Ashton Gazette Publisher Ralph J. Dean in Ashton
The Ashton Gazette announces publisher Ralph J. Dean in Ashton with brief notice of newspaper operations and local coverage duties.
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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
2
Ill inois Clerks Warned as Wilson Tightens Rules
Secretary Wilson tightens rules for Agriculture Department officials after admission that Dr Salmon was a business partner of a meat tag supplier. Prohibitions bar officials from financial stake in similar businesses and from bidding on contracts. Investigators to probe bureau of animal industry ties and beef trust competition. Wilson has dismissed 107 of 292 staff since taking office, with four more trust era employees also leaving.
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Wilson
Salmon
Department of Animal Industry
Department
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Dr. Salmon
Beef Trust
Bureau
Agricultural Department
Washington
Cotton League
Aerial Line to Span Grand Canyon Connection
A proposed aerial tramway will span the Grand Canyon at Bright Angel, connecting the canyon bottom to Buckskin plateau 8000 feet high. A cable about 500 feet long will anchor to canyon walls, operating a car to carry tourists between the two elevations. A new company has just been formed to build the line.
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Grand Canyon
Colorado
Buckskin Plateau
Coconino County
Arizona
California
Nevada
Utah
New Mexico
Missouri Senator Acquitted In Alum Bill Bribery Case
Jefferson City Missouri state senator BA Farris was acquitted by a circuit court jury on bribery charges tied to a 1901 alum bill aimed at repealing the ban on using alum in baking powder. The case centered on legislative influence over the measure during the state session.
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Missouri
Girl Loses Hair In Sleep Robbery Near Roanoke
Miss Maud Giddings of Roanoke Virginia awoke to find her hair cut off by a thief using a pair of shears while she slept near an open window. Neither hair nor culprit has been found. The item sits among other brief notes in a local paper.
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Miss Maud Giddings
Roanoke
First Presbyterian liturgy book issued in United States
The Book of Common Worship, the churchs first US liturgy, has been printed. Presbyterians may choose to use it in part or in full, or ignore it and continue traditional services. The May general assembly approved its issuance by a large majority amid some criticism of printed prayers.
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United States
Presbyterian Church
Deser tions in the Army Rise 25 Percent
The judge advocate general reports desertions rising nationwide. Convictions for the offense increased about 25 percent in the Department of the Lakes, with 2,071 courts-martial convictions across 8 percent of posts in the last year. Desertions have grown steadily over the past five years.
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Judge Advocate General of the Army
Department of the Lakes
Philippines
United States
Manila
Rebuild Big Bridge Terminal Aims to Ease Brooklyn Traffic
Work to reconstruct the Manhattan terminal of the Brooklyn Bridge to relieve rush hour congestion has begun with a $5,000,000 project authorized by city authorities. Temporary relief is expected, with full completion years away. The plan expands platforms and enables Brooklyn elevated trains to cross the bridge at all times to reduce the scramble to board trains.
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Brooklyn
Manhattan Terminal
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Elevated
Tuberculosis Threat From Creameries Alarms Bureau
The Bureau of Animal Industry warns West coast creamery practices spread hog tuberculosis, risking human transmission as 3 percent of slaughtered hogs are condemned. Measures are underway to curb the disease and protect stock growers and the public.
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West
Bureau of Animal Industry
Deportations rise as 1000+ immigrants deported in July
United States Commissioner Watchorn reports over 48 000 immigrants arrived in July, up from 36 000, while more than 1 000 were deported compared with 645 a year earlier. Special inquiry boards work to curb arrivals amid concerns over the undesired element.
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Europe
United States
Watchorn
Special Boards of Inquiry
Life assets cut by New York insurance chief examiner
New York chief examiner Vanderpoel reports Manhattan Life Insurance Company assets on December 31 2004 at 17 961 860 down from 18 573 285 08 a loss of about 611 425 08. Surplus drops from 1 754 074 08 to 948 249 08, over 800 000 lower. Real estate valuation trimmed from 5 283 441 to 5 063 500, not explaining entire gap.
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Nanderpoel
Insurance Department of
State of New York
Manhattan Life Insurance Company of
New York
Manhattan Life
Vanderpoel
Friends of
Rvert
Man Receives Thanks After Returning $8 Million in Securities
Richard Cullen, president of the Duluth Iron Manufacturing Co, lost $8 million in securities washed from a New York Battery Park fountain. Peter McGovern of Jersey City found them, handed them to Police Chief Murphy, and Cullen offered $1,000 in securities as reward, which McGovern rejected. McGovern was later arrested and released after returning the papers.
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Murphy
Jersey City
Richard Cullen
Cullen
Battery Park
New York
Peter McGovern
Essex Street
Jersey
Chief Murphy
McGovern
Duluth Iron Manufacturing Company
Witte Skeptical On Peace Conference Prospects
Sergius Witte arrives in New York praising the American people but shows no optimism about meeting the Japanese envoys. Witte and party members speak guardedly, prioritizing Japan's terms before assessing any basis for a parley.
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Sergius Witte
Russia
New York
Mr. Witte
Japan
Pare Ley
Kansas Farmer Reaps 42 Bushels Wheat Per Acre
John Mitchell of near Clay Center Kansas harvested a record crop of wheat from 26 1/3 acres totaling 1123 1/3 bushels or about 42 bushels per acre. The field had been cultivated for sixteen years producing only two prior wheat crops and the yield followed deep fall plowing after weeds were buried.
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John Mitchell
Clay Center
Kan
Mitchell
Workhouse Request From Dime Lord’s Prayer Engraver
John King a 63 year old famed engraver who first engraved the Lord's Prayer on a 10 cent piece asked Judge Higgins in Jersey City to send him to the workhouse for thirty days to rest He is almost blind and penniless after a decline in health and recent arrest for intoxication while groping the street He sought medical help and learned the oculist in Syracuse was dead before resuming his plea for help.
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John King
Higgins
Criminal Court
Jersey City
King
Steam Roller Rampage Shocks Brooklyn Fronts
A steam roller ran amuck in Brooklyn tearing up curbing demolishing three storefronts and shattering a plate glass window. The engineer leapt headfirst from the cab at the moment of impact after the wild spree ended when the machine was stopped against a solid brick wall.
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Brooklyn
Smithereens
Man Renames After Comic Artwork Stir
A Memphis Probate Court accepted a petition from Thomas Jansen Damm, a Danish immigrant, requesting a legal name change to Thomas Jansen Hamm. The change followed alleged harassment over a work of art titled The Whole Damm Family and several awkward inquiries into his family ties. An immediate hearing preceded the court’s approval.
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T Homas Jansen Damm
Memphis
Tenn
DenMark
America
Thomas Jansen Damm
Thomas Jansen Hamm
Damm
Nebraska Supreme Court Bans Grain Dealers Pooling
Judge Barnes grants a temporary injunction against the Nebraska Grain Dealers' Association, prohibiting price pooling and rebates as a trust restraint. Officers must not act pending the case, with new officers barred from election. Action filed by the Attorney General under a Sherman-like statute from the last Legislature.
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Nebraska Supreme Court
Barnes
Nebraska Grain Dealers’ Association
Woman Saves Nine From Fire at Lake Minnetonka
Mrs G M Segerstrom and her husband awoke to flames in the Pfeffer building at Excelsior Lake Minnetonka. They awakened others and nine occupants were rescued as the lower part burned. The episode coincides with Canal's Fiftieth Anniversary ceremonies in St Marys River. Army worms ravage fields in St Joseph county Indiana as farmers combat the spread. Gen James Carnahan dies in Indianapolis after two week illness. Venezuelan policy shifts threaten flour and glass markets under President Castro. Portland Fair attendance passes one million with June totals reaching 1,013,531.
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Lake Msuinnetonka
Wid Va Ue
G. M. Segerstrom
Pfeffer
Excelsior
Lake Minnetonka
Quotes and quips from papers on wealth and power
A collage of regional editorials and column quotes lampooning figures like Rockefeller, Gould, and Depew. It riffs on capitalism, politics, and public figures, noting philanthropy, secrecy, and social impact with a wry, satirical tone across multiple outlets.
Chicago Leads in Plans and Farm Returns in Busy Markets
Chicago business circles note enterprising plans for the near future as winter wheat harvests boost northern yields and farm profits rise. Wholesale and retail trade expand with demand for clothing footwear and food. bank clearings rise 22 percent year over year while failures dip. Crop reports in New York and the United States show favorable conditions with strong wholesale activity, especially in cotton goods and woolens, amid high raw material prices and brisk building material sales.
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Chicago
Ilinos
Dan
New York
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Midwest and East grain and livestock price snapshot
Across Chicago, Indianapolis, St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Toledo, Buffalo, and New York, cattle hogs sheep and grains show varied ranges. Prices include wheat No 2 from 80c to 88c, corn around 50s, oats 20s to 34c, rye near 60c, hay up to 13 dollars, butter 18 to 21 cents, eggs 15 to 21 cents, with regional highs and lows noted.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
New York
Louis
Association, Law
Columbus
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Toledo
Louisville
Kansas
Des Moines
Sioux City
Denver
Pueblo Wee Ll
Omaha
St. Joseph
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Fellow
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