Congress Opens Amid Animation as 49th Session Starts
The fifty ninth congress began its last session on December 5 with a large, eager gallery crowd. The senate fast tracked preliminaries and deferred confirmations until Roosevelt’s annual message arrived. A surge of members-elect filled the speaker’s desk while many spectators left disappointed. Chaplain Couden lamented the deaths of many members since adjournment.
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No Compromise Hopes Fade in Lords on Education Bill
Lords rise on December 4 after debate on the education bill report stage. Opposition says government will drop the bill, while an amendment by Lord Lansdowne to extend facilities for religious instruction passes 131 to 45, altering clause four and widening denominational education advantages.
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House of Commons
Supreme Court Keeps Miners in Prison for Idaho Murder Trial
The U S Supreme Court on December 3 denied habeas corpus relief for Moyer Haywood and Pettibone guiding the Western Federation of Miners. The ruling preserves their confinement in Canon County Idaho pending trial for the murder of former Governor Steunenberg. Charles Moyer is president W D Haywood secretary treasurer and George A Pettibone a Federation member. They were charged with complicity though not present at the crime. The appeal arose from a Idaho federal court decision denying habeas corpus writs.
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W. D. Haywood
George A. Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Canon County
Idaho
Steunenberg
United States Court
Auction of Kiowa country land draws few bids
Government land office reports 554 bids by closing hour for the Kiowa country big pasture sale. Judge J W Witten notes surprisingly low participation as many wait to learn how many tracts are leased or subject to sale. 270 bids came via malls and bids cover 132 tracts with a road crossing a small corner.
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J. W. Witten
Legal Department
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Faceless Dyes Promise Brighter Colors With Less Work
Advertisements claim Putnam dyes offer vivid hues with less effort than rivals. Legal and medical claims abound about tobacco and medicines. The text references varying prices and warns about misleading Garfield remedies under the Pure Food and Drugs Act.
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Putnam
Six Largest Lakes by Area Worldwide
The article notes six lakes exceeding 20 000 square miles with the Caspian Sea as the largest and Lake Huron as the smallest. It also shares a dental health anecdote about Cuticura remedies curing eczema in a Oklahoma boy, plus a discussion on Native American mask origins and emotion concealment in combat.
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Lake Huron
A. C. Barnett
Avard
Oklahoma
Cutiura
Pink Pills Restore Health and Weight in Maine Woman
Mrs. Nathaniel Field of St. Albans Maine credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing her severe anemia and neck to toe weakness after months of illness. She reports rapid relief after starting the pills and gaining weight from 120 to 154 pounds. The company sells boxes at 50 cents each or six for 2.50 via Schenectady NY.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N.Y
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