Parcels Post Plan Released by Postmaster General
Postmaster General Meyer announces a report urging 12 cent per pound parcel rates, an eleven pound weight limit, and a parcels post with 5 cents for the first pound plus 2 cents per additional pound. The proposal aims to offer cheap domestic package service and curb rural delivery route rates, facing merchant opposition and express company concerns. The piece also notes Hamilton, Ohio, Democratic school board candidates Shaffer Beeler Radcliffe and urges voters to remember these names.
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Meyer
Congress
Wanamaker
Shaffer, Beeler and Radcliffe
Cubs Players Questioning Quit Play For Business Next Year
A Chicago Cubs inquiry asks whether any Cubs have spoken about quitting baseball and moving into business next season. Team sources say no official statements have been made.
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Chicago ‘‘Cubs
Uncle Joe Cannon Backs Campaign With Pretty Corps
Danville backs ex congressman Uncle Joe Cannon as he funds travel for sixteen young women to push his presidential bid. The plan aims to test Fairbanks, Knox, and other conservatives while courting public support through a provocative campaign tactic.
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Uncle Joe Cannon
Danville
Uncle Joe
Fairbanks
Knox
Maine revolt against beef trust shocks Kennebec county
About 1200 residents in Kennebec county Maine rose in revolt against the beef trust. The unverified report notes mass protest by local citizens challenging large meat suppliers.
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Kennebec County
Maine
Beef Trust
Beef Trust and Ten Day Meat Ban Question
The speaker pledges ten days of abstaining from meat and recalls a two year old court order claiming the beef combine disbanded. They question whether the beef trust remains legitimate or if Republican anti trust efforts have failed, framing it as a critique of political and economic policy.
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Beef Trust
Republican Trust
Traction Road Debate Ties to Fatal Butler County Accident
The paper recalls its campaign against traction roads using county pikes in Butler county. Critics argued high speed trolley lines needed private right of way, while commissioners initially granted access. Now roads are abandoning pike use for the reasons the paper once urged.
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Butler County
Pikes
What Other Newspapers Say Every Day Philosophy
A Florida Times Union essay argues men marry for reasons beyond looks and notes women’s competence in politics is limited. It describes Mexican Indian beauty, noble countenances, and peon types resembling classical civilizations, praising refinement and bearing in both genders.
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Florida Times-Union
Mexico
Beauties of Mexican Indian Women Modern Mexico
A brief note observes the beauty of Indian women in modern Mexico, highlighting cultural style and appearance without offering further details or context.
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Mexico
Cincinnati News and Treasures Mark Busy Transfer Day
London reports Perley Sheehan reassigned to Paris from London Herald duties while Eugene Zimmerman of Cincinnati leases Tanderagee Castle in County Amagh and buys Kylemore in Galway for £250000. The Cincinnati internal revenue transfer to Bernhard Bettmann completes. Cellarius receives a mahogany dinner set. Cellarius starts as Clifton Springs Distilling general manager.
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Perley Sheehan
London
New York Herald
Paris
Sheehan
Herald
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincinnati
C., H. & D. Railroad
Tanderagee Castle
County
Amagh
Ireland
Duke of Manchester
Kylemore
Galway
Zimmerman
Europe
Cincinnati Internal Revenue Office
H. F. Cellarius
Bernhard Bettmann
Internal Revenue
Cellarius
Clifton Springs Distilling Company
Evening classes grow at Y M C A with record enrollment
The Y M C A association institute reports a larger than ever enrollment for its evening classes. Eleven men joined the automobile class and attendance topped twenty one in English for foreigners with twenty one in algebra and drawing. Tonight new classes in arithmetic drawing shorthand telegraphy and more begin and enrollment is urged for all men seeking education while earning.
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Association Institute
Automobile School
How to Get Rid of Fat Trial Box
A quick harmless reducer of fat named Rengo has gained popularity, claimed to eclipse methods and treatments used before. The text presents a free trial box offer promising fat reduction with little effort.
Rengo marketed as a harmless fat reduction chew
Advertisement proclaims Rengo as harmless candy like chewable fat reducer. Claims attack abnormal tissue with precision and produce gradual weight loss without wrinkles. Priced at $1 per box, sold by The Rengo Co of Detroit with mail order options. also promoted by Hamilton druggists.
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Rengo
Rengo Co
Detroit
Mich
Hamilton
Radcliffe Drug Co
Howe Drug Co
Conversational German class at the Y M C A led by Mr John Haseroth
The Y M C A offers a ten week course in conversational German for men to talk with German speakers in daily life. Taught by public school teacher Mr John Haseroth the program runs two nights a week on Tuesdays and Fridays with a fee of five dollars per twenty lessons. Interested men should attend tonight to meet the instructor at the Y M C A building.
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John Haseroth
Police Briefs: Two Arrests and Fines in City
Frank Mahomney was fined costs after his arrest for intoxication and using obscene language at his wife's instance. Fred Theobald faced a $5 fine plus costs for throwing a stone through a traction car window and was ordered to pay for the glass.
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Frank Mahomney
Fred Theobald
Rheumatism Cured in 24 Hours Claims Dr Detchon
Pittsburg merchant T J Blackmore endorses Dr Detchons Relief for Rheumatism saying it freed him from nine months of pain in a day after five doctors offered little help. He recommends the remedy and notes it is sold by S Beelor at Mary and B streets.
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T. J. Blackmore
Haller & Blackmore
Pittsburg
Dr. Detechon
Hamilton Bonds Less Than Par
City bids on Hamilton bonds show a tight money market. West Main improvement bonds drew a 50 premium on 12 075 while the 2300 West Main issue had no bids. Seasongood and Mayer bid par with attorney fees, and Weil Roth & Co bid par with 400 expense per issue, signaling low demand for 4 percent bonds. The electric light and storm sewer issues also failed to attract bids, indicating the city may reissue at higher rates.
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Straub
Hamilton City
West Main Street
Seasongood and Mayer
Cincinnati
City of
Hamilton
Weil Roth & Co
Tea promise at Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea saloon
An advertisement notes The Radcliffe Drag Co at High and Second Streets and 231 High Street offering Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea to transform other girls into equally fair results.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Radcliffe Drag Co
Cor. High
Second Sts
High St
Fumigated Fourth Ward Annex Closes Over Smallpox
Health Officer Mark Millikin closed the Fourth ward school annex and fumigated the building after a rise in smallpox cases. The city counts ten to eleven cases, with compulsory vaccination to be ordered for all school children, supported by the board of education.
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Mark Millikin
Fourth Ward
Board of Education
Middletown Man Found Dead at Cincinnati Boarding House
William Griffin aged 49 a colored resident of Middletown collapsed and died last night in the doorway of a boarding house at 530 West Fifth street Cincinnati where he had been staying. No immediate cause of death is given and an investigation is expected.
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William Griffin
Middletown
West Fifth Street
Cinneinnati
Bucklen Arnica Salve Heals Sore Wounds Piles and Chilblains
A promotional note extols Bucklen Arnica Salve for treating burns wounds piles and chilblains. It promises removal from sight and mind and guarantees availability from all druggists.
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Zoe
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