Veto sparks comment on flag display in schools
News from Kansas reports Gov Hoch vetoed a bill mandating a United States flag over 12,000 public schoolhouses and a separate provision requiring student salutes. The move sparked statewide reaction and debate on school patriotic display.
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Gov. Hoch
Kansas
Patrick J. Tlynes
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Harry V. Grover
Louis W. Quichardson
Louisville Railway Company
Frank Weckefeller
John L. Stockefelier
Judes Heynolds
Thockefadiee
Judie Reynolds
Traud
Ifenne G. Ross
Rockefeller
Flint Willams
Trenry Gardner
Thare Nelson Cannan
Gunnaser
Trinidad Paving Company
Cleveland
Arthur Beck
Stant
Alfred Shoemaker
Ciy
Thoms J. Moffett
Mary Gardner
Alihani
Miss Gardner
Gertrude Vanish
Cincinnati
Cincinati
Walnut
Fifth Streets
Glia Valley
Ohio River
Trover
Wright
Sheen
Multiple Disastrous Incidents Reported Across States
A garbled report cites floods in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana causing fatalities. An estate case in Kansas City mentions an executor’s lack of heirs. Other items note missionaries killed near Nineveh and a State House issue. A Canton banker killed himself and a Niagara Gorge accident injured several road travelers.
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Penneyiania
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Clidnesce
Nineo
Yrand
M.D. Nevvy
Sioux City
Iowa
Miss Nervy
S.C. Lindsay
Pittsburg
Davis Is Set Free After Theater Fire Acquittal
In Danville HI Will J. Davis was acquitted of manslaughter in the Iroquois Theater disaster. The judge ruled the Chicago fire ordinance cited in the indictment invalid and directed the jury to return a verdict of acquittal. State cannot appeal. 595 victims remain. Defense celebrates as Chicago authorities contemplate further indictments.
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Chicago
Danville
Will J. Davis
Kimbrough
J. Davis
Davis
Viva Jackson
Decison
Adams Denounces Confession in Idaho Murder Trial
In Wallace Idaho Steve Adams testifies that his confession was coerced by Detective McPartland and Idaho penitentiary officers to implicate Western Federation of Miners leaders in the Steunenberg murder and related plots. He admits killing Pred Tyler as a claim jumper under Simpkins' promise of payment.
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Adams
Steve Adams
Wallace
Idaho
Pred Tyler
Larry Orchard
Gov
Steunenberg
Western Federation of Miners
Moyer
Waywood
George A. Pettibone
Orchard
Colorado Supreme Court
Denver
Federation
Tyler
Simpkins
McPartland
Idaho Penitentiary
Miners’ Federation
Hfe
Perkins Cleared in Grand Larceny Case by New York Court
The New York Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling, finding George W. Perkins not guilty of grand larceny for contributing 50000 of New York Life funds to a Republican national campaign fund. The majority ruled criminal intent to deprive was not proven. dissent cites misappropriation and argues intent need not be for profit.
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New York Court of Appeals
George W. Perkins
New York Life
J. P. Morgan & Co
Life Insurance Company
Republican Party
Cullen
Perkins
Republican Club
Liarths Crust Restless and Geography Leaders Shift
An Virginia earthquake along the James River division of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad was reported recently with shocks felt widely. A London cable noted strong unrest at Laibach observatory linked to a cyclone in southern Italy. At the American Geographical Society annual meeting in New York Commander Robert E. Peary resigned as president, succeeded by Archer M. Sluntington, a son of the late Collis Pl. Mountington, to avoid long exploratory absences.
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James River
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Virginia
London
Laibach
Italy
Oqults
Geogeaphical Society
American Geographical Society
New York
Robert E. Peary
Archer M. Sluntington
Collis Pl. Mountington
Railroad Coal Docks at Nina Ohio Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the Lake Shore coal docks at Nina Ohio causing an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. No injuries reported and investigation underway.
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Lake Shore
Nina Qhio
Panic on Wall Street Triggers 560 Million Losses Fear
A near panic on Wall Street Wednesday drove markets to the brink as rumors swirled about big houses facing distress. Analysts say the downturn reflects anger at railroad interests and a broader distrust of stock-jobbing practices. Presidents, governors, and financiers monitor the crisis as secretary and cabinet members weigh anti trust and Hepburn bill implications.
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Wall Street
Mirgins
Roosevelt
New York
Serre
Schoolmasters Organize in France and U S Education Data
Paris and major cities form syndicator unions linked to the general labor federation. Socialists inspire the move though teachers deny spreading doctrine. Supt John I Riges of Town urges halting press fraternities in public schools. The U S Education Commissioner Brown reports 18,526,215 pupils, with term length averaging 100.8 days and 111,195 male and 145,482 female teachers.
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Paris
France
General Labor Federation
John I. Riges
Sialigh
Tle
Pullic
United States Commissioner of Education
I. Brown
Treasury measures give hope amid bank funds drought
The Treasury Department sought to stem a market decline by delaying recall of $30,000,000 in government funds deposited with banks last September. The move followed panicky Wall Street conditions on Wednesday and Thursday, with lower stock prices and two London failures reported.
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You
Treasury Department
Wold
Wall Street
London
Private Elats on Steamers to Add Private Apartments
The Atlantic transport line, operating steamers between New York and London, announces installation of complete private apartments aboard ships. Each suite will include a private hall, bedroom, parlor, library, bath, and be five by fifteen feet with deck-facing windows.
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Atlantic Transport Line
New York
London
Public school house to become neighborhood club
Commissioner Brown notes rising secondary enrollment as Philadelphia boards experiment by converting a public school into a neighborhood club. The city funds a reading room play area and lecture space with manual training. open two evenings weekly for voluntary attendance. A New York prize winner named Max Lichgold created balloon ball for girls, using simulated projectiles through tape lines.
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Brown
Philadelphia Board of Education
New York
Max Lichgold
Seven Years in Jail Caleb Powers Noted Prisoner
Caleb Powers, jailed in Georgetown Kentucky for conspiracy in the Goebel assassination, has spent seven years in confinement. The onetime mountaineer endures three convictions and two life sentences, with a hanging sentence, while his appeals to the US Supreme Court were denied and his resolve remains firm.
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Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Kentucky
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Mountaineer
Georgetown, Ky
Protests over Judge Robbins appointment to fourth trial
The governor J C W Beckham names Judge Robbins as special judge for Caleb Powers fourth trial amid claims of partisan bias. Powers, condemned to death in 1903 after two earlier convictions, maintains innocence and cites extensive legal battles across appeals. A devoted Knox county mother clings to hope as funds fuel the case nationwide.
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Robbins
J. C. W. Beckham
Powers
Knox County
United States
Caleb Powers
Frankfort
Williautroebel
Gayethue
State House
Court of Appeals
United States Court
Init
Supreme Court of the United States
Fis
Fire Destroys Nashua Elevator in Illinois
Notes of Current Events report a three story wooden grain elevator owned by O B Tilton in Nashua Illinois burning with a loss of $1000. Other items note Italian control of lerculaneum excavations, Prof Matteucci denying world destination prophecy, French wireless stations in Moroccan ports, George Washington University forming committees to fund a new site, and Spain ready to back the Anglo American armament limitation talks.
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O. B. Tilton
Nashua
N. IL
Matteucci
Vesuvius Observatory
George Washington University
Armit
Citzens
Rome
Spain
Old Brownsville settler taunts bully in hound death tale
Senior Culberson recalls an early Brownsville resident famed for fire and faith. A bully killed the old man's favorite hound, prompting the fiery says he can whip any man on the Rio Grande, especially if his hound is murdered. The tale echoes a Washington Star quote.
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Culberson
Texas
Brownsville
Rio Grande
Washington Star
Fade to a shadow by kidney illness in Ohio woman
Mrs. Remnethe Myers of Ironton Ohio says five years of kidney trouble left her weak and sleepless. After four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills her pain and bloating vanished and she regained health. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Yester-Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Remnethe Myers
South Tenth St. Ironton, O
Dean
Yester-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
A Test for eyesight by watching Ursa Major on a clear night
An old note suggests testing eyesight by observing Ursa Mijar the Great Bear under a starlit sky. It claims Mizar the second star in the constellation is a double star and advises keen vision to discern the double.
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Mizar
Simple homemade remedy for kidney and bladder troubles
A well known specialist says kidney and urinary ailments are often relieved by a homemade mix. Fluid Extract Dandelion half ounce, Compound Whargon one ounce, Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three ounces. Dose is a teaspoonful after meals and at night. Mix by shaking in a bottle. Obtain ingredients at any pharmacy.
Strangers Seek Numismatist in Chicago Briefly
A man with a limp asks a police officer where to find a numismatist. The officer directs him to a fourth floor shop in a brown-front building, offering to buy coins for 50 cents each with the first one free.
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Chicago Tribune
Hall's Catarrh Cure Endorsed by Local Druggists
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo states reputation and solvency. Walding Kinnan Marvin, wholesale druggists, back the firm. Cure taken internally, testimonials free. Price one dollar per bottle. Hall's Family Pills also advertised for constipation.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Spooner Called Poor Man by Senator Over Job Worth
In a blunt remark echoed by the Chicago Tribune Senator Lotsman says Spooner is poor and refuses to waste himself on the job any longer. He argues senators should be graded on ability and efficiency with salaries tied to performance.
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Spooner
Lotsman
George
United States
Chicago Tribune
Allcock's Plasters Stand Sixty Years Of Public Trust
Stood the Test, Alicock's plasters have endured sixty years of public use. Imitators with holes mislead by claiming equal efficacy, while Allcock's remains endorsed by medical authorities and millions of grateful patients as a household remedy. The scene shifts to a club chat where Mrs. Gasser-I expressed strong views before Battle.
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Alicock
Allcock
Free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease in Le Roy ad
A vintage advertisement offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder from Allen & Olmsted in Le Roy New York. The ad claims the product cures tired sweating hot swollen aching feet and makes new or tight shoes easy. It also promises relief for corns and bunions and notes that all druggists and shoe stores sell it for 23 cents.
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Allen &. Olmsted
le Roy
Allen
Not Worth Noticing and Local Quips
Aler and Percy spar over insults while a heated exchange unfolds. Aley curses a scoundrel calling someone a Blithering idiot, and Percy urges ignoring the uproar. Garfield Tea touts liver and kidney benefits as a health tonic amid casual ads and rent references in New York.
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Aley
Percy
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