Senate Delays Action on Foraker Resolution After Brownsville Clash
After a two and a half hour session the Senate adjourned to Monday. Senator Culberson defended President Roosevelts order dismissing the Twenty-fifth Infantry at Brownsville citing it as a critical issue. Senator Foraker urged speedy action on his investigation resolution while Senator Lodge offered an amendment limiting inquiry to Brownsville.
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Washington
DD GC
Senate
Roosevelt
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Texas
Culberson
Senator Foraker
Lodge
Hale
Boston
Ohio
Foraker
House Holds Short Session After Holiday Recess
The House met Thursday after a holiday recess and adjourned in 15 minutes. The journal was approved and W F Englebright of California and Charles G Washburn of Massachusetts took the oath to fill vacancies from resignations and deaths. No quorum or committee reports were available, so adjournment extended to Friday.
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House
Washington
W. F Englebright
California
James Morris Gillett
Charles
Washburn
Massachusetts
Rockwood
Omnibus claims bill discussed in Washington
The omnibus claims bill carrying appropriations for Bowman and Tucker act claims was discussed in the House for five hours on Friday. Speaker announced Englebright of California to a mines committee spot, with Williamson of Oregon removed for not attending sessions and for land fraud conviction in Oregon.
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Biltl
Washington
Bowman and Tucker
Acta
House
Sannoune
Englebright
California
Williamson
Oregon
Ore ‘Gon
Taft to present Brownsville affair findings
Secretary Taft expects the Senate to resume Monday and receive a preliminary report from the investigation into the Brownsville Texas affair. Assistant Attorney General Purdy stated the inquiry has just concluded and will be summarized for the body.
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Aft
Brownsville
Washington
Taft
Senate
Twenty-Fifth Infantry
Texas
Purdy
Mystery in Wichita as inspector found dead near engine
In Wichita Kansas an engine inspector for the Missouri Pacific Railroad is found beheaded in local yards on a Friday. The body lies beside a desert engine, with the cause of death not yet established.
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Wichita
Kan
Kas
Stephen A
Miseiri Pacific Railroad Company
Priday
Dean's Kidney Pills Averted Dropsy For Olympia Woman
Mrs. Elizabeth Maxwell of Olympia Washington reports long lasting relief from a dropsical condition caused by kidney trouble. After using four boxes her swelling subsided and distress disappeared. The product is sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Mylburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Elizabeth Maxwell
West Fourth Street
Olympia
Wash
Dean
foster-Mylburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Most Youthful Professor
William T. Foster, youngest eastern states professor of English at Bowdoin College, funded himself from childhood, saved to enter college at 17, lacked Latin, finished two months of Latin in time to pass Harvard entry exam in September and enroll.
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William T. Foster
Bowdoin College
Harvard
Allcock's Plasters Promised Safe and Speedy Relief
The advertisement touts Allcock's Plasters as safe and speedy remedies with no deleterious drugs. It claims the plasters use only ingredients suited to their purpose and act quickly to relieve pain and restore healthy muscle, nerve, and skin function. It warns against imitations and urges buyers to insist on the genuine original porous plaster.
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Allcock
New York Philanthropist Turns Home Into Clinic
Dr. Adelaide Wallerstein, a rich young socialite of New York, has converted part of her elegant residence into a physician's office. She spends about six carloads daily for patient care, with all earnings directed to charity on the east side. Her husband and status do not overshadow her professional and charitable commitments.
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New
Toledo Firm Offers Reward for Uncurable Catarrrh
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every cataract case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason attests on December 66th 1886. Advertisement notes internal use of the remedy and address for sample, urging purchase.
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raTz
Oniq
Toledo
Lucas Coury
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Caengy & Co
Catarre
Hal
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Hall
EY & CQ
All
Prugwtate
Knows Whom He Can Trust In Police Work
Commissioner Bingham uses reporters to obtain exact facts for major cases. They say he gets it straight and stands firm, so even the police cannot fool him on that point.
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Police
Bingham
New ‘York City
Diogenes on facing the present past and future
A noted maxim from Diogenes urges acceptance of the present, gratitude for the past, and hopeful, fearless anticipation of the future. The quote emphasizes a calm, trustful approach to time.
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Diogenes
Advertisement sampler with cures and tonics
A collage of patent medicines and tonics advertised for children teething piles headaches and digestion. Notable products include Mira Winslow’s soothing syrup Pazo ointment Garfield Tea and Dr Kline nerve restorer. The note urges health cures and trials with prices and company locations in Philadelphia and Peoria.
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Mira
Winslow
Cured Skin Disease With Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. W. P. Ingle of Burlington North Carolina reports a cousin in Rockingham County born with a persistent skin disease. After two months of Cuticura treatment the child recovered with skin smooth as a baby's and no scarring. She remained well for seventeen years according to the testimonial dated June 16 1905.
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Rockingham Co
W. P. Ingle
Burlington, N. C
Ireland rugby full back Henebry plays on after injuries
H. J. Henebry, Ireland’s rugby full back, continued for 70 minutes against the South Africans despite a split ear, damaged skull, broken left middle finger, strained chest, torn finger cartilages, and other injuries from a tackle ten minutes after kickoff.
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H. J. Henebry
Ireland
Henry James on Boston Women Speech and a Gentlemen’s School
Henry James critiques a Boston group of young women for whining and mumbling in a passage on the speech of American women. He contrasts this with a school where parents pay to have their boys taught to speak as gentlemen, stressing the schoolmaster must speak as a gentleman.
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Henry James
Boston
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