Special tariff message seeks Philippine revenue readjustment
The president sent a special message to Congress with War Department recommendations for revising the Philippine tariff. The plan raises some duties to boost customs revenue while extending protection for Philippine industries and adds to the free list. Internal revenue duties would rise to offset losses from free trade provisions under the Payne tariff bill.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Secretary of War
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Philippine Assembly
New International Travel Cheques Adopted by American Bankers
The first of the New International Money travel ers’ cheques, carried by travelers this week, are issued by American bankers. They come in 10 20 50 and 100 denominations and are printed on protected paper to resist counterfeiting. Each cheque bears the face of the New York Banking Institution and European banks cooperate to make the issue truly international.
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New York
N. Y
New International
American Bankers’ Association
New York Banking Institution
Cigarette Law Largely Ignored In Topeka Report
Topeka and other towns report the anti cigarette law passed by the last legislature is a dead letter. Most shops that sold cigarettes before the law remain selling them, simply hiding displays and stock. Authorities show little interest in enforcing the new provision.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wrights Aeroplane Flies for Italian King Observation
Wilbur Wright demonstrated his aeroplane at Ceniscele with King Victor Emmanuel to attend soon. Thousands watched as the machine rose about 180 feet, glided, and landed gracefully amid applause.
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Rome
Italy
Wilbur Wright
Victor Emmanuel
Ceniscele
Record Wheat Prices Reach New High on Wichita Board
A carload of No 3 hard wheat sold for 1.40 percent on the Wichita board of trade marking the highest price ever seen there. Wichita millers have been buying wheat in Kansas City for 11 days with local prices 5 to 7 cents higher. Dealers warn mills may shut down by May 1 due to wheat shortages.
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Kansas
Wichita
Kan
Wichita Board of Trade
Kansas City
Labor urged to organize for next Congress
The American Federation of Labor executive council called on organized labor and reform forces to begin agitation and prepare to act in the upcoming congressional election to push legislation favorable to organized labor.
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Washington, D. C
Executive Council
The
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Will Not Stop at Mombasa
A cablegram from Theodore Roosevelt declines an invitation to a public reception and a dinner and shows he will not stop in Mombasa.
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Mombasa
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft Leases Woodside Cottage as Summer Home
Official notice from the White House states President Taft has leased the cottage of Robert D. Evans in Woodside Point Beverly Massachusetts for use as a summer residence. The arrangement places the president in a coastal setting during the reopening season.
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Mr. Taft
Washington, D. C
White House
Robert D. Evans
Woodside
Point Beverly
Mass
Auto Club of America elects Cary president again
Heads Auto Club of America in New York announces Judge BE Cary was re elected president at the annual election with no opposition.
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Auto Club of America
New York, N. Y
Judge BE. H Cary
Automobile Club of America
Jury finishes voir dire in Calhoun United Railroads trial
In San Francisco Patrick Calhoun's jury case moves to testimony after 65 days of jury selection. Ferdinand Nicholas, ex supervisor, is to answer the first key question as the trial progresses. Since January 12 more than 2,400 citizens have been summoned for potential juror duty.
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San Francisco
Cal
Patrick Calhoun
United Railroads
Ferdinand P. Nicholas
Abraham Ruet
Victory for the Turbine Engines
New York scout cruiser squadron including Chester Salem and Birmingham anchored off Tompkinsville Staten Island after a 24 hour full speed test. Chester won while Birmingham dropped out due to machinery derangement, boosting turbine advocates over reciprocating engines.
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New York
N. Y
Chester
Salem
Irmingham
Tompkinsville
Staten Island
Birmingham
Fire Destroys Sections of Rochester in 25 Mile Gale
A Tuesday blaze swept through Rochester New York during a 25 mile gale destroying several city sections and causing estimated damage of 500000. Authorities feared wider spread and called for aid from Buffalo and Syracuse. By Tuesday night 100 families were homeless as militia guarded whatever remained of their belongings.
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Rochester N. Y
Rochester
New York
Buffalo
Syracuse
Tragedy in Wild West Game Ends in Fatal Shootout
Clif ford Wolford aged 15 was shot and killed by Loren Hamilton 18 during a game called Wild West. Hamilton attempted suicide after the shooting, but fellow youths seized his rifle. The group had been removing balls from carriages and a misfired loaded cartridge caused the fatal incident.
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Linton
Clifford Wolford
Loren Hamilton
Hamilton
Carridges
Senate Agrees to Return Tariff Bill for Free List
After the Senate convened on Thursday it approved a House resolution requesting the tariff bill be sent back to the House to place on the free list products including crude and refined petroleum. The bill was then returned to the Senate with the amendment.
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House
Washington
D. C
Senate
House of Representatives
Survivor of Lucknow Battle Dies at 90 in Omaha
Patrick Brennan aged 90 who took part in the 1857 58 Siege of Lucknow died in Omaha Nebraska on Thursday He kept a medal and a Queen Victoria issued slide awarded to Lucknow survivors Relatives know of no other Lucknow survivor in the city
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Lucknow
Omaha
Neb
Patrick Brennan
Brennan
Robbers Blow Open Missouri Postoffice Safe
Four masked men robbed the Wellsville Missouri postoffice on Thursday blowing the safe and escaping with a small stock of stamps and one registered letter. The explosion startled residents who were later held back as the robbers fled in a buggy.
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Missouri Postoffice
Wellsville
Missouri
Santa Fe Pleads Guilty on 23 Counts in 28-Hour Law Case
The Santa Fe company, represented by W. R. Smith and O. J. Wood, pleaded guilty before Judge Pollock to all 23 counts of violating the 28-hour law in Topeka Kansas. The firm was fined $100 and costs on each count.
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Topeka
Kansas
Santa Fe
W.R. Smith
O. J. Wood
Pollock
Plans mature for Argentine centennial exposition
Plans are maturing for a great exposition to be held in Buenos Ayres in May and June 1910 to mark the centennial of Argentina’s independence. The rural society of Argentina will open an international agricultural show on June 3.
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Buenos Ayres
Buenos Ayers
Rural Society of
Argentina
Medal To San Francisco From French Government
A gold commemorative medal from the French government will be presented in person to San Francisco authorities by Ambassador Jusserand between May 20 and 25. The medal honors the restoration after the fire and earthquake three years ago.
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San Francisco
Washington, D. C
Jusserand
Marble Tower Rising Over Potomac Front Park Site
The Pan American Bureau building sits on a reclaimed riverfront once a peninsula near the Van Ness mansion, with foundations of 1,194 concrete piles 18 to 40 feet long. Ground broken April 13 1908 and corner stone laid May 11 1908 in a ceremony attended by Roosevelt Root Nabuco Gibbons Carnegie Cranston Barrett.
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Pan-American Bureau
Potomac River
van Ness
Marcia Burns van Ness
David Burns
City of
Washington
Seventeenth Street
Bureau
Roosevelt
State Root
Nabuco
Cardinal Gibbons
Andrew Carnegie
Bishop Cranston
John Barrett
The Georgia Possum King at Alabama Banquet
Harry Fischer, Georgia possum king, praised possum as rich meat at an Alabama banquet but noted an undefined repulsiveness that keeps many people from liking it. A cab driver joke about a funeral was also recalled in the same piece.
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Georgia
Wasted Ponce de Leon Seeks Fountain of Youth
In a Puck cartoon a traveler named Ponce de Leon wanders from Jacksonville toward Key West seeking youth in a three ounce bottle advertised by the American Hygienic Face Bloom Company. The offer promises freshness and is endorsed by Lily Langtry at 75 cents a bottle. He discusses the ad with a policeman.
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Ponce de Leon
Elysium Ladies’ Companion
Bloom Company
Jacksonville
Key West
Lily Langtry
Witch of
Chicago
Ponce
Puck
Thrift Tales from the North Country
A humorous exchange contrasts thrift in a Scotsman household with an English traveler noting his wife saved part of one hundred dollars for a hat. The Scottish reply mocks thrifty acts by detailing penny-pinching habits to keep the kids from breakfast.
The Amateur Elocutionist Quips on Tears and Smiles
An unnamed speaker from the piece muses that life mixes tears with smiles. He says nothing is sadder than listening to people try to tell a funny story. The tone blends humor with poignant reflection.
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Unel Eben
NO NEED TO TAKE CHANCES IN PAINT MATERIALS
A free Houseowner's Painting Outfit No. 49 from National Lead Company offers a safe guide to selecting paint materials. The package includes color schemes, specifications, and a purity testing instrument, promoting Dutch Boy Painter purity and quality from the largest pure white lead maker in New York.
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National Lead Company
Trinity Building
New York
Niagara Falls' Awe-Inspiring Natural Power
The falls reveal the immense power of Niagara with its thunderous water flow and dramatic stone cliffs. Visitors marvel at mist, rainbows, and the scale that has drawn travelers for generations. The site embodies natural wonder and enduring tourism appeal.
Hair Regrowth Claim With Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A Pittsburgh man credits Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with restoring a clear scalp and thicker hair after severe dandruff and hair loss following typhoid fever. He used two cakes of soap and nearly a box of ointment, restoring belief in his hair. The notice ends with the sponsor Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. of Boston.
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W. F. Steese
Broad St
Pittsburg
Penn
Artificial Wants and the Cost of Luxury
A reflection on how pursuit of silk and velvet drains households. Franklin notes artificial wants exceed natural needs and wealthy displays can starve families. He quotes Poor Richard on kitchen fires being snuffed by vanity and cautions about overconsumption.
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Richard
Benjamin Franklin
Mothers urged to examine CASTORIA bottles carefully
Important notice emphasizes checking every bottle of CASTORIA as a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, urging careful examination by mothers.
Her Womanly Curiosity and Burial Questioned
A 52 year old bachelor says he has saved enough to be buried decently at public expense not to burden others. A 36 year old maiden asks why he believes he should have a decent burial at all.
Garfield Tea Promises Health and Life Benefits
An advertisement extols Garfield Tea as a natural laxative that regulates liver kidneys stomach and bowels. It claims to correct constipation purify the blood and eradicate disease, promoting overall health and vitality.
World may owe you a living warning
The taunting remark warns a stubborn youth that collecting debts will lead to a grim fate, implying he will soon be serving the undertaker.
Pettit's Eye Salve Promises Relief for Tired Eyes
Pettit's Eye Salve is advertised to relieve tired eyes and stop aches congestion inflammation and soreness. Sold by Howard Bros. in Buffalo New York and available at all druggists.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N, Y
Hamlin's Wizard Oil Aids Injuries Quickly
An early cucumber joke aside a medicinal claim describes Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a quick relief for cuts burns sprains and bruises, promising rapid pain relief and soreness reduction in accidents.
Men Who Boast When They Are Fine
A brief remark on men who speak loudly of their own goodness when they are otherwise in good standing. The line notes a tendency to brag despite decent behavior.
Red Cross Ball Blue advertised for laundry use
A grocer circular promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry powder for whitening clothes at 6 cents per package. The ad emphasizes keeping fabrics white and suggests buyers acquire it from grocery stores.
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Payne
New International Money
Wright
Lee CT
Niagara
Johnny
Niagara Falls
Yessum
Cutiura
Seneca
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