Supreme Court Rules Unions May Not Boycott Interstate Trade
The U S Supreme Court, in a third ruling within a month, held that labor unions cannot boycott articles entering interstate commerce under the Sherman act. The Loewe case involved Loewe & Co. seeking damages for an $80,000 boycott and potential trespass to $240,000, with the court upholding that unions may not obstruct free interstate exchange.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Lawler
Fidler
Loewe & Co
United States
District of Connecticut
Hatters' Union
American Federation of Labor
Bil
Loewe
Circuit Court
Court of Appeals
House Indulges In Politics In Closed Senate Deb
Washington report details a heated congressional exchange as Townsend of Michigan and other speakers attack the Roosevelt administration and Republican policy. Debates touch railway rate law, bank penalties, and imperial aims in the Philippines while defending honesty and prosperity under scrutiny.
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Washington
House
Townsend
Mich
Republican Party
Pullic
Jimmy
Sherwood Quor
Secretary of War
Washington Monument
Penna
Paul Morton-Nanta Me
Corkran
Jefferies
France
Philippines
New York
Cochran
Roosevelt
Naval aide declines command of two new warships
Washington February 4 Rarely does a naval officer decline a command yet Admiral Dewey’s aide Commander Spencer S Wood has refused to command the Birmingham, a new fast battleship cruiser. He asks to serve as executive officer aboard the battleship Idaho to gain the experience needed to command a battleship.
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Washington
Dewey
Spencer
Wood
Navy Department
Birmingham
Cruivers
Tditho
Diehl
Print Shop Costs Rise Under Roosevelt Era
Washington February 4. The cost of government printing has increased during the administration of Charles S. Stillings as public printer. The rise is shown in a report to President Roosevelt by George C. Havenner, chief of the division of printing in the commerce and labor department.
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Washington
Government Printing Office
Charles S. Stillings
Roosevelt
George C. Havenner
Department of Commerce and Labor
Hull seeks Supreme Court review on income tax law
Washington Feb 4 A bill by Rep Tule Tenn Hull to require treasury enforcement of the 1904 income tax law aims to obtain another Supreme Court review. He hopes the law will be sustained on a new decision and tied to future prosecutions and enforcement.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Tuli Tenn
Hull
Supreme Court
Resolutions Endorse Hughes for Presidency by Saratoga GOP
The Saratoga New York county Republican convention unanimously adopted resolutions endorsing Governor Hughes for the presidency. Also, a $25,000 bill to care for the Jackson Hermitage at Nashville Tennessee was introduced in the Senate. Judge Thomas P. Mellon of Pittsburgh died at ninety five. Vice President Gallivan said boiler makers strike against Minnesota railroads is off. Laymen's Forward Movement conference in Indianapolis. Danish architect Ferdinand Meldahl died in Copenhagen at eighty three. House bill suggests rearranging U S flag stars. Hungarian chamber refused condolence to Portugal royal family. Methodist preachers in Cincinnati praised Roosevelt as a strong moral force. Canadians killed and fifty wounded in Moroccan conflict near Kasbah Ber Lothiel. Banquet aboard Chilean cruiser Chacabuco for US Navy officers. Steamer Le Cuthbert burned off Nova Scotia. fifteen drowned, thirty seven rescued.
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Hughes
Saratoga
N. Y
Jackson
Nashville
Tenn
Senate
Thomas PD. Mellon
Fittsburg
Gallivan
International Union of Boilermakers
Minnesota
Episcopal Church
Indianapolis
Ferdinand Meldahl
Academy of Fine Arts
Copenhagen
United States
Ansberry
Ohio
Chamber of Deputies
Portugal
Cincinnati
President Roosevelt
Walt Prenehiuen
Marroco
Kasbah Ber Lothiel
Chacabuco
Bunta Arenas
Heet
Mixing the Cures and the Odd Chemist Exchange
A Pearson's Weekly snippet describes a chaotic scene in a chemist shop with a character weighing a dog and debating potions. The narrator jokes about cures and a mischievous bearded figure, mixing oddity with social satire and a punchy punchline about a retriever shrinking in weight.
New Portuguese Cabinet Aims Pacification After Franco Resigns
Portugal forms a new cabinet under Rear Admiral Do Amaral to pacify the nation after Premier Franco’s resignation and the royalist bloc pledges unity with the monarchy. A British fleet reportedly sails toward Lisbon as authorities vow order amid fears of revolution following the gala assassination and street tumult.
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Wishon
Portugal
Franco
Varios
Admiral de Amaral
Perne
Oporte
Lisbon
Madrid plots murder of king and crown prince uncovered
Lisbon authorities outline a meticulously planned royal murder. The killers met in a cafe workroom and relied on public details to execute the act. An eyewitness identified the third assailant as Cordova, a Spaniard, correcting earlier reports of a Portuguese suspect. The queen’s route to the throne and the royal family were dramatized with staged scenes inside the palace. The king’s body appeared in a formal posture, and the prince wore a ceremonial uniform as authorities describe the assassination chain of events.
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Lisbon
Ovietinw Mhose
Amedie
Miguel
Cordova
Bron
Prien
Carlos
Mimelie
New Employers' Liability Bill Introduced in House
A bill designed to replace the Employers Liability Act, recently ruled unconstitutional by the U S Supreme Court, has been introduced in the House on Sabbath.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
Veteran Optician Dies After Pneumonia Illness
Obituary notes the death of Chienge, Petyd Henry Boerseh a veteran optician respected figure in the United States. Cause listed as pneumonia after a long career spanning over two decades with mention of his service at opticigua and connections to Baveria and Purth.
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Chienge
Petyd
Henry Boerseh
Nate
Amulet Habit Among Sailors and Children
Sailors in warships often wear amulets to ward off evil spirits and disease. In earlier times children wore amulets of safetida tied with string to the neck, believed to repel contagious illnesses. The habit appears in various cultures, with references to mintodian traditions using Dora caps as amulets.
May Be Wealthy From Odd Bequest to 14-Year-Old
Frances Maud Mendenhall, a fourteen-year-old student at Fort Lee, may become wealthy from a strange legacy. Her Kentucky chemist father left a chemical formula he believed would make her rich, and a prominent New York businessman has turned it into profit. Her income already surpasses her needs, with more wealth anticipated before she comes of age.
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New York
Frances Maud Mendenhall
Fort Lee
AL Db
Mendenhall
Simall
Kentucky
New York Hosts First U S Sailed Salendon Exhibit
New York reports the arrival of the first salendon specimen ever shown in the United States. Previously only at the British Museum, this unusual insect eater was a late gift from Morris K. Jesup to the American Museum of Natural History. The creature resembles an ant eater in nose, with a beaver-like tail and a unique body type.
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New York
United States
British Museum
Eatel
Morris SK. Jesup
American Museum of Natural History
Rev Bristol Not Badly Hurt After Pulpit Ornament Fall
Rev Frank M. Bristol pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist church in Washington was struck on the head by a falling ornament during a service attended by President Meiners. He was not seriously harmed though he collapsed briefly and was feared to be unconscious on the platform.
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Bristol
Washington
Beh
Frank M. Bristol
Metropolitan Methodist Church
Meiners
H O
Explosion at Warehouse Causes Big Fire Damage
Explosion of a gas engine in the Merchants' and Shippers' warehouse at Derry and Peabody Streets started a blaze causing about $200,000 damage and injuring two firemen. Dense smoke and blocked streets hampered firefighting efforts.
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Buffialo
Derry
Peab @ry
Seven Men Killed in Northumberland Mill Boiler Blast
Seven men were killed and more than a dozen injured by a boiler explosion at the rolling mill of Van Aten & Co. two miles north of Sunbury. The dead are Grant Reeder Edward Kreps William Mrouse Samuel Sarvis Duval Clark Colin Scholgin and Thomas Jones, all but the last married.
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Sunbury
van Aten & Co
Northumberland
Grant Reeder
Edward Kreps
William Rouse
Samuel Sarvis
Duval Clark
Olan Seholgin
Thomas Jones
Peary Plans July Start For Northward Expedition
Commander Peary, famed for arctic exploration, visited President Roosevelt and said he would begin another northward expedition on the first of July. The remarks were made as he left the White House in Washington.
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Peary
Washington
Commander Peary
Arctic Exploration
Roosevelt
Saa
White House
Aged Couple Are Found Dead in Wahpeton Home
In Wahpeton North Dakota on February 4 Mr and Mrs Peter Whitman an elderly couple were found dead from suspected gas poisoning at their home by their son in law Sylvester Dietz who went to the house with provisions.
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Wahpeton
N. Od
Peter Whitman
Cous Vas
Hey
Sylvester Dietz
Chicago Markets Report From Feb 3 Trading Session
Chicago Board of Trade price quotes for wheat corn and hogs show varied values with spring and winter wheat futures and cash sales mixed. Cattle and sheep receipts and price ranges are listed, noting trading activity and feeder item ranges while overall market tone remains unsettled.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of ‘Trade
Sorom
Ahly
RWG
Maeve Weihers
Seta Kohl
Prine Mieve
Qugalts Wedi
Epring Jaiibs
A Fearful Retort From Benedict Arnold Raid
Benedict Arnold captures an American officer in Virginia during a raid. The officer muses on how countrymen would treat Arnold if captured. The captain replies that they would amputate Arnold’s wounded leg and bury it with honors before hanging his carcass on a gibbet.
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Benedict Arnold
Virginia
Quebec
Col Lawler Dead Ex-Chiefs Grand Army Of The Republic
Colonel Thomas G. Lawler former grand army commander died of pneumonia after a grip attack. He was near sixty four, longtime Rockford postmaster, Illinois G A R commander and Civil War veteran with notable leadership in the national organization. Funeral Thursday afternoon, county flags at half mast.
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Rockford
Thomas G. Lawler
Grand Army of the Republic
Thomas G. Lawler Lawler
Hayes
Nevins
Ilinois
Grand Army
Titsburg
Lawler
Nineteenth -Inots
Rosecrans
Linois National Guard
Liverpool
England
Winnebago County
Hazing Not a Crime Reignites Extradition Question
Denver dispatch reports Assistant Attorney General Horace Philps holds hazing not extraditable. Sheriff Williamson of Stark County may force Earl Lattin to return from Sunda Colorado after indictment by Winds grand jury for alleged conspiracy with six others to injure Bradford High School student Charles O Conner. O Conner, seventeen, suffered grave injury from tombstone incident.
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Springfield
Denver
Horace Philps
Edwin C. Williamson
Stark County
Earl Lattin
Sunda
Colo
Bradford High School
Bradford
Charles’ O'Conner
Local coal dealer uses electric alarm to feed horses
In Alton on February 4 a coal dealer, George Miller, reports his horses are fed and ready to work each morning by a self made device. An alarm clock linked to electric wires activates the mechanism, a development drawing attention from townsfolk who prefer extra rest on cold mornings.
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Alton
George Miller
Miller
Crazy Man Seizes Church in Bloomington Area
Ole Ole Bon of Morrisonville seized the Concord church near Hopedale, played the organ and scattered books and cushions. He refused to leave until overcome by officers. Officials deem him likely insane.
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Bloomington
Ole Ole Bon
Morrisonville
Concord Church
Hopedale
Fourteen Years for Murder in Peoria Case
In Peoria Illinois on February 4, Martin Brophy aged twenty two and John Bauer aged twenty three were sentenced to fourteen years in prison for the murder of Mollie Churchill at Princeville last October.
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Peoria
Martin Brophy
John Bauer
Churchill
Princeville
Doljer
Quincy Fouimane Society Names McCarl For Funds Probe
The Quincy Fouimane society says its secretary Lymin McCarl will serve as custodian of money contributed toward aiding a thorough investigation of the Paulin boy's death at the Ponting reformatory.
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Quincy, Th. Pet. A
Quincy Fouimane Society
Lymin McCarl
Wilk
Paulin
Ponting Reformatory
Fame's Brevity Describes a Forsaken Athlete
A lone figure in the crowd, once a college football idol, finds himself ignored as ten years earlier he led the team to acclaim. A sharp taunt breaks the silence, revealing how quickly fame fades and public memory shifts.
Artillery Curiosities From Leather To Terra Cotta Guns
A survey of odd ordnance from history notes leather guns used by Henry VIII at Boulogne and by Scotland in 1640, wooden and dragon inscribed cannon for Paris 1792, gold cannons in Baroda, Malta’s rock mortars, and a terra cotta cannon found in Mexico. The piece highlights eccentric, sometimes ceremonial, firearm designs and their storied origins.
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Henry VIII
Biege
Boulogne
Evelyn
Lord Davy
Newbourne
Paris
Carlylé
France
Louis XIV
Bastille
India
Baroda
Burton
Malta
Brydone
Chinal
Usumacinta
Mexico
Cortes
Ceutla
Tabasco
London Standard
Personal Appearance Critique Sparks Debate At Home
In a domestic scene Clara quips that Wild er neglects his personal appearance. The mother notes his habit of calling on the girl every evening, not just twice weekly, prompting discussion on his suitability as a future husband.
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Mamma
Wilder
Clara
Mamwa
Innuendo Prompt Sparks Mild Family Tret in Courier Journal
A Louisville Courier Journal item questions public reaction to a minor episode and jokes about propriety. The exchange centers on a boy named Johnny and a retort about asking his father, highlighting social sensitivities over perceived impropriety.
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Johnny
Louisville Courier-Journal
Ambiguity In Death Rumors Echoed In 19th Century Press
A satirical exchange appears: Amiability asks if Bogg harmed himself by a fall and is answered he died quietly. The dialogue then shifts to a quip from Harper's Weekly and a remark from New York Press about welcome and self worth, reflecting editorial wit of the era.
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Harper's Weekly
Helpful Advice From Mrs Pinkham
A promotional excerpt urges women to write to Mrs Emily Edson Dickerson Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential letters on female illness. It touts her thirty years of correspondence with sick women and claims letters from grateful readers prove the method’s power.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Woman
Mrs Noviant R Barnett of Allen town Pa writes of relief from organic derangement and female weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts thirty years of use as a standard remedy for female ills curing displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities pains backache and nervous prostration.
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Noviiant R. Barnett
Allentown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Family Life In France Modern Stronghold Of Family System
A London Mall note praises French family life as a stronghold of the family system. It describes lively dinners or home meals with a frank sense of community. Boys adore their mother and girls their father while parents delight in their children, who are happy and respectful.
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France
Londer Mall
Hopeful Woman in a Bantering Exchange
In a Philadelphia Press fragment, Wooid by Wise says that woman is naturally more hopeful than man. Margat notes his wife, who, since marriage, asks fish dealers if the catch is fresh hoping they’ll say no. The exchange underlines domestic irony and optimism.
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Margat
Philadelphia Press
Modern Farming and Health Advice
An article extols scientific farming and modern machinery, praising clover as a soil nitrogen booster and celebrating lab-made agricultural advances. It shifts to health, advocating Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery to cleanse blood, strengthen digestion, and improve stamina, with details on obtaining the medical adviser from Buffalo, New York.
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R. V. Pierce
Pierce
Doctor Pierce
RK. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
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