Judge Adams Rules Futures Quotation Rights Not Protectable
In St Louis on April 7 Judge Adams of the U S district court denied injunctions sought by the Chicago Board of Trade to own quotations on future grain prices. He held that such information merely reflects gambling wagers and cannot be protected as property. the boards’ suits against Donovan and Cella were dismissed.
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St. Louis
Chicago Board of Trade
Adams
United States District Court
Donovan and
Cella Commission
Board of Trade
Changed river's course near Kalispell
A Helena flats tremor near Kalispell caused by an earthquake shifted five acres of bluff land 500 feet into Whitefish river. A 300 foot dam remains, the former channel vanished, flooding bottom lands as houses shook and dishes rattled. Water backup threatens timber flow. extent of damage unknown.
Wounded Man Roberts Shot by Deputy in Wallula Yard
John Roberts aged 45 and native of England was shot by Deputy Sheriff William Nave in Wallula late Wednesday night. Roberts was wounded in the left side and brought to Walla Walla in critical condition. He refuses to provide details beyond his name and origin.
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Walla Walla
John Roberts
Wallula
William Nave
Nave
Roberts
England
Nine weeks old bull calf brings record price in Utica
Henry Stevens of Jaconia New York paid four thousand dollars for a nine weeks old bull calf born January twentieth The dam Sacha Vale Concordia holds world milk and butter records The sire Beryl Wayne is a prize winning bull The price is believed to be the largest ever paid for a nine weeks old animal In Canton Ohio Mrs McKinley’s runaway team halted at West Fifth street hill no injuries were reported
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Utica
N. Y
Henry Stevens
Jaconia
Sacha Vale Concordia
Beryl Wayne
Canton
Hull ready for launch of America's cup defender Reliance
Bristol April 6. The hull of the yacht Reliance is complete and the America's cup defender will be launched next Saturday.
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Bristol
R. I
Reliance
Jingo the Great Elephant Dies Aboard Ship
Jingo, the giant 11 ft 4 in elephant weighing six tons, died on the steamer Georgic en route to New York after a long struggle aboard the ship. Captured in Africa and once the London Zoo star, he caused chaos with his trumpeting as he fretted in confinement and was buried at sea.
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Jingo
Elephant
Yingo
Georgie
Africa
London Zoological Gardens
Liverpool
New York
Jinge
London Zoo
Thomas Lawrence
Lawrence
Rare Rocky Mountain goats held in captivity
Historical note reports only three Rocky Mountain goats ever kept in captivity. One is in Regent's Park London, another pair in Philadelphia, with distinct features and a mane like neck hair. The goats are solitary by habit and about sheep-sized with white hair and black hooves and horns.
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Zoological Garden
Regent's Park
London
England
Philadelphia Zoological Gardens
Parrot Language Teacher in Chicago
A Chicago man teaches French German and Italian to parrots at high rates. He trains uneducated birds to repeat short phrases, later forming sentences. Warmth and diet are emphasized, with lessons twice daily and timing to match real events for natural speech.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Banbury Visitor Objects To Sunset Gun Prank
Mr Bascomb, fresh from Banbury, objects to a sunset gun heard after a visitor and his family explain the device as the sun rises and sets. He resists the era of talking machines and new tricks, insisting nature cannot perform such feats without “works” contradicting scripture.
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Mr. Bascomb
Banbury
Ezra
Bronze memorial planned for Dr. Orestes Brownson in New York
The friends of Dr. Orestes A Brownson plan a bronze bust on a granite pedestal in Sherman Park at 72d Street and Amsterdam Boulevard New York City. The memorial is funded by Catholic supporters with Brownson noted as a prominent 19th century theologian editor and sociologist.
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Orestes Augustis Brownson
New England
Sherman Park
New York City
Amsterdam Boulevard
Mich
Vermont
New York
Gospel Advocate
de. Brownson
Brook Farm Fournier Association
George Ripley
Charles A. Dana
Father Hecker
Hawthorne
Curatives in Circles and Global Ginseng Trade
The piece surveys worldwide curatives from quinine to ginseng, noting Chinese reliance on ginseng and its price range from Korea and America. It discusses beliefs in healing power, the psychological role of medicine, and contrasts Western skepticism with Eastern use, mentioning autohypnotism and the will to live.
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China
Tien-Tsin
Korea
Schopenhauer
Mode of addressing esquire and modern courtesy norms
A letter argues about suffixes and titles in modern usage. It notes that many people self identify as esquire through formal letters and addresses while others prefer naked names. The piece cites examples from lawyers clergy and officials and reflects on propriety and modesty in addressing.
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The
London Chronicle
John Smith
George Robinson
Sea Lettuce Gluts Belfast Harbor Sewage Purifier Prospect
In Belfast harbor the sea lettuce Ulva latis sima grows in polluted shallow waters and rots ashore. Prof Letts notes its decomposition and high nitrogen content. experiments show it absorbs ammonia and nitrates from sewage within five hours, suggesting seaweed as a natural scavenger and possible purifier for effluent before reaching rivers or estuaries.
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Belfast
Letts
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Lowbie
M. Dembrer
Washington Abstract Company
Chehalis County
Washington
Grays Harbor
Heron Street
Aberdetn
Wash
Thomas R. Hayes
Bellefonte
Penn
Harry A. Hayes
Hayes & Hayes
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Panik
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W. Miller
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State Bank
George L. Hilton
Law
Heron ST
R.P. Porter
Choice Brands
Pacific Transfer
Robert Lowry
Prop
Pacific Hotel
H Street
Montesano
W. E. Crist
Beate and Trates
Palace Restaurant
S. Baretich, Prop
Royal Restaurant
Francescovich
Central Restaurant
M. Antich
Walters
Heron and
Wichhahk
Cor. H and
Hume
Fred Redinger
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