Colombia War Battle Lines Grow Bloodier Across Fronts
Washington reports say 25 000 to 30 000 troops clash with heavy losses as government forces of about 70 000 defend positions in Colombia. Both sides boast weaponry including Mauser rifles, Remington smokeless powder arms, and Maxim guns with a gunboat for the revolutionaries. Further aid from Venezuela Ecuador and Nicaragua could widen the conflict's reach.
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Colombia
Luis Cuervo-Marquez
Navy Department
Panama
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama Canal
Cuervo-Marquez
Bogota
Venezuela
Ecuador
Nicaragua
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Promise Gentle Liver Cleanse
Small in size and great in results are DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills that cleanse the liver and bowels. They do not gripe. At Houseworth Bros.
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DeWitt
Houseworth Bros
Man loses eye by careless face washing in London case
A 41 year old London grocer's assistant damaged one eye by pricking it during face washing in 1896. Four years later he injured the other eye similarly. surgeons postponed removal to attempt saving sight. He was insured and the accident company paid the claim promptly.
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New York
Doan’s Kidney Pills Promoted Despite Mixed Claims
Advertised as a cure for kidney trouble, the ad cites Mrs A Jff of 322 Washington Street and Kilkhart evidence claiming relief from back pains and attacks. Doan’s Kidney Pills sold by chemists for 50 cents a box. the same company offers Doan’s Ointment for skin itchiness with a free sample upon request.
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Dean
A.J Nff
Washington Street
Abe
Houseworth Bros
Doan
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Tied His Own Knot, Squire Carle Wagged With Fate
An aging Kingston Pa justice of the peace married a 65 year old widow without witnesses, claiming legality. The bride later sought separation for cruel treatment, testifying the ceremony was conducted by the squire himself from a Bible. A higher court will hear the case after the lower court declined ruling.
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Ira Carle
Kingston
Newstone
Squire Carle
Pennsylvania
Carle
Biggle Poultry Book Promises Rich Content and Plates
The Biggle Poultry Book offers seventeen chapters of poultry knowledge plus sixteen color plates depicting twenty three varieties of chickens ducks turkeys and geese with accurate plumage and features. It includes forty two halftone engravings and sixty one illustrations of houses nets and drinking vessels. Price is 50 cents with free mail delivery from Wilmer Atkinson Co. Philadelphia.
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Biggle
Gorten Ous
Wilmer Atkinson Co
Philadelphia
Escape at Fort Mead Ends in Soldier's Death
Report from Sturgis South Dakota details an escape by Privates Cole and Ripley from the Fort Mead guardhouse by breaking through the floor. Private Jack O Donnel of troop I was shot and killed after not halting when ordered by sentries. Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee Jr son of General Fitzhugh Lee led the guard.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Sturgis
S. D
Cole
Ripley
Fort Mead
Jack O’donnel
Troop I
O’donnel
Cuba
Fitzhugh Lee, Jr
Fitzhugh Lee
The Biggle Boys Practical Guide for Farmers
A practical manual for farmers promises clear facts on diseases and remedies for livestock. It targets busy farmers with adapters showing how to prevent suffering and save livestock, priced at 50 cents with free mail delivery from Wilme Atkinson Co in Philadelphia.
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Wilme, Atkinson Co
Philadelphia
Express
Stanton Cassimere
Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Inc
Chicago
Collapse of reserve seat section injures fourteen at Da vis circus
In Chicago on June 13 a collapse of the reserve seat section during a performance at Fifty-fifth street and Kimbark avenue injured fourteen people and caused a panic among about 700 spectators. Miss Nettie Cooper suffered a forehead cut and fainted. others had sprains and broken bones with no fatalities reported.
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Chicago
Ed F. Davis
Fifty-fifth Street
Kimbark Avenue
Nettie Cooper
Wages Board Bill Tabled in Commons by Wilke Burns and Others
A bill introduced in the house of commons by Sir Charles Wilke and Mr. John Burns seeks the establishment of a wages board to fix wage rates for workers in specified trades.
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House of Commons
Charles Wilke
John Burns
Optician W Brunk Serves Elkhart With Full Stock
Citizens of Elkhart are urged to visit W Brunk for eyewear and optician services. A C Keen invites locals to call for flour seed baled hay and strew lawn and field seeds lawn and plant fertilizers and all grades of salt for sale locally.
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A. C. Keen
Local Ads Highlight Retailers and Services
An assortment of short notices promotes H. A. Knevels book store with Kodak offerings and a hotel listing rooms at one dollar, plus Elkwort Steam Laundry bragging quality work. Also advertised are M. A. Tompkins millinery with new hats and a mill line of saw goods recently received.
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Hikhart
M. A. Tompkins’ Millinery Store
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