Beef trust in New York faces anti trust probe amid price cuts
Attorney Day says evidence approved by authorities and a government push against the beef trust spreads from the West to the East. Rumors of price cutting coincide with New Zealand lamb arrivals and a drop in cattle shipments since December. Jewish butcher shops report closures amid high prices while officials insist each dealer acts independently. Williams Day and Knox prepare for Interstate Commerce action in Chicago.
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W. A. Perkens
New York
Beef Trust
United States
Combine
New Zealand
Packers
Goldstein
Jewish Association of Butchirs
Chicago
Williams
Knox
Hinterstate Commerce Commission
Bethea to lead action against beef trust in Sherman case
Attorney Day, acting for Attorney General Knox, outlines planned injunctions against Armour & Co Swift & Co Nelson Macris & Co Go oL and Packing and Schwarzchild & Sulzberger. Bethea handles prosecution with federal guidance. bills preparation and filing timelines set. Chicago center of action with possible New York filings later. Archbishop of Canterbury tale closes with anecdote about Dr Temple and a Royal figure.
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H. Bethea
Day Sald
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Nelson, Macris & Co
G Oo and Packing Company
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger Company
Bethea
Day
Knox
Betheada
Washington
New York
Chicago
Telling Time Near the Pope
The Philadelphia North American describes Eskimos using 'sleeps' to measure days. They work and travel by day and sleep nine hours, starting a new day after each sleep period. Lieutenant Peary used sun and stars to signal hours, and Eskimos understood and kept appointments precisely.
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Pope
Philadelphia
North American
Weven
Peary
Tire Manager Refuses Pay. Actor Says He Must Live
In a tense exchange, the tire shop manager declines salary payments this week while an actor protests that he must live. The dialogue captures a moment of financial strain and harsh words as both sides voice urgent needs.
Dr Shoop’s Restorative offer via postal card
A promotional flyer offers to send a sick person a free trial of Dr Shoop’s Restorative. It promises a doctor’s prescription style arrangement with six bottles paid if the medicine fails, and a refund by check. Details include book numbers and a Bar Box address for orders.
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Shoop
Odell Seen Stronger Than Ever for Party Nomination
A conference with Senator Platt at the Fifth Avenue hotel yielded Governor Odell as the strongest GOP nominee if he consents to renomination. Colonel George W Dunn, Republican state chairman, predicted Odell would be triumphantly reelected and stated the party would back him wholeheartedly if he agrees. Dunn also suggested Miller and Bond as likely renominations, noted Erie county concerns, and said Platt would not discuss the matter beyond Odell’s potential renomination.
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New York
Platt
Fifth Avenue
George W Dunn
Republican State Committee
Odell
Dunn
Tia
State Republicana
Miller
Bond
Erie County
Buffalo
Coronel
Erie
Washington
New York Inventor Claims Near Perpetual Motion
Elisha Hunt of 162 East Fortieth Street claims a motive force that will develop energy until the machine wears out, near perpetual motion in spirit though not exact. He has earned thousands from other inventions and invites scrutiny, while keeping his mechanism private until completion. Hunt’s anti friction car truck inspires his motor idea and may transform motive power across machinery if realized.
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New York
New Yorker
Elisha Hunt
East Fortieth Street
Hunts Shop
No .2
Thirty-eighth Street
Hunt
J PF Morgan
T Maichinery
Paris Green and Lady Bugs in Curious Kentucky Case
A Kentucky circuit court judge rules in a strange case that a man suing his employer for poisoning by Paris Green was negligent and exceeded his employment scope by exposing himself while spraying. The court finds the plaintiff liable for contributory negligence and beyond the employer’s duty as his act harmed himself rather than the intended lady bugs on potato vines.
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Kentucky
New York Tribune
Sterling B Toney
Circuit Court
Jefferson County
Three would-be burglars abandon house night crime
A Philadelphia Times tale recounts three men plotting a house robbery. One enters, boots scraping on stone alert a female resident who orders him to remove mud. He retreats to the street and confesses the plan failed, saying it felt too much like home.
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Philadephia
Borg
Bake Accidents Netted Thousands of Dollars
New York dispatch reports a gang of eighteen, led by George J Pell, staged fake accidents to collect insurance benefits. Approximate totals reach twelve thousand already, with potential to run into hundreds of thousands nationwide. Investigators name several key conspirators and note fake doctors and witnesses were used.
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New York
George J Pell
East Seventy-second Street
Newburger
Vt. F. Alden
General Accident Insurance Company
Williams Street
William Breen
Fidelity Company
Holmes
Guatemalas National Bird the Quetzal Legend and Lore
The green parrot known as the Quetzal is Guatemala's national emblem appearing on coats of arms stamps and official documents. It is a wild forest species prized for its elusive nature and symbolic hardiness though no living specimen has ever survived captivity.
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Republic of Guatemala
Guatemala
Quetzal
United States
Republic
Old American Bottles and Early Glassware History
The Century in early American glassware is celebrated for its value to collectors. Primitive flasks with Indian Masonic emblems, eagles, stars, cannon and outdoor motifs showcase the era’s artistry. Portrait bottles honor Washington and Jefferson, while the first American railways and Pike’s Peak pilgrim appear on glass flasks.
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Washington
Trankin
Lafayette
de Witt Clinton
Zachegy
Pikes Peak
Odd exchange hints at comic quip collection
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a curt dialogue about obtaining something by threat and a humorous line about being kissed. The Denver Times quote suggests light banter with a play on words, ending with a joking image of a manly wig.
Canals and River Trade Volumes in France
The article states internal navigation in France covers 3,012 miles of canals and 4,685 miles of rivers and streams. Cargo tonnage moved on canals in 1801 was 17,01,630 tons, rising to 17,509,827 tons in 1900, while rivers and streams carried 13,50,622 tons versus 13,539,478 tons. Total French internal waterways tonnage reached 30,268,219 tons in 1901, down from 31,407,? tons in 1990.
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France
Must Have Had 'Em Cobra in Roadside Snake Tale
London Chronicle narrates travelers sharing snake stories around a campfire. A quiet man finally speaks, claiming he once killed a cobra by breaking its back with a stick found by the roadside. The others dismiss the event as unremarkable.
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London Chronicle
Divine Afflatus and the Young Author Interview
The young authoress explains her writing drive arising from irrefutable inspiration and rainy days. She says crying long enough leads to relief by writing novels, and she fears reader teasing while defending her grit and tears.
Effortful buys and a frugal exchange
A Boston Post style exchange shows a woman praising a purchase with a Faster hat costing 18 dollars, saving seven as the man pockets the bill. He cautions not to offer tea money more than possible in future, reflecting social bargaining.
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Boston Post
Value of Superstition Mentioned in Yonkers Statesman
A brief Yonkers Statesman note recounts a discussion on superstition. Bacon doubts its value while Robert recalls a Friday borrowing incident, refusing a 3 percent loan based on the superstition. The exchange underscores everyday beliefs affecting decisions.
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Yonkers Statesman
Robert
Oh yes a well bred figure in Stray Stories dialogue
Fragmentary lines from a Philadelphia Press piece present a dialogue about trust and respect for a ring. Maggie admits breaking an engagement and keeping the ring. Margarethe counters that her feelings toward Harry have not changed while denying any return of the ring amid tense, evasive exchanges.
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Philadelphia Press
Maggie
Margarethe
Harry
Keene Returns to Wall Street After Illness
In New York the famed speculator James R Keene reappears in Wall Street greeted by a brisk, informal cheer as a young admirer jokes about a shine. Keene smiles, places a hand on the boy’s shoulder, and asks him to call him Jimmie rather than Jim.
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Mr. Keene
New York Times
James R Keene
Wall Street
Sons of Freedom
Mike
Jim Keene
Jim
Mr .Keene
Jimmie
Increase in Texas Streams Noted by U S Hydrologists
The Washington Times reports a 1900 rise in water levels across Texas rivers, especially those rising in the Edwards Plateau. The plateau area of about 29,000 square miles in south central Texas feeds rivers that carve deep canyons and drive irrigation and power gains, aiding stock and irrigation after years of low flows. The Geological Survey measures about twenty Texas rivers for future planning.
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Texas
Washington Times
Rivera
United States
Edwards Plateau
High Plains
Kansas
Geological Survey i8
Dramatic Writer Struggles with Illness Delays Opera Project
In Baltimore, Mr Wiiten cannot work due to grip illness. His wife reports the medicine affects his speech, hindering coherent writing. The impresario orders him to draft a libretto for another comic opera and outline a scenario for a dramatized novel before recovery, with an extra dose of medicine if he regains rationality.
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Baltimore
Wiiten
The New Policeman and the Jewelry Store Heist
Tit Bits shows a magistrate questioning a new policeman about a suspicious man who claimed no business in the area yet later opened a jewelry store nearby and stole seventeen watches. The exchange ends with the magistrate noting the thief’s identity as not a hard thief.
Lonelyville notices echo a kitchen staff dispute
In Summerville Journal Hicks quotes a cook who left after two weeks notice while another says Waa ghet. The exchange highlights confusion over departure terms in Lonelyville's local scene as community officials note the lapse in staff continuity.
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Lonelyville
Summerville
Hicks
Agitator's Clash Over Eight Hour Day Stirring Women
A Philadelphia Press excerpt highlights a poor working woman laboring long days and late nights with infants while her husband lobbies for an eight hour workday. The piece contrasts personal hardship with labor agitation and calls for practical relief.
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Philadelphia
General Grant's Namesake. Detroit Free Press tale
A long ago southern mother failed to settle a name for her first son and finally chose Delicious as a tribute to General Grant. Relatives and a mistress debated the choice until the girl learned the great hero was Ulysses. The name Delicious did not fit and the boy wound up with the name Egbert Eugenes.
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General Grant
Detroit Free Press
Snuth
Dot
Mary
Ulysses
Tises
Egbert Eugenes
Cure for kidney disease and nervous debility offer
Sufferer from kidney disease and nervous debility reports walking difficulties improved after Dr Hathaway's treatment. James C Basock of Glen Hary Tenn credits home treatment for cure. Advertisement promises private improved methods, symptom blocks, and confidential correspondence from Suite 3 Inman Building Atlanta Georgia with office hours listed.
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Gured
Hathaway T
Great
el Sill
James C Basecock
Glen Hary
Tenn
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Lady Bugs
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A. B Saye
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Goa
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Ephriam D Hinson
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Grange, Ga
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Inman Building
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Atlanta, Ga
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