Tariff Lobby Scandals Tie Watson to Mulhall Letters
Senate records reveal James E Watson repeatedly tied to National Association of Manufacturers actions in 1909 and 1910. Mulhall testimony details $500 paid for services, influence on tariff commission, and widespread NA M correspondence shaping Republican politics and nominations.
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Washington
Mulhall
Senate Lobby Committee
Reed
National Association of Manufacturers
MacVeagh
Watson
Mul Hall
Schwedt
Taft
Macvveagh
Bird
White House
Beverly
James Ely Watson
Tariff Commission
Congress
Ssapital
Roosevelt
Col. Mulhall
Thomas Gibson
New York
David Lamar
Union Pacific Railroad
Ord
Gibson
Lamar
Paul D. Cravath
Henry Co. ‘Loudenslager
New Jersey
Republican ‘Congressional Committee
Schwedtman
Lou‘denslager
Loudenslager
James E. Watson
Indiana
Baveridge
Clyde H. Tavenner
Ilinoia
J. Adam Bede
MinmMesuts
McClave
William Hughes
Cummins
Aos
Mulhallon McClare
Wisconsin
John J. Jenkins
National Brewers’ Association
Edward Hines
Chicago
Lorimer
Hines
Jenkins
Tediy
Sherman
Foraker
van Cleave
Parry
Kirby
Senate
Association
F T. B
Arthur I. Vorys
Emery
Schwadtman
N.A. M
Jameas, Sperman
T. R
Dunne Ends Cruise and Delayed Appointments
Governor Dunne's return to Chicago from a Lake Michigan cruise sparked unease as he announced his selections would be withheld until Monday. The trip included talks with County Treasurer William O'Connell and aide William Sullivan aboard the Dubuque, deviating from breakfast plans at the Congress hotel.
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Chicago
United States
Dubuque
Dunne
Lake Michigan
Congress Hotel
William O'Connell
William Sullivan
Peoria Contractor Johnson Missing After Strange Note
Peoria contractor Charles A. Johnson has disappeared from his Peoria home last week. He was last seen in a riverbank hotel and left a note to his wife stating he would be beyond human aid when the message reached her. The family cannot account for his actions.
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Peoria
Charles A. Johnson
Ile
Fat Girl Returns Home Galenburg
Marie Hart a 425 pound Galenburg schoolgirl has returned to her grandmother's home after being enticed away by a woman who promised Des Moines Iowa then Fort Madison Iowa and she refused to continue at the next stop. Edgard Eldredge circuit judge announced his candidacy to succeed Judge Hand on the state supreme bench. Orville Beauchamp cousin of Speaker Champ Clark married Ruth Harris of Bowling Green at the Christian church in Quincy. William Blumenshire a 61 year old El Paso resident was killed in Bloomington by a car driven by Robert Syweg of Gridley.
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Tavenner
Rules Committee
House
Bede
Mr. Bede
Mulhall
van Bartholdt
Schweatjman
van Cleave
Bartholdt
S. W. McClaye
New Jersey
Aerita
Galenburg
Marie Hart
Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Madison
Towa
Judge Hand
Ottawa
Edgard Eldredge
Champ Clark
Quincy
Orville
J. Beauchamp
Ruth Harris
Bowling Green
J. M. Rudy
The
Christian Church
Blauchamp
Clarksville
Bloomington
William Blumenshire
el Paso
Robert Syweg Af Gridley
Moses and Aaron Face Pharaoh in Divine Deliverance
The lesson notes Moses and Aaron declaring the Lord’s command to Pharaoh, who rejects Jehovah, provoking plagues as deliverance for Israel. It links God’s earnest warnings, Pharaoh’s stubborn pride, and the burden shift on Israel while foreshadowing ultimate deliverance and the reaffirmed promise from God. The text cites Deut. 28:21, Zech. 14:16-19, Rom. 8:18, and 6:1-8 to frame the broader message.
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Moses
Midian
Egypt
Israel
Murphy
Aaron
Pharaoh
God
Issthia
Paul
Fashionable Dress Taker and Gossip Sparks Scrutiny
A humorous social note describes a fashion-minded woman skilled in figurework and wearing tiny shoes, while a tongue in cheek reference cites Mrs Winslow's Boothing Syrup for Children. Jim Harris, linked to Senator Overman, faces taunts about political shifts as he insists on his security.
Ham Recipe From Jefferson Kept In Family
A luncheon featured a ham prepared using a Thomas Jefferson recipe handed down through generations. The ham was to simmer for about two hours without boiling, while a young Colored woman from the mountains tended the stove and insisted the ham must not boil.
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Thomas Jefferson
Jane
Clouded Brain Clears Up on Proper Food
A Michigan woman reports brain clarity and restored health after changing to a diet excluding meat pastry and hot biscuits and embracing Grape Nuts with sugar and cream. She credits better digestion and a calmer stomach, aided by Postum Co. promotion and The Road to Wellville guidance.
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Wellville
Tam
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Disobedience Alleged Over Swimming In Dull Bay
In a domestic exchange Thomas challenges his mother’s claim of disobedience regarding swimming with TF insisting he was not forbidden. The dialogue reveals tension about underage swimming and a grandmotherly warning versus a mother’s cautious stance.
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Dull Bay
Thomas
Lawyer’s Elaborate Defense In Court Gaffe
A judge recalls a lawyer who argued so elaborately to portray his client as a fool that he secured an acquittal on a plea. Outside court the client meets the lawyer, provoking the judge to remark on the striking appearance and theatrics of the defense.
Invigorating Tonic Ad Promotes Quick Lunch Drink
An old advertisement touts GROVP'S TASTELUSS tonic as a general strengthener for adults and children, claiming it enriches the blood and builds up the system. The copy notes appetizing effects but ends with a curious remark about lacking hasty pudding at a quick lunch spot.
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Tonia
Grovp
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