Polygamy Question Sparks Courtroom Wit in Toledo
In a Toledo naturalization hearing, Assistant U S District Attorney P OOrth led the government role. A German applicant, tested on the meaning of polygamy, admitted unfamiliarity, and joked that one wife is enough given high prices. The judge pressed for clarity, and the exchange ended with the applicant quipping one wife is plenty.
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P. Orth
United States District Atttorney
Toledo
Mustache
Toledo Blade
Palatial Offices for Congressmen in Washington
The new 3 million office buildings for Congressmen will let lawmakers avoid interacting with constituents. Two identical structures, one for the senate and one for the house, will feature private underground transit, suites for all members, conference rooms, private dining, barber shops, baths, and lounges. The house building is nearing occupancy. senate construction lags behind.
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Ashington
Senate Chamber
Hall of Representatives
Senate
House
Hach
Humphrey
Thia
Capitol Building
Navy Health Outcomes Highlight Naval Deaths and Color Blind Rejections
The Surgeon General Rixey report shows the Navy and Marine Corps at about 42 000 strength with 241 deaths in a year. Most deaths were from injury, drowning, and disease was lower, while color blindness rejected about 907 applicants. The piece also considers the role of women nurses and potential expansion in wartime.
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Rixey
Marine Corps
Naval Hospitals
Medical Bureau
Naval
Reception to the Diplomatic Corps in Washington
President Roosevelt hosted a grand reception for the diplomatic corps and hundreds of guests. Diplomats and spouses filled the White House, with many aristocrats and titled figures present. Attaches and officials from European powers emphasized rank, while critics noted military uniforms and decorations could be trimmed for a more imposing appearance.
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Roosevelt
White House
Washington
United States
A Hard Year for Counterfeiters
John W D Wilkie chief of the secret service reports for the year ending June 380 arrests were made, 216 detected counterfeit coin and 10 forged notes. Of those, 115 were convicted, 26 awaiting court actions, 36 awaiting grand jury, 23 acquitted, two ignored by the grand jury, four remanded, one awaiting sentence, two discharged by federal attorneys. Among arrestees 182 were native born Americans, Italy second with 21. With one exception most counterfeits showed novice or ignorant foreign work and circulation volume was smaller. Tolley, a major note-racket figure, was captured thrice and now confined at Atlanta federal prison. he accounted for about 50 percent of reported notes.
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John WD. _ Wilkie
Secret Service
Thia
Federal Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Italy
Wilkie
Ralher
Irving Tolley
Federal
Atlanta
Yie
Question of Method Question of Method
A Chicago Daily News excerpt presents Mrs. Bovee and a caller debating marital roles. Mrs. Sedgwick’s languid, indulgent style is praised as effective, with the claim that a wife’s selfless management keeps husbands content. The talk centers on domestic duties, responsibility, and the idea that women’s restraint shapes husbands’ burdens and fatigue.
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Mary Belle Sedgwick
Ufe
Mrs. Bovee
Henry
By Product of Pacific Coast Match Factory
A single match factory on the Pacific coast operates over 80 miles of railroad and receives daily 200000 feet of straight grained agar pine and yellow pine logs. Interior lumber is unsuitable. The by product includes a thousand cigars and 800 window washes daily.
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Pacific Coast
Cuticura Remedies Cure Skin Sores in Tennessee Case
Mrs. Lillie Wilcher of Chattanooga Tennessee reports using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to cure a running sore on her baby's neck and a tetter like skin disease on her face. She notes a second outbreak on her hands and wrist that improved after trying the same remedies. She also mentions curing her uncle’s baby with sores on the head and another baby in the same condition. Date is February 16 1907.
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Lillie Wilcher
Eleventh St
Chattanooga
Tenn
The Reason for Marrying and Trade Ad Parody
A humorous exchange about marriage motives and loss of reason appears in a lighthearted Harvard Lampoon line. An adjacent Minneapolis ad from N. W. Hide & Fur Co. promotes cheap guns traps furs hides tanning robes and rugs. The tone blends satire with a trade notice.
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N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Farmers Targeted in South Dakota Advertising Scheme
A deceptive land deal operation lured farmers with low land prices then charged advertising fees. An agent claimed sales would occur if farmers paid fifty cents per acre for ads, though no contract required payment until sale. In Brown County about 22 farmers were enticed, one losing 320 dollars, while others threaten court action.
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South Dakota
Grafter Calloon
Brown County
An Object Lesson Miranda Refuses Marriage Lesson
A mistress tells Miranda she is a good cook and too good to keep. Miranda refuses marriage, saying she has lived with them too long to want to wed. The dialogue suggests loyalty to her employers and a possible second interpretation.
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Miranda
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