Dr White's Electric Comb touted as cure-all invention
A faded advertisement touts Dr White's Electric Comb as a universal cure for dandruff hair loss and headaches sold for 500 ladies size and 350 gents size with a money-back guarantee. It claims unbreakable construction impossible to break or pull hair and seeks agents widely. Excursion rates briefed for rail travel to Omaha Kansas City and Missouri River points at set round-trip prices via Rio Grande. The ad notes a need for neat people to discuss the article and that the patent date is February 1 1899 with agents rallying sales.
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Costa
Dr. White
Soldona
D. N. Roar
Gen. Mgr
Decatur, Ill
N. Rose
Mgr
Decatur
There’s Only One Railroad Operates Electric Trains Between Omaha and Chicago
There is only one railroad running trains on the block system between Omaha and Chicago. It lights its trains by electricity throughout and uses the electric berth reading lamp. The road offers steam heated vestibuled trains with private compartments, library buffet, smoking car, palace drawing-room sleepers, parlor cars, free reclining chair cars, and top dining car service advertised. For lowest rates to points east, contact ticket agents or L. L. Downing, Commercial Agent, 212 South West Temple, Salt Lake City.
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Omaha
Chicago
Mob lynching at Lookout over petty theft case ends in hangings
Details reach Bieber California as five men tied to a bridge by a mob. Calvin Hall and his sons Frank James and Martin plus B D Yantis were seized from Lookout hotel where they awaited examination for burglary and petty larceny. Guards were forced to help the mob.
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Bieber
Cal
Lookout
Modoc
Calvin Hall
Frank
James
Martin
B. D. Yantis
Hall
Yantis
Lookout Hotel
Carter
R. Nichols
G. Brown
S. Goyette
Pitt River
Frank Hall
Alturas
Disturbances in Corunna Prompt State Siege
Serious disturbances erupted in Corunna on June 1 as officials went on strike and mutinied. Gendarmes dispersed rioters, one person was killed and ten wounded. Troops patrol the streets as a state of siege is proclaimed.
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Corunna
Three Drown In Calumet River Ferry Disaster
Chicago June 1 bridge carpenters John Berlinski William Greening and Peter Jesky drowned when a ferry capsized in the Calumet river at Ninety fifth street. Five companions were rescued by police. Also notes a church festival riot in Parkersburg as a risque song sparked a brawl injuring Hedrick MacLaughline and Knopp.
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Calumet
Chicago
John Berlinski
William Greening
Peter Jesky
Calumet River
Ninety Fifth Street
Parkersburg
Robert Crawford
Pleasant Valley
Hedrick
Mac MacLaughline
P. G. Knopp
Mill Strike Begins at Holyoke Mills
Holyoke Mass June 3 1909 Nearly 3000 mill operatives expected to join ongoing strike across multiple mills as workers demand concessions and labor action expands citywide.
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Holyoke
Mass
Greatest of comb ines merger hints from Press report
The Press claims a vast consolidation of railroads between the Mississippi and the Pacific is near. It reports that differences between Morgan Hill factions and Harriman groups over Burlington and relationships with Northern Pacific and Great Northern are settled. Details await J Pierpont Morgan's return from Europe.
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New York
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Northern Pacific
Morgan-Hill
Harriman Party
Great Northern
Union Pacific
St. Paul
Chicago and Northwestern
J. Pierpont Morgan
Europe
Kansas drought ends as rain drenches state
Rain falls across central and eastern Kansas ending a four week drought. Crops gain favorable conditions, boosting farming prospects. Heavy rain noted along the Fairbury branch with a fierce wind near Mankato. Marysville records two and a half inches in one hour, five times May totals, while Salina reports hail and some wheat damage.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Fairbury
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Mankato
Marysville
Salina
Forshey Kills Actress Miss Stokes in Chicago
Edward Forshay of Kansas City an actor and assistant manager shot and killed Miss Edna Stokes an actress with homes at Sedalia Missouri. The couple had become partners in the Victoria stock company in Chicago after meeting in St Louis six years ago. Forshay carried farewell letters to his mother and the chief of police when arrested.
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Chicago
Edward Forshay
Kansas City
Edna Stokes
Sedalia
Forshay
Miss Stokes
St. Louis
Victoria
Police
Rumors of Corner Hit Wheat and Grain Prices
Chicago June 3 rumors of manipulation caused a sharp July wheat advance with prices listed for futures and cash grain. Live stock in Chicago and Kansas City markets showed cattle hogs and sheep receipts with varied gains and steady to strong demand across regions.
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Chicago
South Omaha Live Stock Prices Report Stronger Cattle Hogs and Sheep
South Omaha and nearby markets show receipts of cattle 2300 and hogs 6000 with steady to higher quotes for natives, western and Texas cattle. Hogs sell mostly 5.70 to 5.72 with strong demand. sheep receipts around 4000 with lambs rising to 5.50 and spring lambs up to 6.00, while prices vary in St. Joseph and Sioux City markets.
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Chicago
Texas Fed
Texas Bulls
Kansas City
Fed Western
Texas
South Omaha
South St. Joseph
Sioux City
Unequalled Service East via Salt Lake and Denver
The favorite route to the east is via Salt Lake and Denver over the Denver and Rio Grande or Colorado Midland railroads. Three fast through trains daily offer Pullman Palace and Tourist Sleeper cars to Chicago and St Louis, free reclining chairs, observation cars, and a perfect dining car service. Send for fold er and information to W. C. Mc Bride in Butte or Geo. W. Heintz, General Passenger Agent.
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Salt Lake
Denver
Denver and
Rio Grande
Colorado Midland
America
Chicago
St. Louis
W. C. McBride
E. Broadway
Butte
Geo. W. Heintz
Salt Lake City
Nerve Waste by Dr Sawyer Offered by Mail
A San Francisco physician Dr Sawyer's Nerve Waste is praised for practical advice on nerve weakness. Endorsed by religious and secular presses including the Chisago Advance, the book costs 1.00 and can be mailed postpaid. A sample chapter on Nervines and Nerve Tonics is available for stamp requests. The Pacific Publishing Co. Box 2658 San Francisco.
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Sawyer
San Francisco
Chisago Advance
The
Pacific Pustisuine Co
Laxative Bromo Quinine Claim For Cold Cure Adverts
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming to cure a cold in one day with no care and no pay, priced at 25 cents. The brief notice reflects period marketing style and product naming.
Northern Pacific Pact Ends Long Railway Dispute
New York reports a final agreement between Northern Pacific and Union Pacific interests resolving all disputes over control and future relations. The terms are not disclosed, but J. P. Morgan is to retain board influence with several names likely to be recognized as common interests. The statement promises complete harmony under the new arrangement.
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New York
Northern Pacific Railroad
Wall Street
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific Board
J. P. Morgan
Dowie Declares Himself Zion Prophet in Chicago
John Alexander Dowie proclaimed himself Elijah and John the Baptist reborn, claiming he now comes as the restorer of all things. In front of about 5,000, he denounced nonbelievers and institutions including the pope, the Roman Catholic Church, Masonry, newspapers, and bankers, amid a frenzied, loudly applauding crowd.
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Elijah
Zion
Chicago
Ijah
John the Baptist
John Alexander Dowie
Masonry
Kentucky Delegate Claims Supreme Court Nullified Word Male
Minneapolis June 1 The National American Woman Suffrage association session featured reports by Harriet Taylor Upton and Sarah Clay Bennett. Bennett argued the Supreme Court indirectly decided via the fourteenth amendment that the word male is nulled in state laws restricting suffrage to men.
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Kentucky
Congress
Minneapolis
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Harriet Taylor Upton
Ohio
Sarah Clay Bennett
Federal Suffrage Committee
Supreme Court
James A. Herne Dies at Home in New York
James A. Herne noted actor and playwright died at his New York home from acute bronchitis and pneumonia after eight weeks illness. He fell ill in Chicago during Sag Harbor and never recovered. Survived by Mrs. Herne, three daughters, and a son. born February 1, 1838 in Troy, New York. Funeral arrangements not yet decided.
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New York
James A. Herne
Defrauding Life Insurance Plot Revealed by Smiley
Frank H. Smiley testified in a Chicago trial, detailing a conspiracy with Dr. A M Unger F W Brown and Miss Marie Defenbach to defraud life insurance companies. He described being hired to pose as Defenbach's fiancé and the proposed plan to profit from her imminent death attributed to heart disease.
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Frank Smiley
Chicago
Frank H. Smiley
A. M. Unger
F. W. Brown
Marie Defenbach
Miss Defenbach
Dr. Unger
Brown
Smiley
Explosion at Coryell mine leaves two dead eight injured
A blast at the Coryell mine in Newcastle yesterday killed Leo Grant and Frank Grant who stood at the mouth of the mine. Eight others including William Rogers John Davis Joe Harris William Harris Sam Davis McFadden Charles Murdick and Brady suffered injuries. investigators suspect gas accumulation caused the explosion.
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Coryell
Newcastle
Colo
Glenwood Springs
Leo
Frank Grant
William Rogers
John Davis
Joe Harris
William Harris
Sam Davis
McFadden
Charles Murdick
Brady
Engineer Foils Midnight Train Holdup Near Savanna
Passengers aboard the Burlington limited from Chicago report five armed men attempting to rob the train just after Savanna Illinois. Five track torpedoes exploded as the engine halted briefly. The engineer stopped the train quickly and the would‑be robbers fled, unable to board.
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Averts
Minneapolis
Burlington Limited
Chicago
Savanna
Ills
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FC Corsets Amedican Beauties
Kalamazoo Corset CO
Kaiser, McCann & CO
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F. W. Voalen
E. Bima
Bedrock, Salmon & Gibbonsville Stage Co
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Leenburg
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Forney
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NG. J
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Mexican Congress
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Federal Congress
National Livestock Association
John W. Springer
St. Petersburg
L. James Gordon
Russia
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Via
Great Salt Lake
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P. A
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A. C. Gronar
Dillon, Mont
Stockmen’s Directory
Philip Lovell
Rane
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Standard Oil Co
Red Cross
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Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Socents
Scotch Remedy CO
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