Coal Strike Commission Endorses Higher Wages and Arbitration
The Roosevelt commission declares the miners deserve wage increases up to 10 percent with a sliding scale and calls for arbitration to settle disputes. It condemns violence and blacklisting, praises miners as good citizens, and urges reforms including stopping coal police and stricter child labor enforcement while opposing compulsory arbitration.
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Mize
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Coal and Iron
Dr. Pierce’s Remedies Earn Woman’s Gratitude
Mrs. Ervie E. Woodin of Millerton Dutchess County New York writes she is cured after using Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for female weakness nervous headaches irregularity and insomnia. She praises the medicines and urges others to write for treatment. The note also mentions Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a laxative aid.
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Golden Medical
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Promises Real Pile Relief
Chicago firm B C DeWit & Co promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a genuine remedy for piles including blind and protruding cases, with claims of superiority over counterfeit products. It also treats eczema cuts burns bruises and various skin diseases and is distributed by Houseworth Bros.
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Mary F. Sulluivan
Grand Rapids
Mick
E. O. Dewitt & CO
Houseworth Bros
B.C. DeWit & Co
Chicago
DeWitt
Lake level bill vetoed. Bass Lake drain concerns rise
Chicago cottage owners at Bass Lake Indiana backed a bill to stop drain construction that could lower lake levels. The governor vetoed the measure, and a petition seeks approval to build a ditch that would harm Bass Lake if allowed.
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le Porte
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Bass Lake
Bass
Lake Anc F
War Department to Publish Union and Confederate Roster
Washington reports Secretary Root leads a new war department project to compile and publish a complete roster of officers and enlisted men from both sides. Congress supports the plan as a cost effective solution to long standing requests from states and historical societies. Brig. Gen. F C Ainsworth will oversee the Record and Pension Office’s administration of the project across about thirty volumes.
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Washington
War Department
Root
Congress
F. C. Ainsworth
Record and Pension Office
Ellis Glenn Case Remanded After Supreme Court Ruling
The U S Supreme Court quashed Judge Jackson’s habeas corpus writ in the Ellis Glenn case and remanded for trial. The "man woman" matter involved a woman who years earlier hid as a man named Hillis Glenn and faced forgery charges in Wood County West Virginia. Chief Justice Fuller announced a recess until April 6.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Ellis Gienn
Jackson
Fuller
Illinois Supreme Court Disconnection Case Refused by US Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court declined to review an Illinois Supreme Court ruling on the May 10 1901 act allowing disconnection of territory from cities and villages. George T Raylom James A Glenn and others sued the Middletown village trustees Logan and Menard counties asserting lands on village outskirts. The Illinois high court denied mandamus to compel the village to disconnect.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Illinois Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Illinois
George T. Raylom
James A. Glenn
Middletown
Logan
Menard
Supreme Court of Illinois
Doan’s Ointment Offered as Cure for Itching Piles
A historic ad touts Doan’s Ointment as a reliable remedy for severe itching and piles, promising relief and never failing. The promotional copy emphasizes the cure’s effectiveness and steadfastness against discomfort.
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Doan
German dental inspections in schools under study
Authorities review periodic dental checks for children in Berlin primary schools with a plan to staff a special team of dentists. The program already exists in Gleiwitz and is conducted annually.
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Germany
Berlin
Gleiwitz
Relief from Croup with Thon Helectric Oil at Drugstores
A fragment notes a claim that a product named Helectric Oil relieves croup instantly and safely, available at any drugstore. The wording is garbled but suggests a strong, universal remedy claim without verifiable details.
Police probe Burdick murder weapon remains unclear
Superintendent denies a report blaming Pennell and says investigators still seek the weapon used in Burdick's killing. Medical examiner Danzer rules out a cocktail bottle and notes a hatchet could explain the wounds, while a golf putter remains a remote possibility.
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Burdick
Cusack
Pennell
Danzer
Perry Davis Pain Killer Endorsed For Throat and Chest Relief
A promotional tip urges brisk use of Perry Davis Pain Killer for inflamed throat and sore chest. It advises internal use with warm sweetened water, then rubbing on the chest to drive away the ailment. The copy emphasizes time and spasmodic competition cannot dethrone this popular remedy.
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Perry Davis
Runaway Coal Train Tragedy Kills Three Miners at Susquehanna
Johnstown Pa March 20 a twenty three car run away coal train wrecked on a dip leaving thirteen miners buried and three dead one fatally injured and nine others hurt severely. The rear car bore the dead and many survivors suffered crippling injuries as the remaining cars crashed down the grade after a hitch failed near the mine exit.
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Johnstown
House Orders Senate Clerk Under Arrest in Missouri
Jefferson City March 21. The Missouri House adopted a 70 to 22 resolution to imprison Senate Clerk Cole Hickox for contempt for refusing to reveal how he got two $500 bills. Hickox was taken into custody by the sergeant at arms and jailed in Cole County while the house weighs his release on the committee’s questions.
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Jefferson City
House
Davidson
Senate
Cole Hickox
Hickox
Cole County
Oni
Senate ratifies Cuban reciprocity treaty with amendment
The Senate approved the Cuban reciprocity treaty by a 50 to 16 vote and attached an amendment that could block the pact. Officials fear Cuba may reject the amendment, leaving the treaty nonbinding and requiring U S congressional action to effect. The exchange of ratifications is extended to March 31, with a joint resolution likely later, but tariff politics threaten delay.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
Cuba
State Department
Department
Havana
Congress of
Congress
Original Emancipation Proclamation Burned in Chicago Fire
Col. W. H. Michael reports the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation was destroyed in the 1871 Chicago fire. A Chicago women’s society sought its temporary possession to exhibit it and fund charitable work, but Washington officials were reluctant to release the document.
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Chicago
Washington
W. H. Michael
State Department
Abraham Lincoln
Society of Women
Capitol
Michael
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