Tariff Clash Looms as Insurgents Eye Taft Plan
Washington dispatch reports talk of a clash between Senator Hale and the president over the tariff commission in the Payne bill. Taft’s proposed commission would study tariff facts at home and abroad and urge changes, troubling insurgents who hoped for limited powers. The piece also notes debates on Sherman anti trust law enforcement and medical views on a leprosy case, plus Carrie Nation’s jail visit and a Washington whistling crusade.
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John R. Early
Carrie Nation
Washington
Ubcellars
National Capitol
Benator
Tariff Commission
Hale
Commission
Taft
Faith
Hope
Charity
Union Station
Mrs. Pankhurst
America
Grocers Await Decision on Price Contracts
Des Moines report says manufacturers face prosecution for price fixing may influence local grocers. They note contracts require not selling below fixed prices, curbing competition, and many would lower prices to beat rivals if allowed, prompting caution until Washington cases clear.
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Des Moines
Washington
Cannon Will Not Retire From Speakership
Washington reports Speaker Cannon quashes retirement rumors saying he will not quit the speakership or seek a House seat after the current Congress. He jokes about retirement and insists he has not crossed any bridge before coming to it.
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Washington
Cannon
Congress
House
President Nominates Two For Federal Posts
The president sent the names of Horace H. Lurton of Tennessee for associate justice of the U S Supreme Court and George A. Carpenter of Illinois for United States district judge for the northern district of Illinois to succeed the late Judge Bethea.
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Tennessee
Senate
Washington
Horace H. Lurton
Supreme Court of the United States
George A. Carpenter
Illinois
United States
Clinois
Bethea
Aviator Bleriot’s condition improves after fall in Constantinople
The French aviator M. Bleriot, who fell when his aeroplane struck a house roof, is described as in satisfactory condition. He suffered a bruised left side but no serious internal injuries or complications.
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Constantinople
M. Bleriot
Keller Book Adopted as Freshman English Text
Helen Keller's The World I Live In is used as a freshman English textbook at WeLesley College. The move positions Keller as a studied author in college curriculum and reflects accessibility themes in early 20th century literature.
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Helen Keller
Helen Weller
Welesley College
Paterson Endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy
Nashua Iowa night policeman J N Paterson says a severe winter cold resisted many medicines and two doctors before Foley's Honey and Tar cured two-thirds of a bottle’s worth. Lemmon's Pharmacy promoted the product.
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J. N. Paterson
Nashua
Iowa
Foley
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