Ruling on Cash Fares Sparks Press Protest
The Interstate Commerce Commission rules that railroad transportation payments must be in cash, not in kind. The Massachusetts Press Association protested, citing potential discrimination against newspapers and advertisers, while Chairman Knapp defended the law and stressed equal treatment and private contracts remain unaffected.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commisasion
Commission
Massachusetts Press Association
William J. Hefferman
Hefferman
Knapp
Inwart
Ad Tariffa
Ice men lose appeal in Ohio antitrust case
Toledo Circuit Court Friday upheld Judge Kinkade's sentences for Reuben Lemon Roland Beard and Joseph Miller, each fined 2000 dollars and ordered six months in the workhouse for conspiracy in restraint of trade in the sale office. The circuit court also ruled the Valentine antitrust law constitutional, agreeing to enforce the lower court's decision if affirmed by the supreme court.
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Toledo
Kinkade
Common Pleas Court
Reuben Lemon
Rolland Beard
Joseph Miller
Sale
Supreme Courts
Circuit Court
Cranberry Prices Rise As Grocers Report New Combine
Appleton grocers in Wisconsin say they have found a new combine for cranberries. Quoted prices from three cranberry sellers are identical, with asks10 cents per quart higher than last year. If demand persists, cranberry prices could climb to 18 cents per quart.
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Cranberry Trust
Appleton
Wis
Appleton Grocers
Cranberry
Bank Robbers Dynamite Odin Bank for 5000 Dollars
Early Friday a four man band dynamited the Odin bank and escaped with about 5000 dollars. They warned townspeople with the phrase echoing through the streets as terrified citizens watched the scene unfold and police began investigations.
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Odin, I
Lay
Echo
Odin
Fire disrupts Cannon banquet in Paris Hi
A hotel fire forced a hurried end to a banquet in Paris, where Speaker Cannon was being hosted by local Republican leaders. Cannon later addressed the courthouse gathering.
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Cannon
Paris
C Unnon
Spain Holds Cruisers Ready for Western Coast Patrols
Spain readies naval units in response to bio reports from Mooroefo? and aims to reinforce patrols on the western coast. Authorities announce mobilization of cruisers and aircraft to deter threats and protect coastal interests.
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Spain
Moaroteu
Spaeh Roveroient
Memorial Temple to Illinois Soldiers at VICKSBURG
A memorial temple dedication dedicated Friday October 26 honoring Illinois soldiers. The event marks a tribute to veterans with local officials and veterans organizations in attendance at the Vicksburg site.
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Illinois
Vickeburg
Mid
Equity urges farmers unite to fix fair prices
At the first annual convention of the American Society of Equity in East St. Louis Illinois M F Sharp of Narrows Kentucky urged farmers to organize to control markets. He argued price fixing by marketing plans would keep prices profitable for producers and urged adoption of a minimum price scale: Wheat 1 dollar Corn 45 to 60 cents Oats 40 cents Cotton 12 cents Hog 6 50 Cattle 6 Bay 14 with Chicago delivery except cotton.
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Equity
East St. Louis
American Society of Equity
New York
Chicago
Illinois Honors Its Dead at Vicksburg Memorial
Vicksburg Mississippi saw the dedication of the Sinois Memorial temple at the National Military Park with a large parade led by Gov. Charles Deneen of Illinois and Mississippi Gov. Vardaman. The marble temple features a 62 foot dome, seats 54 feet across, and inscribes 36 000 Union soldiers names. Illinois appropriated 260 000 for park monuments and memorial markers. Illinois contributed 70 commands to the Vicksburg operations in the Civil War.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Sinois Memorial
Vicksburg National Military Park
National Guard of
Illinois Memorial Temple
Vicksburg National Park
Witnois
Winois
Polite Washington waiter helps customer refuse change
In a Washington cafe a waiter named John, praised for flawless service, encounters a customer who pays with a dollar for a 6 cent bill. The waiter refuses the change, insisting the dollar is his own tip for the customer, then bows and departs as the patron leaves flustered.
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Washington
John
Troops to Awe Ute Indians Reach Powder River
United States Army dispatch reports four troops from Fort Robinson and additional detachments converging on a threatened Ute camp on Powder River Wyoming. Major Grierson commands the force with Colonel J A Augur as senior officer. An overt display of strength aims to deter a possible fight while the mass of noncombatants accompanies the expedition.
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Omaha
Fort Robinson
Tenth Cavalry
Cayal
Powder River
Wyoming
Tenth
Grierson
Sixth Cavalry
Fort Meade
South Dakota
Fort Keogh
Alexander Rodgers
Jaca. A. Augur
C. A. Hayes
Department of the Missouri
Recovery Told Of Infantile Eczema Cure By Remedies
A Parsons Tennessee note from 1996 claims infantile eczema plagued an infant for months until a full set of Cutlura Remedies brought rapid improvement. The letter says the child laughed in three to four days and fully recovered in about ninety days. A second anecdote recalls Gen. French receiving flattery and an autograph after Boer War maneuvers.
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Machelle Lyon
Appleton Ave
Parsons
Tan
French
Carnegie Returns to America Spelling Reform Opinion
Andrew Carnegie and his family returned from Europe aboard the Celtic. He spoke on spelling reform saying English and American branches of the Reform Spelling association should meet in conference with Canada and Australia likely attendees. He credited President Roosevelt with advancing the reform more than philologists in twenty years.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Europe
Reform Spelling Association
Canada
Australia
Roosevelt
Eight Hour Day Upheld in Cincinnati Dam Case
The federal eight hour day law was upheld when the Sheridan Kirk Contracting Co. was found guilty of violating the act in constructing the Fernbank Ohio river dam. The jury reached verdict after about 15 minutes, with penalties up to $1,000 to be determined later as allowed by law. Also noted is the opening of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention in Hartford with President Mrs. Lillian M. Stevens presiding and delegates from the U S and abroad.
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Cincinnati
United States
Sharidan-Kirk Contracting Company
Ohio River
Fernbank
T. U
Hartford
Conn
Lillian M. Stevens
Portland
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Parsons’ Theater
Austrian
Japan
England
Greece
Nervous Collapse Prompts Painful Tale of Pink Pills
Mrs Lizzie Williams of 416 Cedar Street Quincy Illinois recounts years of nerves and exhaustion. After poor results from doctors she credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring appetite strength and reducing fainting spells. Pills advertised to aid nerves digestion and debility sold at 60 cents per box, six boxes for $3.60 from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Wiltiaene
Pink Bille
Lizgie Williams
Cedar Street
Quincy
Ill
Dr. Williama
Atx
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Allcock's Porous Plaster World Famous for Sixty Years
An advertisement notes Allcock's Porous Plaster as a trusted remedy for aches from cold or overstrain, claiming sixty years of popularity. It also references Defiance Starch as a time saving ironing aid and promotes a large 16 oz package for 100, along with a brief nod to Persian parliamentary voting eligibility.
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Allcock’s
Allcock's
Marlborough Story Denied In Separation Claim
London Sir George Henry Lewis acting for the duke and duchess Marlborough states no separation deed has been signed and the duchesss children are with their father at Blenheim castle. Death Toll Rises In KC Building Collapse Death list now at sixteen as rescue workers search the Chamber of Commerce ruins for bodies.
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Marlborough
London
George Henry Lewis
Duke
Duchess of Marlborough
Blenheim Castle
Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce
Persona
Fulajaney Attack Kills Scouts on Surigao River
In the Surigag river area Fulajaney io Bamar attacked supply boats. Three scouts were killed and one wounded. Five Fulajanees died in the clash as supplies were looted.
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Pulajanes Kilt
Manila
Fulajaney Io Bamar
Surigag
Woman Takes Life In Catholic Cathedral
Miss Nettle Brown aged 25 daughter of C Tpeuwa of Denver Nebraska committed suicide Sunday in a Kansas City Catholic cathedral by taking carbolic acid.
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Kansas City
Nettle Brown
Dc Tpeuwa
Dnata
Neb
Arrest Prevents Lynching in Kentucky Mob Action
Kaklng Kentucky. John Depry age 62 of Appalachie was arrested Saturday after an attack on Misa Mary Qualls of Norton. A mob formed at Black wood to lynch him but police intervened and prevented the lynching according to local reports.
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Kaklng
Misa Mary Qualls
Norton
John Depry
Appalachie
Blackwood
Lini
Bryan to Tour Nebraska Begins Campaign Swing
William J. Bryan will conclude his political canvass in Nebraska starting Tuesday, visiting Liveuln and other cities. The trip includes a broad wind campaign with a slate of speeches estimated between four and sixty four venues.
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Bryan
Nebraska
Liveuln
William J. Stryng
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Carnegie
America
Saya
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E. T. Holmes
Jackson Street
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W. W. Bennett
Key Life Building
Defiance
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VW Light Co
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