Counterfeiters Profits From Small Denomination Coins
Reports from the United States treasury show counterfeiters made large profits from coins of small value. In 1901 the minor coins division handled 42 million pennies in New York, with over 117 thousand counterfeit pieces. The total minor coin intake was 2,026,000, of which 1,53L thousand were counterfeit. New York has long been a center for counterfeit coin production, though Secret Service efforts have reduced activity.
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United States Treasury
United States
New York
Secret Service Bureau
A Supervisor’s Endorsement for Dodd’s Kidney Pills
George P. Penfold, supervisor for Lockport’s First Ward, writes a public letter praising Dodd’s Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble. He claims six boxes yielded a permanent cure two years ago with no recurring back pains or related ailments. The notice bears his Lockport New York address.
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Lockport
George BP. Penfold
City of
Dodd
George P. Tenfold
Church St
N.Y
New Use for the Pulpit in a Quiet Parish
An aged sexton guides a visiting preacher to a remote English parish where he humorously warns the preacher not to mind the pulpit as a duck rests on fourteen eggs there. London Tid Bits notes the odd tale of a duck and quiet church setting.
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England
London
New General Manager Appointed for Illinois Central
John Walkes named general manager of the Illinois Central System including the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley road. A veteran civil engineer since 1860, Walkes is past president of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Towns praise his work, saying the road’s condition is almost perfect.
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John —. Walkes
Willinois
Yaxco
Miscissiyah
Mir Washiee
Wormer Team Society of Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers of
Americn
Wilds Central Road
Scandal Stirs Spain Over Royal Family Affairs
Madrid reports a grave royal scandal as King Alfonso II confronts his mother Maria Christina over a morganatic marriage she allegedly arranged with Count Usecosara. A violent scene followed her visit to Austria and a royal order to leave Spain, with Maria Christina defying the command.
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Madrid
Alfonse
Spain
Hais
Count Usecosara
Maria Christina
Austria
Alfonso
Regent Queen In Austria Dies In North American Writ
The widow of Archduke Karl Louis of Austria, married November 25, ISTO to Alfonse NOL, King of Spain, acted as regent after his death guiding her son Alfonse upon his accession. The young king was born May 17, 1886. The queen faced hardship as austere reverses affected foreign holdings.
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Sseve
Dutchier
Archduke Tules
Austria
Isto
Alfonse Nol
Spain
Alfonse
United States
Roosevelt to Take Hand in Coal Strike Resolution
Cabinet members and Gov. Crane report President Roosevelt will intervene to end the nationwide coal strike. If moral persuasion fails, legal action will be pursued to compel a resumption of work, with Attorney General Knox preparing to use existing laws and possibly an extraordinary Congress session.
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Crane
Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
Knox
Whitecaps terrorize Brown and Monroe counties in Indiana
A gang known as regulators has attacked at least twenty four people in Brown and Monroe counties over the past year. Gov. and state officers move to protect citizens while the AG warns a threatened shooter will face murder charges.
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Whitecaps
Brown
Monroe
Langer
Michigan City
Fann Colson
Elizabeth Rush
Maple Eights
Bloomington
Presbyterian Pastor Praises Peruna in Testimonial
A Greensboro Georgia Presbyterian pastor Rev. E G Smith testifies Peruna cured his family of entarrh and diarrheal trouble after other remedies failed His elder and local merchant M J Rossman also endorses Peruna citing kidney entarrh relief and improved health Readers are urged to write Dr Hartman for free medical advice and begin Peruna use today
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Peruna
Presbyterian Church
E. G. Smith
M. J. Rossman
Greensboro
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Hio
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