Foraker Defence Cites Ohio Patronage Case in Senate
In Washington Feb 11 Senator Foraker defended himself against Roosevelt’s charges of using federal patronage to influence politics. He cited the Bryson postmaster case in Athens Ohio showing attempts to coerce and praised Bryson’s stand. Representative Douglass of Ohio rebutted, while General Meyer explained the nomination was sent after investigation cleared Bryson of corruption and shown as a Foraker ally. The exchange touched on Ohio appointments and political influence.
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Washington
Foraker
Senate
Roosevelt
Ohio
Dudley Foulke
Charlies TL
Bryson
Athens
Taft
White House
Douglass
Voraker
P. M
Meyer
Efe
Senator Fornkern
Arbitration with France Signed by US Officials
Secretary Noot and Ambassador Dusserand signed a treaty for arbitration of any France United States disputes. It must pass Senate and French executive before becoming effective, with provisions withheld from publication. Previous Olney Pauncefote and Dias British deals failed due to Senate insistence on approving every arbitration proposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Tet. dl
Noot
Atbbassador Dusserand
France
United States
Senate
Dias
Wns
Leake Opposes Bryan in Feb Washington Dialogue
In Washington on February 11 Leake explained he does not favor Bryan for president and would not condemn him. He said Bryan’s familiarity with the decarouie Letter qualities Lit fed the pulpit more than the presidency. Republicans laughed at his remark and hissed when Leake said Bryan had taken the togs. Leake accused Bryan of dragging Democracy and American individuality to the cross with the stick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leake CN. Oo
Bryan
Ioself
Cnd
Tie
Leake
Piresk
United States
Two Parcel Post Bills In Senate Rail Service Heightens
Washington Pel. 11 Two parcel post bills were introduced in the senate. One by Burnham of New Hampshire provides for carriage on rural mail routes and expands federal postal service reach. The measure aims to streamline parcel deliveries to rural communities and enhance mail facilities nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Burnham
N. H
Postal rate bills target city mail order houses in transit routes
Lawmakers debate two measures to cut costs on parcel postage. One bill bans city mail order houses from benefits of route postage with rates 5 cents for the first pound and 2 cents for each additional pound, down to 1 cent for two ounces or less. Kean proposes Meyer's plan to cut process sent through the mails from 16 to 72 cents per pound and raise weight limit from four to eleven pounds, with parcels treated as fourth class at 1 cent per ounce up to 12 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kean
N. J
Meyer
Senate Debates on Emergency Currency Bill and Other Measures
Washington in February saw i Aldrich chairing the finance committee to open debate on an emergency currency bill. Foraker rebutted the president on appointing power politics, Depew praised treasury deposits in New York banks, and a brief Leake speech opposed Bryan for the presidency. Indian appropriation progress included a clause requiring the commissioner of Indian affairs to study non reservation schools before policy changes and report next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aldrich
Committee On Finance
Senate
Foraker
Depew
Treasuy
New York
Leake
New Jersey
William J. Bryan
House
Fire at Liskard home kills seven in Ontario
A fire at the home of carpenter Lawrence Haarcke in New Liskard Ontario. seven people including his wife and six children aged from infant to eleven perished while the family slept. The house burned to the ground before help could reach them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Liskard
Ont
Heb
Lawrence Haarcke
Here
No Increase for Postal Men
The House committee on postoffices and post roads has virtually agreed to recommend adversely all bills and department estimates increasing salaries of postoffice employees for the next year. This decision does not reference regular classification increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
President nominates officials for ports and districts
The President has sent nominations to the Senate including John M. Glenihan as Surveyor of Customs for the port of Dubuque Iowa and Rockwell J. Flint as United States Marshal for the Western District of Wisconsin.
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Washington
Feb
Senate
Port of
Dubuque
John M. Glenihan
United States
Wisconsin
Rockwell J. Flint
Accident on a Cruiser Stirs Vallejo Sailors
February 11 Vallejo reports an accident aboard the cruiser St Louis off Sausalito. EH E Scott TL Thompson EE W Biker and D Lewis firemen were heavily scalded by steam. The injured were rushed to the naval hospital after a rapid wire service report. Cause unknown though cold water in hot pipes is suspected. None are believed to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vallejo
Cali
St. Louis
Sausalito
EH. E Scott
TL Thompson
EE. W. Biker
D. Lewis
Hiss
Naval Hospital
Judge overrules motion to quash writ in railroad stock case
Madison Wis Feb 11 Judge F E Ray Stevens of Dane County Circuit Court overruled the state’s bid to quash a writ of mandamus filed by the Soo Railroad Company. The action compels the railroad commission to grant authority for the railroad to issue 4 million dollars of additional stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Wis
Ray Stevens
Circuit Court of
Dane County
Ty the Soo Railroad Company
Railroad Commission
Senate passes bill promoting O. O. Toward to lieutenant general
Washington February 11 reports the senate approved legislation elevating retired Major General O. O. Toward to the rank of lieutenant general. Toward is cited as the last living federal officer who commanded an army during the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
O. O. Troward
U.S. A
Man Kills Wife Then Ends His Life in Rochester
In Rochester on February 1, Therese Iswase, a 23 year old, was shot by Th. Garatt, a Tungarian, who then took his own life. The tragedy follows reports that the pair had been married. The case ends with both deaths confirmed by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Garatt
Theresa Iswase
Sultan Leads Army Toward Fez From Rabat
Tangier Feb 11 Advices from Rabat say Abd-el-Aziz sultan has begun moving his army toward Fez from Rabat. The dispatch notes the strategic push as regional tensions rise and indicates the campaign is underway with forces advancing inland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sultan
Fez
Tangier
Rabat
Abd-el-Aziz
I’ez
Veteran recalls first jackpot at the game
A veteran reflects on winning his first jackpot while a younger participant questions him with garbled phrases as the scene shifts to Philadelphia amid uncertain dialogue.
Girls Who Work and Women’s Health Dangers Demand Aid
Editorial notes that working girls face risks to their feminine health from long hours standing and sitting in cramped positions, exposure to bad weather, and strenuous commutes. It appeals for assistance as thousands of letters from workers illustrate.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Collections
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard female remedy. It cites testimonials from Miss Abby F Barrows of Nelsonville Ohio and Miss Lillian Ross of New York praising relief from headaches feminine weakness and sleep trouble. The copy claims thirty years of use and invites women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Abby F. Barrows
Nelsonville
Ohio
Lillian Ross
E.84th St
New York
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ms. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
The Lion and the Mouse at the Grand February 19
Henry B. Harris brings The Lion and the Mouse to the Grand on February 19 led by Dorothy Donnelly as Shirley Rossmore and Paul Everton as John Burkett Ryder the world’s richest man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion and the Mouse
Henry B. Harris
West
Dorothy Donnelly
Shirley Rossmore
Paul Everton
John Burkett Ryder
Bijou Week Opens With Top Turned Cast and Ventriloquists
The Bijou offers a polished early week show headlined by David Scott a Jewish monologist whose prize fight description is a highlight Captain McCormick the ventriloquist delivers unmatched voice control and dummies that seem alive Wallace sisters perform precise dance numbers with Jet Brennen penned song Erb and Stanley close the program with a topical skit and an illustrated song with motion pictures earning strong audience applause.
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Bijou
David Scott
Freeport
Captain McCormick
Mr. McCormick
Wallace Sisters
Jet
Brennen
Erb
Stanley
Foley's Honey and Tar Endorsed by Times Editor
An editor from the Memphis Times extols Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough and lung remedy and cites personal knowledge of numerous permanent cures. The note urges refusing any but the genuine product in the yellow package, signed by H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis, Tenn
Times
Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Real estate transfers filed by Stephenson County Abstract Office
Stephenson County Abstract Office lists transfers since last report. Turner to Chas Baird in Huron and Rock Grove areas. Jacob Roos to J H Roos. Samuel Studebaker to S A J Pfifer. H J Coates to A F Garman. Markel to Pfaff in Rock Grove. Edwin Lied to S M Furchinsgen in Lancaster. Heirs of Conrad Noltermeier to Elmer Noltermeier in Lancaster. abstracts furnished on short notice. deeds mortgages and other instruments drawn. Tayl or Frick conveyancers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson County Abstract Office
ZY. Turner
Chas. Baird
Matthews
Huron
Babbit
Jacob Roos
J. H. Roos
Wright & Purinton
Reeport
East
Samuel Studebaker
Rock Grove
Edwin Lied
S. M.furchinsgen
eTucres
Lancaster
Conrad Noltermeier
Elmer Noltarmeier
W. Boe
Bet
Taylor & Frick
Genuine Foley’s Honey and Tar cures la grippe coughs
In the advertisement the brands Foley's Honey and Tar are promoted as remedies for la grippe and pneumonia. It warns to refuse any but the genuine in the yellow package, listing H. J. Moogh and Wm. F. Jungkunz as distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Cahokia Receivership Marks First For Illinois Town
Cahokia, the state’s oldest settlement, is placed under a receiver after a petition by Federal Union Security of Indianapolis. Judge Burroughs appoints Lor Morrings of Belleville as receiver and issues an injunction preventing Geo Repeich from acting as village supervisor or collecting rents on 800 acres. The town, formed under French law, has a long history tied to Jesuit missions and colonial conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rnelleville
Cahokia
B.R. Burroughs
Lor. Morrings
Bellevile
Federal Union Security Companys
Indianapolis
Flo
Geo. Repeich
Ill
Louis Niv
Virginia
Clark
Bowman
Pines
Gould death inquiry denied by Illinois Straw chief
Chicago feb 11 denials issued by Charles I White secretary and treasurer of the Illinois Straw Products company state that Frank W Goulds death by his own hand in Moline last Saturday had no link to the company. White adds no crisis in the firm and bonds are paid with interest and Goulds dealings ended when he sold most holdings. He remained vice president only for standing and had no management role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles I. White
Illineis Straw Products Companys
Frank W. Gould
Moline
White
Thinvis Straw Products Company
Gould
Illinois Straw Products Company
Ale Gould
Deep Waterway Bonds Backed At Springfield Banquet
Representative William Lorimer of Chicago spoke at the Springfield Business Men's Association annual banquet. He urged a statewide vote this fall to authorize issuing bonds of 1006 000 dollars for a deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
William Lorimer
Chilcago
Springfield Business Men's Association
Leake Michigiun
Mississippai River
Prohibition Leaders Plan Campaign Across County
Prohibition leaders of Woodford county met here to plan a campaign for the trend option fight next April to the following cities Vaso Minouk Metallora Roanoke Washham Secor Eureka Panola Woodford and Benson. The question of ducal option will also be submitted to each county township throughout the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Woodford County
Vaso
Minouk
Metallora
Roanoke
Washham
Secor
Eureka
Panola
Woodford
Benson
Toeach Country
Governor Deneen Returns After Illness at State Store
Governor Treneen resumed official duties after a month absent due to illness. He appeared in the storehouse yesterday, noting his strength is nearly recovered and reporting no remaining weakness. No further details were provided about ongoing business or tomorrow’s schedule.
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Deneen Geta
Treneen
Caver
Bas Pot
Fragmentary report on Byeccussie Plas stroke recovery
An OCR fragment describes an incident involving Byeccussie Plas and a stroke. It mentions outings, unspecified treatment, and a recovery outlook, with unclear names and places due to damaged text. The readable portions indicate medical events and partial actions but lack verifiable details.
New and Beautiful Valentines at Pattison and Swayder's
Sales advertise new Valentine lines described as dainty fancy and cheap. The ad cites Geo Peete at Pattison and Swryder's with a brief product note and a 2-T.dbwlw trailing line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Peete
Pattison & Swryder’s
Shoe Repair Shop Ad at Second National Bank
A footwear repair shop opens near the Second National Bank and invites public patronage. All work guaranteed by A. F. Melerkurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second National Bank
A. F. Melerkurt
Poor quality corn crop favors feeding over sale
The American Agriculturist notes corn in the Ohio and Missouri valleys is unusually immature, soft, and moist, unfit for safe keeping. High prices push more grain to feeding, while some regions like Kansas and southern belts see corn sales rise where drying improved and price incentives exist, though many feeders still hold livestock due to low fat stock prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Missouri
Kansas
Corn Bin Design For Shelled Corn Storage
R H Mitchell sends to Country Gentleman an illustration of a shell corn bin with a slanting floor and hollow partitions. The design splits the space into eight inch compartments with battened dividers and two inch furring, adjustable by experimentation for depth and height. The trough GA facilitates shoveling and the eighth inch gaps aid airflow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Mitchell
Trials With Barley At Moutinmia Experiment Station
Tests with twenty three barley varieties over two years show Guy Mayle the top producer among hulless types with large grain yields. Two rowed barleys yield more grain and straw than six rowed, hulless varieties yield less straw per grain. Hulless and two rowed types give better overall feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moutinmia
Guy Mayle
New Zealand
Tno
Cooperative field tests report mixed alfalfa yields at Moskta station
Farmers at the Moskta esperiigent station provide yields and observations on alfalfa growth. Reports note varied success with fertilizers and growing conditions, mentioning several unnamed inputs and methods. The statements reflect cautious optimism about the season while detailing challenges in nutrient management and harvest timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moskta
Ature Seo
Notice of court summons in Stephen county case
Notice to defendant Mary Cududdeboaeks Yotoaere that a straideis to you said defendant has been issued from the circuit court of Stephensed county, Tilinedts, to be held at the courthouse in Freeport on the first Monday of March. Dated January 21. WILLIAM A. STEVENS, Jo AORALN, Circuit Clerk. Complt's. Sul. L-2idaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Mary Cuddetaen
Stephensed
Tilinedts
Stephenson
Freeport
William A. Stevens
Jo Aoraln
S. Sul
The White Foot Horse Chase Ends in Tragedy
A deranged Canadian tale of a white foot sorrel stallion terrorizing ranches near Three Bar, with Colonel Miller racing to capture him. A Mexican rider joins the pursuit across Mesilla valley, employing provisioning caches and long days in the saddle, until the horse dies after a grueling chase, revealing a brotherly tragedy behind the hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McM
Cunninham
Three Bar
Colonel Miller
Senor
Lisa
White Foot Horse
Tie
Ife
Qien
Mesilla
Great
Sierra Range
Three Bor Ranch
Jenney
Artis
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills Advertised
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills are promoted as prompt relief for backache and weak back. Advertising copy notes availability from Wm. F. Jungkunz, a druggist located at 85 Stephenson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
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