Happy speech urges Republicans to nominate strong judges
A rallying speech appeals to Pellow Republicans to place capable men on the supreme court bench and to select four national delegates and electors for the Chicago convention. It praises West Virginia’s Republican record, urges fidelity to party principles, and endorses Roosevelt, Dawson, and shifts toward national and state campaigns. It notes economic troubles and urges voters to back proven leaders and policies. A small advertisement for Dr Williams Pills follows.
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Royal Party
Supreme Court
Chicago
White House
Knox
McKinley
Ople
Joe Cannon
Roosevelt
Fawa
West Virginia
Congress
Republican Party
Commonwealth
Ohio River
Cleveland
America
Americans
White
Dawson
Unions Accused of Importing Aliens
Washington reports reveal that labor organizations violated the alien contract labor law by importing foreign workers to back rival factions. Fifteen Belgians arrived at Ellis Island on February 25 were ordered deported after inquiry. Secretary Straus and Commissioner Sargent say unions used contract labor to aid internal disputes among glassworkers.
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Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Straus
Sargent
Bureau of Immigration
United States
Glass Workers’ Union of
Belgium
Ellis Island
New York Bay
Treasure Chart Revealed in West Virginia Mine Tale
Mr J F Heller recounts a story from Sleepy Creek West Virginia where a treasure chart leads to a long forgotten coal mine. Within are counterfeit gear including dies and silver and a hidden history from 1858 through the Civil War era. The map bearer was killed in battle and the chart was later found in an old book.
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J. F. Heller
Sleepy Creek
West Virginia
Millstone
Hancock
Czarina Objects to Women Smoking in Court
The czarina bans ladies in her court from smoking and has Princess Galitéin convey her dislike of tobacco odor. The stance appears limited to women, with no noted objection to male tobacco use. Also advertised are Woolford's Sanitary Lotion claimed to cure itching in 30 minutes and Sweet Melody Flour.
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Galitéin
Woolford
Jackson & Bro
Sarsaparilla Ad Encourages Medical Consultation
An old advertisement promotes non alcoholic Sarsaparilla urging readers to consult their doctor for tonics or blood health. It advises frequent contact with the physician and to seek medical advice before trying the product.
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Ayer
Truth and accuracy in newspaper reporting urged
A Pittsburgh Gazette Times editorial argues readers should demand truth from papers and warns that misinformed or biased tips from unnamed sources distort the public record. It cites a Daughters of the American Revolution meeting in Washington where influence on editorial opinion was alleged and urges responsible officials to issue approved statements to prevent misrepresentation.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
McLean
Press Committee
Pittsburg
Convincing Members of Select Committee Evidence on Paper Price Fixing
Washington April 1907 testimony before the House special committee investigating duty on wood pulp and print paper. John Norris produced letters and documents to support his claim of a paper manufacturers’ price fixing conspiracy. International Paper Company data show production costs up 60 cents per ton while paper prices rose $12 per ton. Chairman Mann pledged to uncover the cause of the large price increase.
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Washington
United States
House
John Norris
International Paper Company
Mann
Norris
Inquest Opens Over Tragic Nazareth Child Sacrifice
An inquest in Easton Nazareth initializes into the death of Irene May Smith five, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Smith of Alliance. Bachman uncle and the Smiths are jailed in Os county. Bachman claims heavenly command and vows execution. Mrs Smith denounces the sect as myth, while husband complicity remains disputed by police. The piece also covers jail remarks and a scattered literary aside on moon planting beliefs.
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Easton
Fetherol
Nazareth
Here
Irene May Smith
Henry Smith
Alliance
Smiths
Bachman
Os County
Devil
Earth
Smith
Garden of Eden
Gas on Trains Experiment to Use Natural Gas
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will test natural gas in passenger coaches. A car is being shipped to Zanesville, Ohio, from Wheeling for gas-burning equipment. If successful, it could yield significant savings as natural gas costs about 25 cents per thousand feet versus manufactured gas at about $5 per thousand.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Zanesville
Paper Business Figures Targeted for Suspension
A committee member urged immediate formal action by the International Paper Company and related parties and submitted the names of a dozen individuals connected to the paper trade whom he sought to suspend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Paper Company
The Stroller and Homemaker’s Quiet World
A collage of wry observations on marriage work and leisure features a husband painter town life romantic woes and hints of divorce. It jokes about wifely jealousy the return home and the urge to paint the village while noting the ebb of daily labor. Dr Shoop’s Health Coffee ad ends the piece.
War Against the Fleas and Public Health Campaigns
The New York Tribune highlights a government push to exterminate fleas as a major health threat, noting fleas as key transmitters of plague from rats to humans. It urges coordinated campaigns against fleas and rats, surveys potential benefits and broader disease connections, and anticipates outcomes from early reconnaissance by health authorities.
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New York Tribune
N. Y. Tribune
Tribune
Public Health Service
Washington
India
Rhode Island Red Chickens Exhibit at John N Tregellas Store
Seo D. C. Pitt displays Rhode Island Red chickens at John N Tregellas store on Friday and Saturday the 13th and 14th. The event promotes poultry breeding with breeder Seo D. C. Pitt and local attendees expected.
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Seo
D. C. Pitt
Rhode Island
John N. ‘Tregellas
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Theodore Roquvelt
Panama Canal
U. S
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Roseville
Ohio
West Virginia Business College
Fordyce Building
Clarksburg, W. Va
Czarina
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Ais
Mother
Slayer
Oman
Copenhagen
Ferdinand Wagner
Berlin
Per
Shanghai
New York
London
Floral Life
Ida Bennett
Riverside Clerie
Coney Island
Orf
Mr. Hatter
Shoop
Racine
Wis
Jno
N. Tregellas
Frey
Frey Martimore
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