Progressive Party Fading In Rhode Island Rally
The Newport rally drew about 1200 of 10000 expected with little outside attendance. Reports blame waning Roosevelt support and party infighting. Roosevelt cannot run until 1916, harming Progressive strength nationwide as voters demand real tariff reform and the party loses steam.
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St. Louis
Michigan
Massachusetts
New York
The Mobile Item Company Incorporation and Reorganization
The Mobile Item announces its founding in 1881 and reorganization to reestablish as The Mobile Item Company, Inc. in April 1910. It lists offices at 10 18 St Emmanuel St Mobile and 225 Fifth Ave New York with officers James C. Van Ant president B Hanson vice president and general manager Albert P. Bush secretary treasurer and John C. O Connell editor. Daily and Sunday subscription rates and carrier prices are shown. Trunk line telephones connect all departments. Full Associated Press report access.
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Mobile Item Company, Inc
ST. Emanuel ST
Mobile
Asa
International News Service
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Albert Hanson
Foreign Advertising
Ing. Item
Fifth Ave
New York
James C .Vanant
MAIL
Ceeeessere
B. Hanson
President Wilson Wins Tariff Fight For Free Sugar Provisions
In Washington the administration tariff bill gains solid support from the Democratic caucus with 47 of 51 members pledging to pass in the Senate. Key holdouts include Louisiana’s Thornton and Ransaell over free sugar, while Newlands and Shafroth signal support. Debate looms as Republicans organize opposition, with passage likely by late summer or September.
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Wilson
Senate
Thornton
Ransaell
Louisiana
Culberson
Texas
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Newlands
Nevada
Shafroth
Colorado
Thompson
Kansas
Walsh
Montana
Marshall
Finance Committee
America
Will McReynolds Leave Wilson Cabinet This Fall
A Washington report suggests Attorney General James C. McReynolds of New York and Tennessee will resign by September 1. The White House denies knowledge of any plan, but sources say a new attorney general could appear within two months.
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Wilson
James C. McReynolds
New York
Tennessee
McReynolds
White House
Caminetti
Tobacco Trust
Union Pacific
Plea for Pure Tobacco urged by Atlanta correspondent
A Georgia correspondent argues for federal health action to regulate tobacco, condemning arsenic and paris green as insecticides. He warns that tainted tobacco and snuff could harm physical health and moral well being, urging standards of purity and enforcement under pure food laws.
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Atlanta Constitution
Judge Advises Newlyweds on Building a Home and Saving
A Delineator writer quotes a magistrate telling a newly married couple that buying and managing money forms the life they build together. He urges weekly savings from marriage to secure a future home, noting many would have owned homes if they saved early.
Dead Man Revived in Berwyn Electrocution Suit
Edward Fertig, a Berwyn laborer, sues the town for heavy damages after being struck by a charged sanitary district wire two years ago. He was declared dead at the scene and revived at a hospital where an arm and a leg were amputated. Doctors say he was momentarily dead, raising questions about the electric chair as a method of execution.
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Chicago
Edward Fertig
Berwyn
Fertig
Lost opportunities as village band member limits leaders
A reflective note argues many who dream of leadership could have reached that status if they had stayed with local band membership. The piece suggests early musical involvement shaped future public figures and paths.
Sad Effect of Modern Fashions
A satirical New York Sun quotation questions if a wreck could have been averted. It notes no woman nearby had a petticoat to signal a warning, highlighting fashion whimsy and social constraints of the era.
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New York Sun
Freckles Foretold by Sage Quip
A playful exchange recalls Solomon’s nothing new under the sun line, followed by a quip promising a fresh crop of freckles in a New York Sun morsel.
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Solomon
New York
A Line O' Cheer Each Day o' the Year
Poem extols daily effort to renew old ideals. It speaks of bringing strength to the weak, hope to the despairing, and a new faith to lost souls, acknowledging timeless truths while urging fresh deeds. The verse contrasts enduring values with present opportunity.
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Peetle
Adam
Eve
Mulhall Inquiry Opens This Week in Washington
Congress readies probe into the Mulhall invisible government with Senate and House actions. Subpoenas target 20 000 letters and documents while lobby reform measures advance. Delegates debate counsel, scope, and the aim to expose corruption without restraint.
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Mulhall
Congress
Senate Lobby Committee
House of Representatives
House
Cummins
Iowa
Senate Lobby
Committee of Counsel
Lorimer
Caunst
Henry
Rules Committee
Clark
Cummins’ Dill
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Kenyon
David Lamar
Lamarould
Chandler statue joins Statuary Hall as new marble statesman
Washington dispatch notes the addition of Zachariah Chandler of Michigan to Statuary Hall. The piece contrasts old and new attire in the collection, mentions other statues like Marquette and Ethan Allen, and covers gallery rearrangements and looming lobbying legislation.
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Statesman
Statuary Hall
Capitol
Zachariah Chandler
Michigan
Congress
Interior
President Grant
Chandler
Ethan Allen
Marquette
Wisconsin
Father Marquette
Mississippi
Webster
Clay
Calhoun
Fifth Avenue
Francis Willard
Lewis Cass
Senate
Muhlenberg
Pennsylvania
Republican Party
United States
Grant
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