Commission on monetary questions formed at Washington
Ex-Senator Edmunds with Charles Fairchild and J. Laughlin join Louis Garnett and Prof J L Laughlin on a new monetary commission. The body aims to study currency and banking, invite public suggestions, and meet Sept 22 at the Arlington hotel, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigh Hanna
Louis A. Garnett
San Francisco
Laughlin
Chicago
Manufacturers’ Insurance Company
Philadelphia
Chicago University
Garrett
Pacific Coast
Selby
Pacific ‘Slope
George F. Edmunds
Vermont
Charles S. Fairchild
New York
the Treasury
Stuart Patterson
J- W. Fries
Salem
T. G. Bush
Raniston
Ala
Mobile and Birmingham Railroad
Alabama
George BE. Luston
St. Louis
W. B. Dean
St. Paul
R. §. Taylor
Fort Wayne
J. L. Laughlin
Stuyvesant Fish
Central West
Arlington Hotel
Washington
Smmaiasion
Commission
Executive Committee
Monetary Commission
Congress
United States
Treasury
Edmunds
C.erka
Versailles Tragedy Looms as Lynching Fallout Deepens
In Versailles Indiana a mob lynching after a shooting has left the town in shock. Witnesses place the time from rockets to violence at around 18 minutes with 15 to 20 active lynchers and about 950 guards and helpers. Authorities fear further action by organizers as victims’ families vow vengeance and some suspects flee the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versailles
Itris Als
Gharda
Thia
Osgood
Versaillen
Peter Hostetter
Corrects
Fiverman
Yellow fever panic halts Mississippi state activity
Jackson reports depopulation and closed businesses as seven yellow fever cases are officially confirmed with suspected cases statewide. An embargo on rail travel and strict quarantines threaten movement while Edwards is pronounced febrile. Officials note a mild disease form and urge leaving if possible. Treasury reports coin shipments hampered by quarantines, with up to 16 million in silver dollars potentially tied up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Edwards
State Board of Health
State Board
Guiteras
W. A. Montgomery
Pat Montgomery
Anna Henry
Anderson
Ocean Springs
Champion
Purnell
Washington
Treasury Department
United States
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Pittsburg Diggers Resume Work Amid Clause Rejection
The Pittsburg district miners returned to work at 65 cents today after a delegate convention rejected the 10 day clause of the Columbus settlement. A scale committee is formed, camps remain at New York and Cleveland Gas Coal sites, and a 6 percent levy funds expenses while a uniformity agreement is endorsed. Strikers boycott company stores as Hazleton sees calm and guards Lattimer stores. William L. Wilson is installed as president of Washington and Lee University. Civil Sheriff Thomas Duffy of New Orleans dies in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Columbus
New York
Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Hawteray
Hazleton
Lattimer
Thomas Duffy
New Orleans
Stuyvesant House
Louisiana
Local notices and ads mix in Atlantic column
A collage of notices and brief items includes thanks to the A O U W for support after bereavement, endorsements for Shilohs Cure for consumption, insurance claim payment to Mrs Porterfield, a marriage report of Albert Downer and Minnie Beeckerbruner near Lewis, and medical society notes. Public school enrollment tops a thousand with large high school classes, plus multiple remedies and salves advertised by Vic Emmert & Co and Lewis suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Initer
Buffalo
Vic Emmert
M. J. Davis & Son
Lewis, Jows
Albert N. Downer
Minnie Beeckerbruner
BE. 8. Hill
Elgin
Ill
Kennedy Farm
Lewis
Missouri Valley Medical Society
Connell Binfin
Grand Hotel
F. W. Porterfield
Atlantic
Council Bluffs
Rebecca, Hanna
Red Oak
W. J. Findley
J. M. Emmert
Frank W. Porterfield
Atlantic Public Schools
Wilcox
Girhs High School
Central
Ug East Side
West Side
Foley's Colic Cure and Italy Wheat Harvest Report
A household remedy advertisement for Foley's Colic Cure claims relief for bowel disorders. The piece also notes Rome's wheat harvest estimate at 80,000,000 hectoliters in 1899, with a 61,000,000 hectoliter figure for 1896, and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for sore throats with assurances of immediate relief and healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Foley
Vic Ammert & Co
Arguments before the Bering commission conclude in Britain’s favor
The Bering commission proceedings for Great Britain close with Saturday’s arguments, as Hon. Don M. Dickinson opens the U S case. Advertisements tout Foley’s Kidney Cure and Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs, while various remedies claim relief for kidney disease, colic, and liver issues. Local ads promote DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, One Minute Cough Cure, Karl’s Clover Root Tea, and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for digestive and skin concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickinson
Haurrax, N
Bering Sen Commission
Great Britain
Don M. Dickinson
United States
Relocated Beech Store Opens in Odd Fellows Block
A. G. Beech has moved to a double store room in the Odd Fellows building on Chestnut street. The relocation places the store in a larger, more prominent frontage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumminsville Sage
Las
Cincinnat Enquirer
A. G. Beech
Odd Fellow's
Chestnut Street
Woman's Long Hours and Womb Troubles Fueled by Work Pressure
A 19th or early 20th century advertisement argues long hours for women harm their health and promote womb trouble. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy, citing testimonials from women who claim renewed energy, appetite, and ambition after use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dia
Pinkham
M. G
Catherine St
Utica
Lydia E. Pi
Nkham
How to Detect Kidney Trouble and Swamp Root Remedy
An advertorial style note explains how urine behavior reveals kidney issues and promotes Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy. It claims benefits for back and urinary pain, frequent urination, and liquor aftereffects, urging readers to obtain sample bottles and pamphlets by mail from Kilmer & Co of Binghamton, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Fream
State Street
Chicago
H. Geber & Co
Atlantic
Bey
Paail
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Wonders of science promise free bottles of cure
A historical newspaper ad touts a New York chemist T A Slocum claiming a universal cure for consumption and lung diseases. It offers three free bottles to readers who write for his New Discoveries and praises his treatment as life saving, noting testimonials and lab approvals. It also promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute and urges readers to try Wardle cough remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Slocum
Science Daily
T. A. Slocum
M. D
Pine St
Telegraph
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EFORM
Capital
Louin A. Garnett
Jon “Feinessdy
J. le Kaughtin
Hutinn
Wil Be ‘Cheaun
John A. Logan
Youxestown
John A. Logan, Jr
Dickerson
Couxcu
Buuris
Missouri
Lancous
Society of the Home For the Friendless
Holmes
Hollenden
Vianna
Oleon Lane
Senator Hanna
Ohio
Canal Dover
Marietta
McConnellsville
Zrneaville
Delaware
Seth Low
Citizens’ Union
Union
Boorse
W.D. Moore
Boones County
Board of Supervisors
Nebraska
Meiklejohn
J. C. Watts
Marsden Cellulose Company
Watts
DeWitt
Vic Bommer
Edwards, Miss
Sta
Ttn
Wild
Acta
Deeda
Sint Jensen
N. Porterfield
Equitable Life
W.f.bagsey
Porterfield
Vic Emmert C
Baciass
Vic Emmert & Co
Witel Hazel
Karl
Vic Fannwerts
Lona
DeWittt
Vie Emmert & Co
Vic Emmert& Co
Ic Emmmert & Co
Bongeld
W. L. Yuars
Hamburg
Vic Emmett ‘&Co
M. J. Davis
Iowa
DeWitt'e
Lewis, Lowe
Duiwez
Science
Geieniiat
S. A. Sweet
Hartford, Conn
Wardle
M. J. Davis &Ou
Lewis, Lows
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