Weekly Foreign Dispatches Highlight Congress Scenes
A digest of global and U S events notes sweeping Congress activity including federal control bills on rail rates and meat inspection, the Beveridge amendment, and a heated debate over popular senator election. It reports nominations, judiciary cases, strikes, disasters, and international affairs shaping policy.
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Congressional
Senate
House of Representatives
Panama
House
Beveridge
Herbert H. D. Peirce
Norway
Huntington Wilson
Illinois
Mr. Peirce
St. Louis
Congress
Army
Navy
Norway Crowned King Haakon and Queen Maud in Trondhjem
The new rulers King Haakon and Queen Maud welcomed Norwegian American delegations at Trondhjem with the entire court present. Pilgrims from the United States spent 25 minutes with the royal pair as Norwegians move to a brighter era after 600 years of shadow.
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Narlibere
New Madrid
Missouri
Santiago
Cuba
William Jennings Bryen
Trondhjem
Haakon VII
Wiscons N Supreme Court
Tower Court
Thomas
Linois Supreme Court
Saginaw
Interstate Baseball League
United States
Census Bureau
Waupun
James P. Nolan
Wisconsin
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Frank J. Gethro
Boston
Committee On Rules
Gladstone
William C. Atkeson
Butler
Congress
Mary Behrens
Sidward Ganzer
Peter Behrens
Marcus W. Acheson
Unite States District Court
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Pittsburg
Sager
St. Louis
T. B. Albright
St. Louis House of Delegates
Macon
Nebraska Supreme Court
Queen Maud
Norway
Illinois Supreme Court
Perlepstich
Ixodiana
Christe
Quincy Mins
Calumet
Mich
T. Edward
Lbright
St. Louis Municipal Assembly
Supreme Court of Missouri Insane
Frederick Seymour Warrington
James P. McGann
Cleveland
Nebraska
Joseph S. Bartley
West Plains
Henry Mize
J. P. Bremmer
Mize
Haakon
Grand Army of the Republic
Cudahy Packing Company
Kansas City
Louisville Packing Company
Thomas F. Gunn
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Cedar Rapids
Nicholas Longworth
William
Kiel
John Esberg
Paul Ross
Davenport
Cappy” Hoffman
Esberg
Ross
El-Obeid
Talodi
Bialystok
Caesar Plo
Burm
Peru Fire Devastates Barber Shop Row of Buildings
A daytime blaze in Peru destroyed a frame row of buildings centering on B. J. Hickman’s barber shop, caused unknown, with the entire block burned out.
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Peru
B. J. Hickman
Iowa Christian Church Convention
Iowa City
H. D. Williams
Hall
Leach
William B. Reiter
Martha W. Reiter
Des Moines
Iowa
Western Passenge Association
Iowa Railroads
Altoona
Charles
Medbury
Artesian
Bertie Clausen
Clausen
Clear Lake
United States
Gustafson
Fort Dodge
R. S. White
Locust Street
Sixth Avenue
Charles Jj. Carlson
Bagg's
Ninth and
Park Avenues
Iowa State Firemen's Association
Clinton
Benny and Beauty
Lincoln
Jack
Jim
Council Bluffs
A. G. Seibert
Cedar Falls
Citizens’ Gas and Electric Company
R. F. Seymour
Ithaca
New York
Y. M. C. A. Training School
Springfiell
N. Y
Iowa State Normal School
G. B. Affleck
Sevice
Central Y.M of. A
Chicago
Odd Happenings From Paris To Wiltshire And Paris Again
A man in Paris accidentally fires a loaded revolver while scratching his nose, blowing off the tip of his nose. A Mariette fire alarm prank delays firefighters as lightning interrupts the station. A Westbury workhouse death reports a 46 year old treated as a perpetual infant. In Paris a sexagenarian dies after failing to move on command during a portrait session.
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Paris
Mariette
Westbury
Wiltshire
England
General Gleanings Highlights Curiosities and Facts
The text lists varied trivia including the Ashanti king’s wives numbering 3 332 a newborn each 40 minutes and more than 100 000 000 known stars. London Times contributors earn 25 dollars per column and one in six American sailors abstain. It notes a music loving parrot and a past 20 000 000 leeches used yearly versus under 1 000 000 now. It cites Zs Gatos California prune orchard with 60 000 trees and 50 000 dollars annual profit.
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Ashanti
Jones
London Times
Zs Gatos
Cali
Doctor's wife backs Grape-Nuts for all ages and illness
A nurse endorses Grape-Nuts as delicate tasting and adaptable for all ages. She explains soaking a teaspoon in water, then serving with beaten egg white and fruit juice for nourishment even with weak stomachs. The doctor uses it for patients and recommends a 10 day trial with The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Uttle
Wellville
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Wash
John P. Beem
Honey Creek
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Essen
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Lazard Freres
Hardin Davis
Cairo
Ill
W. J. Kessly
Frank Dargei
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Kessly
Manchuria
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Magnus Cross
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Order of Hibernians
Decatur
Goodhue County
Red Wing
Minn
Santa Cruz
Cal
Chessy I. Wilbur
Michigan
William A. King
Wilbur
William H. Moreland
Cincinnati
Burns
Thomas Moreland
Lester
Wisconsin Synod of the Lutheran Church
Sydney O. Heiskell
Baltimore Quarantine
Florida Democratic Legislative Committee
William J. Bryan
John Fipps
Redbird
I. T
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Tipps
Moore
Montana
Judge Hunt
Helena
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Mont
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Newark
Harry Rosenthal
Jones Street
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Andrew L. Harris
Pattison
Iowa News
Charles Ribbin
Hartman
George W. Binegar
George Mitchell
Fort Madison
John Parker
Poweshiek County
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Basil Rederer
Goose Lake
Mr. Rederer
Farmers’ Co-operation Association
Dougherty
H. C. Wendt
Wendt
South Dakota
Freddie Beardsley
Sioux City
Floyd
Leeds
Litle
Briggs
Congregational Church
Ocheyedan
Warren Kisner
C. G. Kisner
Rockwell
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Tom Sellers
I. W. Hoke
M. E. Brown
Polk County
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Essex
John Alexander Dowie
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