Dolliver Talks For Rate Bill Bears His Name
Washington March 1 Iowa Senator Dolliver leads the rate bill push with support for congressional and interstate commerce oversight. He defends federal regulation as guardian of the market while urging fair protection for railroad capital and warning against congressional inaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dolliver
Senate
Dolliver-Hepburn
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Friends of the House
Foraker
Charles Sumner
Congress
Dollivar
House Votes to Extend Trial Government for Five Tribes
Washington March 1 The house agreed to a senate joint resolution continuing the trial government of the five civilized tribes in the Indian Territory until their property is disposed of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Indian Territory
Salary Bill Introduced in Washington
Senator Gal finger has introduced a bill to readjust the salaries of general government officers with effect March 4 1909. The president would be paid 75000 dollars the vice president 15000 dollars the speaker 12006 dollars cabinet members 15000 dollars and both senators and representatives 7500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Galfinger
House of Representatives
Breath of Life: Gorilla Lungs Highlighted by Reader
Mrs. Ora A. Stephens of Port Williams Ohio writes that three bottles of Dr King s New Discovery stopped her two year cough and cured consumption fears. The ad notes the product is guaranteed by local druggists Dreier and Bro with trial bottles free and prices 50 cents and 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora A. Stephens
Port Williams
Dr. King
Dreier & Bro
Woman gored to death by bull in Logansport area
Mrs. Rudolph Funk, wife of a farmer eight miles north of Logansport, Ind., was killed last night when a bull in a tied stall charged her during barn chores. Her husband found her a few minutes before she died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Rudolph Funk
Funk
Bank in Fort Smith Fails to Open Doors
The Southern Bank and Trust company in Fort Smith Arkansas failed to open on March 1. A notice said bank interests had been sold to Tom Neal Fort Smith attorney who would pay all depositors in full. Deposits totaling about 80000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith, Ark
Southern Bank and Trust Company
Tom Neal
Fort Smith
General B B Murray Dies at 76 in Calais
Calais Mo March 1 General Benjamin Bixby Murray died today of angina pectoris at age 76 He won his Civil War title and was appointed special agent of the United States Treasury Department in 1876 later serving as assistant financial agent of the United States at London The obituary notes his career with federal service in Britain and his Civil War service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calais
Benjamin Bixby Murray
United States Treasury
United States
Lopidon
Fragmentary notice on medicine and headaches
OCR fragment mentions constipation pills and headache remedies but provides no clear event, date, place, or involved organizations. Unable to extract a coherent news item beyond reference to medicines and headaches.
Mortuary Chapel Rising Beneath Cathedral Altar
Contractor Kinder advances the mortuary chapel beneath the cathedral altar. Remains of bishops Luers Dwenger Rademacher and priests Benoit Brammer moved to new crypts beside the west wall. Work completed to seal caskets and expand space for four more as construction continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinder
Luers
Dwenger
Rademacher
Father Benoit
Father Brammer
Prize Fighter Harry Tenny Dies After Ring Beating
San Francisco reports Harry Tenny died at 8 o clock this morning from injuries suffered when bantam champion Frankie Neil knocked him out in the fourteenth round. Doctors warned death was likely if resuscitation failed and promoters feared for his condition as the bout continued after the knockdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Harry Tenny
Frankie Neil
Tenny
Neil
Roche
Burhans Testifies After Four Years
G B Burhans of Carlisle Center New York writes that four years ago he was cured of a severe kidney trouble by taking less than two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure. He says brick dust sediment and pain disappeared and never returned, and he urges others with kidney or bladder trouble to try the remedy Dreier & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Burhans
Carlisle Center
N. Y
Foley
Dreier
A Country Party Atmosphere Near the Leo Road
A crowd gathered Tuesday evening February 27 at Charlies Kramer Jr home four miles north of the city on the Leo road to celebrate his birthday. Prizes for pedro went to Emma Harmeyer and Louis Harmeyer for high scores and to Kramer and Edward Solomon for low scores. After supper guests danced briefly. Attendees included Mr and Mrs John Blake Mr and Mrs Gottlieb Kramer Mr and Mrs Charles Solomon Mr and Mrs Christ Rahdert and the Misses Anna Solomon Eme Ne Bleke Emilie Dreyer Minnie Emma and Pauline Harmeyer Aman da Kramer and Messrs Edward Solomon Harry Arthur Kramer Louis Fred Harmeyer Charles Dreyer and Francis Goldtate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Kramer,Jr
Leo Road
Mr. Kramer
Pedro
Emma Harmeyer
Louis Harmeyer
Miss Kramer
Edward Solomon
John Blake
Gottlieb Kramer
Charles Solomon
Christ Rahdert
Anna Solomon
Eme Ne Bleke
Emilie Dreyer
Minnie
Emma
Pauline Harmeyer
Amanda Kramer
Messrs
Harry
Arthur Kramer
Louis
Fred Harmeyer
Charles Dreyer
Francis Goldtate
Dangers of Pneumonia and the Foley Remedy
A cautionary note warns that a neglected cold can lead to pneumonia and weakened lungs. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a preventive treatment that stops coughs, heals the lungs, and reduces pneumonia risk. Dreier & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Dreier & Bro
New Collector Named Succeeds Hayden in Fort Wayne Office
Michael Barton of Wabash named deputy revenue collector in charge of the revenue stamp office Fort Wayne succeeding John W Hayden who has held the post five years Barton started today Hayden to remain until formal handover Barton has eight months revenue service experience at Indianapolis office and will move his family to Fort Wayne soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Barton
Wabash
Revenue Stamp Office
Fort Wayne
John W. Hayden
Barton
Hayden
Elam H. Neal
Indiana
the Revenue Service
G. B. McGoogan
The
Revenue Service
Indianapolis
Bluffton Road Interurban Service Inaugurated
Regular interurban service between Fort Wayne and Bluffton began with car No. 20 on a 6 am inaugural trip. Conductor A F E Ellis and motorman J F Tribbett led the run, carrying officials and about fifty passengers amid enthusiastic welcomes at every station. Round trips run about 1 hour 20 to 25 minutes with 50 cent fares, 90 cents for a round trip. stations include Fort Wayne Ferguson Yoder Ossian Greenwood Kingsland Villa North Bluffton with Muncie line connection.
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Fort Wayne
Bluffton
Wabash River
Wabash Valley
Ferguson
Yoder
Ossian
Greenwood
Kingsland
Villa North
Muncie
Debs Calls for Action Amid Miners Arrest Revolt Talk
Eugene Debs denounces the arrest of Western Federation of Miners leaders as plutocracy’s bold stroke and urges mass action. He predicts another Haymarket spark and says workers must rise, strike, and confront judiciary domination to defend labor against plutocratic aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Moyer
Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Steunenberg
Idaho
Eugene Debs
Plutocracy
France
Pine-tiles: a pine forest medicine for backache and kidneys
The gums and resins from pine trees are cited as beneficial for backache and kidney bladder troubles. Pine-tiles is a new medicine whose principal ingredients come from local pine forests, sold by Meyer Bros. Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer Bros. Co
Tragedy Near Valparaiso As Two Die In Train Collision
Two men, Bert Ruley aged 56 and his son in law H H Grace aged 26, were killed late last night when struck by a Pennsylvania train. The incident occurred in Valparaiso Indiana after the train had recently departed Logansport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Bert Ruley
Logansport
Crumpacker Renominated by Indiana Republicans
Lafayette Ind March 1 For the sixth consecutive time Edgar D Crumpacker of Valparaiso Indiana Republican was nominated for Congress by the Republicans of the state
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Edgar D. Crumpacker
Valparaiso
Women’s Temperance Union presses law on saloons
A Fort Wayne Women’s Christian Temperance Union committee met Mayor Hosey to demand enforcement of Sunday and weekday liquor laws. Ninety four members signed a petition urging saloon closures, adult and minor restrictions, and drugstore compliance. Hosey offered no promises and cited city opinion as guiding policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
W. J. Hosey
William 3
Hosey
Fort Wayne
Ind
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
J. F. Kinsey
J. E. Protzeller
Hin
College Men and Women In Session Quadrenni al Meeting
In Nashville three thousand students from six hundred colleges across the United States and Canada gather for the fifth quadrennial Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions. John R. Mott notes widespread missionary influence across nearly a thousand North American institutions through life consecration to foreign service and organized study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
United States
Canada
Student Volunteer Movement For Foreign Missions
John R. Mott
North America
Praise for Japanese florists and their art
Mrs. George T. Ladd discusses Japanese floral aesthetics learned during years in Japan. She notes fourteen years to master the professional craft, contrasts Japanese methods with American “monstrous Yankee ideas,” and describes arranging techniques including separating colors and singeing stems to preserve blooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Ladd
Yale
Japan
Pile remedy ManZan advertised with collapsible tube
It promotes relief for blind, bleeding, itching or protruding piles using ManZan in collapsible tubes with nozzle. Claims instant pain stop. Sold by Meyer Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer Bros
Ancient North College Burns at Wesleyan
A fire in Middletown Connecticut destroyed Old North College at Wesleyan University, a 150 room facility built in 1827. The blaze began in the attic, insurance covered an $80 000 loss, and most occupants escaped in nightclothes with only valuable college records saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Conn
Wesleyan University
Old North College
Wesleyan
Raymond
Nicholson
Epworth League urges Fort Wayne mayor to enforce laws
In a February 27 1906 letter to Mayor Hosey the Epworth League of the St Paul M E church asks him to enforce the Sabbath law and close saloons and vice venues. The appeal cites youth drunkenness and the need for a clean city and Christian Sabbath with signatures from Bessie Connolly president and Lillie Kniffen secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League of St. Paul M. E. Church
Hosey
Fort Wayne
Ind
Wiliam J. Hosey
Epworth League
St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church
Chorus Girl Taken From Toyland Company
Carrie Bunyea a 16 year old Fort Wayne girl was taken by police at her mother's request and sent home after leaving her parents without consent during a visit of the Babes in Toyland company from Richmond Indiana. The girl planned to quit and return home and was met by relatives in Warsaw after boarding the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen Democrat
Babes In Toyland’ Company
Richmond
Ind
Carrie Bunyea
Fort Wayne
Babes In Toyland
Warsaw
Cripples Annoy Citizens Police Ask to Act
Arthur Morton and Frank Meeks were fined and jailed for drunkenness after police court on Thursday. They belong to a crippled beggar gang based on Columbia street that harassed residents. A theft attempt occurred when one man tried to snatch a diamond pin after refusal. William Wilson was arrested on Grand street. a revolver found led to a $1 fine and city ban, with the weapon destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Morton
Frank Meeks
Columbia Street
William Wilson
Grand Street
W. D. Owen Targeted in Boston Larceny Conspiracy Case
Boston circular seeks William D. Owen former Indiana secretary of state and ex congressman on larceny and conspiracy charges tied to the Ubero Plantation company. He was indicted here on 126 counts in the Ubero affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Wiliam DD. Owen
Indiana
Ubero Plantation Company
Owen
Ubero
Real Estate Deeds Rise as Mortgages Fall in Early Year
County Recorder Ashley reports sixty nine more deeds recorded in January and February this year than in 1905 while mortgages decreased by twenty. Fewer plats were filed compared with last year, indicating cash purchases of real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley
Hie
Landis Renominated by Republicans in Ninth District
Tipton Ind March 1 Representative Charles B Landis was renominated for the sixth time by the Republicans of the Ninth congressional district. The nomination was by acclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Ind
Charles B. Landis
World petroleum production in 1904 by country
The world produced 9 303 000 000 gallons of oil in 1904. The United States led with 4 916 000 000 gallons, followed by Russia with 3 650 000 000 gallons and then Austria, Java and Sumatra, Roumania, British India, Japan, Canada and Germany in smaller amounts. London Engineer.
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United States
Russia
Austria
Java
Sumatra
Roumania
British India
Burmah
Japan
Canada
Germany
London
Woman nearly starved by drug use finds relief with tonic
Mrs. Mary H. Walters of St Clair Street Columbus Ohio says her stomach was too weak from useless drugs to eat and nerves too wrecked to sleep until she tried Electric Bitters. The tonic produced a wonderful, lasting improvement and she credits it with saving her life.
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Mary H. Walters
St. Clair St
Columbus, O
Peril in College Training Critiques Harsh Regimes
The piece argues against excessive training and athletic overuse in colleges, condemning physiologic heart strain and the influence of gambling and commercialism. It urges faculties to regulate sport, promote healthy play, and balance nerves and memory in youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Exalators Outperform Elevators In Crowd Handling
A study notes moving platforms or exalators outperform elevators for crowd movement. In two large stores in New York and Boston a single exalator matched eight or nine elevators in capacity while preventing crowd conflicts. Exalators are seen as a lasting solution for busy departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Gowns of Embroidery Dominates Fashion In New York Letter
The New York Letter describes embroidery as the season’s prevailing trend with gowns in white embroidered batiste swiss cambric and linens. Prices soar with embroidery as high as 30 to 50 dollars per yard and elaborate coats and empire robes feature custom designs and flower motifs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar a Natural Pine Remedy
An old advertisement touts Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar as a harmless pine tar product. It claims to be sourced from native forests not coal tar and describes its action on the bowels to expel colds from the system. The advert promotes its use for coughs whooping cough and related affections.
Origin of money from Roman coinage and Moneta concept
The article traces money from early Roman coinage and the goddess Moneta to define money as intrinsic value coinage and argues against extending the term to paper forms or credit instruments. It cites Livy on the first mint near Juno Moneta and discusses definitions and logical limits of money including bank notes and foreign bills.
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Rome
Livy
Capitol
Juno Moneta
Manlius
Moneta
Conant
Food Made While You Wait and the Adulteration Debate
A New Jersey chemist offers ready made foods and drinks crafted in his laboratory claiming they pass as high quality items. He teaches methods for disguising decayed meats and vegetables into palatable dishes and even serves a cocktail indistinguishable from cafe quality fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Nena
New Jersey
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Fast Felon Cure
Sam Kendall of Phillipsburg Kansas endorses Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the quick cure for burns boils sores scalds wounds piles eczema salt rheum chapped hands sore feet and sore eyes. Available at Dreier and Bro’s drug store for 25 cents with a guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Kendall
Phillipsburg
Kan
Bucklen
Dreier & Bro
Consul's Yokohama Home Destroyed In Fire
A Yokohama dispatch reports the residence of Dr. Charles J. Jones American consul to Dalny, at Cherry Mount hotel, burned on February 7. The loss totals about 10000 dollars, including furniture and private valuables such as Secretary Hay's autograph letter and a Roosevelt autograph photo. Jones and family narrowly escaped.
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Victoria
B. C
Yokohama
Charles J. Jones
Dalny
Cherry Mount Hotel
Hay
Roosevelt
Jones
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Little Champion
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Michael . Barton
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Bluffton Road
Debs
Crumpacker
T. U
Foreign Mission
Ancient College
St. Paul Epworth League
W. DR. Owen
C. B. Landis
Petroleum Production
Royal Baking Powder CO
NEW Yorig
Peril
Medical Authority
Consul
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