Happenings of the Past Week Across Nations and States
A sweeping digest notes talk of tariff prospects in Congress, possible resignations, and cabinet shifts. It lists political moves from Washington to Iowa and Wyoming, court appointments, inland waterways plans, crimes, and notable deaths and awards shaping early 1911.
Roundup of Early 1915 State and National Political News
Clarksville West Virginia reports a large fire while South Dakota considers a hat pin bill. Toledo Mayor Brand Whitlock faces appendicitis. Express firms seek rate cuts. Paraguay elects Colonel Jara president. Dexter Savings Bank of Maine closed by state examiner. James A Reed elected U S senator in Missouri legislature. New Jersey investigates Atlantic City election frauds. Senator Aldrich travels south for health. Panama assembly approves aid for Pan-gin worlds fall in 1915. Texas Governor Branch Colquit urges local option laws. Missouri Governor Hadley seeks parole officer appointment.
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John Worth Kern
United States Senate
Indiana
Albert J. Beveridge
Briand
Giselme
France
Holland
Flushing
Netherlands
George Fong
Prince
Tsai Hsun
Oakland
Calif
W. H. van Schaack
General Stocumb
South Dakota
Great Lakes
Omaha
B Clark Hyde
Kansas City
Colonel Swope
Missouri Supreme Court
Arthur Thompson
Wiman
Baker
Buffalo
N.Y
Farmers Bank of Toronto
Helena
Mont
W. H. Edwards
Gallagher
Gaynor
Europe
San Francisco
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Navy
Theodore Roosevelt
Seymour
New York City
Bonilla
Honduras
Maximo Rivera
Monroe
Taylor- Jacobs Gang
Kansas
Secret Service
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Institute
St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum
Grand Rapids
Mich
Maracolona
Willson
Kentucky
Henry E. Youtsey
William Goebel
Youtsey
Clarksville
W. Va
Millar Fire
Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Express
Paraguayan Congress
Jara
Dexter
James A. Reed
U. S. Senate
New Jersey Assembly
Atlantic City
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Panama National Assembly
Branch-Colquit
Texas
Hadley
Missouri
Dyspeptic Philosophy on Theater Audiences and Parlor Wit
A humorous critique of theater culture and audience manners. It riffs on aging, luck, love, and ambition with lines about a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Audiences, masculine pride, and a playful exchange about a miscaptured mistletoe plant.
Huppuch Urges Party Members to Back Sheehan for Senate
Albany report says Winfield A. Huppuch, chairman of the Democratic state committee, declares every Democratic senator and assemblyman should abide by the caucus result that backed William F. Sheehan for U.S. senator. Dix had no foreknowledge, and Huppuch says the chairman is solely responsible.
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Albany
Winfield A. Huppuch
Democratic State Committee
United States
Huppuch
Great Harbor Outer Harbor Bill For Chicago Senate Dropped
Chicago outer harbor legislation emerged in the senate led by Senator Juul. The plan seeks a lakefront harbor constructed by the sanitary district or city, with a projected cost near 50 million dollars, aiming to create one of the world’s greatest harbors. The measure dwarfs the 20 million deep waterways appropriation.
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Springfield
Chicago
Senate
Juul
United States urged to prevent Haiti Santo Domingo clash
President Simon of Haiti seeks good offices of the United States to avert war with Santo Domingo. Henry W. Furniss, American minister to Haiti, reports the Haitian president asks US interposition to mediate a peaceful settlement between the contending parties.
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Washington
United States
Simon of
Hayti
Republc
Santo Domingo
Henry W. Furniss
State Department
No Extra Session Rumors Dismissed In Washington
Congressional leaders deny talk of an extra session citing similar congestion in calendars during the present and two years ago. They say appropriation bills are not more jammed than in the short session at that time.
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Battle Creek
Mich
State St
Chicago
7 Magazine
Weilville
Co. W
Washington
Congress
E. R. Wallace
Morrisons
James McGraw
Mandeville St
New Orleans
New York Financier Donates 100000 for Washington Memorial
A New York financier donated 100000 to the George Washington memorial association, advancing its goal to raise 660000 for a memorial site. The donor asked to remain anonymous.
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New York
George Washington Memorial Association
Church to Provide Nursery for Sunday Services
Fort Wayne Indiana Reverend H B Master of the First Presbyterian Church announces a nursery will be conducted in a church social room with experienced teachers to allow babies to attend Sunday morning services.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
H. B. Master
First Presbyterian Church
Peary Close to North Pole Claim Endorsed
Washington reports Captain Robert E. Peary came within 1.6 miles of the north pole, a finding by the House Committee on Naval Affairs in considering a bill to retire Peary with the rank of rear admiral.
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Washington
Robert EB. Peary
North Pole
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Peary
Hilles Offered Secretaryship to Taft
Charles D. Hilles assistant secretary of the treasury has been offered by Taft the post of secretary to the president. It is reported that Hilles is considering the offer.
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Washington
Charles D. Hilles
the Treasury
Taft
Hilles
Lawson’s Thanksgiving Proclamation Provokes Quip War
A Boston banker praises Thomas W. Lawson’s prose while recounting a quip laden story about a funeral of a millionaire financier. Lawson is noted for exposing indulgent high finaciers, with one exchange hinting at his signature satirical edge.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Lawson
A Medical Compromise in Consultation
A patient recalls two doctors giving differing advice and finally agreeing to combine their recommendations. The exchange highlights a humorous medical stalemate resolved by mixing the approaches.
When the suffragettes rise power reshapes office rules
Fragmentary line suggests a shift as suffragettes gain power and the office considers male candidates to dodge perceived bias against women. The text hints at political maneuvering and gender dynamics affecting who is chosen for office.
Rightly Mean Minds Clash In Civic Debate
Readers recall a sharp public dispute where strongly held beliefs clash with moral certainty. The piece examines how so called virtuous intent can mask harsh actions and threaten fair discourse in a heated community moment.
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