Notable World Happenings Reported Across Spheres
A condensed roundup notes policyholder actions at Mutual Life in Colorado seeking restitution for campaign contributions. Major figures like President McCurdy testify in New York while Missouri warns on licenses. Also covered are fires in Warren Arkansas, deaths of Dr Morris Wiener and Miss Cornelia Dow, and various political and legal developments abroad and at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Colorado
McCurdy
Mutual Life
New York
State Insurance Inspector
Missouri
New York Life
Warren
Ark
Morris Wiener
Baltimore
Cornelia M. Dow
Portland
Neal Dow
Henry G. Sharpe
John F. Weston
Tucker
Supreme Court of Arizona
Lake Forest
Ashbridge
Philadelphia
Weaver
Admiral Dewey
United States
John V. Streed
Cambridge
Franklin K. Lane
California
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fifer
Baker
Indiana
Goshen
Department of Justice
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Omaha
Omaha Gas Company
American Bankers’ Association
Lexington
St. Paul
Minn
Glencoe
Ore
Peterstein
J. A. Erickson
Second National Bank
Minot
N. D
Leho
Shangtung
Rumill
Harry A. Berwind
Mobile
Wilton
Wis
Northwestern
la Crosse
William Ellis
Berkeley
Cal
Scott C. Bone
Washington Post
William Lulock
Canada
A. G. Brandner
Kansas City
Calhoun
Venezuela
France
Cuba
England
William B. Fletcher
Indianapolis
Walter Blue
Chicago
Robert Newcomb
Florence Poores
John Shine
Roosevelt
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
National League of Republican Clubs
White House
Purdue Uni
Lafayette
Ind
Invitar
Booker Tanna
Peoria grand jury indicts Bailey in Dougherty case
The Peoria grand jury indicted Oliver J Bailey school official and banker for malfeasance in office after the Dougherty investigation. Newton C Dougherty surrendered, faced 84 new indictments for forgery or embezzlement, and cited bail difficulties. Bank failures sparked runs at two banks, triggering panic fears among depositors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Dougherty
Newton C. Dougherty
Peoria National Bank
N. C. Dougherty
Pickle Joke Sparks Meet Between Cleric and Yankee
A clergyman famed for his hot pickles travels and carries a bottle. A stranger at a restaurant asks for the pickles, the minister shares them, and the Yankee mocks his profession by noting the preacher carries samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tatler
Sam
Minis
Dodd's Kidney Pills Said to Cure Epilepsy Backache
Cream Arkansas resident Mr. Smith credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring his health after eighteen months of epilepsy backache and kidney trouble. He says the medicine revived his strength and ability to work, claiming it cleanses the kidneys and purifies the blood for overall good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ark
Dodd
None Too Tainted for Him
A Yonkers Statesman snippet has a diner asking a waiter if tainted money could be accepted as a tip. The waiter replies he would take the tip regardless, even if it had been run through Camembert cheese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
Mull's Grape Tonic Promises Constipation Cure
A promotional piece extols Mull's Grape Tonic as a universal cure for constipation and stomach trouble. It claims neglect, poor diet, and inactivity cause constipation and asserts the tonic strengthens intestines without laxatives. It offers a free bottle to first-time users and lists drugstores as sources.
Free Mull's Grape Tonic Coupon Offer
A coupon offer from MocLi's Grape Tonic Co at 147 Third Ave Rock Island Illinois promises a free bottle of Mull's Grape Tonic for Stomach and Bowels. The ad notes a $1 bottle is nearly three times the 50 cent size and urges buyers to provide full address and druggist name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MocLi's Grape Tonic Co
Third Ave
Rock Island
Eczema Cure Report From New South Wales
A parent recalls two years of severe head and facial eczema in their baby. After trying several doctors, the child’s pain and scratching stopped when using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, leaving no marks. Signed W. J. Morgan, Orchar Town, New Lambton, NSW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Morgan
Orchan Town
New Lambton
New South Wales
Australia
Mothers Find Health Through Pinkham's Compound
A promotional tale urges mothers pressed by backache headaches and bearing down pain to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It claims the remedy strengthens female organs, cures irregularities, and restores happiness, citing a Brooklyn reader whose eight years of ovarian trouble improved after using the product. Mrs Pinkham offers free advice from Lynn Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Enou
Milk Quality Inquiry From a Mild Minister
A minister questions a milkman about the quality of milk served. The exchange is delivered in a humorous tone, noting the minister’s cautious wording about dietary purposes and avoids religious or moral judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Kurd
Minster
Loss and Gain
A brief reflection on golf improving health, with a caveat that poor play may worsen mood. Cites Washington Star quotation about health gains from golf and a Century note about a leader’s pace relative to followers and the earth’s curvature.
To Wash Black Stockings
To prevent black stockings from turning greenish wash as directed. Dissolve Ivory Sea in hot water, wash through several suds, rinse in two warm waters with a tablespoon of vinegar in the last rinse, then dry and press on the wrong side with a cool iron. ELEANOR R. PARKER.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor R. Parker
Political principle and political interests contend for influence
A concise note on how political ideals rarely override personal or party interests, highlighting the tension between governance principles and individual political calculations within the system.
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Philippines
Luke E. Wright
Philippine Commission
New York Baseball
Philadelphias
American Association of Bankers
William Mills Ivins
Harry A. Leonard
National City Bank
Prince Sergius Troubetskoy
Russia
St. Petersburg
William T. Clark
Washington, D. C
St. Luke’s Hospital
Grant
Army of the Tennessee
Bureau of Immigration
Elkwood
Cumberland County
Levi Brandt
Corwin H. Spencer
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Middleport
Oscar
Arthur Myers
William Haag
John Myers
Great Northern Railway Company
Armitage Mathews
Republican Committee
Austin
New York Giants
Philadelphia Athletics
Fred Raver
Chicago Heights
Whittier and
Lowell
Gen
William T Sherman
Ingertbe Hs
Isidor Wormser
Metcalf
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
George Gould
New York University
Maria Mitchell
Mary Lyon
Mount Holyoke College
Emma Willard
Alexander Hamilton
John Paul Jones
Agassiz
John Quincy Adams
James Madison
Montana
Henry Wade Rogers
Boston
American Republic
W. J. Calhoun
Riksdag
Stockholm
Norway
George D. Endicott
Crossville
John Brewer
Endicott
Adams Express
Pittsburg
Taft
Ramsey
Toledo
William R. Hearst
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
New York City
Gutzon Borglum
Horace Meyers
Madison Parish
Louisiana
Marie
Count Witte
Japan
Congress
St. Raphael's (Catholic) Hospital
St. Cloud
Joseph Plante
Fargo
Florida
Dunne
Transportation Committee
Pat Crowe
Pinkerton
Moscow
Charles R. Hughes
Constant Williams
Department of Columbia
wW.c. T. U
Rock River Conference
M. E. Church
Freeport
Ill
Charles Ashmore
Mansfield
Temple
Yance
Mull
Pope
Cutiura
Ives Pew
Puck
Ph Hoffman
Pone
Washington Star
Tyas Betetera
Fac Simile Signature of
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Cemtaur Company
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York
W.l.douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
L. W. L. Douglas Fee
W L. Douglas
Maas
Mie
Axtine
Tue A. Parton Company
MaeGs
DE Laval AM
DE Laval
DE Laval Separator Co
Randolph & Canal Sts
Bears
Ms Day Berl
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