City Men Back to Rural Districts in Florida Colonization
A Chicago company reports that nearly 150000 acres were sold to city men and women in Florida over two years. About 4000 chose Florida homes, with 3600 remaining and building towns as 12000 workers push development. The Jacksonville Heights and Palatka tracts sold quickly, spurring rail expansion and town growth despite mixed success among buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
New South Home Company
Charles H. Berg
New Bouth Comempany
Florida
St. John's Park
Jacksonville Heights
Burbank Ocale
Palatka
Colonieta
Wttle Lumber
United States
BE. P. Rentz
Ocala Northern
Ocala
Free $3.50 Kidney Cure Recipe Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement offers a free at home recipe to cure kidney and bladder issues for $3.50 value claimed by Dr. A. B. Robbingon of Detroit. It asserts fast relief from pain and weakness and invites readers to request the recipe by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Robbingon
Clarence Cameron White Burial Details at Keepe Hall
Fragmentary OCR note indicates burial or memorial event for Clarence Cameron White to be held at Keepe Hall on a Wednesday evening. It mentions Bala at Sands Drug Store and uses garbled street hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Cameron White
Keepe Hall
Bala
Sands Drug Stork
Duties From a Single Ship Sweep New York Records
A New York report details $74 000 in duties paid by passengers of a liner with owners declaring full values for their goods. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt paid $5 000 in duties, while Archer M Huntington paid £17 000 on rare antiques and his wife $5 000 on foreign purchases. Huntington’s stamp collection valued at $32 000 passed duty free. Mrs. Collis P. Huntington paid $48 000, possibly a record. The piece also notes plans for a great New York air harbor with a landing stage atop Fifth Avenue buildings and discusses naval architecture, canal openings, and a large American shipping fleet reaching 1 022 452 tons under one flag. It reports ten fast revenue cutters to patrol the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida and cites past rescues as justification for expanded coast guard work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
Tolabo
Ochicago
Ciy
Florida
New York
Wingleiner
Inele Ram
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Archer M. Huntington
Huntington
Collis P. Huntington
United States Aeronautical Reserve
John Barry Ryan
Fifth Avenue
Twelfth
Thirteenth Streets
United States
Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
New York Harbor
Pointes
Panama Canal
Cape Cod Ship Canal
Atlantic Seaboard
Sea Coast Patrol
Atlantic
Maine
Dee. Jet
Man Surrenders After Fatal Fight Claim
John Kor nego of Fromland and Brown streets surrendered to police this afternoon and claimed he started the fatal fight in the city. Additional context or names not clearly readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patladetonta
Des
John Kornego
Fromland and
Brown
Thie City
Death Toll From North Street Leather Plant Blaze Summary
A blaze at the Leather Company plant on North Street killed thirteen firefighters and one police officer, injuring thirty five others. The incident prompted a relief committee at the mayor’s office to seek 85,000 for widows and children. Widows would receive 20 per month plus 1500 cash, and each child under 16 would get six per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the of Leather Company
North Vtreet
Kornogo
All Barber Shape to close at 11 Saturday morning
The notice states All Barber Shape will close at 11 o'clock on Saturday morning December 26. It lists the final closing time and date for the establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shape
TIZ Smaller Feet Offer Promises Quick Foot Relief
An advertisment touts TIZ Smaller Feet as instant and lasting relief for sore sweaty and tender feet with claims of drawing out poisonous exudations. It asserts rapid improvement and permanent results, selling for 25 cents a box via Dodge & Co. Chicago and recommended by Sands Drug Co. and Palace Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago
Sands Drug Co
Palace Pharmacy
Physician Pummels Thief in Court in Chicago
Dr Patrick Hayes aged 60 punched Edward Meyers an alleged pickpocket in Judge Himes court after Meyers attacked him Friday night Hayes later explained his action Meyers was held to the grand jury and the doctor faced no rebuke in court
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Patrick ‘Hayes
Himes
Hayes
Edward Meyers
Meyers
Mayes
Longevity Debate Says Life Could Surpass Century Mark
Dr. A. H. Stewart of Lawton Oklahoma argues in Medical Review that records of ancient lifespans rely on fiction and that humans could live 100 to 180 years. He cites biology and sanitation advances, noting maturity timing influences lifespan and that a large portion of people might extend beyond a century under favorable genetics and environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. H. Stewart
Lawton
Ohls
Medical Review
Aleo
Earth
Stewart
Cameron White Recital at Kerfe Hall
Cameron White recital to be held at Kerfe Hall on Wednesday evening December 28. Tickets on sale at Sands Drug Store. Event scheduled with details unlisted in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Cameron White
Kerfe Hall
Sands Drug Store
Keefe Hall
Theatre collapse buries seventy workers in Newark
In Newark this December 24 a temporary steel structure collapsed during reconstrution, sending a wall section onto seventy laborers. One worker was fatally buried and two others were seriously injured while rescuers rushed to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Water cure eliminates phrase to make speeches
Fresno reports twenty members of the Industrial Workers of the World are in jail here and face suppression as authorities curb labor activity. The note references punitive measures and restrictions on public speaking related to the workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Industrial Workers of the World
Fire engine halts attempted outdoor rescue in icy water
A fire engine responded to an outdoor incident where two people were aiming to assist others. They held out for twenty minutes but surrendered when the water reached six inches deep and soaked the elderly participants.
Pace At Which We Live Cited As Cause Of Insanity
At a meeting on preventing insanity Dr N Allen Starr said modern life moves too fast causes excessive work and intense feelings. He cited 28 percent of insanity cases attributed to alcohol and drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Allen Starr
Plymouth Hotel Den ver Holiday Stay Ad
The Plymouth Hotel invites shoppers to stay in a home like, quiet and clean room with accommodating service. Special rates start at 1.00 per day. Reserve by writing the manager. Take the 18th street car from the Depot to Broadway and 16th, near the hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
16Th
Broadway
Ex-warden indicted for embezzlement in Colorado
Canon City Colorado December 24 An information was filed against John Cleghorn former warden of the state penitentiary and four others charging embezzlement of twenty five thousand dollars The defendants are named in the information and the case is set for further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Colo
John Cleghorn
State Penitentiary
Neal Institute Offers Three Day Drink Habit Cure
Public notice promotes the Neal Institute in Omaha Nebraska claiming a complete cure for the drink habit in three days without injections drugs or narcotics. It states hundreds of Iowa and Nebraska men have been cured and claims it is the only Nebraska institute offering the genuine Neal Three Day Cure besides Grand Island. The ad notes no secret treatments and provides an address for booklets and contracts.
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Neal Institute
Omaha
Neb
Higuor
South Tenth Street
Iowa
Nebraska
Grand Island
America
Bond
Neal Institute Company
South Tenth St
Dants Accused Of Accepting Lumber Payment Not Delivered
Dants are accused of accepting that amount for lumber and merchandise which was never delivered to the penitentiary.
Railway Employees Building and Loan meeting announced
The regular monthly meeting of the Railway Employees Building and Loan Association will be held at the President's office 819 West 16th Street on Tuesday December 27 at 8 oclock P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railway Employees Building & Loan Association
West 16Th Street
Famine in China Affects Three Million People
Private advances report a famine in Kiang Su and Anhui provinces affecting about three million people. Floods and drought have left many in dire straits and relief requires one million dollars. Contributions requested to boards of foreign missions or the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
New York
Kiang Su
Anhui
Boards of Foreign Missions
Red Cross
Cameron White Recital Set for Keefe Hall
Camer on White will perform a recital at Keefe Hall on Wednesday the 25th. The event highlights a solo program featuring contemporary piano works and finishes with a brief encore.
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Politan Cmivwkens
C. T. Walsh
Nynes
Batandes IM Ung
TIZ
Sherman Co
Oklahoma
Plymouth
Boston Ladies Tailor
Carey
E. Harris
Henry Becker
West Seventeenth ST
Schlitz and Pilsner
Old Crow
Yellowstone
Capitol Commercial CO
Merry, Merry Christmas
WM. Myers Dry Goods CO
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