Taft Urges Conservation and Eight Hour Reform
President Taft asks Congress to pass general conservation measures for water power, oil, gas, and coal lands, and to expand the eight hour limit. He argues for executive flexibility in emergencies, cites immigration and interstate commerce issues, and calls for cautious, enforceable reform without overhauling existing laws. White House note dated December 6, 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Alaska
Supreme Court
White House
Invest in Oil in California's Coalinga Fields
Investment notice from a Spokane controlled company promotes oil development in the Coalinga fields. It cites oil revenue since 1887 exceeding 137000000 and offers the first allotment of treasury stock at ten cents per share for development. Contact M. Allen secretary at 601-2 Old National Bank Building Spokane Washington.
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California
Coalinga
Treasury
Spokane
M. Allen
Sec
Old National Bank
Washington
Jones declines eastern Washington judgeship offer
President Taft offered Senator Jones a federal judgeship for eastern Washington. Jones declined with thanks and said he would not file endorsements. He and Senator Piles plan a meeting to discuss patronage and vacant offices, aiming to let the president choose his own nominees.
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Washington
Senator Jones
Taft
Jones
Piles
Danworth
Poindexter
Wickersham
Alaska
Congress
Ballinger-Pinchot probe minority to discontinue final report
Washington Dec 6 The minority members of the Ballinger-Pinchot investigating committee will not issue further conclusions or recommendations. Representative Ollie M. James of Kentucky announced the minority’s report from months ago will stand as final. They may attend full committee meetings to audit the investigation expenses.
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Washington, D. C
Ballinger-Pinchot
Ollie M. James
Kentucky
Lumbago pains force injections for J W Greer
J W Greer of Greenwood Louisiana suffered a severe lumbago attack that required hypersdermic injections for relief. The report notes the intense pain and medical treatment administered to the patient.
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J. W. Greer
Greenwood, la
Lumbago Relief Recalled From Kidney Remedy
A testimonial notes lumbago pain beginning in the back and growing paralyzing, then claims Foley's Kidney Remedy cured the condition. The account appears in a newspaper advertisement from Wenat ehée Drug Co.
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Foley
Lumbago
Wenatehée Drug Co
Made in Washington. by Edward L. Gomnell & Co ad
An advertisement promoting well made and finely flushed wr cases counters shelving bank office cigar and store fixtures. It invites writers to seek attractive terms and notes production in Washington. The ad lists Edward L. Gomnell & Co with addresses 2801 and 2811 Third Avenue Seattle.
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Edward L. Gomnell & Co
Third Avenue
Seattle
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District of Columbia
International Congress On Industrial Insurance
Bureau of Immigration
Ellis Island
Interstate Commerce Commission
Spokane-Coalinga Oil CO
Balge
Petrovits For
Cuases
Marion Street
Wellington
Nanaimo
B. C
West Coast Agencies, Inc
Arrow Transfer Co
Wenatchee Ave
Bunkers
R. R. Bet
John R. Waterhouse
Marager
Eagle
Okanagan
Storch
Wenatchee
Elman Hotel
Okanogan
A. M. Storch
Soi
Forsythe & Storch
Okanogan, Washington
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