Traction Lines Seek Court Ruling on Street Rights
The Cleveland and Southwestern Traction Company plans to sue Lorain Street Railroad over center street rights in South Lorain. The city previously claimed ten feet in each street, halting curb and gutter work. C and S W aims to obtain a court decision up to the supreme court to remove the Lorain Street Railway’s ten foot right of way and secure a franchise for the steel plant access.
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Cleveland & Southwestern
Lorain Street Railroad
Tong
Clevelad & Southwestern Traction Company
Lorain Street Railroad Company
South Lorain
Supreme Court
Lorain Street Railway Company
Government ownership failed in Panama
The Panama railroad annual report for the year to June 30, 1996 shows net earnings of 322 861 but a $455 357 deficit against rising freight revenue. The government drew $450 000 from the Treasury for improvements, leaving a near half‑million dollar taxpayer charge and illustrating the failure of government operation under favorable conditions.
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Washington
Panama
Congress
Taft
Bryan
United States
United States Treasury
Canal Commission
Frisco Fire Losses Estimated at 180 Million
Professor Whitney of the University of California estimates San Francisco fire losses at 180 million dollars for the April disaster. The burned area covers about 4.7 square miles with 25 000 buildings, half residences, and 420 blocks. Insurance in the district totals roughly 290.9 million, with 6 million outside the state. Building and contents destroyed valued at about 350 million, about 70 percent insured and 75 percent uninsured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney
University of California
San Francisco
Grafton Milk Men oppose railroad rate change
Milk dealers in Grafton object to a proposed railroad rate change alleging unfair shipping costs. They claim shipments to Cleveland and nearby cities would carry higher charges unless a rate equalization is implemented promptly.
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Grafton
White House china collection and its presidential links
Col. William H. Crook, longtime White House executive clerk, studies and owns a valued set of presidential china. He notes Washington era pieces, including Mt. Vernon wares and Lady Washington items, many preserved in the National Museum after Civil War relocations, with several sets like Van Braam and Cincinnati plates among the extant pieces.
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Col Crook
White House
George
Martha Washington
Mt. Vernon
Philadelphia
New York
Lady Washington
Gen. Washington
Arlington
Patent Office
Washington
National Museum
McKinley
Mary E. Lee
van Braam
Cincinnati
Postmaster and Capitol Anecdotes Highlight Busy Week
A western postmaster warns a bear hunting absence while some officials debate post office rules. Senate etiquette shows Mr Pettus of Alabama guiding elevator use. Gov elect Comer visits Washington amid Cannon chatter, with Alabama remarks noted. Kennedy’s Lasative Cough Syrup and Mrs Austin’s Pantakes are also advertised locally.
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Kennedy
House Adopts New Word From Colloquy
John Wesley Gaines introduced a term described as pendlaneous writing in stenographer notes during a congressional colloquy with Representative Underwood. The House embraced the term and adopted pendlaneous as its own word.
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House
John Wesley Gaines
Congressional Record
Underwood
Hat Quills Cause Stir on Transatlantic Trip
A Paris fashion tale tells how a middle aged man, a famed liner passenger, fixated on a woman’s hat on a train and a steamer. He identified himself as M L and adjusted the hat quills with grave seriousness, expressing relief at correcting the angle.
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Paris
Cherbourg
M. L
Burmah Cart Collision Echoes Ancient Courtesy
A British man driving a new pony in Burmah knocks down a native cart injuring a driver. The Burman bows and apologizes, saying the cart should not have been there, reflecting old world courtesy amid colonial contact. A separate anecdote recalls a woman’s bank book trick with five dollar checks and postage stamps to evade cent calculations.
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Burmah
Fresh Air Therapy for Pneumonia Pioneered at Columbia
Dr Northrip a Columbia University professor of children's diseases broke with indoor tradition by treating pneumonia patients on the roof in cold winter air. He dressed and bedded them on the housetop and gave the first dose of cold pure air to the lungs. The method has gained traction and outdoor winter treatment for pneumonia and tuberculosis patients is spreading.
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Northrip
Columbia University
The Way They Woo in Spain and Marital Rates Across Nations
An English board of trade abstract shows British women marry at nearly twice the rate of other European nations from 1890 to 1903. The piece contrasts this with Spain where suitors plead publicly, three men courting a girl outside apartment houses as passersby view the scene.
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Great Britain
Europe
English Board of Trade
Spain
Too Many Trials Exchange Sparks Tension
A fragment shows a terse dialogue where a woman asks for a name and offers a future trial. The exchange suggests friction and a demand for another examination or assessment.
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Katie
Women’s nightgown patterns marked for youth sizes
The square yoked nightgown for young girls features a smooth upper with a full lower portion and versatile trims. Patterns 5555 and 5352 offer sizes 32 34 36 40 bust and range of fabrics with fringe lace edging and plisse options.
OUMMERS CAoT AGAIN IN COUR
The case of Sweet and Summers versus the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company entered trial before Judge Richards and a jury seeking 4035 damages for a piano shipment. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was not included in this proceeding. C. R. Summers of Oberlin and Warren Severance of Chicago Junction represent the plaintiff and defendant respectively.
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Sweet & Summers
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Company
Lake Shore
Warren Severance
Chicago Junction
Norwalk Reflector
Electro-gen Cure Ad and Navy Recruiting Notice
An earnings pitch claims Electro gen removes disease germs and purifies the blood with 50 cent bottle offers. The text also advertises Navy enlistment in Cleveland and Warren Ohio with ads for various ratings, pay, retirement, travel allowance, and citizen requirements calling for young men 17 to 25 for seaman apprentices and 0 to 35 for recruits, detailing benefits and locations.
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Senr
Electro Gen Co
Fremont
Eady Drug Store
Navy Recruiting Station
W. 6Th St
Superior Ave
Cleveland
Warren
Ohio
Can
Rev Hiram Sears Defends Charity Funds Speaking Out Without Apology
Rev Hiram Sears, accused by a Cleveland Leader writer of misappropriating charity funds, issues a statement defending the Western Seamen's Friend society. He lists mission aims including preaching for shoremen, temperance homes, Bethel chapels, and reading rooms, citing endorsements from Bishop W A Leonard and captain Robert J Crowley.
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Cleveland
Senniet
Friena Sociey
Cour Try
Bethel
W. A. Leonard
Episcopalian Diocese of
Ohio
Robert J. Crowley
Seamen's Friend Evangelical and Humane Society
Stockholders Meeting at Masonic Temple January 21 1907
The annual meeting of the stock holders of The Masonic Temple Company will be held at the Masonic Lodge rooms in the Masonic Temple at 2 o clock p m on Monday January 21 1907. The purpose is to elect Directors and transact other business. 3 C Crisp Secretary.
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Fashion Department
Ifi
Masonic Temple
Comany
Masonic Lodge
C. Crisp, Seecy
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