Congress Deliberates New Department of Commerce Plan
Minnesota Senator introduces a bill to unite treasury interior state foreign and labor bureaus into a single department. Proposed agencies include lighthouse service, coast survey, patent office, foreign commerce bureau, and a new bureau of manufactures. Critics note opposition and ongoing amendments.
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Benator Nelson
Minnesota
Department of Commerce
Treasury Department
Efe Saving Service
The
Lighthouse Board
Lighthouse Service
Marine Howyx Service
Steamboat Inspection Service
Bureau of Navigation
United ‘States- Ahi
Bureau of Imemigrations
Bureau
Sta
Coast and Goodstie Survey
Alaska
Interior Department
Censis Office
Patent Office
State Department
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
Department of Labor
Commission of Fish and Fisheries
Bureau of Manufactures
Department
United States
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Treasury
Mogaxeens
Pew
Sind
Fragments on gardening health and home remedies
Practical tips on fruit tree care and soil, gooseberries, bulbs, moss packing, and training apple trees. Also brief poems on snow and a health ad sequence promoting Perry Davis Painkiller, White's Vermifuge, and Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment with local druggists listed.
Senator Grants Clerks Higher Pay Than Senators
A U S senator notes that senate clerks’ pay, including mileage, exceeds that of senators. He suggests clerks may do more work and deserve higher pay. The item also mocks politicians and dates with brief quips from various newspapers.
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United States
Matrimonial RRs and Old Vows in Parlor Talk
Fragments show a grandfatherly suitor courting Miss Kittie Skittieh amid scandalous chatter. A quip from a Chicago Post and a Life magazine line highlight how society weighs age, wealth, and marriage sentiment. Mentions of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy appear as consumer blurbs in the era’s chatter.
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Kittie Skittieh
Chicago Post
Ghosts Of India In Aboriginal Legends And Practices
The text discusses belief in ghosts among India's aborigines and Aryan descendants, noting they are viewed as mischievous or malicious. It describes offering shrines and animal offerings such as fowl and pig, with grand occasions involving buffalo, and mentions illnesses and epidemics linked to these beliefs.
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India
McCabe Announces Candidacy for State Senator
L. H. McCabe declares his bid for the office of state senator subject to the upcoming Republican convention and seeks support from all Republicans who favor his candidacy.
George W. Johnson and W. Rane Seek State Senate Seats
Two residents announce candidacies for state senate with appeals for friends support. George W. Johnson and W. Rane present their bids and request backing from constituents.
Rock Island County Sheriff and tax collector candidates seek GOP noms
Several residents announce bids for county offices in Rock Island. W G Hsirdhr seeks sheriff, HD Kittlesen runs for tax collector, and Elwin H B Parmenter enters as county judge candidate, all subject to Republican county convention.
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Rock Island County
W. G. Hsidhr
Kittelsen
Elwin HB. Parmenter
Hubbard seeks renomination for County Clerk at Republican convention
Henry B Hubbard announces his bid for renomination as County Clerk and asks for support from well wishers before the Republican county convention, noting the convention's decision will be final.
Mob kills healer at Glenjean in Fayette County
In Glenjean Fayette County on Monday night a mob came to the home of T Williams a colored herb doctor and shot him to death after calling him to the door. Williams had recently arrived from Tennessee and locals believed him to be a conjurer.
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Charleston
W. Va
Glenjean
Fayette County
T Williams
Williams
Tennessee
Jury Secured For Tayid Trial On Water Conspiracy
Grand Rapids reports a jury was secured Tuesday afternoon for the trial of Henry A Tayid accused of conspiracy to bribe in the Lake Michigan water supply deal. The text includes unrelated dialogue about a dressmaker from Tit-Bits inserted in the clipping.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Henry A. Tayid
Lake Michigan
Saltorial notice prompts poem text debate by editors
The Atlanta Constitution quotes editors debating a Browne poem item error in a Saltorial notice. They question whether the phrase and lyricist attribution are misread or misprinted, amid calls to verify the great poet and time reference.
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Brown
Mwwell
Yous
Atlanta Constitution
Roosevelt Daughter Expected to Attend King Edward Coronation
Miss Alice Roosevelt, eldest daughter of the president, is invited to London with her father for King Edward’s coronation. She is expected to visit London but will have no official status or role in the ceremonies beyond being a guest.
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White
Law Reid Hate
Alice Roosevelt
London
Edward
Roosevelt
Chicago and New York Markets Close Dull to Steady Across Commodities
Wheat and corn mixed with dull to steady tones in Chicago trading on February 4 as May and July contracts showed minor gains and losses. In New York, price activity mirrored quiet sessions with spot oats eggs butter and livestock largely steady to firmer, while pork, lard, and beef shifted modestly in response to market sentiment.
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Chicago
Burbanks
New York
B&c
esXec
Zoa Phora praised by Jerseyville reader for menstrual relief
Mrs. Emma Codeon of Jerseyville Illinois testifies that Zoa Phora cured monthly pain and irregular cycles, enabling pleasant pregnancies and shorter labors. She claims it helped women bear children who previously suffered infertility and miscarriages, urging others to try the remedy. The ad promises trial bottles and prepaid shipping from Zon Phora Co. in Michigan.
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Emma Codeon
Jerseyville
Ills
Zoa Phora
Meares
Zon Phora Co
Serene Mich
Son Phora Co
Kalamasoa
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Moline
Illinois
Journal Printing Company
Moline, Illinois
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Dallas
Tex
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Perry Davis
Clendenin
Tabler
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Heinrich von Preus
Detroit Free Press
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George W. Johnson
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Charles L. Vemere
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Della Mode
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Steady State
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Pay Market Square
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Eer
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Wee Tey
Lite
Ideal
Columbia Records
Drake Furniture & Garpet Co
Davenport
Jews
D. J. Webb
John H. Mueller
Second Avenue
W. C. Allen
Lew
McKinnie Brock
Fidelity Loan Company
Mirabat
Lynde Bik
Ednesda
Moline National Bank
Ves
Eeeseee
Ocanhiar
H. A. Ainsworth
BL Edwards
Sol Hirach
A PR ‘Skinner
J. Silas Leas
C. R. Ainsworth
A. B. Wright
Hi. Wawards
Gol Hirsch
Jas
Europe
Kvewus Tieh
Iowa
Jena Lorenzen
I-Vee
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Jena
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