Money germs and tonnage tales from 1907 era pages
The column surveys money as a germ carrier with New York lab findings counting 232 500 bacteria on a dollar bill. It also reports U S merchant tonnage in 1907 at 502 508 tons and notes shifts in domestic versus foreign trade and federal incentives for shipbuilding. It critiques female education debates and touches on public figures including Godfrey and Roosevelt in a mosaic of 1900s topics.
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Monsey
Richard Benter
Technical Wora Magazine
Treasury
Research Laboratory of
New York
United States
Desclares
Boston Transcript
Godfrey
Chief Hits Roads Addressing Pay Reductions Proposal
President Roosevelt urges the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate wage reductions by railroads to avert looming industrial disputes. He notes laws enacted by Congress and states drive wage cuts, and that a mediation board may be needed to assess conditions and inform the public. He cites Louisville & Nashville as contemplating cuts and calls for transparent facts about causes and fairness.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Commissioner of Labor
Board of Veneiliation
White Mouse
Louisville & Nashville
Kidnappers Found Guilty in Chicago Court
In Judge Kersten's court the jury convicted William Jones and his wife Alvina Jones of kidnapping Lilian Wulff. William Jones received 30 years in the penitentiary, Alvina 25 years, and Mrs Alzina Birmingham drew 25 years while her husband, William Jones alias Birmingham, was sentenced to 20 years at hard labor. The verdict sparked an unusually dramatic courtroom moment.
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Chicago
William Jones
Rene Alvina Jones
Lilian Wulff
Kersten
Alzina Birmingham
Birmingham
Schmidt
Criminal Court
Alaina Jones
AG Bonaparte probes rate law on railroad carrying self interests
Washington Attorney General Bonaparte moves to test in court whether the rate provision barring railroads from hauling on their own lines products in which they have a financial stake is valid. The inquiry targets potential constitutional or legal challenges to the restriction.
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Washington
Bonaparte
Steamer Roda Breaks in Two After Shoreing
The steamer Roda, stranded on Jones Beach Long Island, has broken in two per wreckers reports received Thursday. She carried a cargo of iron ore.
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New York
Jones Beach
Long Island
Dowager Queen Margherita's Automobile Hits Child
An auto drawn by the Dowager Queen Margherita struck a five year old girl on Thursday in Rome. The child escaped serious injury and sustained only a slight hurt.
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Queen's Auto Harts
Rome
Catholic Priest Shot During Mass in Denver Church
Father Leo Heinrichs was shot and killed at St. Elizabeth's Church in Denver while administering mass. Giuseppe Guarnaccio fired, fled the scene, fought with Patrolman Cronin, and was later moved to Colorado Springs after transport to Littleton. The city buzzed with talk of lynching as authorities evacuated the suspect.
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Denver
Col
Leo Heinrichs
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
Eleventh
Curtis Streets
Guiseppe Guaranaccio
Leo
Daniel Cronin
Guarnac
Guarnaccio
Littleton
Colorado Springs
Six Die In Crash At Spring Valley Grade Crossing
A foam specked pair of horses pulled a splintered wagon pole through Spring Valley on Sunday, triggering a grade crossing crash that killed four instantly and left five others in transit to Hoboken Hospital with serious injuries. nine family members were affected. In Cambridge a Byesville interurban collision near midnight killed Rose Clancey and injured fifteen, five fatally, according to reports.
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Spring Valley
Hudson County
Hoboken
N. J
Cambridge
Byesville
Rose Clancey
Society Woman Burden Dies of Gas Poisoning in New York
Gotham society circles were shocked by the death of Mrs. William Proudfit Burden daughter of Q H P Belmont found dead in bed. The coroner ruled gas poisoning as the cause. She led society in Washington New York and Newport.
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New York
Gotham
William Proudfit Burden
Q. H. P. Brelmont
Burden
Washington
Newport
Guilty of Slaying Wife in Nebraska Murder Trial
In Pawnee City Nebraska the jury found Oscar Frank a wealthy farmer guilty of manslaughter after a 40 hour deliberation and 68 ballots in the case of the murder of his young wife.
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Pawnee City
Neb
Frank Mourder
Oscar Frank
Duma Condemns Terrorism in St. Petersburg Riots
The Russian Duma, by a large majority, passed a resolution condemning terrorism in the wake of recent rioting in St. Petersburg.
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Duma
St. Paetersburg
Thii Cfty
Senator Latimer Dies in Providence Hospital
Washington report on Senator Asbury C Latimer of South Carolina who died at 9 15 am in Providence hospital after an appendicitis operation revealed twisted bowels and a deteriorating condition He was 47 and long famed for advocating road construction and author of the Latimer good roads bill Senate adjourned in his memory Col Ransdell arranged for burial at Belton South Carolina after the body was moved from the hospital
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Washington
Asbury C. , Latimer
South Carolina
Providence Hospital
Col. Ransdell
Senate
Latimer
Belton
S. C
Congress
Quaker Jobless Riot in Philadelphia Injures Dozens
About 1,000 foreign demonstrators mainly Italians and Poles marched on city hall to press Mayor Reyburn for work. The protest devolved into a Broad Street riot with 20 injured and 14 arrests as police dispersed the crowds. red flags led the marchers and wagons were forced from the street.
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Philadelphia
Reyburn
Harriman Wins Control of Indy Central Railroad
Chicago report says E. H. Harriman gained full control after Judge Farlin Q. Ball dissolved the injunction blocking 286 231 Harriman proxies. Stuyvesant Fish was ousted and the ruling also allows foreign corporations to hold and vote stock in Illinois companies, affecting $400,000,000 in stock.
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Chicago
E. H. Harriman
Indy Central Railroad
Farlin Q. Ball
Harriman
Stuyvesant Fish
Ten Die in Riots During Muharram Procession in Teheran
Ten persons were killed and many wounded in a riot on Teheran’s main street during the Muharram religious procession. Several ecclesiastics were among the injured as crowds clashed in the city during the Muslim festival in the first month of the year.
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Teheran
Brothers Killed by Train Near Corinth
Samuel O Sheppard of West Day Saratoga County and his brother Delbert Sheppard of Woodbine Indiana were struck by a Delaware and Hudson passenger train near Corinth and were instantly killed.
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Gloversville
Samuel O. Sheppard
West Day
Saratoga County
Delbert Sheppard
Woodbine
Delaware & Hudson
Corinth
Scrap Ended: Gays Fish Announces Illinois Stock Case Closed
Stuyvesant Fish announced Sunday night that the Chicago court contest to prevent voting of Illinois railroad company stock held by Union Pacific was closed. The action concerned control of a major railroad holding.
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Gays Fish
New York
Stuyvesant Fish
Chicago
Illinois
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Thaw Believed Insane and Hopeless for Freedom
New York reports say Harry Kendall Thaw is considered hopelessly insane by alienists at Matteawan and the state lunacy board. Doctors say paranoia is progressive, leaving Thaw's release dependent on authorities and ongoing observations.
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New York
Harry Kendall Thaw
Matteawan Criginal Insane Asylum
Thaw
Te State Board of Lunacy
Alignists
Matteawan
Ferris
State Board of
Stanford White
Ilarry Thaw
Dt "Phaw
Lamb
Dr. Fortis
Three Nations Face Inquiry Over Ellis Steamer Killing
Ed Taylor an American passenger on the Ellis was arrested on return to New Orleans from Port Limon after the death of C Ketchum a deckhand born in Jamaica. The ship flies the Norwegian flag and the case may involve the United States Great Britain and Norway with Paylor as a key witness.
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New Orleans
United States
Great Britain
Norway
Ellis
Gulf of Mexico
Ed Taylor
Port Limon
Costa Rica
C. Ketchum
Jamaica
Simon Lake Says Submarine Boat Lake Sunk Attempt
Simon Lake, president of Luke Torpedo Boat Co., disclosed an attempt to sink the Lake submarine torpedo boat. Sea water flooded the interior through four valves before discovery. storage batteries suffered $22,000 in damage and no insurance covered the loss.
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Bridgeport
Simon Lake
Luke Torpedo Boat Co
Theo
Duel Ends in Fatal Injuries in Broken Bow Corn Dispute
In Broken Bow on a Saturday, H Norman and his son George, joined by Stewart Lanterman, fought in a three cornered duel over corn shells. Lanterman seized a neck yoke and crushed the skulls of the Hoffmains, who likely will die. The fight arose from a quarrel about shells of corn Lanterman had shelled for the MHolfinains.
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H. Norman
George
Stewart Lanterman
Lanterman
Lantersian
Train derails near Sedalia injures crew in Missouri
Westbound Missouri Pacific Passenger Train No Yowhiehler bound for Kansas City derailed two miles west of Sedalia. Engine, tender, and baggage car left the track. Baggageman Job Groves of St Louis and engineer Claude Chapel of Sedalia were slightly hurt. passengers escaped with a severe shaking but no injuries.
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Sedalia
Missour Pacific
Kansag Chiy
Wicks
Job Groves
St. Louis
Claude Chapel
Police Judge Endorses Dean's Kidney Pills in Cloverport
Cloverport Ky Police Judge J H Wills offers help to backache kidney and bladder sufferers. He recommends Dean's Kidney Pills and says he will answer questions from readers. The pills cost 50 cents a box and are sold by dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo MN backs the product.
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J. H. Wills
Cloverport
Wills
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
St Patrick Rooster Sparks Market Banter in Washington
A Washington market scene features a quarrel between a customer and a poultryman over a St Patrick rooster that supposedly lacks lungs because it never crows. The exchange ends with a jab about adding lungs next time to improve the bird. In unrelated ads, Hall's Catarrh Cure and Halk's Family Pills are promoted with testimonials and pricing.
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St. Patrick
Washington
S& Patrick
New York Press
Busy Night At The Office Sparks Whimsical Exchange
A playful dialogue shows She and He discussing a busy evening at the office. He notes how time flew while they worked, while she confirms the heavy workload and mentions Dickmums staying out late again.
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Dickams
Dickmums
Mary’s Lament: Child Grieves After Tragic Streetcar Death
A small neighbor boy is killed in a trolley accident that stuns a town and touches Mary, a child of voters, who mourns deeply. She expresses a chilling wish that her death be by disease, not by an accident.
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Mary
Grape-Nuts Endowed Brain Power and Health Claims
A female writer credits Grape-Nuts with boosting morning appetite, breast milk, and brain function while nursing four children. She reports stronger nerves, plumpness, and clearer thinking after regular use, noting a shift from indigestible desserts to a sustaining breakfast.
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Batty
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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