Lands Included Valuable Timber Tracts Sold for Low Price
Washington May 6 Claiming a gross misinterpretation of the stone and timber act the Interior Department is accused of selling 38,000,000 acres at the minimum $2.50 per acre while the land’s value was about $77,000,000 and 57,000,000 in government funds were diverted to the lumber trust. Congressman Hitchcock and Mondell debate the true intent and price.
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Washington, D. C
Department of the Interior
Congress
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Department
Lumber Trust
Iere
United States
The
Jnterior
Mondell
Wyoming
Tornado and Storm Rake St Louis Area With Losses
A rare severe storm struck the St Louis region on May 6 causing heavy property damage and loss of life. A bridge washout on the Louisville and Nashville line near Belleville flooded and wrecked a freight train, drowning engineer Ward conductor Smith and another crew member. Edgemont Illinois flooded with residents seeking refuge on improvised rails as the American bottoms area and French village suffered extensive damage. Telegraph lines down and paths blocked hindered communication and rescue efforts.
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St. Louis
Louisville & Nashvile Road
Belleville
Hingineer Ward
Smith
Schoenland Creek
Edgemont
Ill
Hast St. Louis
Ilinois
Caucus Without Result on Currency Bill by Republicans
Republicans in the House spent three hours in caucus in Washington on November 6 to agree on currency legislation but adjourned at 11 pm without a definite outcome. The session moved into a conference with no binding result and many members sought a chance to speak, prompting a 2 pm adjournment today after a large attendance and mixed enthusiasm.
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Congress
Washington
D. C
House of Representatives
Cannon
Jerome Would Go to Jail Over Grand Jury Minutes
New York District Attorney Jerome declared he would go to jail rather than comply with an order to file certain grand jury minutes with the clerk of the court of general sessions. He spoke during a hearing before Commissioner Hand, appointed by Governor Hughes to take evidence in the case arising from alleged failure to perform his duties.
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Jerome
New York
Rossisky
Court of General Sessions
Commissioner Hand
Hughes
Tolono Teacher Arrest and Compromise in Whipping Case
In Tolono Illinois on May 6 a severe whipping of a 12 year old pupil led to Sherman Cass head of local schools receiving seven months in jail and 700 in compensation after a compromise with the Burkes. Miss Annie Kelly remains free on bail as bankruptcy is debated.
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Totono
Tll
Sherman Cass
Michael Burke
Gass
Annie Kelly
Miss Kelly
Cass
Burkes
Kelly
California
Freight Rates To Rise Across Western Trunk Lines
Milwaukee May 6 freight rate rise prepared by traffic officials of the Western Trunk Line association. An advance of about ten percent in all classes from 1 to 6 will take effect July 1 from western points and from eastern points to the west, awaiting final signatures by executive officials.
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Milwaukee
Western Trunk Line Association of Eastern and Western Lines of Railway
Auction of Rare Fifteenth Century Bible Leads Lot in New York
A sale in New York offers rare early manuscripts, led by a Latin Bible dated 1447 on 496 vellum leaves. The work features gold initials, color text, and a cardinal portrait, suggesting it was made for a notable church figure. The collection includes the “Chansons Francaises” by Nicolas Jarry and other medieval items from Saint Augustine and Royamont.
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New York
Levant
Morocco
Isaiah
Daniel
United States
Nicholas Jarry
Louis XIV
Jarry
la Valliere
Henrietta Maria
James Bindley
Asburnham
Augustine
Ambrose
Hieronimus
Rebdorif
Royamont
France
Mme. Gould Still In Rome
Rome May 6 Mme Anna Gould and Prince Helie de Sagan have not left Rome. They announced plans to depart but stayed, carrying out only preliminary steps, remaining at the Grand hotel with no set travel date.
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Mme. Gould
Rome
Mme
Anna Gould
Prince Helie de Sagan
Markets Report Grain and Wheat Prices in Chicago and New York
Grain and provisions trade shows firm wheat and mixed corn in Chicago with May at 1.02 1.09 and July around 0.90. Rye steady in New York at 89 cents, corn firmer in Chicago with July around 64 70 cents, and butter and potatoes priced modestly amid mixed demand and supply.
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Chicago
Minnesota
New York
Live Stock Prices From Chicago and Omaha Markets
Cattle quotes show good to prime steers at 6.75 to 7.25, plain to fancy cows from 1.75 to 5.25, hogs ranging from 3.50 to 5.80. Omaha reports cattle steady to 10c higher with mixed prices and Texas hogs and heifers at varying bids.
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Omala
Neb
Texas Stern
Heifer Et Freiers
Mastodon Bones Unearthed In Illinois Dredge Find
In Aurora Illinois a drainage ditch dig revealed mastodon bones including a 12 by 6 by 4 inch tooth a 16 inch knee joint and a foot across backbone fragment and shellacked for preservation The find prompted a zoological quiz among workers and has the scientific world awaiting exhibit-ready relics Flies blamed for 7 650 typhoid deaths annually in New York as a sanitation measure is urged by the Merchants Association water pollution committee citing the fly as a major disease carrier.
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Aurora
Oxwego
C. A. Prout
Wheaton
William M. Cory
Quizcinsa
New York
New York Merchants’ Association
Accounts All Balanced in Muskogee Clearing House
A Muskogee Oklahoma clearing house meeting at 11 o clock disclosed 40000 dollars worth of checks in the day business. Settlement showed every bank balance against all others to the penny with no payments required.
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Muskogee
Okla
Village Plans Arcadian Step Set On Quiet Hours
South Orange trustees consider an ordinance barring barking dogs and crowing roosters between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m with a five dollar fine per offense. Alderman Herbert pushes a Jersey City measure to license and tag cats at one dollar annually and seize unlicensed felines. The cat proposal rests 90 days before final reading.
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New York
Board of Trustees of
South Orange
N. J
William C. Herbert
Jersey City Board of Aldermen
Mr. Herbert
Antitoxin Life Saver Saves 1500 in 1907
Harrisburg officials credit a well organized free antitoxin program by the state health commissioner for saving over 1,500 lives in Philadelphia during 1907. Among 4,693 treated poor, 371 died, a 7.90 percent death rate, down from 11.13 percent in 1906. Immunizing doses reached 3,015, mainly children, with only two fatalities among those infected.
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Harrisburg
Dixon
Philadelphia
State Department of Health
Sumter’s First Shot Preserved as National Relic
Washington reports a 40 pounder cannon ball from the Fort Sumter bombardment of April 12 1861 is donated to the National Museum by Dr W Huston Ford now in Washington. The shot barely penetrated the floating battery near Sullivan’s Island. Ford found the ball the day after the engagement while visiting Mount Pleasant.
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Washington
Fort Sumter
Charleston
United States National Museum
W. Huston Ford
Anderson
Sullivan’s Island
Ford
Mount Pleasant
Sullivan's Island
Mystery Rosebush Cash Discrepancy In Royersford
In Royersford Pennsylvania Frank Medinger manager of the John H. Geltz meat market reported a loss of 63 dollars for three days receipts not counting expenditures. A rosebush discovery by B I Latshaw of a money roll prompts renewed questions as the 57 dollar actual loss clashes with the found total and deepens the mystery.
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Royersford
Frank Medinger
John H. Geltz
B. I. Latshaw
Medinger
Redemptionists Value Ashes as Four Thousand Dollars
In Washington the treasury redemption division is valuing ashes from Bremen Kansas bank loss. W H Smith of Marysville recovered the burnt cash and the experts say the quart of ashes equals about four thousand dollars, redeemable dollar for dollar. The currency, with its denominations, will be shipped back to the Bremen bank.
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Washington
The
Treasury
State Bank of
Bremen
Kan
W. H. Smith
Marysville
Professional Cards Specializing in Title Real Mistake and Probate Law
Legal notice for professional cards advertising opinions on title real mistakes and probate law. Office listed over Trust and Savings Bank. Includes address and practice emphasis to attract clients seeking title corrections and estate matters.
G R Miller Contact Details From Historic Directory
G R Miller listed with Suite 2 in the Gillespie Building. Musson phone numbers include Office 396 and Atlantic line.
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Gillespie Building
Musson
Office
Atlantic
Formesty Interne Hospital State Uni versity of Iowa
Internal hospital notice from the University of Iowa referencing offices at 461 Black and 263 Black with a station or department contact in Atlantic.
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Formesty Interne Hospital
State University of Iowa
Black
Office
Atlantic
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Tolono
Lad
Western Trunk Line
Johnny Bull
Waldon Fawo
Sumter
National Museum
Kansas Bank
Chas, A. Grubb
G. R. Miller
C, G, Clark
R. A. Gamble
Osteopathic
Opera House Block
Cele
Phone
Towa
T. B. Swan
Fonde
D. Finley
D. O
Gookfinley, D.0
DRS. Finley & Finley
Atlantic Infirmary of Osteopathy and X-Ray Laboratory
Bell
Chestnut St
Nels Brown
Cheetant St
Butler
M H. Butler
A. H. Goodspeed
Will Pry Sales
Case
Adjoining Counties
L. Lb. Nutt
4Th End
Walnut St
Nama Litterst
G. J. Litterst
Walnut Street
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