Pounding Hard on Ship Subsidy Bill Gains Steam
Washington from The La Crosse Tribune reports backers of subsidy legislation push a strongest effort for passage in the sixtieth Congress. They aim to lay a foundation and win support at the base, with hopes of a limited program and annual cost around 3000000 for various international maritime routes.
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la Crosse Tribune
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J. C. Welliver
House
Senate
Carmack
Tennessee
Cannon
Congress
Merchant Marine Commission
Houses
Treasury
Atlantic
Brazil
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Panama
Peru
Chile
Argentine
Friends of Subsidy Legislation
Universal History
Distress After Eating Promises Dyspepsia Relief Tablets
Aimed at readers with heavy post meal distress linked to dyspepsia. Claims Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets restore digestion, acting as a stomach substitute. Asserts universal doctor endorsements and offers free samples before a fifty cent box from druggists. Includes address for sample request from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
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United States
Stuart
National Corn Exposition in Chicago October 5 to 19
Chicago hosts the National Corn Exposition from October 5 to 19 with a grand display at the Coliseum and annex. Highlights include a $100,000 prize pool, $30,000 spent on decorations, and special prizes such as land, agricultural tools, pianos, household goods, and $16 cash for the top 50 corn cars. delegates from leading states attend the National Corn Congress. Tickets via Chicago & North Western Ry.
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Chicago
Coliseum
Annex
National Corn Congress
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Giving to foreign heathen nets only a nickel plate chime
A terse remark notes that many men think aiding others means dropping a nickel in a plate passed for foreign heathen causes, implying minimal or misguided generosity rather than meaningful aid.
Strikes Woman Then Escapes in Hyde Park Robbery
In Hyde Park a bold day light robbery led police to search for a man who escaped with 100 dollars worth of jewelry after attacking Mrs. Miller in her home. She had returned from shopping to find her door open and a bundle and suitcase left inside before the intruder fled.
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Chicago
Hyde Park
Charles F. Miller
Cunard to Put Theatres Afloat on New Steamships
The Cunard Steamship Company accepts Charles Frohman’s offer to provide plays and concerts on its boats. A hall for performances will be built on each of the three projected liners, likely starting with the Lusitania. Seasickness may hinder performers, according to London inquiries.
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Liverpool
Cunard Steamship Company
Charles Frohman
Cunard
London
A Resourceful Legislator and a Quorum Plan
A city council president laments no quorum to conduct business while a new member pledges to aid the city’s uplift by forming a committee to obtain and install a good American quorum by the next meeting, joking about Roman quorums. The column also notes a girl’s air castle tends to crumble after marriage plans face the parson.
Ocean theater key to stars wary of sea tours
Actors and actresses doubt a sea tour would suit them as public acclaim and safety mix poorly. Seymour Hicks jokes he would be seasick if asked to work at sea by Frohman. Lovers of actors may confuse stage glamour with real life, reducing many to misjudge relationships.
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Ocean Theater
Seymour Hicks
Frohman
Ress
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