Government ownership of railways would force rates on all goods
The author argues that state ownership of roads would raise political issues in setting transportation rates. He foresees nationwide decisions on how wheat, coal, iron, sugar, and other goods are priced across regions, potentially benefiting some areas while harming others. He believes government control would invite politicized rate fixes and regrets such a shift.
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Cleveland
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School Library Saves Thousands for Parents at Shortridge
The text book rental library at Shortridge High School saves parents thousands yearly by renting books and refunding deposits when books are returned. Started with $160, it has grown to about 7,000 volumes and operates independently from the regular school library.
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Shortridge High School
Grant
George W. Benton
Alk
Undeveridge High School
Depths of the Great Lakes Compared by Basin Depths
Data shows Lake Superior reaches 1000 feet at its greatest depth while Michigan is 864, Huron 570, Erie 204, and Ontario 738 feet. Bottoms lie at various levels relative to sea level, with Ontario being relatively the deepest of the group when drained.
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Lake Superior
Michigan
Huron
Erie
Ontario
Superior
Great Lakes
Cretonne Used in Hat Trimming East Fashion
Cretonne is gaining use in eastern fashion for hats with a narrow cretonne edge and band. Belts are sometimes made of cretonne as well, and the overall effect is described as very effective.
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East
Aged Texan Claims Life Elixir At 92 To Live To 200
Special to The Sun from Claremont Texas reports H H Bourne aged 92 claims to have discovered a life extending elixir. He advocates purification of the system using mineral clay named glaviasite and hot water to keep him youthful. Bourne born 1815 at sea, later moved from Missouri to Pueblo area and then to Texas twenty years ago as a famed bronco buster with endurance to ride any outlaw horse.
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H. H. Bourne
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Missouri River
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Pueblo
Cole
Kansas
Texas
Actress Annie Coldwell seeks absolute divorce from Reuben Coldwell
Annie M Coldwell survivor of the Iroquois Theater fire in Chicago sues Reuben A Coldwell in New York Supreme Court for an absolute divorce. The suit filed in September will be heard this week by Justice Leventritt. The case notes misconduct with various women in New Jersey and inclusion of publication service due to personal service delays. Mrs Coldwell recently left a New York hospital and resides with her mother in Staten Island.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
Reuben A. Coldwell
Leventritt
Coldwell
South Beach
Staten Island
George Robinson
New Jersey
Metoherther
House of Watchers Guarded Dunblane Graveyard
Special to The San Dunblane Scotland April 19 a house with a history sits beside the cathedral graveyard. An annex built at the back contains a window with a view of the burying ground. In the era of the resurrectionists this dwelling housed watchers who prevented grave robbers from disturbing freshly buried bodies.
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Dunblane
Scotland
Dunblane Cathedral
Stage Freak Introduces Double Impersonation at Varieties Paris
A new burlesque idea at Varieties Paris features double impersonation. In the prelim to La Revue de Centenaire two acts, Napoleon I and Clemenceau, and Louis XVIII and Jaurès, appear in costumes of historic celebrities with makeup to resemble the modern French leaders impersonated.
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la Revue de Centenaire
Napoleon I
Clemavereeau
Louis Xviiii
Jaures
Hatchless Eggs In Middletown Amid Railroad Blasting
In Middletown New York April 19 chicks remain hatchless this season as setting hens and incubators along the Erie and Jersey railroad line fail to hatch. Farmers blame blasting from railroad construction for disturbing the vital principle of the eggs despite children urging them to hurry.
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Erie and Jersey Railroad
What Bridesmaids Wear At Spring Wedding
Miss Katherine Barney of New York married Courtlandt Dixon Barnes last week. Maids Dorothy Whitner Jean Reid and Peabody wore Nile green gowns with green chiffon satin gowns and green hats trimmed with yellow roses. Bouquets used Forsythia with satin and chiffon ribbons. Forty one breakfast tables displayed spring flowers in different colors. An earlier wedding featured yellow roses and primroses worn by the maids, with yellow a popular spring hue that year.
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Katherine Barney
New York
Courtlandt Dixon Barnes
Dorothy Whitner
Jean Reid
Peabody
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription advertised for women ailments
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as the sole druggists’ option for women’s weaknesses with minimal alcohol, notes full ingredient disclosure on bottle wrappers, and highlights endorsements from medical authorities. It invites readers to request a free booklet, consult Dr. Pierce and staff, and cites The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser for further information.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
People’s Common Sense
N. V. Pierce
Greater Berlin Will Be Europe’s Second Largest City
The consolidation project will make Berlin the second largest city in Europe and the third in the world with over 3 million inhabitants, surpassing Paris by about 250,000. Currently Berlin has about 2.95 million residents, trailing Paris by around half a million and ranking third in Europe and fourth globally.
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Europe
Paris
Fire at Canadian Steam laundry kills three and injures twelve
Fire at the Canadian Steam laundry plant in Montreal on April 19 destroyed three hives and injured twelve people, including two men and a woman. Benzine in the building fueled the blaze, and one woman may die.
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Montreal
Canadian Steam Laundry
Actress influx sparks stage crowding says Jilen Terry
A quip from Jilen Terry notes that many women under 86 believe themselves to be actresses and adds that a sizable number actually take to the stage, hinting at broader participation in local theater.
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Jilen Terry
Newark Police Chief Adams Ends Life After Indictment
John Adams, chief of police in Newark, New Jersey, shot himself in a city park after his graft indictment. A 32 year veteran who rose from patrolman, he left a letter denying guilt and asking his wife and daughter to pray for him as he faced dismissal by the police board.
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