Washington lawmakers face lobbies and tariff debate
Congress and administration officials addressed lobbying charges and tariff issues. McDermott denied Mulhall and McMichael allegations. Poindexter denied charges of undue influence. Morgenthau named ambassador to Turkey. Osage oil lands offered for lease. currency bill approved. income tax debates failed in senate. fire fatalities and a major lumber yard blaze reported. Miss Jessie Wilson unharmed after horse accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Senate
Washington
Henry E. Morgenthau
New York City
Turkey
Borah, Bristow and Cummins
Lind Delays Return to Mexico City Amid Revolt
John Lind, Wilson’s personal representative, will not return to Mexico City without Huerta’s invitation and likely sails to the United States from Vera Cruz. Lind stays in Vera Cruz for several days as negotiations pause, while Senor Gamboa has not requested his return. President Wilson urges Americans to leave Mexico and warns officials across the republic to protect American lives and property.
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John Lind
Wilson
Mexico City
Huerta
United States
Vera Cruz
Mr. Lind
Senor Gamboa
Mexico
Congress
Southern Republic
Rabies claiming two boys and other early 20th century news
Domestic eighteen days after his mother s death from hydrophobia John Miller of Philadelphia eleven years old died of the same malady Both had been bitten by the family cat which had rabies The national revolver match at Camp Perry Ohio was won by Tu H Snook of Columbus score 393 There were 152 entries In one of the most sensational boat races ever staged in the west the Oregon Kid won the Webb trophy Keokuk Iowa Ralph De Palma in his Mercer won the Chicago Automobile Club s trophy at Elgin Illinois race course Joe Dawson second in his Deltas Chandler third Three men dead and one dying at Wankhannock Pennsylvania from drinking wood alcohol Nelocates to the international congress at Buffalo New York on school hygiene diverging views on exercise for growing children The fifth congress will be held in Berlin in 1915
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John Miller
Philadelphia
Camp Perry
Tu. H. Snook
Columbus
West
Oregon Kid
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
Keokuk
Ralph de Palma
Mercer
Chicago Automobile Club
Elgin
Joe Dawson
Deltas
Chandler
Buffalo
N. Y
Berlin
Missionary Carl Hansen Murdered in Chilean Nitrate Fields
Foreign dispatches report Reverend Carl Hansen a Methodist missionary slain in the nitrate fields of Ivurque Chile. The Hague hosts the Palace of Peace dedication and Carnegie's reception with Queen Wilhelmina who awarded him the grand cross of the Order of Orange Nassau. International expo plans invite DC as US capital to Lyons 1914. London builders strike expands with 20000 idle workers and union appeals. The ninth Esperanto congress opens in Bern with 1100 delegates from 23 nations. twelve Americans march under the US flag.
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Carl Hansen
Ivurque
Chilli
The
Hague
Carnegie
Wilhelmina
Mr. Carnegie
Order of Orange Nassau
Bern
Personal Viscount Haldane Arrives in New York for Flying Visit
Personal Viscount Haldane the first lord high chancellor to leave Britain since Wolsey arrived in New York for a five day visit to the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Haldane
Great Britain
Cardinal Wolsey
France
New York
Canada
Four Racers Killed In Nashville Speed Meet Crash
At the state fair grounds in Nashville on Monday four auto racers died after high powered cars in a 25 mile free for all wrecked on the mile track near the grand stand. The Studebaker Whiskbroom driven by Clyde Donovan led before wheel failure caused a crash into the fence and subsequent pileup. All victims were Nashville residents.
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Nashville
Enn
State Fair Grounds
John W. Sherrill
Buick
Thomas P. Bridges
William Sherred
Stutz
Gooch” Brown
Freeman Ormsby
Mercer
Clyde Donovan
Studebaker
Edward Polk
Helen Gardner
David Gardner
Aurora
Ill
St Charles
High
Fox River
Dorothy Gardner
Riot in Dublin Leaves Dozens Hurt and Debated
London reports say 320 civilians and 45 policemen were seriously hurt in Sundays Dublin riot with one civilian dying. Both unionists and liberals blame each other over home rule fueling the violence as Ulster preparations by Sir Edward Carson are cited by liberals.
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London
England
Dublin
Londonderry
Ireland
Ulster
Sir Edward Carson
Irish Unionist Party
French aviator Pegoud completes loop at 1500 feet
In Juvisy France on September 3 Pegoud looped the loop in an aeroplane turning a full somersault from 1500 feet. He descended without injury and secrecy surrounding the test was kept with very few witnesses present.
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Juvisy
France
Pegoud
Gowns Worth $1,000 Seized in New York
Paris gowns valued at $1,000, owned by Mrs. I. H. Bartle of St. Joseph Missouri, were seized by customs inspectors on arrival in New York for alleged non declaration of duties.
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New York
Paris
I. H. Bartle
St. Joseph
Pattern Department Ad Requests Pattern Details
A newspaper notice advertises procuring patterns by sending 10 cents to Pattern Department. Readers must provide name, address, size and pattern number. The brief appeal emphasizes plain writing of personal details for order processing.
Pattern Department Size and Number Details
Pattern Department releases detailed sizing and quantity figures for its latest catalog. The notice lists available pattern sizes with stock counts and model numbers to assist designers and hobbyists in selecting appropriate patterns.
Old Cornish Fishwife’s London Walk Amazes Royalty
In 1851 Mary Callinack a 84 year old Cornish fishwife walked from Penzance to London to see the great exhibition in Hyde Park. The distance nears 300 miles and she drew attention from Queen Victoria. She vowed to visit the lord mayor before returning and kept the vow though she could not walk home.
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Mary Callinack
Penzance
London
Hyde Park
Queen Victoria
Up Against It Dance Request Sparks Family Honor
A stage dialogue shows a lover demanding a test of devotion while requesting that the partner ask his mother for the next dance, noting she hasn’t waltzed in twenty years and longs to try again. The exchange hints at family constraints and social expectations.
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Mamma
Works Both Ways Moral Twist From Uncle Eben
Uncle Eben jokes that a man who distrusts others may end up learning moral responsibilities in a way that prevents others from trusting him. The quip reflects the playful wisdom and dialect humor of the speaker.
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Eben
Tyree Antiseptic Powder Promotes Quick Relief
Summer annoyances like prickly heat ivy poisoning insect bites and offensive perspiration are relieved by Tyree's Antiseptic Powder 25c at druggists or by writing J S Tyree Washington DC for a free sample Adyv.
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Tyree
J. S. Tyree
Washington, D. C
I Am My Own Grandfather Riddle from National Monthly
A classic paradoxical riddle retold: a man narrates marrying his former girlfriend’s mother, causing a chain of marriages where roles reverse. He ends up explaining that he is his own grandfather through a tangled sequence of familial ties involving his daughter, his father, and his wife who is also his grandmother.
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National Monthly
Emerson bust joke from sculptor recounts Emerson remark
Daniel C. French the sculptor of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s bust in Memorial hall Burges inni versity recalls a meeting when Emerson rose and stared at the bust then quipped that the more it resembles him the worse it looks.
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Daniel C. French
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Memorial Hall
Burges Inniversity
Emerson
Courtship Stunt Proves Words Less Potent After Minister
A man finds his persuasive words lose strength after facing the minister following a courtship stunt. The line of influence shifts from the woman involved to a formal covenant, highlighting the ritual change in social dynamics.
Thoughtful farmer finds Postum light in coffee haze
A farmer writes that forty years of indigestion, bilious colic, and sleepless nights improved after switching from coffee to Postum. He reports reduced rheumatism, steadier digestion, and higher energy within weeks, praising Postum's taste and saying he no longer drinks coffee.
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J. T. McDermott
Illinois
House Lobby Committee
M. M. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
I. H. McMichael
House
Bannty Spee
Georgia
House Judiciary Committee
Miles Poindexter
Seattle
J. A. Emery
N. A. M. Association
Senate Lobby Committee
Mulhall
House Democratic Caucus
Osage Indian Reservation
Oklahoma
Interior Department
Cato Sells
Osage
Powhuska
Okla
Republican , Congressional Committee
McAdoo
Illinois State Fish and Game Department
Havana
M Tlerman
C. Rogers
Peterin de Latouche
M. Savy
M. Guiffrey
San Francisco
Cal
Miami Powder Company
Fayville
J. H. Kibler
Chicago
Josh Martin
Cairo
Alvey Grubbs
Thebes
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry Thaw
Evelyn
Charles W. Worthen
White River Junction
Plainfield
N. H
Jessie Wilson
President Wilson
Francis B. Sayre
Monon Railroad
Bloomington
Do. A. Smith Company
Bay Point
Wankhannock
William M. Fullerton
Lyons
District of Columbia
London Builders
Tennessee Track
Chiled
Dean
Edwin Gucket
Western Ave
Mattoon
Doan
Bex Doan’s
Foster-M" Burn CO
Postum
Postum Co
Rattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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