Abolition of Rights of States in Railroad Control
President Roosevelt plans to curb state railroad laws by federalizing oversight, aiming to void state rate laws such as the two cent fare in Ohio and other states. Rail magnates seek federal supervision, while managers once resisted federal bills but now beg for protection amid the shift to Interstate Commerce Commission oversight. The piece notes about 15 million dollars in weapon deals as secular public spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Quantie
Seculor
Salem Community Service Noted At M E B Church
Master of ceremonies Arthur Rollins named champion speaker after a strong declamation that defined the service. George Boyles spends a week in West Virginia mountains. Guy Graham moves his household into the Ned Gould house on C B Wilks farm. Media Groce of Verity visits her parents Ab and Mrs Groce. Maud Groce and Floya Law shop at the county seat. Martin Boyles visits daughter Mary Harvey at Circle Hill. Dock Young and family of Hamley Ren visit John Rollins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. EB
Arthur Rollins
George Boyles
West Virginia
Guy Graham
Ned Gould
C. BE. Wilks
Media Groce
Verity
Ab. Groce
Maud Groce
Floya Law
Martin Boyles
Mary Harvey
Circle Hill
Dock Young
Hamley Ren
John Rollins
Social Guests Visit In Wolfpf s Plains Area
H M Barker and family hosted Will Selby of Columbus and Maria Tedrow of Nelsonville last week. Levi Smith visited Orbiston relatives over Sunday. George Matheny and Circle Hill guests stayed with Harper Matheny. Rose Ferguson and Norma visited Lydia Beachout’s family from Sunday to Tuesday. Winnie Stage and Maggie Stage visited Harry Moore in Athens. Goldin Hilliard of Chauncey was guest of Clara Smith over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Barker
Will Selby
Columbus
Maria Tedrow
Nelsonville
Levi Smith
Orbiston
George Matheny
Circle Hill
Harper Matheny
Rose Ferguson
Norma
Lydia Beachout
Tuesaday
Winnie
Maggie Stage
Sunflower Philosophy Snippets from Atchison Globe
A collection of aphorisms on marriage manners and gender roles from the Atchison Kansas Globe. Observations include age disparities in marriage, politeness, stubbornness, footwear trends for women, and notes on a Copenhagen University professor reportedly chloroforming plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen University
Patel
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE Washing Madras Curtains
Instructions for washing madras curtains in a cold soak with soap, then rinsing and drying. Details include soaking time, a bucketful of water with extract, folding, squeezing without rubbing, and line drying. Steps cover preparing a work space with a table, blanket, and linen sheet, plus careful edging for frilled curtains.
Making Tarragon Vinegar Steeps and Nasturtium Version
A short home craft note explains making tarragon vinegar by soaking a handful of tarragon leaves in white wine vinegar or cider vinegar in a fruit jar placed in the sun for two weeks. Afterward strain the liquid, press the leaves, filter, and bottle for use. It also describes nasturtium vinegar with blossoms, shallot, garlic, and red pepper steeping in cider vinegar for two months before straining and filtering.
Frugal Pig Head and Feet Potted Meat Dish
Wash and simmer a half pig head and two pig feet in water, adding salt pepper spice and sage. When the meat is tender remove bones and pack meat in a mold, pour over stock, weight and chill. Turn out and serve with baked apples.
A New Western Broiling Pan Invented for Dry Juices
A western inventor created a novel broiling pan with a conical bottom that channels juices into a side chamber as meat cooks. The design keeps meat dry by guiding drippings away, tilting the pan to move liquid along the gutter toward the outlet.
Household Notes on Pie Crusts and Cleaning Tips
Quick kitchen tips include keeping a small opening in fruit pies to vent steam. Steam from a boiling kettle cleans lamp chimneys, then wipe dry. Butter can remove most stains when rubbed in and washed out with hot water and pure soap.
Fragrant Sachet Powder Blend for Linen Use
A scented sachet powder is prepared by mixing one ounce each of cloves caraway seeds nutmeg mace cinnamon and tonquin beans with Florentine orris root equal to the combined weight. The mixture is ground to a fine powder and placed in muslin bags for scenting linen or dresses.
Home Remedies for Headache Relief
A cloth wrung from hot vinegar and water laid on the forehead relieves headache. Another effective method is bathing the forehead and neck with hot water flavored with a touch of eau de cologne.
Cure For Chilblains Through Turnip Infusion
Cure for chilblains advised by boiling yellow turnips to make water for soaking feet. Drain and soak the feet in the seasoned water and repeat several times for relief.
Case of Horace Marvin Jr Missing in Delaware
Horace N Marvin Jr four years old vanished from a farm near Dover Delaware on March 11 prompting a nationwide hunt. Delaware pledged 2000 dollars for the search and Governor personally oversaw efforts as police and detectives circulated the boy’s description nationwide. The boy’s father Dr Horace N Marvin had recently relocated from Sioux City Iowa and mother's death occurred a few months earlier.
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Marvin
Horace Marvin
Delaware
Horace N. Marvin, Jr
Kitts Hammock
Dover
Del
Horace N. Marvin
Wilmington
Sioux City
Maryland
Politely Delayed Chop Order Quip In Washington
Bellamy Storer quipped at a Washington dinner about an overly polite man likening him to a waiter in an old English chop house. After the order, the waiter says the chop is on the grid and asks whether to have it now or wait until it is done.
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Bellamy Storer
Washington
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy's Son George W Glover Emerges
George W Glover son of Mary Baker Eddy head of the Christian Science church lives in Lead City Dakota. He sought an accounting of Eddy church property triggering possible New Hampshire court action. Glover aged sixty four served in the Civil War and was wounded at Corinth. He married Ellen Bessant in Fargo in 1871 and has five children including a fourteen year old son Andrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker G. Eddy
George W. Glover
Mary Baker Glover Eddy
The
Christian Science Church
Lead City
Corinth
Chance as a Financier Ties to Baseball Giants
Captain manager Frank Chance of the Chicago Nationals has financed a book at Ascot Park Los Angeles and purchased stock in PRANK CHANCE, WEALTHY BALL PLAYER, to be controlled by Henry Barry. Chance also holds stock in the Chicago club and owns Chicago real estate. He shows no concern for his post baseball career or guarding the city’s first way station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Chance
Chicago Nationals
Ascot Park
Los Angeles
Cal
Henry Barry
Chance
Chicago
Windy City
The Queer Parson Bird Attracts Zoological Interest
The Zoological Society recently acquired two male Queer Parson Birds, a honey eater species noted for its metallic green plumage and white throat feathers resembling clerical bands. The birds are rare alive in this country but common in New Zealand, valued as cage birds and songsters. Also, in Columbus, Ohio, about 300 painters and paperhangers went on strike for wage increases from 37 to 40 cents per hour, with some employers granting raises and no major strike anticipated.
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The
Zoological Society
New Zealand
Pall Mall Gazette
Columbus
Aero Club Members In Trial Flight Over 20 Mile Balloon Run
New York Aero club members and dignitaries watched the trial ascent in the balloon America near Washington. J C McCoy Allen Hawley Augustus Post Leo Stevens were aboard. The balloon landed five miles below Marlboro Maryland with all passengers safe.
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Aero Club
New York Aero Club
Washington
America
St. Louis
J.C. McCoy
Allen K. Hawley
Augustus Post
Leo Stevens
Admiral Chester
Cortlandt Field
New York
The
Colgate Hoyt
de Forrest Chandler
War Department
John Doyle Carmody
Herbert Parsons
Chen Tung Liang Chang
William Heyburn
Philadelphia
Walter Heiston
Graham Hiume
Albert Zahm
Catholic University
Marlboro
Forged Name On Bank Check Reaches Ohio Bank
The First National Bank of Fostoria received a $600 check for collection from a Shelbyville Kentucky bank. The note was payable to John Sherley and bore the forged signature of E. W. Parkhurst, a wealthy local oil operator in Fostoria.
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Fostoria, O
First National Bank
Shelbyville
John Sherley
E. W. Parkhurst
Fostoria
Baseball Clubs Should Rotate Players More Freely
The piece argues for frequent player changes in baseball to keep the game fresh and satisfy patrons. It cites Love Cross in Philadelphia and Connie Mack's willingness to let him go, noting the challenge of filling the gap after a longtime star departs.
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Love Cross
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Despondent Man George Schaefer Dies by Bullet
Columbus, April 2. George Schaefer aged 74 died of a bullet wound in a case described as self inflicted. Officials say he was despondent after suffering partial paralysis and a complication of ailments.
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Columbus, O
George Schaefer
Tenney Defends Effort of Ball Players
Boston Nationals manager Fred Tenney defends player effort saying ball players always try their best. He cites thirteen years with the club and notes Willis and Cy Young gave full effort despite injuries, arguing perseverance matters more than public fuss.
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Fred Tenney
Boston Nationals
Boston
Willis
Young Cy Young
Young
Republicans Sweep Michigan Ahead of Diaz Message
Detroit reports a Republican state ticket majority of about 75 000 with 18 names elected including McAlvay Carpenter Beal Leland and Cotton. Diekman wins in the Fifth District by about 1 000 as Democrats carry Bay City Kalamazoo. Mexico Diaz opens the congress with a broad economic message noting harmony in foreign relations.
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Detroit
Mich
Republcan
Supreme Court
Aaron V. McAlvay
William L. Carpenter
The
State University
Junius E. Beal
Frank B. Leland
State Board of Education
William A. Cotton
Fifth Congressional District
Congress
William Alden Smith
G. J. Diekman
Republican State Committee
Huntley Russell
Diekman
Bay City
Kalamazoo
Diaz
Mexico City
Republic of Mexico
Central America
St Louis Derby Winner Sam Phil Lips Sold for Breeding
B. C. Bunbury acting for O. G. Parke purchased from G. C. Bennett the ten year old racehorse Sam Phil lips, victor of the 1900 St. Louis Derby and Sheridan stakes at Washington Park. The horse was shipped to Kyle Texas for breeding use.
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B. C. Bunbury
O. G. Parke
G. C. Bennett
Sam Phillips
Washington Park
Illinois
Kyle, Tex
Bender Reports Big Winter Gain and Strong Health
Indian star pitcher Bender writes he has gained twenty pounds during the winter and is in excellent health. In good physical condition he can hold his own with any pitcher in either big league.
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Bender
Port Livingstone Port Captured in Honduras Conflict
Reports from the steamer Harry T. Inge arriving in New Orleans say Port Livingstone in Honduras fell to Nicaraguans on March 28. Four Honduran soldiers died. the defending garrison totaled about 200. Honduran forces tried to recapture the port the next day with 100 reinforcements but failed.
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New Orleans
Port Livingstone
Honduras
Harry T. Inge
French Grand Prix 1907 slated for July in Normandy
The 1907 French Grand Prix will be run in July on a triangular course in Normandy. The event promises a demanding test for drivers and machines with a route shaped to challenge speed and handling.
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Normandy
Nervolo Wins Berry Cup at Manchester Pace
Nervolo driven by an official beat Amos R in the Berry cup at Manchester New Hampshire. Nervolo clocked 2 04 4 and secured the victory over Amos R a faster gray pacer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nervolo
Manchester
N. H
Amos R
Escape of Crown Prince in Berlin Dog Cart
Crown Prince Frederick William and the crown princess escaped injury after their dog cart was startled by an automobile and bolted through Berlin. A passerby aided regaining control near the Brandenburg Gate. both occupants were unharmed.
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Berlin
Crown Prince
Frederick William
Prince Eitel Frederick
Brandenburg Gate
Indictment Ordered Against Bucketshop Owners
Cleveland with Judge Stample delivering the grand jury charge ordered the indictment of owners of office buildings where bucketshops are conducted at the opening of the new term.
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Cleveland
Common Pleas
Stample
Grand Jury
Mystery of Hilliard Disappearance Solved In Part
Mystery of Wirt Hilliard's 30 year disappearance centered on his remains shipped from Zamboanga Mindanao. Burial papers list Hilliard as a private in company G Ninteenth Unit Warsaw Vic. April 2 Major Harvey W Salmon banker in Clinton Missouri found guilty of grand larceny face three years in penitentiary.
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Piqua, O
Wirt Hilliard
Zamboanga
Mindanao
Hilliard
Ninteenth
Warsaw
Vic
Harvey W. Salmon
Salmon & Salmon Bank
Clinton
Major Salmon
Assignee Sals of Real Estate in Athens County Ohio
In the Probate Court of Athens County Ohio assignee E. D. Sayre of William B. Steffy offers real estate at public auction on April 6 at 1 PM. Two tracts in Glouster village are described with Bowkley Addition lot numbers and a rear-lot strip. First tract appraised at 6000 dollars, second at 2500 dollars. Cash in hand day of sale.
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Athens
Ohio
D. Sayre
William B. Steffy
Athens County
Glouster
William Bowkley
Bowkley
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