Beef Ration Scandal Marks Roosevelt Testimony
The army court of inquiry in New York heard Governor Roosevelt testify on the canned roast beef issued to troops in Cuba and Porto Rico. He described the meat as unfit and described a slime covered can that disgusted soldiers. The hearing adjourned to Governors Island for further testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Army Court of Inquiry
Miles
Agan
Lee
Roosevelt
Governor’s Island
Thirteenth Infantry
Washington
Davis
Rough Riders
San Antonio
Texas
Tampa
Ash
Kentucky
Wood
Cuba
Lavis
Army
Libonoy
Tamya
Tropics
Montauk
Les
Ioan
Swift
Armour
War Department
Wade
Brown
Governors Island
Dentist in Chicago Informs Death of Brother In Law
Dr E P Bender, a Chicago dentist, received word Friday of the accidental shooting death of his brother in law Frank Pearson Jr. Pearson, a bank clerk, was hunting with his four year old son and later was found dead near midnight after the boy cried out. Pearson, a noted bicyclist, held several Illinois records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Bender
Frank Pearson, Jr
Pearson
Chicago
Illinois
Kipling Faces Temporary Setback Amid Recovery
Rudyard Kipling, improving from pneumonia, suffered a fainting spell Thursday night but recovered during the night. He had exerted himself talking and reading. doctors said he grew somewhat weaker but he is now resting in bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rudyard Kipling
Doubleday
Kipling
Four Die In Night Fire At Cleveland Building
A blaze at 14 Court Street in Cleveland killed Mrs Chapin and three children, Roy and Chester Chapin and Mrs Chapin, all suffocated. Several more, including stenographer Katie Lloyd, were seriously burned as flames spread through a two fire scenario with many workers reported injured.
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Memphis
Tenn
Nolan
Court Street
Chapin
Roy Chapin
Chester Chapin
Smith
Robert Campbell
Katie Lloyd
Paul Martin
Itill
Roth
William Smith
Miss Lloyd
Mayor Williams
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Northern Indiana Notes roundup of crimes and deaths
Kokomo bans slot machines again. Duck shooting praised on Kankakee. Counterfeit 1891 quarters in Valparaiso area. Noble county resident Hester Wolf dies at 83. Rev F W White assigned to Marion Episcopal parish. Five LaPorte Argus female compositors strike over pay. Mokae arrested in Dayton on Ohio marshal request. Theft of smoked hams from Rev Hogdgen’s Clear Creek smokehouse. Miss Cora Haggerty survives arsenic attempt. recovering. South Bend janitor William Dodd dies. Civil War service with Twenty-ninth Indiana noted. James Dirrim dies at 90. 116 descendants listed. A Steuben County man fined 22.75. pays with pennies. Adam Groves helped lay first U S railroad in Maryland. Mishawaka children staggered by parsnip poison. Elmer Malthy dies. others recover. Hon Albert Oscorn dies in Olive township. Elkhart leader and legislator. Dr J H DaPay ill in Indianapolis sanitarium. near 80. Valparaiso constable William Muster bitten by horse. infection risks rising. Chicago doctor attempts operation.
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Hester Wolf
Orange Township
Noble County
F. W. White
Michigan City
Bishop White
Marion
Argus
LaPorte
W. L. Mokae
Dayton
Elkhart
Defiance
Ohio
Shieves
Hogdgen
Clear Creek Township
Whitley County
Albion
Cora Haggerty
William Howard Dodd
South Bend
Twenty-ninth
Indiana
James Dirrim
Butler
Steuben County
Adam Groves
Milford
United States
Maryland
Bradensburg
Baltimore
J. H. DaPay
Wabash
Indianapolis
William Muster
Valparaiso
Chicago
Remarkable Rescue From Consumption by Kings New Discovery
Mrs Michael Curtain of Plainfield Indiana fell ill with a lung condition thought to be consumption after a month of treatment. Her druggist recommended Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption. After six bottles she recovered fully and can do housework again. Free trial bottles offered at Dreier & Bros drug store with large bottles priced at 60 cents and 1.00.
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George D. Williams
Manchester
Mich
Dreier & Bro
Druggiss
Michael Curtain
Plainfield
King
Horse Meat for Sausage Shipping to Europe
New York March 24 Williama and Terhune freight forwarders acknowledge shipping horse meat to Europe for process. Mr Terhune says the horses were wild bronchos caught in Oregon and that they are a nuisance. They cost about 2 apiece and are cheaper than cattle. Any method to dispose of them is welcomed.
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New York
Williama & Terhune
Europe
Terhune
Oregon
Practical Cookery And House Hints From A Century Ago
A collage of recipes and domestic tips covers stuffed cabbage with forcemeat and sausage, oil paintings cleaning methods, crab salad, German potato cooking, dried prune gelatine desserts, frosted or frozen beet candy, almond taffy, and a knack for kitchen chores. It includes instructions for cleaning, pantry prep, and simple household remedies such as ant control and headache relief.
Mrs. Pinkham’s Backache Remedy Praised by Readers
A reader letter from Pine Summit Pennsylvania reports relief from backache and womb and kidney trouble after using Mrs. Pinkham’s Compound. The testimonial claims four bottles restored menses, sleep, and energy, calling the medicine a friend to women.
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Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Aden
Anna J. Fenstermaker
Pine Summit
Fa. S
Sides
Also Mentioned on This Page
the War Board
Sus
Bender
Kutly
Cleveland
Northern
Kokomo
Knox
Kankakee
Mishawaka
Elmer Malthy
Albert Oscorn
Elkhart County
Olive Township
Beet Sugar Trust
OCO
Trenton
Trentos
N. J
American Beet Sugar Company
Samuel C. Herriman
Lorenz J. Hildreth
John J. Griffin
J. Eugene Croasong
Jersey City
Bluefield
W. V
O. H. Skinner
Gray
Skinner
Megro
F. M. Beot
Patrice Hutter
C. Klenk
Wells
Minn
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Vermen
Lydia E. Pinkham
Spring Grove
Eale
Staak Capes
C. Freeport
Wayne
Foster
Undertaker
Robert Klaehn
West Main
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