Austin Cement Stone and Tile Company Incorporation
Articles of Incorporation filed certifying the formation of a Minnesota manufacturing corporation by Charlies H. Webber Edwin W. Marah and Joseph L. Mitchell residents of Austin Minnesota. The company will manufacture cement building blocks posts tile brick and related cement products with main office in Austin Mower County and potential branch operations as directed by the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies H. Webber
Edwin W. Marah
Joseph L. Mitchell
Austin
Minnesota
Austin Cement Stone and Tile Company
Mower County
North Bound Train Schedules Highlight City Connections
The timetable lists north bound departures for St Paul Minneapolis and Chicago Des Moines and Hara City at 4 08 A M and 3 35 P M. returns from Fort Wedge Council Bluffs and Omaha at 3 35 P M and 11 40 A M. Arrival from Fort Dodge Mason City Lyle and Omaha at 3 35 P M and 4 08 A M.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Jiabugas
Chicago
Des Moines
Hara
Noth
Fort Wedge
Council Blaffa
Omaha
Lyle Many
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Lyle Council Bins
Austin men form corporation with 50000 capital stock
Incorporators Charles H. Webber Edwin W. Marsh and Joseph L. Mitchell all of Austin Minnesota sign articles dated March 2 1908 for a Minnesota corporation. Board of three directors elected annually January. Preferred stock 250 shares and common stock 50 shares with seven percent annual dividend and detailed terms for dissolution and stock sale. Highest indebtedness 15000. Notary public acknowledgment dated April 1 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Webber
Austin
Minnesota
Edwin W. Marsh
Joseph L. Mitchell
Board of Directors
State OF Minesota
County of Monest
D. Catherwood
Roosevelt Warns of Veto Over Naval Appropriation Battle
President Roosevelt pledged to veto the naval appropriation bill if the Senate does not provide funds for two battleships. House passage and Hale’s proposed 7 million dollar amendment push the effort, with Senate support wavering among key backers including Senator Lodge.
Hale Explains Navy Funds Left Out of Bill
Senate debate centers on why two battleships and submarines were not in the naval appropriation. Senator Hale cites department estimates not yet received and notes recent $7,000,000 figures to be added as an amendment. He contrasts U S fleet strategy with Britain and warns repairs often exceed original costs. Senator Clay criticizes large repair funding in the bill.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Hale
Senate Naval Committee
Congress
Lodge
Massachusetts
Fin
New York
Fale
William White
British Admiralty
United States
Great Britain
Mr. Hale
Clay
Ant merchants and their leather undergarments in Europe
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece describes European ant merchants who ship ant eggs from across the continent to ants kept in runs for breeding. They feed and tend the ants to keep them healthy, pack the ants in boxes for earls and dukes, and sell the pressed dead ants as bird food. The article notes leather underwear is essential due to the biting insects.
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Paris
London
European
Europe
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Roosevelt signs employers liability bill for railroads
The act makes railroads and other common carriers liable for injuries or deaths caused by negligence of officers or employees or by defective equipment in interstate commerce. It extends to territories and districts, voids exemption clauses, allows credit for employer contributions, and sets a two year limit to file suit.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bonaparte
Territories
District of Columbia
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Three bills pass as house adjourns in Washington
The house, under suspension of the rules, passed three bills and defeated one. An unresolved measure would require the attorney general to sue the Oregon and California Railroad for forfeiture of several million acres of land grants in Oregon. The enacted bills include allowing entry of certain mineral lands, permitting alienation of Five Civilized Tribes allotments, and removing trade restrictions on foreign ships with the Philippines.
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Washington
Oregon and California Railroad Company
Oregon
United States
Philippine Islands
Applebee Dead After Axe Wounding in Wisconsin Road Tragedy
Walter Applebee, 22, dies after living three hours with an axe in his skull in Rhinelander area. Fred Nepther jailed for alleged murder in a sudden fit of anger after a heated argument among several men on the road between Armstrong Creek and Laona.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Walter Applebee
Fred Nepther
Armstrong Creek
Laona
Oldest Canadian dies at Lake Manitoba shores
Winnipeg, April 22. John McNabb, born in 1800, died on the shores of Lake Manitoba. He would have turned 108 next August. He spent his life in Western Canada in the service of the Hudson Bay Company from boyhood.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canada
Lake
Manitoba
John McNabb
Hudson Bay Company
Hunter's Waterproof Intervox portable shell safe
A correspondent describes a waterproof shell safe made from a ten or twelve gauge brass shell closed with a cork stopper. It floats and is easily opened, offering cheap protection for valuables. A cord can secure the cork to the shell base to prevent loss.
A Pair of Trade Winners
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a pessimist and an optimist debating luck in business. Both agree they made war money through hard work and advertising, illustrating differing attitudes toward fortune.
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Opti
Moist
Louisville Courier-Journal
Quiet Visitor: The New Servant Quietly Cleans
A hush falls over the household as a new girl settles in. The Mistress remarks on the calm presence of the visitor, noting she disturbs no dust while tidying the room.
Part of the Trade A Punchline Exchange
A humorous exchange shows a plumber asking if work for Browns job is ready and a boy confirming nothing forgotten, with a bystander commenting on the scene.
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Brown
Riddle about empty barrel weighing seven pounds
A playful exchange asks how to drop a barrel from ten to seven pounds. The answer proposes filling the empty barrel with holes, a classic pun on weight and emptiness.
Ignorance and Prejudice Cited by Diderot Insight
A compact quotation noting Diderot’s claim that ignorance lies closer to truth than prejudice. The line emphasizes epistemic humility and the value of inquiry over assumptions.
Woman credits Lydia Pinkham's Compound with recovery
A Leesburg Virginia woman writes that after months of feminine troubles Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health. The letter praises the remedy and asks other sick women to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia FE. Pinkham
Maude F. Forgie
Leesburg, Va
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Beecver Quotation on Luck, Work, and Integrity
A Beecver quote asserts that worldly success comes only from rising early, hard work, and maintaining honor and integrity. It emphasizes discipline as the true driver of prosperity rather than chance.
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Beecver
Unreasonable Bonding Firm Drops Fiduciary Bond
A New York fidelity company abruptly canceled a bond for a fiduciary. The holder demanded reasons and received a curt reply citing a prior forgery conviction in another name and a state prison term. The man felt too hurt to respond.
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Fidelity Company
New York
New York Globe
Tofts the famed singer and her avarice in Queen Anne era
The London Standard recalls Mrs Tofts, a celebrated early 18th century singer famed for money making and vanity. Pope satirized her avarice with an epigram noting beauty and song while condemning her pride and alleged stinginess.
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Queen Anne
Tofts
Pope
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