Supreme Court Reviews Vintage Eggs Decomposition Question
The United States Supreme Court examined four hundred forty three cans of 1910 vintage frozen eggs to decide if they were decomposed under the pure food law. Ralph S. Rounds argued the term means unwholesomely decomposed, not dependent on bacillus counts, as Justices Holmes and Van Devanter questioned grading and charges. The court showed focus on documentary details and will continue the case tomorrow.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Ralph S. Rounds
Department of Agriculture
Tie
Rounds
Justice Holmes
Fear for Women Halts Tag Day
The National Alliance of Poles in Chicago abandoned a planned October 29 tag day to raise funds for a college due to reported danger to women collectors. They praised mayor for permission and pledged to seek another fundraising method amid concerns over insults and slights toward female workers.
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Chicago
Cooper Will Retain His Palmyra Island
Honolulu reports Judge Henry E. Cooper asserts Palmyra Island remains American property inherited from Hawaii. He hires Hurst to guard the island for a year, taking a schooner, a year’s supplies, a rifle and an American flag to fly from a coconut tree, warning British warships to keep away.
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Honolulu
Great Britain
Palmyra Island
State Department
Washington
Ilenry E. Cooper
Kingdom of Hawaii
Little Republic of Hawaii
Cooper
Hurst
Columbus Statue in McKinley Park Altered at World’s Fair
Chicago police report a Columbus statue from the world’s fair, once admired as a Lincoln-like Columbus, was found in McKinley Park misnamed William McKinley. The hair and accessories were altered by a second sculptor, and the pedestal renamed. Frederick Beer, who sculpted the work in Florence, died recently prompting the search.
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Chicago
Christopher Columbus
William McKinley
Frederick Beer
Florence
Italy
Columbus
McKinley Park
McKinley
Get Ready for the Panama Canal Convention
Clarence J. Owen, managing director of the Southern Commercial Congress, plans a southern tour for the fifth annual convention to be held in Mobile in 1913. He urges ports to prepare for Pan American commerce and adopt the slogan Get ready for the Panama canal.
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Clarence J. Owen
Southern Commercial Congress
South
Congress
Panama Canal
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Chamber of Commerce
Owen
Wilson Sends Words of Cheer at Princeton Hall
Governor Woodrow Wilson hosted Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia at Princeton University on October 24. Wilson declined to attend to avoid a stump speech while sending telegrams of greetings to Wesleyan University and a Western newspaper harvest edition, praising farmers and free government.
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Princeton
N.J
Woodrow Wilson
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Alexander Hall
Princeton University
Senator Smith
Roosevelt
Weasleyan University
Middletown
Conn
King Corn
Wesleyan
Robert H. Fife
No Boy Born Bad Say Chicago Reform Leader
John L. Whitman former superintendent of the Chicago house of correction told a women’s club that no boy is born bad. He urged reforming institutions to replace bolts and bars with honor in homelike surroundings to nurture good conduct.
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Whitman
Chicago
John L. Whitman
Chicago House of Correction
Womans Club
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Instant Relief for Catarrh
A vintage advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as instant relief for catarrh and head colds. It claims to cleanse and heal raw membranes, stop nasal discharge, and aid breathing without mercury or cocaine, urging a 50 cent bottle from druggists as a smart investment.
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Ely
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Lemerit
Lemerit Woolen
North Royal ST. Battle House Bldg
Polish National Alliance of Chicago
Discoverer
Southern Congress
Wilson
Gatarrh
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
Advartiar
Hammel
Moblie’s Money-Back Store
MobeleigGs
Hammel’s
Henry Clews
Hammer Clothing Department
Buster Brown
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