Senator Elkins on the rate bill and reform aims
Senator Elkins opens Senate debate urging a stronger railroad rate bill while prioritizing West Virginia and the public interest. He argues state laws don t suffice, calls for prompt connections and fair pro rating, and warns the measure may be unconstitutional if it wrongly fixes rates or suppresses carrier recourse.
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United States
Elkins
West Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ratner’s Tariff Critique Sparks House Debate
Within the House, Ratner denounces protective tariffs while denouncing watch trusts as monopolistic. Rainey quotes a west friend predicting tariff reform. Sulasi questions timing as the House leans toward democracy amid applause from Democrats.
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Washington
Ratner
House
Journal
Watch Trust
Hiionis
al. Rainey
West
Sulasi Tn.y
Mr. Rainey
Faithful Unts Death Aboard The Anchor Liner
A Glasgow to New York voyage ends tragically as a golden haired girl dies during a northeaster. Her Scotch collie follows the coffin to the sea and disappears, the captain calling it a clear case of death by own action born of faithful love.
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Columna
Glasgow
New York
Atlantic
Sloen Bes
Governor Pattison Arrives in Cincinnati for Hospital Care
Governor John Pattison arrived in Cincinnati by special train at 2 30 am and was taken to Christ Hospital. He is accompanied by Mrs Pattison and son John Pattison and Dr Holt. Doctors say he will remain at the hospital for at least two weeks and may be moved home to Milford Ohio to recuperate depending on his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
John Mr. Pattison
Columbus
Christ Hospital
Auburn Avenue
Pattison
John Pattison
Holt
Milford
Ohio
New Insurance Bill Introduced In Albany Legislature
The legislative committee probing the life insurance business introduced a new bill and amendments. The measure allows powerholders of stock life companies to be elected directors even if they do not own stock.
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Albany
Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar for Children
Purported liquid cough remedy advertised as pleasant and harmless for coughs colds croup whooping cough and bronchial chest infections. Claims to act on the bowels and to be superior to other syrups. Sold by Mever Bros. Co.
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Mever Bros. Co
Forty Nine Die In Hotel Collapse Disaster In Nagold
A revised casualty list from the Nagold disaster reports forty nine dead and fifty seriously injured after the collapse of the Zumbhirschen hotel in the Black Forest. The incident occurred yesterday as rescue teams continued search efforts.
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Nagold
Black Forest
South German
Zumbhirschen
Stark petitions to sell bankrupt estate assets at Ligonier
Milo B. Stark representing the bankrupt Lot May estate files with Referee Wood a petition to sell the property. A hearing on the petition is set for April 16. The notice appears amid unrelated advertising for ManZan pile remedy sold by Meyer Bros. Co.
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Milo B. Stark
Lot May
Ligonier
Referee Wood
Trearing Pen
Meyer Bros. Co
Bethany Presbyterian Church Elects Officers for Three Years
The annual meeting of the Congregation of Bethany Presbyterian church was held Thursday evening. Officers elected include Truster for three years Norwood, Elders for three years George Davidson and Emmett E. VanTitburg, Deaconess Mrs. George Mooré, Deacon Henry Miller.
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Bethany Presbyterian Church
Truster
Norwood
George Davidson
Emmett E. VanTitburg
George Mooré
Henry
Miller
Bromide cure ad promises refunds for failure
An old advertisement touts a quick cure from a laxative mixture labeled Bromide Quinine Tablets. It promises a money refund if it fails and features a Grove's signature on each box selling for 25 cents.
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Grove’s
Northern Indiana Gossip and Local Happenings
News notes from Northern Indiana report missionary Henry Maurer of Wakarusa heading to Armenia as Mennonite missionary, a rumored modern opera house for Ligonier, John Wyatt’s 95th birthday near Spencerville, Rev. G W Henderson’s death in Warren, Roanoke weighing an electric light franchise, Elkhart county seeking 75000 more for courthouse work, library robberies across several towns, near asphyxiation incident in Warsaw, retirement of attorney John Orendorff, Whitley and Huntington counties senate bid, and Charles Thorne’s long hidden marriage and travels before returning to Wabash with wife and son.
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Henry Maurer
Wakarusa
Armenia
S. J. Straus
Ligonier
John Wyatt
Spencerville
DeKalb County
Rev
G. W. Henderson
Warren
Disciples’ Church
Roanoke
Andrews
Elkkert County
Nort Wayne
Wabash
Hummston
Kokomo
South Bend
Elkhart
Goshen
A. J. Parks
Mrr
Peter Collett
Sidney
Warsaw
Parks
John W. Orneorfé
Churubusco
Ir. Orndorff
Lake James
Whitley
Huntington
Charrles Toorne
Thorne
Florida
West
Disruptive Forces in China Prompt Warning from Consul
Allen W. Murphy, vice consul at Tien Tsin, says China faces strong disruptive forces with no stable government. He warns a crisis may require armed protection for foreign residents and notes the ongoing boycott of American goods. In the north, Yuan Shih-Kai has suppressed unrest. the south shows official encouragement but exports to China may not rise.
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San Francisco
Allen W. Murphy
Berkeley
Tien Tsin
China
Orient
Sheridan
Murphy
Yuan Shih-Kai
Chili Province
San Francisco Millionaire Bradbury Sentenced for Perjury
W B Bradbury a 70 year old San Francisco property owner was sentenced in San Rafael to one year in San Quentin for perjury. He plans an appeal though prison seems likely. Once known for defying a streetcar spitting ban he later moved to the east bay amid ongoing neighborly litigation.
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San Francisco
Cal
W. B. Bradbury
San Rafael
San Quentin
Bradbury
Bay
Samaritans Form New Fort Wayne Lodge Amid Merger
The Fort Wayne Samaritans will not disband after the collapse of the Modern Order of Samaritans. About two hundred local members will affiliate with the Brotherhood of American Yeomen, applying for a third Yeomen lodge charter and preserving the group in Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne ladies attend Indiana Grand Lodge sessions in Indianapolis.
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Fort Wayne
Order of Samaritans
Fraternal Insurance Society
Elkhart
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Samaritan Lodge
Yeomen
Lodge of Samaritans
Order
Indianapolis
Grand Lodge of Indiana
Degree of Honor
B. W. Skelton
Har Tist
J. J. Bauer
Daniel Hauss
C. W. Holverstott
N. Conover
W. A. Ferris
Frank Hills
A. J. Kesler
City Rejects Settlement Offer in Gieseler Suit
City committees on judiciary and claims reject a settlement proposal from Colerick and Ninde in the Gieseler case. Sigismund Gieseler won $5,000 against Fort Wayne for injuries from a Clinton street bridge fall. City Attorney Colerick will file a motion for a new trial in Adams circuit court tomorrow.
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City Council
Attoreys
Colerick and
Ninde
Sigsmund Gieseler
Fort Wayne
Clinton Street
Guy Colerick
Adams Circuit Court
Gieseler
Noted Teething Aid for Children Promoted by Mrs Winslow
An old advertisement urges mothers to use Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the best remedy for teething babies. It claims superior soothing effects and is marketed as a trusted children's remedy.
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Mrs. Winslow
Arrests in Denver of Burnham Mining Couple
Denver authorities arrested C F Burnham a mining engineer and his wife Mary R Burnham on a Columbus Ohio grand jury indictment charging swindling investors with an alleged fictitious mining company. They were jailed after secrecy about circumstances. The couple allegedly secured about 56000 from investors by claiming ownership of properties in California and Colorado.
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Denver
Col
C. F. Burnham
Mary KR. Burnham
Columbus
Burnham
Burnhams
California
Colorado
Dades Little Liver Pills Sold by Meyer Bros Co
For headaches and constipation Dade s Little Liver Pills are advertised as a cleansing tonic for the liver. Sold by Meyer Bros Co likely in a patent medicine style common to period ads.
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Dade
Meyer Bros. Co
Condition of Harvard Dean Worsens After Surgery
Cambridge April 6 reports a decided change for the worse in the condition of Dean N. S. Shler at Harvard University. He underwent an appendectomy ten days ago and now shows evidence of inflammation and other complications.
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Cambridge
Mass
Ain
Shler
Harvard University
Rush for Places in Mail Service
About 150 young men sought railway postal clerk jobs in the Fort Wayne district this spring. The civil service exam was split into two relays due to the large class. The first relay of 59 applicants came from northern Indiana, northwest Ohio and southern Michigan. the second, over 80, will take the test on Saturday. The exam was overseen by W. J. Hess, C. A. Stockbridge and M. C. Chambers with four Fort Wayne post office attaches assisting.
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Government Postal Service
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Government
W. J. Hess
C. A. Stockbridge
M. C. Chambers
Civil Service Board
Violent Vesuvius eruption threatens Ottajano and Torre De Greco
Naples reports Mount Vesuvius at its most violent stage as lava splits toward Ottajano with 20 000 residents and Torre De Greco with 30 000, prompting immediate evacuation calls for nearby Basctorecaz of 9 000 and warning of rising danger. Meyer Bros. Co. advertises Pine Salve for injuries.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Ottajano
Torre de Greco
Bascotrecaz
Crater
Real Estate And Personal Security Money Offer
C E Pfeiffer advertises money for real estate or personal security services in Bass Block Rooms 6 7 promising assistance and contact locally.
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C. E Pfeiffer
Familiar Gospel Songs Sample Copy Offer
Advertisement for gospel song book presents familiar songs with words and music priced at 3 dollars for 100, plus 83 cents for best gospel songs. Readers urged to send four cents in stamps for a sample copy to Hackett Fort Wayne UK.
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Hackett, Fort: Wayne
Dowie Planned Polyganous Colony in Mexico
The Tribune reports John Alexander Dowie, deposed Zion Church leader, proposed a seven wife polygamous colony for east central Mexico. He selected women including Ruth Hofer as first wife and urged divorced women to join. Dowie faced testimony from Zion City leaders and Mrs Dowie recounting threats of violence.
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Chicago
the Tribune Today
Zion City
John Alexander Dowie
Mexico
Christian Catholic Church of Zion
Ruth Hofer
Ann
Paradise Ony
Sowie
Dowie
Zion leader Dowie denounced as greatest sinner by ex adherents
The ex followers of John Alexander Dowie portrayed him as a deviant figure after revelations of polygamy and broken trusts. Reports from Zion City describe Dowie’s shift from Elijah to Moses with seven wives plans and bold moves to relocate Jews to Mexico amid a bitter rift that included threats to his wife.
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Linstead
Light
Elijah the
Moses
Dowie
Zion
Elijah
New York
Chicago
Mexico
Zion City
Russia
Zron
Zion College
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Fielding H. Wilhite
Zion Paradise Plantation
Wilpite
Voliva
Dowie Crisis Deepens as Mrs Dowie Demands Respect
In a turbulent episode at Shi lofh house and the administration building, Mrs Dowie confronted Cr Dowie over his treatment of Miss Hofer and others. An overseers meeting followed as Dowie threatened excommunication and urged divorce. Two women were sent away to avoid scandal.
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Miss Hofer
Dr. Dowie
Shiloh House
Mrs. Dowie
Dowie polygamy allegations seen in church affair
Miss Rosa Schulpe and Miss Hofer were named deaconnesses and assigned abroad while Dowie faced a farewell dinner controversy at Shiloh house. A week later he left for Jamaica after a heated dispute with his wife. Overseer Voliva claimed Dowie planned seven wives, with some women admitting polygamous advances and others unknown. A grave charge remains undisclosed.
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Rosa Schulpe
Dowie
Miss Hofer
Dr. Dowie
Shiloh House
Hofer
Schulpe
Voliva
Rural carriers meet in Cincinnati executive session
In Cincinnati Ohio on April 6 the National Rural Mail Carriers association executive board held a session to discuss improvements to rural free delivery service. President Tucker stated the group would not seek legislative influence but aims to enhance service for the public.
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Cincinnati
National Rural Mail Carriers’ Association
Tucker
Shonts Pays Extra Fare After Conductor Confrontation
Savannah April 6 railroad men tell of T. P. Shonts chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission and Clover Leaf president traveling on a pass. A conductor demanded extra fare for a drawing room. Shonts refused then paid after the conductor returned.
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Savannah
T. P. Shonts
Isthmian Canal Commission
Florida
Panama
Shonts
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Pennsylvania
Shonis
Politician Killed by Street Car in Kansas City
Enos A. Axtell, a Republican politician and Civil War captain in a New York regiment, was struck and killed by a northbound Prospect avenue street car in front of his home at 2900 Prospect yesterday afternoon. His dramatic meeting with his future wife was noted in the report.
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Kansas City
Enos A. Axtell
Prospect Avenue
Axtell
New York
Soldier's act at Falls Church leads to lifelong bond
During the 1861 Falls Church battle a Union soldier on a skirmish line halted to aid a 17 year old Southern girl fleeing a wrecked home. He assisted her and later married her, linking a Civil War moment to a personal union.
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Marie Corelli
Battle of Falls Church
Axtell
King's Dyspepsia Tablet Ad by Meyer Bros Co
An old advertisement promotes King's Dyspepsia Tablets to relieve bloating belching and indigestion after meals. The product is sold by Meyer Bros Co.
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Meyer Bros. Co
Walsh Hearing Postponed for Fourth Time in Bank Failure Case
Chicago April 6 John R Walsh former president of the Chicago National Bank had his preliminary hearing continued for the fourth time Attorneys for Walsh said they lacked time to prepare and secured a new date of April 16 from government lawyers The case concerns charges tied to the bank's collapse
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John R. Walsh
Chicago
Chicago National Bank
Walsh
Notes of the Day Budget Ad Expenditure Estimated
A government expert estimates advertising expenditure at 125 million dollars. The note mentions Budrio socialists and related context, indicating a focus on political advertising spending and partisan commentary.
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Budrio
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