Higher Pay Measure Carries in River Ced Harbor Bill
Charles W. Arthur reports on congressional action boosting salaries for government leaders and top officials. After passage in conference, cabinet heads, vice president, and speaker gain 12000 dollars yearly, senators and representatives 7500 dollars, effective March 4. debates note House and Senate conflicts over the pay rise and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Congress
Patrbanks
Friends of the Movement
Senate
Government Salary Increases and River and Harbor Bill Debate
President Roosevelt favors a general pay rise for government employees. postal workers would add 8 to 10 million dollars annually. Representative Davia proposes a bill to raise all federal salaries, potentially adding about 15 million dollars per year. The river and harbor bill, called a park measure, carries over 85 million dollars, with support from Chairman Burton to pursue waterways over rail rates. Senator Clark, the wealthy copper king, votes for the pay increase and is depicted as leaning toward democracy despite wealth.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Davia
Minnesota
House
Burton
Ohio
Senator Clark
Montana
Senate
Senator Money
Mississippi
Senator Carmack
Tennessee
Carmack
Clark
Copper King
Ile
Cara
It Takes Two to Make a Marriage Phrase
The line notes a witty truth about marriage and fault, illustrating a common sentiment that harmony requires effort from both partners while missteps can fall on a single party. The quotation attributes suggest a humorous, reflective tone.
The Blue Kitten and the Fairy Gift
A newborn blue kitten in a basket dreams of strength and beauty. A Kool fairy grants wishes but the blue kitten’s color draws crowds, leading a girl to give it to a dime museum exhibit. Escaping into yellow paint, the kitten seeks a new life away from prying eyes.
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Tommy
Blue Kitten Changes Color in A Fairy Tale Lesson
A fifth kitten wishes to be different and blue, attracting attention but ostracism from other cats. After tasting paint and rejection, the blue kitten nearly dies until a fairy reverses the change, turning her gray and welcomed by her siblings, finding happiness back home.
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Tommy
Mercy
New York World
Expressive Word Blatherskite in American Usage
The term bletherskate traces to Scottish and Norse roots meaning nonsense. It gained popularity in American speech via the 1650 song Mageie Lander, common in American camps during the war of independence. An Irish variant bletherumskite appeared in the early 1800s. American Cultivator.
Where Rainwater Goes
Rainwater percolates through earth until hitting impermeable rock. Pressed by more water it emerges again at the surface. In its underground path it absorbs salts from rocks that sustain plant and animal life.
Oldest National Flags Cited in Historical Notes
The text notes that Japan's chrysanthemum flag is probably the oldest national banner still existing, with Denmark's flag described as the oldest among European nations. The fragment emphasizes the antiquity of these national symbols.
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Japan
Denmark
A Question In Arithmetic
A short, playful item from Youth's Companion about children at play on a summer holiday guessing how many strawberries they will eat. The verse invites a back and forth of questions and answers culminating in simple multiplication as a math cue.
Coalition Formed Against Socialists in Berlin Reballot
Berlin dispatch reports parties except the Extreme Radical unite to oppose Socialists in reballoting across districts where no Reichstag candidate has a majority Center party vows no backing for Socialist reps Conservative party leaders from all states plan to join other groups National Liberals and radicals seek a cooperative campaign strategy for the remainder of the race.
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Berlin
Radical
Center Party
Siates
Empire
National Liberals
Man shoots husband in suspected house of ill repute
Des Moines IA January reports Hugh Leach of Centerville bursts into a place owned by Mrs Snow to confront his wife. A boy described as a 11 year old lover of Mrs Leach shoots Leach in the chest through a rear door. Leach is severely wounded and expected to die.
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Des Moines
Iia
Hugh Leach
Centerville
Mexican Prominent Figure Arrested in Juarez Murders
Juan Navarro Regulado, a well known Mexican, was arrested in Juarez in connection with the brutal Dec. 11 murder of two young women from a prominent family. The women were found hacked with an ax in their home on a main Juarez street.
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el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Juan Navarro Regulado
Petrified child born after remarkable operation
In Suffolk on January 30 a remarkable surgical operation produced a petrified baby born to a Gates County New York woman once given as suffering from an internal tumor for over three years. The stone child weighed five and a half pounds.
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Suffolk
Gates County
N. Y
Weather forecast for Illinois to Iowa with mix of snow and rain
The forecast calls for warmer conditions in Illinois Indiana and cooler south with snow in the north. Lower Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa are expected to be slow warming with mixed precipitation in parts.
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Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Markets Report from Chicago and East Buffalo
Chicago Board of Trade quotations cover Wheat Corn Oats Pork Lard Short Ribs and cash sales with values for No 2 hard and No 1 Northern wheats. Live stock prices show hogs cattle and sheep with ranges for prime shipping and native stock. East Buffalo figures mirror slow cattle and strong hog markets with carlot receipts and price bands for calves and lambs.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Hay
Choice Timothy
Choice Prairie
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Dangers of a Cold and How to Avoid Them
An early 20th century health note notes cold origins in fatalities and urges prompt treatment. It praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective, stating it loosens the cough relieves the lungs and aids restoration, with sales at Cook & Sherman and Stewart's pharmacy.
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Nature
Cook & Sherman and
Stewart's Pharmacy
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Charles W. Arthur
Lvine
Vilathie
Post Office
President Roosevelt
Diamond Brand
West
Aero Ee Pte Rhy Es
Meterstag
Bright Product of
Chicago Grain
Foley's
California
Lombardo’s
North Side Square
Tipton’s
D. Bos Cars
URING
Pieasant
Chamberlain
Dr. King
Bia
CopyricuTs &c
Munn & Co
Scientific American
New York
F St
Washington
D. Cc
Frank Rogers
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