Perkins Sees Tariff Revisions Likely in New Congress
Rochester representative James Breck Perkins discussed tariff revision as a path to more revenue, aligning with Maine’s Tawney on reciprocity with Canada. He notes a less aggressive mood for tariff changes amid persistent business strength, and flags ongoing committees and a federal printing waste inquiry as focal duties.
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James Breck Perkins
Rochester
Washington
Canada
National House
Perkins
Congress
Representative Tawney
Min- Tesoeli
M. Tawney
Monroe County
Treasury
Stamford Republicans seek joint committee to curb vote buying
The Stamford Republican town committee proposes a joint Democrats and Republicans committee to oversee election expenditures and curb vote buying ahead of the October election. The move aims to end the practice once accepted by both parties as a necessary evil. Both sides openly acknowledge prior tolerance of bribery.
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Washington Post
Stamford
Conn
Repubican Town Committee
Frontera
Democratic Town Committee
Republican Town Committee
Rate Legislation Convention To Press Congress In Chicago
Delegates from United trade, industrial, and producing interests will hold a Chicago convention on October 26 and 27 to urge Congress to grant the Interstate Commerce Commission power to set reasonable rates after hearings and to act immediately with unions, pending judicial review. The gathering aims to rally public support for the President's proposed rate reform and public interest in the movement.
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Chicago
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gold Tide Turns Toward United States Sees Paris Banks Shift
French economists say the wartime balance of gold is restoring normal flows as Lazard Freres ships gold to New York. Bank of France holds about 600 million dollars, easing money pressure without triggering big rate cuts. Analysts point to grain and cotton exports and postwar indemnity uncertainties as the drivers of the shift back toward New York.
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New York
Far East
Bank of France
Associated Press
United States
Lazard Freres & Co
Raphael Georges Levy
South African Mines Bank
Stanislas Simon
Paris
Russia
Michel Lavard
Lazard, Freres & Co
Pravious
M. Lazard
Navy pays officers trained in new instruction school
Twenty three young men, assistant paymasters and ensigns, graduated as the first class from the new naval pay officers instruction school. The program, led by Paymaster McGowan, covered naval regulations and shipboard accounting, with lectures by the Auditor and remarks by Medical Director Boyd. The class aims to become a permanent institution for recruits and shore duty officers.
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United States Navy
School of Instruction
United States Naval Museum of Hygiene and Medicine
J. C. Boyd
U. S
Samuel McGowan
McGowan
B. H. Brooke
T. J. Bright
B. D. Stanley
L. W. L. Jennings
B. Mayer
L. Bethea
E. R. Wilson
W. Q. Neill
H. BE. Collins
J. H. Gunnell
C. KE. Parsons
W. J. Hine
K. C. McIntosh
R. W. Schumann
F. J. Daly
F. P. Williams
L. N. Wertenbaker
J. J. Luchsinger
E. H. Douglas
R. K. van Maher
W. S. Zane
J. GC. Hilton
EH. H. Tebeau
Paymaster McGowan
Paymasters Venable and
Robnett
Hornet
Navy Department
Bonaparte
Daughters of Rebekah to Mark 54th Founding Anniversary
Five local lodge groups observe the fifty fourth anniversary of the Daughters of Rebekah with a program at Odd Fellows Hall at 8 p m. The Sovereign Grand Lodge now in Philadelphia is invited. Readings and addresses accompany a prayer and welcome remarks by local officers.
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Daughters of Rebekah
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Philadelphia
Belle Carter
Gertrude D. Hasterling
D. J. B. Hendrix
Martha McNeil
District of Columbia
Irene King
Naoma
Lulu Eno
Ruth
H. McCheeney
Martha Washington
Mabel Gates
Dorcas
Anne Billings
Esther
Comptroller Tracewell Returns After Runaway Injuries
Comptroller of the Treasury Robert J. Tracewell and his family came back to the city last Saturday from Lake resorts. He resumed official duties early yesterday morning after full recovery from ribs broken in a prior runaway incident. Miss Jean Tracewell has recovered from typhoid fever and accompanies her parents home, now well into convalescence.
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Robert J. Tracewell
the Treasury
Lake Resorts
Mr. Tracewell
Jean Tracewell
Travewell
Cotton in Africa Fails in West Africa Growth Efforts
A Department of Commerce and Labor report says Western African cotton trials faltered due to poor transport and labor shortages. Sierra Leone’s seed trial failed. potential output over ten years estimated at only 6,000 bales annually. Northern Nigeria shows suitability but lacks infrastructure, while Lagos, Southern Nigeria, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, and Gambia could produce 18,000 bales in eight years.
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Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Department of Commerce and Labor
West Africa
Cotton Association
Lagos
Gold Coast
Gambia
Taggart Divorce Decision Delayed by Wooster Judge
Judge Eason is not yet ready to announce findings in the Taggart divorce case in Wooster Ohio. Another week may pass before a decision is handed down as Judge Mason has had large masses of testimony written for him. Mrs Taggart awaits resolution, noting the strain of waiting is greater than the trial.
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Eason
Wooster
Ohio
Taggart
Mason
Mas. Taggart
Orrville
Americans Never Surrender Sentiment Draws Flags and Fealty
Ottawa dispatch reports a Washington Post piece noting that the Lake Erie fishing fleet has sparked calls to arm the cruiser Vigilant with rapid-fire guns. Canadian authorities urge fishermen to respect the treaty boundary north of the line dividing British and United States territories. Officials warn that American damages would fall to the U.S. government if Canadian authorities prove Americans coached. The issue ties to the joint high commission led by Vice President Fairbanks, whose efforts stalled after his oath.
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Washington Post
Ottawa
Wighant
Jerry
Canada
United States
Joint High Commission
Fairbanks
Funeral for Mayor Collins Draws City in Deep Mourning
Boston on September 18 held funeral rites for Mayor Patrick A. Collins at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross with vast turnout and broad civic, fraternal, and military presence. Governors, senators, and dignitaries served as pallbearers, church bells tolled, and a burial at Holyrood Cemetery followed at Brookline beside poet John Boyle O'Reilly. A memorial fund was launched by admirers to honor the late mayor with a park or city landmark memorial.
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Boston
Patrick A. Colling
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Brighton
Archbishop Willams
Massachusetts
Gov. Douglas
W. Murray Crane
Richard Olney
Charles H. Taylor
William H. K. Redmond
Holyrood
Brookline
John Boyle O'Reilly
Patrick A. Collins
Laborers from Martinique Land for Canal Work
Six hundred laborers from Martinique arrived at Colon on the canal project aboard the French Line steamer Canada. They will be stationed at Paraiso Culebra and Pedro Miguel with Canal Zone government support for passage lodging and essentials. Rumors of bubonic plague unsettled them but proved unfounded. Also aboard the Canada were tradesmen and givers. the Panama Railroad steamer Havana sailed to New York to fetch the canal commission's engineering board on its return.
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Martinique
Isthmus
Colon
French Line
West Indies Service
Canada
Paraiso
Culebra
Pedro Miguel
Canal Zone
Andi
Panama
Havana
New York
Board of Consulting Engineers
The
Canal Commission
Pyramid Pile Cure Painless Home Remedy Ad
An 1900s style advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a painless private home cure for piles. It claims no knife or doctor, offers a free trial package by mail, and promotes a full box for 60 cents from Pyramid Drug Co. The copy urges customers to insist on the exact product and provides a Marshall Michigan address for ordering.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid
September Sale Promises Quality Walnut Furniture Deals
A man recalls buying a fine walnut bed from W. B. Moses & Sons forty years ago and predicts future buyers will repeat his words during this September Sale. The offer promises dependable detail and merit in furniture with prices intentionally low due to extraordinary buying facilities and purchases of large size.
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W. B. Moses & Sons
Fiat Couches Regular Sale Prices and Options
A catalog excerpt lists couch styles and prices including Velour and Box Couches. It notes metal frame options, three-quarter and double bed forms, and a one-year guarantee on spring construction. Prices range from about 6.50 to 37.60 with varied finishes and configurations.
Oriental Rugs and Prices in Historic Catalog
Catalog notes numerous rug types with varied dimensions and origins from Anatolian to Persian plus Armenian and Kurdish names. Listed prices show regular and special offers, with figures like 85.00 34.00 57.50 125.00 and many per rug measurements, including sizes from 2 ft 6 in by 4 ft to 8 ft by 6 ft.
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Jaenle
Miereghan
Sear
Banndube
Kazak
Iran
Reverend Marks Awakening of Honesty in Nation
Rev Dr Radcliffe in sermon after summer rest declares the nation has awakened to honesty and trust. He criticizes graft and the drift toward money, urges duty, law and patriotism, praising Portsmouth peace and global diplomacy as signs of grace. He warns public officials must serve people, not private gain.
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Radcliffe
Wallace Radcliffe
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Jesus
Christ
All Hall
Portsmouth
Japan
Tokyo
America
Parliament of Man
Treasury Count Near End Delays Postponing Final Summing Up
The treasury counting committees led by B. Daskam failed to finish tallying the money in the Treasury yesterday due to petty delays and unforeseen hindrances. A sizeable amount of silver remained unweighed at nightfall and the work was deferred to today for completion.
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B. Daskam
Siver Com
All-day Services Mark Resurrection of Wil son Church
All-day reopening services were held at Wilson Memorial M E Church after six weeks of redecorating and refurnishing. Despite small attendances, offerings totaled 1400 to cover renovation costs. Sermons were given by Rev James E Ingram and Rev F G Porter with musical pieces by the combined choirs. The interior was frescoed with olive and ivory tones, triple arch feature behind the chancel, and oak woodwork.
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Wilson Memorial M. E
James E. Ingram
Baltimore
G. BH. Maydwall
J.H. Ingram
J. B. McLaughlin
M. F. Shelton
F. G. Porter
Clifton Andrews
The
Sabbath School
Reading list of classic novels and authors
A reader's catalog of book titles and authors including works by Marion Crawford Clare Doyle Conan Doyle Henry Harland Maurice Hewlett Anthony Hope E. W. Hornung William Dean Howells Emerson Hough Jerome K. Jerome Charles King Ira Bing and Richard Le Gallenne. Also features Book News and related annotations.
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Marion F. Crawford
Ae Cecilia
Clarence Louis Cullen Boldiers
Richard Harding Davis
Sherlock Holmes
A. Conan Dearle
A. Conan Doyle
Janice Meredith
Paul Leicester Ford
Theron Ware
Henry Harland
Anna Katherine Green
Maurice Hewlett
Tristram of
Brent
Anthony Hope
E. W. Hornung
Raffles
Lion’s Head
William Dean Howells
Bohemia
Emerson Hough
Jerome K. Jerome
Charles King
Ira Bing
Columbia
Richard le Gallenne
Wostville
Alfred Henry Lewis
Almanac of Classic Titles and Authors Listed
A catalog of names pairs titles and authors from various works including Wolfville Days and Nights by Alfred Henry, The Call of the Wild by Jack London, Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall by Charles Major, Dash for a Throne by Arthur W. Marchmont, and other novels by Marchmont Merriman Tarkington Thompson Tolato Louis Zola.
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Alfred Henry Lewis
Jack Inden
Dorothy Vernon
Haddon Hal
Charles Major
Arthur W. Marchmont
Hrrig
Perl
Arthur W. Marchment
Miser Hoadley
Henry Seton Merriman
Gentleman
Indiana
Booth Tarkington
Monsieur Beaucaire
Alice of
Old Vincennes
Maurice Thompson
Resurrection
Count Les Tolato
Tracy Louis
Truth
Emule Zola
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Tawney and Perkins
Tragh
London
House
House of Commons
Ambassador Reid
House of Representatives
Parament
House Printing Committee
Government
West
Sangtur Plate
Th Ir Sury
Commis- Bloke
State Department
Fiouse
Hitt “Owlhy
Rochesier
Navy
Tracewell Home
Africa
Carters
ITTLE
IVER
PILLS
Sita Opr
Eric
Collins
Wast Throng
Holy Cross Cathedral
O'Reilly
Fiat
Fito
F St., Cor
Nationals
American League Park
Florida Ave
Wilson Church
Franklin Park
Julius Kamper
Duppe
Wintermyer
Palais Royal
Artis
George Ade
Amelia To Bor
Little Witch
James M. Barrie
Henry M. Blasgow, Jr
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Hester Blair
William Henry Carson
Agnes
Egerton Castle
Agnes and
Egerton Caatie
Master Christian
Mario Corelli
Mr. Isaacs
Saracinesca
Graystark
George Barr McCutcheon
Castle Crangerow
King
Justin Huntly McCarthy
Harold MacGrath
F. Frankfort Moore
Jinele Terry
Charles Clark Munn
Reckhaven
Gilbert Parker
Quincy
Adams Sawyer
Charles Nelton Pidgin
Charles Felton Pidgin
Meredith Nicholson
Gordom Keith
Thomas Nelse Page
Hallie Erminte Rives
Mary Elliott Seawell
Bram Stokes
Dwight Titan
A. Lisner
Nationale Nire
James K. Hackett
Mary Mannering
Alfred Sutro
Walls of
of Jericho
Wizard
Fred Stone
David Id Montgomery
Henry W. Savage
Woodland
Harry Bulger
Ee Company
Frad
Berger
Martha Morton
Chase
Daly
Nick Long
Idalene Cotton
Olive May
J. W. Albaugh, Jr
Kansas
Alexander Mirret
Adolf Glose
Billy Link
Sophie Burnhem
Colin
Dogland
Jeto & Clifton
Nihilists
Motion Pictures
Vokes & Co
Grand Opera Trio
Nichola Sisters
SS Academy
Joseph Santley
Howard Hall
Kernan
Reilly & Woods
Pat Reilly
Fursy
Gimon Simple Mae Cumpe Siron
New Fork
IRDLA
J M Peebles
Temple League the Sunday Post
Erroll Dunbar
Mary Marble
Nancy Brown
Benning Race Track
Maryland
Virinia
District of Columbian
St. A. W
U. S. Treasury
Staur Ams
Charles C. Lancaster
Harbert
Mith
Porto Rico
Lancaster & Smith
G Street
Washington, D. G
Suprame Court
Settle Entate
Oscar Garrissen
Rochamberl
Mas
Katie Wilson-Greene
Treacher
Grimes
Reid-S
Minna Heinrichs
Wer
Jacques Grun
Vienna
Roanoke
R. Tu
Sun
Thomas Evans Greene
New Studie
Grimes’ Plana
Musical Colrier
Fannie Edgar Thomas
the Colonial
Fulton
Ninth Street N. W
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