McCall Tests NY Life Contribs Hearings Accuse Democratic Pressure
New York Life Insurance Company president John A. McCall testified at a legislative hearing on political contributions. He said funds for campaigns were not limited to Republicans in 1904 and complained Democratic committee importunities burdened his life. Hamilton’s Albany expenses totaled 235000 with verbal accounting. audit lacking. Parker and Sheehan denied soliciting funds from McCall or the company, asserting no such contributions were requested.
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New York
New York Life Insurance Company
Andrew M. Hamilton
Albany
John A. McCall
Charles E. Hughes
McCall
Republican Party
Democratic Committee
Hughes
Mr. Hamilton
Hamilton
Europe
Parker
Alton B. Parker
Associated Press
Insurance Investigation Committee
National Committee
Underwriters Split Over Censure Resolution at National Meeting
Hartford reports a sharp clash between Western and Eastern delegates at the National Association of Life Underwriters convention. The executive committee urged against considering the Raleigh resolution accusing irregularities in insurance circles. C. W. Van Tuyl warned that failure to adopt a prudent line could trigger public statements opposing bad loans Cambon dinners or transfer of securities.
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Hartford
Conn
National Association of Life Underwriters
J. J. Raleigh
St. Louis
Raleigh
St. Louis Association
C. W. van Tuyl
Minneapolis
Advertising campaign boosts attendance at Lewis and Clark Exposition
Portland press praises advertising effort for the Lewis and Clark exposition. Rail traffic shows 76 000 excursion tickets sold and 61 570 visitors from east of the Mississippi. Total admissions exceed 1 800 000, averaging 17 200 daily, with attendance surpassing Omaha's Trans-Mississippi fair and highlighting Portland’s smaller regional population compared to Omaha’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Or
Pacific Coast
Northwest
Omaha
Portland
Roosevelt Meets With Lodge Choate On Insurance Oversight
At Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay Secretary Root Senator Lodge and Joseph Choate, guests of President Roosevelt, discuss NY life insurance company disclosures. The president plans federal insurance regulation in his forthcoming annual message, with details undisclosed after a late-night conference.
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Oyster Bay
Root
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Joseph H. Choate
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
New York
Congress
California Orange Crop Shipments to East Revealed
Traffic officials report 29 000 orange cars sent East this season including Butte and San Joaquin County and Southern California. 10 498 000 boxes valued at about 23 925 000 dollars with growers and shippers netting 14 500 000. Railroads claim 9 425 000 for freight and icing. For next season 37 000 cars expected. Through Sept 15 4 800 carloads sent East led by Chicago New York and Boston.
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San Francisco
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Butte County
San Joaquin
California
Chicago
New York
Boston
Sign Contract With Union Men in Chicago Print Shops
Chicago Sept 21 twenty four more independent printing shops have signed contracts with the Typographical union to implement the eight hour day after January 1 Now a total of 150 shops in Chicago have signed the agreement.
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Chicago
Typographical's Union
London publishers acquire 2000 square miles forest lands
Pear sons of London have completed negotiations to acquire 2000 square miles of forest lands at St Johns Newfoundland. A colony is being formed to establish pulp mills on a large scale.
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St. Johns
N. F
Pearsons
London
Komura Convalescence Report Improves At Waldorf
Secretary to Baron Komura said at the Waldorf Astoria that the baron’s condition was much improved and that his convalescence is well established.
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New York
Sato
Baron Komura
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Young Roosevelt to Enter Harvard
Cambridge Massachusetts September 20 Theo dore Roosevelt Jr son of President Roosevelt has passed his entrance examination to Harvard college and will be member of the freshman class this year.
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Roosevelt
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
President Roosevelt
Harvard College
Keep Nothing from Mother
A mother tells her child to safeguard the heart and words from others and bring every day’s talk to her at night. The spinning scene links guidance, fear, and trust with a devotional tone from Home Monthly.
Discontented Home Life and Folk Advice
A historical essay warns against instilling fear in children and urges calm, affectionate homes. It cautions mothers against envy and discontent, promoting contentment, attractive homes, and freedom from rigid cleanliness. It also notes a woman turning to profitable stitchery using cross and hemstitching for waists and lingerie.
Edna Dow Cheney A Pioneer of Women’s Reform
Edna Dow Cheney a Boston born reformer author and journalist helped founding the Boston School of Design For Women the Womens Medical College and the New England Hospital For Women She aided the Freedmen's Aid Society during the Civil War and led the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association in 1879 supporting women’s rights milestones.
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Edna Dow Cheney
Massachusetts
Edna Dow
Boston
Seth Wisillis Cheney
Margaret Fuller
Emerson
Alcott, Clarke and Parker
Boston School of Design For Women
Womens Medical College
New England Hospital For Women
Horticultural School For Women
Freedmen's Aid Society
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
Fete Attire Described With Green Voile Dress
A pale green voile fête dress with lace and gold braid trim appears with a matching lace and chiffon parasol. A white chip bonnet with a wreath and a bank of pansies completes the ensemble.
Strawberry cold cream beauty recipe from old text
A vintage cosmetic guide praises strawberry facial cream for bleaching. It instructs steeping ripe strawberries in almond oil, cooling, then emulsifying with white wax and spermacetti, heated carefully, and scented with geranium oil before applying as a cold cream. Keep refrigerated.
Delight in Disorder and a Child’s Bugaboo Lesson
The verse by Robert Herrick celebrates disorder as charming while a separate note warns professors that frightening children with bugaboo tales is cruel and dangerous. The fragment hints at an editorial or literary mix with a caution about fear in childhood.
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Earth
Robert Herrick
Metaphysics
Practical seaside raiment and household hints
An assorted page notes fashion tips about inexpensive garments and clever substitutes like using a spoon as a shoe horn. It includes Health and Beauty Hints recommending boiled eggs and certain salads for nerve tone, plus Needlework Notes with embroidery prices and corset cover stamps. A brief Household tip warns against sleeping with damp hair to avoid colds.
Mothers Too Attentive and the True Home
The article argues mothers should back off to let children play freely and use their own ideas. Simple homemade toys beat costly shop products for encouraging ingenuity, while affectionate attention shapes happier homes than strict furniture care alone.
Leisure not a blessing in Chicago Journal quote
A Chicago Journal quotation argues leisure is not essential to spiritual growth or happiness. It claims the most miser able and material people are those with abundant leisure, while life feels dull for those without necessity for achievement.
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Angelo Morgan
Chicago Journal
Physician Office Hours List for Several Doctors
A directory style notice lists multiple physicians with offices at Aberdeen General Hospital and Hayes & Hayes Building. It notes Dr Smits and others with scattered hours, street corners, blocks, and telephone numbers, including 614 135 177 and 498, across Crowther-Wooding block, G and Heron streets, and Hayes & Hayes Bank.
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Crowther-Wooding Block
G and Heron Streets
Hayes & Hayes
Local Attorneys and Builders Advertise Services
U G Kinison and R Fox announce legal services and office hours in Zelaska Block and Postoffice Block. Robert E Tagart practices in Dabney Block with court rooms listed. J Beers offers building plans specifications and estimates with thirty years experience and satisfaction guaranteed at 94 Heron Street.
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Heron Street
Jesse F. Murphy Advertises Land Office Defense
Jesse F Murphy four years at the Olympia land office offers to defend all home seekers against jumpers. Consult him in Room 3 Hayes and Hayes Bank Building Aberdeen Washington.
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Olympia Land Office
Hayes & Hayes Bank Building
Aberdeen
Wash
Hayes and Hayes Bankers Bank and Exchange Note
Hayes and Hayes Bankers of Aberdeen Washington conduct a general banking business. They handle foreign and domestic exchanges and provide tax payments for non residents. They discount local mill paper. Office hours are 9 to 3 on weekdays and 9 to 2 on Saturdays, with one evening hour from 7 to 8.
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Aberdeen
Wash
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NEW York Life
Parker and
Shee
Han Deny—Hamilton
Sheehan
William F. Sheehan
Democratic National Committee
Komura
One
Philadelphia Bulletin
Brooklyn Eagle
Peavl Smits, M. D
DR. Watkins
Everett E. Lane, D. D. S
M. Robb Stapp
Hayes & Hayes Bank
U G. Kinnison
Market Street
C. Cross
Attorney AT Law
Zelaska Block
Fox
Robert E. Tag
Dabney Block
Bex Sheers
W. Mason
Jesse F. Murphy
Continental
O. C
G Street
Heron
Aberdeen, Wash
Humboldt Saloon
Fred Hewett
South F Street
Hayes & Hayes Bankers
Independent
Grays Harbor, San Francisco
Los Angeles
Grays Harbor
C. E. Burrows Co., Ag
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