Low Favors Measure in Albany Hearing on Commodities Bill
Seth Low supported the Roosevelt bill licensing commission merchants under the New York state agriculture department. Dean Liberty H. Bailey and Ezra Tuttle backed it as a modern response to Twenty First Century marketing needs, while criticism of price reports and concerns over buyer names were raised. Roosevelt planned further bills to aid farmers via co operatives and farm banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Seth Low
Senate
Assembly Committees On Agriculture
Franklin D. Roosevelt
State Agricultural Department
Dean Liberty H. Bailey
Cornell College of Agriculture
Ezra Tuttle
Low
Dean Bailey
Bailey
East
Frank N. Godfrey
State Grange
Wzra Tuttle
Tuttle
New York City
Brooklyn
Commission
Roosevelt
Sunken Rocks in Wall Street Tale
Fragmentary verse scene shows Chollie and Chailie discussing fate and a father’s action in Wall Street. A ruined nautical metaphor hints at failed hopes and ruined plans as names and roles drift in an unclear social skit.
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Chailie
Marty
Count de Monnai
Reggie
Chollie
Wall Street
Saulsbury Victory Redraws Senate Balance
News from Washington reports Willard Saulsbury, a Democrat from Delaware, elected senator. Democrats appear set for a working majority of at least 49 with potential gains in Illinois and New Hampshire. Progressives may sway tariff and banking reforms alongside President Wilson.
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Washington
Willard Saulsbury
Delaware
Senate
Illinois
New Hampshire
West Virginia
Wilson
Bristow
Clapp
Crawford
Sterling
South Dakota
LaFollette
Ugly Husband Story Closes With Court Plea
Mrs. Mary Otopan of Barberton Ohio told Magistrate Kirby she fled with George Durak, claiming she sought a change from her “ugliest” husband after 12 years of marriage. She admitted taking 200 dollars and was granted a chance to return home after Durak paid a 25 dollar fine for her.
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Pittsburg
George
Ohio
Mary Otopan
Barberton
Kirby
George Durak
Durak
McDevitt seeks city site for own monument
Wilkes Barre January 30. John J McDevitt known as the millionaire for a day petitions city councils for a public site to erect and dedicate a monument to himself He says he will provide his own band deliver a masterful speech and unveil the costly statue once the sculptor is paid He has saved to pay the sculptor and wants a place where the statue will be seen and remembered as a wonder of his time.
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Wilkes-Barre
John J. McDevitt
McDevitt
Couple Held as Swindlers in Wilkes-Barre
James De Mun aged 25 and his wife 20 from Troy New York were arrested in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania after admitting they had passed worthless checks for two years. They toured towns to scout markets then fled to avoid arrest, finally being nabbed after attempting to pass a bad check at a second hand clothing shop.
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Wilkes-Barre
James de Mun
Troy
N. Y
Funeral for Son Slain by Father in Plymouth Town
The funeral of William Thomas, shot on Plymouth Main Street by his father ex-Burgess John Thomas, was held yesterday as the 73-year-old father sat in his county jail cell nearby, overwhelmed by remorse and seeking forgiveness.
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Wilkes-Barre
William Thomas
Plymouth
John Thomas
Boilermaker Obtains Surprise Hospital Release
Ernest Carpenter, a stout boilermaker, was rushed to a hospital for appendicitis and told he faced danger if not operated. At the sight of surgeons and attendants he rose, left the sterilized room, and went home. He slept well and worked at a steam riveter job the next day.
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Newport News
Ernest Carpenter
Carpenter
Lope de Vega a Prolific Spanish Dramatist and Poet
The noted Spanish dramatist and poet Lope de Vega lived 1662 to 1685. His creative career spanned about sixty years beginning at thirteen, producing over 1500 plays and 809 published poems across twenty eight volumes.
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Lope de Vega
King of the hobos seeks correction at Daily Bread
A hobo in the Daily Bread office complains to the editor over a misquote in this morning's paper. He clarifies that his talk about defeating work targeted a foe rather than encouraging it and asks for the error to be corrected.
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Chicago ‘Tribune
Man Dies Reading Bible in Pennsylvania
Henry Zubler aged 55 a Buffalo township resident dropped dead last evening while reading his Bible in Lewisburg Pennsylvania.
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Lewisburg
Henry Zubler
Buffalo Township
Burglary Attempt Ends When Woman Fires At Intruder
Miss Beatrice Tierney, 18, at Selin’s Grove Pennsylvania fired three shots from a revolver through a window as a burglar forced entry. The intruder escaped without injury.
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Selin’s Grove
Beatrice Tierney
Miners Bar Non-Unionists
Shamokin Pa January thirty. Enterprise colliery employes and other mine workers refuse to work with men who will not pay dues to the United Mine Workers. Local owners fear a strike may follow.
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Shamokin
United Mine Workers’ Organization
Liberty H. Bailey Appears Before Committee for Agricultural Bill
Liberty H. Bailey testified before a legislative committee urging passage of an agricultural bill. Bailey emphasized support for farming improvements and rural development measures.
A Curiosity About Eclipses in a Year
The text notes yearly eclipses average four with a four to seven range and two to seven, typically both solar when only two occur. Solar eclipses outnumber lunar ones, but solar shadows are narrow while lunar obscurations can be seen over large areas.
Belgian workers wives need income to support homes
In Belgium one in eight wives of working men must earn money to help maintain the family budget. The statistic highlights the economic role of women in households where men are employed in labor.
Many Happenings Condensed In WeWs Summary
Senator McLean seeks federal protection for migratory birds. Ten thousand workers idle after 20 miles of Pennsylvania telephone wire stolen. Turkey agrees to surrender Adrianople and fate of Aegean islands left to powers. New York violinist William Keiser dies by gas. Chicago seller William Sharp loses 930 dollars to con men. New York navy yard captain predicts 1450 foot ships pier needs by 1940. Albany votes to submit woman suffrage. Wilson plans canal inspection before water turn on. Textile tariff cuts urged amid mill man fight. McKinney store collapse 35 believed dead. Tariff reform to be sole issue in special session. Knox says no arbitration with Britain on canal tolls.
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Senator McLean
Pennsylvania
Turkey
Adrianople
Aegean Islands
William Keiser
New York City
William Sharp
Chicago
Sharp
New York
van Duzer
New York Navy Yard
Marine Exchange
Senate
Albany
Wilson
Panama Canal
Congress
McKinney
Tex
Knox
Men and women in modern time clash at Chicago teachers meeting
A Chicago teachers gathering heard a female lecturer claim men have lost half a century of charm. The report notes changing gender roles and educational perspectives presented to the audience.
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Chicago
John Paul Jones
Annapolis
High Bridge
N. J
National Bank
Robert F. Wagener
Fry
Madisonville
Coroners Report Cites High Daily Deaths in Manhattan
Coroners data show an average of seven people killed daily in Manhattan. A St. Louis heiress trains maids to be wives for her nine sons. Moros uprisings are tied to the slaying of Captain McNally and six Philippine scouts. A caretaker’s grandson is mistaken for Dr John B Denver’s 9 year old son in Philadelphia. A Huntington Long Island boy is struck by a car, fracturing his skull. Foreign railroads order steel from the United States.
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Manhattan
St. Louis
Captain McNally
Philippine Scouts and Constabulary
John B. Denver
Philadelphia
Huntington
United States
Governor Sulzer backs federal control of cold storage warehouses
Governor Sulzer calls for federal oversight of state cold storage facilities and urges citizens to come forward with graft information to aid the special investigating committee. The report ties to a broader push for reform and accountability in state operations.
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Sulzer
Special Investigating Committee
Suffragette Campaign Broadens as West End Arrest Wave Grows
The window breaking campaign of suffragettes in West End of London broadens into a general movement with numerous women arrested. Authorities report multiple incidents as activists push for votes for women.
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West Ind
London
Hazenton merchant helps arrest suspect after vitriol attack
Henry Wolcott of Hazentown New Jersey accuses William S Hunt of throwing vitriol in his face. The pair then clash with American cavalry and Philippine constabulary near Jolo in a tough fight before being driven off. Reverend B Jones of Paterson sues for divorce citing desertion and child custody issues. Antoine Pollack, inventor, arrives in New York from Hungary to demonstrate a high speed telegraph system capable of 44 000 words per hour.
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Henry Wolcott
Hazentown
N. J
William S. Hunt
Vitrol
Jolo
B. €. Jones
Paterson
Antoine Pollack
New York
Hungary
Thorpe Admits Amateur Ruse After Stockholm Glory
Carlisle Indian star James Thorpe admits the Olympic pentathlon and decathlon wins were as an amateur yet acknowledges playing professional baseball. He loses all amateur trophies and records, with potential future professional play hinted. Thorpe’s fame and fall are tied to the Carolina baseball revelation and media reports upon his return.
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James Thorpe
Stockholm
Amateer Athletics
Sac and Fox
America
Thorpe
Sweden
Carlisle
Worcester
Carolina
Will Prosecute Sickles
Albany, Jan. 30. Attorney General Carmody states in a letter to Mrs. Helen Longstreet that sympathetic appeals will not halt the case against General Sickles. He seeks to recover a $25,476 deficit in the state monuments commission funds, despite domestic complications. A noble wife and loyal son offer to pay the deficit if he permits them to restore the home and decency.
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Albany
Carmody
Helen D. Longstreet
Sickles
State Monuments Commission
New York State
Fined for neglecting cattle by major rail lines
Pittsburg January 30. Charged with failing to remove cattle from cars every 28 hours to water and feed them, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad the Pennsylvania Company and the Pittsburg Columbus Chicago and St Louis Railway were fined in sums totaling 12 950 dollars in the United States district court here.
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Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania Company
Pittsburg, Columbus, Chicago & St. Louis Railway
United States District Court
No Alternative. Vague quarrel over a cat and vase
A fragment describes a claim about a cat upsetting a vase of flowers. The speaker argues cannot beat the cat and references a possessive affiliation with a group or person. The text shows incomplete names and garbled phrases.
Knew Him. Zeguar Kind Lady Confession Fragment
A fragmented reflection shows a speaker addressing a woman, noting a prior state and mentioning an arm tied up yesterday. The text suggests relation strain and memory of a previous condition. No clear event or dates are present in readable lines.
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Zeguar
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Saulsbury
Berden
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Essex
Frederick Brett
Liberty H. Bailey
Albany Committee of Inquiry
William Fleming
Waldorf-Astoria
Meggenderfer Blatter
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