English chemist claims method to synthesize copper
The Ashton Gazette reports Sir William Ramsay at Cambridge University has discovered a way to produce copper synthetically from elements sodium lithium and potassium, using radium vapor to yield copper sulfate that breaks down into copper. Dr Ira Remsen of Johns Hopkins cites the claim and plans to present before the Royal Chemical Society.
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Ira Remsen
Johns Hopkins University
William Ramsay
Cambridge University
William
Royal Chemical Society of Great Britain
Remsen
Sir William
Millionaire William Cooper Procter Treated for Rabies Bite
Cincinnati financier William Cooper Procter, president of Procter and Gamble and director of Citizens National Bank, is receiving Pasteur Institute treatment in New York after a hunting dog bite. Procter was bitten on the hand while separating fighting pointers. the dogs had shown strange behavior for some time.
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Procter
Cincinnati
William Cooper Procter
Procter & Gamble Soap Company
Citizens’ National Bank
Water Works Committee of Ten
Pasteur Institute
New York
Striving For The Pennants And Other Dispatches
The report covers multiple cases including Victor O Shea's third jury disagreement in Chicago over his wife Amy Hogenson O Shea murder charge, and Judge Pinckney's discharge. It also notes drumhead court martial executions in Russia totaling 1 144 and other legal, crime, and weather items.
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O’shea
Victor Roland O'Shea
Amy Hogenson O'Shea
Chicago
Pinckney
Drumhead
Russia
Gates Quits Market In Major Wall Street Collapse
The report says John W. Gates, famed financial plunger, dissolves Charles G. Gates & Co and plans a year abroad with his son Charley. Wall Street cites losses between ten and forty million dollars and attributes the decline to the stock slump leading up to a recent panic.
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Merica
Wall Street
John W. Gates
America
Gates
Charley
France
Chicago
Charles G. Gates & Co
Wall
Guateses
Rail and railroads dominate Pennsylvania and national rail policy
The Pennsylvania House backs a 3 cent per ton tax on anthracite coal while the Interstate Commerce Commission seeks answers from B H Harriman over Union Pacific stock transfers. B F Yoakum defends railroads as a public trust amid public anger. The Great Western undercuts grain rates, raising Iowa Omaha parity, and Pennsylvania sees railroad wrecking plots with a substantial reward for information. Great Northern faces a rebate fine appeal, and a 2 cent fare bill faces court challenges on constitutionality.
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Pennsylvania
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Circuit Court
New York
B. H. Harriman
Union Pacific
B. F. Yoakum
Rock Island System
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Chicago Great Western
Great Western
Iowa
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ohio
McCrea
Great Northern Railroad
St. Paul
Morris
Stuart
Wholesale prices rise in 1906 says government report
Government bulletin shows wholesale prices for 258 commodities rose in 1906 reaching the highest level in the seventeen year period. The year averaged 5.6 percent above 1905 with food up 3.6 percent and clothing up 7.3 percent overall.
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Bureau of Labor
School Gardens a Success in Philadelphia
About 1,800 Philadelphia children work in ten municipal school gardens teaching scientific gardening, record keeping, and outdoor activity. The city aims to extend maintenance and outdoor play while training garden teachers who must manage crops, pests, and discipline with practical farming skill.
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Philadelphia
Board of Education
Strike of ship officers begins May first across coastwise routes
The American Association of Masters Mates and Pilots orders a general strike of first second and third officers on all coastwise vessels from New York to enforce wage increases to 100 80 and 60 dollars. The action was carried out via individual resignations as required. The Brunswick and Bull lines later agreed to pay the requested wages and the strike was called off for those lines.
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American Association of Masters, Mates and Pilots
New York
Brunswick and Bull Lines
Industrial Peace Prevails Across Nation on May Day
May Day shows little unrest among American workers with widespread wage renewals in building trades and improved employment. Chicago reports no major strikes while New York and Philadelphia see targeted wage demands and limited action. Pittsburgh machinists strike for higher pay as other cities report brisk business and steady labor conditions.
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America
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Teamster's
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Promoting Harmony Between Catholics and Protestants
Prof Adolf Harnack of Berlin proposed a plan to ease Catholic Protestant tensions. He urged separating religion from politics, letting the state treat churches fairly, avoiding disputes, burying past sins, and encouraging theologians from both sides to attend lectures.
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Adolf Harnack
Berlin
Railroads push legislative block system and graft jokes
A collage of satirical notes cites railroads ready to adopt a block system and cuts graft attachments from a San Francisco project. It mocks Cuba droughts, Paris meat demand, and long silent refusals while lampooning politicians and industry. The piece riffs on money power and public folly with numerous dated quips.
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San Francisco
Japan
Russia
Smith
Jamestown
Paris
Cuba
South America
Wyoming
Quips and quibbles wrap up a bustling press page
A collage of witty quotations from papers like the New York Press Philadelphia Ledger Philadelphia North American Washington Post and others. The snippets touch on war stocks graft servants and politicians with sharp humor and local flavor.
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New York Press
Philadelphia Ledger
Central America
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Harrisburg
New York
Washington Post
Washington Herald
New York Mall
Harriman
Philadelphia Press
Zion City
John Alexander Dowie
New York Tribune
Florida Times-Union
Indianapolis Star
Wall Street
Chicago
E. H. Harriman
France
New York Herald
Favorite Prescription touted by doctors for women's ailments
An advertisement cites Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and its key ingredients Helonias or Unicorn root and Golden Seal root. It quotes medical authorities praising Helonias as a uterine tonic and noting indications such as back pain with leucorrhea, weak reproductive organs, and dysmenorrhea, along with Golden Seal as beneficial for womb disorders and general enfeeblement.
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Pierce
John I
Tuk Eclectic Musicaal Review
Unicorn Root
Helenias Divica
Helomas
Fyfe
Finley Ellingwood
Bennett Medical College
Chicago
John M. Scudder
M. D
Cincinnati
R. Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
All that That Mr Ferguson
A brief exchange notes a new girl singing in the kitchen and her cooking not meeting expectations. Mrs. Ferguson confirms she is a regular cuckoo, though she cannot cook.
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Mr. Ferguson
Mrs. Ferguson
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as internal treatment
An old advertisement claims catarrh must be treated internally and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood affecting remedy prescribed by a physician. It also markets Allen's Foot-Ease for foot comfort and other products with promises of cures and testimonials.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Drigelars
Allen
Lampie
Olmsted
le Roy
The Dangers of the Mines
A stark dramatic reflection on mining perils by Stephen Crane. The passage warns of gas floods collapses and other deadly risks miners face underground. It notes the fanwheel failure bringing certain death and the grim toll of long exposure to deadly conditions.
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Stephen Crane
The Nursery of Statesmen Debating Society Insight
A line on debating societies noting their value in schools and homes. The speaker emphasizes that success in school debating circles often starts a great career, referencing O C Williams in The Captain.
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O. C. Williams
Coffee's Link to Health Prompts Postum Use
A St Paul Park reader credits coffee withdrawal and Postum Food Coffee with alleviating long standing ailments. Several testimonials claim relief from nervous heart symptoms dyspepsia headaches and asthma after switching to Postum. The letter promotes reading The Road to Wellville and notes Postum as a healthier alternative.
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St. Paul Park
Wellville
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