Tariff negotiations stall as Senate delays action
Senate leaders report all-summer tariff talks failed with Lorimer’s opponents threatening action before adjournment. Penrose says no recess until tariff votes, while Watson proposes giving the President power to suspend duties. Debate stretches toward noontime as plans for cotton and wool measures loom and House fumbles cotton bill fate.
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Senate
Watson
Bull
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Franks
Pemta
Arstows
Lorimar
May Gobble Friar Lands
Mayday debate centers on large corporate claims to friar lands in the Philippines. A court yesterday refused to add the lands to public domain claims, sparking a fervent plea for smaller landholdings in Maine. Representatives Redfern and Hill backed tenitation of the Senate team.
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Smalall
Maine
Queyen
Staint Acres
Higgins Wins In House Recount In Wisconsin
Reported results show Higgins winning a house recount in Wisconsin after contested votes. The third district seat was challenged by Sayres with a close margin, as papers confirm the outcome amid ongoing tabulation and public notices.
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Higgins
Sn S
Dhamne
Conner
Snowy delay halts Mount Blackburn expedition
The Mount Blackburn ascent is stalled as four climbers retreat while ten remain on the peak amid worsening winter conditions. Seattle entrant Abana Keene and four companions from Phil?tts undertake the high altitude push toward 16100 feet, with supplies and plans revised.
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Mount Blackburn
Centa
Apelag
Abana Keene
Seattle
Strike North Africa Front Braces For Redrawn Lines
Reports describe tense conditions as Moroccan and Tangier garrisons brace for possible offensives. General Maryan commands 290 men with battalions deployed toward the frontier at Ajmera as new orders tighten troop movements.
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Marceso
Maraeliea
Tangier
Rook
Maryan
Ajmera
New liner makes record crossing for French Line
The maiden voyage of a new liner from Havre to New York set a record at 20 hours 46 minutes, averaging knots per hour. Among first class passengers was Oment Thever, a cotton broker, who was saved from the mishap and greeted by friends on arrival.
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Havre
New York Times
New York
Cthank
Rheumatics Dismiss Weather Fears in New Findings
Quoted testimony from Washington observers and a Boston medical facility describe relief for rheumatics amid weather changes. The report highlights a home remedy and a chemical treatment cited by practitioners, noting reduced aches and joint pains. James C Donnel and others are named in relation to the findings and the Pinnacles Go facility in New York is referenced.
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Nurito
Magistral Chemical Ei Dg
New York
Court Frees Dying Prisoner in Theft Case
Samuel Loewy, dying in court, pleaded guilty to a four year old indictment for stealing ten sable skins worth 1.7%. The judge suspended sentence to spare him prison walls as he nears death from wounds received after a San Francisco hotel shooting in 1910 while a jewelry salesman entrusted with valuable stones.
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New York
Samuel Loewy
Seesiony
Loewy
San Francisco
Women’s Rights Leader Critiques Government Luxury at New Willard
Emma Sickles, secretary of the National Domestic Science Association, addressed a New Willard meeting condemning elite perks and government excess. She blamed male leadership for moral decline and neglect of women workers, warning of harm to society and public service.
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New Willard
Emma ¢ Sickles
National Domestic Science Association
Blekiss
Upitt
Methodist Episcopal conference acts on school insignia and tobacco ban
Minneapolia May 8 quadrennial conference of the Methodist Episcopal church adopts a resolution by Indian Commissioner Robert Valentine requiring removal of insignia from government schoolwear and directs that church members wear church identifiers only off duty. The body also adopts a resolution barring tobacco users from general conference office and supports mission work in Roman and Greek Catholic countries despite Ecumenical Conference opposition. It records a push for union of Methodist Episcopal churches and Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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Minneapolia Minn
Robert Valentine
He Methodist Episcopal Church
Gansrai Conference
Hair-Robbing Burglar Scare Ends with Rescue
Miss Wilzsbeth Hamilton, 16, woke to find a burglar in the house who cut off her braid, tossed her into a closet basket, and smashed a window before escaping with valuables worth about 400 dollars. Mrs Hamilton discovered her daughter shaken but unharmed, hair missing.
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Styria
Ghia
Wilzsbeth Hamilton
No Efforts to End Strike Reported by Railroads and Freight Handlers
Chicago officials report no efforts today to end the strike hampering traffic at freight houses since Monday. Railroad managers say conditions improve as more men arrive in the city while freight handlers say more workers quit than are being replaced. No violence occurred today.
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Harrick Guest of Hyde in Paris Dinner Event
A dinner and reception was held near Paris in honor of American Ambassador Myron T Herrick. About one hundred guests attended including French War Minister Millerand and Fernand Chapsal, director of the ministry of commerce, with James H Hyde hosting.
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Commerce
Madden Denies Plot as Madden Accuses Mann of Plotting
In a Chicago interview, Madden of Illinois denounces a claim by Republican Leader James F. Mann that Madden plotted with Speaker Clark and Moon to block Mann's post office amendment. Madden, from Chicago, denies any contract or agreement, insisting no one informed him of plans and calling the charges false.
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Martin EB. Madden
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Tennessee
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Black dress shirt arrives at London theater crowd
A New York Times cable reports a London Lyric Theatre audience scanning for a new men’s evening dress style. An unknown man introduced at the Criterion Theater wears a jet black stretched shirt with a white collar stock tie and walatcoat, while a white duck trousers option is suggested for better effect.
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London
New York Times
Lyric Theater
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Acts on Ulster Drilling Seeks Officers List
Belfast May 8 Government attention focuses on Ulster unionist clubs drillings as the lord lieutenant orders immediate return of names of all officers and noncommissioned officers active or retired linked to clubs Orange lodges and workers in factories and shipyards.
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Ireland
Ulster
Transcontinental Freaks Travel By Foot Or Turkey Trot
Hansar City Star notes a division of humanity into nuts and squirrels with the latter dominating. It describes the transcontinental freak who shuns trains, walking or crawling from New York to Frisco, while collecting postcard views and a letter from the mayor of New York to the destination.
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New York
Busi Atse
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Turkey
Rolling Stone
Auch
Atestinatiol
Archbald Case Details Tangle With May and Conn
Testimony describes options on a coal dump involving Captain May of the Erie Railroad, Edward Williams, and two partners including Boland. A letter from Archbald to Captain Conn is read, outlining options and the Robertson and Hillside coal interests. Williams claims profits would total about 12,908 minus a purported spoilage by May, with further negotiation involving the Laurel Line and Lackawanna and Wyoming Railroad.
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Washington
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Bele
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Culm Bank
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Cliyton
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Jon W. Robertson
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Hillside Coal Company
Robertson & Law
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Sonn
Richard Bradley
Packville
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Cora
Cartin
Will Jams
Sterling
Illinois
Captain May
Blowing Smoke Rings The Simple Art of the Knack
Article explains how to blow smoke rings, noting it is a rare skill among smokers. It describes using a box with a dime sized hole, tapping to project rings, and details for lip blown rings including tobacco moisture and a still air environment. The piece argues practice yields successive rings until the smoke source is exhausted.
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Kattles City
Movements of Ocean Steamers Arrivals and Departures
Movements of ocean steamers list arrivals from New York including Copenhagen Hellig Olav, Hovre Pranes, and Bremes Kaleer Wilhelm one, plus Liverpool bound Ne Yors Lapttents, and New York bound Seythamptog Orcante and Kryapeicy wrinelm.
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New Tore
Liverpool
Debated Arizona Judge Nomination Faces Senate Clash
A two hour Senate debate over Judge Richard Sloan for the U S district of Arizona featured sharp exchanges between Ashuret and Smith opposing the nomination and Dillingham and Smoot defending him. Critics argued Sloan was tied to big interests while supporters cited committee findings and endorsements from the Arizona State Bar and Roosevelt League urging confirmation.
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Tereata
Smoot
Dillingham
O'Gorman
Senate
Richard Sloan
United States
District of Arizona
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Gorman
John Sharp Williarms
McCumber
Judiciary Committee
American Federation of Minera
Bloan
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Arizona State Bar
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New Club Plans a Musical Production is the Fall
The Players' Club of Washington elected officers for one year at a meeting in the Chamber of Commerce led by Col Myron M. Parker president and Edward J. Waigh first vice president Norman P. Feeter treasurer George A. Bently corresponding secretary Howard B Van Law recording secretary Consider Mc Leran Librarmen The club organized less than two months ago and has over 100 members including local amateurs musicians writers and artists Its first production An Harmful at the Cabaret was staged at the Raleigh Hotel and plans for a musical play to be performed at a local theater to raise funds for local charities are underway
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Chamber of Commerce
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Edward J. Waigh
Norman P. Feeter
George A. Bently
Cor
Howard B van Law
Consider McLeran
Ubrarnen
Endera
Edora
Musiclang
Raleigh
Burned pool evidence in U. S. Steel case raises memory doubt
Testimony at dissolution suit hearings before Commissioner Brown focused on whether papers tied to the Jackson wire pool were destroyed after filing. Harry A Whitney said he burned minutes and records, claiming Frank Raackes ordered destruction, while Cragin allegedly urged Whitney to shield Baackes.
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Jackson
American Steel and Wire Company
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Henry P. Brown
Dickingon
Harry A Whitney
Worcester (Maan
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Frank Raackes
S Company
Dickinson
Baackes
George W Cragin
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Basches
Plan Aggressive Missions and Society Officers Elected
Congregational Home Missionary Society holds annual meeting electing Dr Woodrow of Washington as president and naming 20 delegates from across states. They endorse raising 1 001 000 dollars for equipment and 100000 to 300 000 dollars for aggressive city missions in Houston El Paso Salt Lake City Pueblo Oklahoma City Muskegon Atlanta Pittsburgh Baltimore Indianapolis. Officers include vice president James Logan recording secretary T M Shipherd auditor John H Allen.
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Washington
Toledo
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May
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el Paan
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Oklahoma City
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District of Columbia
James Logan
Massachusetts
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Nabraske
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New York
Woman Mayor Hosts War Suffrage Convention Guest
Mrs Ella Wilson, mayor of Homewell Kansas, attended a reception at the Scottish Rite Temple in Wichita as the Kansas War suffrage convention was welcomed. Miss Jane Addams of Chicago spoke informally about Hull House social work and addressed the crowd from the post office steps before a parade of attendees.
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