Congress Eyes Currency Reform Amid Vreeland and Aldrich Plans
The Power of the sixteenth congress reports a Wednesday conference with Speaker Cannon and Senator Aldrich to push a currency bill. A plan to caucus Republicans aims to pass a commission to study currency and finance, with Vreeland and Aldrich features shaping the final act. Senate leaders seek a workable measure, avoiding the full Aldrich bill, while conferees will stitch provisions into a modified bill for passage.
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D. C
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Senate
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Aldrich
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Vreeland
Commission
Miners and Operators Disagree Over Illinois Wage Scale
Coal miners and operators in Illinois diverge on the joint scale committee compromise. The decision now rests with United Mine Workers members in the state to vote by referendum on a strike to compel the Illinois Coal Operators Association to pay shot firers in the mines.
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Springfield
Tll
Ilinois
United*Mine Workers
Tlinois Coal Operators Association
Kansas Court Declares State Lacks Rights Over Goose Island
In federal court Judge Pollock ruled Kansas has no rights of law in governing Goose Island in the Missouri River near Kansas City. The decision confirms earlier findings by the special referee.
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Goose Island
Topeka
Kan
Pollock
State of
Kansas
Missouri River
Kansas City
Southern Storm Toll Rises After Friday Tornadoes
New Orleans reports the toll from four southern states as of Sunday: about 350 killed, 1,200 injured seriously, and 2,500 homeless. Towns show extensive wreckage with dozens of buildings ruined. plantation and farm damages not included.
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New Orleans
Professor Ephriam Miller Retires From KU Math Department
Lawrence Kansas professor Ephriam Miller marks his seventy fifth birthday and sixty one years in teaching. He began teaching in 1847 and has led KU mathematics for 34 years, remaining active as department head.
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Lawrence
Kan
Ephriam Miller
University of Kansas
Miller
Kansas
Catholics Celebrate 100 Years in New York Archdiocese
New York Catholics filled every church and home within the archdiocese as crowds of up to a million gave thanks for a century of Catholic activity since establishment. The week of rejoicing began to mark the milestone.
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New York
Archdiocese of New York
British Cruiser Gladiator Sinks After Collision Near Isle of Wight
The cruiser Gladiator wrecks after a collision with the liner St. Paul in a SHOW storm off the Isle of Wight on Saturday morning. Twenty eight crew members are dead or missing. divers searched the sunken vessel on Sunday but found no bodies.
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Southampton
England
St. Paul
Isle of Wight
Academy Urged to Sanitize Caracas Against Plague
President Castro asks the academy of medicine to outline steps to combat bubonic plague in Caracas. The academy orders immediate rat destruction, daily street and building washing, and elimination of existing infection foci.
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Caracas
Willemstad
Castro
Academy of Medicine
Academy
Remarkable English Storm Thunders Across the Nation
A blizzard, the worst in southern England since 1881, swept the United Kingdom Friday night through Saturday. A violent northerly gale and low temperatures produced snowdrifts up to eight feet deep in many areas.
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London
England
United Kingdom
Half the Town Engulfed in Notre Dame De Sallette Collapse
Buckingham Ontario reports a disaster at Notre Dame De Sallette on the Lievre river. A sliding mountain swallowed half the hamlet Sunday, with at least 30 residents confirmed dead and many more missing.
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Buckingham
Notre Dame de Sallette
Lievre
Snow Storm Hits Pierre South Dakota
A snow storm began Saturday night in Pierre South Dakota and continued through Sunday, growing worse before fading Sunday evening. Temperatures remained mild, causing melting to occur as the snow fell.
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South Dakota
Pierre
S. D
Alaska Gold Strike Report From Bishop Rowe
Bishop P. T. Rowe arrived in Seattle from the north aboard the Yukon with first detailed information on a gold strike on Nolan Creek at the head of the Koyukuk River. The strike lies about 200 miles from the Arctic Ocean and was made at a depth of about 150 feet. End-of-summer cleanup is estimated at 1,000,000 dollars.
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Séattle
Wash
P. T. Rowe
Episcopal Church
Territory of
Yucatan
Nolan Creek
Koyukuk River
Arctic Ocean
Whisky seized from five barrels consigned to local merchants
Oklahoma officers seized five barrels of whisky received Saturday for merchants own use. The sheriff took possession immediately after the barrels arrived in Guthrie.
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Oklahoma
Lo Guthrie
Gas Driller Dies On Platform Near Harrisville
Douglas, a driller from Ga, was killed near Bartlesville when he fell while tying onto a gas pipe at a gas well. Harrisville, W Va authorities said the fatal accident happened Saturday.
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Bartlesville
Douglas
Harrisville
Identity of a Lady Maccabee Traced by Coat Badge
A loafer in railroad yards picked up a glittering object and pinned it to his coat. He collided with a freight train, was knocked unconscious, and later identified by a badge on his coat as a Lady Maccabee after a dispatcher ordered a pocket search.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Patrick Doyle
Doyle
Patrick
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Cure
A promotional tale touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh in all stages. It claims internally targeting blood and mucous surfaces, offering 100 dollars to any case it cannot cure, with testimonials available and product sold by druggists at 75 cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
The Oldest Professions Joke From a Family Visit
An old friend visits a young lawyer who insists he is practising law while claiming he is practicing economy. The exchange highlights a humorous distinction between appearance and reality in a family setting.
You Eat Pie
An advertisement urges readers to buy OUR PIE from grocers to make lemon chocolate and custard pies. If unavailable, seek a store that stocks it. The message cites D-Zerta Co. Rochester NY and closes with a Bacon quote on modest wealth and cheerful sharing.
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D-Zerta Co
Rochester
N.Y
GINES
JAS
B. Seager
Gen
Olds Power Co
Olds
United States
Pettit’s Eye Salve touted for instant eye relief
Pettit's Eye Salve claims to give instant relief to irritated eyes from dust heat sun or wind. Sold for 25 cents at all druggists of Howard Bros Buffalo NY.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Bffalo
Wells
Jersey City
N. J
Witty Quip on Brains Back of the Forehead
A humorous line notes that a man with brains placed behind his forehead would lack time to consult a beauty doctor proving wit over vanity.
Red Cross Ball Blue and Cigar Ad Patter
Vintage ad style copy promotes Red Cross Ball Blue at five cents and Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria Illinois. Teething syrup for children by Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claims gum soothing and wind colic relief.
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Red Cross
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
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