The Story of Father John's Medicine
Rev John O'Brien of St Patrick's Paris Lowell Mass grew weak from overwork and lung trouble. An eminent specialist prescribed a remedy to cure the cold restore health and strengthen the body. He recovered and recommended the medicine to parishioners making Father John’s Medicine a family remedy sold by O T Erhart.
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John O’brien
St. Patrick’s
Paris
Lowell
Mass
Father John
John
Murdered Girl Found in Ain Struggled with Slayer
Viola Boylan a 9 year old girl vanished from 2290 Second avenue and was found strangled in a basement coal bin. Police suspect two Italians connected to neighborhood molestation, with a mass meeting in East One Hundred Sixteenth Street offering 500 dollars for the slayer.
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New York
Viola Boylan
Second Avenue
Boylan
Pocasset Club
East One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
Upper East Side
Nicholas J. Hayes
Boy Arraigned for Assault after Ball Fight
Frank Leuth son of Ed Lueth was arrested and arraigned in county court on a charge of assault. Dan Devoree, an elderly resident, had both eyes badly blackened after a pitched ball struck his nose bridge in a field near his home. Devoree testified the blow was intentional and painful. Leuth pleaded not guilty. The case is set for July 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Devorce
Frank Leuth
Ed. Lueth
Devoree
Young Leuth
Boston Mayor Confounds French Officers With Italian Gaffe
In Boston on June 28 Mayor Fitzgerald greeted French cruiser commander Carre with a prepared Italian phrase. The mayor misfired as the French spoke fluent French, prompting private secretary Field to intervene. The exchange shifted to French via consul Flamand, leaving the mayor embarrassed.
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Boston
Mass
Fitzgerald
Carre
Chasseloup-Lebat
M. Falman
Field
Abruzzi
M. Flamand
FOR RENT Modern nine room house with new phone
An advertisement for a nine room house for rent lists a new phone 425C and an old phone B 7671 for contact.
Ice Famine Hits New York as City Struggles With Strikes
New York faces an ice famine after two thousand ice drivers strike demanding union recognition. Garbage collectors are also striking and two thousand street cleaners may walk out tonight, risking public health as heat intensifies. Authorities await resolution to prevent epidemic threats.
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New York
New
Federal control plan eyed for telegraph lines
Chicago June 28 federal measures to place telegraph lines under government ownership and control are to be introduced in the coming session by Rep James McDermott of Chicago or Rep William J P Cary of Milwaukee. A bill seeks a congressional inquiry into Western Union and Postal Telegraph company practices and argues for eventual government ownership. Cary, a Republican, remains an active member of the Commercial Telegraphers union.
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Chicago
Congress
James McDermott
Fourth District
William J. P. Cary
Milwaukee
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Cary
McDermott
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Union
Pastor Surprised At 25th Wedding Anniversary Honor
Mr and Mrs R Anderson celebrated twenty five years of marriage at St Pauls West Avenue Lutheran church. A flower girl greeted the bride with a large bouquet as hundreds of guests gathered for a reception. The couple received a silver bowl filled with silver dollars and were toasted with speeches and an elaborate banquet.
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St. Paul’s West Avenue Lutheran Church
R. Anderson
Boquet
Plan Drink Trains Pittsburgh Excursions Aid Drought Area
Pennsylvania lines west will run Saturday excursions from East Liverpool to connect with Pittsburg saloons. The first trip is planned for July 2, marking the end of a saloon closure period in Wellsville and East Liverpool. Additional runs will head to Wheeling and Cleveland.
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Rittsburg
Pennsylvania Lines
Ohio
East Liverpool
Pittsburg
Wellsville
Wheeling
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Saloons License Count Slows in City
City records show only 100 saloon licenses issued so far this year while 156 saloons are in business. Last year 157 licenses issued and one withdrawn. License period ends Monday per Comptroller Fries office.
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Fries
How to Protect Seeds from Rodents and Birds
Instructions suggest coating seeds with red lead to deter rats mice and birds. Mix seeds with minimal water or paraffin to moisten then stir in red lead until each seed is coated and separated. Vermin may attack but will abandon after tasting the coating.
Old Mystery of Skiff Theft Out Old Mystery
The arrest of Fritz Czarnetzky for burgling riverfront boat houses links to a stolen skiff from Joe Spear’s Spear Livery last year. The boat was repainted after theft in summer 1906. several items remain missing and police have not recovered all stolen articles. The Czarnetzky arrest spurred the inquiry, with old leads and suspects pointing to south end youths.
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Fritz Czarnetzky
Joe Spear
Spears
Czarnetzky
Repeal Rejected Mental Anguish Law in Wisconsin
In Madison the assembly repealed the mental anguish bill by 52 to 21, citing public inconvenience from a $500 penalty on telegraph firms failing to deliver messages. The law triggered city-only message routing and public trouble, with Assemblyman Bancroft leading the repeal drive.
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Madison
Wis
Assemblyman
Bancroft
J. H. Martin
T. M. Thomas
Ekern
La Crosse Boy Thrown From Hill Near Cassville
George Jackson son of Mr and Mrs Emerson Jackson 905 South Fifth street had a narrow escape when ground gave way on a hill near Cassville yesterday He fell about twenty feet damaging tendons in his leg and will be laid up for a couple of weeks while on the Burlington road surveying crew
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George Jackson
Emerson Jackson
South Fifth Street
Cassville
Jackson
Burlington Road
Pearl worth $500 found by Homer youth on riverbank
Roy Carlial of Homer reports discovering a pure white pearl weighing twenty two grains along the river edge a quarter mile below Homer. The button pearl is described as perfect in all respects and valued at about $500.
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Roy Carlial
Homer
Bradish Named New City Engineer and School Heating Bid
George P. Bradish was appointed city engineer by Mayor Anderson, with unanimous council approval. The council awarded the Tenth ward school heating plant contract to Baker & Neibuhr for 8,372 dollars, above the estimate, and approved fund transfers to the building fund.
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George P. Bradish
W. 8. Woods
Anderson
Bradish
Woods
Otto Mueller
Mueller
Tenth Ward
Baker & Neibuhr Company
Board of Public Works
Valentine
Building Fund
G. A. Keller
Roublee Street
George
Berlin Street
Sixteenth
Pine Streets
Sixteenth Street
Eighth
Johnson Streets
Johnson Street
Grover
Bath House
Board of Education
Comiskey Visits La Crosse With White Sox Party
Charles Comisky owner and manager of the Chicago White Sox leads a party of major league veterans on a Mississippi voyage aboard his yacht The White Sox Captain William Brown of Keokuk and Tom Toftus former Chicago National manager join the trip The launch features two bunks a bath room a kitchen and a reception room with seating for thirty to forty and a 30 hp engine for pleasure not speed.
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Charles Comisky
Chicago White Sox
la Crosse
Comisky
Mississippi
Rock Island
The
White Sox
William Brown
Keokuk
Tom Toftus
Auto hits bride in Toledo wedding party crash
Mrs J M Hunt once Miss Euelah Cox was seriously hurt when an auto carrying a wedding party was struck by an interurban car. The collision occurred minutes after, as the vehicle traveled from the minister's home to a downtown restaurant for the wedding dinner. The couple had planned to depart for Charlestown that night.
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Toledo
Ohio
J. M. Hunt
Euelah Cox
Montgomery Dies After Runaway Near New Albin Ia
Albert Montgomery died from injuries after a runaway accident last Saturday near New Albin Iowa. He was tossed from the buggy when the horse bolted and dragged under the dash. A blood clot formed en route to St Francis hospital and despite medical effort he died this morning. Funeral planned in New Albia with his parents.
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Albert Montgomery
New Albin
St. Francis Hospital
Montgomery
Mr Montgomery
New Albia
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O. T. Erhart
C.B. Stevens Optical
McMillan Bldg
Lacrosse
Frank R. Schmidt
Elliott-Loeffler
Dublin
Pearl Street
la Crosse News Co
Main Street
Lennon
W. J. Hickisch
Ain
Federal
Fritz Czarnetcky
Assembly
Platteville
Assemblyman McGregor
University At
J. F. Baker
Capitol
Senate
George E. Scott
Barron County
Scott
NEW City
Baker
Niebuhr
Comiskey
New Elbin
Herman Lefluer
Norway
Bijou
Colby’s & Company
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Burlington
Los Angeles
Spokane
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Round Bs
Denver
Salt Lake
Helena
Butte
Norfolk
Jamestown
Centennial Exposition
D. J. Shanesy
Jehlen
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