Notable Briefs From Across the Nation This Week
Chicago publisher John Anderson of Skandinagen died of heart disease at his home after years in exile from 1844. James R. Garfield, ex interior secretary, offers to lead Ohio Republicans if voters demand. Yale’s Washington’s birthday cane rush ends with the freshmen ahead. Harriman is injured by a gate rush at Yale. LeRoy Percy of Greenville nominated to fill Mississippi’s U S Senate term after McLaurin’s death. Dr Robert Schneider of Berlin arrives in New York with a tuberculosis cure using sulphuric acid charcoal and eucalyptus in a lamp in the patient’s room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Anderson
Chicago
Skandinagen
James R. Garfield
Roosevelt
Interior
Ohio
Gov
Harmon
William Averill Harriman
Edward 4 H. Harriman
Yale
New York
Dr. Schneider
Bank wrecking case and other major 1910s news items
Byron L. Church of Holyrood Kansas faces arrest for wrecking the Bank of Holyrood as relatives rumored to be involved. Maxwell Church and F W Thomas sought by bank officials. Hudson county grand jury indicts six packing firms for conspiracy to restrain trade. Memphis imposes curfew on black residents after midnight. Ballinger land office testimony corroborated by Horace T. Jones before the Ballinger Pinchot committee. John J Murphy faces inciting to riot warrant over general strike remarks. NYC detectives seek Jacob Greenthal after stabbing and tongue injury. A hungry painter trades meals for money. Clay Clement’s body to be claimed in Paris Texas. England begins sending shoes to the United States amid tariff changes. Various labor and political tensions noted across the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron L. Church
Holyrood
Kan
Bank of
Jersey City
N. J
Grand Jury
Hudson County
The
National Packing Company
Memphis
Edward H. Crump
Louis D. Gravis
Ballinger
General Land Office
Horace T. Jones
Land Office
Ballinger- Pinchot
Jones
Gravis
Greenthal
Charles Smith
New York
Hi m
Sheb Williams
Paris
Texs
Kansas City
Clay Clement
England
United States
Uwerbey
Suce
Stock dividend declared by Midvale Steel Company
Stockholders of the Midvale Steel Company of Philadelphia are to receive a stock dividend of 1200 percent, among the largest such distributions by an industrial company. The report notes the unusually large dividend and its significance for investors.
Uncle Sam's Breakfast Food Praised for Health Benefits
A reader from Middletown Ohio credits Uncle Sam's Breakfast Food with curing years of stomach and bowel trouble after three weeks use. The letter asks for nationwide advertising and notes some friends cannot obtain the product locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Virginia Helwig
Middletown
Instruction on Tuberculosis Prevention in Schools
A National Association bulletin notes that under six percent of U S public school children receive infection prevention instruction. Only nine cities use textbooks or lectures. Michigan Massachusetts North Carolina and Porto Rico have laws mandating it in public schools. Tennessee urges statewide instruction with department circulars, while New Jersey and West Virginia use wall cards in every classroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Washington
Dallas
Tex
Richmond
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Detroit
Mich
Malden
Mass
Salem
Saginaw, Mich
Knoxville
Cuthura Remedies Cited As Cure For Eczema S
Mrs Alfie Elson of Battle Creek Michigan recounts a five year battle with severe eczema. She credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent with complete relief after initial improvement, noting nine years of no relapse and inviting others to write for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad
Alfie Elson
Inn Road
Battle Creek
Mich
Corbett Praises Jeffries Style In Mauretania Smoking Room
James J. Corbett, in the Mauretania smoking room, praised Jim Jeffries style calling it neat and quick. He quipped that Jeffries gets there like a child’s remark to a minister during a long call, asking if the amen was forgotten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Corbett
Mauretania
Jim Jeffries
This Will Interest Mothers About Mother Grays Powders
A historical advertisement claims Mother Grays Sweet Powders cure feverishness headaches and teething disorders. The product promises to regulate bowels destroy worms and break up colds in 24 hours. Sample mailed free from Alien S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
Fragmented Advertisements From Meggendorfer Blaetter
A garbled OCR page presents assorted quotes and ad snippets urging smoking substitutes like WRIGLEY’S Spearmint, Allen’s Lung Balsam, and LEY’S Spearmint Chew It. It includes literary lines, quotes, and misprinted health claims, with scattered prices and product references.
Unusual vocal loss and recovery in Blanchard woman
Miss Mary Walkinstrow of Blanchard lost voice for six weeks, later regaining speech after a neck bone adjustment by a specialist. The piece also notes local incidents: Fort Dodge housing boom, a fatal Ax murder in Marathon, fraternity boys breaking into a dance, various court actions, burglaries, and a public sale of colts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Walkinstrow
Blanchard
Miss Walkinstrow
Grinnell
Quarten
Marshall
Cline
Stafford
Henry Johnson
Guy Roberts
Marathon
John Johnson
Albert City
Constable Hutchinson
Fort Dodge
Wilbur Gladman
Clark Gladman
George Wilson
Charles Huffman
Boonefield
Huff
Louis Altermeier
Newton
Jasper County
Mitchel and Wester Association
The
Congregational Churches of
Northern Jowa
Mason City
William Dickout
Herbert Dickout
K. C
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Clinton
Surglars
Adams Brothers
Logan
John Morgan
Cooper Medicine Promises Stomach Cure Draws Public
Reports describe Cooper's health system attracting crowds in the city with followers endorsing his bio medical beliefs. Testimonials from Mrs. Mack of Chicago and Edwin Morse of Dorchester claim relief from long stomach troubles after using Cooper's tonic, with praise for renewed well being. The ad styled promotion notes Cooper's New Discovery is sold by druggists nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
Chicago
HB. Mack
Wi’ Street
Bays
Edwin F. Morse
20 Street
Dorchester
Olf
Coopers
Cooper Medicine
Ohio
Mournful Pleasure Master in Fragrant Grief
A fragment from a historical piece hints at a mourner whose pleasure or personage is linked to grief and a servant. The lines suggest a calendar of mourning and a proposal to wed as an outlet for sorrow.
Also Mentioned on This Page
General News
Midvale
Steel Company
Philadelphia
Monroe City
James T. Vaughn
Fraf. Vaughn
Charles W. Hull
Taft
White House
Tipitapa
Chamorro
Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium
Saranac Lake
H. Harriman
Violet Gordon Charlesworth
London
Bowman B. Seybert
Board of Trade
Newark
National City Bank of Cambridge
Boston
National Bank
Pepper
George W. Coleman
McKeesport
Amoy
China
Nagel
Yokohama
Japan
Cleveland
Tokyo
New York Consolidated Milk Exchange
Grand
Supreme Court of Illinois
Joyce
New York Senate
Jotham P. Allds
Benjamin Conger
Martin W. Littleton
Allds
Senate
Edmund Jayne James
University of Hilnois
House Committee On Agriculture
Washington University
So Taft
M Cthigan Agricultural College
Wil Strong
Alienate County
Thig
Uncle Sam's Breakfast Foot Co
Omaha, Neb
Eczema
Bessie
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Wrigley
Fenelon
Allen
Browning
Ley
Iowa News
P. Thompson
Allison
Frank Caverup
Mra
J. F. Schadt
Emma Lorenson
Hang Lahn
Fairlog
Vads
Story County
Aesamaee
EB. H. Addisopter
Nevada
Watts
Ames
Soper
F. D. Thompson
Iowa Legion of Honor
B. M. Fort
Iowa Supreme Court
Clinton District Court
Fort
Riceville
Iowa Esparanto Association
Cedar Rapids
J. E. Gow
S. He, Garver
Leon
Elsie Bagley
Robert Johnson
Anamosa
Mechanicsville
Johnson
Jones County
Holden
District Court
Kilner Drug Company
Micael & Smith
C. C. Birney
Anti-Saloon League
Charles Hotel
Mary HB. Laffin
Lincoln
Neb
C. W. Stout
Alma
Sockman
State Geological Survey
Iowa
Blanche Hancock
J. T. Hancock
Dubuqué
Dana Hall
Wellesley College
Hannah Golden
Jessup
Marshalltown
William Gelden
Lambert
William Dunn
Marshall County
Liberty Township
Clemens
Dunn
Saran Gibbons
Eddyville
J. H. Herron
G. H. Doty
J. Roach & Son
Plainfield
George Norton
Lafeyetta
Charles Nevatine
Iowa City
Switzer
Switzerland
Womad Hewitt
Jewett
N. Uy Pes Moines
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