Would-Be Paraders Clash With Police In Chicago March
Socialist organizer Dr. Benjamin L. Reitman led a planned unemployed march through downtown Chicago on Thursday. Police clashed with roughly 200 marchers on Adams and Madison, breaking the column with clubs. Reitman and two followers were arrested as others fled into State Street and Clark Street, with minimal injuries.
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Chicago
Benjamin L. Reitman
Reitman
Shipp
Lake Front
Michifin Avenue
Art Institute
Adams Street
Michigan Avenue
Madison Street
State Street
State Sreet
Jackson Boulevard
Clark Street
Ree
Union
Qrickly
Metmore Wins Senate Seat Amid Eerie Legislature Drama
The Rhode Island election ends with Metmore elected to the United States Senate after a tense two ballot process in the General Assembly at Providence. Long stalemate and shifting votes marked the 85th assembly as leaders faced a contested, dramatic conclusion.
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Island
Eerie
United States
Peabody Wetmore
United States Senate
Science “Land General Assembly
Dea
Preacher Opposes Prohibition At Model License League Session
Louisville hosts the Model License League’s first annual session to push a model liquor license law. Rev William Wasson argues moderation and church cooperation, criticizing prohibition as an infringement on rights. Missouri state senator Frank H Farris opposes prohibition as a sham and unconstitutional.
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Model License League
Louisville
United States
William J. Wasson
Riverhead
L. I
Gilmore
Wasson
Rev
Frank H. Farris
Missouri
State election on booze proposal debated by NC Democrats
The Democratic caucus in Raleigh met Tuesday night to consider a bill for a state election on statewide prohibition. Prohibition leaders pressed to back a prohibition bill by legislative enactment but were unsuccessful.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Mactment
What Constitutes Booze Test Case Brought Under Pure Food Law
District Attorney Baker filed a bill in Washington court to define whiskey under the Pure Food Law. The James Clark Distilling Company faces a mistreatment claim as 38 barrels valued at 4000 dollars were seized by the U.S. marshal and stored pending decision. The case centers on alleged misbranding under the act.
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Washington
Baker
James Clark Distilling Company
United States
Monument to Wirz Triggers G A R and Daughters Feud
Washington dispatch reports bitter clashes as the Georgia division of the Daughters of the Confederacy erects a Wirz memorial outside Andersonville. G A R leaders call the inscription false and say the site is controlled by the Woman's Relief Corps, with veterans and ex-prisoners disputing the tribute.
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Wirz
Washington Dispatch
James Tanner
Georgia Division
Daughters of the Confederacy
Appomattox
Henry Wirz
Confederate States of America
Andersonville
Isabel Worrell Ball
G. A. R. Woman's Relief Corps
South
Grand Army of the Republic
Wirt
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Tanner
Jeff Davis
Zurich
Switzerland
Washington, D. C
United States
Davis
William V. Dawson
Union Veterans’ Alliance
Grand Army
Woman's Relief Corps
Sherman
Bank closure follows withdrawals at National Bank of North America
Comptroller William B. Ridgely ordered the National Bank of North America in New York closed for liquidation and named Charles Hanna, a national bank examiner, as receiver. President Havemeyer cites persistent rumors as the cause of the failure and the run on the bank.
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William B. Ridgely
National Bank of North America
New York
Charles Hanna
National Bank Examiner
Havemeyer
Florida Midwinter Exposition Opens in Jacksonville
President Roosevelt sent a message read to thousands at the Florida Midwinter International Exposition opening in Jacksonville. Mayor William H. Sebring and the Honorary Advisory Board welcomed the event as the grandTrail exhibits promise high class attractions and a strong start with the fair remaining open through April 15.
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Florida
Theodore Roosevelt
Bilding
Gladys Vanderbilt Weds Count Szechenyi at Vanderbilt Mansion
Gladys Vanderbilt, youngest daughter of Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, marries Count Laszlo Szechenyi at noon in the Vanderbilt mansion New York. The union follows her inheritance of millions and is described as a pure love match amid years of gossip about suitable matches.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Count Szechenyi
Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
New York
Miss Gladys
Duchess of Marlborough
Laszlo Jano Maria Henrik Simon Szechenyi
Miss Vanderbilt
Japanese Emigration to Hawaii Prohibited by Imperial Edict
Tokio issues order barring emigration of Japanese to the Hawaiian Islands with limited exceptions for relatives already there. Steamship lines oppose the edict and appeal to the foreign office, which refuses modification. Officials warned to enforce strict prohibition on laborer emigration to America and Canada.
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Mikado
Tokio
Hawaiian Islands
America
Canada
Hancock Verdict Withheld in Major Hancock Court Martial
Major William F. Hancock of the coast artillery corps faces a court martial in Atlanta on conduct unbecoming an officer. The case rests with General J. M. K. Davis, commanding general of the Department of the Gulf, and potentially with President Roosevelt for final action.
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William F. Hancock
Coast Artillery Corps
Atlanta
J. M. K. Davis
Department of the Gulf
Roosevelt
Thieves Rob Mail Wagon on Queen and Crescent Route
In New Orleans on a Sunday night daring thieves robbed a United States mail wagon carrying incoming mail along the Queen and Crescent route. Reports indicate about $5,000 were secured, though post office authorities have not confirmed the amount of the robbery.
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New Orleans
United States
Queen and Crescent
Pension Bill Hikes Roll To 150 Million For 1909
Representative Keifer of Chile, chair of the subcommittee on pensions, announced informally that the House Appropriations Committee has agreed to recommend a pension roll of 150,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909. The amount exceeds this year’s pension roll by about 7,000,000.
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House Committee On Appropriation
Mr. Bryans Dessert Doughnut Feast at Luncheon
William J. Bryan returns to Cotter Bride’s home from the White House and finds a note and doughnut box from an old friend. At a Raleigh Hotel luncheon he distributes the sweets, declaring they are to be eaten by all, and eats five while waiters watch in horror.
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William J. Bryan
Cotter Bride
White House
Congress
Raleigh Hotel
Uncle Sam's Way and Catarrh Cure Ad Parody
A collage mocks customs inspectors and U S duties with a Punch cartoon snippet. An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming constitutional efficacy, a testimonial style claim, and implies a money back offer with Toledo firm J Heney & Co.
Deadly box prank at Baltimore Depot shocks workers
At the Baltimore and Ohio depot several nights ago a prank involving an empty casket box caused fear among colored porters. One worker recalled ghosts, others dropped the box and fled to safety as the lid lifted suddenly, startling the crew and prompting concern about the haunting.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Montgomery County
Washington Star
Grape Nuts Promoted as Ideal Baby and Family Food
A reader testimonial extols Grape-Nuts as a perfect food for ill and healthy babies alike. The letter recounts doctors doubting condensed milk, the mother preparing a Grape-Nuts juice mixture, and claims of saving a baby's life and boosting health for all ages. The piece ends urging readers to consider the food and its health theory.
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Baby
Wellville
Local Roswell Poultry Keeper Praises 20 Mule Team Borax
Mrs. B. R. Buffham of Roswell New Mexico writes that 20 Mule Team Borax Beetex spray and wash effectively rid her poultry houses of lice after using dangerous lice killers. She notes no lice in hens since switching and warns against inflammable products, adding a closing quip about paying bills.
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B. R. Buffham
Roswell
New Mexico
Stop That Cough with Browns Bronchial Traches
An old style remedy ad urges readers to stop a cough before it becomes chronic using Brown's Bronchial Traches. The copy promotes a best known preparation for cough relief, framed with patient duty and resolve. The ad notes there is little fun in doing the things we are compelled to do.
Worn Out Women Find Encouragement in Mrs Merritt Ad
Mrs Merritt of Anoka Minnesota testifies she suffered kidney pain back and hip discomfort and dizziness last winter. After one box of Dean's Kidney Pills she felt relief and believes other women can gain the same benefit. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. It’s easy for a man to have the courage of his convictions if his bank balance is large enough.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
J. Heney & Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Cuticura Cured Four Sufferers in Chattanooga
Mrs Lillie Wildher of 770 Eleventh Street Chattanooga Tennessee reports that Cuticura healed her itchy burning rash two years after it appeared on her hands and wrist and that two cakes of Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment cured her. She says the Lineage family and another baby also found relief using Cuticura Remedies. The letter dates February 16 1907 and credits the products as the old stand by for skin troubles.
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Mia
Lillie Wildher
Eleventh St
Chattanooga
Tenn
Confirming the disappearance in muddy rainstorm
A terse newsroom exchange sources a Cub Reporter note about a car that vanished amid two days of rain. The editor questions the vivid dust cloud description while considering a more restrained phrasing for the eruption of mud wording.
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Puck
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days by Pazo Ointment
Advertises Pazo Ointment claiming cure for piles with 6 to 14 day treatment. Guarantees relief from itch bleeding or protruding piles. Offers refund policy and price noted as 600.
Heart Interest Quip Echoes Box Office Remarks
The Washington Star quotes a critic calling a play lacking heart interest and the star retorts that the manager takes the box office receipts to heart, underscoring theater stakes and public reception.
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Washington Star
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Chile
Mr. Bryan
Sam
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Kline
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Houston Post
Alifornia Fic Syrup Co
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