Northwest lumber trade disputes over railroad car shortages
Commerce Commissioner J Lane presided at a Tuesday hearing amid calls of discrimination in car distribution to Tacoma area lumber mills. Witnesses including B Patton of Atlas Lumber described cars being allocated to a few buyers, with prices ranging from one to several dollars, and conductors failing to deliver cars.
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Ous
Patton
Sunerin
Tacoma
Ftom
US urged to protect women and child labor at New York meeting
A mass meeting at Carnegie Lyceum in New York, under charity and sociological groups, pressed Congress to enact comprehensive laws protecting women and child labor. Speakers compared US lag to Britain in 1644 and warned current progress is stalled. The group called for a thorough investigation and action.
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United States
Wade
Carnegie Lyceum
New York
Charitati Sdgbor
Parison
Bellasy
Congress
Sensational Charges Highlight Former Indian Commissioner Case
Reports allege mismanagement of the Indian schools system and cruel treatment of Native girls. The Interior Department is blamed for failing to expose conditions, with references to Red Sundays and the tenure anniversary in St. Petersburg. Elsewhere, fire at the Government Building caused $600,000 in losses. Sioux City stock quotes and political shakeups fill the rest of the page.
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Ormer
McConnell
Salt
Utah
Wham
Belala
Interior Department
Billo
We Department of Communications
Father of boy in school segregation case speaks out
M Aoki of San Francisco father of an A year old boy in the government suit over school segregation gives a him. He says his son will stay, will not return to Japan, and he plans to prepare him for university despite calling the law wrong. He asserts Asians are not Mongolians and condemns the board of education for segregation.
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Metiex Carseya Ina Sobetedt
Pioineitt
Hin
Brisco
Giga.m. Aoki
San Francisco
Bord of Education
Japan
Board of Education
North Dakota Icebound as Blizzard Paralyzes State
North Dakota endures unprecedented snow depth isolating whole communities. No trains reach St Paul for days as officials fear when traffic will resume. The Saturday blizzard tops a half century Northwest record with mountains of snow 50 to 70 feet high in some districts. Great Northern and Soo lines struggle to clear tracks and branch lines are abandoned. Main line efforts fail to move trains.
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North Dakota
St. Paul
Ure
Northwest
Great Northern Road
Soo Road
Lne
Great Loss as New York Weather Storm Toll Mounts
A Lake Erie storm caused two deaths in Dunkirk and Buffalo as debris killed a woman and a 15 year old girl. Niagara Falls damages reach 1.5 to 2 million dollars with impacts on the Great George railroad and city buildings. Inland towns report extensive harm. winds hit 42 to 68 mph over nearly a day. Marine interests expect the greatest losses.
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New York
Lake Erie
Dunkirk
N. Y
Henrietta Soldwick
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Great George
New York Insurer Brower Faces Forgery Trial
William A. Brower Jr., president of Washington Life Insurance, must stand trial on indictments for perjury and forgery. Justice Newberger denied the motion to dismiss after the 1201 report to the state insurance department showed $400,000 of policies charged off and then re entered in the company books.
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Heat
New York
William A. Brower, Jr
Washington Life Insurance Company
Justice Newberger
Aled
State Insurance Department
Navy Yards Tolerate Overtime, Eight-Hour Law Violations Cited
Protest waves reach the navy department over excessive shifts at Boston New York and Norfolk yards. The secretary orders suspension of all extra work on ships under construction or prepared for the Atlantic fleet atGuaratancamo. Reports claim workers exceed eight hours daily and sometimes work twelve hours plus nights Sundays and holidays in breach of federal eight hour rule. The Warlington road orders ninety locomotives for 1908 delivery with fifteen for depression service and seventy five for freight. Passenger engines will weigh 376000 pounds and exceed 75 feet in length.
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Navy Department
Boston
New York
Norfolk Navy Yards
Guaratancamo
Warlington Road
Dresenger
Freight Traffc
Three Major Fires Destroy Businesses in Phillipsburg Kansas
Three large business houses in Phillipsburg Kansas were burned Tuesday causing an estimated loss of 10000 dollars. The principal losers are Jebhurt Son dry goods and J Q Kreste state bail commissioner who owned part of the plant.
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Kire
Phupsburg
Kan
Philpebure
Jebhurt & Son
J. Q. Kreste
Mispureh
Snow Blockades Halt Great Northern Snow Route
Snow blocks roads as Cascades snowslides paralyze Transcontinental trade on the Great Northern. The Cascades snow is described as the worst in the road’s history. A large steamer, believed to be English, ran aground near Morro Castle at 22 30 Monday morning while attempting Havana harbor entry.
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Cascades
Morrocaetle
Havana
Royal Favor An American Near Duchess Title
Friends of Cincinnati report the Duchess of Manchester once Miss Zimmerman of Cincinnati will be made Lady in Waiting to Queen Alexandra making her the first American to receive the distinction. Also Adolphus Busch of St Louis aims for hearing and returns home as health improves after near fatal illness.
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Frineds
Cincinnati
Duchess of Manchester
Misa Zimmerman
Cineinnati
Alexandra
Adolphus Iusch
Loule
Mie Inlioraire
Conva
Ufnese
Alken
Kurt
Bunday Merning
Hte
Trains Blown Up in Midwest Disaster Kill Many
A devastating explosion tore through a Big Four passenger train near Sanford Indiana killing numerous passengers and injuring at least thirty five. Debris scattered across tracks as two coaches and a baggage car burned. powder cars and a freight train were demolished with bodies recovered from the wreckage. Officials investigate causes including a possible powder detonation, gas ignition, or a shooting incident.
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Gleveland
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Sanford
Terra:Haute
Inn
Will Roach
Erre Haute
Paris
Sandford
Terrific Gale Ravages Buffalo Area Causing Millions In Damage
A severe weekend storm swept Buffalo and Niagara frontier causing extensive shipping losses on Lake Erie and the Niagara River. Docks and lumberyards at North Tonawanda were wrecked while several large steamers ran aground. Two deaths reported and widespread property damage tallies approach two million dollars. Niagara Falls power grid failed as outages spread through the city.
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Buffalo
Niagara Frontier
Lake Erie
Niagara River
North Tonawanda
Thie River
Buffalo Harbor
Niagara Falls
Tragic Canadian Family Perishes in Gas Poisoning
Police report a Calgary tannery owner Edward Ferdinand and his wife died from coal gas after an infant is found dead beside Ferdinand in bed. Two young sons, found alive, died en route to hospital from freezing injuries. Police suspect gas as the cause and a faulty pipe led to the deaths.
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Mall
Edward Ferdinand
Calgary
Alberta
Can
Ferdinand
Episcopal Rector Deposed Over Rapprochement to Catholic Church
Rev Dr F E J Lloyd who resigned as rector of St Peter's Episcopal Church Uniontown Pa to join Catholic mission has been formally unfrocked and deposed from the ministry by the bishop of the Pittsburgh Diocese.
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Episcopal
F. E. J. Lloyd
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Uniontown
Pittsburg Episcopal Diocese
Notice of appeal in Gillette case filed
Notice of appeal in the case of Chester Gillette, condemned for Grace Brown's murder, was filed Saturday. Gillette seeks a sentence appeal to die at Auburn Prison during the week beginning January 28.
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Gillette
Chester Gillette
Grace Brown
Auburn Prison
War on the Cartoontat Clears Colorado House
A bill styled like the Pennypacker law passed the Colorado House 34 to 13, barring anti cartoon clauses. It now goes to the Senate as part of a broader wartime legal push. Tangier orders prompt Spain and France to withdraw warships from Moroccan waters, with Algeciras convention signatories to be notified.
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Tangier
France
Spain
Irnes
Algeciras
Mrs Maybrick to Lecture Tour Nationwide
Mrs Florence Maybrick of New York accepts an offer from a Chicago bureau to tour the country. Prominent Americans take interest in her work. Heavy loss in Beauford South Carolina from a Sunday fire with damages estimated between 400 000 and 700 000, insurance coverage noted.
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Maybrick
Florence Maybrick
New York
Chicago
South Carolina
Beauford
4. C
Peace accord reached on Nicaraguan Honduran border dispute
A dispatch from Panama reports that the Amity between Nicaragua and Honduras has been settled over the Honduran army trespass. The murder case has been referred to a court of arbitration under the Corinto agreement.
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Panama
Ban Salvador
Nicaragua
Honduras
Widing
Court of Arbitration
Corinto Agreenseit
Fuel Shortage Halts Railroads in Oregon and Washington
Railroads face near standstill in Oregon and Washington due to fuel shortages. Reports indicate factories and lines struggle to secure coal and oil as supply disruptions ripple across the Pacific Northwest.
Six language prodigy at Basle City factory child
A four year old girl in Basle City Virginia is said to command six languages beside English. Her father is a French scholar, mother of German descent, and a Swedish nurse, plus servants teaching Yiddish Spanish Russian and more.
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Tieaste Doyle
Basle City
Bessie
Iron Factory
Hag
Philadelphia
Terrible to Recall Five Weeks In Ded With Kidney Trouble
A Connecticut woman Mary Wagener of Bridgeport suffers five weeks in bed with kidney disease. Dana's Kidney Pills are praised for improvement after five boxes. Allcock's porous plasters are extolled as a sixty year old reliable remedy. An anecdote from Lorenzo Dow about slander and a sermon follows with a local joke about a telephone service.
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Mary Wagener
Kossuth Ave
Bridgeport
Conn
Baya
Dana
Poster-Mulburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Allcock
White Bread Trouble for Digestive Woes in Wisconsin Town
A Wisconsin woman reports long illness from overwork and poor digestion. After doctors failed, a physician prescribed Grape Nuts, avoiding white bread for two years. She states she recovered, gained strength, and now eats Grape Nuts daily, praising the cereal’s aid to digestion and health. She credits the regimen for her and her family’s improved well being.
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Wis
Sha
Goothie
Naina
Vastu Co
Wellville
Hawkeye State Crossing Tragedy Claims Ida County Farmer
At Cain Crossing near Ida Grove and Arthur a Northwestern passenger train struck a wagon after 2 PM Thursday. Prominent farmer C W Dunn was killed and Joe Rice injured. the wagon was demolished. The engineer reports four or five rigs racing and turning onto the track without seeing the train. Rice was hospitalized in Ida Grove.
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C. W. Dann
Ida County
Wiheun Stenuk
Northwestern
Ida Grove
Cain Crossing
Arthur
Dunn
Joe Rice
Wigen
Conn Hospital
Two Damage Suits and Three Divorce Petitions Filed
In Cuax county district court Monday two damage suits and three divorce proceedings were begun. Mrs. C. E. Curten sues Wills Pratt for 6000 alleging improper advances and violent conduct. Dr. I. Luartz sues Frank Collatz for 6000 over alleged alienation of his wife’s affections. Mrs. Sadie Kirchoff seeks divorce from Albert Kirchoff. Mrs. Margaret Brown seeks legal separation from Lawrence Brown. Mrs. J. M. Wolf seeks divorce from J. M. Wolf. Allegations include adultery and cruel inhuman treatment.
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Admuitte
Cuax
C. E. Curten
Atlantie
Wills Pralt
As- Bau
I. Luartz
Frank Collatz
Mra
Sadie Kirchoff
Albert Kirchoff
Sargaret Brown
Lawrence Brown
J. M. Wolf
Notable Ottumwa Lawyer Ends Life in Sui cide Note
Prominent Ottumwa lawyer B. W. Scott age 55 committed suicide Sunday night by shooting himself in the temple at his Ottumwa office. A well known criminal lawyer in the southern town, he was active in Democratic politics of Wapello county but never held office. He leaves a wife and one daughter.
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Ottumwa
Lape Young to settle, Town Vica Cage in Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reversed the Inwar court in the case State Against Lape Young editor of the Des Moines Capital. The state sought about 7000 dollars it says was overpaid to Young while he was a state official. The district court had favored Young. the high court held that money paid on a state official order and an auditor's warrant does not relieve liability.
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Vica Cage
Supreme Court
Lnwar Court
Jate Young
Des Moines
Young
Secretary of State
Affections Worth $25 000 in a Des Moines Suit
J E Crum a traveling man sues J W Cherry a Des Moines druggist for alienation of affection claiming a 1898 marriage with Crum’s wife produced two years of happiness before Cherry drew her away. The case, filed by Saunders Stewart, challenges Cherry’s interference and seeks damages.
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Council Bluffs
Des Moines
J. E. Crum
Dee Moinea
Saunders & Stewart
J. W. Cherry
Des Molinos
Creston
Crum
Cherry
Hin
Marines Camo Igh Report From USMC December
The December report from the United States Marine Corps headquarters shows the cost to recruit in the Towa district is higher than elsewhere. Each recruit costs $96.66 for the initial processing.
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Towa
United States Marine Corps
Sioux City
Sam
Disputed Transfer Case Holds Bankruptcy Proceedings In Progress
A large bankruptcy dispute centers on the Cotneil Wits concern with debts totaling about 200 000 dollars and assets between 50 000 and 100 000 dollars. The case involves First National Bank Ernest Z. Mart president and creditors represented by Wickenker Pro as parties. The investigation seeks to clarify management and the fate of about 14 000 in various collateral and 01 000 in accommodation paper to New Decatur Sugay Co.
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Qinkingt
Biatie
Elevt
Tynatag
Asada
Cotneil Wits
Agalnat
Lankruptcy Procedlligs
Atruates
PF. Wygrost, Kawnally Chosen, and Following His Goryotton Rnofareo Maypo
First National Bank
Ernest 2. Mart
Kansas City
Wlickenker Pros
Wusteo
Firat National Bank
New Decatur Sugay Company
Middleton, O
Tragic shooting rocks Marshall town couple in crisis
Mrs Charles H Cook, 21, wife of cigar dealer Charles Cook, shot herself Sunday after a quarrel with her husband. Bullet lodged in left lung. she is alive but not expected to recover. She came from a prominent family and had a dramatic personal history including multiple marriages.
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Charles J. Cool
Marshalltown
Charles H. Cook
At & Welock
Cook
Mr. Cook
Jacob Wallemier
Mayahalitwon
Delo Sway
Supreme Court Restores Good Time For Convicted Man
The Supreme Court ruled the district court erred by denying good time credits in a parole case involving a man sentenced to 60 years for murder. After a new trial for manslaughter, the warden must honor earned time for two and a half years, reversing the lower court and granting habeas relief.
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Hone Wa
Anamosa
Lone
ELECTRICS FOR FARMERS AND REGIONAL NEWS NOTES
Farmers along the proposed extension of the Council Bluffs and Omaha street railway seek current for lighting and power. The city of Lone Tree sues contractor Merrideth and bonding firm for 4800 over unfinished water works. Ames reports 600 students in Saturday enrollment and expected total over 1000. Belle Plaine forms broom company with 45000 capital. Weyiner named manager. Cascatte lawyer joins International Harvester. Mr and Mrs Pierce celebrate their golden wedding after 62 years. Rock Valley plans a two day Fourth of July event. Robbers fail to loot Manny post office. 14 cents stolen. Rudolph Manuel, 26, dies after a 70 foot fall at Mt. St. Joseph's college, Dubuque.
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Lane Tree
Sait
J. L. Merrideth
Cedar Rapids
Hinitimore Bonding Company
Merrideth
Ina Water Works
Myseum
Lone ‘Pree
Voters Split in Small Town Rallying for Ballot Choice
In a town of about five voters in New Mexico, four supported a flat election burn while one sided with the opposing view. The man with doubts has delivered speeches and faces campaign heat as he vows to vote at the last minute, blaming officers for perceived graft.
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Aly
Ted Karte Fe
Fio
Fragmented OCR yields unclear names and phrases
The text presents garbled names and unfamiliar terms making it difficult to extract a coherent event or persons. No discernible location dates or concrete facts are readable to summarize a news item.
Cure for eczema saves eye with Cuticura remedies
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abbott of Fulton Oswego County describe a year old daughter suffering from eczema and eye infection. After visiting several doctors and trying expensive treatments, they used Cuticura remedies costing $1 and saw rapid skin improvement in three days and overall recovery in a week, though the eye could not be restored.
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Luis de
Oswego
Frank Abbott
Fulton, Oswego Co
Fragmented OCR leads to garbled street scene quote
A damaged OCR passage describes a disjointed exchange involving a Cleveland area dealer. The excerpt shows injured individuals, a tense street encounter, and vague dialogue, with unclear punctuation and missing context.
Local Remedies Promoted For Diseases By Ed Cheney Co
An 19th century ad notes Ketber and other diseases in the county with claimed cures. It promotes Seletics constitutional care and Odent care products from Ed. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, offered as market remedies with directions for dosing and a circular mail campaign.
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Seletics
Cheney & Co
Taleda
Ohio
Menwla
Ty & CO
Toledo
Mrugetuta
Wailea
French Wealth Distribution Riot in Prance Census
The article outlines wealth distribution in Prance with figures like 46,000 and 100,000. It notes Stobert F. Siduner and a list of estates valued under 10,000 to under 100,000, highlighting uneven accumulation among residents.
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Soacoccu
France
Stobert F. Siduner
Bome
Melileny Chiat Reports on Post-Election Reactions
An unclear quote cites Melileny Chiat discussing expected shifts after the election. The text notes that candidates perceived as unsuccessful faced public scrutiny and potential political repercussions in Detroit.
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Melileny Chiat
Detroit Bree
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