to British and French
Washington Secretary of State Knox completed a draft arbitration pact for the United States and sent it to the British and French ambassadors for review. The move signals ongoing diplomatic efforts amid wartime tensions and aims to set formal dispute resolution channels between the allied powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Pacific
Northwest States
Roosevelt
Britain
United States
Knox
France
Great Britain
Prompt Inquiry Urged Into Lorimer Bribery Case
Senate introduces a Dillingham resolution calling for a full investigation into Senator Lorimer of Illinois amid bribery claims. La Follette supports amendments and condemns delaying tactics and Senate courtesy as undermining representative government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lorimer
Illinois
Senate
Dillingham
Committee On Privileges and Elections
State Senate of
Federal
la Follette
Charles A. White
Taft Attacked Over Canadian Reciprocity by Nelson
Senator Nelson of Minnesota assaulted President Taft before the senate finance committee accusing him of blocking senate amendments to the Canadian reciprocity bill. Nelson proposed amendments to cut tariffs on farm products and argued the senate must amend the treaty rather than accept it as presented. He condemned Taft for evading the Constitution and urged careful consideration of his proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nelson
Minnesota
Taft
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
United States
Rebels Slay 225 Chinese in Torreon Fight
Report from Eagle Pass Texas says 225 Chinese killed in a desperate clash between Mexican Insurrectos and Chinese at Torreon. Sam Wah of Ciudad Porfirio Diaz reports fifty of Wah’s ranchmen among the dead and telegraphs the Chinese minister in Washington for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Pass
Tex
Torreon
Sam Wah
Ciudad Porfirio Taz
Wah
Washington, Ne
Kidney Cure Claim Offers Free Trial Pack
Advertises Dr Derby s Kidney Pills as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder troubles and rheumatism with a free sample and a 25 cent package option. Claims quick 24 hour proof and lists symptoms like back pain and abnormal urination as curable. Mentions Derby Medicine Co Baton Rouge Mich and price guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Derby
Bright
Derby Medicine Co
Baton Rapids, Mich
Sure Sign in Twilight Lore
Mrs Wiggins states their daughter Mary is a beloved name. Mr Wiggins asks how she knows. Mrs Wiggins notes Mary refers to twilight as the gloaming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Wiggins
Mary
Mr. Wiggins
Twilight
The Best Dressed Man
A man scarred by a severe scalding claims to be the best dressed in town. Resinol ointment dressings brought instant comfort, soothing burns cuts and skin eruptions. The product promises rapid relief, is gentle for all ages, and sold in opal jars for fifty cents or a dollar by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
What Mamma Said
A new minister visits the Fosdicks and tries to kiss the child Anna. She refuses, then mom suggests she should kiss him. Anna declines again, saying mamma will kiss him instead. The exchange ends with the minister asking for a kiss and Anna’s firm reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fosdicks
Anna
Mamma
Indignant Diner Finds Button in Roast Turkey
A diner indignantly complains of finding a button in a dish of roast turkey while a waiter explains it is part of the dressing. In a separate note a man who has been married fifty years allows his wife to boast about it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ockport
Avery Murphy
Melchior Luysterberg
St. Mark's Hospital
New York City
Claude Grahame-White
Pauline Chase
Harper’s Bazar
Park & Pollard
Pat and His Mare Draws Town Attention
In Garry a lean blind lame mare pulls a wagon while Pat, her handler, endures taunts from a crowd of sport fans. A heckler asks for the “real goods,” and Pat replies the mare “seems to draw the attention of every fool in town.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Garry
Begorra
Directors to blame as bank collapses spark blame game
A satirical note mocks bank failures and blames directors, suggesting only women would prevent such crashes. The Boston Transcript quotes a sharp quip blaming uninvolved directors for the financial collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
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Lake City
Fla
Boston Wood Carvers’ Association
Grand Rapids, Mich
Kansas City
Live Stock Exchange
Ilinoia
Helm Committee
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Albert J. Hopkins
Oklahoma
Guaranty Fund
Far East Side
Pre.tl
Tacoma
Attu
Aleutian Islands
Smithsonian Institution
Henry O. Seixas
Central Park
Columbus
Wickersham
Clark McKercher
United States Circuit Court
Lumber Trust
Thomas E. Knotts
Gary
Ind
Lake County
Grand Jury
Fred Husiad
Greenwich, Conn
Chester
Ill
Henry J. Heine
Will Rogers
Las Vegas
N. M
Waldo Rogers
Henry L. Waldorf
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Joe Wiggins
Rogers
Tippecanoe Lake
Bernard Minear
Morris Gary
Warsaw
England
London
Australia
Dominion
Canada
Union of South Africa
Dominion of New Zealand
New Foundland
Henri Maurice Berteaux
Antoine BE. Monis
Interior
Antoine, Jr
Tenri de la Mourthe
Issy Les Molineaux
Paris
United Kingdom
Lp. Ass
Lorimer Quiz
Insurrectos
the Park & Pollard
the Fair Mammoth Grocery Department Store
Adams and
Dearborn Streets
Common Sense
Common Sense Mfg. Co
Niagara Street
Absorbine, JR
W. F.young
P.D.F
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
ROE Etae
Migtona
Timsville Sandary M
Carpenter-Sanborn
Pukwana
Brule County
South Dakota
Uta
Hatchtown
Tal
Ood
Utah
Manitoba
Portage Plai
Fay
Thos A
Brave Earth
Lista
Price
Morenurt & Atchison
Mankato
Minneso
Southwestern Li Co
Nghureh
BR. BR
Broaddus
West Point
Virginia
North Dakota
First State Bank
Lankin
North Cat
Southern
Minn
Ohd
Lassell
Danesville
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