Reapportionment Debate Docks in Senate Over House Growth
Washington July 1 Senator Martine of New Jersey faces Republican mockery as a tariff critic while the Senate weighs a census based reapportionment bill increasing House membership. Debate centers on power concentration costs and bipartisan concerns about cost and electoral college impact. Senator Culberson carts in documents as usual.
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Senate Committee On Census
House
Oil Treatment Set For Blanco Road Project
A carload of asphaltic oil ordered by the county commissioners will arrive soon and be spread over 1.5 miles of the Blanco road within city limits. Eight thousand gallons at three cents each will form a durable crust, with two coatings in the first year and a yearly coat thereafter to prevent washing and preserve the road, after the Precinct No. 2 stretch was recently upgraded.
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Blanco
Blanco Road
Flies on Flypaper Spark Hygiene Talk in Household
A reader quotes a line about flies carrying filth on their feet and spreading disease. The wife responds by carefully removing flies from the flypaper and washing their feet with violet water, illustrating household hygiene concerns.
What happened to the Grand Young Man of Indiana
A terse inquiry in the Charleston News and Courier questions the fate or current status of the prominent Indiana figure known as the Grand Young Man, reflecting curiosity about his activities or whereabouts.
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Charleston News and Courier
Aldermen Seek Sixty Day Budget At Monday Council
Ten insurgent aldermen from the Citizens party vow to push a sixty day budget at Monday’s council meeting. They blame delays on the mayor as they plan a surprise move if his budget advances, citing unpaid June salaries and a charter requirement for a year end financial statement.
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C. T. Fincham
Monnday
Fincham
Commercial Recorder
Osage Bride Price Sets Record in Tribal Marriage
Louise Bacon-Rind aged 14 and Charley Lookout aged 18 wed in Pawhuska Oklahoma under tribal rites and traveled to Kansas City to legalize the union with a justice of the peace. Lookout paid eighteen ponies, valued about $100,000 per family, the highest Osage bride price on record.
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Louise Bacon-Rind
Charley Lookout
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Miss Brooke Carke Showcases Crystals in Amethyst Neck Ornaments
Miss Brooke Carke attracted attention at a London exhibition of handicraft work held last month in the Lyceum club. Her treatment of crystals and method of mounting amethysts in neck ornaments drew notice for its alignment with old Florentine designs.
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Lyceum Club
London
Atwood Makes Record Flight Over New York
Boston aviator Harry M. Atwood flies from New London to New York in four hours forty minutes. He circles the Singer Building and Lady Liberty, performs aerial evolutions over Broadway and the East River, and lands at Governor’s Island after a fuel stop. He plans to compete for Hearst’s $50,000 prize next year.
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Eames to Marry De Gogorza in Private Paris Ceremony
New York announces Mme Emma Eames and Emilio de Gogorza will wed in Paris July 12 or 15 in a private ceremony. Mrs Ernest de Gogorza says no family will attend and plays down past rumors of a quarrel. They plan a United States tour together in October after the marriage.
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Emilio de Gogorza
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Woman mayor plans council meeting in Kas Kas July
Mrs Ella Wilson the woman mayor of Kas says she will hold a council meeting next Monday evening with all council members present. Governor Stubbs advised that any councilman who refuses to attend the duly called meeting can be arrested and bonded to appear at this and future meetings.
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Kas
Ella Wilson
Stubbs
Political scandal over Mexican treasury shortfall and Madero probe
July 1 reports reveal the national treasury left 25,000,000 pesos instead of 62,000,000 pesos after the Diaz regime. Francisco Madero will investigate the shortfall and fate of the remaining balance remains a mystery. In New Hampshire women win a bill making mothers legal guardians of their minor children with others.
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Mexico
Diaz
Francisco Madero
New Hampshire
Guarne
Washington land grab sparks rumor of officials tied to park plan
The report details a proposed government park and avenue project in Washington tied to land purchases. Representative Sisson asks why Congress changed the law and seeks a three Democrat three Republican inquiry into land ownership and trustee holdings amid persistent rumors of high officials’ involvement.
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Theodora P. Shonts Isolated After Illness Rumor
Theo P Shonts has stayed in seclusion at her daughter's apartments. Friends in the city have not seen her, and callers are told she is ill and cannot see anyone.
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New York Traction
Shonts Motoring Trip Keeps Executive Off Office
Theodore P. Shonts was absent from Interborough offices as his assistant Pepperman announced he was on a motoring trip and would return Wednesday. Rumors of a possible separation suit by Harriet Amelia Drake were denied. Shonts, noted engineer, rose to Panama Canal director before a high salary offer and a rich social life.
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the Interborough
Pepperman
Shonts
Harriet Amelia Drake
Centerville
Iowa
Ryan
Carnegie outlines view on indictments in U S steel cases
Special cable from London cites Andrew Carnegie at Skibo Castle arguing indictments against steelwire officials follow the law, but outcome will decide correctness. He says directors’ punishment matters little and warns combinations must be curbed by the Court of Commerce, which should regulate prices and access company papers to protect investors and consumers.
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Supreme Court Room
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