Elgin Echo Reports Ross and Impeachment Fallout
The article recalls the 1868 impeachment episode where Senator Ross cast the decisive vote preventing Johnson's removal. It profiles Benator Ross’s later ruin, exile to New Mexico, work in a printing office, and eventual governor appointment by President Cleveland, ending with his final years in printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund G. Rong
New Mexico
United States
Kansans
Senate
Johnson
Kansas
Albuquerque
N. M
House¢ of Representatives
Supreme ‘Court
Benator Ross
Ross
Republican
Ater
Cleveland
Ofice
Striving for the Pennan 78 Marshals a Mock Court
Horaces and Edward Napier of Burlington Town accuse con artists in Marietta Ohio of posing as Common Pleas Judge Sheriff and Attorney to foreclose a farm mortgage. A stranger claimed to own legal authority, produced a fake judgment, and ordered an execution after charging $70 for services, which victims say were unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers
Marietta
Ohio
Horaces
Ddwart Napier
Burlington
Common Pleas Court
Common Pleas
Jones
Owen
Frank Wilson
Marrietts
Cass
Riot in Italian Quarter Ends with Dozens Hurt
A fierce riot in Williamsburg Italan quarter on Metropolitan Avenue drew about 185 injuries among participants and bystanders. Three patrolmen were seriously hurt as officers dispersed the melee. thirty five rioters were hospitalized and twelve detained after the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italan
Metropolitan Avenue
Williamsburg
N. C
Haywood On Trial In Idaho Murder Case
William D. Haywood secretary treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners faced trial in Boise Idaho for complicity in the murder of former Governor Frank Steunenberg at Caldwell on December 30. The case centers on Haywood and alleged involvement in the deadly blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Haywood
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Mineré
Boise
Idaho
Frank Steu
Enberg
Caldwell
Drug Trust Ended by Federal Court in Indianapolis
A perennial injunction issued by a federal court in Indianapolis prohibits the so called drug trust from conspiring to fix prices and blacklist dealers who cut priest or to refuse sale to retailers on equal terms under the terms of an agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Wreck of French Steamer Falton Off Uruguay Coast
Reports say the French transport Mari Himes steamer Falton bound from Marseilles to Buenos Aires wrecked off the Uruguayan coast near Montevideo. About one hundred passengers and crew are believed dead.
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Aigpatch
Montevideo
Mari‘Himes
Falton
Marveilles
Buenos Ayres
Uruguay
Ellen Terry Marries American Actor Jamen Carew
A fragment reports Ellen Terry the English actress wed Jamen Carew an American leading man in her touring company in New York. The item is incomplete and mixes with notices about a recluse found dead Mary Hurley aged 84 in Winona Minnesota, with coroner citing death possibly due to heart failure after days of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellea Terry
Ellen Terry
Engileh
Jamen Carew
New York
Mary Hurley
Winans
Minn
Riots in Frisco Strike Turns Violent
In San Francisco a brutal clash between streetcar workers and guards employed by United Railroads left one man dead and several fatally wounded as bricks and stones rained on cars. Police fired into the crowd. several officers were injured or shot. Over 18,000 strikers are reported citywide as tensions flare on busy Turk Street and surrounding avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Prancisco
Atelkinig
United Railroads
Lark
Fillmore
Turk
Buchanan
Aoven
Webster Streets
Boye
Turk Street
van Ness Avenue
Turk and Hyde
San Francisco
Government aids cotton planters against the bull weevil
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson explains how the department developed disease-resistant cotton varieties and conducts widespread demonstration work in the South. More than 100,000 farmers in Texas and Louisiana were reached last year with guidance on soil fertility, crop rotation, and legume use to sustain land and boost yields despite the weevil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Island
Wilson
Texas
Louisiana
Fire ruins Alderson business district in mining town
Fire devastates Alderson I T mining town business section totaling about 25,000 in losses. The Cincinnati Georgetown and Portsmouth railroad war baron in Seat Sac was totally destroyed by fire. fully insured. Fete feylvan in Tre Company at Qveston Pa destroyed by fire with 1 ton ice causing 150 in losses.
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Alderson
I. T
Foss
Cincinnati, Georgetown and
Portsmough
Seat Sac
Fete Feylvan
Tre
Qveston
Wholesale price rise tracked by labor bureau report
The labor bureau reports wholesale prices across 258 commodities rose in 1906 to the highest level in the seventeen year span, with 1900 averages 4.1 percent above and December 1906 the peak. Farm product prices fell slightly from 1905. Clothing and fuel sectors also show notable increases, while bread price remained steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veroment Neport
Bureau
Iabor
School Gardens a Success in Philadelphia Programs for 1500 Children
Pleasant weather brings 1500 Philadelphia pupils to 10 municipal school gardens. The Board of Education expanded outdoor work to supplement classrooms, teaching scientific gardening, record keeping, and disciplined, productive activity. Garden teachers must be expert farmers, disciplinarians, and versatile hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia - Han
Shem
Philadelphia
Vta
Board of Education For Public
Ag Wall
Strike by Coastwise Officers Demanded Higher Wages
The American Association of Masters Mates and Pilots announced a general strike of first second and third officers on all coastwise vessels from New York starting May 1 to demand wage increases to 100 80 and 60 dollars respectively. The action was staged as individual resignations as required by law. The Brunswick and Bullingh involved in a later settlement agreed to the higher wages, ending their part of the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of Masters, Mates and Pilote
New York
Brunswick and Bull’ Linge
May Day Peace Across U S Labor Shops
Industrial peace marked May Day as workers nationwide report improved conditions. Chicago saw no major strikes with wage gains in building trades through new or revised contracts, while other cities like New York St Louis Boston Philadelphia and Pittsburgh noted limited disputes or ongoing wage talks.
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Workers of America
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Teamsters
Philadephia
Turnick Proposal Aims at Catholic Protestant Harmony
Berlin professor Adolf Turnick argues for church state separation and noninterference by government, urging bishops and theologians to attend joint lectures and bury conflicts. He emphasizes avoiding leadership controversies and fostering mutual understanding to promote religious unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Turnick
Berlin
Fragmented 19th century notes on commerce and politics
A jumble of remarks covers railroads adopting block system reforms, San Francisco graft removal, Japan’s battleship claim, office boy mortality, and baseball’s lure. It notes high money talk, prepaid rooms in Jamestown, Cuban rain drought, a tree in South America that yields milk, Wyoming talk, and varied prices in grocers and stocks amid blurred typos and archaic phrasing.
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San Francisco
Japan
Russia
Silent Smith
Jamestown
Cuba
South America
Wyoming
Grocerfex
Dover father rejects natural death theory in missing boy case
Dover citizens and hundreds of volunteers refuse the medical conclusion that the missing boy died naturally. They insist kidnappers killed him to deter the nationwide search, claim the body was moved in marsh water, and note crowds passed within feet of the corpse during the hunt. The boy’s age is given as about a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eyta
Marelny
Dover
Deli
Senyeh
Steved Iim
War Over Public Range Sparks Wyoming Conflicts
The cattlemen and sheepmen clash over public range leasing with armed tensions rising. In northern Wyoming masked raiders kill about 10 000 sheep, burn camp outfits and drive herders from camps as debates split states and draw in national leaders.
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Wyoming
Ghitter
Tohoson
Warren
Roosevelt
Colorado
Forester
Pinchot
Environment versus heredity in child development
Supt T Jenkins of the New York Gerry Society argues environment exerts dominant influence on character. In a recent address he cited records of infants adopted by good parents showing no inherited wicked traits and noted many criminals have children who are honest citizens, challenging heredity as sole determinant.
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T . Jenkins
New York
Riis Praises Roosevelts Four Maxims in Philadelphia
Jacob Riis in a Philadelphia address praised President Roosevelt for four maxims guiding his policy. Riis urged self reliance and prompt action, stressing purposeful work and readiness to seize opportunities as essential.
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Roosevelt
Jacob ‘Riis
Philadelphia
Peruna praised for kidney trouble relief in old letters
Letters from Mt Sterling and Grant Ont report kidney trouble improving after Peruna and Manalin. Testimonials claim Peruna cleanses poisons from blood and supports kidney function, saving many from disaster when kidneys failed to bear burdens.
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Perruna
Geo. H. Simser
Grant
Manalin
Perune
Manatin
Honest dealer Confidently Stocks Apples at Top Row
A quirky quote captures a dealer boasting about arranging apples with the largest at the top. The speaker insists there is always room at the top, justifying his method as a standard practice.
Misleading Patent Cure Ad Amid Long Historical Rants
A fragmentary newspaper item threads a 19th century patent remedy pledge offering a $100 reward for catarrh cure, with testimonials from Toledo druggists. The note merges odd historical quotes and misattributed sayings about Napoleon and Waterloo, reflecting garbled OCR style and jumbled attributions.
I Have a Picture of Myself as No Baby
Miss Pussay says she has a picture of herself but fears it is not a true likeness. Miss Pert replies that those daguerreotypes were never quite satisfactory, reflecting early portrait shortcomings.
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Miss Pussay
Miss Pert
Grape-Nuts Cited For Dyspepsia Cure In Testimonial
A reader testifies that daily use of Grape-Nuts breakfast cereal cured years of dyspepsia. The testimonial claims the product is predigested and gentle on the stomach, providing nervous-system support and energy. The writer notes the entire family uses four packages weekly and invites others to share the evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal
P. J. Citeney & CO
Toledo
F.J. Chaney
Inet
Olf Drugglata
Hull
Ian
Renson
Indy
Westside
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