Agreed on Currency Bill by House Vote
The House approved an emergency currency bill by a 128 to 16 vote. A conference committee was tasked with choosing a method to enact the measure, with tense moments and a dispute over recognition closing the session. The bill authorized issuance of up to 600000000 in emergency currency.
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Howe
Fency Committee
Ehdie Aldrich
House
Parliamentary Uiale
Conference Committee
Overs
Overstreet
Sherman
Mr. Overstreet
Sher
Overstener
Heheme
Signal System Failure Causes New York Subway Crash
Twenty five people were injured when a southbound Third Avenue elevated train collided with a second train at One Hundred and Forty-third Street during rush hour. Passengers fell from seats as windows shattered and trains derailed onto the elevated tracks. Rescuers, ambulances, and fire crews treated the injured. motorman Ammerman suffered serious injuries. Authorities believe a block signal failure caused the crash.
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New York
Third Avenue
Harry Calia
Ammerman
Echoes From Congress In May Senate Passes Agricultural Bill
Washington May 12 The senate approved an agricultural bill funding construction and improvements in national forests. An appropriation of 1,000,000 with 500,000 provided by the house, totals meet chief forester requests. Twenty six percent of forest income will go to states hosting reserves for local road and school improvements. An amendment limited publication of forestry matters but allowed service actions.
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Washington
Senate
Rowte
House of
Forentry Marinee
Rayner
Maryland
Court of Hhauley
William G. Stewart
Mort Grant
Ariz
Howe
Benning
Fires destroy Camp Crook and deaths from multiple events
Compact report notes Camp Crook with a population of 400 burned and losses near 200000. It mentions Jacob Pouch, 70, committing suicide in Ware Saw Indiana after reading Cincinnati murders. Emma Lofgren with two children in Chicago reportedly injures them. Vice President Cortelyou appoints Joseph E. Ralph to head the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Tommy Byrne signs for 15000 to visit Sydney with planned fights. France shows a sharp birth-rate drop in 1907 from 1,007,000 to 774,000 annually, a decline of 37,000 births last year.
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Camp Crook
Minisouri
Cinnness
Jacob Pouch
Waresaw
Ind
Emma Lofgren
Arthur
Julia
Chicago
Cortelyou
Joseph E. Ralph
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Thomas J. Sullivan
Ralph
Sullivan
Tommy Byrne
Sydney
Nsw
France
Pitched brawl at Canadian railway shed ends in shootings
On May 12 in a fog shrouded Toronto area a pitched brawl among longshoremen and a group from Toronto caused three men to be shot and two detectives to be beaten. One detective, Samuel Whett, sustained a fractured skull. A settlement followed for the sale of Leente and Yverteine within an hour. Congress aimed to adjourn on May 23, with leaders signaling adjournment date of May 24. Fire destroyed twenty cottages near the General Kouling Ca plant causing $120,000 in losses and many homeless families.
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Owen Hound
Canadian Padite
Toronto
Samuel Whett
Tad Hie Wkull
Thy Hale
Lheente
Yvertine
Congress
House
St Jove
Refusal to resign and academic controversy in Ohio
Ohio report notes Meath Bowden, professor at University of Cincinnati, refusing to resign after President Dabney requests realignment over marriage views. Bowden, from Vassar, says he will fight retirement. he claims no private ideas taught in class. Separate item details state state examinations reveal irregularities in Stark Hancock Auglaize Harrison Crawford counties with misused funds, Canton board dining costs $96 and Plain Township livery $34.
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Meath
Bowdot
University of Cindanati
Dabney
Bawden
Vassar
Columbus, O
Stark
Hancock
Auglaize
Harrison
Crawford
Tr State Bureau of Accounting
J. C. Fowler
Stark County
Canton Township
Plain Tor
Washington Traction Co line sold in bankruptcy sale
The Washington Traction Co line between Springfield and South Charleston was sold Monday to George W. Baker, a principal creditor, for 426,607, two thirds of the appraised value. Baker plans to extend the road to Washington D. C., Hillsboro, and Greenfield.
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Bold Springfield
Washington Traction Co
Thi City
Bouth Charleston
George W. Baker
Pond
Baker
Washington D. HL
Hillsboro
Greenfield
Morris Signs Big Supply Bill in Columbus
Columbus to state house where May McGow and Harrie signed the general appropriation bill Monday without cutting any item. The veto amendment to the state constitution includes a provision allowing the executive to remove any item deemed objectionable while preserving the rest. Other measures were approved or vetoed.
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Morris
Columbus
May McGow
Red Men Parade Opens In Dayton Ohio May 12
Red Men conclave in Dayton opens with 6000 spectators as a prize contest with $500 in cash prizes and a monster parade planned after a 7 pm gathering, while Albany lawmakers end a special session after a governor’s message urging attention to several subjects.
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Great Council of Ohio
al Sham
Pacado Lidiand
Albany
N. Y
Howaen
Legislatire
Forest Fires Threaten Northern Minnesota Settlements
Fire reports from Minnesota's Mututh Sinn area on May 12 describe Kopest fires sweeping large tracts of territory and menacing settlers' cabins in the north. Crews patrolling by carves and motor transport mobilize to ward off spreading flames as residents evacuate.
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Minnesota
Mututh
Sinn
Forbid Garners Bid Frays Bonds Trade Vote May 12
Chicago May 12 Members of the bond of trade defeated by a majority of 182 votes a proposal to forbid the garners earnering of grab. Dealers in cash grain supported the measure while travers opposed it in a disjointed interwoven report of the event with unclear lines and garbled text.
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Chicago
All Quiet in Tobacco Region. General Reports No Disturbance
Assistant Adi Gen Kautaman returned from the tobacco region saying Brown Adams and Clermont counties remain undisturbed since troops arrived. He noted the situation is difficult and that withdrawal of troops will be after tobacco plants are transplanted from beds to fields.
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Adi
Kautaman
Brown
Adams
Clermont
Widows Barred From 1862 Squirrel Hunter Pay
Columbus reports state claim agent Curry will pay $13 to living heirs of 1862 squirrel hunters, with widows barred. About 8,500 dollars appropriated, but estimates say fewer than 1,000 survive. Curry believes more are alive and ready for payment on July 1.
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Columbus
Curry
Col. Curry
Probably Fatal Crash Near Ravenna on Train Road
Clarence Cole eighty two of Ravenna was perhaps fatally burned when a light freight train collided with the regular freight on the Cleveland and Pittsburg road Monday. Cole, a brakeman, was asleep in the caboose as a caboose and a freight car burned. He leaves a wife and four children.
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Ravenna
Clarence Cole
Cleveland & Pittsburg
Cole
Taft Delegates Elected At Large In Republican County
In Taft New Orleans on May 12 delegates to the national convention were elected with the intent to vote for Taft. The Republican party chose four at large delegates, though one delegate reportedly faced an issue in a degree.
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Taft
New Orleany
Soldier Ran Amuck in Manila Casualty Report
A telegram from Los Angeles reports Private Mike Beachan of the First United States Cavalry went berserk in Manila, overpowering a guard, injuring three comrades and mortally wounding one. The incident is being investigated by military authorities.
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Manila
Sos Angeles
Suson
Mike Beachan
First United Tates Cavalry
Inteenational Affair ceremony marks proposed US home
A garbled Monday event in Washington outlines a proposed home for a union of American republics. Secretary Root leads as presiding official with remarks on international friendship. Names of participants blur but emphasize high officials and diplomatic aims.
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Washington
Totersations Union of AmericanRepublics
Root
H Temple
Cardinal Gibbane
Mlileowinn
Andrew Carnage
Broailian Atihaneudor
Broailian Atihaneudor Mae Buen Pod Coating of Menges
Bitin Americus Republice
Brokers Assigned in Cincinnati Market Shake Up
George H. Stapeley & Co. brokers in Cincinnati report a move raising capital from $400,000 to $1,000,000 as pressure from creditors grows. The firm faces scrutiny after a wave of alleged bucket shop activity, with three associates already targeted in the prior two weeks.
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Cincinnati
George H .Stapeley & Co
Wade
Heparte
Blapeley
County Prosecutor Seeks $46 Return After Bank Collapse
County Prosecutor McMahon asks the insolvency court to compel Euclid Avenue Tenet Co to repay $46 entrusted to the bank hours before it failed. McMahon alleges bank officials knew of insolvency and withdrew the funds.
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Cleveland
McMahon
Euclid Avenue Tenet Co
Kenya Man Suicides in Columbus Incident
A man from Columbus reportedly took his own life after entering a hotel on Monday. The event involved a traveling man duo associated with Jebroth and Potter and a local window manufacturers firm. Local authorities investigated the circumstances as a fatal incident in a hotel lobby.
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Kenia
Columbus
Moore
Tena
Jebroth & Potter
Wade Manufacturers of
Chittenden
Coroner Demands Fees After Collinwood Fire
Cleveland coroner Burke demands 477 for viewing 159 bodies of schoolchildren burned in the Collinwood fire. He charges 3 cents per body, totaling 677. The county council has refused to pay.
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Cleveland
Ole Collinwood Tre
Burkee
Counirlesioulce
Sleeping by Machinery Invents a Cure for Insomnia
Bolenod han describes a clockwork device to cure brainworker insomnia. The contraption uses a rotating black rods with seven mirror pieces arranged above a clockwork base. Placed near the bed and lit by a night light, the mirrors flash, then vanish to induce sleep through monotony.
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Bolenod Han
Shadow Sketches Show Shadow Shapes in Nature Art
The passage discusses how shadows reveal plant outlines better than objects, suggests using shadows on walls to study vase arrangements, and notes that large leaves and birds nests are good for outlining while delicate shadows from vines and towers suit shadow silhouettes. It mentions recording flowers and plants with notes on color and hair.
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Nature
Abe Ie
Ag & Rile
Viru
Crocodile bait babies and moving pictures mix
A scattered collection of humor and oddities from a news page. Aster notes include a tale about baby bait for crocodiles in slang, humorous courtroom quips from a Texas jury, New York cornerstone ceremonies captured on moving pictures, a motherly joke about sermons, and a snatch of fashion gossip about imported millinery.
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New York City
Plague Toll in India Surpasses Millions in 1904
The Lancet notes plague deaths in India have totaled about 3.5 million since 1896 with 1904 alone seeing over 250,000 deaths in the Punjab. During a single week in April this year India reported 67,702 plague deaths and 66,789 cases.
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India
The
Lancet
England
Chestnuts a Paying Crop for Orchard Profit
Chestnuts prove a profitable crop with higher returns than apples. Experts say chestnut orchards yield richer street sales for nuts and roasted chestnuts, with fast growing trees bearing fruit by age five, per St. Nicholas.
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St. Nicholas
Patient and Doctor Exchange on Meep Remedy
Fragmented dialogue shows a patient claiming no Meep, while the doctor suggests soaking feet in hot water and hints the issue may be psychological. The exchange ends abruptly with incomplete lines and a comical tone.
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Asomata
Her Deduction Bho Do you sing
A dialogue fragment shows a speaker boasting about singing for prisoners in the county jail and claiming inmates shed tears, while another voices disbelief about the claim. The scene hints at a theatrical or dramatic exchange on performance and emotion.
Tooth Stainers of Asia Trade in Eastern Markets
A historical note describes tooth staining in eastern Asia. It says natives prefer blackened teeth over white teeth. The tooth stainer visits customers with brushes and coloring matter to stain teeth, likening the process to boot blacking for a polished finish.
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Asia
The Electric Fan Cold Doctor’s Advice On Dusty Air
A doctor explains that the so called electric fan cold stems from drafts that carry dust. Air stirred by a fan is not fresh unless backed by an open window, a common cause of sore threats in many cases. The doctor notes location influences these incidences, with more complaints where fans are used in enclosed spaces.
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