Conferees report river and harbor bill approved
The conferees report on the river and harbor bill was approved in Congress. It carries 51 947 718 dollars in appropriations, a net reduction of 705 500 from the Senate version. Omaha Nebraska to pay 6 263 294 49 dollars for waterworks as ordered by the US Supreme Court. Taft indicates no targeted Alaska aid and supports a general law. Senator Clay argues for big cuts in army and navy spending.
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Congress
Senate
Omaha
Neb
Omaha Waterworks Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals
Taft
Alaska
Philippine Islands
United States
Clay
Georgia
General statements from varied sources across politics and industry
The report surveys multiple items: Supreme Court sustains interstate commerce in Missouri River rate cases. Southern Pacific foremen in Texas strike. cotton and stock markets decline in Chicago. May brings no major disturbances aside from politics. Chinese warships head to Nanking. Sydney Webster dies in Newport. $30,000 offered for an aviator’s New York to St Louis flight. Sherman anti trust funds restricted from labor prosecutions. August Belmont injured polo accident. Peary meets King George discussing Scott’s expedition. Taft suggests injunction against railroads. Alberta premier Rutherford resigns. 75 percent of farmers follow moon phases for planting. potatoes planted in new moon no better. Timothy Murphy sentenced for embezzlement. question on women’s temperance rights continues.
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Supreme Court
Southern Pacific
Texas
Chicago
Nanking
Sydney Webster
Franklin Pierce
Newport
R. I
New York
St. Louis
House
Belmont
Meadow Brook
Alberta
United States
Timothy Murphy
The
Volunteers of America
St. Paul
Taft
Mickey
Nebraska
Osceola
Theodore Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce
Ne York
Ripley
Santa Fe
W. M. Greene
Rochester
Lake Ontario
Toronto
Wilton Jenkins Atkinson
William
Estrada
Nicaragua
Bluefields
Hughes
Hannibal
Western
Dyer
Thomas E. Watson
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Fuller
H. W. Lyon
Minneapolis
Julius C. Burrows
Michigan
Ohio County
West Virginia
N. B. Scott
W. P. Hubbard
Viscount Lone
Korea
Viscount Terauchi
Actors’ Fund
New York City
Charles L. Burr
Mackenzie & Burr
Lincoln
Nebr
Ninth
Indiana
Dolores
Chihuahua
Mexico
Shah of
Persia
Odessa
J. Willard Brown
Massachusetts Department of the Grand Army of the Republic
Global Headlines From the Era of Taft and Roosevelt
A roundup of 1910s dispatches notes Taft’s direct claim of responsibility for the Lawler Jetter, Roosevelt’s chamber membership, Santo Fe freight-rate resistance, aviation attempts, and a string of political shifts. Major indictments, court actions, and labor disputes are cited alongside royal, military, and industrial matters.
Acquittal in St. Louis Trial Shocks Nervous Doxey
Mrs. Doxey, tried for murder in St. Louis, was found not guilty, with observers noting her nervousness under trial strain. Also, Mr. Roosevelt stirred crowds with a London Guildhall speech and Senator Cummins voiced support for the railroad bill. A British aviator flew the English Channel twice without landing. Joseph S. Harris, former president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, died in Philadelphia.
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Doxey
St. Louis
Taft Acts as Peacemaker in Railroad Rate Case
At a White House conference Taft, Western trunk line railroads, and government reach a complete agreement. Railroads withdraw rate increases set to take effect after June 1 and file no new increases until the interstate commerce act bill becomes law. The administration will discontinue the injunction suit once the law is signed.
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Washington
Western Trunk Line Association
Whitehouse
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft
American Medical Association convention opens in St Louis
Delegates from every state and territory arrive for the annual AMA convention opening Tuesday. Discussions will cover hookworm and pellagra. Allied groups begin sessions including the medical milk commission and licensing boards, medical library and gastro enterological associations, and proctologic society. Colonel William C. Gosgas of Ancon Panama, AMA president, arrived Monday night.
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St. Louis
United States
American Medical Association
Medical Milk Commission
National Confederation of State Medical Examining and Licensing Boards
Medical Library Association
The
American Gastro-Enterological Association
American Proctologic Society
William C. Gosgas
Ancon
Panama
Sale of Rare Books in London at Sothebys Four Day Auction
The fourteenth portion of Sir Thomas Phillips estate libraries goes on sale at Sothebys in London. The catalog features rare vellum books, monastic cartularies, royal household rolls, autograph letters, and items tied to Monmouth's rebellion and the French Revolution. A highlight is Eleanor of Aquitaine's household accounts for her Berlin journey before marriage to Reginald, Earl of Gelders.
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London
Thomas Phillips
Middle Hall
Worehestershire
Thirlestane
Cheltenham
Stheby’s
Household Book
Eleanor
Edward III
Verlin
Reginald
Earl of
Brumder Leaves Estate To Widow And Seven Children
The will of George Brumder, Milwaukee newspaper owner, was filed. The estate divides between the widow and seven children, with small legacies to longtime employees. Personal property valued at least 500000 and real estate at least 500000, Brumder also owned the Lincoln Freie Press.
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Milwaukee
George Brumder
Register of Probate
Brumder
Lincoln, Neb
Freie Press
Dr. Doxey to Be Set Free
Circuit Attorney Jones announced in St. Louis that Dr. Loren B. Doxey will be released after he plans to enter nolle prosequi in the murder case against Doxey and his wife Dora B. Doxey. Mrs. Doxey has been acquitted, making a conviction unlikely.
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Doxey
St. Louis
Loren B. Doxey
Dora B. Doxey
William J. Elder
Liberty
Jones
Dash for Liberty Involving Battery C Outbound From Fort D A Russell
A sensational dash for liberty involving eighty men of Battery C Second Field Artillery, outward bound from Fort D A Russell Wyoming to Manila on the transport Logan, is under rigid investigation by Captain Francis W Griffin.
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San Francisco
Battery C. Second Field Artillery
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyo
Manila
Logan
Francis W. Griffin
Beatrice bonds pass for waterworks and Beatrice vote
In Nebraska News Notes Governor Shallenberger addressed Alliance High School. Norfolk approves 12000 bonds to pave seven blocks. Beatrice voters approve 70000 for waterworks and electric light system by 721 to 233 with all wards except the Third backing the plan. State news covers many local items including deaths, arrests, and debt figures.
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Shallenberger
Alliance High School
Miss Morton
Arvor Lodge
Giffe County
J. Sterting Morton
Norfolk
Dr. Cook
Franklin
Fairbury
E. Pulcher
Rock Island
Phillipsburg
Belleville
Kas
Agra
Beatrice
William Canham
David City
Jackines
Fremont
J W.martin
Martin
Commercial National Bank
Arlington
Wiedman
Walter Gould
D. R. Gould
York
Gage County
Omaha
South Omaha
Willard Beasley
Syracuse
Nebraska City
Little
Nemaha
Jacob Link
Buffalo County
Supreme Court
Anna East
East Farm
Brain
Plattsmouth
Washington
Fifth and Vine Streets
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Cure
A testimonial from Elwood Indiana claims Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured a woman after an operation, easing pain in the leg and restoring health. The ad asserts the product as a standard remedy for female ills including inflammation irregularities and backache, urging readers to try it if in doubt.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Elwood
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia Ekham
His Pull
A Squam Corners merchant discusses a drummer’s pricing and quality while debating the trusts and a sharper view on commerce. Hi Spry asks if the seller’s current stock improves value compared to a previously rejected option.
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Spry
Squam Corners
Puck
Reasoning of Youthful Mind in Suffolk Classroom
A schoolmistress claimed to have worked in a coal mine to enliven a lesson in Suffolk. A boy asked if that work made her hair so black, prompting a gentle classroom moment about curiosity and humor.
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Suffolk
England
Made His Reputation and the Wild Goose Chase
Dialogue shows Harker and Parker mocking Bilkins as a self styled sportsman. They recall his vanity and claim his only sports achievement was a three year old wild goose chase, highlighting themes of humility and self knowledge via reflection.
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Harker
Bilkins
Parker
Zimmerman
Provoking Neighbors Won't Speed Heaven
A reflective aphorism cautions that stirring neighbors to envy or wish for one’s absence does not hasten entry to heaven, emphasizing humility and peaceful coexistence over provocation.
FEED CHILDREN On Properly Selected Food
A mother reports healthier, sturdier children after switching from heavy meat and coffee to fruit, Grape-Nuts, cream, Postum and balanced meals. She notes a teething baby improved with Grape-Nuts in milk. The letter endorses nutrition as a path to better health.
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Wellville
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