Pritchard Opinion Affirms Federal Jurisdiction in Rate Case
Asheville, Aug 28 Judge Pritchard in the United States district court issues a long ruling in the Southern railway rate case against the state attorney general and the railroad commission. The opinion holds the suit is not against a state, preserves federal jurisdiction, and rejects the idea that state legislation can deprive a citizen of constitutional rights.
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Asheville
N. C
Pritchard
United States
Efieid
Southern Railway
Conmmission
Attorney General of
North Carolina
Circuit Court
Troubles of the Railway Not Only Do Wagen Increase
A H Plant comptroller of the Southern Railway testifies at the North Carolina railroad rate hearing that wage increases have raised labor costs by about 1.04 million dollars for 1915, while net earnings fell 1.91 million since 1900, with fixed charges and dividends unchanged for the year.
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Washington
A. H. Plant
Southern Railway Company
North Carolina
Plant
Corporation Commission
Southern
Southern Railway
Belen Keller Welcomes Delegates at Blind Workers Convention
Boston hosts the ninth convention of the American Isolation of Workers for the Blind. Delegates arrive as Miss Helen Wellar and General F K Appleton, Perkins Institution superintendent, open the gathering.
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Belen Keller
Boston
Workers For the
Helen Wellar
F. K. Appleton
Perkins Institution For the Blind
No Strike by Chicago Meat Packers Teamsters
In Chicago on August 28 a compromise ended the planned strike of meat packing firm teamsters after talks between committee representatives. The agreement was approved unanimously by the teamsters.
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Teamsters
Chicago
Meat Drivers Strike Still On in New York
New York Aug 28 The efforts of the American Civic Federation to bring about a settlement of the meat drivers strike have thus far proved fruitless.
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New York
Civic Foderation
Shout
One man killed seven hurt in Clover Leaf wreck near Bowan
Charleston Alabama Aug 28 One man was killed and seven passengers badly injured when a Clover Leaf passenger train crashed at Bowan twelve miles north of here. Two gates jumped switch and caused the wreck. BP. BL Cookling of Texas is believed killed. Injured include Bhisdou Bogs Kent and others with cuts and internal injuries. Proving New Weugluey Ills.
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Charleston
Bowwan
Here
Cookling
Texas
Tex
Kent
Mi Hyo Beals
New Weugluey
Lehigh Canal Body Identified As Coplay Girl
Allentown August 28 a four horseman on the Lehigh canal found Julia Apbeiter of Coplay Pa a sickly girl floating in the water near Siegfried She had been missing since Saturday when her newborn infant was found in her room A coroner s jury blamed the death on its mother
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Allentown
Hoase
Lehigh Canal
Julia Apbeiter
Siegfried
Here
Portland Banker Arrives From East After Bank Collapse
Portland financier W Cooper Morris, cashier of the defunct Oregon Trust and Savings bank, arrived from the east. He said he was too fatigued to speak at length but, based on his knowledge of the bank's conditions, he is confident it will pay dollar for dollar.
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Portland
Ore
W. Cooper Morris
Oregon Trust and Savings Bank
Hoe
Dolhir
Secretary of State Root to Attend Clinton Funeral
Secretary of State Root will leave White Plains to attend his father in Clinton New York. He will return to White Plains after the funeral and resume his physical training.
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New York
Root
Wil- Nam Muldoon
White Plains
N. Y
Clinton
Brokers Plan Immediate BuckShop Closures
Washington Aug 28 Several proprietors of brokerage concerns suspected of bucket shop activity have notified the district attorney of their intention to discontinue business and close offices as soon as they can settle accounts and wrap up affairs.
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Washington
Strike Averted In Cotton Textile Dispute
Fall River Mass August 28 a conference of cotton manufacturers and weavers union committees reached an agreement on standard cloth length, averting a strike that would have affected 25 000 workers.
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Fall River, Mass
Weavers’ Union
Czar Congratulates Stolypin on Bomb Attempt Anniversary
In St. Petersburg on August 28 the czar sent telegraphic congratulations to Premier Stolypin marking the anniversary of the attempt on his life. The message expressed thanks to Crow for saving Stolypin and wished continued success in his work.
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St. Petersburg
Stolypin
Crow
Markets report from Chicago Board of Trade quotations
Chicago market quotes dated Aug 27 show Wheat and Corn prices with open, high, low and close figures across multiple months. Live stock, hogs, cattle, sheep and hay prices listed with receipts and bid ranges. includ es cash grain by sample and live poultry and grain prices across Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Adad Park
Wit
DeVore Piano Co Offer for Shorthand Education
A Chicago notice urges piano buyers before September 1 1907 to receive free shorthand lessons from DeVore. The plan promises rapid fluency, claims high income potential, and offers easy payment options or credit toward a piano with a weekly one dollar plan. Freeport Illinois address listed at 76 and 78 Main Street.
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DeVore
Chicago
DeVore Piano Co
Freeport
Jil
Main Street
Counterfeit Coins and Maori Women in Cannibal Tales
An article explains methods of fake coins sweating plugging and filling, detailing weight and composition flaws and dangers of die struck counterfeits. It also reproduces sensational types of Maori tribal cannibal anecdotes about war prisoners, tattoos, and slave women in past practices.
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United States
Cain
The Six Hundred Heroic Charge in The Cornhill Magazine
The article recounts the doomed charge of the Seven Teenth Lancers at the breached guns. A regimental butcher killed six enemies on a horse after throwing off his shirt and pipe in mouth, while a drunken private joined the force riding a spare horse. The 673 riders became 195 after the fight, a blunder transformed into noble heroism, the famed six hundred.
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Cornhill
Seventeenth Lancers
England
The
Maori Weeping Parties Describe Cannibal Feast Traditions
Mrs. BE Dunlop of Auckland recounts Maori women weeping to mourn the dead and orchestrating thugis or weeping gatherings. She notes their controlled grief, communal cries, and the distinctive role women play in ritual mourning and preparation for feasts.
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BE. M. Dunlop
Auckland
New Zealand
He Was Too Hasty. Condemning Scorching Draws Caution
A prominent automobilist criticizes hastily condemning others and shares a personal anecdote about a ham sandwich on a Canadian railway. He argues against quick condemnation and urges measured judgment. The Philadelphia Bulletin is cited.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Snake Myths Debunked: No Medicinal Snake Powers
The article states snakes have no medicinal properties and lists common myths. It rejects gall antidotes for bites, oil for rheumatism baldness or deafness, skins curing rheumatism or stiffness, snake heart oil or blood aiding consumption, snake flesh treating blood disorders, a second bite counteracting the first, and rattles as charms.
Searching for novelty but fearing it like Mrs Grundy
A London Ladies' Field quote compares modern people to Athenians, noting they chase new things yet scrutinize them when found. It laments daily routines and fear of God and society, suggesting vanity and conformity persist across eras.
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Mrs. Grundy
London
Cutting Down Competition in the Name Block
A humorous line notes saving money by moving and questions if cheaper housing exists while claiming the wife aimed to outdress a rich woman in the name block. The quip frames frugal choices against ostentatious social display as a tongue in cheek point.
No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere
Courage faire. Bullylog is snokee Beaconsfield.
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Lowell
Courage Faire
Bullylog
Snokee
Beaconsfield
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Promises Gentle Relief
A historical advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as acting gently on the bowels to clear the system of coughs and colds. It claims prompt relief from throat inflammation and irritation. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz at 55 Stephenson.
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Kennedy
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson
Public Real Estate Auction at Bauch Place
The undersigned will offer at public sale on Tuesday September 10 1907 at 2 oclock p m at the front door of the residence the Bauch place No 572 South Galena Avenue a 17 room 2 story brick house a 1 1/2 story frame house about 20 acres of ground with wells and cisterns Auctioneers A H Miller and CAMPMAN Emma Sauderman Louis Bavog MattH LpA Kuehner Edward Bavog Clara Cannam wd 10
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F. R. Bauch
Galena Avenue
Toa Campman
Emma Sauderman
Louris Bavog
Matth
Lpa Kuehner
EpwarRob Bavog
Clara Cannam
A. H. Miller
Daily Journal Delivery Notice
The Daily Journal announces home delivery to any part of the city for a weekly fee. Readers may sign up for full city coverage, with options for weekend editions and weekday issues.
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Daily Journal
Telegraph strike moves to pull brokers into action
A proposal to call out all telegraph operators in brokerage firms aims to pressure firms on union contracts. President Small urges workers to stay at work until the union directs otherwise and convenes brokerage house workers in New York. Chicago business leaders urge President Roosevelt to halt the telegraphers strike.
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New York
Small
Chicago
Roosevelt
Governor Beckham offers immunity to Taylor for testifying
In a Frankfort letter Governor Beckham says he and Commonwealth's Attorney Franklin can guarantee William S. Taylor immunity and safe return to Indiana if Taylor comes to Scott circuit court at Georgetown to testify in Caleb Powers murder conspiracy cases. Beckham pledges cooperation to protect Taylor from arrest.
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Frankfort
Commonwealth
Franklin
Goebel
Beckham
William 8.Taylor
Indiana
Scott
Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Taylor
Unwritten Law Resolution Shocks Bar Association
At the Portland meeting of the American Bar Association Henry S. Dewey of Boston proposed a resolution claiming that every good law aligns with the unwritten law which he equates with the word of God. The unwritten law is said to be the real foundation of English common law and of all good laws since antiquity. The measure was indefinitely postponed.
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Portland
American Bar Association
Henry S. Dewey
Boston
England
Better Pay for Soldiers and Sailors
Washington August 28 The joint board of Acting Secretary Newberry Major General Ainsworth and Assistant Secretary Beekman Winthrop has concluded its labors and made public the text of a bill to be laid before the next Congress calling for a general increase in pay for officers and men across the navy army and revenue cutter service.
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Washington
Newberry
Navy
Ainsworth
Army
Treasury
Beekman Winthrop
Revenue Cutter Service
Ins
Railroads Hit With Early I C C Complaints Over Pine Decision
Washington August 28 More than a hundred complaints filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking reparations from southern railroads due to the yellow pine decision by the United States Supreme Court.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Milwaukee Aldermen Defeated in Inter-city Match
Philadelphia councilmen defeated Milwaukee aldermen in an Inter-city charity game by 14 to 9. No ball game was played for the benefit of charity to decide the championship. The event took place in Philadelphia on August 28.
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Milwaukee Aldermen
Philadelphia
Five Yellow Fever Cases in Cuba Hit A Jenfuegos
Five new yellow fever cases reported in A Jenfuegos Cuba as officials scramble for containment. In New York Prestonville fires ruin Henry Crouch tobacco barns causing an estimated 150000 dollars in losses. The Henderson traction system in New York hampered by an eighteen motormen strike. In Casablanca Arabs launch another attack on French forces with heavy losses. French casualties minimal. The Associated Advertising Clubs of America open their third annual convention in Cincinnati. Kingsbury Batchelder of Hillsdale College dies at 19 from cancer in Ocean Park Missouri. Eugene Moriarty editor of Worcester Post drowns while swimming at Lake Quinsigamond.
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Jenfuegos
Cuba
Henry Crouch
Prestonville
Henderson
Casablanca
Associated Advertising Clubs of Americaa
Cincinnati
Kingsbury Batchelder
Hillsdale College
Mich
Ocean Park
Eugene Moriarty
Worcester (Mass
Democrat
Lake Quinsigumond
Cascasweet for babies and children sold in city store
Do not lose patience with a peevish baby. Give it Cascasweet, a stomach corrective for babies and children. Contains no harmful drugs. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson Street.
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Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson &T
Harriet M Burbank Teacher at Studio 86
Harriet M Burbank listed as a teacher of managing at Studio 86, with unclear details from Trove St. and a date believed to be 9-4 CDT. Further readable context is limited.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Manag
Studio 86
Trove St
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