Monument for slain son spurs child welfare group formation
William A. Holmes funds and supports an association to reclaim and protect children following a Harrisburg wreck death. The article notes other headlines including an attempted wreck of West Shore train No. 1403, a Roosevelt peacemaker move with the United Mine Workers, and various crimes and fires across the nation.
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Harrisburg
William A. Holmes
Philadelphia
Oneida
N.Y
John Scanlon
Roosevelt
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Frederick Radel
Millville
N. J
Radel
San Francisco
Eugene Peguillian
Benjamin Meyers
Settre
Meyers
Peguillian
Elwood Pfeiffer
Cincinnati
Fulton County
Toledo
Fayette
Mary Tharp
Simon Hubig
West Fifth Street
Dolly Carpenter
Grover Baughman
Tiffin
Ohio
State Hospital
Platt
Statue in Paris honors Alfred de Musset with unveiling
A statue honoring the French poet Alfred de Musset was unveiled in Paris amid impressive exercises. Other items note a secretary accepting a resignation from Jordon P. Kimbrough of Tennessee from the Naval Academy, and a deadly mob killing in Bienville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred de Musset
Paris
Bonaparte
Jordon P. Kimbrough
Tennessee
United States Naval Academy
Willze Page
Bienville
N. Rogers
Standard Oil
Missouri Supreme Court
New York
New Elks’ Temple
McKeesport
Stobert W. Brown
Louisville
Nanchang
China
Southern Pacific Company
Alazon
Wells
Ney
B. S. Steadmell
National Purity Federation
Chicago
Wilson Mizner
Charles T. Yerkes
Henry C. Kelley
Kelley’s Island
Ohio
Kelley's Island Lime and Transport Company
Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
Texas Supreme Court
Wells-Fargo
United States, Pacific
American Express
Texas
Reforms for Life Insurance: New York Committee Report
The insurance investigating committee of the New York Legislature presents a thorough report with reforms for life insurance. It calls for campaign contribution bans, strict investment regulation, policy holder participation in director elections, and end to lobbying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Insurance Investigating Committee
Senate Passes Pure Food Bill After Fifteen Years
The Senate approved the Sley burn pure food bill by 63 to 4 with Bacon Georgia Bailey Texas Foster Louisiana and Tillman South Carolina voting no. It makes adulterated or misbranded foods drugs medicines or liquors illegal to manufacture or sell in DC territories and insular possessions and against shipments receiving such goods. Punishment includes a 500 fine a year in prison or both. Treasury Agriculture and Commerce and Labor must set regulations for inspection. Investigations by Agriculture fall under the chief of the bureau of chemistry who must seek federal court action if violations are found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Bacon
Georgia
Bailey
Texas
Foster
Louisiana
Tillman
South Carolina
District of Columbia
United States
Treasury Department
Departments of Agriculture and of Commerce and Labor
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Chemistry
United States District Attorney
Grosvenor Defeated in Ohio Republican Nomination
Veteran Congressman General Charles H. Grosvenor known as the Sage of Athens loses renomination at the Eleventh Ohio District Republican convention. He served ten terms in Congress and was a leading Republican organizer. The victor, Mr. Douglas, 53, a Ross County figure and Kenyon College and Harvard Law School graduate, is a former governor candidate and 1896 McKinley elector.
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Eleventh
Ohio
Charles H. Grosvenor
Athens
Grosvenor
Congress
House of Representatives
McKinley Campaigns General Grosvenor
Nage
Grover Cleveland
Washington
Cannon, Payne
New York
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Hepburn
Iowa
General Grosvenor
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Douglas
Ross County
Kenyon College
Starvard Law School
Father Gapon Unmasked as Government Tool Against Revolution
St Petersburg dispatches reveal that Father Gapon ran a modest Libor organization funded by the government to finance clubhouses and literature. Matushensky, not Gapon, directed the campaign behind the January 1905 Red Sunday petition and the workers’ march to the winter palace.
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St. Petersburg
Matushenski
Gapon
Putiloff
M. Timiriazeff
Matushensky
Winter Palace
Politicians and Notables Across Congress and Countries
A survey of figures from US Congress to British parliament notes Olmsted on term familiarity, Garrett’s Virginia leadership, Laurier visiting Erie with Fairbanks and others, and Murdock’s piano skill. It mentions McLaughlin’s dual careers, Labouchere’s retirement, Harris’s Linwood farm, Crane’s paper judgment, Rouse at the House door, and Morley’s concise notes with a printer’s quirk.
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Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Henry L. Garrett
Virginia
United States
Foraker
Ohio
Wilfrid Laurier
Erie
Chamber of Commerce
Fairbanks
Denrose and
Knox
Victor Murdock
Kansas
James B. McLaughlin
District of Columbia
Washington
Ilenry Labouchere
Great Britain
Primrose League
W. A. Harris
Linwood
Crane
Massachusetts
Senate
John Rouse
Vera Cruz
John Morley
Ohio Governor Unable to Govern Amid Illness Says Doctor
In Columbus, Dr. FE J. Wilson testified in habeas corpus proceedings that Governor Pattison, due to bodily illness, cannot sustain attention or thought. He, however, deemed the Governor sane though markedly weakened. The Governor’s family reportedly hopes he resigns to seek health, a revelation prompting widespread public concern. The report also notes a Chicago apartment scheme by Aermotor for six to seven story buildings with auto elevators. The British bark Mobile Bay, carrying kerosene, burned at Anping harbor. crew saved.
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Common Pleas Court
Columbus
Ohio
FE. J. Wilson
Pattison
Mobile Bay
Anping
Island
Formosa
Plan Divorces Get Stringent by Congress in Washington
Congress acts on uniform divorce laws with a two year residency rule for those changing state domicile after the cause arises. It favors open court hearings to curb collusion and seeks classification of divorce causes across states. Provisions include options for divorce from bed and board and safeguards for notice and co respondent intervention.
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Congress
Washington
Committee On Resolutions
Rail shipment cut price and other varied incidents
Goods will move by rail from Chicago to San Francisco at three dollars per hundred pounds, down from six. A Los Angeles baby died after a cat suffocated it. Riis cancels lectures due to heart trouble. Col. Stocking dies of throat cancer in New York. Minneapolis man Frank Bernat held for inquest after wife’s death attributed to violence. Harriman buys coal rights near Durango signaling Pueblo entry. Adams Brothers Bridge Co head pleads guilty to anti trust breach. fined. Hastings dies after bank failure impact. Hulse dies after fall from hotel window. Two Mississippians burned to death when clothing caught by a grate spark.
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Board of Examiners
United States Patent Office
Frank Bernat
Minneapolis
J. T. Adams
Adams Brothers Bridge Company
Findlay
Ohio
Valentine
Joseph M. Hastings
Pittsburg
Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny
Summit
N. J
M. C. Hulse
Circleville
Ithaca
N. Y
Yale
Clara West
Enterprise
Miss
Hoch the Bigamist Poisoner Hanged in Chicago
Johann Hoch, a notorious bigamist, robber, and poisoner, was executed in Chicago on a Friday. A crowd of thousands gathered as Hoch faced the noose after legal fights to overturn his death sentence, with details of his tangled life and numerous marriages revealed in court records.
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Johann Hoch
Chicago
Iloch
Lqst
Hoch
Mlinois
Woch
Colleges and library back plan to found Brooklyn university
Five colleges and the library sign a willingness to cooperate on establishing a university in Brooklyn New York. A provisional incorporation will be made.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Ryerson Street
Southern Pacific
Salton Sink
Colorado River
John P. Miller
W Lancaster
Annapolis Naval Academy
Roosevelt
Justice Amend
New York Supreme Court
Pope Pius X
Mary Phelan
Jamaica
Francis Burton Harrison
American Shipbuilding Company
Tonawanda Steel,and Iron Company
Great Lakes
Rheumatic Pains and a Cure Through Blood Purification
Mrs. Frederick Brown of Sandy Hill New York suffered inflammatory rheumatism from youth. She describes severe joint swelling, deformity, pain, and incapacity until three months of Dr Williams Pink Pills treatment led to a marked recovery and permanent health. The ad urges using genuine Dr Williams Pink Pills from Schenectady.
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Frederick Brown
Sumpter Street
Sandy Hill
N.Y
Dr. Williams
Mrs. Brown
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Newcomer Sparks Bet Over Alaska Claim Sale
The Philadelphia Press reports a newcomer in Alaska claiming a local mining claim is the best in the district. Chilkoot Charlie dismisses the claim as a ruse to lure buyers into gold dust deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Chilkoot Charlie
Philadelphia Press
Catarrh Cure Claim Promises $100 Reward
Advertisement asserts Fall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces builds strength and offers $100 for any case not cured. Includes testimonial request and Toledo address Cheney Co and mentions Hall's Pills for constipation.
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Ben
Fall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Tie
Hall
One Cause of Poverty Praises Mary Mapes Dodge
A Philadelphia writer lauds Dodge for favoring direct personal charity over organized giving. He recalls her belief in a charity spirit and her practice of not refusing a beggar. He recounts a Maryland tramp tale about why the poor are helped while the rich refuse.
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Mary Mapes Dodge
Philadelphia Bulletin
I believe that in an election the best man should win
Senator Sorghum states that the best man should win an election and that he will ensure his choice triumphs despite others' votes. The Washington Star records his assertive stance on electoral outcomes.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
A College Man's Experience With Grape-Nuts
A student narrative credits Grape-Nuts with transforming his health and study performance after greasy foods caused disorder. He describes strengthened weight, clearer thinking, and easier work, noting similar improvements for his sister and brother and many fellow students. The claim references Posture Co. in Battle Creek and advocates reading The Road to Wellville.
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Frank
Post Office
Washington City
Posturo Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Weilville
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Vaughn & Vannest, Publishers
Indiana
Clinton
Around
Grosvenors
Cgrosvenor
Father Gapon
Durrovo
Aermotor Company
John Hoch
Jowann Hoch
Horweiller-Bingen-on-the-Rhine
Germany
Joseph Tuff
WiToch
America
Ife
Joseph Huff
Wheeling
W. Va
Tloch
Ohio River
Bruno Leckner
Martha Steinmrecher
Mary Bartels
Hloch
Baker
House of Correction
Pullman Car Works
Marie Walcker
Ioch
Fischer-Hoch
Fischer-Ioch
Marie Walcker-Hoch
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