Foreign and Domestic News Notes in Brief
The House of Commons approved the finance bill on third reading by 79 to 149 amid a crowded chamber. Ardabil in Azerbaijan reportedly fell to tribal forces aiding the deposed shah, prompting Russian and Persian troop movements. A Philippine island election yielded uncertain turnout, while a new ferry in Ecuador sank most of its passengers. A mine explosion in Wales killed many, with rescuers perished by after damp. Obituary notes include Sir Edmund Monson and John J. Coppinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Ardabil
Azerbajan
Tabriz
Philippine Islands
Grayquil
Ecuador
Rhymney Iron Company
Glamorganshire
Wales
Bowen
Edmund John Monson
France
Hans Grade
Germany
Diverse U.S. and world news items from a late period
The report lists varied topics from elections and politics to legal actions and territorial affairs. It references Republican gains in Indiana cities, a San Francisco union victory, Taft’s southern reception, the Mechanics and Metals National Bank plan, and wheat famine optimism, along with incidents involving Kennedy, a Nevada mining fraud conviction, canal funding in Alabama, and court actions against labor leaders. It also notes a fatal accident in Iowa, economic prosperity figures, prohibition advocacy, a will for Senator McCarren, a Philadelphia dinner, Ferrer execution, Roosevelt’s Africa story, Cook-Peary controversy, Lahm’s brevet, treasury graft slogan, aeronautics, coast survey suspensions, Ballinger land designations, and the enlarged homestead act implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
San Francisco
Taft
South
New York
Mechanics and Metals National
Wilson
United States
John Steward Kennedy
Anna Wheeler
Nevada
Denver
Honduras
Adaya
Nica- Tagua
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Buck Stove and Range Company
Washington
Gompers
State Hospital
Independence
Towa
Mamie Champion
Cedar Falls
Illinois Central
Department of Commerce and Labor
Wyatt F. Aiken
South Carolina
District of Columbia
Patrick. Hh. McCarren
Mary McCarren
Philadelphia
Manufacturers’ Club
Professor Ferrer
Spain
Detroit
Roosevelt
East
Africa
State Department
Kagan
Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
Frederick A. Cook
National Geographic Society
Frank P. Lahm
Europe
Signal Corps
Treasury Department
School of Aeronautics
Omaha
Neb
Frank Walley Perkins
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
John J. Gilbert
Ballinger
Sun Dance District
Wyoming
Court of Appeals Contempt Case Sentences Three Labor Leaders
In a Buck Stove company case, the court of appeals condemns three labor leaders to prison possibly without recourse. Massachusetts re elects Governor Draper by a reduced margin. Tom Johnson denies plans to leave Cleveland after his mayoral defeat. Wyoming cattlemen trial proceeds over killing sheepmen. Speaker Cannon in New Orleans defends against insurgents calling attacks peanut politics and tommy rot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals
Buck Stove Company
Massachusetts
Draper
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Wyoming
New Orleans
Cannon
Tommy
National Conservation Association Warns on Coal Lands
Dr. Charles W. Eliot voices urgency over monopolistic control of power sources, urging immediate action. The group highlights Alaska coal lands valued far above the $10 per acre state rate and warns that federal withdrawal legality is in question, urging Congress to act at the next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles W. Fliot
National Conservation Association
United States
Alaska
United States Geogerical Survey
Taft
Spokane
Wash
Congress
Masons Hold Dual National Meet in Savannah
In Savannah Georgia the five day meeting of the Masons of the United States began with a business session. Monday night featured a reception with the Georgia grand council as host. The event combines the tenth triennial session of the Royal and Selected Masons grand council and the thirty fourth triennial convention of the General Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons. Delegations arrive from twenty eight states as trains bring new attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Masons of
United States
Grand Council of Georgia
Grand Council of the Royal and
Reelfoot Lake Move Seeks State Control as Preserve
State Attorney General Charles T. Cates and D. J. Caldwell filed suit in Obion County circuit court to declare Reelfoot lake a public fish and game preserve under Tennessee state control. Defendants include West Tennessee Land Company, W. M. Wilson, and heirs of J. D Patterson. The lake rose to prominence after the killing of Captain Quentin Rankin, attorney for the land company, by night riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
Tenn
Reelfoot Lake
State of
Tennessee
Obion County Circuit
Charles T. Cates
D. J. Caldwell
Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
West Tennessee Land Company
W. M. Wilson
J. D Patterson
Quentin Rankin
The
Land Company
Gimlet burglar shot dead in St Louis
The gimlet burglar long active in west end St Louis was killed by watchman William F Mannion at Col Edwin A Batdorf residence on Washington boulevard. He was found with the weapon used to bore holes in shutters and gain entry at the James Kavanaugh home nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
West End
William F. Mannion
Col
Edwin A. Batdorf
Washington Boulevard
James Kavanaugh
Batdorf
New Strength for Women With Back Aches Advised
Mrs Mary Hinson of Mt Sterling Kentucky credits Doans Kidney Pills with relief from back pain dizziness and nervous headaches She says her eyesight improved and she regained ability to bend and move without severe pain The advertisement promotes Doans Kidney Pills 40 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hingon
Strothers St
Mt. Sterling
Dean
Mrs. Hinson
Doan
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Relic of Stone Age Figurine Found Near Willendorf
Archaeologists from the Austrian Natural History Museum uncover a chalk female figurine 11 centimeters tall in a Willendorf Danube site. The artifact, painted and finely carved, dates to the Stone Age and is surrounded by tools and weapons from that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willendorf
Danube
Austrian Natural History Museum
Doctor's Prescription for Mix of Syrup and Whiskey
A handwritten recipe advises combining one ounce compound syrup of sarsaparilla and one ounce Toris compound with a half pint of first-class whiskey. A spoonful before each meal and at bedtime, with the bottle shaken before use. The remedy is claimed to be highly effective and to show restorative effects after a few doses.
The Price of Courtesy in a Word Duel
In a sharp exchange, a proberbial line about politeness meets a counter from Mr Sirius Barker, illustrating a clash over costs and persuasion in everyday service. The dialogue captures social tone and wit in a single exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sirius Barker
New York
Washington Star
DONT NEGLECT THAT COUGH And Harsh Warnings From Ads
Fragmentary ad copy discusses coughing remedies and stomach liver pills with odd phrases and moralizing lines. It mentions Allens Ling Balsam and Pleasant Pelleta as products and hints at advice about not griping or telling a hard man he is wrong.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Department of State
North Pole
Tatem Parsons
John Bull
Camden
N. J
John J. Coppinger
Nicaragua
Estrada
Junkin
Italy
William A. Amberg
Chicago
Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad
Mount McKinley
Tional Conservation Associa
Tion
Masons
Savannah, Ga
Hall
Smm Wue
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Mother Gray
Allen & Olmsted
le Roy, N Y
Henry L.ee
Merce
Sloan
Danie H. Dien
Mann's Choice
R.F.D
No. 1
Milton Wheeler
Morris Ave
Birmingham
Ala
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
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