Senators Split Over Lemon Duty and Tariff Tactics
Senator Root opposed a half cent lemon duty while Senator Aldrich attacked Germany for feeding anonymous tips to sway tariff debates. The U S Supreme Court adjourned for summer as Congress eyed 250 million dollars for the isthmian canal project.
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Root
New York
Aldrich
Germany
Supreme Court of the United States
Bradley
American Tobacco Company
Congress
Isthmian Canal
Bailey
Texas
W. S. Manning
New York Times
United States Supreme Court
Burrows
Michigan
Sugar Trust
Taft Defends Regular Army in Gettysburg Speech
A roundup of prominent statements and events includes Taft opposing army cuts, Hill denying Patten’s wheat market corner, Lincoln’s son overheated at Hodgenville unveiling, Ade arriving in San Francisco, Mrs. Annis debuting in New York vaudeville, Fairbanks meeting Japanese royalty, MacArthur’s retirement, Wood becoming army senior, Mrs Howe celebrating 90th birthday in Boston, Moffatt slated to succeed Rogers at Standard Oil, Benson reporting on land frauds, Durand named census director, and Taylor’s San Francisco arrest linked to Los Angeles swindling charges.
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President Taft
United States
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
James A. Patten
Robert T. Lincoln
Hodgenville
George Ade
San Francisco
W. E. Annis
Peter C. Hains, Jr
New York
Charles W. Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Japan
Tokyo
Arthur MacArthur
Leonard Wood
Julia Ward Howe
Boston
James A. Moffatt
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Henry H. Rogers
John A. Benson
United States Appellate Court
Cal
E. Dana Durand
Taft
S. N. D. North
George W. Taylor
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Mass of scattered incidents mark midwest news reel
A volatile report compiles claims of a banker's jail escape near Valparaiso Indiana a funeral escort riot in Chicago and bodies found along rivers. It also notes Zephyr Texas tornado deaths Leadville snowfall and a Lincoln birthplace statue unveiling with Henry Watterson as orator. State and national political notes include a June 10 vote on a tariff tax amendment and liquor shipment bill moves.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Robert Greene
Michigan City
Chicago
Minoak
Kankakee
Quintana Roo
Mexico
Cincinnati
Meriano Fusume
National Anti-Saloon League
Senate
Curtis
Kansas
Airship Count Zeppelin’s 850 mile flight wrecks in tree collision
The airship Count Zeppelin was wrecked in a collision with a tree as it landed after an 850 mile flight that lasted 37 hours. Also noted are events from Trinity church anniversary visits, labor council meetings, and other 1909-era items.
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Count Zeppelin
Episcopal
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
New Rochelle
N. Y
Tom Paine
American Federation of Labor
New York
United States
Mississippi
Pascagoula
Miss
Seattle
Jefferson Davis
Fairview
Delavan Smith
Charles R. Williams
Indianapolis
Washington
Panama
J. F. Shipp
United States Supreme Court
Department of Agriculture
Georgia Railroad
Central Georgia
Martindale
Black man found guilty of murder by jury in Ottumwa case
John Junkin a Negro is found guilty of killing Clara Rosen a Ottumwa choir singer on February 5 by striking her with a stone then dragging the body to an excavation. He is sentenced to death with execution set for July 29 1910 after four hours of deliberation. Mob threats prompted secret transfer for safety.
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Centerville
John Junkin
Clara Rosen
M. A. Roberts
Court House
Junkin
Fort Madison
Poison in Death of Los Angeles Actress Exhumes Illinois Body
In Oneida Illinois authorities exhumed the body of Mrs. Josephine Carleton Archer of Los Angeles two months after her death. Autopsy reveals large quantities of strychnine. Archer had filed for divorce in Los Angeles two weeks before her death amid cruelty claims. Her daughter Mrs. Helen Marsh in Galesburg received news of her death noting she died in convulsions.
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Galesburg
Ill
Josephine Carleton Archer
Los Angeles
Cal
Oneida
Archer
Helen Carleton Marsh
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition opens with grand parade
Seattle marks the official opening of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition begun two years ago with a $10 000 000 project. A military parade and speeches thrill 40 000 spectators as James J Hill is cheered before his address. Taft activates the golden key to start the gong, interrupting Bishop Kestor’s benediction.
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Seattle
Wash
Taft
James J. Hill
Bishop Kestor
College Boys in Disgrace at Harvard
Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University trustees ordered John W. Cutler of Brookline and Sydney M. Fish of New York to withdraw after a disturbing the peace conviction. A 10 dollar fine followed a 3 a.m. college yard disturbance. Cutler, 21, was a senior and last year’s football quarterback. his brother captained the varsity crew. Fish is on parole from an earlier escape.
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Cambridge
Mass
John W. Cutler
Brookline
Sydney M. Fish
New York
Harvard University
College Yard
Cutler
Fish
Duluth Woman Reports $20000 Robbery in Seattle Visit
Mrs. Geo Shea of Duluth Minnesota visiting sister Mrs John English at Alki Point Seattle reports to police she was robbed of $20000 in currency intended for investment in local property.
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Seattle
Wash
Geo. Shea
Duluth
Coke Ovens Fired: H C Frick Orders 1200 More
Pittsburg, Pa. The H C Frick Coal Co has issued orders to fire 1,200 additional coke ovens in the district at once in a major expansion of coke production.
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Pittsburg
H. C. Frick Coal Co
State Briefs From Harrisburg and Pittsburgh
Gov. Stuart reappoints John C. Delaney as chief factory inspector and Joseph W. Hunter as state highway commissioner. A Canonsburg hen hatches two freak chicks with unusual features. Fire destroys the Bender & Alder structure in Sharpsburg causing an estimated $50,000 loss. Poisoning cases among birds reported near Parkersburg and Dewart. arrests likely. State Treasurer Sheatz reports a notable conscience money gift of $128. Daughters of 1812 meet in Pittsburgh to discuss funding a sailors home at League Island Navy Yard. government plans a $25,000 structure.
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Harrisburg
Stuart
John C. Delaney
Joseph W. Hunter
Sharpsburg
Bender & Alder Branch
National Lead & Oil Co
State Game Commission
Berrier
Parkersburg
Dewart
John O. Sheatz
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Society of the Daughters of 1812
Harrisburg Sets Trout Catch Limit in New Law
Gov. Stuart signs a fish law restricting each angler to 40 trout daily. The season runs April 15 to July 31, with trout required to be at least six inches long. Landowners along stocked streams cannot ban angling, but anglers may face court for damages.
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Harrisburg
Stuart
Speaker Cannon and Jack O'Brien Visit King of Prussia Camp
In Norristown Speaker Cannon and boxer Jack O'Brien posed for a photographer at O'Brien's King of Prussia training camp. Uncle Joe eagerly put on gloves but no punches were thrown, the pair adopting fighting stances only for the picture.
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Norristown
Speaker Cannon
Jack O’brien
King of Prussia
Joe
O’brien
Congress
Pennsylvania farmers urged to boost horse breeding national supply
Prof. T. I. Mairs of State College told the Farmers Annual Normal Institute session in York that Pennsylvania farmers produce only about one quarter of the horses they use. He urged them to increase production and raise a surplus for eastern cities, not just meet local needs.
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York
Pennsylvania
T. I. Mairs
State College
Locomotive Order Restores Confidence in 1907 Shock
Philadelphia reports Baldwin locomotive works received a contract for 105 engines from Mr. Harriman. The nearly $3,000,000 order is expected to spur broad trade activity and is seen as a barometer of renewed business confidence after the 1907 collapse.
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Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Harriman
Constable charges Wheatland couple with abuse of feeble-minded man
A constable filed an information against James Mathews and his wife alleging inhuman treatment. Authorities report Charles Bebout, 34, held in a squalid room for 12 to 15 years. He crouches in a corner, hair untrimmed, muttering, described as a wild animal. officials claim he is the couple’s son by a former marriage.
Miss Sara Leas Declares Independence After Heir Arrival
Altoona report says milliner Sara Leas of Bellwood will not wed or leave work after learning she and four sisters inherit 100000 dollars each from uncle J Silas Leas of Rock Island Illinois. The Leas sisters, daughters of Mrs Jennie Leas matron at Dickinson College Conway Hall Carlisle, live in Harrisburg Scranton York and Lock Haven. Sara vows to remain in her trade saying she loves her work and hates men.
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Altoona
Sara Leas
Bellwood
Jennie Leas
Conway Hall
Dickinson College
Carlisle
J. Silas Leas
Rock Island
Ill
Harrisburg
Scranton
York
Lock Haven
Tam
State Pardons May Session Annulled to June 17
Harrisburg reports the May pardons session is annulled after postponements and all May cases will be heard on June 17 during the regular session.
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Harrisburg
State Board of Pardons
Gardner cites seed corn boost at Farmers Institute
Professor Frank D. Gardner of State College argues at the State Farmers Institute that adding ten grains of corn to each ear grown in Pennsylvania in a year could raise the annual crop value by 780000 dollars. He urges buying seed corn from local sources.
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York
Frank D. Gardner
State College
State Farmers’ Institute
Pennsylvania
Inexperienced Caddie Teases After Fifteenth Miss
A humorous scene shows an inexperienced caddie asking to make the hole bigger after Mr. Toozle suffers his fifteenth miss. The exchange captures golf course banter and light-hearted tension between player and helper.
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Mr. Toozle
Weston urges walking to lift spirits with Allen's Foot-Ease
Weston promotes walking as a cure for low spirits and fatigue and cites Allen's Feet-Base antiseptic powder as making walking comfortable. The ad claims 30,000 testimonials and offers a 25 cent package, with a free trial kit via Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy, New York.
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Weston
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
The Captain’s Repartee
A trans Atlantic liner captain, irritated by ship troubles and many tourist questions, heads toward the bridge as a dapper young man asks about the commotion off the starboard side. The captain, on the port side, quips he is unsure but suspects a cat fish may have had kittens.
How Many Children Do You Have
A weary woman replies she cannot count her children until supper time, mentioning Willie going fishing Tommy breaking in a colt Georgie borrowing his father’s shotgun for hunting and Esmeralda Ann considering eloping. The tourist asks again how many she has.
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Willie
Tommy
Georgie
Esmeralda Ann
Finland Finds Rich Iron Ore Spots in South and Ladoga District
Researchers report new ore fields in South Finland Nyland and Ladoga lake region may justify mining. A company has been formed to pursue study and development for research purposes.
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Finland
Nyland
Ladoga Lake
Quote on ignorance and knowledge by Lord Palmerston
A reader reflects that to understand the vastness of one’s ignorance one must cultivate broad knowledge. The remark attributed to Lord Palmerston emphasizes humility and lifelong learning as path to wisdom.
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Lord Palmerston
One Thing That Was Certain
In a rush to fill an order, Limburger cheese was placed in a long rough box and loaded into a train. The manufacturer rode the train with the box as a “brother,” and the baggage man learned the box’s contents were his deceased relative.
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San Francisco
Waiter quips back at diner over steak tenderness
A waiter responds to a complaint about a tough steak with a sharp remark, asking if the customer expects it to kiss him. The exchange captures a tense moment in a dining room.
Little girl stops praying says mother should ask God
In St. Louis a young girl, weary of the family prayer routine, declares it is her mother’s duty to ask for blessings and stops reciting the prayer herself. She reasons two people asking is unnecessary.
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St. Louis
Child's persistent lesson in identifying animals
A three year old named Marian, initially misidentifies a cow as a horse, then, when asked what else eats grass besides a horse, replies “More hoss.” The anecdote, attributed to De lineator, showcases stubborn humor in a mother’s gentle teaching moment.
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Marian
Hoss
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