President Roosevelt Urges Honest Business and Law Enforcement
Theodore Roosevelt calls for national, not local, regulation of powerful interstate corporations and advocates strict liability for employers, denounces corruption in finance and politics, and urges unity to curb greed while upholding justice and the courts.
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Special
Department of Justice
Congress
Supreme Court
One
Gulf States
Abraham Lincoln
Proper Washing of Flannels to Prevent Shrinkage
A guide to washing flannel materials safely. It warns against hot water, strong soap lather, and washing soda, and outlines how to prepare lukewarm soap lather and rinsing water with specific ratios. It suggests ammonia-soak method for new wool and stresses uniform soap strength and careful handling to minimize shrinkage.
Vaudeville Hair Strength Act Impresses Berlin Audiences
The Berliner Morgen Post notes Chinese performers excel in acrobatics and sleight of hand. A featured act shows two young Chinamen hanging by their eyes from ropes, using their hair to lift others in gymnastic feats. The audience marvels at their scalp strength.
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Morgen Post
King Edward Visits Unlisted Home Front Doorstep
London Tit-Bits recounts a near miss when King Edward arrived unannounced at a personal friend's home. The cautious charwoman refused entry without a card, keeping the monarch waiting outside until hosts returned and learned who stood at the door. The incident highlights the era’s etiquette and the king’s approachable demeanor despite protocol gaps.
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Edward
London
Cambridge Heirs Claim 2 Million Estate From Old Irish Will
Local descendants of Jennet Baldridge, linked to the Ferguson family of Cambridge and Senecaville, Ohio, claim a share of a 2 000 000 pound estate tied to a 1727 Belfast will. The fortune, held in trust for Jennet and her heirs, includes interest from the South Sea Island Company and other legacies, with Pittsburg attorneys pursuing British records to establish rights.
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Pittsburg
Ferguson
Senecaville, O
Belfast
Ireland
Thomas Kennet
James Dent
Henry Westland
James Hollmes
Robert Wilkins
James Liffin
Robert Boneshire
Clyde R. Miller
Jennet
Baldridge
South Sea Island Company
Foreigner clash ends in death near Blue Bell and Pleasant City
After a drunken melee sparked by dispute and heavy drinking, George Forgitch was beaten to death near the Blue Bell and Pleasant City railroad area. Local authorities pursued suspects Joan Kundrat Frank Kundrat Frank Agustine Anton Abramavics and John Korbick as potential first degree murder charged by Mayor Hickman and Prosecuting Attorney Sheppard. A two inch timber was used in the assault. no knives or guns were found.
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Blue Bell
John Darleycorn
George Forgitch
J. W. Trott
Pleasant City
Sheppard
Hickman
Marshal Trott
Joan
Frank Kundrat
Frank Agustine
Anton Abramavics
John Korbick
Old Country
Bankfails to open as state orders halt runs
New York dated January 31 reports the Oriental Bank, target of a deposit run yesterday, did not reopen this morning by order of the state superintendent of banks. The move follows a banking crisis and concerns over solvency and depositor protection.
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New York
Oriental Bank
500 Men Beg Food in West Seneca Suffering Foreign Laborers
In Buffalo at West Seneca the poor office was besieged by 500 men seeking food as the steel and iron strike halves demand. Four men were hospitalized for starvation and many of 3000 foreigners face dwindling resources. The town board plans a special relief meeting.
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Buffalo
West Seneca
Rev OC Malley Returns After Baptist Meeting Tour
Rev OC Malley of Newcomerstown who aided Rev A B Bawdep at Second Baptist Church meetings returned home this morning.
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OC. Malley
Newcomerstown
A. B. Bawdep
Second Baptist Church
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