Labor Leaders Meet Roosevelt Over Eight Hour Bill Clash
President Roosevelt clashed with Samuel Gompers and about 100 labor leaders at the White House over the eight hour law and immigration. The memorial pressed Panama eight hour enforcement and government-wide application, while Roosevelt warned the law could be defeated by capitalists if too radical. He backed liberal Chinese policy for skilled immigrants and allowed labor petitioning to congress. The AFL executive council later debated responses and potential direct appeals to voters.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
White House
Panama Canal
United States
Panama
Memorial
Congress
Executive Council
The
Cannon
Gompers
Wreck Delays Burlington Passenger Train in Iowa
A fast east bound Burlington and Quincys train at Lockridge Iowa was partly wrecked by a misplaced switch. The dining car and sleeping car detached and struck a work train sidetracked on the switch. Swan Bloom of Burlington a cook on the work train was killed and about a dozen others were seriously hurt. A mail sack hurled from the wreck struck a switch post breaking it and freeing the switch thus derailing the last two passenger cars.
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Burlington
Chicago, Burlington & Quicy
Lockridge
Swan Bloom
Historic Whist and Steamship Facts from Old Times
A compact antiquarian note traces whist play in King William's era and recounts early sea travel. It lists the Royal William as the first Liver pool to New York steamer in 1838, the Massachusetts as the first screw propeller ship in 1847, and the Savannah voyage of 1819 with details on paddle wheels and routes. It also notes medieval swing as a page pastime and discusses hat band origins in ancient fillets and hat construction.
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King VIII
England
Liverpool
New York
Royal William
Swainson
R. N
Masaachusetts
R. B. Forbes
Savannah
Russia
St. Petersburg
Interesting Items From the Past World Facts
A collection of curious claims covers varied topics from invention and animal behavior to historical trade and daily life. Notable notes include the fan’s origin, human eyesight, hens laying yearly, wind powered clocks, ducks per person, condor flight, egg prices long ago, beer drinking in Munich, earth shadows, medieval fines, prized gems, elephant slaughter, and barefoot grape tread in European wine regions.
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Munich
Woman credits Postum with restoring health after coffee habit
An Unio woman recounts severe health decline from coffee use and heart trouble. After replacing coffee with Postum Food Coffee her condition improves, nerves steady, digestion normalizes, and energy returns. she attributes the change to Postum and cites the contrast to prior doctors and remedies.
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Unio
Postum Food
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mick
Wellville
Agreement Near In Morocco As Algeciras Ends
The Outlook asserts the Algeciras conference is near its last sitting and likely to reach a settlement mainly through U S mediation. The plan would thwart French and British aims, dilute their policy, and limit France to local control at three Tangier Mogador ports while securing Germany’s objectives.
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London
Algeciras
United States
Germany
France
Tangier
Mogador
William
Omaha Mayor Frank E. Moores Dies at 66
Frank E. Moores, mayor of Omaha, died at his home on Friday afternoon after months of throat trouble and declining health. He was 66 and was finishing the last year of his third term, long a prominent figure in Omaha and Nebraska Republican circles.
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Omaha
Neb
Frank E. Moores
Moores
Major Russian Merchants Fail Over Large Sum
Moscow reports the firm of Moscow merchants Rass torgoueft Brothers failed for thirteen million six hundred thousand dollars, signaling a major collapse in a leading house. The failure impacts creditors and market confidence amid unsettled trade.
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Moscow
D. & A. Rasstorgoueft Brothers
Russia
Ernest Montgomery Sells Death Valley Mine for 6 Million
Relatives learn Ernest Montgomery, raised on a farm south of town, has sold the Montgomery and Shoshone gold mine in Death Valley California for 6 million dollars. Born in Ontario in 1864 he came with his parents to Iowa as a boy.
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Stuart
Ernest Montgomery
Montgomery & Shoshone
Death Valley
California
Mr. Montgomery
Ontario
Canada
Towa
Numbered Among Victims Identified in Florence Wreck
Des Moines reports James Gill of Packwood is believed among the Florence wreck victims. The missing man was to ride the wrecked train. his son Mitchell travels to Colorado to aid in identification efforts.
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Des Moines
James Gill
Packwood
Florence, Col
Gill
Mitchell Gill
Colorado
Death of Noted Jurist Judge Kinne in Des Moines
Des Moines reports the death of Judge L G Kinne a prominent jurist and former member of the Iowa State Supreme Court who recently served on the board of control for state institutions. He died suddenly from heart failure.
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Des Moines
L. G. Kinne
Board of Control
Iowa
State Supreme Court
Miner James Cavenaugh dies in Carbondale mine accident
Des Moines reports 17 year old James Cavenaugh a collier boy with Smith-Lowe Coal company found dead in a mine runway at Carbondale after a fall in front of his car. He was reportedly cut in two.
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Des Moines
James Cavenaugh
Smith- Lowe Coal Company
Carbondale
Marshalltown
Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie
Sioux City
Morningside College
Drake University
Upper Iowa University
Iowa Wesleyan University
Cornell
Grinnell
Coe
Western
Parsons
Simpson
Central
Council
Rudolph Groeber
Christian
Northwestern Railroad
Rockwell City
N. P. Hansen
J. E. Gray
W. E. Gray
I. W. Cline
Clinton
H. F. Bowers
Middle West
John Kelly
Altoona
Burnett
Sidney
Pearl Gage
Cedar Falls
James Dorris
Gus Seebert
George Buht
Dave Schrader
Imogene
Fremont County
Alex Laber
Henry Cain
Forest City
John M. Johnson
Winnebago County
John Hovde
Colton
S. C
Ollie Taylor
Hovde
Duluth
Minn
Estherville
John Griffith
C. M. Brown
W. V. Howard
Tle
Wil
Hearing Test Tales From Police Service
Chief Hayes recalls a humorous hearing test used on a recruit now a sergeant. A doctor stretched the distance to prove the man’s keen hearing by ticking a watch, remarking on his concentration and noting the watch hadn’t run for three weeks.
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Hayes
Kansas City Independent
Josh
Cure of Severe Itching Case by Cuticura Remedies
A Indianapolis resident describes a summer skin outbreak with relentless itching that worsened at night, hair loss, and irritation. After trying baths and remedies, four boxes of Cuticura eased symptoms and led to full recovery with hair regrowth. Date given October 27, 1905.
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D. E. Plankenship
N. de. St
Indianapolis
Ind
Diffusion of liberal education changes speech across regions
A quotation notes that liberal education spreads widely, with boys increasingly calling their father pater and mother mater, signaling a shift in language beyond the eastern regions. The remark appears in Puck.
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Pater
Mater
Puck
Nickel Plate Road Passenger Service Highlights
The Nickel Plate Road promotes its passenger service with attentive care for all travelers. Colored porters in uniform provide service and cleanliness, with Pullman sleepers and dining options on all trains. Tickets and reservations are available through J. Y. Calahan, General Agent in Chicago.
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Nickel Plate Road
Chiaren
Pullman
la Salle St
Chicago
J. Y. Calahan
Adams St
Rheumatism Helped by Pink Pills From Foundry Work Story
A Moberly Missouri foundry worker details a painful rheumatic attack caused by damp conditions. After a month of Dr Williams Pink Pills his pains swelling and appetite improved, restoring strength and enabling a return to outdoor work. Pills also claim to aid blood and nerve related disorders.
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W. 8. Geisel
East Coates Street
Moberly
Dr. Williams
St. Louis
Tempered Rivalry Behind Closed Doors
A clipped wartime diary note reveals a man whose public persona masks a volatile temper inside the home. His family reportedly endures tense exchanges before sunrise, underscoring the private strain behind his public image.
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen’s Foot-Ease Advertisement
Vintage ad copy touts Allen’s Foot-Ease as a cure for painful swollen feet and sweaty feet in new shoes. Claims it’s sold by all stores and shoe shops with a free sample offer and urges against substitutes, listing A. 8. Olmsted Le Roy NY as contact. Also includes a cautionary line about riches on the short line leading to ruin.
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Allen’s
Allists
Olmsted
le Roy
Bm. Y
Garfield Tea and West Sanitary Lotion advertise in-house remedies
An advertisement promises digestion improvement and blood purification with Garfield Tea, a mild laxative from Garfield Tea Co. in Brooklyn. It touts a 30 minute relief with West Sanitary Lotion and notes druggists carry both products with mail orders by Dr. Detchon in Crawfordsville Indiana.
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Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
A. Y
West Sanitary
Dr. Detchon
Crawfordsville
Ind
Kidney Pain Ends After Using Dean's Pills
Mrs A Taylor of Wharton New Jersey suffered severe kidney trouble with backache dizziness feverish headaches and burning frequent secretions. After eight boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills her pain disappeared and her strength returned, with doctors failing to help earlier. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Heath
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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