Taft Endorsed by Ohio Republicans For 1908 Nomination
Columbus July 31 The Ohio Republican state committee endorsed William H Taft for the presidency by 15 to 6 amid opposition from Senator Foraker and supporters. The adopted resolution praises Taft and opposes removing Foraker and Dick from public life.
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Columbus
William H. Taft
Republican State Committee
Ohio
Foraker
Taft
Adoptig
A. W. McDonald
Sixteenth
N. F. Overturf
Eighth
C. B. McCoy
Gould
Phipps
Republican Central Committee of
William Howard Taft
Stat
J. B. Foraker
Charles Dick
Foraker Denies GOP Committee Power
Cincinnati July 31 United States Senator Foraker issued a statement denying the republican committee’s authority to speak for Ohio Republicans. He said the state convention alone has the duty to speak and that municipal elections will be preserved while events unfold to allow intelligent action.
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Foraker
Cincinnati
United States
Republican Committee
Ohio
Government files anti trust petition against Dupont pow der firms
The United States filed in the circuit court at Wilmington Delaware a Sherman act petition against E I Dupont de Nemours and company and twenty four other corporations plus seventeen individuals tied to twenty six defendants. It alleges interstate trade in gunpowder and high explosives and seeks to restrain monopolistic contracts and dissolve existing monopolies.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Wilmington
Delaware
E. I. Dupont de Nemours and Company
T. I. Dupont de Nemours Powder Company
New Jersey
Japanese official arrives to study Hawaii tensions
Honolulu July 31 Commissioner Ishii, sent by the Japanese government to examine conditions affecting Japanese in Hawaii and the United States, has arrived as a guest of Japanese merchants. He will meet Secretary Strauss and says jingoism on both sides drives the agitation, counting on President Roosevelt to help settle the troubles.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
America
Commerce and Labor
Strauss
Ishii
Japan
Roosevelt
Death in a New Guise in Hungarian Village
A peasant woman near Presburg received 400 kronen from her husband in America and deposited it at a post office savings bank. She later withdrew the full amount claiming Death demanded payment by the next night. Gendarmes arrested the judge posing as Death. the money stays in bank and the judge is jailed.
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Presburg
America
Post Office Savings Bank
Pall Mall Gazette
Sisters Share Cure With Cuticura Remedies
Miss Edith Hammer reports eczema cure using Cuticura Soap and Ointment after a single cake and box. She says both sisters had head eczema cured, another sister finds Cuticura Resolvent and Pills a splendid tonic. Morrison Illinois October 3 1906.
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Edith Hammer
Morrison, Il
Pittsburg millionaire loiters outside pearly gates
A Pittsburg millionaire is seen lingering near the gates, claiming he waits for another man to move ahead. A shade asks who that rival is, naming a San Francisco grafter, contrasting the two figures as innocence versus grime. Also notes Defiance Starch offers more starch per package for the same price.
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Pittsburg
San Francisco
Duty and Truth Tie the Thread of Fate
A cautionary reflection on fidelity to current duty. The author notes that betrayal of present obligations weakens the moral fabric, leaving a hidden flaw that reveals itself only when past motives are forgotten.
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Henry Ward Leecher
Vacuum insulated bottle promises long hot and cold holds
The article touts a sportsman bottle with double walls and a vacuum space that seals air out to keep liquids hot for 48 hours in cold weather and preserve coolness for weeks in heat. It also promotes Defiance Starch as safe for fine fabrics, offering strong stiffening with less product for a perfect finish.
Old brick laboratory gives tale of many uses
A brick laboratory in Middle town Conn once erected in 1825 was torn down Saturday and served as a gunhouse hospital eating house carpenter shop icehouse and an electrical laboratory in its long history.
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Middletown
Conn
Largest Wooden Structure in Wellington and New Zealand
The Parliament building in Wellington, New Zealand is described as the largest wooden structure in the world. The article notes that many houses, churches, and business buildings in Wellington and other towns are wood constructed. An advertising aside promotes Defiance Starch with directions printed on packaging to stiffen collars with gloss or domestic finish, 16 oz for 10c.
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Wellington
New Zealand
King Pao to Mark 500th Anniversary in Pekin
The King Pao or News of the Capital, Pekin’s oldest newspaper, will celebrate its five hundredth anniversary this year.
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King Pao
News of
Pekin
Equally Painful and a Richmond Irony
An old black man Mose in Richmond struggles to collect a debt from a prominent business man who whitewashed the man’s stable. The tale contrasts Mose’s polite response with the master’s taunt about the bill. It then shifts to ads praising white goods and starch, urging Defiance Starch for crisp laundering results.
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Darky
Richmond
Mose
Lippincott’s
Pronunciation Lessons Challenge House Members
Members struggle with saying words like vietuallers and municipal correctly. Many pronounce vietuallers as vittlers and place the syllable accent on the wrong part of municipal.
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Boston Record
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Woot-Ease advertisement
An advertising notice for Allen's Woot-Ease promises relief for painful swollen smarting and sweating feet. It claims the formula makes new shoes feel comfortable and urges readers to buy without substitutes with a free sample offer from A. S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York.
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Allen's
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Dishonest London Milkmen Exposed in Water Adulteration
London pays $150000 annually for water used by city milkmen who adulterate milk with water sold as pure. No further details available.
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London
Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Ad Claim and Quote
A distressed advertisement claims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup eases teething pain and stomach issues for children. The text includes a misquoted line attributed to Ruskin praising heroines and condemning heroes to highlight period style.
No Headache in the Morning Ad Copy
An old advertising line touts Krause's Headache Capsules for indulgence in food or drink. Druggists charge 25 cents. Norman Lichty Mfg. Co., Des Moines, Iowa, is listed. The page closes with a Shakespearean quote about fair women.
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Krause
Norman Lichty Mfg. Co
Des Moines
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