Illinois hopes for peace in Chicago metals and mayors
An Indiana minister is urged to choose between his pulpit and car, pitting farmers against city residents. Philadelphia vows to revoke old street-franchise gifts to traction firms. Sheriff Grice is awaited on a Grabil slot machine case. A Chicago peace plenipotentiary invite and a New York tax on excess drinking trigger humor and debate.
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Indiana
Grice
Grabil
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Russia
Japan
Chicago
Advertising drives costs and lessons at national industries meeting
The National Electric Light Association, meeting in Denver, concluded newspaper advertising yields the best returns for expenditures. The piece notes advertising as a huge, highly debated topic drawing top minds and vast sums. It also cites Good Housekeeping advice urging youths 14 to 20 to gain work experience through outdoor jobs and canvassing to build character and practical skill.
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National Electric Light Association
Denver
Schooling Beyond Classrooms And Real Life
The passage argues that education should build health of body and breadth of mind, deepen knowledge of human nature, and offer glimpses of real life to enable students to gain double value from their remaining years in school or college.
Why the Circus Parade Is Abandoned
Barnum and Bailey managers abandon street parades citing humane motives. Cities object to elephants on streets, but the decision rests on strain and overwork of performers and animals. They offer rest to recuperate for better shows, upholding the circus’s reputation as the best on earth.
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Barnum & Bailey Circus
Atn
Barnum & Bailey
Van Wert Line Construction Advances in New Haven
George W. Miller sold land just south of town to the Fort Wayne Van Wert and Lima Traction company for 3250 dollars. The firm will use the gravel and then resell the property as ties are laid along the right of way. A. C. Gladieux leads a crew delivering material and placing ties as teams haul gravel and lumber. Easy Task Soap promo notes its popularity over twenty years.
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George W. Miller
Fort Wayne, van Wert and Lima Traction Company
A. C. Gladieux
New Haven
Cardinal Gibbons fund leaders named in O'Connell report
The sixteenth annual report of Mer. D. J. O Connell lists Cardinal Gibbons and notable figures such as J Pierpont Morgan, Senator Aldrich, and Vice President Fairbanks donating to the Cardinal Gibbons fund which totals 82900. Assets total 1225304 with notes on Waggaman and Paraguay to Tibet items. The piece also discusses mythical white races in Africa and remarks by Sir Harry Johnston on Bahimd people.
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Washington
Mer
D. J. O'Connell
Catholic University
Cardinal Gibbons
J. Pierpont Morgan
Aldrich
George P. Wetmore
Rhode Island
Winthrop Crane
Massachusetts
John F. Dryden
New Jersey
Thomas Kearns
Utah
Fairbanks
Cornelius N. Bliss
O'Connell
Thomas B. Waggaman
Paraguay
Tibet
Bokhara
Great African Lakes
Khartoum
Lhassa
Kano
Canatorial
Africa
Rider Hagzard
Sneke
Uganda
Sir Henry Johnston
Manv
Ankole
Harry Johnston
Tomance
Chambers
Mysterious White Races in Exotic Lands
A long examination of legends about isolated white tribes in tropical regions. It traces stories from Mindanao in the Philippines to Oman in Arabia, notes eye witness accounts of fair skinned individuals, and cites Col Miles’ 1876 journey describing Sheraizi in the Green Mountains as descendants of a Persian army.
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Tropics
Central
America
South Africa
Mr. Rider Haggard
Allen Quartermain
Philippines
Mindanao
Wild Mountain
United States
Arabia
Persian Gulf
S. M. Gwoemer
Muscat
Oman
Col. S. KR Miles
Geographical Journal
Col. Miles
Sheraizi
Green Mountains
Cal Miles
Omen
the Explorer
Attend Schlesinger's An nual June Sale
Enormous bargains in suits skirts and waists at Schlesinger's annual June sale draw shoppers for savings on women's apparel. The event highlights large discounts on ready to wear outfits and seasonal wardrobe essentials.
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Schlesinger
Typhoid linked to impure milk in Bluffton
Bluffton health officer reports seven typhoid cases all in one neighborhood traced to milk from a single cow. Milk samples from city suppliers were bottled and sent to Dr. Murty of the state board for analysis, with results due in days. Milk supplier warned to stop selling to affected families.
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Journal-Gazette
Bluifton
Ind
Cheney
Ffurty
State Board of Health
Cheney Wi
Hoch Writes Life Story In Plain Style From Despair
Chicago June 16 Johann Hoch plans a book about his life and adventures after failing to secure funds for a new trial. He has drafted sixty pages of the first chapter and expects to finish the foundation soon. Hoch, famed for many marriages, promises sensational revelations and details of his past. He has sold his gold watch to ease finances, signaling he is in dire straits.
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Chicago
Johann Hoch
Hoch
Hall's Catarrh Cure Endorsed as Cure All
The advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive remedy for catarrh a constitutional disease and promises a hundred dollar reward for any case it fails to cure. It notes the cure is constitutional and acts on blood and mucous surfaces, urging readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Bold by druggists at 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for Constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Northern Indiana News Highlights Tragic and Notable Local Events
Mrs. John Stork of Huntington nearly killed herself after a quarrel, leaping into Littleriver but rescued by her husband and three policemen. George Lemish, a B and C brakeman, died after being struck by eastbound No. 46 near Stanley, Ohio. Plymouth’s toothless John Snyter died after taking Paris green, a man famed for strength and a street show as the wild man Laoyla, leaving a large family.
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John Stork
Huntington
Littleriver
Stork
George Townsend
Townsend, Reed & Co
Fort Wayne & Southwestern
South Bend
Laporte
Niles
St. Joseph
Mich
George Lemish
Stanley
Ohio
Plymouth
Laoyla
Tie Leaves
Mary
Imported Beer Today at H Hockgmeyer's Store
A jumble of clipped lines and quips from various papers presents a mock catalog of humor and local color. The piece mingles stray phrases about truancy, delinquency, classic taste, astrology, and domestic foibles, attributed to multiple newspapers and speakers.
Grand Jury Focuses on Montgomery Ward Strike Charges
Chicago June 16 A grand jury devoted a day to the Montgomery Ward strike case amid rumors of sensational activity. Assistant State's Attorney Fake said testimony yesterday and today suggested rival businesses instigated the walkout. State's Attorney Healey indicated a two week session may be needed to finish the inquiry as police watched deliveries and two hundred brick makers struck against nonunion drivers delivering lumber.
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Chicago
Day
Montgomery Ward & Co
Healey
Chicago Brick Company
Lumbermen’s Association
Dancing Masters Elect Officers in National Association
The American National Dancing Association elected officers in Columbus on June 14 and will meet again next year in Boston. Oscar Duryea from New York was named president, with Robert Campbell of Albany as first vice president and J L Boot of Cincinnati as second vice president. C H Hudson of Topeka, Ira Berry of Cohoes, J W Smith of Columbus as secretary, and Louis Kretlow of Chicago as treasurer also named.
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Columbus
Ohio
American National Dednecing Association
Boston
Oscar Duryea
New York
Robert Campbell
Albany
N. Y
J. L. Boot
Cincinnati
C. H. Hudson
Topeka
Kas
Ira Berry
Cohoes
J. W. Smith
Louis Kretlow
Chicago
Prominent Michigan City Man Drowns in Lake Michigan
Edward Leuseh, a leading young resident of Michigan City, fell from a gasoline launch while enjoying a night ride on Lake Michigan off the port and was drowned. The body has not been recovered.
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Michigan City
Ind
Edward Leuseh
Lake Michigan
Indiana Man Gets Good Joe As Interior Aide Resigns
Assistant Secretary Melvilla W. Miller resigns from the Interior Department after years of campaigning. Jesse Wilson of Indiana named to succeed Miller as assistant secretary, with the president accepting the resignation.
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Indiana
Joe
Wilson Renssaer Named Assistant Interior Secretary
Renssalaer Ind June 16 Jesse E Wilson has been named assistant secretary of the interior to succeed Melville W Miller He is a practicing attorney in Renssalaer born in Greene County Oct 4 1887 and graduated from Indiana University in 1895 He moved to Renssalaer in July 1895 and has practiced law here since He has taken part in every political campaign since reaching legal age.
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Renssalaer
Ind
Jesse E. Wilson
Melville W. Miller
Wilson
Gwen County
Indiana University
Bloomington
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