Mass of Data in Paper Trust Inquiry Spurs Hearing
General Felix Angus testifies on contracts and tariffs as Norris reveals a plan to raise prices and curb production. The inquiry probes a suspected paper trust with references to the International Paper Co and effects on newsprint costs for publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johny Norris
Pubishers’ Association
House
Paper Trust
International Super Company
International Company
Clippings Shown To Probe Newspaper Influence On Prices
Norris offered a mass of newspaper and trade journal clippings to explain how publishers may be pressured into statements about combinations. He noted a 1907 Paper Trade Journal editorial hinting at higher newsprint prices and described letters and telegrams from industry leaders seeking a hearing. The committee pressed for firsthand information despite publishers’ reluctance to appear.
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Norris
Chatlense
Tireat
Twanraban
Broadway
New York
Standard Oleopany
Sims
Standard Oil Company
Mann
Standard Oi
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphte and Super Mill
North
Census Bureau
David
Cowles
Maine Delegates Chosen Without Instructions at State Convention
Portland Maine May 1 four delegates at large to the Republican national convention were selected to Chicago without voting instructions. A resolution declared Taft Ohio the party choice, while Maine Republicans kept delegates free to vote as they wish. Baltimore May 1 the Maryland convention endorsed Taft and instructed delegates to pursue his nomination.
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Facoe
Taft
Tueviis
Aidorts
Greensboro
North Carolina Republican Convention
Roosevelt
Watt
Kansas
Portland
Chicago
William H. Taft
Ohio
United States
Baltimore
Felix Angus
Wiliam P. Jackson
Wicomico County
Pearce and Mudd
Ats
Republican Committee
Hay
Observation of Stomach Interior Achieved by New Method
The medical weekly reports a method to view the living stomach interior using a double tube passed through the esophagus. The inner tube carries a small electric light and ball, enabling direct observation to study stomach movements and internal conditions.
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Monieh
Riehl
Explosion on Training Cruiser Matsushita Takia Sinks Ship
Turbulent events report a terrible explosion aboard the Matsushita Takia training cruiser causing the vessel to sink near Makene. About two thousand crew members were aboard. reports indicate many officers perished with rescue efforts ongoing by Hashaidute and Tosuktus gavel in the disc of The men. Washington dispatches state Secretary Tate will depart to Panamas to investigate alliance and border disputes between Thar ma and Colombia.
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Takia
Maptavist
Makene
Spert
Diatet Ohibt
Wahington
May
Tate
Jeff Washington
Chapleston
United States
Prairie
Panama
Republic of Panama
Tharma
Colombia
Senator Sorgum on modesty ending political ambition
A Washington Star quotation records Senator Sorgum telling a young man that asking for advice about politics proves him unfit for the profession. The remark underscores a view of humility as incompatible with political ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
A Californian's Luck and A Healing Remedy Ad
The text recalls a Bucklen's Arnica Salve testimonial from Charles F. Budahn of Tracy California who credits two 25¢ boxes with curing years of itching piles. It notes the product is sold under guarantee at Houseworth & Bos drug stores. Also mentions a Victor talking machine at Neds.
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Bucklen
Charles F. Budahn
Tracy
California
Houseworth rBos
Mills Resume Full Time at Faulkner Manufacturing Lowell Mills
The Faulkner Manufacturing woolen mills in Lowell Massachusetts, idle since last November, have resumed full time operations. Other items note a Prince Tsukeda and Princess Masako marriage in Okto, a receiver appointed for the Indianapolis Stay Muncie Star and Serre Tiante Star, and various international updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faulkner Manufacturing Company
Lowell
Mass
Tsuneshai Tsukeda
George (. Litt
Indianapolis
Muncie Star
Serre Tiante Star
Lord Dundreary and Sothern's Velvet Fop Legacy
The Theater Magazine details how Sothern created Lord Dundreary from a minor role in Our American Cousin to a beloved, exaggerated English fop. His ad libbed gags, feigned earnestness, and whimsical sneezes defined a character who steadied the play’s success from 1858 onward in America and later London, cementing Sothern as Dundreary’s iconic interpreter.
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Lert Dinidreary
Sothern
Fla
Sothern Uurer
Lord Dundreary
Hus
Isty
Dundreary
Ulster
Daes
Laura Keeoe
Tom Taylor
Edward Askey Sothern
Lester Wallack
Dural
Matilda Heron
Camille
Mr. Sothern
Galt
Pwother
London
Crossing the Line in Navy Neptune Initiation Ceremony
The Philadelphia Record describes the modern crossing the line ceremony on an American battleship. Neptune and Amphitrite arrive in elaborate costumes at the equator and preside over the initiation in a canvas tank. Candidates are dunked or bathed with soapy tarred mixtures, assisted by robed “bears” or “cops,” receiving a certificate after the ritual.
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Neptune
Jackies
Order of the Deep
Amphitrite
Leon
Philadelphia Record
Snow as Nature's Icehouse Supports Summer Crops
The piece explains snow stores moisture in winter and feeds rivers for irrigation in summer. Without snow the world’s crop regions would become deserts. snow's value lies in moisture storage and wind protection for soil, though scientists debate its soil nutrition role. Chicago Tribune.
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Salt Lake Valley
West
New Jersey
Ohio
Chicago Tribune
Advertising Power Noted By Toilet Department Manager
A New York department store toilet article manager says six similar brands differ mainly by advertising. He notes one brand dominates sales, while the other five sell in proportion to ad spend, with the best quality not always matching.
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New York
New York Herald
Mandy Delivers Cards From The Doorstep In The South
A brief vignette from the Argonaut describes Mandy a young colored girl from the cotton fields delivering a visiting card to a northern mistress. She explains there is another lady on the doorstep, but the first guest forgot her ticket prompting the mistress to invite both visitors inside.
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Mandy
Kase
Argonaut
Not Exclusive Jokes and Witty Quotes Across Papers
A collection of comic lines and aphorisms from various papers features family banter about exclusivity and innocence in New Orleans, a road wisdom quip from the Washington Star about wealth reflecting community value, and a joke on marriage about life’s constant hazards.
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Nellie
Bessie
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Everlasting Devil’s Auction to Feature New Scenery and Costumes
The twenty sixth year of Charles H Yale’s Everlasting Devil’s Auction promises lavish production with all new scenic effects and a harmoniously colored costume design. The stronger company is set to perform the Devils Auction at Bucklen on May 6 with Lillian Russell in Wildfire, as seat sales open tomorrow.
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Charles H. Yale
Lillian Russell
Bucklen
Vaudeville at Crystal Delights with Star Duo Roger and French
A lively Crystal bill dazzles audiences with Roger and French as the standout act. Ferarnte entertains with unseen tricks while Chas T Bell delivers a top notch blackface portrayal of George Primrose. Gardner performs a new illustrated song titled Summertime and two new vitascope pictures are shown. The show runs through Saturday with additional amateur acts tonight.
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the Crystal
Roger
French
Ferarnte
Chas
T. Bell
George Primrose
Miss Gardner
Vitascope
Dangers to Ocean Cables From Sea Life and Quakes
The Magazine of Commerce notes submarine cables face many risks from anchors rocks and coral reefs. Teredo navalis worms feast on gutta percha, while sawfish, swordfish, seaquakes and bottom infested grounds threaten insulation and core integrity. India rubber insulators resist teredo but are less durable in harsh bottoms.
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the Magazine of Commerce
Tropics
Wigs in Court Survive English Legal Style
American visitors note the enduring English court tradition of wigs. English judges and barristers wear full bottomed wigs, handmade from horsehair sourced in France Russia and South America. Wigs cost about 30 dollars for common wear and 60 dollars for full bottomed editions.
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England
Bar
France
Russia
China
South America
King's Counsel
House of Commons
Philadelphia
Electric letters promise health remedies and local ads
An assortment of advertisements notes Electric letters as a universal remedy for climate related ailments and debility with a guarantee offered by Houseworth Bros. drug stores at 50 cents. Also promotes Holland’s photos at Holland Studio Elkhart Ind and cemetery lot care by Ray DeCamp at 601 Middlebury Street with phone 1355. Other items urge pasteurized butter from Wambaugh Sanitary Milk Co. and watch repair by Neds.
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Houseworth Bros
Ray DeCamp
Middlebury Street
German Empress Thanks Inspector for Galveston Rescue
A letter from the German Empress expresses gratitude to Inspector Hoh Jan for locating a youthful runaway in Galveston Texas. The fugitive Irene Weinberger daughter of Colonel Carl Weinberger of the German army and a friend of the imperial couple sought an American husband who would buy bicycles fishing tackle launches and sporting goods from Harry A Shaffer 129 South Main Street for one dollar per week on anything.
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Hoh Jan
Galveston
Texas
Irene Weinberger
Carl Weinberger
Harry A. Shaffer
South Main Street
Real estate firms vow daily early closures May to Oct 1908
The undersigned real estate dealers pledge to close offices and business places at 5 30 p m on all working days from May 1 1908 through October 1 1908, excluding Mondays and Saturdays.
Woman's Guild to Host Coffee Reception Saturday
The Woman's Guild of St. John's church invites all to a coffee reception at Mrs. A. A. Jones's home on Marion Street this Saturday afternoon from 8 to 6. A silver offering may be given. tf Ladies' handbags and purses advertised by Neds at Home Phone 1175.
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Woman's Guild of
St. John’s Church
A. A. Jones
Marion Street
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Miel
Gover
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Alear
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Telon
Delaware
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House of Peers
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Vatican
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Clara Ward
Mmne
Ricciardld
New York Central
Oswego
N. Y
Oklahoma State Board of Ecquilization
Rochefoucauld
PD. R. Bowles
Second Street
East
Lexington Avenue
Wauwaugh Sanitary Milk Co
Old Neptune
Ancient
Dustin Stax
Ocean Cables
Holland
Holland Studio
Elkhart
Indildré
Wambaugh Sanitary Milk Co
Java
Arbuckle Bros
New York City
D. S. Stevenson & Son
J. W. Fieldhouse
D. M. Best
J. D. Wood
Cyrus Seiler
A. R. Kesler
M. K. Feather
Andrew Lamb
M. W. Stark
W. D. Dalton
J. C. Schafer
B. F. Stultz
Frank Laidlaw
Clark
Indiana
Ivory
Burrell
Morgan
Bucklen Theatre
Crystal Theatre MOSS t+ CLIFFORD
Lon Vail
Roger & French
Johnnie
Ferrante
Black Face
Gertie Gardner
Vitascope New Pictures
BIG Four
Lillian
Geo. Broadhurst
Geo. W. Hobart
Brena
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