Peruna Promises Health For Poor Workers
A reader notes the remedy Peruna aids many, especially the poor who cannot afford doctors. The writer claims it helps sluggish liver and nasal problems and asserts personal use brought health benefits.
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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1907
Page
4
Monument to Washington Duke Under Construction at Trinity
At Trinity College Duke's monument base and foundation are underway under Durham contractor N Underwood. The statue honors benefactor Washington Duke and will stand near the Duke building. The Tombs secret society planned two degrees and a banquet followed the Wednesday event. Tennis club officers were elected for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity College
Durham
N.C
Duke
Trinty’s
N. Underwood
Valentine
Richmond
Col
Dushara Catering Comany
Mer. W. Taylor
Youngssex
Tsall
Yea Gilmer
Siler
Statesville
J. B. Sidbury
Tilly Ridge
Te M. Norment de
Lamberton
Wanaxer
Big Ke case against Standard oil kicked off in common pleas
Arguments began in the common pleas court to quash service and strike portions of George H. Phelps petition against Standard Oil Company and affiliates for restraint of trade. The May filing claims the Standard and its interests operated to restrain trade across several entities and figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Findlay
Common Pleas
George H. Phelps
Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
Funeral of Maj. Fant in Union D C
Sept 27 funeral services for Maj. Fant held in Union Church in Washington with pallbearers and Rev. Bretton and Rev. Mico officiating. Attendees included Maj. Fant’s colleagues and family. procession to city cemetery followed, with remarks from local leaders and hymns reflecting Longfellow’s Psalm of Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy
Bretton
Mico
Wien
Walt
Vnesrom Longfellow
Skgaarek
Maj. Fant
Will of Maj. Fant Funds Union Baptist Church Debt
In Union 8 C Sept 27 under the will of Maj John A Fant of this city the First Baptist Church will receive a bequest of 1000 to relieve debt and possibly retire it entirely Major Fant was a leading contributor to the church and left a handsome estate Administrators are Nicholson Tank and Trust Co Roy Fant and Ora B Fant named as heirs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Fant
Nicholson Tank and ‘Trust. Co
Roy Fant
Ora B. Fant
Negro Woman On Trial for Murder Of White Child
Elvira Powell, a fully colored woman, stood trial in Raleigh superior court for the murder of Rosa Johnson's infant. Rosa Johnson, a white child, had been in jail since spring on similar charges. Powell testified she took the child and knew nothing of its fate. the infant was killed by being thrown against a box from a vacant lot. A young man who died shortly after surrendered, was alleged to be involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N.C
Elvira Powell
Rosa Johnson
Rosa
Ca Hild
Prince Charles Gustave von Thur tind Taxis Dead After Balustrade Fall
Potsdam Prussia Sept 27 Prince Charles Gustave von Thur tind Taxis was accidentally killed at the Regimental mess of the Prussian Foot Guards. He slid down a balustrade from the mess room steps and fell to the bottom, fracturing his skull and dying almost immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potsdam
Prussia
Charles Gustave von Thur Tind Taxis
Foot Guards
Verilizer Trust Cases Cost Gov't Heavily
Nashville Tenn has cost the government over $1000 as prosecution cases ended without hearings with bonds posted for future appearance for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Eight Injured in Wreck on Pennsylvania Line
Two or more people were injured when the Altoona accommodation collided with a freight train west of Duncannon. Railroad officials report no fatalities and refused newspaper access to the relief train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Duncannon
Altoona
London Elects New Lord Mayor
London on St Michael’s Day witnessed the ancient election ritual ending with Sir John Charles Bell chosen as next Lord Mayor. The process, guided by liverymen and aldermen, recalls Saxon roots and royal approval, with guilds from Knights to Goldsmiths shaping city governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sirohn Charles Bell
St. Michael
Hany
Sherhe
Old Jewry
Knights’ Guilds
Edgar
Saddlers
Goldsmiths
Woman leaves husband and four children to elope with man
Greenville, Sept 23. A warrant was issued for George James a married man who deserted his wife and four children about a month ago and fled with Mrs S. L. Cartee. Mr Cartree swore out the warrant before Judge Samuel Stradley. Mrs Cartee left August 18 for Hendersonville then vanished. she reportedly boarded a train with James and disappeared. Custody and return of the children are sought as authorities locate the runaways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
D. C
George
James
Cartee
Cartes
Samuel Stradley
Artee
Carter
Henderson
County
Green
Ville
Hendersonville
George James
Mr. Cartee
Deceased Mr M L Beam Laid To Rest In Salisbury
Funeral services were held for Mr M L Beam at his residence on South Fulton Street with Rev Dr Clarke officiating. Beam, 66, a Confederate veteran of Company X, 56th Regiment, died Thursday night. Survived by a wife and five children. Honorary pallbearers were captains from his old regiment. The pallbearers and dese were in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.C
Nosc Ieeam
Tate Res
Pulton Street
Yon G. Clarke
Br. Dean
Sofier
Beng Epi
Company Xs
Salis
Dea
Satans
Deira
Three Killed By Explosion In Oil Tank Incident
Three men died when an oil tank exploded while they drew petroleum into a sprinkling cart for Morris Park race track use. Automobiles were set for a race this evening. The editorial remark notes social views on wealth and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Park
Distinguished Episcopal Party Visits Washington Tomb
A distinguished party of Episcopalians visited George Washingtons tomb in Washington D C. The group traveled in two modes an automobile with Lord Bishop of London Gibson Bishop of Virginia Jacobs of St Alban England Montgomery Wagsett of London and Satterlee of Washington and a private electric car with J Pierpont Morgan and Mrs Deane of New York. Afterward they planned to visit Christ Episcopal Church in Alexandria and Charlottesville Va where the Lord Bishop would address University of Virginia students before heading to Richmond for the Episcopal convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D.C
George Washington
Bishop of
London
Gibson
Virginia
Jacobs
St. Alban
England
Montgomery
Wagsett
Satterlee
J. Pierpont Morgan
Deane
New York
Christ Episcopal Church
Alexandria
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Richmond
Case of Standard Oil Co to Be Resumed
New York September 20 Franklin T Kell y government counsel in its case to dissolve the Standard Oil Company is expected to return from Washington where he went Saturday to report progress to the President and Attorney General. The hearing will be resumed Thursday and government representatives are obtaining books the Standard Oil Company has placed at their disposal and preparing for a continuation of the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank T. Kelly
Its
Standard Oil Comany
Washington
Bors
Standard Oil Company
Cows to Be Milked By Electricity Show Opens Tonight
New York Sopit reports at Madison Square Garden an electrical show opening tonight will feature a machine for milking cows by electricity claimed to replace seven milkmaids. Also on display is a reproduction of the Westminster chimes played nightly from London’s clock tower since 179% as part of the exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madison Square Garden
Westminster Clock Tower
London
Longshoremen and teamsters strike hits New Orleans
About 200 longshoremen and teamsters walked out in New Orleans on Sept 30 with union laborers across other trades expected to join, threatening broad labor action affecting the river. Also reported: Lt John H Furse died after a gale struck the battleship division hatch area. Bishop Hor Salisbury conducted mass at Sacred Heart then attended the dedication of the new Catholic church in High Point North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Lieut
Furse
Washington, D. C
Evans
Portsmouth
John II. Furse
South Carolina
Academy
Georgia
Hor
Salisbury
N.C
Hald
North Carolina
Church of the Sacred Heart
Old Yelock
Leo
High Point
Convention Ut American Bankers Closed
Atlantic City N J September 27 The American Bankers Association convention will close today and discuss practical banking questions The feature session was an address by M I Ingalls president Merchants National Bank Cincinnati Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
American Banker's Association
M. I. Ingalls
Merchants National Bank
Cincinnati
Wreck Claims Many Lives In Frisco Train Disaster
A passenger train on the Frisco line derailed west of St Louis and caught fire after leaving the track. The wreck occurred early morning as the train sped downhill, with multiple fatalities reported among the passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lows
Frisco Road
Here
Gorky Novel Criticizes American Morality in Mother
Maxim Gorky, in a sensational new novel printed in Germany and Russia, charges Amelia with immorality and hypocrisy while defending his own conduct in America. He portrays the United States as the most immoral country, with rampant divorces and corrupt society. The book, titled Mother, has been confiscated by Leipzig authorities and Moscow censors deem it a menace to public morals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Amelia
Maxim Gorky
Germany
Russia
Leipskc
Moscow
Gorky
America
United States
Leipste
Man Slain In Lumberton By Threatened Harsh Word
Isaac Currie, a colored man, fatally shot Dick McNeill at Currie’s home after a quarrel with Currie and his wife. McNeill had visited to mediate the dispute and urged peace. Currie was arrested and to be jailed. coroner to hold an inquest in Shannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
N.C
Isaac Currie
Dick McNeill
Currie Nora Shannon
McNeill
Currie
Rancke
Shannon
Charles Gomer Not Dead Yet Hidden Penniless
Insurance companies planned to declare Charles Gomer dead and pay life policies to his wife but found him blind and penniless. He vanished in 1889. Mrs Gomer, 77, lives in two Newark rooms and works daily as a hat trimmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Gomer
New Jersey
Taft Says War Talk Criminal During Japan Visit
Secretary Taft calls talk of war between Japan and the United States criminal. He warned at a banquet in Tokyo that war talk is dangerous and said he will reiterate this stance in his planned speech tonight after discussions with Viscount Terauchi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Tokio
Japan
Chamber of
Viscount Terauchi
United States
Dr William Winston lecture on Appalachian Reserve in Salem
Dr William Winston, secretary of the American Forestry Association, spoke at Salem Academy Memorial hall in Winston-Salem on the proposed Appalachian Reserve drawing a large appreciative audience. News from Mocksville reports a policeman there had a drunken spree last week and was jailed. the mayor discharged him but a petition for reinstatement is being circulated. The officer is said to have been a fine servant aside from the drinking incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam Winston
Winston Salem
N.C
Sepson
Wills
American Forestry Association
Salem Academy Memorial Hall
Appalachian Reserve
Winston-Salem
N. C
Mockville
Mutiny rumors and naval unrest reported near Sabastopol
Rumors circulate that naval officers were killed in a bloody mutiny in the war fleet near Sabastopol with official reports scarce. The piece notes serious troubles in the fleet and cites uncertainty about exact casualty figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabastopol
Keokuk Prepares for Roosevelt Arrival and Visit
Keokuk Iowa readies for President Theodore Roosevelt arriving from Canton Ohio at 9 AM. The city will show elaborate decorations and host an Inland Waterways Commission group. Roosevelt will speak at Rand Park before a reception and departure to St Louis at 11 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Roosevelt
Canton
Inland Waterways Commission
Missinsippi
Memphis
National Guard of
Iowa
Rand Park
St. Louis
Walthour Seriously Injured in Berlin Track Accidents
Berlin Sept 30 A pacemaker tire burst during a Spandau bicycle race causing a rider to be thrown. Bobby Walthour sustained severe brain concussion and remains unconscious in hospital. An ambulance attendant who tried to help was killed in a collision with Walthour’s pacemaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Bobby” Walthour
Spandau
Walthour
Electrical Show Opens at Madison Square Garden
New York September sv. The largest electrical show in American history opened today at Madison Square Garden and will run for ten days. Exhibits cover nearly all electrical appliances from a tiny eighth watt incandescent lamp to a ten-ton dynamo. The amphitheatre interior glitters with 200000 colored lights, rivaling Coney Island in splendor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sept
America
Madison Square Gaten
Treamland
Foley's Honey and Tar Safe Remedy for All Ages
Notice proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs and is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Howe
Barr Resigns as Director General of Town Exposition
Barr, director general of the Jan town Exposition, declined to withdraw his resignation after a board request. He stated the expo had exhausted its resources and moral duty required him to stay only until its completion, offering to assist in an unofficial capacity if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barr
Jantown Exposition
Continu
Ivins
Jlicy
Ag S0on
Glal
Wife of President Gales Dead in Salisbury
Funeral services for the wife of W. H. Gales, President of Livingston College, were held in the college chapel. Prominent race figures and state leaders attended, marking a significant local funeral event. Meanwhile, American League pennant hopes hinge on a doubleheader this afternoon as teams battle for seasonal supremacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
N. C
W. H. Gales
Livingston College
College Chapel
Price
Rac
Sallsry
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Valladelphia
Davidson Ve
Winston
Davison College
University of, ‘Virginia
Hollister
Mgj. Fant
Mr. Fant
Baptist Church of Union
Prince
MR. M. L. Beam
Castoria
Ms Heat
Ste A
Washington’s
Standard Oil Co
Shoreman and Teamsters
Pittsburg
Alleghany Knights Templars
Eke
Washington Infantry
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Castor
Hearst
N. Cc
Orator
Yadkin Valley
N. Gy
William Randolph Hearst
Boyden
Provincetown
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Desmoines
Barnstable
Charleston Navy Yard
We Bay
Fletcher
Gales
S.S.S
Hickory Roofing and Tinning Co
McComb Brothers
Higkory
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