Potato Crops Marketing and Railroad Rates Case
The passage cites President Hadley of Yale and President Tuttle of the Boston and Maine Railroad in a Senate committee discussion on how railroads aid Aroostook potato growers. It notes five to ten million bushels yearly, markets in Boston and New England, and how low railroad rates kept prices down to move crops from Maine and Michigan, preventing rot and supporting farmers.
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Hadley
Yale University
Aroostook
Tuttle
Boston and Maine Railroad
Senate Committee On Interstate Comree
Boston
New England
Maine
Michigan
Detroit
Chicago
B Oston and Line
France
England
Germany
Wrecks Kill Two, Injure Dozens In Illinois And Iowa
In Illinois at Steger two train crews were killed and many injured when a special train collided with a suburban train after a faced open switch. The dead include engineer James Lyke and Joshua George Epstein of Chicago Heights. In Iowa near Richland three men died in a freight wreck on the Iowa Central railroad and oil caught fire burning six cars and destroying a bridge.
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Chicago
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Steger
Ill
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Cleveland
James Lyke
George Epstein
Chicago Heights
Iowa Central Railroad
Richland
Jesse Long
William West
Samuel Woolsey
C. H. Williams
W. L. McMahon
Oskaloosa
Webster quips on interest while drinking Madeira
A narrator recalls Daniel Webster pouring Madeira from a cobwebbed bottle and joking that his wins cost two dollars per glass, counting interest. Webster then takes a second glass and quips that he must stop that confounded interest.
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Daniel Webster
Webster
Actor snubs pipe price as Broadway moment ends
A famous actor and a friend paused before a Broadway show window admiring a meerschaum pipe priced at 50 dollars. He refused to consider it and left, quipping that two weeks alimony would be required for the pipe, then added Laues not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
New York
Quoted Parliament Sessional Quip Echoes Shakespearean Rubric
A London county council committee hearing includes a participant quoting Shakespeare as an opponent roared as a sucking dove. The clerk records the remark as Mr Balfour Browne saying the learned friend had roared as gently as a sucking pig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London County Council
Shakespeare
Balfour Browne
Medal tale at agricultural show earns warlike bluster
A British officer recalls a volunteer with an abundance of medals. When asked about wars, the man admits no wars but says he and his father were awarded the medals at agricultural shows for breeding a famous pig strain.
Educational Matters and Medical Claims Across Europe
The piece notes Oxford University earning just under £70,000 annually. Swedish schoolchildren, guided by teachers, plant about 600,000 trees each year. Prof Molisch of Prague discusses photography via potato and eye light. Dr. William Royal Stokes and Dr. Fulton of Maryland announce a curative typhoid serum. Prof Levi of Milan plans a Paris visit to present iodine injections claimed to cure tuberculosis in 40 to 50 doses.
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Oxford University
Molisch
Prague
William Royal Stokes
John §. Fulton
Maryland Board of Health
Guiseppe Levi
Milan
Parle
Academy of Medicine
Race Riot Roils New York's San Juan Hill District
A Friday night race riot in the San Juan Hill area of New York bound by Amsterdam and West End avenues and Sixty-first to Sixty-third streets required 250 police to quell. Dozens were injured, cars on the Amsterdam avenue line were blocked, and both white and black residents faced violent clashes with bricks and stones amid arson-like threats.
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New York
San Juan Hill
Amsterdam
West End Avenues
Edward Connelly
Henry Williams
Connelly
Station House
West End Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
Sixty-eighth Street
Sixty-first
Sixty-third Streets
Amsterdam Avenue
Chicago Faces Big Deficit Amid Police Strikes
Chicago confronts a projected deficit of at least 1 million dollars for Mayor Dunne's first year, possibly 1.5 million, driven by a teamsters strike that adds over 400 thousand to costs and weaker receipts. The shortfall is now estimated between 450,606 and 550,000 dollars.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Dunne
National Sheriffs to Convene with Hanging Featured
The National Association of Sheriffs meets in St Paul on August 8 for a three day session. A featured entertainment is the hanging of two murderers Gottschalk and Williams as part of the programme.
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Sheriffs
St. Paul, Minn
National Association of Sheriffs
Gottschalk
Williams
Root Faces Broad World Duties In Orient and Americas
Secretary Root confronts issues in the Orient Morocco Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. He plans to extend and expand Secretary Hay policy with a strenuous tenure of office ahead.
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Root
Washington
Orient
Morocco
Venezuela
Domingo
Hay
Drunken brothers foul with fatal finish near Waverly
At a farmhouse six miles east of Waverly John Weidemann twenty five and Henry Weidemann thirty five drank daily. After Henry threatened a killing and a knife attack followed John was wounded four times in the head and neck and fell unconscious. Believing he killed his brother Henry hanged himself in the barn. John is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
John Weidemann
Weidemann
Henry
John
Iowa Supreme Court Will Rule On Anti-Trust Law
Iowa's supreme court will hear the fall case on the state anti-trust statute after Polk county judge A H McVey ruled the law unconstitutional in habeas corpus brought by four insurance men accused of forming an illegal combination. County Attorney Jesse A Miller has appealed the ruling. If the decision stands, a winter session may see legislative action to curb restraints of trade.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
A. H. McVey
Polk County
Died in a Hovel Mrs Jane Martin Iowa’s Richest Woman
Mrs Jane Martin reportedly held between 300000 and 500000 in wealth yet lived in a rough home near Marshalltown. The 65 year old adoptee abused by her foster mother was taken by the state humane society a year earlier.
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Sioux City
Jane Martin
Iowa
Marshalltown
State Humane Society
Martin
Death from fright strikes German farmer near Atlantic
George Garhardt, a prominent German farmer eight miles northeast of Atlantic and three quarters of a mile northwest of Sarah, died during a severe storm. Witnesses say a sudden lightning flash startled him, he closed the door, sat as if reading, and collapsed dead from heart failure attributed to fright.
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Atlantic
George Garhardt
Sarah
Garhardt
Farmer Saves Family Then Perishes in Home Fire
Samuel E. Howard a young farmer from near Shambaugh Page county Iowa saved his wife and two month old baby from flames consuming their home then returned for belongings and died in the blaze leaving a widow and young child.
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Des Moines
Samuel E. Howard
Shambaugh
Page County
Lake City Women Back Move for Public Library
Lake City women’s clubs rally to establish a public library with a nucleus of books pledged and funds to follow through donations and purchases as available. Des Moines authorities report valuables found on a Munterville plot belonging to the late John Nelson. Muscatine reports the death of pearl buyer L E Buell in Francisville Illinois. Valley Junction sees a $90,000 Rock Island round house boosting payroll and housing boom. Rhodes notes Mrs John Garris dies from rifle accident injuries during cleaning. Cedar Rapids notes the death of W N Triechler at 91. New Sharon records the 89 year death of Mrs John Rhoades, longest Iowa married life. Burlington notes W R Smith drowns at a government dam site. Des Moines reports Judge Howe upholds state mutual taxation law. Blakeburg burglar found dead with tools outside a safe.
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Lake City
Des Moines
Munterville
Wapello County
John Nelson
Chemit
Miser
Muscatine
L. E. Buell
Francisville
Valley Junction
Rock Island Railroad
Rhodes
John Garris
Cedar Rapids
Rhoades
Iowa
Burlington
W. R. Smith
James A. Howe
District Court
Blakebursg
Western Politician Wins Appointment Through Language Gaffe
The Philadelphia Record recounts how a western politician seeking a Cleveland administration consul post impressed Richard Olney by claiming he could learn Chinese. Olney reportedly quipped that he never recommends a consul who does not speak the local language, challenging the candidate to answer in Chinese. He received the appointment anyway.
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Richard Olney
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Olney
Blank
Affronted Authority Statement Echoes Umpire Rivalry
A quoted exchange shows Mr Meekton and Henrietta resisting authority as the umpire’s dominance is rejected. The Washington Star notes the friction between personal pride and hierarchical control.
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Thase
Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Washington Star
Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills Featured as Remedy
A dramatic paragraph extols Cuticura products as nearly miraculous in easing eczema psoriasis scalp scalled heed pimples ringworm and infant distress claiming universal efficacy and citing a Chicago Record Herald testimonial.
White River Division Nears Completion On Iron Mountain Route
The White River division between Newport Arkansas and Carthage Missouri nears completion with reports of through trams within weeks. Tourist travel and fishing parties are already popular with several club houses on the James river at Galena Branson taxed to capacity. The line promises speed safety and strong agricultural mineral potential.
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White River
St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Newport
Ark
Carthage
General Passenger Department
Galena
Isranson
Ler
H. C. Townsend
James River
Branson
Excursion Fares From Chicago Advertised by City Office
Excursion fares to Buffalo Detroit and Philadelphia listed with round trip prices. Buffalo and return 12.25 with going dates September 9 10. Detroit and return 6.56 with August 14 15. Philadelphia and return 19.00 with September 15 16 and 11. Liberal limits and stopovers apply. Details at city ticket office corner Clark Street and Jackson Boulevard Chicago. Telephone Harrison 1757.
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Buffalo
Troit
Iladelphia
Clark St
Jackson Blvd
Chicago
Harrison
Don t Let Baby Cry and Safe Laxative Claim
An old Chicago Sun ad urges parents not to ignore a crying baby and promotes Dr. Caldwell s Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative for infants and children. The pitch claims it treats stomach issues without harm, costs 50 cents to a dollar, and offers a money back guarantee.
Allen's Footbase Sold For Foot Comfort
Advertisement notes a foot care product Allen's Footbase claiming relief from ayuollen sweating and hot feet. Mentions price 25 cents and that a trial package is available at druggists. References Olmsted Le Roy, N Y as distributor or contact.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Quotable lines on marriage and business truth
A compilation of quotes notes a bigamist lacks brains with more wives, criticizes Piso's Cure for Consumption for coughs and colds, and cites Parton that fidelity is seven tenths of business success. The entries appear as dated proverbs and attributions from various figures.
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Fidelity
Parton
Dean's Kidney Pills Back Pain Remedy Endorsed by Portland Man
H B McCarver of 201 Cherry Street Portland Oregon reports persistent back ache and kidney trouble improved by Dean's Kidney Pills after a cold seemed to trigger the issue. He says symptoms have not returned for several months and recommends the remedy sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box.
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Dean
H. B. McCarver
Portland
Ore
Trans-Continental Co
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
Locomotor Ataxia Cured by Williams Pink Pills
Edward H. Ariel of Amesbury Massachusetts recounts four years of severe locomotor ataxia after malaria exposure in the Spanish American War. He states symptom onset began with ankle and knee pain followed by numb legs and balance loss, with best rest and pain relief after four months on Dr Williams Pink Pills. He credits the remedy with his complete recovery within four months. He advises sufferers to try the pills and notes druggists supply them.
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Ariel
M.V.M
Chickamauga
Sam
Edward H. Ariel
Powow Street
Amesbury
Mass
Dr. Williams
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Trinity Springs, Nd
Carters
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Ares
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Wren
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Ohio
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Secanaba
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