Powder Trust Testimony Details Price Monopolies
New York reports a federal Sherman act case hearing where R S Waddell describes a 90 percent powder trade monopoly. He says officers of Hazard and Dupont set prices across the nation and informed agents, with price cuts in some states to about one dollar while six dollars and seventy five cents was kept elsewhere.
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New York
United States
Powder Trust
R.S. Waddell
Peoria
Lir
Lir. Was the Only Witness. For Many Years Mr. Waddell
Combined Powder Companies
Waddell
Gunpowder Trade Association
Combine
Hazard and
Dupont
Milwaukee women push for next convention site choice
Milwaukee representatives began work as delegates arrived for the thirty fifth annual Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention in Denver. Omaha also invited. Over 200 delegates and hundreds of members were in attendance as sessions were set to open Friday morning. A separate dispatch from Vincennes reported a grain elevator and paper plant fire causing losses over 100000 dollars.
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Denver
Col
Milwaukee
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Omaha
Neb
Veteran Packer Robert Sutherland Dies at 63
Kansas City report says Robert Sutherland an associate of Philip Armour and an originator of the canned beet industry died in Kansas City on Wednesday at age 63.
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Packer
Kansas City
Robert Sutherland
Philip Armour
Market fluctuations noted for flour and wheat in Chicago and New York
In Chicago on October 21 markets show flour prices easing for various grades and wheat futures erratic with December around 98 to 99 cents. Oats and butter markets listed with assorted prices. New York reports dull flour and steady rye and wheat figures with spot and December quotations for No 2 red and northern winter wheat.
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Chicago
Minnesota
New York
Duluth
Live Stock Prices and Ranges in Chicago and Omaha Markets
The report lists cattle and related livestock prices across Chicago and Omaha mid October. It covers steers cows yearlings and calves with ranges from good to inferior, plus feeders and bulls and includes hogs and sheep figures with price bands and market notes.
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Chicago
Omaha
Nebd
The Reporter Available At Local Stands
The Reporter is on sale at the Roy al Slave cigar store 411 Fourth Street Porter's cigar store 324 Market Street and at the Interurban news stand.
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Royal Slave Cigar Store
Fourth Street
Porter's Cigar Store
Market Street
Johnson Receives Massive Sendoff at Charing Cross
Jack Johnson leaving London for Australia to fight Tommy Byrne drew a massive crowd two hours before his train. Fans followed him through the station as the gates were closed, with the Sydney bout set for December for the world heavyweight title and a $35,000 purse.
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Jack Johnson
Charing Cross Station
London
Australia
Tommy Byrne
Johnson
Burns
Sydney
Nebragean Taken for Gov Hughes in Astor Lobby Scene
A tall bearded man entered the Hotel Astor lobby on a Sunday afternoon creating a stir as a clerk reported. The Stranger expressed a desire to attend a horse race then planned a visit to Democratic headquarters, prompting speculation about political motives in New York.
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Merk
House
Hughes
Brooklyn Bridge
Democratic
Register
Harris S. Johnson
Omaha, Neb
Girl Driver and Jockey to Show Show Horses
Lawrence Jones of Louisville hires Ellen Rasmussen of Chicago to display his show horses at events. Rasmussen, famed horsewoman and former jockey, has twenty mounts with fourteen wins, and recently drove a coach and four twenty miles through Chicago without incident. They will begin at the Madison Square show in New York.
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Chicago
Miss Rasmussen
St. Paul
Jones
New York
Giants to add pitching depth for 1909 season
New York baseball notes that John McGraw plans a larger spring roster, aiming for over twenty five pitchers and more seasoned arms to support Mathewson and Wiltse. The piece hints at a left fielder and possible outfield changes, with a $25 000 budget for top pitchers and ongoing trade talks.
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Giants
McGraw
Marquard
Durham
Crandall
Mathewson
Wiltse
Seymour
Tenney
Doyle
Herzog
Bridwell
Devlin
Bresnahan
Needham
Snodgrass
Wilson
Meyers
Reds Clean Up 200 Per Player on Postseason Trip
Cincinnati reports post season earnings totaling 200 per player from barnstorming games. Manager F C Bancroft outlines Cuba tour dates from November 7 to December with stops in St. Petersburg Tampa and Key West. The Cuban trip features Campbell Spade McLean Pearce Hoblitzer Huggins Lobert Kane Dubec Mitchell and Bancroft as manager.
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F. C. Bancroft
Cuba
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Key West
Fla
Campbell
Spade
McLean
Pearce
Hoblitzer
Huggins
Lobert
Kane
Dubec
Mitchell
Havana
Local Market Report Corrected by Bishop Elevator Co
Market listings show mixed and white corn prices corrected by Bishop Elevator Co. Readings note daily updates for corn types and related commodity values, reflecting regional grain trading.
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Bishop Elevator Co Po
Live Stock Prices Corrected Daily by W C Routh
Market report lists cattle and calf prices per hundredweight and per head for various categories. Includes heifers, calves, sheep, and hogs with price ranges and notes on quality.
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W. C. Routh
SES WeSeks
C.codys
Live Stock Market Report From Logansport Union Yard
Daily stock market brief lists hog prices by weight class from the Logansport Union Stock Yard. Prices range from 3.45 to 5.20 per hundredweight with headers noting pigs light medium and heavy categories.
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Logansport Union Stock Yarde
Cream Salad Dressing Recipe Steps
Beat six egg yolks with sugar. Stir in a cup of vinegar and cook until thickened. Remove from heat and whisk in butter and mustard. When cooled fold in whipped cream. Chill in a cold place.
D Abruzzi Rejects Albania Kingship Offer and Elkins Marriage
The question arises if D Abruzzi refuses to become Albania's king as he declines the proposal to marry Miss Elkins. The line hints at social pressures and personal choice in a high society context.
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Albania
D’ Abruzzi
Miss Elkins
Good Men to Help Mathewson and Wiltse Next Year
Hauling. But rest assured that there will be some good men to help out Mathewson and Wiltse next year.
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Mathewson and Wiltse
Apprenticeship Leads to Lead Role in Local Play
A performer moves from housemaid roles to star in a new play after three years of onstage experience. The piece notes how she finally rises to a lead part, following earlier departures from minor parts and comic duties.
Indulgent Husband Echoed by Mrs Doll and Mrs Spiteful
In a light exchange quoted from Tit-Bits, Mrs Doll praises her husband’s indulgence while Mrs Spiteful notes George’s occasional excesses. The banter highlights domestic humor and social attitudes of the era.
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Mrs Doll
George
Mrs
Tubby Tim and the Washington club Joss tale
The piece celebrates Tim Hurst one of baseballs funniest figures. It recounts a game in New York last summer where Hurst clashed with Del Delehanty and Kleinow over balls and strikes. Tim refuses to back down and jokes about the umpire being blind while Delehanty argues the pitch crossed the plate.
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Tim
Jim Delehanty
Washington
New York
Del
Hurst
Kleinow
Highlanders
Delehanty
Jack
Boy
Kiernan
Jim
Tim Hurst Delivers Stark Response After Delehanty Remark
The Cleveland players learn of Delehanty’s harsh words about umpire Tim Hurst. Bradley tries to relay them, but Hurst coolly replies that if Delehanty dies he will donate the finest Gates-Ajar money. The quip reflects baseball bravado in Boston.
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Boston
Cleveland
Hurst
Tim
Bradley
Delehanty
Del
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Bartlett, Kuhn & Co
Terre Haute
Empire Paper Company
News of Sporting World
Nebragean
Gov. Hughes
New York Hotel
the Desk
Lalking
Astor
Lawrence Jones
Louisville, Ky
Ellen Rasmussen
Miss Ellen Rasmussen
New Yorke
Johnny McGraw
REDS
Cincinnati
the Reds
Singhed
Local Market Report
Beyer Bros
Jacob Herz
Rattodrome
Todrome
Moulon Rouge
Paris
Joss
Tubby
By Adde Joss
Tim” Hurst
Sir Timothy
League Park
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