Long ordeal for banker Morse in Wilken loan case
The article recounts testimony about banker Morse tied to a Wilken loan and a $100,000 liquidation note. It notes Morse’s admission of seeking to charge $60,000 to a commission account and his holdings in Mercantile and North America banks. Witnesses discuss Curtis’s alarm over the bank’s finances and a $214,000 Helnge loan plan tied to collateral. Spectators greeted Morse as he left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Comptrotler
Aim-ter~ Dam Bank
Wilken
Stimson
Curtis
Stimeon
Noo
Tce Sto K
Mercantile
National Bank of North America
Moree
Mr. Morse
Mr. Moree
Mr. Cutts
Lian
Chapped Skin Remedy Ad Promotes Chamberlains Salve
An advertisement touts Chamberlains Salve as a cure for chapped skin on hands or face. It claims the salve treats rashes, burns, and scalds and is available at all druggists.
Taft and Roosevelt echoed at Carnegie Hall rally
A National Republican College League event in Carnegie Hall drew college students from New York and eastern towns. Frank S Black praised Taft and Hughes while signaling criticism of Roosevelt. Walter Emerson and others sparked cheers for Roosevelt as Black spoke on prosperity, reform and the need for a square deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
College
Erics
Carnegie Hall
National Republican College League
Taft
Hughes
Frank
Black
Roosevelt
Civie
Walter Emerson
Porthand, Mo
Ite
Republican Party
Verdict Against Timms Heirs in Undertaker Case
The jury found for defendant A Borders on the heirs of George H Timmis claim, awarding 435 55 for funeral services. The probate court had allowed 300, and the heirs appealed, with the lower court's decision sustained. A second suit, W D Bryan for Albuquerque Lumber Co seeks 872 06 plus interest and costs from Socorro Co of El Mondo NM on goods sold and a securing note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Timmis
A. Borders
Timmis
Mr. Borders
Borders
Kn. W. D. Bryan
Albuquerque Lumber Company
Socorre Company
Elmendorf
N. M
Socorro Company
Editor Resigns as U S Court Commissioner Over Elector Rules
Frank Dalla, pioneer editor of Loomis Washington, resigned his post as United States court commissioner in Spokane after discovering at the eleventh hour he could not qualify as a Taft presidential elector. He hurried to Spokane to abandon the office.
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Paapias Honor
Spokane
Wash
United States Court
Hie
Frank Dalla
Loomis, Wash
Commisiene
New Jersey Predicts Bryan Kern Victory In Democratic Statement
The Democratic state committee projects a New Jersey plurality of about 17 000 for Bryan and Kern, as stated in an official Newark press release dated October 30. The forecast emphasizes strong support for the paired ticket in the state.
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New Jersey
Bryan
Newark
N. J
Bryan and
Kern
Democratic State Committee
Death Claim Aged Leader of The 400
New York social queen Mrs. Astor dies at eighty two after a long decline in heart health. Her retirement followed years of hosting the famed 400 and brilliant society functions at Fifth Avenue. Her son John Jacob Astor disclosed the Newport season would not reopen, ending an era in New York high society.
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Morning Journal
New York
William Astor
Fifth Avenue
Aston
Mrs. Astor
John Jacob Astor
Beechwood
Mrs Astor
Newport
Paris
Poston
Mies Caroline Schermerhorn
Abraham Schermerhorn
Labs
Jona J. Astor
Ogilvia Haigh
Orme Wilson
Mire Emily Astor
Otto
J J van Alen
Helen Astor
Secretary Wilson Offered Colorado Agriculture College Presidency
Secretary James Wilson of the Agriculture Department, a Roosevelt cabinet member, has been offered the presidency of Colorado State Agricultural College. Trustees have not received formal word but expect an acceptance.
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Liew Malnes
Bowa
Oet
James Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Roosevelt
State Agriculture College of Colorado
Wilson
Bulgaria Offers Turkey Tribute for Rumelia Rail Seizure
London dispatch reports Bulgaria offers Turkey seven million pounds as the capitalization value of the Rumelia section of the Oriental railway seized by Bulgaria. The Turkish Porte is said to be disposed to accept the offer.
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Hulgevia
London
the Chronicle
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Turkey
Rumelia
Porte
Woman’s Pelvic Weakness Remedies Promoted by Dr Pierce
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for female weakness including backache headaches dizziness and vaginal or pelvic disorders. It claims forty glyceric extraction roots in the formula with no alcohol or habit forming drugs and lists ingredients on the bottle wrapper. Also promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the original liver pills over forty years old and easy to take.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Women Vote in Three States and Election Costs Rise
The Morning Journal reports that the 1908 election will cost over 5 million dollars, with telegraph and telephone services and newspaper bulletins driving expenses. Women will vote in Colorado Idaho and Wyoming, while suffrage rules vary by state and restrictions exclude several groups from voting.
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Crusade Against
Morning Journal
Chicago
Colorado
Idaho
Wyoming
Virginia
Carolinas
Michigan
Missouri
Massachusetts
Nevada
North
United States
Vermont
Oklahoma
Ohio
North Dakota
Texas
North Carolina
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Nervousness Completely Cured by Malt Whiskey Claim
Mrs. T. C. Roan of Greenville Mississippi says ten years of constipation and nervousness ended after using Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey four times daily as prescribed by Dr. Shivers. She reports her health greatly improved and claims her sister, once with consumption, was cured after a course of bottles.
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T. C. Roan
Shivers
Greenville
Miss
Duffy
Roan
Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey Ad Promotes Health Claims
An advertisement touts Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey as an absolutely pure distilled malt product. It claims tonic stimulant benefits for workers and the sick, urging buyers to seek genuine bottles marked The Old Chemist with a sealed cork and the price of $1.00, plus a physician consultation and free booklet from Rochester, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy
Rochester
N. Y
Electric power potential and Chicago skyscraper foundations
The article argues that electricity from water power could dramatically cut railroads coal use, with over 30,000,000 horsepower immediately available. It notes Chicago’s rapid growth, heavy earth compression from skyscrapers, and the massive weight resting on deep foundations and caissons in landmark buildings like the Commercial National building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presen
Chicago
Strom
Joop Alist
Commercial National
Trust
Export of Black Forest Clocks Through History
The Black Forest clock industry has held steady markets in Europe and America for over two centuries due to wood carvings and cuckoo designs. Since 1880 exports rose over 3200 percent, with France, Argentina, and the United States increasing imports while Britain remains the largest buyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
Haber
United States
France
Argentine Republic
Britain
Otte
Tota Sports
The Pessimism of Lombroso in The Century Review
A critical piece arguing Lombroso embodies Jewish pessimism and that genius is a form of degeneracy. It cites Lombroso with Marx and Lasalle to claim civilization corrupts and that evil is inherent, portraying his theory as a century’s stark pessimism.
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Renan
Marx
Lassale
Lombrose
Carline
England
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E. Maharam
West Central Ave
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Party of Order
William H. Tatt
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Ship of State
Lincoln
Washington
Pryan
Ryan
Timms
District Court
Undertaker Border
Astor
Cincinnati
Oyster Bay
Wall Street
LaSalle Street
Sioex
Illinois Central Railroad
Eimax
Duffy’s Pure
Lombroso
Ayer
Aponte
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