Ashton Gazette Briefs: Publisher Ralph J. Dean
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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
2
Minnesota girl accused in Lucretia Borgia style poisoning plot
Wilda Johnson of Breele county Minnesota is charged with poisoning a well on John L. Johnson farm to kill Mrs. Lindstrom a schoolteacher and sending a Paris green tainted orange to her. Jealousy is cited as motive and a local man is involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilda Johnson
Breele County
Minn
Paris Green
John L. Johnson
Debate Over Halifax and Esquimalt Garrisons in Canada
Parliament discusses taking over dominion control from imperial authorities with militia minister denying a standing army while planning a nucleus to support civil power and defend against invasion. Large guns ordered and weekly rifle deliveries worth over ten thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Esquimalt
Frederick Borden
Canada
Bank Cashier Kills Self at Clayton Bank Desk
E W Warfield, 60, cashier of the Louis County Bank at Clayton, shot himself at his desk after transacting business at noon. He was among Clayton’s wealthiest men and left a widow and four children. No motive was stated.
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E. W. Warfield
Clase
Louis County
Clayton
Man Found Burned In Wilmington Lot After Robbery
A man identifying himself as Max Gottlieb was found severely burned in a Wilmington vacant lot and died at a hospital. He claimed he had been robbed by several men, who then doused him with kerosene and set his clothing aflame. His home was listed as Chester, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
J. H. Thomas
Natrona
T.a
John McInar
New Jersey
Max Gottlieb
Wilmington
Del
Spital
Gottlieb
Chester
Missouri Rail Freight Rate Law Blocked by Court
Judge John K. Phillips in the U.S. District Court Kansas City granted a temporary injunction preventing Missouri State railway and warehouse commissioners and the Attorney General from enforcing the maximum freight rate law enacted by the last Legislature. Eighteen railways had petitioned to restrain enforcement claiming the rates were prohibitive and confiscatory. The suit also named three Kansas City shippers to cover shipper interests. The injunction pauses enforcement while the matter is resolved.
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Missouri
John K. Phillips
United States District Court
Kansas City
State Railway and Warehouse Commissioners
Phillips
Americans Tear Flag In London Ontario Riot
In London Ontario a U S visitor provoked anger at an Orangemen demonstration after remark about Canada. An American flag flown outside City Hall was torn down and trampled by a mob of about 800 Americans from Michigan. The flag belonged to the Port Huron lodge.
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London
Ont
Orangemen
Michigan
Canada
Port Huron
Mich
Cuban Bandits Seize American Banker in Cuban Bay
Julian Cendoya wealthy American banker and Ward line agent was seized at his home near Santiago by eight bandits who demanded eighty thousand dollars. He paid two thousand to secure release and delivered the sum the next day at a bay rendezvous. Bandits, all Spaniards, were described as desperate. one boatman linked to salvage on Admiral Cervera's ships. Cendoya seeks protection from Cuban government and American consul Ross B. Holaday. Family remains prostrated by the ordeal.
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Julian Cendoya
Ward Line
Santiago de Cuba
Mr. Cendoya
Cendoya
Admiral Cervera
Ross B. Holaday
Woman Slain in Detroit Saloon Area Husband Arrested
Mrs. Dan Gray, wife of a Detroit saloonkeeper at 181 Michigan Avenue, was stabbed to death in bed. Frank Gray, a brother of the husband, saw Dan with a bloody jackknife and later the husband was arrested on Cadillac Square. He claimed a quarrel over his habits sparked the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Gray
Michigan Avenue
Detroit
Frank
Dan
Gray
Cadillac Square
Millions Lost In Army Clothing Contracts Probe Begins
A Philadelphia investigation into government contracting for army apparel has begun. It centers on 200 000 dress coats ordered through the Schuylkill arsenal and halted by order of Quartermaster General Humphreys. Half the coats are finished and paid for but deemed worthless. no fraud charges have yet been filed.
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Philadelphia
Schuylkill Arsenal
Humphreys
Weally Miss Singleton Sets Evening Proposal Standard
In a tense exchange Dudeleigh apologizes, but Miss Singleton shifts the scene to a future proposal from a real man tomorrow evening, declaring she will accept an apology only if the suitor proves himself and comes through.
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Dudeleigh
Miss Singleton
Grounds for Divorce Joke Exalts Wife Singing
A humorous quarrel item notes a disappointed husband claiming his wife cannot sing. The wife believes she can sing, prompting a playful exchange about grounds for divorce and congratulations. The quip relies on wordplay about singing ability and marital bliss.
Reads Like a Miracle Moravia Woman Healed by Pills
Mrs Benj Wilson of Moravia New York weighed 200 pounds at start of illness and dropped to 130 due to Sugar Diabetes. Her husband credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with a cure after four years of illness and two doctors. Five boxes ended her suffering and he endorses the remedy for kidney diseases.
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Moravia
N. Y
Benj. Wilson
Dodd
Twe
Bright
Two Years of Agony Cured by Cuticura Soap
A sister’s eighteen month old suffered two years with a persistent skin humor on her shoulders and back. After trying multiple doctors without relief, one cake of Cuticura Soap and one box of Cuticura Ointment cured her completely with no scar or blemish, per Lillie Chase Walker of Woodfords Me.
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Lillie Chase Walker
Tremont Street
Woodfords, Me
Important Legal Victory for Foot-Rase Proprietor
Allen B. Olmsted of Le Roy New York victorious in New York Supreme Court injunction against imitators of his Foot-Ease foot powder. Court barred defendants from making or selling a similar product, vindicating Olmsted’s trademark and advertising efforts across two continents. The ruling honors steadfast plaintiff against unfair competition and substitution by rivals.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Supreme Court of
New York State
Costa
Mr. Olmsted
United States
Allen 8
The Last Night's Tale in Jaggsby Household
Mrs Jaggsby questions her husband about his late return. He admits a late office engagement and asks after his shoes. She calmly reveals the shoes were found hanging on the hall hat rack, just as he left them.
Stop Babies Tears di gestive medicine ad headline
An old advertisement claims ninety percent of babies troubles stem from disordered stomachs and bowels. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a quick cure with digestion of curdled milk and teething relief. Sold by druggists at 50 cents and one dollar with money back guarantee.
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Caldwell
Not So Great First Excursionist Niagara Falls
A fragment from a 19th century advertisement extols Niagara Falls as natural beauty and oddly as a utilitarian scene. It promotes Allen's Foot-Bane powder to ease foot discomfort and claims to cure corns bunions and ingrown nails, with free samples by mail from Le Roy New York.
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Niagara Falls
Allen
le Roy
N. Y
Quote contrasts fear of marriage with courage and love
A Wakita Oklahoma letter quotes Joe and Fred debating fear of marriage. It ponders that many sad-eyed women have loved and lost, suggesting it is common to have loved and lost rather than being afraid. The missive mentions Piso's Cure for Consumption as a house staple.
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Joe
Fred
M. Swayze
Wakita, Okla
Weathered trade patterns show steady demand and improving markets
Retail activity grows with holiday demand and stock depletion while wholesale orders rise for fall deliveries. Lumber, stone, brick and plumbing materials stay in demand as receipts lag. hides and livestock receipts shift, and bank clearings exceed last year. Cement, wool, cotton goods price gains drive inquiries. rail earnings rise in June and magnet earnings climb.
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Chicago
New York
Multistate Commodity Quotes Across Cities and Commodities
The bulletin lists livestock and grain prices in Chicago Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York for cattle hogs sheep lambs and grains including wheat corn oats rye barley and butter eggs and potatoes with ranges and averages across markets. Notable figures include Chicago hogs 4.00 to 5.80 and New York butter 18 to 20 cents per pound.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Boston Chicago
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
New York Philadelph
St Louis
Detroit Savas
Washington
American Association
Minneapolis
Indianapolis Columbus
Louisville
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
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