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Campaign tensions rise over free list bills and paper policy
From Our Regular Correspondent reports intense lobbying by the American Newspaper Publishers Association to pass Congress bills moving wood pulp and newsprint to the free list. The piece notes Speaker Cannon’s fragile position amid party maneuvers led by Mississippi Democrat John Sharp Williams, plus a House inquiry into Jefferson Davis on Cabin John Bridge. It details Senate committee reshuffling after the deaths of Whyte, Bryan, and Missouri’s Stone, with Paynter pressing for the Philippine seat and Stone ultimately seated on Foreign Relations. It closes with extended anecdotes and a health ad for Kodol digestant.
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American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Congress
Wood Pup
Cannon
Jno
Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Paper Trust
Carlin
Virginia
War Department
Jefferson Davis
Cabin John Bridge
Davis
Buchanan
Senate
Whyte
Bryan
Stone
Missouri
Paynter
Kentucky
Mr. Stone
Phillippine
Fayner
Maryland
Anasia
Wayner