Local notes on Austin area preparations and repairs
The column highlights preparations around Austin including L. D. Baird's day and night crews prepping land for flax on a west Austin farm. Rains help city beautification while City Attorney Nicholson pushes curbside grass clearance. A missing Nels Mickelson cement contractor is urged to contact if seen.
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L. D. Baird
Austin
Nicholson
Nels Mickelson
Herald Office
Nels
Verdant Mower county basks in rains and tropical verdure
In praise of Mower county as rainfall lauds its climate while noting experiments from Rockefeller Institute suggest infantile paralysis virus is carried by the common house fly from sick to well. The report cites transmission in thinly settled areas prompting concern.
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Mower County
Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for relief
In Dewittville New York Mars A A Giles recalls years of constant pain from headaches backaches and weakness. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports a healthy baby daughter and freedom from prior ailments. Giles urges other women to try the remedy before surgery.
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Dewittville
N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Mars
A. A. Giles
Nkham Medicine Company
Lynn
Interesting Experiments in Medical Research Highlighted
The passage notes ongoing experiments and cites an article in the current Journal of the American Medical Association detailing these experiments and their development.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Letters Show Lumber Trust Exposed in Ouster Suit
Kansas City June 16 A bundle of letters between John A Gorsuch and Carl A Drake, seized from Drake’s Austin office, were introduced in the Kansas ouster case against a lumber monopoly. The letters show an information bureau among fourteen associations, blacklists on nonconforming dealers, and noninvasion pacts, with Gorsuch warning about anti-trust risk. Drake’s May 4 1903 reply questions anti-trust impact and notes his political influence keeping him out of prison.
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Kansas City
John A Gorsuch
Southwestern Lumbermen’s Association
Carl A. Drake
Texas Lumbermen’s Association
Drake
Austin
Tex
Tmber
Gorsuch
Information Bureau
Southwestern Lumbermen's Association
Tam
Bureau of Information
United States Exports Share Of World Wheat Trade
The department of agriculture reports the United States provides about 18 percent of world wheat trade including flour. World wheat crop averages around 3.0 billion bushels yearly with roughly 2 percent entering international commerce as flour or wheat. US exports about 52 percent of flour and 11 percent of wheat traded internationally.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Indictments Against Nine Men Including Enright in Slugger Ring
Chicago June 16 fourteen indictments were returned against nine men police describe as labor slugglers among them Maurice Enright business agent for a plumbers union who confessed to shooting and killing William Gentleman a union labor agent Also indicted are John McCabe Walter Stevens Peter Gentleman Harry Higgins William Connors Edward Storgaard Joseph Kane and Arthur O'Connor
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Chicago
Maurice Enright
William Gentleman
Enright
John McCabe
Walter Stevens
Peter Gentleman
Harry Higgins
William Connors
Edward Storgaard
Joseph Kane
Arthur O’connor
House Members Raise 2000 For Taft Silver Service
A $2000 fund from House members to buy a silver service for Mrs Taft on her silver wedding anniversary at the White House. Each member contributed $5. The Senate will add a magnificent service for President and Mrs Taft at the celebration.
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Washington
Taft
White House
House of Representatives
Senate
Mormon Must Appear Before Sugar Trust Probe Committee
Joseph F. Smith is summoned to appear before a Sugar Trust Probe Committee to answer questions regarding the sugar industry’s practices. The hearing seeks details on pricing, supply arrangements, and potential collusion allegations involving industry executives.
Refuses to excuse Smith testimony in sugar inquiry
Washington June 16 The sugar interests formed and reformed alliances as the American Sugar Refining Co built power in the sugar world. The hearing focused on the refusal to excuse Joseph F. Smith head of the Mormon church from testifying. Lowell M. Palmer, former director and longtime traffic chief, gave key testimony about refinery combinations and rebates, and defended lighterage charges in New York harbor.
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Washington
American Sugar Refining Company
House Sugar Investigating Committee
Joseph F. Smith
Lowell M. Palmer
Madison
Palmer
New York Harbor
Roosevelt Attacks Otis Over Dynmite Charges in Outlook
Theodore Roosevelt denounces capitalistic newspapers for brutal attacks and cites General Otis in his Outlook editorial on Mr. Gompers and the dynamite charges. He accuses Otis of opposing labor and calls for censure of his conduct toward labor and reform movements.
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New York
General Otis
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Gompers
Roosevelt
Times
Facing Bothways
the Times
Otis
California
State Fire Marshals Elect Chicago Leader
A. Palmer of Lansing Michigan was elected president of the State Fire Marshals Association of North America at the convention in Chicago. He succeeds Cornelius J Doyle of Springfield Illinois. Other officers elected include Vice President B K Craft of Mitchell South Dakota and Secretary Treasurer T M Porter of Madison Wisconsin.
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Chicago
C. A. Palmer
Lansing
Mich
State Fire Marshals’ Association of North America
Cornelius J Doyle
Springfield
Bk. A. Craft
Mitchell, S. D
T. M. Porter
Madison
Wis
Ocean Vessels Must Equip Wireless Telgraph by Next Month
Washington report states that after July 1 ocean going vessels carrying over fifty passengers face a $5,000 fine unless equipped with wireless telegraph apparatus capable of transmitting messages at least 100 miles and manned by an operator certified by the United States or a foreign government.
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Washington
Mother's Diagnosis Notice Sparks Family Talk
A Pittsburg Post excerpt shows a girl confiding to a suitor about her mother's suspicion of her odd behavior. The mother attributes it to biliousness, while the daughter hints at deeper emotional turmoil affecting their relationship.
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Pittsburg Post
Morcholtz Accused in Vitriol Attack on Widow Dujek
Chicago report says Mrs. Eleanor Morcholtz is charged with luring Mrs. Bronislaw Dujek to a front door and throwing vitriol in her face. The assault left Dujek severely burned with potential blindness and disfigurement. A five year old son witnessed the attack.
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Chicago
Eleanor Morcholtz
Bronislaw Dujek
Shortage Growin g in University Accounts Probe
Public Examiner Fritz finds a growing discrepancy in the University of Minnesota contingent fund and Bren's alleged theft. The county attorney plans two indictments against former treasurer J D Bren for embezzlement and grand larceny as the extensive audit continues at St Anthony Falls bank.
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Minneapolis
J. D. Bren
University of Minnesota
Fritz
St. Anthony Falls
Stacy
Cederberg
Bren
Americans Killed in Alamo as Turbulence Rises
Two Americans Dr Foster and Patrick Glennon were killed in Alamo Mexico. Ensenada vice consul Sandat reports dangerous unrest and says Mexican troublemakers are largely recruited from the United States, with some naturalized. The state department reminds Mexico of prior permission for troops to cross U.S. soil to restore order in Lower California and now expects action to prevent further outrages.
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Washington
Foster
Patrick Glennon
Alamo
Mex
State Department
Sandat
Ensenada
United States
Lower
California
Mexico
Albany Base Man Arthur Brown Shot by Actor at Rooming House
Arthur Brown first baseman for the Albany State league team died from four gunshot wounds after a shooting at a Pearl street rooming house. John V. McStea of New Orleans says he shot Brown after finding his wife with him. Brown, 26, was from Wilkes-Barre PA. Mrs. McStea, 23, is an Albany actress.
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Albany
N. Y
Arthur Brown
John V. McStea
New Orleans
Pearl Street
McStea
Brown
Wilkenbarre
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across West Coast and Denver
Seismographs across the West reported quake shocks on June 16. In Santa Clara College area readings began at 6:28 a.m. with the disturbance seeming to originate from offshore. Seattle recorded a sharp quake at 4 p.m. lasting five minutes and tremors for two hours, with further notes from Denver, Colorado.
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San Francisco
Santa Clara College
San Jose
Cal
Seattle
Demver
Colo
All Have Troubles Money Worries Across Classes
A Philadelphia Ledger quotation contrasts money anxiety across social ranks. It notes poor men worry about lack of funds while rich men fear wealth slipping away, highlighting universal financial concerns.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Oceanic wordplay in Tit-Bita rhyme
A playful verse from Loudon Tit-Bita contrasts Ostend and Pa terms with ship types. It asks about courtships and sea of watrimony, answering with Pa and Ostend lines in a humorous exchange. The snippet showcases punny nautical wordplay in a lighthearted column.
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Ostend
Loudon
Sage Tea Revival Sparks Hair Growth Craze
Druggists report soaring sales of sage for old fashioned hair growth and color restoration. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy now marketed with a guarantee and fifty cent price per bottle. Special Agent J. E. Malloy endorses the product to be sold by druggists everywhere.
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Wyeth
J. E. Malloy
Austrian Storm Kills Twenty in Trieste
A hurricane force storm lashed Trieste overnight causing heavy shipping damage and many deaths. The bodies of twenty victims have been recovered, with rescue efforts continuing as crews assess the destruction.
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Trieste
Austria
Results on the Diamond American Association Standings
Scores show St Paul 1 Toledo 0 and Indianapolis 3 Minneapolis 10 while Louisville loses 2 to Milwaukee 5 and Columbus defeats Kansas City 13 to 11. Standings list Columbus 627 and Kansas City .614 leading, with Minneapolis 508 and Milwaukee 500. Other groups show Detroit 685 and Philadelphia 653 atop the National League standings. New York 635, Chicago .627, Philadelphia .604, Pittsburg 558, St Louis 529, Cincinnati 4453, Brooklyn .365, Boston .241.
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St. Paul
Toledo
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Louisville
Milwaukee
Columbus
Kansas City
Indianapoli
Detroit
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Bostom
Real estate and farmlands for sale or trade
Classified brief invites buyers for business buildings and several good bargains in Mower County farms and Red River Valley land. Contact via mail or phone if interested.
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Mower County
Red River Valley
Grain and Provision Prices Reported at Minneapolis and Duluth
Grain markets update shows Minneapolis on June 15 with Wheat July at 92 1 2 cents and on track prices for Nos 1 bard 95 1 4 cents, No 1 Northern 93 3 4 cents, No 2 Northern 90 3 4 cents, No 3 Northern 88 9 1 2 cents. Duluth quotes wheat on track with No 1 hard 95 4 cents, No 1 Northern 94 4 cents, No 2 Northern 91 4 2 4 cents, July 94 1 2 cents, Sept 92 2 3 4 cents. Flax on track and arriving at 2.29 for July 2.30.
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Minneapolis
Bard
Northern
Duluth
Cattle and Hogs Price Ranges From St Paul Market Report
St Paul market report lists cattle prices with good to choice steers at 5.50 to 6.00. cows and heifers 4.50 to 5.25. veal 5.50 to 7.25. Hogs quoted at 5.70 to 5.90. Sheep show wethers 3.50 to 4.00, yearlings 3.75 to 5.00, spring lambs 4.50 to 5.75.
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St. Paul
Chicago grain and livestock prices summary
Chicago markets report wheat with multiple contract months and prices for July September December. corn prices shown for July September December. oats for July September December. pork and butter prices from creamery and dairy sources. poultry prices listed for turkeys chickens and springs.
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Chicago
Chicago Market Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Cattle Reeves to Texas steers Western steers stockers and feeders cows and heifers calves prices listed. Hogs light mixed heavy rough good to choice heavy and pigs set with ranges. Sheep native yearlings lambs shown with price spreads.
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Chicago
Reeves
Texas
Chicago Great Western Rail Schedule Fragments
Train times show departures for St. Paul Minneapolis Dubuque Chicago Des Moines Kansas City with 4:30 a.m. and 3:49 p.m. slots. Returns list arrivals from Fort Dodge Mason City Council Bluffs Omaha and other stops. Sunday timings and daily exceptions noted with 2:36 a.m. and 11:43 p.m. references.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Dubuque
Chicago
Des Moines
Kansas City
Fort Dodg
Masoney Lyle
Council Bluffs
Train Schedules for Chicago Milwaukee and Fargo Lines
Train times listed for Chicago Milwaukee and Ft Feu, St Paul and Minneapolis, LaCrosse, Calmar, Mason City, and Jackson. Departure and arrival windows shown as Leave for and Arrive from with multiple daily slots.
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Rochford Land CO
Chicago Grain and Provisions
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Fox Cheney & Co
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Citizen’s National
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