Uncertain 1906 headlines aggregate across variety items
The clipped items present a mosaic of 1906 national notes including labor unrest from the United Mine Workers, oil refund figures, milk supply improvement campaigns, bankruptcy filing by H J McCracken Co, salary debates in Cleveland schools, anti trust law debates, bequests from Dr Willis James, executions in Lancaster County, engagement announcements for Gladys Vanderbilt, and political and corporate moves across railways telegraphs and churches.
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United Mineworkers of America
Galena Signal Oil Company
United States
H. J. McCracken & Co
Lancaster County
Gladys Vanderbilt
Laszlo Szechenzi
Budapest
Foraker
Ant P. Ferguson
Lin
Iscopal
Skan
U. BS
Claremont County
Western Union
Postalaph
Chicago and Allroad
O Bers
Inter- Clyne
Toledo
St. Louis
Appalilway Company
Hite
Fersonal
Harvey K. Brown
Weataon
Massabe
Harvey Ashburnham
Tn Railway
they _& Laughlin Steel Company
Np of Pvt
Wealth Is Only a Trust wealth is only a trust
New York special reports that Rev Hubert Macarthur of Calvary Baptist Church defended John D Rockefeller stating he is the steward of others wealth and is responsible to God for Standard Oil. Macarthur praised Rockefellers income and charitable giving while predicting a eminent historical legacy.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Wealth
Hubert 8
Macarthur
Calvary Baptist Church
Sixth Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Mr. Macarthur
Mr. Rockefeller
Dr. Macarthur
Tragedy As Exploding Cupola Kills Four At Steel Plant
An explosion in the Standard Steel Company No 1 cupola at Butler Pennsylvania destroys a large wheel plant, kills four workers and injures many. The majority of victims are foreigners. Medical staff fear at least ten deaths. Fire officials and crowds assist, workers left naked and exposed to cold as scenes of devastation unfold.
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Butler
Standard Steel Company
Roosevelt Says He Has Gained Weight at Sagamore Hill
Washington special reports that in the days after returning from Oyster Bay and before departing for the West and South President Roosevelt has gained flesh and appears sturdier. In a private talk with a friend he admitted to weighing about 210 pounds.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
West
Sagamore Hill
Canton
Hi Fetens
Supplies for Big Fleet Bids Opened by Navy Dept
Bids were opened for supplying food to Admiral Evans's fleet based at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. About 6,000,000 pounds of goods including meat, dairy, fruit, vegetables, and staples were requested from U.S. dealers. Six bidders sought 1.2 million pounds of flour at 27 200 to 35 760 dollars and eight bidders for 1 million pounds of beef at 70 800 to 87 800 dollars.
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Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Evans
Ee Ee Ee
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Department
They Both Want Peace Tokyo Chamber Letter to New York
A New York Chamber of Commerce meeting released a joint appeal from the Tokio Chamber of Commerce and four other Japanese chambers seeking to prevent a U S Japan rift over the San Francisco incident. New York Chamber President Simmons replied that his body supported the Japanese aim for wholesome public sentiment to quell tensions locally.
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New York
Tokio Chamber of Commerce
New York Chamber of Commerce
United States
Japan
San Francisco
New York Organization
New York Chamber
Tokio
Tokio Chamber
Tornado Hits Poarch Oklahoma Rips Post Officeand Homes
A tornado struck Poarch, Oklahoma, destroying the post office and damaging nearly every residence. No fatalities reported as lines are down and details are scarce. Poarch, a village of about 200 in Roger Mills County near Elk City and the Texas line, is off the railroad.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Poarch
Roger Mills County
Elk City
Oklahoma
Girls Take Strikers Places in Toledo Rail Lines
Men brought in to replace striking railway clerks have returned home as the strike continues. Roads are hiring woman clerks, with the Wabash giving a 5 percent raise to its clerks under contract. Twenty five Toledo and Detroit short line clerks left their desks to join the strike today.
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Toledo, O
Wabash
Toledo
Detroit
106Year-old Simon Peter Roundtree named in divorce suit
Omaha special rounds records a divorce action filed in Lincoln by Amanda Roundtree wife of 68. She says she married Simon Peter Roundtree ten years ago and deserted him a year later. The case highlights the unusual age difference and long marriage timeline.
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Omaha, Neb
Simon Peter Roundtree
Lincoln
Amanda Roundtree
Roundtree
French consul meets Moorish Sultan Abd el Azziz in Robat
The French consul held a conference with the Moorish Sultan Abd el Azigg rich meahaiy of Robat to discuss regional relations and potential agreements.
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Abdel Azigg Rich Meaohaiy
Robat
President Roosevelt Urges Naval Buildup and Moral Fight
President Roosevelt delivers a speech stressing a stronger navy and a rotating fleet between the Pacific and Atlantic. He defends the nation’s prosperity, urges wartime resolve against wrongdoing in politics and business, and compares national conduct to honorable personal behavior in neighborly life. He warns against bullies and champions courage tempered by fairness.
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Cairo
Roosevelt
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
Charles Dickens
Martin Chuszlewitt
Dickens
Coal Shipment Surges as Rivers Rise In Pittsburg
Special report from Pittsburg notes over two million bushels of coal shipped to southern points on Saturday due to a sudden and unexpected river rise. The action reflects a rapid coal transport push amid navigational conditions.
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Pittsburg
Family Nearly Suffocated in Philadelphia Fire
A Philadelphia family faced death as thieves likely started a blaze at their home. Samuel Radomsky, his wife, and four children escaped by leaping from a second story. An infant was dropped to safety to the father and unharmed.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Radomsky
McLean County Goes Dry In Kentucky Local Option Vote
In McLean County Kentucky temperance forces won by 1055 as Kentucky remains mostly dry. Only 19 of 119 counties in the state still vote wet. Special Kentucky report from Owensboro notes the trend.
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Kentucky
Owensboro
McLean County
Pitsburg Special: Levi Jones 63 and William Carpenter in fatal crash
Levi Jones aged 63 and William Carpenter believed injured in a deadly accident near Pitsburg. Authorities report both men sustained critical injuries as rescue efforts continue. Further details pending investigation.
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Pitsburg
Levi Jones
William Carpenter
Abe Cae
Putnam Faceless Dyes Promise Bright Faster Colors
A Chicago News snippet advertises Putnam Faceless Dyes claiming brighter colors that suit all fibers and won’t damage garments. It touts a booklet on eye and mix colors and notes rural delivery cutting trips to the city. a summer boarder and farmer reflect on yearly city visits.
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Putnam
Chicago News
Toledo Firm Oath on Catarrh Cure Ad Tone
Frank Caner a senior partner at F J Caner & Co of Toledo asserts the firm will pay one dollar for each catarrah case cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. The sworn statement notes the remedy is taken and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials promised, price 75 cents, pills for constipation also advertised.
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Seerae
Toledo
Frank
Caner
F.j.onexer & Co
Hani
J. Cheney
F. J. Caener & Co
Druista
Hall
Youthful suitor asks fatal question to charming girl
A lank, long haired youth gazes at a girl and asks in a soft tone if she has ever longed for death. She responds with practical curiosity asking whose question it is, as recounted by The Youth's Companion.
St Vitus Dance Cure Ad Claims Great Cure
An advertisement for Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer offers permanent relief for nervous diseases including St. Vitus dance. It promises a trial and treatise free from B R Kline in Philadelphia. A stray line asks where the dead of night is buried.
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St. Vitus
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eczema Relief With Cuticura Pills and Soap
Walter W Paglush of Chicago reports a yearlong eczema suffering cured after using Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Resolvent Pills, and Cuticura, purchased for a total of 1.25 dollars, with dates Oct 8 and 16, 1900. Also mentions Mra Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with gum soothing and wind colic relief for 23 cents a bottle.
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Walter W. Paglush
N. Robey Sr
Chicago, Il
Mra. Winslow
New York Attorney General’s Excuse Echoes Lightning Rod Tale
In Albany the New York attorney general offered a slim excuse, likening it to a farmer who blamed a lightning rod after his barn burned in a thunderstorm. The tale ends with the agent asking if lanterns were used on the rods on dark nights, highlighting a pointed misdirection in excuses.
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Jackson
New York
Albany
Mulberry Juice Said to Heal Inflamed Sores
J L Parks of Carters Creek at Hartmans claims mulberry juice cures inflamed sores in days. He recalls his father using berry juice with alcohol for preservation, and says it has cured many family cases, according to the Nashville Tennessean.
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J. L. Parks
Carters Creek
Hartmans
Nashville
When He Stammered in a Job Interview Scene
A brief dialogue shows an applicant stammering during a clerk employment interview. The interviewer asks if the stammer recurs, and the applicant explains it only happens when talking Souirie.
Transformation of coffee drinkers to Postum users
An old coffee taper finds it hard to quit coffee but can switch to Postum without loss of morning ritual. Well boiled Postum with cream claims superior flavor to current coffee and resembles fine mild Java. Within ten days to two weeks of quitting coffee, caffeine no longer poisons nerves and liquid nourishment from Postum begins.
Drunken Atmosphere Warns Of Chicago Wine Fumes
Miss Marie Co Brehm told the Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention that liquor fumes drift over Chicago spreading temptation. She warned that even the air near gates and suburbs carries a wine breeze and that abstinence is hard amid such bacchanalian environment.
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Chicago
Marie Co. Brehm
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Miss Brehm
Perfect Womanhood
The piece warns that female health disorders threaten happiness and life, urging women to maintain strength through a tonic with specific powers when energy flags, and symptoms like backache, headaches, and blues appear, to sustain marriage and well being.
Prohibition Town Morale Dips Chicago Reader Reflects
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald discusses a stranger entering Chicago from a prohibition town. It highlights the moral and mental effects of liquor and contrasts the state of water and a bottle of alcohol in Illinois’ ban era.
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Chicago
Am Chicago Record-Herald
Rest Baited by a Grumbling Worker in Chicago
A quip from an industrious citizen snubs a lazy phrase to a tired laborer in Chicago. The poor phrasing and playful exchange revolve around toil and rest as a grasshopper puff and a punny reply highlight daily city humor.
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Luke
Chicago
Mrs Elizabeth Rohrbach Dies Aboard Cunard Liner Etruria
Evanston Michigan resident Mrs Elizabeth Rohrbach died on board the Cunard liner Etruria where she had long been a permanent passenger. Her mother Mrs James Garson had lived on Cunard steamers for 20 years before her death, and Mrs Rohrbach followed the same pattern remaining aboard until needed ashore for property matters.
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Elizabeth Rohrbach
Evanston
Cunard
James Garson
Cunard Line
Doans Kidney Pills Cure Veteran After Harsh Kidney Trouble
A veteran of Roosevelt Ave Indianapolis recounts severe kidney symptoms after military service in 1897. He describes headaches dizziness sleepiness weight loss swelling of the left leg and near amputation before using Doan's Kidney Pills. After treatment the swelling eased pains vanished and he has been well for nine years. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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B. Frank Doremus
Roosevelt Ave
Indianapolis
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Self-Lighting Life Buoy On Lusitania
The Lusitania featured an automatic life buoy held between cross arms on a slanting frame. When a man overboard is cried, a bridge button releases the buoy, which lands upright in the water. Calcium carbide lights flare on contact with water to help the swimmer reach the buoy.
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Lusitania
New
Y. Sun
Wear Licht Clothes Says Doctor May Help Health
A doctor stated that light colored clothing is healthier than dark garments. Light clothes retain heat less in winter and reflect heat in summer, reducing infection potential and absorbing odors less than dark fabrics. He noted dark attire holds odors like tobacco longer.
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St. Petersburg
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Francis Joseph
Anary
Ry Taft
Wasnce
Hon Red
Rmer
Rition Guard
Peking
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Carnar
Japanese and American Chambers of Commerce
AL Greater Navy
Ivepick
Douglas Hoes Wrevion
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Douglas
Seaken
W. L. Douglas
Foramena
Brockton
Mass
W. J. Douglas
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Dion
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