Hobson Fires Up Debate on Rum Demon and Reform
In a heated session, Hobson of Alabama pushes constitutional reform and an alcohol ban as lawmakers discuss trusts money issues and anti trust leagues. Littleton attacks Martin and the Anti Trust League amid talks on government ownership and open caucuses.
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Representative Hobson
Alabama
Hobson
Bulkeley
Ohio
Cleveland
Norris
Nebraska
Berger
Milwaukee
American Anti-Trust League
Mann
L Littleton
New York
Henry B. Martin
Mr. Littleton Rman Stanley
House
Yeoonation
Comayer
United States Steel
Long Congress Expected As Leaders Predict Extended Session
In Washington on December 5 the press notes the second session of Congress will be the longest on record. Leader Underwood predicts a lengthy term as both parties seek to minimize political barriers and push ahead with legislative agendas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jnderwood
Diamond steamer explosion kills five near Pa dam
A blast aboard the Diamond near Davis Island dam causes the steamer to blow up as it nears the lock entrance. Five men, including the master, are killed. two injured and rescued in a dramatic scene as the vessel disintegrates and debris scatters across the river.
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le Lock
le A
Wreck in Marion Yards Kills One and Injures Two
A train collision in Marion Yards Ohio fatally injures Thomas Wood 18 and seriously injures Frank Waterti another Italian is fatally hurt and a second Italian seriously hurt. The accident involves express No. 29 en route east and occurred in the Erie yards as a second fast express crashed into a car. Authorities report the crash under the Standard Oil company purchasing department reorganization in Lima through Joseph Seep.
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Rew
Marion Yards
Thomas Wood
Frank Waterti
Erie Yards
Lay
I. O
Standard of
Coinfdlay
Indiana
Iligols Oil
Lima
Joseph Seep
Voluntary Groups Grow to Fight the Great White Plague
An overview notes that voluntary societies against tuberculosis surged from 18 before 1905 to over 500 nationwide. In Ohio, 13 groups exist in Canton Celina Lima Lorain Toledo and other cities. These organizations educate the public on causes and prevention while building a civic movement demanding responsibility for curing and suppressing the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Canton
Celina
Khitliclothe
Cincinnati
Crusade Against a Disease: Tuberculosis Rationale
The piece argues why focus on tuberculosis rather than other ailments like heart disease or pneumonia. It notes TB cuts lives in prime years, is infectious with known causes and prevention, and remains constantly prevalent unlike epidemic diseases.
Health notice on preventing tuberculosis and safe living
Public health guidance urges guarding general health to resist tuberculosis. Keep living rooms clean and ventilated, sleep with windows open year round, and ensure ample fresh air at work. Avoid excesses and do not neglect a cold. see a private physician if needed. Do not live or work with a careless consumptive.
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Ench
Origin of the Double Red Cross Emblem for Tuberculosis Crusade
The double Red Cross was first proposed in Berlin in October 1902 by Dr G Sershon of Paris for the Neo International Anti Tuberculosis Association. It spread worldwide as the banner for anti tuberculosis societies with standard cross proportions and similar shapes used in Greek Catholic churches and the Lorraine Cross.
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United States
Neo International ”Anti
Berlin
Lorraine
France
Ohio Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Anare Bcan
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsements Across Ohio
A local rush of endorsements promote Doan's Kidney Pills as relief for backache and kidney troubles. Mrs. Minor Mann of Carey credits lasting cure after three boxes, with further relief years later. Additional testimonials mention general benefits and a Buffalo NY firm as sole US agents.
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Dean
Minor Mann
E. North St
Carey
Ohio
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Magistrate Debate Over Spouse Abuse Sparks Laughs
In a courtroom banter, Mrs. Maloney admits her husband struck her but notes he has been a physical wreck only since the incident, provoking a sharp, humorous exchange with the magistrate.
Ward off a severe cold with remedy and foot bath
When feet are wet and cold and the body strained by exposure, take a big dose of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and bathe feet in hot water before bed. For sale by J. D. Ewing and C. W. Brayton.
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J. D. Ewing
C. W. Brayton
Stella and Ella Fashion Hard Decisions
A humorous fragment notes Stella struggles with object placement and Ella finds fastening difficult. The lines hint at a playful domestic moment without clear context or names beyond the two women.
Bristol Man Cured By Stomach and Liver Tablets
Thos E Williams of Middleboro Kentucky says two packages of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets cured his two year constipation after trying Bristol physicians. Sold by J D Ewing and C W Brayton.
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Chamberlain
Bristol
Tenn
Thos. E. Williams
Middleboro
J. D. Ewing
C. W. Brayton
Kind Lady-Poor Man Exchange Sparks Civil Banter
A terse street exchange unfolds as a beggar asks a passerby about marriage, retorting that he would not rely on strangers for support if he had a wife. The brief moment captures social tension and implied dignity.
Chamberlain’s liniment marketed for sprains and rheumatic pain
A local advertisement promotes Chamberlain’s liniment as a reliable relief for sprains bruises and muscle soreness. It lists J. D. Ewing and C. W. Brayton as sellers.
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Chamberlain’s
J. D. Ewing
C. W. Brayton
Fragments Advertise Remedies and Classified Note
A collage of ad copy and notices touts cure-alls for skin itch and eczema, a front page quote about earning cheer, and a closing offer to place a buyer in the Want column. The Philadelphia Record style lines appear alongside familiar ailments and a long running household remedy claim.
The Man Who Can Tell Saturdays Months Will Not Draw Salary
A quip notes that a person who can point out which months hold the most Saturdays owes no money and will only receive wages in weekly installments.
Detective Burns Says Gompers Fooled Labor in McNamara Case
Cleveland dispatch reports Detective W. J. Burns alleging Samuel Gompers misled organized labor. Burns links union funds to McNamara and McManigal for dynamiting, claims Gompers knew and will be exposed as the investigation widens to higher targets.
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Burns
Cleveland
W. J. Burns
McNamara
Indianapolis
Structural Iron Workers
McNamara Brothers
Gompers
J. B. McNamara
McManigal
Ue Onion
J. B
Ortie
John McNamara
Fiencheres
Organized Labor
Gompers Denies Burns Charges Over McNamaras
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, denies Detective Burns’s charges that he knew of the McNamaras’ guilt weeks before their court plea. He states he was unanimously reelected and calls Burns’s allegations false, denying Darrow’s involvement at Indianapolis.
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Samuel Gompers
New York
McNamaras
W. J. Burns
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Burns
Clarence Darrow
Indianapolis
Darrow
Chicago Favored for 1912 National Conventions
Washington reports both major parties favor Chicago as the site for their 1912 national conventions. Republicans and Democrats are said to prefer Chicago, with Democrats possibly meeting in July and Republicans in late June, replacing Baltimore as the chosen venue.
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Washington
Chicago
Baltimore
Heavy fighting reported at Benghazi forts
Rome dispatches say sharp fighting occurred at Benghazi as Italian forces repelled a Turkish Arab assault on the forts with heavy losses. The report notes the attempt to surprise the Italian positions failed, with the attackers suffering significant casualties.
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Rome
Benghazi
Trains Meet Fatal Wrecks In Erie and Ashtabula
In Erie freight yards at Kent Ohio two eastbound trains collided killing Brakeman William Reardon of Meadville and Conductor Vance Keller of Youngstown. Several workers were injured including John Perry and C P Zubler. The wreck occurred when the forward train stopped and the second failed to observe, crashing into it. Another report from Ashtabula, Ohio records two Lake Shore linemen Frank A. igules and James J. Schroll killed when a fast electric speeder crested at a crossing.
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Erie
Kent
William Reardon
Meadville
Vance Keller
Youngstown
John Perry
C. P. Zubler
ScLosky
Pattersprn
rYoungstown
Ex-schoolteacher Charles Day dies after crossing tracks
Charles Day of Geneva Ohio aged 73 was struck by a freight train while attempting to cross the Lake Shore tracks. He died later in Ashtabula hospital.
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Geneva
Lake Shore
Charles Day
Ashtabula
Cash Register Suit Targets National Company Over Monopolies
District Attorney McPherson files suit in U S circuit court against Dayton based National Cash Register Company naming John Patterson and 28 officers and stockholders. Alleged monopoly on cash registers and registering devices with unfair tactics and below cost sales to drive out rivals. Capitalization listed at 10 million dollars.
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Cincinnati
McPherson
United States
National Cash Register Company of
Dayton
John Patterson
BIG COLLIER BEACHED IN NARROW NEAR CAPE HENRY
The US naval collier Sterling was rammed by the steamer Dorothy and driven ashore near Cape Henry to avoid sinking. A Norfolk tug rescued the crew while Dorothy lies at drydock leaking with a smashed bow.
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Sterling
Norfolk
United States
Dorothy
Cape Henry
Chesapeake Light
Capes Henry
Charles
Brown Creates Sensation in Ohio Republican Pick
Walter Brown declares Roosevelt the preferred presidential choice among Ohio Republicans, noting an open primary would let voters support whomever they please. He suggests about 60 percent of Ohio Republicans would back Roosevelt, troubling Taft and his backers.
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Washington
Walter Brown
Roosevelt
Ohio
Taft
Brown
John D. Fackler
LaFollette
WETS GAIN PERRY COUNTY IN OHIO VOTE SHIFT
Perry county joins wets by 633 majority overturning a three year old dry victory. Beal law kept Thornville and Crooksville dry while most municipalities voted wet. wets 2482 drys 3209 with rural areas staying dry. Southern mining villages reported strongest wet support.
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New Juckington
Perry County
Thornville
Crooksville
State official sued for divorce in Cincinnati
Charles H. Wirmel state examiner of steam engineers and former state labor commissioner was sued for divorce by Anna Wirmel in Cincinnati. She alleges he refused to live at their home on West Wood Avenue. they married in 1896.
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Columbus, O
Charles IL. Wirmel
State “Examiner of Steam Engineers
Commion Preas-Cour Tae
Cincinnati
Anna Wirmel
Wirmel
West Wood Avenue
Mother In Law Is Dead
New York December 5 Mrs Sherill Babcock mother of James S Sherman wife of the deceased headline maker dies in city.
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New _ York
Sherill Babcock
James
S. Sherman
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised by Waverly Resident
A Virginia man from Waverly, B. W. L. Hall, lauds Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cold medicine on the market. He says he has recommended it to friends who agree. For sale by J. D.
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T.com
B. W. L. Hall
Waverly
Chamberlain
J. D. Ewing
C. W. Brayton
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