Condensed Daily News Highlights From Washington And Abroad
Washington notes report Panama canal is safe from foreign invasion and need for fortifications. Per capita wealth falls to 34.43 from 35.10. Rear Admiral Schley improves after rib injury. Congress passes census apportionment bill fixing 433 seats after 1913. U S will fund embassy and legation buildings abroad. Over 100 counterfeiters seek parole under new rates for magazines and reading matter pages. Beveridge defends Canadian reciprocity Dill for lowering living costs. Railway mail clerks seek near term settlement. US to study plague in China with Dr Richard P Strong dispatched for observational study.
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Panaima
Schley
House
Senate
Beveridge
China
Richard P. Strong
Philippines
Deadlock in New York Senate Persists
The New York senatorial deadlock continues as political maneuvering stalls a firm outcome. Elsewhere, Texas schedules statewide prohibition voting for July 22 despite national opposition. Montana's legislature defeats woman suffrage, and inventor Thomas Edison celebrated his 65th birthday Friday amid ongoing public interest. Eete. Se PERS MPNe 18 to 'The plague is causing an average of.
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New York
Texas
Montana
Thomas Edison
Trial of Mrs Doxey Continues in Missouri Court
The trial of Mrs Doxey for bigamy is continued in St Louis county court until May 21. Other items note political strife in Russia and U S Senate tariff talks, a professor’s death from a ladder fall, and various unrelated incidents across the country.
Taft to push Canadian reciprocity in Senate after Ohio victory
President Taft optimistic after flying reciprocity campaign gains in Ohio and Illinois. He returns to Washington to intensify effort on Canadian reciprocity with key conferences planned and focus on Senate passage of the McCall bill.
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Pittsburg
Taft
Ohio
Ilinois
Washington
Senate
House
Plot to project a plague in Georgia and South Carolina
Governor-elect Hoke Smith released a letter detailing a plan to spread boll weevils across cotton districts in Georgia and South Carolina. The letter claims two men hold 100000 live insects intended for distribution.
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Alanta
Georgia
South Carolina
Hoke Smith
Public schools honor Mothers with Monument Day in Mississippi
In Mississippi public schools Friday observed Monument Day with historical exercises and teacher and pupil contributions to raise funds for a monument honoring Confederate mothers of the state.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Archdiocese Mourns Death of Archbishop Patrick John Ryan
The Most Reverend Patrick John Ryan archbishop of Philadelphia died peacefully Saturday afternoon at the archiepiscopal residence beside the cathedral. He was described as serene and prepared to meet his God after a long tenure as a leading figure in the American church.
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Ryan
Philadelphia
Patrick John Ryan
Chinese Deportations Reach Texas Border
Chinese nationals are reported deported from Texas with sixty removed. Five were sent from San Antonio and another picked up at Del Rio leaving fifty four unnamed cases to be resolved.
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San Antonio
Texas
Azocther
del Rio
Roosevelt backs direct senatorial vote in Michigan rally
Former President Roosevelt favors the direct election of U S senators by the people and calls for a constitutional amendment to this end. He states support for the movement and outlines his position on the issue in Gand Rapids, Michigan.
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Roosevelt
Tr. Gand Rapids
Mich
United States
Tampa Jubilee Marks 148 Percent Population Gain
Tampa, Florida hosts a two week jubilee to celebrate a remarkable 148 percent population increase shown by the recent census. The city glows with decorations as residents honor the growth and look to the future.
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Tampa
Fla
Young Men to Enter Army
Twenty one young men from the Peenes oe en eet ane join the army, signaling enlistment efforts in Washington D C as part of the national military call.
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Army
Washington, D. C
The
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Ane
Nebraska IV Brief with Local Deaths and Events
Boone county pioneer H L Brooke died last week. A wolf hunt at Hildreth yielded two scalps. O Hanlan of Washington county resigned as county judge. William Hawes near De Witt shot his foot. two toes amputated. William K Ayres, ex chief of Kearney fire dept, died after brief illness. Buffalo County Poultry and Pet Stocks group plans next show in January 1912. York school board re elected W W Stoner as superintendent and Johnes as principal. York Methodists prepare for district lay men convention March 23 and 24 with 200 delegates expected. Seward Commercial club elected John Zimmerer president. Amos Evans home in Otoe county burned. furniture saved, house ruined. Culbertson irrigation ditch sold for 123000 to Chicago parties. Abe Vaughan bound over to district court for burning a Burlington bridge near Minersville. Heirs of Martin Reich raise readministration petition due to German newspaper notices. Corn Show and Farmers Institute held three days in Stromsburg with over 500 attendance. Burt County Farmers Institute in Lyons two days. cooking demo draws women and girls. Julia Templin dies aged 92 in Nebraska City. C W Peterson, Rock Island lineman, reported death in Lincoln hospital.
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Boone County
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Washington County
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de Witt
Wiliam K. Ayres
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Buffalo County Roultry and Pet Stocks Association
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York School Board
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York
Seward Commercial Club
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Amos Evans
Otoe County
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Pranklin Templin
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Fairbury
C. W. Peterson
Lincoln
Peterson
Rock Island
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Simplicity of Expression Shared by Lomasney Story
A Cape Cod travellers' dinner recounts Representative Pope recounting a Martin Lomasney remark about talks and nods versus writing. The piece contrasts that anecdote with advice on laundering white goods and starching for better textile appearance, promoting Defiance Starch.
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Cape Cod
Pope
Leominster
Lomasney
Dbasion Record
Fragmented Evening Gossip Echoes From Old Ledger
A garbled mock dialogue hints at social pretensions and work reference woes. The piece jumbles dialogue about employment, death, insurance, and reform, with scattered observations on alcohol, health, and a quip about the black sheep in a family.
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