Canadian Pacific President Seeks Higher Revenue Amid Rate Debate
Sir Thomas G. Shaughnessy, head of the Canadian Pacific, argues railroads need adequate revenue to finance ongoing improvements. He notes CP per ton mile is nearly identical to American rates, with strong earnings, land grants, and assets totaling over 526 million dollars, underscoring the company’s financial strength.
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Chicago
Thomas G. Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sid Thomas
United States
Sytem
Shaughnnessy
Canadian Pacific
Jeond
Alberta
British Columbia
Calgary
Prairie
Canada
French Bulldog Club Holds Fifth New England Show
Admirers of the French bulldog packed Horticultural Hall Boston for the fifth annual show of the French Bulldog Club of New England. The event boasted a large entry and high quality, surpassing prior years.
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Boston
Mass
Horticultural Hall
French Bulldog Club of
New England
Speaking of wireless telegraphy
A quip about the charm of a woman and the effect of her eyes on a line of wireless telegraphy, implying a playful comparison between flirtation and signaling.
Catarrh Cure Promises Relief and Reward
A Cleveland catalog page touts Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. The advertisement offers a $100 reward for proof of failure to cure accepted cases. Testimonial letters are promised, with Dr. J Chaney & Co of Toledo listed as proprietors and Toledo druggists as distributors.
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Catae
Hollis
Dollera
Beni
Ftet
Adda
J. Chaney & CO
Toledo
O. Holdghy
Druperista
He. Tokedali
Explorer’s Letter to Hampton’s Questions Pole Reach
An unclear note from a person named Cook questions his reach toward the North Pole and records uncertainty about achieving that aim while addressing Hampton’s. The fragment hints at a voyage or expedition context and a request for guidance or confirmation.
Cook confesses doubt on pole claim in Hampton articles
In four Hampton Magazine pieces Dr Frederick A Cook admits uncertainty about reaching the North Pole. He says Arctic wanderings affected his mind and that the life story is to prove he is not a fakir. He travelled in Europe, mainly London, while away and will return December 22 for Christmas. Peary declined to comment.
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New York
Frederick A. Cook
Hampton’s Magazine
North Pole
Arctic
Cook
Hampton's Magazine
Pole
Europe
London
Doan's Kidney Pills Relieve Severe Backache
Spearfish resident P. M. Beaulieu reports a severe backache from a winter cold that settled on the kidneys. After using Doan's Kidney Pills the excruciating pains disappeared and all kidney trouble symptoms were removed. Remember the name Doan's. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Railroad Notes Highlight Dividends and Plans Across Lines
The Pennsylvania Railroad will distribute its quarterly dividend to 64,869 shareholders including 20,327 women. Southern Railway runs a boll weevil campaign led by Prof. P B Plunkett. Railways report large orders for Stealville tonnage from Erie and others. An Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in New Orleans assesses feeder lines. Rumors place Cotton Belt under Louisville and Nashville. Mexican state railroads show revenue gains. A Pittsburg patent case over eccentric improvements is postponed to May. Pullman rate cuts may follow a hearing. New York cross state railroads seek PSC relief in Albany.
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P. B. Plunkett
Texas
Stealville
Erie
Atlantic Coast Line
Norfolk & Western
Louisville & Nashville
Nashville
Mexico
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Interstate rail rulings and forest fire prevention plan
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders temporary suspension of most demurrage rules except for coal grain and lumber and lowers rates for certain routes. A bondholder foreclosure drive on the Atlantic Shore Line prompts a southward move. Missouri River rate increases are suspended until March 1. A Brainerd forest fire prevention conference urges railroads to clear rights of way and fit locomotives with spark arresters.
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Buffalo, Hochbeter & Easter Railroad Company
Buffalo
Troy
New England
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nevada
Reno
Atlantic Shore Line
Biddeford
York
Inter State Commerce Commission
Ohio River
Jackson
Meridian
Tenn
Brainerd
Minn
Wooetaoi Etaoin Etaoinoin
Hawkeye Governor's Son Weds Gopher Girl at Plainview
Plainview Minnesota November 30 guests from out of town gathered for the wedding of Miss Hesse Lillie of Plainview and Paul W. Carroll son of Governor Carroll of Iowa.
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Hawkeye
Gopher
Plainview
Minn
Daughters of the Confederacy Open South Carolina Convention
Georgetown South Carolina November 30. Prominent women gathered for the South Carolina division Daughters of the Confederacy opening session. The convention runs through Friday with events continuing at the venue.
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Georgetown
8. C
South Carolina
the Daughters of the Confederacy
Dr John Hl Martin Eye Ear Infirmary Lead Deadwood Ad
Dr John Hl Martin, house surgeon at Illinois Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary Chicago, graduate of Wisconsin and Illinois medical departments, brings eighteen years practical experience. Offers glasses fitting examinations and ENT surgery. Permanently located in Lead with office hours to 3 pm.
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Illinois Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary
Chicago
University of Wisconsin
Medical Department
University of Illinois
Deadwood
Indians and whiskey law tensions in Minnesota
The piece notes that Black Hawk and Yellow Thunder, Chippewa Indians, face prohibition laws in Indian country and cites treaties from 1850 onward. It discusses Minnesota's Indian population, enforcement challenges of Indian Intercourse and prohibition laws, Minneapolis’s status within tribal lands, and inconsistent enforcement by Interior Department agents.
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Washington
Black Hawk
United States
Sam
Congress
Minnesota
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Mississipi River
Department of Interior
Secretary of Interior
Prohibition Debate and Federal Enforcement in Minnesota
The article reports disputes over federal liquor prohibition in Minneapolis Minnesota including alleged selective enforcement at saloons and arrests of federal officers. It notes strong opposition citing state laws and tribal citizenship divisions while the Interior Department promises investigations and prosecutions where methods were improper. Six separate treaties govern U S prohibitions in Indian country and remain in force.
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Ann
Minneaps Alia
Minneapolis
Interior Department
Deepartiment
Minnesota
United States
New Dominion rule raises immigrant money qualifications
Ottawa November 30. The money requirement for immigrants from the British Isles with assured Canadian work rises from 26 to 10 dollars, and the same amount applies to immigrants from other countries. The new regulation takes effect today.
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Ottawa
Ont
British Isles
Canada
Steamer Sinks Off Lime Island. Three Men Drown
A collision between the tug General of Great Lakes Dock and the steamer Athabasca off Lime Island during a snow storm near Sault Ste. Marie resulted in the deaths of three men on board the tug.
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Time Island
Bault Ste Marie, Mich
General
Great Lakes Dock Company
England Ireland Elections Spark Widespread Violence
The coming elections provoke violent incidents across England and Ireland. Scores of speakers are mobbed and egged. Home Secretary Winston Churchill faces personal abuse and has been attacked several times. Two hundred special police guard Sheffield events amid rising tensions. The unrest is worse in Ireland.
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London
England
Ireland
Eggers
Winston Churchill
Sheffield
Mercer Retired After Thirty Years in U S Army
Major William A. Mercer of the 11th Cavalry, a Connecticut native who joined the army in 1880, was placed on the retired list today after more than thirty years of service.
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Washington, D. C
William A. Mercer
11Th Cavalry
Connecticut
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