Probe methods of certain lobbyists in Ohio amid last day bill fight
Special Columbus correspondent reports lobbyists for public utility firms used aggressive tactics to defeat the Snyder indeterminate franchise bill on the session's last day. The piece notes bribery tales revived, the bill transformed into a Cincinnati milksop measure, mayoral calls for a probe, and a forthcoming grand jury investigation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Snyder
George B. Nye
Third House
Turner
Franklin County
Cincinnati
Hunt
General Assembly
Harry M. Daugherty
Ohio Republican Executive Committee
Partes
Daugherty
Republican Party
Ohio Penitentiary
P. BE. Thomas
United States Recognizes Chinese Republic As New Government Formed
Washington reports the United States formally recognizes the Chinese republic after the constituent assembly completes organization. President Wilson extends a welcome message via Charge Williams in Peking, with Tang Hau Hung elected speaker and Yuan Shi Kai's provisional government preparing new credentials for China’s envoy.
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Washington
United States
Charge Williams
Peking
Bryan
California
Constituent Assembly
Tang Hau Hung
House
Senate
Yuan Shih Kai
Wilson
United States of America
China
Republic
Calhoun
Chang
Yuan Shi Kai
Hill Urges Ten Year Congress Adjournment
St Paul May 3 James J Hill called for Congress to adjourn for ten years to improve U S conditions. He blamed recent laws for immigration to Argentina and urged sealing off statesmen who block work, arguing business would prosper without legislative interference.
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St. Paul
Congress
United States
James J. Hill
Argentine Republic
National Cloak, Suit and Skirt Makers Meet Discuss Tariff
In Toledo on May the twenty second semi annual convention of the National Cloak Su and Skirt Manufacturers association convened. Delegates debated tariff impact and garment industry welfare and began work by the style committee of designers from Chicago and other cities.
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Toledo
National Cloak, Su and Skirt Manufacturers’ Association
Chicago
Pope Plans Early Receptions After Brief Rest
Rome on May 3 reports Pope Pius wishes to resume duties and will receive cardinals today starting with Cardinal de Sal and Cardinal Pompili. He intends to discuss with Cardinal de Lat several American questions and has not yet seen Cardinal Pompili since his appointment as vicar general.
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Rome
Italy
Pius
Cardinal de Sal
Consistorial Congregation
Cardinal Pompili
Cardinal de Lat
America
Daisy Fly Killer Ad Credits Brooklyn Dealer
A Daisy Fly Killer kills thousands and lasts all season. Ad shows H Somers at 150 De Kalb Ave Brooklyn NY as the dealer for the product.
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H. Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y. Ady
Slow Dinner Request Sparks Letters Across Miles
A diner complains to a slow waiter about service and asks for a steak. The patron humorously requests occasional postcards to update on life while the waiter is away.
Howells Praises New Leaf Mills Doctrine of Equality
William Dean Howells lauds his recent novel New Leaf Mills praising a democracy of equality. He quips that the cream of society avoids the milk of human kindness, implying snobs cannot be pleased by equality.
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William Dean Howells
New Leaf Mills
Oldest ship Constance sold to Skaw fisherman
The Copenhagen yacht Constance, claimed by some as the oldest ship in active service, has been sold to a Skaw, Jutland fisherman who will use the ancient craft in his fishing trade. Built 193 years ago she has sailed to nearly every port and her timbers remain stout, with the new owner predicting she may sail for another century.
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Copenhagen
Constance
Skaw
Jutland
Kansas Faces Old Warning Out Law to Fight Pests
Gov Hodges weighs reviving a dormant 1900 era warning out statute to curb chinch bugs and protect crops in central Kansas after locust and grasshopper damage. The measure would activate an unused tool amid a harsh pest year as farmers seek relief.
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Kansas
George H. Hodges
Kaneas
Serum for Pneumonia and Erysipelas Found
Dr Philip Hanson Bliss of Baltimore developed a serum for pneumonia and erysipelas shortly before his death last February. Dr Ford of Johns Hopkins medical school says the serum aids treatment but is not a cure, unlike diphtheria antitoxin.
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Philip Hanson Bliss
Baltimore
Ford
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Bliss
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
To Mothers in This Town. Children who are delicate, feverish and cross will get immediate relief from Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the stomach, act on the liver and are recommended for complaining children. A pleasant remedy for worms. Used by Mothers for 22 years. At all Druggists 25¢ Sample FREE Address A 8 Olmsted Le Roy N Y Adv.
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Gray
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Adv
A Good Man and His God Versus a Selfish Motive
A reflective line contrasts a virtuous man seeking to please his God with a selfish man seeking to have his God serve him. The contrast frames moral behavior and belief in duty versus desire.
Munford Woman Credits Pinkham remedy for relief
Mrs. F. P. Mullendore of Munford Alabama says she grew weak and nervous during Change of Life and her husband nailed rubber on gates to help her pass. She found Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound effective and recommends it to other women with similar troubles.
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Munford
Ala
Lydia E. Pinkham
F. P. Mullendore
Alabama
Lydia E.pinkham
Dean
Iowa
J. Hant
6Th St
Fairfield
Ian
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
N. Y
Why a Poet Quit Politics
Dublin lecture quotes W B Yeats on leaving politics to avoid exchanging sincerity for expediency. He warned that speaking high ideals while pursuing political life forces compromise, causing one to abandon noble aims.
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W. B. Yeats
Dublin
London Mail
Castoria Safety Reminder and Weathering Rain Mention
The note urges inspecting Castoria bottles for authenticity and claims Castoria has been used for over 30 years. It also references rain, crops, and umbrella figures, then oddly advertises wheat in grocers and tobacco use warnings.
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Dade
Fletcher
Easy Winner Contemplates Hand Painted Fan Fence
A child narrator jokes that a friend claims his mother has a hand painted fan. The boy retorts that their whole fence is hand painted, reflecting playful misdirection in a family anecdote.
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