Carpet line sale in March at Wyman and Co
During March George Wyman & Co offers a full line of carpets at low prices including Royal Wilton from 1.75 to 3.00 per yard plush at 1.50 velvet 1.25 velvets 0.85 and 0.66 yard Brussels 0.50 to 0.75 yard all wool extra super ingrain 0.50 to 0.65 Sultana reversible 0.25 yen Mattings 0.10 and up Wilds linoleum 0.45 square yard and up and 4 yard wide 0.65. Free lay ready made carpet installation during March.
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George Wyman & Co
Smith’s
Brussels
Axminster Seenetsneesereveseorene Gs
Axminister
Ee Tece
Wilton
Aro
Wipro
Draperies and curtains offered at bargain prices
The ad lists 50 inch Draperies Armure and Bagdad Weaves at 25c per yard, rope portieres, 5 ft spreads at 1.25 each, 50 inch oriental cross stripe door curtains at 1.50 per pair, 36 inch Swiss at 10c per yard, 48 inch curtain net at 25c per yard, Nottingham Lace Curtains at 36c per pair, and Gilray folding curtain stretcher 6 ft by 12 ft at 1.50. The copy promotes carpets and rugs as the opportunity of the year.
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Nottingham
Gilray
New Line of Trunks Bags and Tele Scopes Offered
Local retailer promotes a complete range of trunks bags suit cases and telescopes at their standard low prices for easy everyday purchases.
Reminiscences of West Coast Pool Talent and a Cyclist Pioneer
Veteran promoter Clarence Green recalls world pool stars like Charlie Weston Jerome Keogh and Wahlstrom and stories of gambling stakes and spectacular shots. The piece also profiles Lawson a cyclist inventor who pursued stage dreams and invented a pacing machine and storage battery before dying from overexertion.
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Hile
Clarence Green
Brooklyn
Martin Fey
Fey
Charlie Weston
Jerome Keogh
Wahlstrom
Slosson
Paris
Wahlistrom
Wohlstrom
Terrible Swede cyclist John Lawson dies in Milwaukee
Pneumonia claimed John Lawson known as the Terrible Swede a noted skater and cyclist in Milwaukee. Friends recall his sturdy form and medals from cycling events abroad as he hoped to become the United States champion. A bicycle maker helped him gain visibility as an advertisement for his wheels.
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Lawson
Edison
John _ Lawson
Milwau_kee
United States
Aan
Record of billiards title hopes and French champion talk
E G Westlake reviews a match setup between Ja cob Schaefer and Vignaux in 18.2 balk line, notes Cure as new French champion, discusses past form and draws, and cites statistics from the French championship showing Cure ahead in playoff averages.
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Jacob Schaefer
Vignaux
France
M. Cure
Paris
Schaefer
Cure
America
Slosson
Vignauxz
Fournil
Baresly
Westlake
The Speed of Quadrupeds Tests Greyhound Velocity
A correspondent reports experiments showing the greyhound as the fastest four footed animal. At full gallop it covers about 20 yards per second, roughly a mile in 1 minute 20 seconds, near the pigeon’s pace. Foxhounds run four miles in 64 minutes, and iberian dogs travel 45 miles in five hours.
Wheat exports fall while Western receipts drift lower
R G Dun reports a mixed week with wheat exports down to 3,088,642 bushels and western receipts at 2,747,094 against 4,052,508 last year. Minor cereals in Atlantic shipments dropped to 138,344 from 2,946,461, while cotton and iron trends reflect broader trade gains and labor tensions.
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New York
Stock Exchange
R. G. Dun
Kansas
Oklahoma
Atlantic
Liverpool
United States
Canada
Many Burghers Escape in British Movements
About 1,500 Boers under Delarey Liebenberg Kemp and Wolmarans moved in the Pretoria area as Lord Kitchener's forces advanced. Gaps in the British lines enabled most to escape though 179 were captured, including Commandant HH Kruger and ex-Landrost Neethling of Klerksdorp.
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Pretoria
Transvaal
Delarey
Liebenberg
Kemp
Wolmarans
Lord Kitchener
HH. Kruger
Landrost Neethling
Klerksdorp
Fire Burns Steamboat Slough Near Dawson Alaska
A midnight blaze at Steamboat slough opposite Dawson destroys the steamers Glenora and Mona belonging to J. Genelle Vancouver. The Yukon river winter quarters were damaged as the fire rages with losses totaling about 37,000 dollars.
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Dawson
Alaska
Steamboat Slough
Glenora
Mona
J. & Genelle
Vancouver
B. C
Collision Kills Two on Chicago Joliet Line at Sag Bridge
A head on collision on the Chicago and Joliet Electric railway near Sag Bridge kills motorman John May and electrician George Barrett. Several others are severely injured and may die. The wreck followed a washout of a track near Sag Bridge.
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Chicago
Chicago and Joliet
Sag Bridge
John
May
George Barrett
Michigan Miners to Strike Call Issued in Bay City
In Bay City Michigan an order was issued calling out all coal miners in district No 24 and across the state. The strike call becomes operative on Wednesday April 2. The announcement signals broad action by the miners amid mounting labor tensions.
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Michigan
Bay City
Mich
Rhh
Jealous wife imprisons husband in steel cage for days
M. Ravelote of Paris seeks an absolute divorce after his wife built a distant steel cage to hold him for three days and nights. He says he slept on bare floors and was fed through bars while his brother intervened to secure his release.
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M. Ravelote
Paris
Mme. Ravelote
Ravelote
Capital
Woman Jumps Into River in Peru Ind Death
Miss Marie Freeland 27 committed suicide by jumping into the Wabash river after a sister’s reception. Her body was recovered from about five feet of water, twenty feet from the shore.
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Peru
Ind
Marie Freeland
Wabash
Charles Daniels
Pendleton Committed to Jail for Murder in Cincinnati
Cincinnati March 29. C H Pendleton a real estate dealer is jailed on a murder charge after he shot a woman neighbor in a disputed incident. The case centers on a deadly shooting with authorities reporting preliminary evidence.
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Cincinnati
C. HH. Pendleton
Weavers Join Strikes In Fitchburg Mills As 4000 Weavers Protest
Massachusetts workers in Fitchburg worsted mills and Beoki mills of the American Woolen company walk out in sympathy with Rhode Island two-loom fight. About 1,000 idle. 4,000 employed across Olneyville Manton Pascoag R I and Plymouth Blackstone Fitchburg sites. Notre Dame plans Portland branch, Oregon, September opening large college with 70 acres.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Beoki
American Woolen Company
Rhode Island
Olneyville
Manton and Pascoag
R. L
Plymouth
Blackstone
Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame University
Portland
Oregon
Christie
Pacific Coast
Keene Illness Delays Visit to Castleton Farm
Lexington report James R. Keene arrived from Florida and fell ill at a local hotel. His physician says he will likely recover to travel to Castleton to visit his million-dollar breeding operation.
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Lexington
James R. Keene
New York
Florida
Castleton
Turkey Mobilizes 90 000 Irregular Troops
The Turkish government orders 90 000 irregulars to be called to the colors, claimed for annual maneuvers. observers note the move signals greater significance amid tensions in Macedonia and nearby conditions.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Macedonia
Lightning Kills Mrs Larson And Daughter In Snowstorm
During a heavy snowstorm a bolt of lightning struck the Larson farmhouse near Crown Point Indiana killing Mrs. Larson and her 10 year old daughter Addie. The house was destroyed by fire set by the strike.
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Crown Point
Ind
Christopher Larson
Dairyman Hansen Dies From Fight Bite Injuries
Minneapolis March 31. Peter Hansen a dairyman lies dying from blood poisoning caused by injuries in a quarrel with Andrew Langseth a stone mason Langseth bit flesh from Hansen's cheek during the fight and Hansen's condition is reported critical.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Peter Hansen
Andrew Langseth
Langseth
Hansen
Beary Fire Loss at Memphis Plant. Spontaneous Combustion Suspected
The Virginia Carolina Chemical plant in Memphis suffered a major fire that destroyed the main mining department. Officials say the fire was caused by spontaneous combustion and the extent of the loss is not yet known but expected to be heavy.
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Memphis
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Wanamaker Sails for Home From Southampton
John Wanamaker sailed from Southampton aboard the St. Louis bound for New York on Saturday March 31.
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Wanamaker
Southampton
Urday
New
York
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Wild
Geo
Wyman
South Bend, Ind
J. J. Sanders
Robert Q. Swaffield
George Ade
John Lawson
BAC
Lyon
Williams Mfg CO
Cleveland
Ohio
Mouseworth
Massachusetts
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