Giants Of New York Rise Inads? Skyscraper Tricks And Public Hype
Read of small firms using grand Singer Building to create an impression of size while real offices occupy tiny rooms. The piece notes new amusements, rooftop sleeping in hot summers, and fears that high pressure water mains will end the era of curious fire engine chases. It covers plans for long walks, German and American events, and a busy week with con ventions and Olympic games ahead.
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New York
Singer
Gotham
Chambers
Twenty-third Streets
Public Service Commission Orders Side Doors for Subway Cars
New York residents await the Public Service Commission ruling requiring Interborough to install side doors on subway cars. Fifty cars will be modified at about 32 thousand dollars each to separate exit and entry flows, addressing injuries from crowding at end doors. The railroad had argued riders could not use new doors, but the commission noted success of pay as you enter cars on Fourth Avenue.
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Palisades
The
Hudson
New York
Edward Payson Weston
Alice Kendall
Chicago
Miss Kendall
Boston
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Fourth Avenue
Sights at Coney Island Feature Blondin in Grand Hat
One of the year’s amusements at Coney Island is R Blondin, a trained artist who wears the largest Merry show hat in the world. Blondin performs beyond ordinary feats, drawing crowds with his distinctive headwear and bravura showmanship.
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Coney Island
R Blondin
Ele
Blondin
Detectives Exposed Rooftop Roping Ad in Summer Hotels
A detective agency advertised supplying young women to summer hotels to gain a wife’s confidence and report her activities. The phrase roping was described as sleuth talk for monitoring a wife’s movements and associations, mainly to catch indiscretions by husbands.
Forecast of Week's News From Washington
Special to the Journal from Washington notes a quiet political week between nominating conventions and the campaign. Taft plans to stay at Hot Springs while Bryan remains at his Lincoln home to confer on acceptance letters and campaign strategy. The Democratic primary in Texas next Saturday is likely the week’s most notable political event, with votes to nominate governor and other state offices.
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Wisconsin
Canada
United States
Honolulu
Auckland
New Zealand
Order of Hibernians
Indianapolis
Quebec
America
Prince of Wales
Fairbanks
Lord Roberts
Earl Dudley
Washington, D.C
Taft
Hot Springs
Bryan
Lincoln
Texas
Letter From Mr Blakeway Praises Fairchild Climate
In a July 15, 1908 letter from Fairchild Wisconsin Charles H Blakieway describes his health improved after moving there on July 6. He notes a rich clay subsoil, soft water from sandstone, nearby Stanley as a developed farming town, and prospects for unimproved land. He urges Stephenson county readers to visit and asks for the Weekly Journal.
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Wis
Journal
Landerman
Ridott
Stanley
Silver Creek
Stephenson
Charles H. Blakieway
Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup Promises Gentle Bowel Cleansing
Advertisement notes a laxative product Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup that cleanses and stimulates the bowels without irritation. Sold by H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz.
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H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Admiral Burwell Retires Succeeded by Rogers at Puget Sound Yard
Washington July 18 Rear Admiral William T Burwell retires for age after a storied career. He headed the Puget Sound navy yard for two years and is succeeded by Captain John A Rogers. Burwell, a Mississippian from Vicksburg, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1868 and served on Atlantic Pacific and Arctic stations.
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John A. Rogers
Washington, D. C
William T. Burwell
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Burwell
Vicksburg
Miss
Naval Academy
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
Mississippi
Wheeling
Oregon
Navy Yard
Bremerton
Testimony From Carlisle Center Man On Kidney Cure
G B Burhans of Carlisle Center New York testifies after four years that Foley's Kidney Cure cured his severe kidney trouble. He notes brick dust sediment pain and symptoms disappeared and never returned. He recommends the product and cites local merchants H J Moozyk and Wm F Jungkunz as sellers.
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G. B. Burhans
Carlisle Center
N. Y
Foley
H. J. Moozyk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Cuticura Remedies Praised By Tenn. Mother
Mrs. Lillie Wilcher of Chattanooga Tenn. credits Cuticura with curing a neck sore a facial tetter and a recurring hand rash after trying many medicines. She used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent and says one set healed her and her uncle's baby and another baby with similar sores. Date Feb 16 1907.
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Lillie Wilcher
Eleventh St
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cuticura Ointment Banner Claim But Cure Coverage
Cuticura Ointment touted as a top cure for skin and scalp humors including hair loss. One application after a hot bath and with Cuticura Pills is claimed to relieve itching burning and inflammation and aid a speedy cure when other methods fail. Sold worldwide by Potter Drug and Chem Corp Boston. 7 Post Free How We Cure Skin Humors.
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Potter Drug and Chem. Corp
Boston
Maas
Dairymen Urged to Defend Dairy Laws in Illinois Election
The piece warns Illinois dairymen to study past dairy legislation and current politics as a pivotal contest for governor unfolds. It contrasts Governor Deneen’s dairy-friendly record with Richard Yates and criticizes former appointee Randolph Patterson, urging unified action to protect dairy interests and enforce oleomargarine laws.
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Biteteas
Ilinois
Hlinds
Deneen
Richard Yates
Yates
Haneey
Lorimer
Congress
Moxley
Hancey
Schuknecht
Randolph Patterson
Tom L. Johnson Born in Georgetown Kentucky
Cleveland reformer and former mayor Tom L. Johnson, born July 18, 1854 in Georgetown Kentucky, rose from streetcar clerk to Congress member 1891 1895 and Cleveland mayor in 1901. He earned a fortune through street railway stock and remained committed to aiding the common people.
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Cleveland
Democratic National Committee
Denver
Col
Georgetown
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisville
Ohio
Congress
This Date in History Highlights Key 17th to 20th Century Events
A compact list of notable historical milestones across centuries. From Kirke’s 1628 victory in the Gulf of St Lawrence to Sobieski’s 1683 Vienna defense, Marlborough’s 1805 near Tirplemont, Cruger’s 1710 birth, and later events including Fort Williams, Gaeta, Jane Austen’s death, Fort Wagner, Lincoln’s 1864 call, and 1907 heatwave at a Philadelphia Elks parade.
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Roquemont
Gulf of St. Lawrence
John Sobieski
Vienna
Duke of Marlborough
Tirplemont
John Cruger
New York Chamber of Commerce
Fort Williams
Gaeta
Jane Austin
Fort Wagner
Lincoln
Philadelphia
Kidney Irregularities From Heat Prompt Care
Summer kidney irregularities arise from excess drinking or overheating. Treat promptly with Foley's Kidney Cure. Sold by H. J. Mocek and Wm. F. Jungkunz.
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Foley
H. J. Mocek
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Alberta grain fields showcased in July exhibition
On July 2 1907 fall wheat stood at 89 inches and rye at 48 inches in a Sunny Alberta display. July harvest anticipated. A round trip fare from Chicago in July by sleeper is about one cent per mile. See Wm Clement Freeport.
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Canada
Chicago
Wm. Clement
Freeport
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Pacific Coast
MR. Blakeway
Fairchild, Wis
Admiral Burwell
Cuticura
Legisla
Tom L. Johnson
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Trent
Piter
Rollaway Rink
Monahan
Santa Clara California
Burrell Brothers
Stephenson St
Koenig Furniture Co
Fulton
Illinois
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