Miscellaneous health, travel, and ads clippings page feature
The fragment describes population estimates for British Somaliland, Lakewood health resort notes, and varied old ads and notices. It mentions Dr Kiine's Cro Norvo Restorer, Lakewood climate and open air benefits, and a mix of random testimonials, cures, and product pitches from 1900 era sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiine
Norvo Restorer
IH. Kuist, Ltd
Arch St
Path
Cork
Ireland
Climate Challenges Face Historic Rail Routes
A collage of notes on railway engineering from a Philadelphia Record clipping discusses climate as a central obstacle to building great transcontinental routes. It covers high latitudes facing mountain sickness, rainy zones with floods and landslides, and arid regions needing water and fire guards, illustrating the varied dangers rail engineers must mitigate. The item also briefly mentions a Tollemache family hall life in England and a Scottish doctor using carrier pigeons for prescriptions, with a stray ad-like snippet about Down's Kidney Pills sold by Foster Milburn Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
G. W. Fooks
Salisbury
Wico
Bays
Bright
Trice
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Postal Fraud Exposed in Post Office Conspiracy
Government robbed of millions in a broad conspiracy spanning divisions, with officials Bristow and Roosevelt urging vigorous prosecutions. The memo notes that total illicit gains rarely exceeded 800,000, while the schemes defrauded the public of millions, including a $3,000,000 loss from the Arnold Turf Investment Scheme. President urges extension of statute of limitations and highlights accuse Tyner but insists on pursuing indicted individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Tristow
Postance Department
Bristow
Roosevelt
Wrlstow
General Bristow
Macier
Harrison J. Barrett
Arnold Turf
Perry S Heath
Beavers
Heath
Tyner
Postoffice Department
Kaya Tyrer
Bis
CAPTAIN CARTER FREED FROM FORT LEAVENWORTH
Oberlin M. Carter a former Captain of the Engineers left Fort Leavenworth shortly before 4 am on November 28, greeted by his uncle L. D Carter and driven to Union Station. He declined to discuss his conviction or future plans during interviews with reporters.
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Leavenworth
Kay
Oberlin
Trio of Chicago bandits indicted for multiple murders
Chicago grand jury votes indictments against Harvey Van Dein Peter Neidermeier and Emil Rueski for a series of killings linked to a broad crime spree in Indiana and Illinois. Gustave Troeski also faces murder charges. blood cattle slaughters spark a separate crash investigation in Crown Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harvey van Jeln
Peter Neidermeier
Emil Rueski
Indiana
Gustave Xurz
Quinn
van Dein
Neidermeier
Marx
Eruption at Stromboli and Rail Safety Battles
Fragmented report lists Newhy Ghaulige volcanic activity in Stromboli and a flurry of items: U S government action against Texas railroads for lacking automatic couplers, an $ ear loss suit by McCue against North Pacific Coast Railroad via a ferry collision, church vacancy surveys in Manhattan, Army officer counts, and Omaha population estimates.
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Philippines
Texas
McCue
Sait
North Pacific Coast Railroad Company
Manhattan
Church News Association
Ferguson
Noy Johnston
Ogdensburg
Panama
John Wickey
St Thomas' Roman Catholic
Braddock
Mer
Sylywab
John Alexander Dowle
Tanke
Uilnats
Zlon
Crank Reaches Roosevelt at Church Barricade
In New York City a crank named Ardwarek Deming, claiming a cure charcoal could heal any disease, slipped past guards at the Church of the Holy Communion during President Roosevelt's attendance at a funeral. Police officials face trial for lapses in security. Deming was sent to Bellevue for evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
James King Gracie
Roosevelt
Greene
Thas
Captain Cottret
Triad
Deming
Attice
Broadway
Ant
California
House of Representatives
Washington
United States Congress
Lim
Ihopahilan
Nice
Cheselrouge Mfo. CO
State Street
New Gold Bonanza Draws 500 Prospectors to Apache Canyon
Excitement grips Tlfsborough New Mexico as a fresh gold strike in Apache Canyon within the Cebolla Mountains draws 500 newcomers daily. Mexican guides using an old chart report finding gold nuggets after hours of washing bed rock. The bonanza claim promises larger riches than the Gret and keeps the fever high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlfisborough
N. M
New Mexico
Apache Canyon
Cebolla Mountains
Iisborough
Nowa
Mextfcans
Nebraska Auditor Arrested and Bank Schemes Unveiled
Nebraska auditor Weston Bristle and associates faces arrest over a broad fraud scheme. Bristle Bristil Co and Denecke Co operated stores and a bank under W A Denecke Co name, all in insolvent condition. Funds totaling about 75 000 were borrowed and shered by multiple fraternal orders in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crusper
Wio
Cubans Endorse National Lottery Bill in Senate
Havana Cuba Senate passed the National Lottery bill by a large vote directing the lottery begin within seventy days after the law is promulgated and authorizing the President to issue regulations. A majority of Senators believe the lottery is the best way to address tax difficulties in line with public wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Senate
Psue
Three Brothers Drowned Crossing Iver Blackstone Wa ver
In Blackstone Massachusetts three children Mia Read Johm seventeen Nellie J Read Johm fourteen and George eight drowned after breaking through ice on the Blackstone River. A cap and mitten were found and police charged rioters in a separate France dock laborer riot. Bradstreet reports 23 failures with weekly US failures around 250 for the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackstone
Mass
Mia
Nellie J. Read
Johm
Win
George
Bradstreet
United States
Yale Commons and other college notes on funding and enrollments
Yale Commons operate at a yearly loss around $20,000. Yale’s Sheffeld Scientific School reports about 1,420 students that year. Harvard beats Yale in recent chess, with Harvard winning fourteen to Yale six. Yale Football Association expects a postexpenses treasury balance near $50,000. University of Chicago enrolls 1,530, below 2,171 in 1902. Michigan appoints Professor Robert Roth to forestry chair. Drake of Town funds Bible college in India with $5,000, after earlier gifts of $5,000 for missions in China and Japan. Mount Hermon School plans an agricultural department and courses. Sherrington to Yale lectureship. Northwestern establishes public analysis and microscopy training. Princeton receipts projected near $20,000 after expenses. Cornell debating team for the contest with the University of Pennsylvania includes LL. Rinne, TL. Decker, H. Tibbits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
University
Sheffeld Scientific School
Harvard
Harvard Union
Cambridge
Yale Football Association
University of Chienzo
Fibert Roth
University of Michigan
Drake
India
China
Japan
Mount Hermon
North
Tell
Mass
D. 2
Moody
Kendy
Sherrington
Liverpool
Sige Wand
Yale University
Northwestern University
Chicago
Ales Shire
Princeton
Cornel
We University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
LL. Rinneamin TL
D. Decker
Jamestown
N.Y
Boy Bandits Captured After Wild Northern Indiana Chase
Three Marx II and Nout High bandits were hunted across Lake County Indiana by 1600 men and finally arrested by four rural hunters after a deadly sand-hill encounter. Detective Joseph Driscoll died and Detective Mats Zimmer was seriously wounded in the siege near Pine. The fugitives killed brakeman Sven and wounded fireman Coffer, then rode toward Liverpool before being cornered by farmers armed with shotguns. The three suspects faced the police for involvement in a Chicago City Railway Company barn attack on August 30, in which two men were killed, another wounded, and $2250 stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lake County
Ind
Marx
Bird
Kray-Jorgensen
Winchester
Charles Coffer
T. J. Sven
Heeman
Liverpool
Intl
Sven
Seizy Hoeski
Reoeski
Amb
Chicago City Railway Company
Historic Theatre Building Destroyed by Fire in Brooklyn
Fire destroyed the Academy of Music in Brooklyn within minutes, sparing nearby structures but damaging the three story Tay Methority building. No casualties reported as investigators considered an electrical cause and volunteers fled as flames consumed draperies and a sign fuse blew. The blaze raised insurance rates and prompted concerns for the adjacent Brooklyn Public Library.
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New York City
Walla
Brooklyn
Hindebeen
Nelleles
Geent
Tate
Remsen
Tay Methority
Montagne Street
Montage Street
Academy
THREE ALASKA GOLD MINES CLAIM GREAT RICHES
Crospectors report immense gold finds in Alaska with 78 claims on the Busita River 40 miles from Valleys and strong pays along Lake Kulanke and White River headwaters. Two men with basic tools yielded 40 ounces before freeze up. In Tanana district 32 pay streak mines are located, hydraulic work promising solid returns.
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Klondike
Tacoma
Alaska
Tanana
Yaqui Massacre Report Sparks Horror in Mexico
Reports from Los Angeles describe a brutal Yaqui massacre near Saggal Grande where a Mexican infantry unit under Colonel Francisco Picarardo was wiped out. Only six bodies were found after the night attack, with accounts of torture and bodies scattered over miles. A second item notes Alfred James Henry Frith's execution for killing Frederick Batley in Exquimault.
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Los Angeles
Col
Sonora
Mexico
Fifth Regiment
Mexican Iturals
Francisco Picarardo
Raplero
Saggal Grande
Alfred James Henry Frith
Frederick
Batley
Exquimault
Victory
B.C
Federal Court Names Receivers to Seize Zion City
The Federal Court appointed Frederick M. Blount and Albert Currier receivers to take possession of Dowle’s Zion City in Indiana. The town, founded two years ago, houses over 10,000 residents and represents a reported expenditure of 20 million dollars. Dowle resisted at his home while officers served the order. bankruptcy claims allege insolvency and a preferential payment to EF Streeter Lumber Co. for 77 dollars.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowle
Elijah UH
Bia
New York
Dowle
Ien City
Frederick M. Blount
Eosuler
Chicago Natonal Bank
Albert Currier
Montell
Kobleuat
United States District Court
Teedkeske
Dh Udder Ft
Zion
Wowie
Ele
Ant Dowle
Maaing
EF Streeter Lumber Company
Vpowle
Tabernacle
Zion City
Alon Industries
Jace and
Candy Industries
Dowlea Alffer Sanior
Stevenson
Ince
Mob Executes Three Black Men Near Shreveport
In a mob related to a public safety incident involving Robert Adger, three Black men named Davis, Walter Carter, and Clint Thoums were killed near Bolehor, twenty miles from Shreveport. The victims confessed to no crime and died as the mob attacked after a tree fell, with two other Black men later released after evidence showed fear and attempts to intervene.
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Shreveport
Neg Groes
Ph Davis
Walter Carter
Clint Thoums
Bolehor
Robert Adgier
North Lousiana
Aegrocr
Soin Tee
Peter Thouns
Aegroca
Adger
Thorn
Michigan Railroad Tax Ruling Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court delivered an opinion by Justice Hobbes in Michigan Railroad Company v. Auditor-General Powers. The case involved Michigan laws taxing railroads north of the 44th latitude, previously exempt. The court ruled the new exemption did not breach contract, upholding the state’s tax authority.
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Wisington Doch
Supreme Court of the United States
Hobnes
Jane
Wisconom and Michigan Railroad Company
Auditor-General Powers
Michigan
Prisoner in Greensburg Confesses to Policemen Killings
Chicago Chief ONeill reports Charles Kruger of Greensburg Pa confessed to the killings of Policemen Fennell and Devine in Chicago. He allegedly admitted murders of six other men in Kentucky and was arrested for burglary. He is slated for execution on September 14, 1905.
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Chicago
O'Neill
Charles Kruger
Greensburg
Fennell and
Devine
Kruger
Kentucky
Ranch Fence Cases Heard in Western Nebraska
Federal Grand Jury investigates alleged illegal fencing of millions of acres of government land by Western Nebraska ranchers and cattle owners. Several prominent officials are named, with one large landholder already indicted. Targets include Bartlett Richards of Ellsworth and J M Allen of a large cattle company. about 4 million acres under dispute, occupied by 500 to 800 ranchers.
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Otmaha
Neb
Nebraska
Federal
Grand
United States
Bartlett, Riel
Ards
Elsworth
J. M. Allen
Tida
Gemmla
Ranchinen
Peonage defendants fined in Savannah suit
Edward J. Frank Willin Mc Rae and others pleaded guilty to peonage charges in Savannah Georgia. They were fined 1000 dollars in one case and received suspended sentences in two others with further penalties in a fourth count.
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Edward J. Frank
Willin Mc Rae
Savannah
Canada and Cuba debate on new statehood timing
In Washington a debate on the Newlands resolution touches on statehood for Canada before Cuba. Senator Mile foresees Canadian annexation preceding Cuba while other nations plan expositions and exhibits at the St Louis and New Orleans worlds fairs.
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Canada
Belfore
Cuba
Washington
Newlands
Mile
Paris Underground Accidents and Labor News Blend
Two cart derailments beneath Paris Metropolitan Electric caused passengers to flee along tracks but no loss of life. Reports touch on strikes and labor movements worldwide, including labor federations, wage rises, and union reorganizations, with references to France, Germany, and the United States.
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Paris
France
Hallrond
Maule Lane Tale of a Wanderer and a Shipwrecked Brain
A fragment recounts Charles BE Libby of Scarhore wandering two weeks in the woods in a demented state. He was struck on the head by a falling woodpile, which shattered a wooden block in his brain and restored his sanity.
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Charles BE. Libby
Scarhore
Hoarlan
Jata Marlowe
Idaho
Pattay Besk Bie
Htoosevelt
Ufo
Ye Newderoy Wstorien Society
Victor Bigmanuel
Queer Helens
Italy
Engl
Abercorn
Cully
Ennperor Willis
Mediterranean
Tienry Carrington Bolan
Waelington
Dlc
Duchesy of
Westminster
Rupert of
Pollan
Tann
Mass
Sly
Thomas Tipton
Notable Erratic Doings and Obscure Reports From Far Afield
A garbled dispatch mixs murder verdicts, royal travels, and political notes. Dr. Jay Gete of Asheville convicted of second degree murder of his three children faces a 30 year sentence. Reports mention senators authors, royalty arrivals, and medical worries with scattered dates and places.
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Jay Gete
J. Ve Jay
Asheville
N.C
Fruit and poultry prices from a 1900s market listing
The clipping lists multiple market items with prices. It includes fruits and berries such as apples, grapes, cranberries, and Concord. live poultry and ducks with per pound or per item pricing. vegetables like potatoes, onions, cabbage, cucumbers, and beans. grains and flour terms. and livestock rates for calves, sheep, hogs, and lambs. Names, amounts, and units vary, indicating a dense historic price sheet.
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Q & Wentern
Ubl
Cartier
Ducha
Reese
Stare
Tema Town
Dearsee
SOO Orange Co
Cotton crop figures from Latham Alexander Co estimate 1903 04
Latham Alexander Co. estimates the US cotton crop at 10,300,000 bales for 1903 04 down from 21,000,000 bales in 1902 03. They cite unfavorable southern weather late planting excessive spring moisture cool germination heat and frost as factors. Harvesting improved, demand strong, and stocks low in interior mills.
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New York City
Senator Fairbanks pushes canal bonds for circulation
The report notes Senator Fairbanks introduces a measure to amend the canal act to permit a perminator tanking association to issue bonds for inter-ocean canal construction. It mentions France's 103 wheat crop valued at 65 million francs and hints at agricultural market tensions and farmers resisting sales below desired prices.
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Senntor Fairbanks
New England Shoe Makers Face Rising Demand
Despite higher prices, New England shoe manufacturers hold more orders than a year ago as shipments rise. In New York, financial and real estate leaders pull capital toward urban improvements, signaling renewed construction activity and anticipated strong jobs with good wages next year.
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Bhoe
New York
Peronies
Pelvic Catarrh and Nervousness in Women
Catarrh of any organ if untreated can spread through the body. Pelvic catarrh and nervousness are linked, causing distress in women who suffer from painful symptoms. Also notes on English land use and a tax proposal affecting farmers and workers, citing Morrison Davidson and the New York Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Armitage
Greenwood ‘Ave
Detroit
Alich
Royal
Seattle
Miss Muriel Armitage
Pepuna
Vperuna
Tarro
Pemina
Jan
Chia
Peruna
Pernna
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarian
Columbus
Ohio
England
Joseph Chamberlin
Morrison Davidson
New York Journal
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Thea
Baltimore American
Tt Sg
British Somaliland
Tta
Lakewood
Invalida
Cal
Burt
New Jersey Central
Pigo
Borga
Trinity Springs
United Kingdom
Nira Winslow
London
Ayer
Emma Jane Entsminger
Langsville, O
J.C. Ayer
Tollsmuacke
Yelmingham Hall
Leo Quintus
Doctora
Highlands
Scotland
Famien
Ordenez
Madrid
Lax
Typer
Moollen and
Weavers
Ofendera
Captain Carter
Fort Leavenworth
Young Desperadoca Hols
Crown Point
John Keating
Bartow Shipley
George Reynolds
Reynolds
Minera Kinin
Bonanza
Ark
Vatious Siiifte
Newhy Ghaulige
Crank
Blander
Meena
Dusiotae
Wyoming
BUI
Pausea
The
Inland Senate
Iver
Boreaux
Mpa
Marx II and
Nout High
Teurat Maublt
Offensve
Thely Vidling
Scanklyn
Eluah Dowie
Zion Cits
Ofierra
Frecinda
Meligions
Willetta
Denlen
Devyte
Fhey
Beralelana
Trivanat
Louisiana
Palace of Agriculture
Seh Baues
United Sates
Internal Revenue Department
Nile
Bugland
America
Maitre Laborl
St. Lawra
Georgia
Lanis
Louistian
Arkmineas
Metropolitan Electric Row
Dakota
Jude Jnnes AL Ewe
Iowa Discriet Court
New Jows College
Jewel Tatheran College
Ofwell Tunerien
Transvind
South Asia
Foiepowers
Iiternational Brotherlood
Stathouny Firemen
Germany
Jessini
Marlee Trenent
Milwaukee
Wis
Valon Phtetoyers
Tor Angeles
Samuel Gampers
Amercan Federation of Labor
Bricklayers and Stone Masons
Dinsters
Aml
Marion
Hritthh Labor Federation
Tron Works
D. Borden
Latham, Alexander & Co
Hood
Duluth
Puluth
Minn
Quleuy
Ministry of Agriculture
WAT
Gsaeres
Gotling
V. C
GaNoy Cathartic
Cer
Sterling Remedy Company
Vanderbilt
Ellaabeth
Queen Victoria
Alice
Princess of Wales
Mall
J. Cnever & Co
Toledo
C. We
F. J. Cheney
Transac- Honsanis
Waar & Tupax
Druzgrats
Waupixo
Kinxan & Manvix
Wholesale Druggista
Bombay
Dadi
Webster's
Hoglleh
Llogragy
Merriam Co., Publishers
Springfeld
Artizans
Cain
Anteed
Iy Sian
Wits
Thompson's
Vitti Chakaies
Boston
B. Paxton Co
Anya
W. Tmirsons
Sffonl
Asilo
W & Elias & Rro
Hilo
Atlanta
Gasa
Piso
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