Goethals Testifies as Inquiry Sees Sensational Charges
Colonel George W. Goethals testified at the Panama canal inquiry amid charges of discrimination in cableway contract awards. William A. Brothers accused Lidgerwood rep Spencer Miller of perjury and protested the fairness of the hearing, threatening to withdraw. Goethals defended the awarding process and said he needed time and a fuller briefing from Colonel Siebert to respond fully.
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New York
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
Beifig
Garlington
Goethals
William A. Brothers
Spencer Miller
Lidgerwood Manufacturing Company
Mr. Brothers
Slater
Woods
Sieberts
Gulf Deep Waterways Association Backs Gulf Deep Channel Plan
Chicago October meeting adopts resolutions urging opening of a deep channel linking the Crean Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and beginning work at once. Theodore P. Shonts of New York denounces railroad commission regulation as un-American while John A. Ockerson of St. Louis outlines European waterways and gulf proposals.
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Chicago
Crean Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Deep Waterways Association
Theodore P. Shonts
New York
John A. Ockerson
St. Louis
Shonts
New York Public Service Commissions
Ockerson
Mississippi River Commission
Gulf
Consul General Ridgeley Dies Sudden in Mexico City
Monterey Mexico October 1 United States consul general to Mexico City Benjamino H Ridgeley died suddenly in the Mexico City Pullman while waiting for the Mexico City train. He had arrived on the local train from Laredo and stopped over to take the Pullman to the capital.
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Monterey
Mex
Benjamino H. Ridgeley
United States
Mexico City
Ridgeley
Laredo
Dress Makers Strain Under Seasonal Pressures
The article describes the nervous strain and health breakdowns suffered by overworked dressmakers during peak seasons, noting symptoms like fainting spells dizziness and sleeplessness. It promises a single tried and true remedy for all overworked women.
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Restores Health
Mrs. Ella Griffin of Park Street, Canton New York writes that three years of female weakness backache side pains and headaches vanished after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she now feels healthier and stronger than before.
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Ella Griffin
Park St
Canton
N.Y
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Facts for sick women from Lydia E Pinkham remedy
The advertisement promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female ills after thirty years. It claims to cure displacements, inflammation, ulcers, fibroid tumors, irregularities, pains, backache, flatulency, indigestion, dizziness, and nervous prostration and invites sick women to write for advice in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
How Taft Was Sought by McKinley
Taft's summons to the White House in 1900 led to his selection as the Republican candidate for President. McKinley urged him to take on the Philippines mission, a path Taft debated before choosing to serve and shape U.S. civil government there. Elihu Root and Secretary Long weighed in on the turn in Taft's career.
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William H. Taft
United States Court
Federal
Cincinnati
Willian McKinley
Judge Taft
Washington
White House
Secretary Long
Navy
Elihu Root
War
Mr. Taft
Philippines
The
United States
Political Rally Speech Praises Republican Principles
A quotation extols the Republican party as rich in practical principles and a strong record of promises fulfilled. It urges party unity behind the standard bearer to lead to victory. The speaker, James S. Sherman, emphasizes commitment to party principles over personal interest.
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Republican Party
Lon
James
Sherman
Mining Stock Deposit Guarantee Proposal Reported
Omaha Bee notes Mr. Brean may push a federal guaranty for mining stock deposits in the Rocky Mountain states as a potential hit. The item highlights a federal backing idea and regional mining interest.
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Brean
Omaha Bee
Pageant of the Past in Philadelphia Draws 50000 Crowd
Founders week celebration features 606 participants in historic costumes. Seventy giant floats depict monthly and yearly milestones, recreating scenes from Philadelphia’s 225 years of history. Spectators packed streets, with many women crushed and fainting in the congestion.
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Philadelphia
Trade tone hints at sustained improvement regionally
Bradstreet's weekly trade review notes irregular reports due to weather and elections but the general undertone remains toward improvement. Country trade is quiet as farmers harvest. rail tonnage and wheat exports rise while iron and steel stay quiet but production grows for expected strong business.
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New York
Bradstreet
Review of Trade
Prairie fire nears Dallas as Tripp county burns
A wildfire in Tripp county spreads over twenty five by fifteen miles and approaches Dallas to within five miles. The blaze began near Winona, a reservation town, while landseekers watch the event amid superstition Friday traffic. Dallas reports 2004 registrations and 541 at Gregory with 44286 total applications and about 25000 en route.
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Dallas
S. D
Tripp County
Winona
Gregory
Train Wreck Kills Fireman and Watchman in Montana
A passenger train wrecked near Fuller on the Great Northern Shelby Junction line. The locomotive plunged into a river, killing a fireman and a watchman.
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Spokane
Wash
Fuller, Mont
Shelby Junction
Great Northern Railroad
Leading Stereotyper Dead
John W. Kerwin foreman of the American Press Association stereotyping department died at his Flushing home after a brief illness. He leaves a wife and six children. A Chicago native, he was forty six and had worked for the APA for twenty five years. He was regarded as one of the best in his trade.
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New York
John W. Kerwin
American Press Association
Flushing
N. Y
Kerwin
Chicago
Kaufman Stops Bradley in Fourth at Catch Weights
Al Kaufman of San Francisco knocked out Fred Bradley of Boston in the fourth round of a six round bout at the National Athletic Club. The fighters weighed in at catch weights and Kaufman carried roughly twenty pounds more.
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New York
al Kaufman
San Francisco
Fred Bradley
Boston
National Athletic Club
Kaufman
Market Quotations Wheat Prices From Minneapolis
Wheat quotations from Minneapolis on Oct 9 show Dec at 1.0244, May at 1.06 percent. Track prices list No 1 hard at 1.05, No 1 Northern at 1.04144, No 2 Northern at 1.02, No 3 Northern at 0.974 percent to 1.01 dollars.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Market Report: Cattle Hogs Sheep Prices From St Paul
St Paul market notes show cattle good to choice steers 6.00 to 6.75, fair to good 5.00 to 5.75, cows and heifers 4.00 to 5.00, veals 3.75 to 6.00. Hogs range 5.60 to 6.15 per hundredweight. Sheep offer Wethers 4.00 to 4.15, yearlings 4.00 to 4.21, spring lambs 5.00 to 5.50.
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St. Paul
Wheat and flax prices on track in Duluth market notes
Wheat to arrive and on track with No 1 hard at 1.04 and futures for Dec 1.02, May 1.06, Oct 1.0354, Nov 1.04. Flax to arrive and on track with Oct 1.22, Nov 1.23, Dec 1.21, May 1.2544.
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Duluth
Northern
Chicago Grain and Provisions Prices Report
Wheat futures rise with Dec at 1.00 to 1.01, May 1.08, July 1.07. Corn Oct at 0.64, Dec 0.64, May 0.64, July 0.63. Oats Dec 0.49, May 0.51, July 0.47. Pork Oct 13.87, Dec 14.07, Jan 16.05, May 15.87. Butter 2.04, Creameries 2.07, Dairies 1.81 to 1.84, Eggs 0.22, Poultry and turkeys up. chickens 11, springs 12, price per unit.
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Chicago
Dairies
Chicago cattle and hog market figures from Oct 9
Prices for cattle include Cattle-Beeves $3.40 7.40 Texans $3.30 4.75 Western steers $3.15 5.75 stockers and feeders $2.60 4.60 cows and heifers $1.60 5.35 calves $6.00 8.50. Hogs show light $5.70 6.40 mixed $5.80 6.65 heavy $5.85 6.70 rough $5.85 6.10 good to choice heavy $6.10 6.70 pigs $3.25 5.40. Sheep $2.50 4.25 yearlings $4.30 4.90 lambs $4.00 6.15.
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Chicago
Freight Rates Exposed in Felton Testimony in Standard Oil Suit
Direct examination of Henry B. Felton, Standard Oil traffic chief, ends for the day as the government case in the anti trust suit proceeds. Tariff schedules and comparisons of rates from Pittsburg to Milwaukee and East St Louis against Chicago to East St Louis are reviewed, with cross examination to resume Monday.
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Chicago
Henry B. Felton
Standard Oil Company
Standard OF Company
Franklin Ferriss
St. Louis
Felton
Pittsburg
Milwaukee
East St. Louis
Olean. Pa
Evangelical Lutheran synod of Iowa elects officers in Davenport
Davenport Ia Oct 10 The fifty fourth annual convention of the Evangelical Lutheran synod of Iowa organized by electing officers President Rev J A McCulloch Burlington secretary Rev Harvey M Beech Dubuque treasurer Rev W H Batley Iowa City statistical secretary Rev G Snyder Council Bluffs
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Davenport
The
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa
J. A. McCulloch
Burlington
Harvey M. Beech
Dubuaque
W. H. Batley
Iowa City
G. Snyder
Council Bluffs
Raney and Baker women convicted in family killing
Carthage Missouri October 10 Mrs BH M Raney aged sixty two is convicted of complicity in the killing of her son in law Albert Baker Her daughter Myrtle Baker was convicted Thursday and sentenced to six years in the penitentiary and the mother given a five year sentence.
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Carthage
BH. M. Raney
Albert Baker
Myrtle Baker
Taft Family Heritage Marks Political Rise From Uxbridge Roots
In a retrospective on the Taft lineage, the piece traces a chain from early settler Captain William Taft who took Blarn ey Castle to twentieth century Secretary of War William Taft. It notes a 1874 Taft reunion in Uxbridge, Alphonse Taft’s historical address, and the family’s emergence into national politics beginning with Alma mater Yale and the 19th century actions shaping the future GOP figure.
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Taft
Uxbridge
Robert Taft
Sffair
Alphonse Taft
Tafts
Alphonso Taft
Yale
Peter Taft
Aaron
William Taft
Blarney Castle
Blarney
William
Tease on the Porch Ends With Wives Crying
A man recalls a flirtatious moment with a young girl seen with a strolling couple. His wife overhears, misreads the scene, and rushes upstairs in tears, lamenting the consequences and vowing punishment. The snappy tale ends with a rueful remark on husbands.
Shocked confession answers marriage question
A humorous dialogue reveals a father named Alfonse responding with delight when asked for his daughter’s hand. He says “Thank goodness At last” and continues his writing, leaving the spoken exchange brief and informal.
Postal Savings Banks Plan Would Strengthen Public Finance
Senate committee reports a bill for postal savings banks to accept deposits from ages 10 up, with 2 percent annual interest, guaranteed by the government. Deposits up to 1000 dollars per account, pass books, and restricted withdrawal rules, all deposited funds to be held in government or approved securities.
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United States Senate
Congress
Postmaster-C General Ting
Postmaster-General
United States
Treasure
Atorney Gieneral
Belle Vices Link Sillicus to Arts Clubs
Philadelphia Record notes Mr Sillicus is tied to a glee club an amateur theatrical society and writes poetry suggesting his involvement with cultural circles.
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Sillicus
Philadelphia Record
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Maple St
Interstate 591
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O. H. Hegge
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C. MI
Woreland & Duholm
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Eclipse Lumber Co
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Thomas Rochford
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Metropolitan Novelty Store Ice Cream & Krefreshment Parlor
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National Bank Wistin
Minn U.S. Depository
Manheli
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Anel
Charles Cressey
West Bridge St
Austin, Minn
Yama, Yama Man
Twilight Love
E. H. Smith
Free Farms
Minnesota
Austin Gas Co
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