Buffalo group forms Don't Knock order to curb backbiting
The Commercial Travelers Association heard Maurice H. Case and Clarence H. Lavery on the new Don't Knock Order, formed in Buffalo March 20. Members pledge to pay a one cent fine for knocking, with proceeds to charity, and vow to promote charity, the Golden Rule, and fellowship while curbing gossip, backbiting, and sensational talk.
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Buffalo
Commercial Travelers’ Association
Maurice H. Case
Clarence H. Lavery
Order of Don't Knock
Tom
Harry
Steady Girl Wanted And Revenue Stamp Changes
Several young men seek steadier companionship while a Washington dispatch notes the Treasury plans to abolish revenue stamps on many items including bank checks and telegraph messages. Stamps will be redeemable only in $2 quantities within two years, with claims handled by local district collectors. The revenue drop is projected at 40 to 45 million dollars annually.
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Washington Dispatch
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
Department
Washington
Post Office Named Kodol W Va Reflects Local Preference
A Post Office in Wetzel County West Virginia was named Kodol after the Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. The community chose the name unanimously without any solicitation from the manufacturers. The action was confirmed by Washington. The piece notes the guide confirms the facts and lauds the product.
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Washington
Wetzel County
W. Va
E.C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Washington, D.C
Kodol
Special Session Notes and Local News from Baxter Springs
June 17 1901 council special session with Mayor presiding and most councilmen present. Discussion on Baxter Springs Light and Power Company case now in supreme court. Notices of local visits, a horse accident, medical exams for disability, a Paris Exposition divorce tale, and a clemency petition for McGavock. River rose three feet after heavy rains Tuesday.
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Daniele
Ryan
C. A. McNeill
Baxter Springs Light and Power Company
City of
Baxter Springs
Supreme Court
J. N. Dunbar
Smith
W. R. Cowley
Ruling on patent rights and a bogus coin detector
Judge Kohantz rules a patent used only in gambling slot machines lacks legal utility and cannot be protected, depriving the owner of standing in equity. The report also notes color-changing lizards, a grisly Saline county murder tale, and an auction of Robinson Crusoe’s musket from Alexander Selkirk’s era.
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Kobbatt
United States Circuit Court
Kohlantz
Robinson Crusoe
Philadelphia
Alexander Selkirk
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L. Murray Perkins, Jr
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W. D. Pinnick
Seneca
Bilin
G. P. Howard
Halstead
Kan
Knights
Ladice
Galena
F. G. Funk
Order
Howard
Funk
Idaho
DeWitt & Thompson's
Wm. McGavock
Gov
Stanley
McGavock
Mary Bristo
Skidmore
Ock
Ned McGavock
Buzxter
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Batiste D'Aragon
D’lyon
Cheefoo
J. C. Haskett’s
Saline County
Babe
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Sweet Springs
Saline
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Blackwater
J. G. Polster
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