Conference at White House on railroads pricing rules
Washington January 15 an important conference between the president and operating managers of major railroad systems will be held at the White House on January 27. The date was set at the request of C. B. Gray second vice president of the St Louis and San Francisco railroad. Topics include anti pooling provisions of the Trepburn law and the Sherman anti trust law prohibiting restraint of trade.
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Washington
White House
Transportation Facilities in Indianapolis feature in third club issue
The Commercial Club Monthly issue number three is issued with an attractive design. An article by Robert G. McClure, secretary, discusses transportation facilities in Indianapolis and an illustrated piece covers the federal building.
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Commercial Club
Indianapolis
Robert G. McClure
Federal
Asiatic Leaders Arrested in Transvaal Crackdown
Johannesburg January 15 reports the chairmen of British Indian and Chinese associations arrested along with 50 prominent Asians for illegal residence in the Transvaal. The group faced custody on charges of unlawful stay.
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Johannesburg
Transvaal
Riley Becomes President At Boone County Association Meeting
At the statehouse Tuesday evening W. J. Riley was chosen successor to W. P. Bailey as treasurer of the Boone County association. About 30 members attended the smoker.
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Statehouse
W. J. Riley
W. P. Bailey
Bank Official to Testify in St Louis Oil Case
New York report states S G Bane president of Seaboard National Bank and Security Oil Texas will testify that Security Oil is controlled by Standard Oil as the St Louis Standard Oil case before Judge Ferris continues.
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S. G. Bane
Seaboard National Bank
Security Oil Company
Texas
St. Louis
Gen Josiah Pickett Dies After Long Illness
Worcester Mass June 13 Gen Josiah Pickett a Civil War veteran who has been under arrest since Cold Mallarbor battle died at his home aged years The obituary notes his long service and recent confinement ending in his death.
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Worcester
Mass
Josiah Pickett
Cold Mallarbor
Enjoy Your Meals and Health with Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
A Victorian style ad extols digestion as key to happiness and brain clarity. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for indigestion and related symptoms, claiming they digest all foods and enable unrestricted eating. The ad offers a free sample by mail from F A Stuart Co., Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
Adress F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Man of a Hundred Masks Plot Sheds Light on Opera Scandal
In New York the swindling John Joseph Armour is suspected as the killer of stage star Stella Gordon. His daughter Margaret, backed by Lucian Falconer, navigates love, betrayal, and a web of disguises from the Black Hand. The killer’s mask unravels as secrets threaten Margaret’s romance and career.
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Face to Face in a Tangled Family Scene
Margaret Armour faces her uncertain paternity as tensions simmer between familial power and moral choices. The room holds memories of Stella Gordon’s tragedy while Armour and Lancelot Armour press for truth. The scene ends with a charged, unresolved acknowledgment between Margaret and her uncle as the chapter continues.
Grape-Nuts Rehabilitates Blount Springs Woman
A Blount Springs Alabama woman reports relief from chronic indigestion after three weeks of Grape-Nuts and walking. She describes prior reliance on raw eggs and sour stomach, then improved morning walks and rising ease, with others gaining similar benefits and a call to readers to try the product. Also references The Road to Wellville and Postum Co. claim of “There’s a Reason.”
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The More Blessed Dog
An old Dutchman living alone in a shanty feeds his dog after breakfast and consoles the animal with a joke about fortune. He contrasts the dog’s simple life with his own labor and ponders mortality and fate, concluding with a humorous fatalism.
Shivering Wife Craves Food Amid Wealthy Banter
The scene features a tense exchange as a starving wife pleads while a "genital millionaire" dismisses the issue as a foolish straight line craze. The quote is attributed to Puck and reflects satirical tone on wealth and social trends.
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Puck
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