Silent Senators and the Roosevelt Printing Office
Washington notes on lawmakers who speak little and listen closely to chamber deliberations. The piece highlights Senators such as Taylor and Proctor, plus a look at Public Printer successor searches and the high demands of congressional staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Bob Taylor
Tennessee
Taylor
Proctor
Vermont
Scott
West Virginia
Platt
New York
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Ankeny
McEnery
Foster
Louisiana
Whyte
Maryland
Taliaferro
Florida
Guggenheim
Colorado
Reed Smoot
Southerland
Utah
Bryan
Senate
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Bankhead
Alabama
House
Roosevelt
Stillings
Oscar Ricketts
Ricketts
Higher Rates Planned by Foresters for 260000 Members
The Supreme Court of the Independent Order of Foresters will approve rate increases and charge rescalings dating to 1899 that affect 260,000 members. New members will join the National Congress fraternal table, raising costs from 1909 levels. Older members pre 1898 face lump sum payments or other adjustments to align with current rates, with policy face values reduced if payments are unmet.
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Toronto
Supreme Court of the Independent Order of Foresters
National Congress
Archduke's Romance Ends in Austrian Divorce Fallout
Wilhelmina Woelfing, ex wife of Archduke Leopold Salvator, is confined to an asylum after purchasing a revolver and threatening to kill her former husband and his brother. A hospital exam declared her insane. the couple's marriage collapsed after her scandalous lifestyle and controversial atheist vegetarian beliefs.
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Vienna
Wilhelmina Woelfing
Leopold Salvator
Ane
Leopold
Wilhelmina Adamovic
Herr Woelfing
Ascona Anchorites
Fire drill at Kalamazoo Children's Home
About fifty children were marched out calmly after a smoky fire caused incipient panic. Teachers soothed fears by playing songs on the planos while pupils exited. Some girls sustained minor bruises in the initial rush, but no serious injuries occurred.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
Kalamazoo
Planos
Magill Couple Move to California After Acquittal
Fred Magill and his wife Faye Graham Magill leave Bloomington for San Diego to start a new life. They travel with Magill’s daughter Marguerite. The family had been arrested in October in San Diego over the death of Magill’s first wife but were acquitted after a lengthy trial.
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Fred Magill
Bloomington
Ind
Magill
Faye Graham Magill
San Diego
Cal
Marguerite
Magills
Magils
Escapee Couture Fails in Attempt on Sheriff in Kankakee
In Kankakee Illinois Sheriff Russell was seriously wounded by escaped lunatic Philip Couture. Deputy William Parker restrained Couture as a second shot aimed at the sheriff was blocked. Couture was recaptured and sent back to Illinois Eastern Hospital for the Insane.
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Kankakee
Philip Couture
Russell
Couture
William Parker
Russell Couture
Illinois Eastern Hospital
Burglars Hit Oakland City Post Office in Night Break In
At 2:30 a m burglars forced the post office safe with nitro glycerin and escaped with a large sum in money and stamps. The blast shattered the safe but caused no damage to the building, and the noise was heard a block away, indicating professional work.
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Oakland City
Ind
Fire damages Hart Grain Weigher paintshop and Ear Weigher building
A blaze in the Hart Grain Weigher company paintshop damaged the four story Ear Weigher company building in Peoria. The fire caused about 196000 dollars in losses with 142000 dollars covered by insurance.
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Peoria
Dl, March
Hart Grain Weigher Company
Ear Weigher Company
Twins Born on Different Days in Shelbyville
Twins were born on different days in Shelbyville Indiana. Mrs Roy Sexton presented them to her husband last week. One girl was born about 9 PM the other about 8 AM the next morning. The babies weighed seven and one half and eight pounds.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Roy Sexton
Taxpayers in Quincy township pay every levy for 25 years
Houghton Michigan March 9 Quincy township in Houghton county reports no derelict taxes. For twenty five years without a break all taxes levied in this township with about 3000 people have been paid.
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Houghton, Mich
Quincy
Houghton County
Jealous Lover Kills Woman then Himself in Middletown
Antonio Peretto shot and killed Mrs. Jennie Babcock with whom he had been friendly, then killed himself in Middletown New York. Authorities believe jealousy drove him to the slayings and suicide.
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Middletown
N. Y
Antonio Peretto
Jennie Babcock
Peretto
Manuel and Amelia host first public Lisbon reception
King Manuel and the queen mother Amelia held their first public reception at the palace in Lisbon during March. The event passed off without incident and drew about no notable disruptions.
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Manuel
Lisbon
Amelia
Care of palms in the home for healthy growth
The article advises palms thrive in a sunny window with minimum 50 degrees, in porous red pots, and avoids overwatering. Weekly frond cleaning with tepid soapsuds, careful watering, and moderate fertilization prevent rust and red spider. Increase humidity with a radiator pan to stop dry tips.
Watch for Poor Posture in Children
The article warns caregivers to check for causes of stooping shoulders and spinal issues in children. Poorly fitted clothing such as front fastening hose supporters, tight collars, and waist bands can pull the back and chest forward, leading to curved spines or sunken chests. Ensure no weight or pull on the neck and provide pure air to the lungs.
Household tips on cooking cleaning and storage
Practical household notes cover simmering game and gravy, potato prep to prevent darkening, vinegar in lamp oil odor control, milk in water for white old potatoes, shoe blister prevention with soap, quick bread crumbs from stale loaf, reviving a slow fern with hot water, soap to prevent boiler rust, cayenne to deter pantry mice, camphor in wardrobes to deter pests and its need for renewal.
Prohibition Campaign Forms as Louisiana Legislature Near
The Louisiana Anti-Saloon League outlines a plan to push prohibition when the legislature convenes in May. Prohibitionists seek southern state support while saloon interests unite in opposition. Earlier tests included a Shreveport local option win for prohibition and a month of strict Sunday closing in New Orleans that has since waned.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Judge Grants Ten Days to Pay Heinze Fine
Helena Mont March 7 Federal Judge W H Hunt extended ten days to deposit a $20 000 fine after Fr Augustus Heinze faced contempt charges in the copper war with Amalgamated. Counsel sought sixty days but the extension was limited to ten days while Roosevelt pardon opportunity looms.
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Heinze
Helena
Mont
Augustus Heinze
Roosevelt
Amalgamated Company
W. H. Hunt
Resumption of Cement Plants Across Ohio
Sandusky Portland Cement at Bay Bridge resumes with full force to meet incoming orders amid a rebound in building activity. Castalia Portland Cement plant at Castalia also restarts operations.
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Sandusky, O
Sandusky Portland Cement Company
Bay Bridge
Castalia Portland Cement Company
Castalia
Ada Kirkpatrick Dies After Convulsion at Bartonville Asylum
Ada Kirkpatrick of St. Clair county, an epileptic inmate of Bartonville asylum, suffered a seizure in her cottage, broke her collarbone, and died in the hospital three hours later from the reaction. She was forty five, insane for twenty one years.
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Peoria
Ada Kirkpatrick
St. Clair County
Bartonville Asylum
Miss Kirkpatrick
Weather forecast across Midwest cool and fair
The forecast for Illinois and Indiana calls for generally fair skies and colder temperatures. Lake Michigan area may experience anow near the lake with similar cold conditions. Lower Michigan is marked by snow flurries and colder weather while Wisconsin and Iowa remain fair.
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Illinois
Indiana
Anow
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Francis Johnson Dies in Lafayette at 71
Francis Johnson prominent author journalist and lawmaker dies at his Lafayette home after a stroke paralysed him He was 71 and a longtime influential figure born in Germany.
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Lafayette
Ind
Francis Johnson
Deportation of a Dane in Pontiac. Yorkinsen family sent away
Frans Yorkinsen, a Danish resident since last May, was deported with his wife and two sons from Pontiac on March 7. The father has been demented for months and received treatment at the Eastern Michigan asylum while his family was placed in county charges.
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Pontiac
Mich
Frans Yorkinsen
Yorkinsen
Eastern Michigan Asylum
County Clarges
Minnesota Shiloh Monument Dedicated Date Set
Governor Johnson will dedicate Minnesota’s Shiloh battlefield monument on April 10. Adjutant General F B Wood and the governor’s staff will accompany the governor on the trip from St Paul announced March 7.
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St. Paul
Johnson
Minnesota
Shiloh
Monument Commission
F. B. Wood
Wisconsin begins drive to exterminate diseased cattle
TaCrosse March 7 state officials led by State Veterinarian Roberts and U S Inspector Roome killed a herd of twenty five cattle suspected of tuberculosis after dairy milk was distributed to a large city area.
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TaCrosse
Wis
Wisconsin
Roberts
United States
Roome
Tariff Commission Bill Praised by Merchants Association
The Merchants' association approved the nonpartisan tariff commission bill after its introduction in the Senate by Senator Beveridge of Indiana. The resolutions were adopted at a special meeting in New York on March 7.
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New York
Nonpartisan Tariff Commission
United States
Senate
Beveridge
Indiana
Merchants’ Association
Funeral of Senator Proctor Draws Vermonters in Mass
Nearly ten thousand people from across Vermont gathered in Proctor for the funeral of the late Senator Proctor held at the Union church at 3 p m. The crowd included residents from many sections paying final respects in a somber ceremony.
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Senator Proctor
Proctor
Vermont
Proctor Union Church
Stock Exchange Seat Sells for Fifty-Two Thousand Dollars
A stock exchange seat brought 520000, $1000 above the previous sale. Dr Silas C Swallow, noted Prohibitionist, is reported improving while ill in Harrisburg. Chancellor von Buelow of Germany cabled sympathy on the Collinwood school horror incident.
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Stock Exchange
New York
Silas C. Swallow
Harrisburg
von Buelow
Germany
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