Alabama Man 18 Turned Down in Inter Oceanic Probe
Washington March 1 Senate committee on inter oceanic canals convened Morgan not prepared to take up William Nelson Cromwell examination for nearly half an hour. Cromwell said he entered Panama Canal company in 1896 and the employment still exists. Morgan pressed questions. Cromwell replied I make the same reply. Morgan criticized as a case of lockjaw worsened and ruled the witness must answer. Roll call showed six senators present. votes split on compelling answer.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Inter-Oceanic Canals
Morgan
William Nelson Cromwell
Witness Questions Panama Deal In Senate Hearing
Taliaferro pressed the witness on the monetary agreement between the secretary of war and the republic of Panama and the witness’s role as fiscal agent. Cromwell defended his motives with sarcasm as Morgan pressed for details about the Americanization scheme for the Panama Canal. The committee adjourned for the day after loud exchanges and an unresolved line of questioning.
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Taliaferro
Secretary of War
Simmons
Cromwell
Republic of Panama
Republic
Panama Canal
Morgan
Celine
Senate Chamber
Foraker Attacks Hepburn Rate Bill in Senate
Washington March 1 Senator Foraker delivered a strong assault on the Hepburn railroad rate bill in the Senate calling the measure unconstitutional, imperfect, and ill advised. He said existing anti rebates laws are strong but unenforced and blamed officials for the failure to act. He endorsed the court plan over rate making for simplicity and legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
I*oraker
Hepburn
Senate
Foraker Fuyither
Rea Fiom
Disputed Provisions Spark Allegations of Treason
A speaker condemned a bill as unconstitutional and impractical, arguing that claiming the HIN would fail or be unworkable is a form of treason and disloyalty, with unclear targets and broad social implications.
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Ion
Hit
Taft says majority of Filipinos favor independence
Secretary Taft testifies before the senate committee on the Philippines. He notes many intelligent Filipinos lean toward independence but cautions their outspoken views may not reflect sober judgment. He adds Filipinos expect the Democratic party to gain power and grant liberty, causing loyalists to hesitate in expressing true sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Senate Committee On
Philippines
Hale
Philippine Islands
Democratic Party
United States
Meeting at Pittsburg Opposed to Wage Increase
Pittsburg March 1 report says President Roosevelt asked John Mitchell and Robbins to seek a settlement on the miners wage dispute. A tumultuous meeting of operators from four bituminous states opposed a 5.5 percent wage advance, with Illinois Ohio Indiana and Pittsburg operators united against concessions. A conference at Indianapolis is planned for March 19.
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Pittsburg
Roosevelt
John Mitchell
Bh. Robbins
I. J. Robbing
Pittsburg Coal Company
Robbins
National Civic Federation
United States
Tennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Maois
Claypool Hotel
Indianapolis
F. L. Robbins
Mitchell
H. N. Taylor
Illinois
O. L. Garrison
Ilinois
7. C. Ixolsem
John H. Winder
Sunday Creek Company
Columbus
West Virginia
B. F. Bush
Consolidation Coal Company
Gould
Southwest
Somebody Lied on Him
Washington March 1 Representative Grosvenor of Ohio says no discussion with the president ever touched his renomination or any related matter He declares no talk of seeking or accepting European or other federal posts nor any intention to support or oppose a candidate for Congress in Ohio Eleventh district.
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Washington
Grosvenor
Ohio
Europe
United States
Congress
Eleventh
Foraker Railroads Rate Speech Murmurs in Senate
In Washington on March 1 Foraker spoke for three hours and a few minutes against general railroad legislation. He defended Elkins law as adaptable to meet all needs and attacked the Hepburn bill as unconstitutional and doomed to fail. The senate also passed several private pension bills and held an executive session. The House devoted the day to army appropriation bill provisions with more pages left to consider. Hull, during debate, withdrew earlier criticism of Minister Rockhill on the Boxer indemnity issue.
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Washington
Foraker
Senate
House of Representatives
Hull
Rockhill
United States
Dominican Treaty Reported in Senate Session
Washington March 1 The treaty between the United States and the Dominican Republic to collect and disperse its custom revenues has been reported to the Senate in executive session. Republicans voted to report it while Democrats voted no. The measure is greatly altered from its original form.
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Washington
United States
Dominican Republic
Senate
Amendment to canal bill limits Niagara river water use
Washington March 1 Senator Platt of New York introduces an amendment to the Lake Erie and Ohio ship canal bill. The amendment forbids any feeder or water draw from the Niagara river above Niagara Falls and from any New York lakes rivers streams watercourses or reservoirs within the state.
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Washington
Senator Platt
New York
Lake Erie and Ohio Ship Canal
Niagara River
Niagara Falls
State of
Missouri joint resolution proposes constitutional amendment
In Washington on March 1 a joint resolution from Missouri proposes amending the constitution to limit fortunes. Representative J. T. Lloyd introduced the measure by request. The fund is set at 10,400,000 dollars.
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Washington
Missouri
Mit
J. T. Lloyd
Internal Revenue Collections January 1906 Receipts Rise
Washington March 1 The monthly statement of Internal Revenue collections shows total receipts for January 1906 were 19,751,00% dollars, an increase of 2,370,738 over January 1905, indicating higher revenue.
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Internal Revenue Collections
Washington
Internal Revenue
Explosion at Little Cahaba Coal Mines Kills Eight
Authentic reports from Birmingham confirm eight dead and fifteen injured after a mine explosion at the Little Cahaba Coal Company. Victims include Louis Yance Peter Costello Mathew Elps John Stone Stephen Nemeth Richard Smith William Meade Ward Moss. Most victims are white. several injured are foreigners expected to recover. About 150 workers were present when the blast occurred. Other news notes Walsh fortunes and the Chicago National Bank reopening planned by John R. Walsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Piper
Little Cahaba Coal Company
Louis Yance
Peter Costello
Mathew Elps
John Stone
Stephen Nemeth
Ttichard Smith
William Meade
Ward Moss
Alb
Smith
Lfe
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar Cough Syrup
An ad touts Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as the original laxative cough syrup for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. It claims to move the bowels and clear throat and lung mucous and notes it tastes good and is harmless with sale by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Dawy Jousnat Delivery Service Announced
A service named Dawy Jousnat offers citywide delivery for ten cents for a four week period. The notice highlights affordable home delivery and continuous access across the city.
Dr Pierce cure hailed by grateful patient
A Quebec man credits Dr Pierces Golden Medical Discovery with restoring health after long illness. He describes fatigue dizziness and digestive troubles improving after using the medicine and urges readers to obtain the Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser by mail order from Dr. R V Pierce Buffalo NY.
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Loulé PB
Quebec
R. V. Pierce
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
This Date in History Highlights Key Events
A list of historical milestones on various dates from 1553 to 1905 including deaths of Francis Rabelais and Leopold II, political acts in Scotland and Paraguay, battles in South America, occupations of Paris, and a note on Japan adopting a gold standard. The compilation notes notable figures such as Henry IV, Mehemet Ali, Napoleon, and E. O. Wolcott, among others.
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Francis Rabelais
Henry IV
Mattias
Germany
Laud
Caroline of
England
South Carolina
Emperor Leopold II
Cairo
Mehemet Ali
Glasgow
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Nebraska
President Lopez
Paraguay
Aquidaban
Paris
Hayes
Thomas W. Palmer
United States
Michigan
Grand Trunk
Kassaia
Portland
Ore
W. H. Gardner
Gainesville
Ala
Parnell
Drogheda
March events and entertainment list in a small town
Community calendar listing numerous events from March into April including guild dances at Lexington hall Illnois Rebekah Lodge activities and a Prohibition party convention at Freeport College of Commerce plus social dances at Blusts hall and Masonic temple. Also notes Go Home Early dance and moving pictures shows with Kodol Dyspepsia Cure advertisement and a testimonial from Hon Jake Moore of Atlanta.
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Plattdeutsche Guild
Lexington Hall
Illnois Rebekah
C. F
Mann Bldg
U. B. Church
Prof. Dawson
Blust’s
Prohibition Party
Freeport College of Commerce
Bollman
First
M. &. Church
Dawson
Dawson's
Blust
Blust's Hall
May School Drama in Florence Township Faculty Teaches Pantoms
A Florence township May School presents a roaring comedy featuring Polly Poke, daughter of a district school board member, who harasses Willie the dude while planning to lock him away in a refrigerator. The program includes tableaux and pantomimes alongside the drama, directed by Miss M. KE Kramer.
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Florence Township
Polly Poke
Willie
M. KE
Kramer
Great Bargains at the New York Racket Store Sale
A closeout sale advertises half price bargains on surplus stock across many lines of goods. Shoppers are invited to visit the store at 227d in Rivey and WHA for discounted prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rivey
The Dairy JourNaL Delivers Citywide Weeklong Service
A local dairy publication announces citywide delivery for a full week. The notice highlights enhanced access across neighborhoods and urges readers to subscribe for daily updates and product availability.
Defendants Provosts and Leiter Delayed in Mines Trial
Driquotti WL March 1 Joseph Leiter owner of Zeigler coal mines near Benton faces postponed trial on multiple counts for alleged mining law violations. State asks delay due to key witness absence. court grants postponement to February 1907 term. Leiter defended against charges of criminal carelessness and claims delay is persecution.
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Driquotti
Joseph Leiter
Zeigler Conl
Benton
W. P. Seeber
Franklin County
W. H. Stead
Tilmois
Dely
Leiter
He Was A Stranger In Paris Night Lodging Trap
Clover Moody of Greensburg Indiana traveled to Paris to work as a timekeeper for the Big Four railway. He spent the night with men posing as coworkers in a box car. Moody awoke to find $8, his clothes except for a shirt, and the grip missing. He sought aid from a nearby house and then called the police.
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Paris
Clover Moody
Greensburg
Ind
Cairo
Big Four
Chicago Society Fooled by Emma Goldman Visitor
Emma Goldman, the anarchist, a popular guest in Chicago last week, attended fashionable events including a luncheon hosted by Baron Schippen pach, the Russian consul. She mingled with wealthy residents as interpreter and private secretary to a Russian theatrical company manager, while using the alias Emma Sehmidt.
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Chicago
Emma Goldmann
Baron Schippenpach
Emma Sehmidt
This Village Will Go Broke
Officials of Libertyville discover they failed to file the annual tax levy ordinance last year leaving no village tax collection. With only saloon licenses and small sums, the village may must cease work and turn off electric lights unless a loan is arranged and a new levy approved.
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Waukegan
Libertyville
Illinois board of pharmacy yields female pharmacist in Chicago
Springfield reports that at the Chicago examination in February 2022, Sadie Shaffer of Chicago was among the successful applicants for registered pharmacist. The board announced 33 of 66 registered pharmacist applicants, 32 of 51 assistant pharmacist applicants, and 8 of 12 locality certificate candidates passed.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Board of Pharmacy
Chicago
Sadie Shaffer
Original DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve Promoted
Advertises E. C. DeWitt & Co Chicago Witch Hazel Salve as original and warns against counterfeits. Claims many counterfeit versions exist and urges purchase from all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
DeWitt
Burrell Grocers Ad Promises Perfection in Gallon
An OCR fragment lists Burrell Grocers at 8 B Pearson Street advertising perfection in a gallon product. The terse line suggests a local shop promotion with minimal readable context.
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Burrell
Peason St
Humidity and Home Heating Cut Colds in Winter
Indianapolis readers learn that indoor humidity below 60 percent in furnace heated homes fosters colds as they move from dry indoor air to moist outdoor air. A pan of water on the stove, heating to 65–68 degrees, maintains comfort and reduces fuel use by about 12 percent. Proper evaporating vessel size matters for space and heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Digestive aid promise from Ko dol Dyspepsia Cure ad
An old advertisement claims indigestion is a habit to break and promises relief by taking Ko dol Dyspepsia Cure after meals. It asserts the product digests food and makes the stomach sweet, noting it is sold by all druggists.
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Alabama
Committes
Kittredge
Kittredze
Dryden
Ankeny
Millard
House
Portunes Limited
Marquette
Portland Cement
Walsh
Chicago National Bank
John RK
Clearing House Committee
Chicago National
Monroe
Dearborn
THEY
M.C. A
Salisbury
Star Course
K. M.cobb
Elgin
Grand Opera House
Jake Moore
Atlanta
Dairy Journal
Preiter
Reunion
AMR. F. C. Whitney
THE
Pink Hussars
Chicago Opera House
C. P. Guenther’s
Minstrels
C. P. Guenther's
Hanks
Stovereran
Germann Bank
Freeport
Til
Hettinger, Colimann & Os
Coruth Re Paham
Cashie Po Calmenny Ant Os
JunguUnt
A.oedh
gPildaad
Oceans Olimann Taverent
First National Bank OF Freeport
Tul
Cue O. B. Bidwell
A. Bidwell
Second National Bank OF
C. Burchard
L. H. Burret
Burchard & Burrell
Attorneys AT Law
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Iitnote
W. N. Cronerite
Stephenson
Freeport, Ill
A. L. Babcock
North
Galena Avenue
Brook Binders
Anzeiger
Chicago and
Spring Streets
the Union Loan and Building Association
Rice
Ke, Mayer
Sec
Frisbie & Haney
Contractors and Builders General Contracting
Iexchange
St. New
DR. Davis
Steskept
South Galena Avs
Anday
E. Bengston
the Jeweler
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Milwaukee & St. P. Ry
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Los Angeles
Tacoma
Seattle
F. A. Miller
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