Arson Trust in Chicago Exposed by Dreyfus Case
A Chicago arson plot unfolds around clothing firm Dreyfus & Co. as Jacob, a saloonkeeper, persuades Leopold Dreyfus to burn stock for insurance. Fire destroys the store but a can remains, Leopold confesses, an arson network is revealed, and he dies by suicide the next day amid police inquiries.
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Jersey City
Frank Walsh
Long Dock Milling Company
Walsh
Wecent
Chicago
Berlin
Vienna
Paria
New York
Paul Kelly
Madrid
Canton
Dreyfus & Co
Dun's
Bradstreet's
Ita
United States Mra
Droyfue & Co
Manu
Glinsa
sHvewitz
Jacob
Leopold Dreyfus
Dreyfus
Mr. Dreyfus
Tmerchante
Dreyfus Place
Agenlong
Jacobs
Himeelf
Arson Trust
Michael F. Sullivan
Brothera Dreyfus
Leopold
Gray's Lake
Lazard
Portland
Ore
Michigan Avenue
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sapm
B. Pinkham
High Cost of Living In Japan
An Osaka Ashi article notes prices in Japan more than doubled in twenty years while currency purchasing power fell. Using 1887 as 100, 1910 price index reached 228 and currency value 43. Imported goods rose little, while home and export goods priced higher. Japanese inflation slightly outpaced London and New York, possibly from expanded money supply.
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Japan
Osaka Ashi
Bank of Japan
London
New York
None Left Jokes Onboard Train Car Dialogue
An eyewitness recounts a humorous yet tense scene on a train where a guard and passengers exchange quips about yachts and craft names. A light moment contrasts with a pocket search that yields little beyond a dollar watch and a dime for fare.
Rates Effective November 1 In Iowa Express Ruling
Iowa board of railroad commissioners enacts express rates about 15 percent lower, with a 20 cent minimum, to take effect October 31. Judge Smith McPherson denied a temporary injunction sought by express companies, preserving a restraining order through October 1 to allow rate adjustments. The decision, hailed as a victory for the state, notes the board's authority, fairness, and consideration of extra revenue sources including banking and currency exchange conducted by express firms.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Smith McPherson
McPherson
Towa
State Board of Railway Commissioners
George Cosson
H. W. Byers
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
N. T. Guernsey
Express
Cosson
Byera
Wall
Express Company
Post Office Department
United Mine Workers of America
Operators’ Association
Excelsior
Beacon
Areps
Missouri
W. H. Rogers
Union of Leas
Miners’ Executive Committee
C. Smith
Unionista
Interurban Railwork Planned From Creston to Des Moines
Articles of incorporation filed for the Creston Winterset and Des Moines Interurban Railway Company plan electric routes via Macksburg and Winterset. Capital stock set at 600000 in 5000 shares of 100 each. R Brown of Creston named president with a slate of officers and several local investors listed.
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Des Moines
Creston
Winterset
R. Brown
Claretha E. Wilson
Macksburg
M. I. Harris
Winter
A. Lynn
Orient
W. W. Walker
John Ramsbottom
Henry Ramsbottom
Spaulding
James Brown
J. M. McCormick
M. Rowe
C. Schultz
B. Marsh
J. D. Spaulding
A. D. Benson
H. Rowe
P. N. Barker
F. A. Schuta
SECOND BIBLE A NECESSITY FOR THE CURATE
A minister advises a young curate that married life means keeping a second Bible for home study after the first becomes crowded with feminine items. The curate notices a veil and lace tucked inside the Bible as he contemplates adopting a second Bible for daily use.
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Gsad
Jim Returns Home Humble After World Conquest Bid
A Tennessee man named Jim returns to his hometown exhausted and starving proclaiming he came home to die. Uncle John dismisses the claim with blunt pragmatism, saying he came back to eat rather than end his life.
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Jim
Tennessee
John
Uncle John
Cole’s Carbonzalvo Ip Stop The Pain Promotion
An ad promises fast pain relief from burns or cuts using Cole’s Carbonzalvo Ip. It claims quick healing and scar prevention with sample offer. Includes prices 26c and 5c and publisher details Cole & Co Black River Falls. Also notes about being vice-president and groom at a church wedding.
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Cole
Gragslata
Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Win
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Jou
Jemima
WIN Express
Wudge McPherson
RAIL+ ‘ROAD COMMISSION
W. C. Hayward
W. W. Morrow
John L. Bleakly
Executive Council
Taft
Charley B. Pickett
Waterloo
KH. H. Hubbard
Bronx City
Carroll
Creston and
Des Moines Road
Risk Company
James C. Hume
American Fidelity Insurance Company
Perso
Gabrio
Hume
Rairoads
Farmers' Savings Bank of Bernard
Junior
Carter
Areay
Milunetor
Hal Estate
California
Gmeneryta
Tralnoi
Gur Ghieago
Oom Caine Sfor
Wure
Garey
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