28 May 1902
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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1902
Page
1
Schedule note states Lazé Shore and Michigan Southern trains to and from Elkhart will run as follows starting in November.
In a letter from Albert Lea Minnesota Mrs Henriette C Olberg praise Peruna as effective for summer colds and catarrh. She credits quick relief and full recovery to the remedy and urges others to seek Peruna guidance from The Peruna Medicine Company Columbus Ohio for a free summer catarrh booklet.
In a heated session, Landis and allies push to bar liquor sales in the Capitol and within five miles of military posts. The measure bans beer and intoxicants in Capitol premises, with votes 108 to 19 in favor and strong floor applause.
Captain McDonald testified before the Senate Philippines Committee, presenting official war department documents related to the Moro uprising and related events. The record notes the testimony focused on the procurement and presentation of materials concerning the actions of forces, though details are obscured by damaged text.
The senate debated popular selection of senators with a discharge motion failing to move the matter forward. A conference with the house was arranged on ethics and courtesies. Patterson opposed the Philippine bill. The immigration bill passed with a provision banning alcohol sales at immigrant stations and in the Capitol.
May 28 report from the library committee favors a bill for a statue to General Count Cassimir Pulaski the Polish patriot of the Revolutionary War to cost fifty thousand dollars.
Washington May 28 The senate committee on naval affairs agreed to report favorably the bill providing for the retirement of Naval Constructor Richmond P Hobson.
A Chicago communication to President Roosevelt charges the National Electrical Supply Dealers' association with forming a trust and asks the attorney general to obtain evidence for civil and criminal prosecutions. The letter offers to present officers' names, secret meetings, price lists, and boycott orders. Labor reports note Western Labor Union growth and calls for political action, including advocacy of state miners' unions and socialism.
May 28 New Orleans continues to battle the local ice trust as Thibodaux ice plant quietly buys up rival shipments for $2 per ton. It then reships to New Orleans and sells on the trust’s turf at $4 per ton, undermining the trust’s move to force the plant out. Manager Claude of Thibodaux fronts the operation by controlling the flow of ice into the city.
May 28 Norfolk Val The Insurance department of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers completed its sessions, electing trustees to serve the ensuing two years. Named were R. Shay Youngstown Ohio Killduff Blue Island Illinois Fred A Burgess Louisville Kentucky W H Praime Hornersville Missouri and M W Cadell Sedalia Missouri
In Stillwater and nearby mills about 2700 workers join a strike led by 400 boom crew members on the St Croix. A mass meeting at Woodman hall discusses forming a mill and river workers union as mill owners meet to decide on the hours dispute. The walkout began with a procession through South Stillwater and raises expectations the strike will last several days.
Governor Stone meets with United Mine Workers leaders and Attorneys General in Harrisburg to review the anthracite strike situation. Thomas Duffy and John Fahey report strikers are obeying the law, with no anticipated violence, as talks aim at early adjustment.
Kentucky health board imposes a statewide quarantine against Indiana due to smallpox in southern Indiana counties. No entry from Indiana without vaccination within five years or pass through without stopping. Local unrest grows as officials seek delay but Kentucky stands firm.
Elgin J. Coolidge, circulation manager of the New York Commercial, was killed and about 100 injured when a temporary sidewalk at Fifth Avenue and Highteepth Street collapsed during a militia parade to greet the Rochambeau commission. Two hundred stood on the sidewalk. twenty feet fell to an excavation with building material. Four severely injured, none likely to die.
National Game Report lists American and National League results from May 27 with multiple city matchups. Highlights include Milwaukee 10 Kansas City, St Paul 4 Minneapolis 5, Louisville 8 Toledo 6, and Chicago 11 St Louis 2 in the League games.
Vancouver May 28 reports from Fernie British Columbia say seventy two bodies have been recovered from Friday’s mine disaster. The company has no list of the men in the mine and the exact death toll may never be known.
The Rita McDonald of the Great Lakes Towing company started operating with a nonunion crew in Chicago on May 28, marking the first boat in the company to run since a strike was called weeks earlier.
The senate approves Robert McCormick as ambassador to Austro Hungary. Also confirmed are his secretaries Robert L Huntington nephew of Colis P Huntington and a noted disappearance case in Denver involving $1200. An aeronaut Ben Bowen fell from a balloon near Manhattan Beach Denver and drowned. Emperor William bans Germany officials army court state church science.
Dr Kings New Discovery claims to cut phlegm kill germ infected matter and enrich blood by delivering oxygen to the lungs and throat. It promises to heal cough worn throat and lungs with hard colds and stubborn coughs yielding quickly. Bottles priced 50c and 1.00 trial bottles free at local drug stores Thomas and Houseworth Bros.
Notice advertises rental of a brick barn located at the rear of Borne maud and Sons store. Limited details provided with unclear punctuation. Prospective tenants are implied to contact the listed premise for arrangements.
The advertisement claims Dr Kings New Life Pills improve digestion and assimilation, tone digestive organs, expel poisons, enrich the blood, and stimulate appetite. Available for 25 cents at Thomas and Houseworth Bros. drug stores.
Advertisement notes a seven room house on North Sixth Street for rent. Mentions Mark and Amnon Foley's Honey and Tarts product marketed as peculiarly adapted for asthma bronchitis and hoarseness with Rushton's drug store referenced.
For rent a store room and back rooms above at 110 Main Street. Ellen E Grimes listed at corner Johnson and Bristol streets with home phone 2 on aesepa.
An old health ad touts Foley's Kidney Cure to purify blood and cure kidney and bladder diseases. The copy promises better health and a stronger system, with Rashton's drug store and J W Fieldhouse listed among vendors and real estate mentions.
The piece quotes Congressman Champ Clark describing overwork and illness then credits Electric Bitters with restoring his health. The ad touts the tonic as the best medicine, sold at druggists for 56 cents, with endorsements by Geo A Thomas and Houseworth Bros. Brick for sale appears in the same notice.
An advertisement from Rushton’s drug store and Turnock’s picture frames markets a kidney cure based on a Chicago physician’s prescription. It touts pure ingredients and scientific combination to maximize value.
Fragmented OCR text mentions kidneys and bladder cures alongside engines and vibration. It reads like an ad or medical claim mixing body parts with vehicle or machine imagery, offering cure statements without clear context or full sentences. Entities include kidneys and bladder referenced with vague promises.
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