Asphalt paving bids spark questions on cement choice and fairness
The Moline bid on asphalt work prompts scrutiny of Portland cement use and price differences versus last year. Critics cite Guelich of the American Contracting Company for driving down asphalt costs and question council actions and the 5 vs 10 year guarantees amid anti trust concerns.
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Moline
15Th Street
6Th Avenue
Board of Local Improvements
Asphalt Trust
Evening News of
Detroit
Commissioner of Public Works
Anti-Trust
Otto E. Co Guelich
American Contracting Company
Duffy Company
Guelich
Bermudez
Alicatraz
John R. Street
Anti-Trust Company
Moreland
Alfred Street
John K Street
Taylor Avenue
Marx
Commissioner of Works
What Lambert Saw in Boston
Peoria editor Harley Lambert recounts Boston life from a visitor’s view. He notes a strict Sunday moral tone and decorum by day, but at night Boston revels wildly with Parisian excess, drunken women, libertines, and flashing lights near Hotel Touraine. He contrasts steady sunlit civility with a late night city of excess.
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Harley Lambert
Peoria Evening Star
New England
Charley
The
Evening Star
Boston
Old Town
Paris
Strange earth rock near Los Angeles Ventura courthes
Scientists who examine a peculiar rock formation along the boundary of Los Angeles and Ventura counties say more rock exists in the area. The San Francisco Call notes a controversial claim about California’s soil and ancient origins, suggesting a wider geological puzzle beyond current understanding.
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Los Angeles
Ventura Courthes
San Francisco
California
Referendum Faith Tested by Dr Gladden Debate
A Chicago telegram reports Dr Washington Gladden doubting the referendum path for the municipal electric light plant and sewer bond issue after a large public vote turnout. The piece contends truth as a living principle resists suppression even if leaders doubt it.
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Chicago
Washington Gladden
Gladwten
Gladden
The Reformer’s Stand in a World of Resisting Faith
A speaker declares that judgment, truth, and divine guidance guide reformers. The reformer must hold aloft the light of truth despite opposition, private doubt, or public ignorance, trusting that right will prevail and rewards come in time.
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Castile
British use of native troops in South Africa feared
The piece argues that Britain may deploy Kafirs and other native tribes to subdue the Boers, warning such action risks arming a vastly larger force against white settlers. It decries the policy as immoral and dangerous, urging civilized nations to protest and invoking Hague safeguards. The column notes medals and rewards amid a costly, ended campaign and mocks official proclamations of victory.
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Mr Chamberlain
House of Commons
South Africa
Great Beltala
Great Britain
Ko Ag
Orange Free State
Ford Roberts
Chamberlain Himeelf Tas
Kitchener
Miistry
Britain
South
Afriia
Ivory Soap Named Cheapest In World For Its Value
A nursery scene notes Dorothy can price Ivory Soap per cake but a true value requires accounting for time work and materials. After deducting savings from longer fabric life and reduced labor, Ivory proves cheapest and it floats.
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Dorothy
London Cathedral Faces Strain from Underground Lines
The cathedral is not in immediate danger but described as critical due to two underground railways. One line built by Mr Yerkes of Chicago, with train vibrations blamed for damaging the structure and threatening its status as a premier London landmark.
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Glade
Bincauldy
St. Paul's Cathedral
London Cable News
Yerkes
Chicago
Mark Bennitt
Bentitt
Mull's Lightning Pain Killer Cures
Mull's Lightning Pain Killer claims rapid relief from pain. The ad-style note promotes a product as a cure with bold wording and minimal factual detail.
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Mull's
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