Taft health fuels talk he may quit race for Roosevelt
Washington gossip says Secretary Taft may withdraw from the presidential contest due to health and burden of duties. East reports suggest he never sought the campaign and confere nces after west trip will show if he stays in. Governor Cummins backs Roosevelt for another term in the east.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
East
War Department
Phillippines
Supreme Bench
Roosevelt
Cummins
Pittsburg
Letters Against Haywood Highlight Fortunes in Steunenberg Trial
Boise Idaho June 19 The prosecution in the Steunenberg murder trial offered key evidence against William D Haywood by recalling Harry Orchard for redirect and admitting four letters. Orchard testified that in summer 1905 Haywood urged deception of Mrs Orchard Cripple Creek about her husband and that two dated San Francisco were delivered by federation agent Paddy Mulling.
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Boise
Idaho
Steunenberg
William D. Haywood
Harry Orchard
Haywood
Orchard
Federation of Miners
Wood
China to be released from indemnity for Boxer uprising
Washington reports the State department confirms the Chinese minister’s claim that the president plans to release China from the indemnity after Congress agrees. The treaty set a payment of about 25 million dollars. 6 million collected, 2 million paid to missionaries, 9 million for military and consular costs, leaving about 11 million to be charged. Payment pace suggests completion in four to five years, after which full release to China.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
United States
Congress
China
Democrats Ratify Territorial Nominations in Oklahoma City
Democrats from the two territories met in Oklahoma City to ratify June primaries. C. N. Haskell was nominated for governor while T. P. Gore and Robert Owen were named for U.S. senators. In the afternoon William J. Bryan addressed the delegates with an ovation.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
C. N. Haskell
T. P. Gore
Robert Owen
United States
Wm. J. Bryan
Bryan
May or Schmitz Seeks Extended Absent from Jail
San Francisco June 19 May or Schmitz obtained court permission to visit his attorneys offices but the judge did not extend his absence from the county jail to cover nonprivate business.
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San Francisco
Cal
Schmitz
Lawlor
Teamsters Agree to Arbitration of Driver Demands
In Chicago on June 17 the joint council of Teamsters and the packing house drivers union voted to accept the employers call for arbitration. The six hour session ended with a large majority favoring mediation after initial resistance from the radicals.
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Teamsters
Chicago
Teamsters’ Joint Council
Packing House Teamsters’ Union
Cure for Severe Eczema with Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Lizzie Sledge of Selma Alabama reports four years ago a severe skin eczema covering her face and body with intense itching. After two physicians failed she used Cuticura Remedies for six months and the sores disappeared with no symptoms for three years.
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Lizzie FE. Sledge
Jones Ave
Selma
Ala
Defiance Starch and Quips Featured in Adverts
The excerpt blends a humorous domestic exchange about wine and whisky with catalog copy for Defiance Starch and other goods. It includes a humorous translated line from Tales from Fliegende Blatter and a Victor Hugo quip about duty. The piece reads as a collage of light satire and promotional snippets.
Not Partial to Nursing
A humorous tale from Slarper's Weekly recounts an Irish job seeker in western Illinois who asks to cradle and then to work out of doors after a farmer questions his suitability. The farmer, not in need of help, is amused by the Celt's cheerful persistence and wordplay.
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Illinois
Cairo
Trishman
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
A historical advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a hundred dollar reward for any case it fails to cure and invites readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
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F. J, Cheny & CO
Toledo
All Druggista
Hall
The Eternal Woman and the Veil of Her Mind
The London World notes the impossibility of predicting a woman's actions and mind, stating she holds sway over man because the veil of her inner soul remains hidden and unknowable.
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London
Allen's Foot-Kase Shoe Cure Ad
Swollen sweating hot feet find relief with Allen's Foot-Kase. One size smaller shoes possible after use. Available at druggists for 2 cents. Trial package free. Address A. L. Olmsted Le Roy New York. Man is not the creature of circumstances Disraeli.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Disraeli
Don’t Sneeze Your Head Off Krause’s Cold Capsules Ad
An old time ad asserts Krause’s Cold Capsules cure almost instantly for 25c at all druggists. It promises men who use time wisely have none to spare.
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Krause
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Teething Relief
A vintage ad copy touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming gum softening reduction of ramination and pain relief with a note about a 258 bottle quantity and an odd aside about love.
Women and Pinkham's Compound Offer Hope for Female Ills
A promotional piece extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as essential for overtaxed women. It cites testimonials from Mrs. Sadie Abbott and Mrs. Pree MecKitrick praising relief from monthly pains and irregularity, and invites women to write for free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Sadie Abbott
Jeannette
United States
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