The Man With the Patient Smile Twist of a Lost Play
A veteran manager recalls losing a manuscript titled A Lucky Find and a later reunion with the author who proves the work is his. The manager buys back the script for a hundred dollars after a tense chase and a fortune turns when the manuscript returns to the rightful owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puller
Rte
Tim
Soing
AttPr
Medind
Tre
Ory
Kilan
Imow
Herbert Spencers Cremation in London Cremation
The remains of Herbert Spencer were cremated at Hampstead with invited guests present. Leonard Courtney M. E. delivered a brief address on the life and work of the philosopher. An Indian gentleman offered to donate 5000 to endow a Spencer lectureship at Oxford University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Spencer
London
Hampstead
Leonard Courtney
M. E
Spencer
Oxford University
Tug Earl of the Cornell sinks after fire in engine room
Kingston South Carolina December reports a steamboat fire aboard the Earl of the Cornell of the Steamboat Towing Company. The crew flooded the hold and sank the new tug after a blaze started in the engine room. the vessel had been rebuilt the prior year.
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Hadsom Hiver
Kingston
S. C
Earl
Cornell Steamboat Towing Company
Supreme Court to hear Northern Securities merger appeal
The Supreme Court opened hearings on the Northern Securities case, involving Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads, the Securities company, and figures like James J. Hill and J Pierpont Morgan. Attorney General Knox argued the circuit court’s merger ruling violated Sherman antitrust law, with the government detailing the power and restraint created by the ownership concentration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Northern Securlties Company
Great Northern Railroad Company
Northern Pacific Company
James J. Til
J. Pierpont Morgan
Daniel
Shorman
Knox
Griggs
John G. Johnson
Philadelphia
Bonn
Charles B. Young
Justice Brown
Northern Securities Company
Securities Company
Johnson
Peckham
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Day
Northern Pacific
Great Railroads
United States
Great Northern Railway Company
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Romoc Laxative Tablets Guaranteed Relief Marketed
Romoc laxative tablets promoted as a sure cure for constipation claim refund if results are not satisfactory. The pamphlet notes Romoc is guaranteed and sold by Rickert & Wells at 160 North Main St Barre Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acta
Rickert & Wells
North Main St
Barre, Vt
Securities Company Gains Control of Competing Railroads
A court case discusses a stock swap that merged control of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific with the Securities Company, creating a common earnings pool and eliminating competitive distinctions. It questions violations of the Antitrust Act, monopolistic intent, and the extent of relief allowed. The piece notes the Supreme Court is issuing restated opinions and reports on other industry reopenings and government figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Fiat
United States
Circuit Court
Cure a Cold In One Day With Lazative Henmio Quinine Tablets
A historical ad claims a single day cure for colds using Lazative Henmio Quinine Tablets. It states all druggists refund the money if it fails to cure and mentions EB W Grove’s signature on a jewelry box and a price of 250.
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EB. W. Grove
Jewah
ENNIS EXECUTED FOR MURDER AT SING SING PRISON
William H. Ennis, a former Brooklyn policeman, was executed in Sing Sing for murdering his wife. The sentence followed two electric chair applications. The crime occurred January 14, 1908, at the Canarsie home of his mother‑in‑law, where Ennis attacked his mother‑in‑law and then shot his wife despite pleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Pat
Sing Sing
New York
William H. Ennis
Gould Out of Race in Mrs Blair’s Succession Fight
Helen Gould declines to be considered for Indiana Women’s National President, leaving a contest between Mrs Walker Horton of Buffalo and Mrs Daniel Manning of Washington with Mrs Mary Fox Montgomery of Missouri also mentioned. The board may seek to raise the bylaw limit from twenty one to twenty three. In a separate report, damon tower robber Kinsey at Railing Station, near Trenton, was robbed of small change by three armed men.
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Helen Gould
Worti’n Fair
St. Louis
Tre
Gould
Indy
James L Blair
Walker Horton
Buffalo
Daniel Manning
Washington
Mary Fox Montgomery
Missouri
Ety
Damion
Pennsylvania Tower
Rualing Station
James Kinsey
Camden and
Asm
Trenton
Kinsey
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The
Times’ Daily Short Story
Ayers
Orca
National Bank Building
Barre
Vermont
M. J. McGowan
South Main Street
Barre, Vi
E. A. Crown
Opp
Nat’l Bank
Railway Trust Suit
United States Supreme Court
Northern Securities’ Appeal
Colted States Supreme Court
Thayers
Great Northern Company
Us Folkewa
LSMCO
Hill
Morgan
Amdiote
Interliwaya
Romoe Man
Romec
Rene
Connellsville
Sligo Tran and Steel Niltl
Federal National Bank
Pittsburg
Federal Nav Hon! Ink
Hay
Sec
Ennis
Tillman
Louisville
Courier-Journal
Columbia, & C
Cureton
Greenwood County
Piny Ridge
B. Il, Tillman
Houston
Tex
Henke
Pilfott
Blair
Chelser & Bird
Connection
North Main Street
Small
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