Resignations and politics dominate brief New York World items
The report surveys a rash of brief items from across the nation. It notes Speaker William Court Gully's resignation due to illness, Wisconsin taxes on telegraph firms, and Omaha mayor's health related return. It covers court orders, indictments, storms, and notable deaths reported in various cities.
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House of Commons
William Court Gully
Wisconsin Assembly
Omaha
Arizona
Justice Maddox
Brooklyn
Franklin BR. Lord
Equitable Life Assurance Company
Presbyterian General Assembly
Lively
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Restful Nights
Mrs F Bronsel of Everett Washington reports fifteen years of back pain and sleepless nights. After using five boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills she notes quick relief from aches and other discomforts and recommends the product sold by all druggists for 50 cents a box.
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Mra. F. Bronsel
P. Brangel
Grand Ave
Everett
Wash
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
British Museum to Collect Indestructible Voice Records
The British Museum plans to archive geramo phone voice records of eminent singers and public figures. Master records will be nickel and nearly indestructible for posterity, stampable for future playback and study.
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British Museum
London
Defiance Btarch Promises Value and Support
If this product fails to please you return it to the dealer. If it does please you you get one third more value for the same money and it will not stick to the tron. Many sympathetic people are willing to share your last dollar.
King De Fiancé Starch Offers Quick No-Cook Results
If fault is found it seeks to make amends. The ad promises best starching results with King De fiance Starch and four or more servings without cooking.
Defiance Starch and Odd Sayings in Erratic Snippet
A fragmented OCR passage mentions Defiance Starch and quirky lines about white clothes and money. It mixes product vignettes with uncertain commentary on wives and husbands, yielding a garbled historical newspaper fragment.
Lyceum Sydney Free Refreshments Startled Patrons
Manager Musgrove starts supplying free refreshments to patrons in the circle and front stalls of the Lyceum Sydney. A second manager is reportedly considering the move. The note warns it could become a costly burden for managers if imitated, likening it to counter lunches for publicans.
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Musgrove
Circle
Lyceum
Sydney
Sydney Bulletin
How to Economize in Soap
Advice on saving with soap by drying bars before use. Buy soap in bulk and store in a dry place to prevent excessive lather and waste, extending value for toilet laundry and household uses.
Does Tobacco Cause Blindness Claims Rise in Court
A doctor in an English county court argued that one and a half ounces of tobacco can impair eyesight and cited a case where a middle aged man suffered effects from half an ounce weekly, suggesting tobacco use affects vision.
Germany Exports Toys Worth Nearly 13.7 Million Dollars
Germany shipped toys worth about 13.7 million dollars to foreign markets last year. The United States, as the main buyer, imported around 4 million dollars in toys. Sonneberg is the industry’s leading center.
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Germany
United States
Sonneberg
Grape Nuts Claims Health Benefits From Diet Change
A man recounts using Grape Nuts to replace heavy meats after stomach and kidney ailments. He says symptoms eased, nerves steadied, and mental sharpness returned as his breakfast routine shifted, enabling longer work days. The testimonial cites Postum Co. and promotes a booklet.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Japanese Officers Detail Naval Battle Off Tsushima
A Japanese officer recounts the naval clash with Russia near Tsushima Island. The fleet enveloped the Russian squadron, torpedo boats attacked, Borodino and other ships were sunk or damaged, and night maneuvers continued with heavy fighting until dawn.
Planning for a National Assembly in Saint Petersburg
The committee of ministers began reviewing the Boungin rescript commission plan for a national assembly constitution. If news of a Russian naval disaster worsens public mood, an early announcement on the subject may be attempted to ease tensions.
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ST. Petersburg
Committee of Ministers
National Assembly
Boungin
Supreme Court to rule on Chicago street railway plan
The case seeks to validate the ninety nine year act that would give Chicago street railway control to municipal ownership for nearly fifty years Judge Grosscup refused to extend temporary injunctions blocking Mayor Dunne and the city council from moving forward pending the U S Supreme Court decision
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Supreme Court
Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
Centrol
Grosscup
Dunne
United States Supreme Court
Nebraska Representation in Wisconsin University Staff
Madison Wis Nebraska is well represented in the Hat of new instructors at the University of Wisconsin chosen by the regents. The Nebraska men selected include Associate Professor of Education E B C Fillett and John J King both connected to the University of Nebraska. Fillett formerly headed Leadville Colorado schools and now teaches German at Columbia University, while King is an instructor at the University of Nebraska.
Fraud in Land Cases Across States Exposed
SAN FRANCISCO The Examiner reports a land fraud scheme in Oregon will reappear in California. The system uses forgery and dummy claimants to place large public domains in private hands, with thieves forging applicant names in some cases.
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San Francisco
Oregon
California
Modoc
Ships in bad shape board of survey reports on Russian cruisers
A board led by Rear Admiral Train, including Commander Calkins and Lt Commander McElroy, begins examining Russian warships in Manila said to be unseaworthy. The Russians seek coal in exchange for a fourteen day stay, but hull damage may limit this. Deaths aboard the ships total seventy one with five more in hospital. American and Russian navy surgeons aid the wounded as the fleet seeks Vladivostok already taking on food supplies.
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Morton
John Paul Jones
Navy
Philadelphia
New York
David Rothschild
Federal Bank
Pinetown
Natal
Panama Canal Commission
United States Supreme Court
Franz Josef Land
Rhinelander
Wie
Grant Gilet
Kansas City
Mexico
Norway
Sweden
Michelson
Nelson
Duneley
Clermont
France
War Department
Chaffee
William Crozier
J. Franklin Bell
United States
John M. Carson
J. Hampton Moore
Bureau of Manufactures
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington Corps of
Board of Railroad Commissioners of
Kansas
Union Pacific
Chapman
Kaw
Griscom
State Department
Toklo
Red Oak
Iowa
Tom Dennison
Troode
Rennis
Jack” McManus
Baron Alphone de Rothschild
Paris
Great Banking House
Trinity
Omaha
M. J. Buckley
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
J. P. O'Brien
Board of Survey
Man
Tratn
Calkins
McElroy
Ohio
Harding
Train
Enquist
Vladivostok
Manila
Mutiny Report At Sea of Japan Involving Admiral Nebogatoff
Times dispatch from St. Petersburg reports Nebogatoff’s fleet mutinied during the Sea of Japan engagement. Sailors allegedly threw the admiral and officers overboard or confined them and hoisted a white flag. Eight men in the squadron are said to have been hanged for mutiny.
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New York
Times
St. Petersburg
Nebogatoff
Nehogate
Minthng
Nebraska
Pollard Named for Congress in Falls City Convention
Ernest M. Pollard of Cass county was nominated for congress at a Falls City convention on the 51st ballot. A native Nebraskan born at Nehawka on April 15, 1869, Pollard traces New England ancestry to early pioneers near Boston. He completed public schooling and graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1893.
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Falls City
No Settlement Of Strike In Chicago
Mediation failed to settle the teamsters strike as peace talks last week collapsed. Employer counsel Levy Mayer calls negotiations off, saying only a defeat for the union or a broad strike spread remains possible. President Shea had blamed an earlier arrest and libel charges for the breakdown.
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Chicago
Shea
Teamsters
Levy Mayer
Shen
Thorne
Montgomery Ward Company
International institute of agriculture funding plan discussed
Rome report states the agricultural conference favors financing by nations for an international institute of agriculture. Voting and contributions would mirror the Universal Postal Union at Berne, with powers classified by category and assigned votes and payments accordingly.
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Rome
Commission of the Agricultural Conference
International Institute of Agriculture
Universal Postal Union
Berne
May Not Sign Parole
Rear Admiral Nebogatoff from TOKIO is unlikely to sign his parole, with officials expecting he may refuse to acknowledge terms.
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Tokio
Nebogatoff
Alleged Counterfeiter Arrested in Yankton
A man described as a stranger was arrested Saturday for passing counterfeit half dollars. Officers traced twenty counterfeit coins to him, with two found on his person. He awaits U S Marshal from Sioux Falls as authorities seek a purported accomplice who escaped amid great local excitement.
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Yankton
A. J. Sharp
Rehearsal Before Performance in Polite Matrimony
This excerpt by Helen Rowland notes that a real engagement is like a dress rehearsal for marriage. It explains that though sometimes the original team wed, often the leading pair changes until the right match is found.
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Helen Rowland
Polly
First Weapons Through Ages Bronze Swords Found
The article notes that early humans used simple wooden swords before metal discovery. It states Spaniards found native Indians in Mexico armed with wooden swords, and bronze swords later emerged after medals were discovered, with many examples found over time.
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Mexico
There Goes Gen and the Veteran’s Daughter
A man in town recalls a fine old soldier and notes his great fighter reputation. The visitor praises the veteran while a local observer says his daughter has endured more engagements than the old man.
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New York Press
Thought She Couldnt Live
Moravia New York June 6 Mr Benjamin Wilson credits Dodd s Kidney Pills with saving his wife who suffered from sugar diabetes and severe weight loss her condition improved from 260 to 130 pounds then to 190 pounds she also recovered from rheumatism. He praises the pills as a God send and says they saved her life.
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Moravia
N. Y
Benjamin Wilson
Dodd
Old bachelor uncles and wealth in understanding life
A reflective line notes that some people fail to grasp the need for older bachelors to be valued, linking insight to the ability to improve one’s financial state and reach prosperity. It suggests a connection between maturity and wealth comprehension.
Halls Family Pills and Cheney's Catarrh Cure Ad
An old advertise ment touts Halls Family Pills for constipation and Cheney's Catarrh Cure promising relief from catarrh with testimonials. It claims a 73 cent price per bottle and asserts universal sale by physicians and druggists.
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Cherey &O
Toladla
F. J. Cheney
Pac
Trannaniione
Mianelaliy Ebie
guLione
Girma
WaLtixgd
Kirxan & Manvin
Wherlown
Tuleda
China
Hall
Economic Paradox on Value of Goods Across Genders
A satirical line notes that spending power differs by gender with two dollars buying more hot goods for men than twenty dollars buys for women, while remarking on the idea of eternal fitness of things despite such inequality.
How To Launder Delicate Muslin Dresses
Guidance from Eleanor R. Parker on washing muslin at home. Use warm ivory soap suds for washing, rinse, dip in rice water, and dry indoors to protect colors. Iron with a moderately hot iron for best finish.
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Eleanor R. Parker
Man Figures In Divorce Suit Over Alimony
A divorce filing centers on alimony obligations as the key dispute. The case highlights financial support terms and the ensuing legal proceedings.
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Kasuga
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Chiyvorvon Bay
Sucoega
Wisconsin University
Pollard IS Named For
Congressman
Ume Iy
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