Public Utilities Law Sets Two Commissions Over Corporations
Albany reports confirm New York passes the public service commissions law to curb excess charges and bias in utilities. The plan creates two five member commissions with offices in New York City and Albany, empowered to regulate railroads gas and electric firms and street railways with strict duties and annual reports.
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Sun
Albany
WN. Y
New York
Greater
Senate
New York City
Gas and Electric
Express
Muzzle All Dogs Says Health Board in Rabies Bulletin
The April bulletin from the State Board of Health emphasizes rabies facts. It notes 22 mad dog bite cases in 1907 so far, five dog heads examined with negri bodies, and describes rabies forms. It urges early Pasteur institute care, condemns mad stones, and advises muzzling homeless dogs.
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State Board of Health
Pasteur Institute
Chicago
Ann Arbor
Mexico City
Indiana
White Hosiery Becomes Peak Fashion in New York Shops
The New York Press notes white hosiery rises in popularity for both men and women. Prices span from half a dollar for sheer lisle to 40 per pair for hand embroidered silk designs with lace ankles and raised lozenge patterns. Linen three quarter hose for men gain major demand in the trade.
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New York Press
Milady
Golor
Judge Dunne's Role in San Francisco Graft Trials
Judge Frank J. Dunne has presided over major graft cases in San Francisco. He oversaw Abraham Ruef's trial and Ruef's confession, and he chaired the court where Mayor Schmitz was found guilty of extortion.
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The
Sun
San Francisco
Frank J. Dunne
Abraham Ruef
Best of Three Papers in One Day Indianapolis Star
The Indianapolis Star highlights its offer to buy three Chicago papers for 15 cents. Features include Dooley the Cubs parody and Happy Hooligan Maud strips, plus Dooley’s game day adventures and Dooley’s U.S. baseball satire. It previews O. Henry and Croker profiles and a Texas trust tale in The Octopus Marooned.
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O. Henry
Chicago
Mik. Dooley
Happy Hooligan
Sunday Star
Texas
Boiling Test Distinguishes Renovated Butter From Fresh
A farm paper describes a simple home method to tell renovated butter from oleomargarine and fresh butter. Boil a small lump over a lamp flame in a tin spoon. Renovated butter and oleomargarine sputter noisily with little foam, while fresh butter foams freely and does not sputter.
Sunday Star Promises More News and Fashion Features
The Sunday Star touts Mrs Cholly Knickerbockers fashion pieces and a popular needlework page. It pledges extensive coverage from Indiana Indianapolis nation and world via The New York Sun and The New York Times, with advanced wires and staff.
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The
Sunday Star
Indiana
Indianapolis
the Nation
Daily Star
Woman in Blue Returns on Roosevelt Trail in White Costume
Mrs Lucy Lee of Manhasset Long Island arrives in Oyster Bay in disguise on June 15 this year. The woman in blue appears again on President Roosevelt s trail landing broke. She wears a white war gown shoes and parasol all snowy in color and is identified by the association as Lucy Lee.
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Woman In Blue
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Lucy Lee
Manhasset, L. I
Home Cure for Women's Ailments Promoted in Self Treatment
An advertisement offers a free at home ten day treatment for various uterine and female health issues. It claims quick, safe cures without doctors, pricing about 12 cents weekly, and includes a free book with illustrations. It targets mothers daughters and sisters, urging readers to request the treatment and testimonial letters.
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Ember
Roosevelt Animal Stories To Be Printed In The Sun
The Sun will print Roosevelt animal stories beginning Monday June 17 to present his hunts and views on wolves and other wildlife. Roosevelt hunted every U S species and wrote about it in The Wilderness Hunter and Hunting Trips of a Ranchman. The Sun collaborates with Putnam’s Sons to publish striking pieces aligned with the nature debate.
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Roosevelt
United States
Montana
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
New
Insect Trap Sale Promised in Housecleaning Notice
A short housecleaning notice urges readers to dispose of old traps by selling them. It mentions keen interest in acquiring used traps and implies a sale or exchange arranged through the household.
Don’t Be Critical Girls Needlessly Harmful Habits
By Zelma Travers. A guidance piece urging girls to curb criticism to win popularity. It warns that fault finding wounds friends, dulls joy at gatherings, and damages relationships. It advises praising freely, refraining from sharp remarks, and forming a habit of quiet lips over harsh words.
Sun Free Want Columns Invite Women for Housework
The Sun offers a three day free use of its want columns to post housework ads. ten words may be inserted at no charge. The notice invites interested women to respond to household help requests.
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Chad
Bear Ties Up The Road At Utah RR Station
A mother bear in Ogden, Utah, tied up the Kemmerer division of the Union Pacific by guarding two sleeping operators for hours. A new arrival had bought two cabs, but the bear blocked the area. Delayed freight crews and 210 Greek laborers finally drove the bear away and traffic resumed after signals were restored.
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Kemmerer Division
Union Pacific
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