Chicago's Civil Service Police Force Sets Rigorous Standards
The article outlines Chicago's civil service system for police and fire departments, led by Maj. Boudet's beauty squad and overseen by President Etton Lower. It details height, weight, chest measurements, and strenuous physical tests, plus medical and mental evaluations, to produce a soldierlike, athlete police force.
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Chicago Police, Fire and Stationary Engineers
Lst
Shippey
Horan
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Body
Chicago
Beauty Squad
Coppers
Maj. Boudet
Caw
Chicago Force
Clint
Etton Lower
H. D. Fargo
M. L. McKinley
United States
Edward G. Westlake
Examiner Westlake
Observer
Westlake
Chicago Evening Post
Civil Service
Fire Department
First
Illinois Infantry
First Regiment
Hearst And Archbold Clash Over Letters About Ill Daughter
New York October 27 John D Archbold of Standard Oil rebuts William R Hearst alleging hidden letters about campaign funding and his daughters illness Hearst replies claiming Standard Oil pays debts by check and accuses Archbold of concealing letters and using secret certificates of deposit in politics
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Hearst
Archhbold
Standard Oil Co
New York
John D. Archbold
William R. Hearst
Carnegie Hall
Judge Morrison
Judge Henderson
Gov. Stone
Gen. Elkin
Republican State Committee
McKinley
Mr. McKinley
Japan
William &. Hearst
Mr. Archbold
Standard of
Mr. Hearst
Elkin
Air
Hanna
Iroquois Sinks After Fire In Smoky Georgian Bay
The Canadian steamer Iroquois with 22 passengers and 5 crew wrecked on West Rock in a smoke shroud on Georgian Bay. All aboard were saved by a rafting tug after the vessel overturned and ignited from a cook stove. Heroic Detroitian J H Kotcher aided passengers and babies before all were transferred to the tug. On nearby Peach Tree Road Atlanta a car collision injured six including Dr Clarence Johnson and the chauffeur.
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Detroit
Mich
McBean Channel
Georgian Bay
West Rock
J. H. Kotcher
Baldwin Avenue
Kotcher
W. Kotcher
Little Current
Manitou Island
Cutler
Auto
Surrey
Atlanta
Clarence Johnson
Peach Tree Road
T. V. Hubbard
HH. J. McCue
New York City
HH. J. Budd
Jacksonville
I.la
Herbert Wright
Crosby
Julia Dobbs
Johnson
Tobacco Factory Burned in Mullins Fire Disaster
The three story Imperial Tobacco Co. plant owned by J. P. Sate & Co. burned down in Mullins on October 27. About 100000 pounds of leaf tobacco were destroyed. The blaze caused an estimated 400000 dollars in losses. Washington marks Roosevelt’s fiftieth birthday with no day off as he works in the White House.
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Mullins
Imperial Tobacco Co
J. P. Sate & Co
Washington
President Roosevelt
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Letter
A testimonial letter from Mrs E Hanson of Columbus Ohio praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the Change of Life. The ad copy cites decades of use as a standard remedy for female ills and invites sick women to write for advice to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Hanson
E. Long St. Columbus
Ohio
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Eydia E. Pinkham
Coughing Doctor Notices Strain in Morning Session
Expert remarks on frequent coughing while noting the patient’s claim of practicing through the night. Interaction hints at unusual endurance or preparation during a long session.
Eagle loses prey as eagle sighted near Cumberland narrows
Engineer John H. Horchler in Cumberland observed a large eagle drop a pheasant in his yard. The bird made frantic attempts to recover the quarry, then fled when Horchler approached, leaving the pheasant with jagged neck wounds.
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Cumberland Narrows
John H. Horchler
Cumberland
Mr. Horchler
Baltimore News
Fujiyama to Shine with Electric Illumination
The sacred Mount Fuji in Japan will be modernized with electric lights on the summit and along the trail for tourists. Hotels refreshment houses and telephone and telegraph stations are planned on the mountain slope to support visitors.
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Fuiyama
Astonished the Doctor Old Lady Got Well by Food Change
A New York woman reports her 71 year old grandmother was invalid for 18 years with stomach and bowel consumption. After starting Grape-Nuts she tolerated small amounts, gradually ate full portions, gained strength, and recovered without medicine. The doctor was astonished at her recovery. There is a promotional line about Postum Co. and a suggestion to read The Road to Wellville.
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N. Y
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Welleville
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