Lords Reject Budget in Historic Vote
In London the House of Lords defeated the budget bill and referred it to the country after six days of debate. Lord Lansdowne's amendment passed 350 to 75, a move described as unprecedented in English history and potentially reshaping the constitution.
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Lord Lansdowne
London
Rosebery
Morley
Cromer
Balfour
Canterbury
York
House of Lords
Lansdowne
New light on Brownsville raid court of inquiry findings
Brownsville Texas December news reports a court of inquiry revealing new points casting doubt on the case against negro soldiers accused of firing on Brownsville. Witnesses Celso Olivier and Manuel Morales testified, including Olivier seeing Captain Macklin gathering shell fragments the morning after the raid.
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Brownsville
Tex
Court of
Celso Olivier
Manuel Morales
Olivier
Macklin
Morales
Kaiser Opens Reichstag in Berlin Speech on Social Reforms
Emperor William opened the Reichstag by reading the throne speech which highlighted domestic legislation. It announced extending sick benefit insurance to workers previously uninsured and creating aid for dependent relatives of pot workers. The imperial insurance system will be substantially revised.
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Berlin
William
Reichstag
Imperial Insurance Organization
Plot to Kill Rockefeller Forces Night Guard at Forest Hill
Cleveland police guarded John D Rockefeller's Forest Hill home all night after a man reported overhearing plans to assassinate the oil magnate. Chief Stamberger said two suspicious men were driven away from Forest Hill during the night.
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Cleveland
John D Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Stamberger
Forest 3 Iil
Home Rule Fund Raised by Irish Nationalists The British Cause
T P O Connor sent another 5000 dollars to John Mond leader of the nationalists, totaling 30000 dollars forwarded in the six visits to the United States. The money supports the home rule campaign and nationalist efforts.
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New York
T. P. O'Connor
Rliament
John Mond
Nationalists Ag
Storm off Japan Coast Sinks 2373-ton vessel. all died
A fierce storm near Shimonoseki Kisagata Maru, a Japanese 2373 ton steamer, foundered and all on board are believed lost. The vessel was reported to have disappeared with every crew member and passenger.
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Tokyo
Shimonoseki
How to Make Pumpkin Bread
A recipe directs stewing a large pumpkin for pies, mashing and stiffening with flour, adding salt, and baking in a greased pan in a slow oven for three hours. It can be eaten hot or cold, and when cold is sliced thick and fried, served with jelly or a sweet sauce.
How to Avoid Poison Accidents
Guidance suggests preventing poison incidents by placing a dozen tiny bells on bottles. A bell on the bottle neck will jingle whenever a bottle is brought home, serving as a warning even during daylight.
Vinol Cod Liver Iron Remedy Endorsed by Local Druggists
Advertised medicines face prejudice but Vinol Cod Liver Iron is praised for aiding severe coughs and colds. The product’s ingredients are printed on every bottle and it is touted to create health and strength for the weak, with sales expected to rise as in the past. Washington Iowa druggists Cook & Sherman endorse it.
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Cook & Sherman
Washington
Iowa
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Graphter's Value Quoted By Senator in Tribune Snippet
In a Chicago Tribune fragment Senator Lotsman discusses Graphter's worth. He recalls purchasing the figure when it began, paying $75 and a railway pass. The lapse hints at early career value and assets involved.
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Lotsman
Chicago Tribune
Doubt and Faith Quoted by Emerson
The saying contrasts doubt arising in the mind with faith as a product of the soul, attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Faith
Emerson
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Offer Targeted Relief
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are promoted for stomach irritation indigestion flatulency and dyspepsia. Containing bismuth subnitrate pepsia and carminatives they are sold in 25 50 cent and 1.00 packages. Cook and Sherman in Washington markets these remedies with a guarantee of satisfaction.
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Cook & Sherman
Washington
Brook wins at Chicago stock show for hogs
C A Brook of Washington Iowa took first prize for a car load of Hampshire hogs weighing 150 to 200 pounds. The winning hogs brought a good market price. Brook also exhibited a fine car load of white faced steers in the Live Stock show. H W Deuker of Wellman was another exhibitor from Washington county.
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Hampshire
Chicago
C. A. Brook
Washington
Iowa
Brook
H. W. Deuker
Wellman
Washington County
Root Juice Endorsed By Local Citizens
We are glad to recommend Root Juice as a remarkable remedy praised by many locals. Lemmon the druggist reports strong sales and unsolicited testimonials from residents praising appetite sleep nerves kidneys and overall health after short use.
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Lemmon
Death of Charles W Harris Rock Island Engineer
Charles W Harris 51, long time Rock Island engineer, died after a 40 foot fall in a St Joseph yard. He was born in Dawsonville Virginia and lived in Atchison with his wife Helen Cosby and daughter Virginia. Funeral at 2 pm tomorrow with Rev H M Willis, burial Mount Vernon cemetery. He leaves an aged father, a brother and sister in Virginia, and brother McWalter Harris in Missouri.
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Fred Anderson
Harris
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Harris
Mer
Mrs. Harris
Charles W. Harris
Rock Island
St Joe
Ensworth Hospital
Rock Island Round House
Round House
Dawsonville
Alexandria
Washington, D. C
Wabash
Moberly
Trenton
Rushville
Helen Cosby
Virginia
Atchison
St. Joe-Atchison Run
McGagin
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer
North Fourth Street
H. M. Willis
Mount Vernon Cemetery
McWalter Harris
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Earned His Board by Lipton Early American Start
Sir Thomas Lipton recalls in London Strand Magazine how at sixteen he left home for the United States with little money. He rushed to a New York hotel and persuaded the proprietor to board him for a month by promising to bring forty patrons, then recruited fellow passengers to follow.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
London Strand Magazine
America
United States
New York
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George Peck
Japan
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Oregon
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Edward Balmer
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