Franklin Union Dedicated Today in Boston
Boston marks the Franklin Union opening a five story, fireproof building at Berkeley and Appleton streets endowed by Andrew Carnegie to aid apprentices in trades. The $400,000 endowment from Franklin’s bequest supports classes for foremen, mechanics, shop formulae, steam, chemistry, mathematics, machine drawing, and industrial electricity.
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Journal
Boston
Mass
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Franklin Union
Berkeley and
Appleton Streets
New England
England
Philadelphia
Hfe
Massachusetts
Philad
Andrew Carnegie
Richard
Two Fingers Burned At Gasoline Stove Accident
Fred Young a clerk at Stover Manufacturing Co. suffered a painful but not serious mishap last evening when lighting a gasoline stove. The flame burst upward burning two fingers quite severely though he feels lucky nothing worse happened.
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Fred Young
Stover Manufacturing Co
Fred
How to Get Strong by P J Daly
P J Daly of 1247 W Congress St Chicago shares a method to gain strength. He cites his feeble elderly mother who improves with Electric Bitters, claiming increased flesh, resolved insomnia, and steady strength. The tonic aids stomach, liver, and kidney complaints and is sold under guarantee at Jos Pmmert's drug store.
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P. J. Daly
Congress Street
Chicago
Jos
Modern Woodmen plans Canadian printing for field literature
The Modern Woodmen executive council ordered a move to print field literature in Canada to cut duty costs. Major Hawes reported on tariffs of 20 percent value and 15 cents per pound affecting eight forms, with plans to duplicate plates locally and ship to a Canadian printer, expanding to a branch supply house as demand grows.
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Executivve Council
The
Modern Woodman Society
C. . Hawed
Canada
Society
United States
Major Hawes
Commissioner of Customs
Executive Council
Dies After Giving Evidence Before Grand Jury
Dixon September 24 Lawson C Pope of Hamilton township died at his son in law Walter Biddle's home after attending the Dixon grand jury to testify in the wife abandonment case against Clyde Heatherington. Pope, 64, suffered heart trouble and died about 10 o clock. He leaves a wife and several children.
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Lee County
Dixon
Lawson C. Pope
Hamilton Township
Clyde Heatherington
Heatherinngton
Dakota
Pope
Walter Biddle
Zion Church
Surprised Minister praises Hyomei remedy
A Sardinia Ohio minister credits Hyomei with curing bronchial catarrh after years of suffering. The ad explains catarrh cures with a medicated air inhaler, sold by Wm F Jungkunz for one dollar with a sixty cent refill. It urges readers to see the druggist about Hyomei today.
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Charles Hartley
Sardinia
Ohio
Brg
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Mower Accident Maims Child on Farm Field
Morricone Sept 24 A farmer Henry Greezy two miles west of town was mowing weeds when the mowing machine struck his three year old daughter who had been playing in tall weeds. The blade severed the right foot at the ankle and the limb was removed. The father was unaware of the child’s presence and could not stop the horses in time. The child will be maimed for life and the father is in distress.
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Morricone
Henry Greezy
Here
Increase in Population Rev L C Schmidt Baby Arrives
Rev L C Schmidt and his wife are the proud parents of a ten pound baby girl. The event marks a joyful addition to the family and community records.
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L.C. Schmidt
A Paying Investment
Mr John White of 38 Highland Avenue Houston Maine reports a recurring winter cough for years. After trying many remedies he used a 50c bottle of Dr Kings New Discovery and the cough disappeared quickly. He notes repeat success this winter and calls it the best cough and lung remedy. Sold with guarantee at Jos Emmerts drug store 50c and 1.00 with a free trial bottle.
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John White
Highland Avenue
Houston
Maine
Dr. King
Moved stock to Brown and Shauer Ridg across Oxford Por ed ucation
Fragmentary notice indicates stock transfer to Brown and Shauer Ridge near Boton and Pender & Son, with garbled street names. No clear date or full entity list remains readable.
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Brown & Shauer
Boton
Pender & Son
Freight rate rise eyed by Western shippers
Western traffic men plan commodity rate increases with a 6 cent per 100 pounds rise from Chicago to Pacific points, while class rates likely stay unchanged. Chicago and western interests convene in St Louis to organize opposition with groups including the Business Men's League and Merchants' Exchange, seeking to block or limit the tariff changes.
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Chicago
West
Trans-Continental Freight Bureau
Chicago Record-Herald
Trafic
Pacific Coast
Iron and Steel
Missouri
Mississippi
Northwestern
St.Louis
Interstate Commission
Texas Common Points
The
Business Men’s League
Merchants’ Exchange
Missouri Manufacturers’ Association
Ninois Manufacturers’ Association
Commercial Club of
Kansas City
Chicago Association of Commerce
St. Louis
S. H. Cowan
Commission
Texas
Court actions loom over railroad rate ruling
The commission ruling faces appeal to the United States Court if needed and other railroads may seek restraining orders to block enforcement. B A McAllister named general land agent for Harriman lines, previously Union Pacific land agent. St Pauls Extension to offer local passenger service between Hutte and Lombard starting October 3, a 90 mile stretch. Chicago to Butte spans 1523 miles.
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United States Court
B. A. McAllister
Harriman
Union Pacific
St. Paul's
Hutte
Lombard
Chicago
Butte
Birth of Connecticut Governor Nominee A. Heaton Robertson
Abraham Heaton Robertson born in New Haven on September 25, 1850, educated at Yale and Columbia Law School. He served in the Connecticut General Assembly, was probate judge from 1887 to 1895, and later city corporation counsel. He is noted authority on corporate law and municipal civil service. He previously ran for governor as a Democrat.
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Abraham Heaton Robertson
Democrats
Connecticut
New Haven
Robertson
Yale
Columbia University Law School
Connecticut General Assembly
Parisian Sage touted as widespread cure for dandruff
An advertising feature extols Parisian Sage as a universal dandruff remedy now common across America. Claiming it cures dandruff, halts hair loss, and renews scalp health, the piece touts a money back guarantee by Wm. F. Jungkunz and notes the product sells for 50 cents a bottle or direct from Giroux Mfg. Co. in Buffalo, NY.
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America
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Carrie Williams
Clinton Ave. S
Rochester
N. Y
Giroux Mfg. Co
Buffalo
This Date in History 1638 to 1906 highlights
This brief compendium lists notable dates from 1638 through 1906. It cites De Vries’s third voyage, Frontenac’s return to Canada, Hemans’s birth, Willard’s death, Albany’s first daily paper, the 1839 France Texas treaty, Lind’s Boston debut, the Bank of Concord robbery, the siege of Paris, Atlanta race riots and lynchings, and a winter coat cleaning promotion by B. B. Dye Works.
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Count Frontenac
Canada
Felicia Hemans
Liverpool
Dublin
Joseph Willard
Harvard College
Albany
N. Y
France
Texas
Paris
Boston
Jenny Lind
Bank of Concord
Mass
Atlanta
Social events and lectures listed for Lexington and Freeport
A condensed schedule lists Prof. Freda R. B. Ivanson social dance in Lexington on Sept 11 and 18 plus 2%. Oct 27 to Oct 4 lectures and Bible studies by Dr. James H. Gray at First Presbyterian church. Fifer’s dance and social. Freeport Business Men's association annual meeting Oct 6. various acts and performances including The Wolf Oct 1, Donald Robertson in Comus Oct, Angel and See Ox Oct 10, Brown’s in Tow Oct 16, Lyman Twins Oct 1 9th Janey Junkina Oct. Nat Human Hearts.
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Freda R. B. Fvanson
Lexington
James H. Gray
First Presbyterian Church
Fifer
Freeport Business Men's Association
Prohibition Party Adopts Camel as Emblem for Water Wagon
Prohibitionists plan to replace the traditional elephant and donkey with a camel as their ballot emblem. State chairman Alonzo E. Wilson says the camel, the original water wagon, can travel longer between drinks and pace under handicap, appealing as a strong mascot in states requiring official emblems.
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Prohibition Party
Prohibitionists
Alonzo E. Wilson
State Labor Federation to Convene in Peoria
Peoria unions prepare for the twenty sixth annual Illinois State Federation of Labor convention on Tuesday October 20 at 10 am. An expected 600 to 800 delegates will attend with potential attendance over a thousand. Local arrangements are led by a committee and the Commercial club will review executive board recommendations aiming at electing trades unionists to the next state legislature and national congress.
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Peoria
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Commercial Club
National Congress
New Through Sleeping Car Between Chicago and the Black Hills
Daily through sleeping car service between Chicago and Rapid City South Dakota via Huron and Pierre. Depart Chicago 8 04 P M arrive Huron 8 50 P M Pierre 1 40 P M Rapid City 7 30 A M Eastbound depart Rapid City 8 32 P M Pierre 4 10 A M Huron 8 35 A M Chicago 7 10 A M Direct route Fasttime Service unequalled For sleeping car reservations schedules and full particulars apply to any ticket agent of the North Western Line 9 18 21 94
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Chicago
Black Hills
Northwestern
Rapid City
S. D
Huron
Pierre
North Western Line
Redmen Meeting Delayed Election at Winneshick Lodge
Regular Winneshick Red Men meeting held with officer elections postponed until an upcoming session. Informal gathering noted Bowes and Sean Hia Freeport among attendees as the group discussed ongoing arrangements.
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Redmen
Winneshick
Mrene Eds
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M. W. A. Branch
Wester
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Chicago Railroads
State Commission
Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad Company
A. Heaton Robertson
de Vries
Holland
B. B
Grand Opera House
State Labor Federation
Phonographs Records
Needles
the Cable Co. Pianos
GEO. A. Stemm, Factory Representativa
Galens St. Opp
N. Y. Honss
Bowes
Bae Br Sean
Freeport
A.W. Ford
A. W. Ford
Stephenson St
Illinois
New York
Schram’s
Riley & Wheat
Galena Street
van Buren Street
Kuehner Bros. Furniture
Rante
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