Official Crop Report Shows Record Grain Held By Farmers
The March crop report from the Department of Agriculture notes large stocks of corn in hand and substantial farmer holdings of wheat and oats. It records 51 percent of corn still on farms, 84.8 percent merchantable grain, and 20.6 percent of wheat in farmers’ hands, with 51.7 percent sold outside the country. Also details a retaliatory sugar duty plan tied to bounty payments and upcoming woolen schedule debates in Congress.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Prairie States
Waya and Means Committee
United States
Wool Growers’ Association
Farewell Reception for Retiring Secretary Morton
Washington March 11 A farewell reception was held at the Ebbitt House for Hon J Sterling Morton the retiring secretary of agriculture Nearly all department staff including the weather bureau attended The new secretary Hon James Wilson was present and greeted colleagues for the coming four years.
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Washington
J. Sterling Morton
Department
Ebbitt House
Weather Bureau
James Wilson
Department of State
Meshad
Sure Cure for Hog Cholera Discovered by Iowa Hawkeye
A hog cholera cure appears found with demonstrations aided by railroad interests on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and Chicago Burlington and Quincy lines. Trials at Dubagne and Bedford show rapid recovery of sick hogs, reducing deaths from thousands to a few in ten days. Officials note high losses this season and urge adoption of the method to save farmers and railways from further damage.
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Dubagne
George F. Burch
First National Bank
Orme Bros
Emmettsburg
Perry
National
Delphos
Bedford
A.B. Wakeman
Organized Gang to Murder for Insurance Gains
A Mississippi poisoning case unfolds in Kemper County. Dr. W H Lipscomb and Guy Jack are indicted for the murder of DC T Stuart to collect $25,000 in life policies. A post mortem found lethal strychnine, with more than a dozen similar deaths locally amid claims of an organized gang of prominent residents profiting from insuring and poisoning the poor.
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Meridian
Miss
Kemper County
Mississippi
W. H. Lipscomb
Guy Jack
Scooba
DC. T. Stuart
Stuart
Jack
Dr. Lipscomb
DeKalb
Kemper
Wreck at washout sends engine, cars into water near Hazelton
Princeton Ind March 11 One of the worst railroad wrecks in years occurred on the Chicago and Nashville line one mile north of Hazelton when an engine led by J K McCutchan and fireman Joseph Bowman plunged 15 feet into six feet of water after a washout. Six bodies feared, several injured, and a large wreck-viewing crowd aids in search.
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Princeton
Ind
Chicago and Nashville Limited
Evanaville
Terre Haute
Hazelton
J. K. McCutchan
Joseph Bowman
McCutchan
Grorce A
Seurs
JosErh Bowman
John K. McCutchan
John B. Havelas
Seera
Harry J. Hill
P. Frank
White River
W. B. Phillips
Fort Wayne
W. F. Henderson
Henderson Comedy Company
Vincennes
Herbert Allen
Indiana
Evansville
Referee Siler Interprets Rules For March 17 Fight
March 11 report from Carson notes referee George Siler clarifies Marquis of Queensbury rules allowing one arm free in clinches and on breakaways. Fitzsimmons camp favors clean breakaways while Corbett supporters think one arm hitting favors him.
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Siler
Carson
Navy
George Siler
Fitzsimmons
Corbett’s
Corbett
Mortgage indebtedness in Kansas falls 40 percent in seven years
The Topeka Capital reports a Kansas statewide mortgage debt drop of 40 percent since 1890, totaling about $105 million since January 1, 1860. It notes a decline from 27 percent to about 15 percent of real estate value and suggests most debt is now held within the state or by Kansas affiliates.
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Torrka
Topeka
Kansas
Kaneas
Ex-Senator Dolph Dies After Leg Amputation
Ex US Senator Joseph N Dolph of Oregon died in Portland after his leg was amputated to fight blood poisoning. Born in Watkins New York in 1835, Dolph served as US district attorney then two full Senate terms. He stayed in law practice in Portland after retirement.
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Portland, Or
J. N. Dolph
Oregon
United States
Lincoln
McBride
United States Senate
Dolph
Portland
Swayne Ointment Promoted as Cure All Skin Diseases
An old advertisement touts Swayne Ointment to cure skin diseases. It claims no internal medicine is needed and promises to heal tetter eczema itch and eruptions on the face hands and body leaving skin clear and healthy. It urges readers to ask their druggist for the ointment.
International Horsemen's Association organized at Pacif ic Coast meeting
A March 11 meeting of prominent horsemen in Omicano established the International Horsemen's Association. The event followed reports from Pac ife Coast members in St. Louis. Also noted were Woodmen of the World lodge talks on Pacific count secessions and a health update citing 80 050 examinations and 1 587 rejections, plus 4% morphine overdose deaths in Missouri. A Dimondale minister lauds Dr King’s New Discovery for pneumonia and lagrippe. Trial bottles offered free.
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New Horsemen's Organisation
Omicano
Trotting Horses Association
International Horsemen’s Association
Pacife Coast
St. Louis
Grand Lodge of the Woodmen of the World
Root
W. O. Rodgers
Missouri
Ladies’ Auxiliary
J. Gunderman
Dimondale
Mich
Dr King
Baptist
Rives Junction
Lagrippe
Electric Bitters and DeWitt's Little Liver Pills Ad
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a seasonal tonic for languor liver torpor and bilious fevers with broad claims of quick relief for headaches indigestion and constipation. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are praised as small yet effective for constipation headache and liver sluggishness with Vic Emmert Co as seller.
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Vic Emmert & Co
de- Witt
Best
Vic Emmett & Co
Notable Patent Medicine Ad Saturation Loosens Nerves
A dense ad item extols Karl's Clover Root Tea for nervous relief and kidney and bowel health, cites Mrs. S. A. Sweet of Hartford Connecticut, lists Vic Emmert and M. J. Davis & Son in Lewis Iowa as sellers, and continuously promotes Shiloh's products, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, One Minute Cough Cure, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and Minute Cough Cure with various testimonials and pricing notes.
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S. A. Sweet
Hartford
Conn
Vic Emmert
M. J. Davis & Son
Lewis
Iowa
Shiloh
Vic Emfoart
M.J. Davis & Son
Vic Peeters
Lewis, Awa
Vic Emmert & Co
Women Discouraged Doctors Fail to Recognize Signals
A letter highlights how women mistreat symptoms of womb trouble and rely on Mrs. Pinkham. It cites faintness dizziness and lassitude as warning signs, recounts a prolapsed womb case, failed treatments, and dramatic relief from Compound remedy. The account endorses self care and physician distrust.
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Mara
B. Brum
San Francisco Ave
St. Louis
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