Peruna Praised for Catarrh Relief by Women Seekers
A letter from Anna Carsten of Clayton Illinois credits Peruna with saving her life and restoring health after pelvic catarrh. Roxa Tyler of Chicago reports Peruna revived her strength, endorsing it for catarrhal conditions. The ad notes catarrh affects many women and claims Peruna cures catarrh wherever located with a free book offer from Dr. Hartman Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxa Tyler
Illinois Woman’s Alliance
East Sixtieth Street
Chicago
Perunia
Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Unions in Spring 1901 Labor Movements
A survey notes a rich spring 1901 for labor actions in the United States with 1,314 AFL affiliated organizations and many national international, state, and local unions. It describes dues, benefits, strike pay, per capita taxes, and the roles of walking delegates and shop stewards in governing strikes and grievances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
American Federation of Labor
Bakers and Confectioners’ Organization
Cleveland
Bicycle Workers
Toledo
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Chicago
Indianapolis
Louisville
Bloomington
Ill
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Rochester
Lafayette
Ind
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Denver
Lowell
Mass
New York Tribune
Com
National Federation
Trades Unions
James B. Reynolds
Widows May Reopen Pension Claims Under Act
Attention soldiers widows previously pensioned and later remarried may be restored to pension benefits under a new act. Inquiries directed to A. Sanders, J. P., 109 High Street, Elkhart, Indiana. 3 wks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
A. Sanders
J. P
High Street
Elkhart
Ind
Two youths drown in Wabash near Tever Haute
George Waldron aged nineteen and Doc White aged fourteen, both colored, were drowned in the Wabash near Tever Haute on Saturday afternoon but details did not become known until Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Waldron
Doc” White
Wabash
Tever Haute
Machinists Strike Near End With Broad Acceptance
The prolonged machinists strike shows broad gains for workers as major firms including Hoe Printing Press in New York and Corliss engine works in Providence have yielded. Railroads mostly agree, 15 000 workers out, and a National Civic Federation mediated talks with employer and union leaders to settle terms in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoe Printing Press Company
New York
Corliss Engine Works
Providence
R. I
Hoe
National Civic Federation
Chicago
Machinists’ Union
New York City
Knill's Red Pills and Other Knill Remedies Advised
An old advertisement touts Knill's Red Pills to restore health and beauty for weak men and women in preparation for summer, claiming they are a body builder and spring tonic. It also promotes Knill's White Liver Pills and Knill's Blue Kidney Pills as liver invigoration and kidney cure products, each 25 cents per box or dose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knill
Forestry Law Test Set by State Official
W H Freeman state forester announced plans to test the forestry law after 34 Jay county farmers filed notices seeking tax exemption on original forest land. The board of review and auditor refused to recognize the appeals, prompting two test cases prepared by Freeman and two attorneys. Attorney General Taylor will cooperate, and cases may go to the state board of tax commissioners or the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Freeman
State Forestry Commission
Portland
Jay County
Jayo County
Mr. Freeman
County Board of Review
Freeman
Board of Review
Taylor
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Supreme Court
Appellate Court Rules Against Directors Favoring Themselves
Indiana Appellate Court holds that insolvent directors cannot shield antecedent debt via trust deeds that favor insiders over outside creditors. The Nappanee Canning Co. v Reid Murdock & Co. opinion by Judge Robinson bars such devices, with Judge Henley dissenting. Also noted is a Texas telegraph case on misdirected messages and damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appellate Court of
Indiana
Nappanee Canning Company
Reid, Murdock & Co
Chicago
Canning Company
Robinson
Henley
Supreme Court
New Waverly
Texas
Public Policy and Stock Speculation in Corporate Reform
Summary of multiple legal notes: a measure aiming at a congressional inquiry could depress a corporation’s stock value, with stockbrokers trading for their own gain and the plaintiff. law voids such contract as public policy. Also discusses dissolution liability for selling after firm breakup, dog as property in rail accident suit, and parental liability for a child handling a loaded weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Atlantic Reporter
Del
Alabama
Sharpe
Southwestern Rep
Hobson
Nerve Pills touted by Elkhart resident
An Elkhart Indiana reader endorses Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills for relief from headaches dizziness and insomnia claiming restored nerve strength and better health after using a box from Houseworth Bros. drug store. The ad notes the pills cost 50 cents a box and bear the doctor’s portrait and signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Chase
Elkhart
Gideon Long
East Jackson Street
Ind
Houseworth Bros
A W. Chase
A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
M.D
Underground Road to Russia Quoted as U S Consolation
Fragmentary text suggests a discussion on an Underground route to Russia seen as a potential consolation for the United States rather than Europe. The passage hints at strategic or political context without full details.
U S Machinery Exports to Russia Face Tax and Credit Strains
A July Engineering Magazine article by A. H. Ford discusses how Russia’s tax policies and limited American banking abroad push machinery trade toward Germany and England. It notes large shipments from New York for Russian railways and agriculture, while direct American exports to Russia remain small due to cash requirements and German counterfeiting of labels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ropean
New York City
de- Wittte-Gage
Russia
Germany
England
United States
Teutons
America
A. H. Ford
Engineering Magazine
Big Mortgage on Record In Indiana Wabash Mortgage
Recorder Peddycord returned from a South Bend conference with county recorders where legal reps from the Wabash railroad company received a mortgage for 3 750 000 dollars. The mortgage covers all Wabash property in the state and was issued by the Knickerbocker Trust Company of New York and W V Stuart of Lafayette Indiana. Notes of 1000 dollars each accompany the mortgage plus 1500 in revenue stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peddycord
South Bend
Elkhart County
Wabash Railroad Company
Knickerbocker Trust Company
New York
W. V. Stuart
Lafayette
Ind
Wabash Company
Cigar Dealers to Receive 20 Percent Tax Rebate
The notice states grocers and tobacco dealers who paid both war and internal revenue taxes will get a 20 percent rebate after July 1 on all unbroken tobacco packages. A 12 cent per pound levy reduces the rebate to about 9.96 cents. Dealers must hold 417 pounds of tobacco in unbroken packages to qualify. the 16 667 pounds cited are to be reduced by removal.
Notice to Heirs and Creditors in Viola Vose Estate
In the Elkhart Circuit Court Indiana estate of Viola Vose deceased executor Jacob Jacobson files final settlement accounts and vouchers. The court will examine the account on September 30 1901 at Goshen Indiana all heirs creditors or legatees must appear and show cause if any why the accounts should not be approved. Clerk Louis A Dennert seals the notice. Attorney W H Theis. 6 27 7 4
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Vose
Elkhart
Jacob Jacobson
Elkhart Circuit Court
Goshen
Indiana
Louis A. Dennert
W. H. Theis
War Tax Claims Open as Deadline Nears
The filing period for rebates is limited after July 1. Applicants must call to obtain the required blanks before a rebate can be issued.
Postponed County School Exercises
County Superintendent Hillis has sent diplomas to nearly 100 graduates after postponement of commencement due to hot weather and rising smallpox symptoms. Originally planned for Miller's Park at Dunlaps, the exercises are now canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillis
Miller’s Park
Dunlaps
Reverend Herron tied to divorce case stirs county pride
Rev Herron an Iowa minister who recently drew fame with a sensational divorce suit is an old Clay county man. His father lived west of Brazil, his grandmother and uncle remain, and a second cousin of Miss Rand now Mrs Herron has relatives in Brazil. Herron’s relatives condemn his conduct saying he disposed of his wife and wronged an innocent girl to gain public attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Herron
Iowa
Clay County
Brazil
Miss Rand
Herron
Greensburg Club Read Six Chapter Composite Novel
At a Tourist club meeting in Greensburg a composite novel of six chapters was read. Each chapter was written in order by six members of the Western association of writers including John Uri Lloyd Cincinnati author Stringtown on the Pike Prof W H Venable Ohio historian Bill Cumback Hoosier lecturer Col Coates Kinney poet and lecturer Prof Carr superintendent Anderson schools and Prof Mark L DeMotte of Valparaiso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Willi Cumback
Western Association of’ c
John Uri
Lloyd
Cincinnati
Stringtown
Pike
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Anna Carsten
Clayton
Clayton, Il
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Surrey
Stanhope
Lele Lay
Elkhart Carriage and Harness Manly. Co
Elkhart, Indiana
Rus Sia
O. Block
W.E. Smith
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