General Wood Distinguishes Theft in Cuban Postal Service
General Leonard Wood, Cuba’s military governor, states that irregularities in the Cuban postal service amount to theft and vows punishment for any offender. He notes few frauds among 6,000 soldiers, with one embezzlement case against a volunteer officer and ongoing trials in customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Customs Service
Engineers’ Department
Department of Parks
Customs Bureau
United States
Cuba
Neely
Reeves
Rich
Starving the Chinam en in San Francisco
San Francisco authorities face Chinese Six Companies demand for daily food supplies for indigents in Chinatown amid quarantine. Autopsy and detainment plans float, Ho Yo denies Haffkine treatment, food prices rise, and local police protection cited. Wong Jueng’s murder noted. Mayor Phelan opposes city feeding of the indigent Chinese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Board of Health
Chinatown
Board of Supervisors
Wong Jueng
Phelan
Cost of Typhoid Fever Figures From Dr Harty
Indianapolis reports Dr J N Harty states typhoid deaths around 2000 with about 20 000 cases Doubling estimates imply a city size like Anderson or Muncie for six weeks costing about 8030000 The discussion includes costs of nurses laundresses physicians burials and death valuations Kansas free silver Republican convention opens in Topeka electing 89 delegates for the national meeting July 4 with Webb McNair and D C Tillotson in charge of organization
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
State Medical Society
Anderson
J. N. Harty
State Board of Health
Muncie
Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Webb McNair
D. C. Tillotson
Mighty Lucky Hold-Up At Copper Mine
James Reynolds narrowly escaped death at the Adventure copper mine in Rockland Michigan. After blasting holes, he rode a lift 300 feet down to view the drift, returned when gas and smoke hindered him, fainted, and nearly fell. His trousers caught on the ironwork, saving him until rescue. he credits luck and sturdy pants for the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Mich
James Reynolds
Adventure Copper
Reynolds
Ile
Green louse pest appears in wheat fields across three states
A new pest, the green louse or aphis, has appeared in wheat fields in portions of Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma. Professor Hunter of Kansas State University says the insects are plant lice and unlikely to cause much harm as wheat shows strong stand. In Rochester a large chemical explosion at Eastman Kodak works killed Fireman Tracey and injured several.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Hiunter
Kansas State University At
Lawrence
Rochester
N. Y
Eastman Kodak Works
Tracey
Rural mail carriers move vast US mail volumes
Nearly 400 rural carriers in the United States handled about 10,000,000 pieces of mail last year. The report cites substantial postal activity and distribution across rural routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
London
New York
Thomas B. Reed
Thomas E. Minco
Argentina
Lincoln Park
Chicago
H. Meretzky
Union Pacific Land Company
Colorado
Board of Woman Managers
The
Protective Agency For Women and Children
Theresa
Allen Jackson
Honduras
South
Robert Jiracek
Assouan
Egypt
Sudan
James Mennt
New York City
Blackwell's Island
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsements Reach Muscatine Readers
Iowa City jeweler John Hands testifies to relief from Doan's Kidney Pills for his wife’s kidney disorder. Muscatine readers are urged to visit Havercamp's drug store to hear local customer reports. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Iowa City
John Hands
Dubuque St
Dean
Hands
Havercamp’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan’s
Travel Schedule and Rail Times for Muscatine to Montezuma and Wilton
A dated timetable lists passenger and freight trains between Muscatine Montezuma and Wilton. It shows daily routes except Sunday, morning departures at 10:40 a m and 7:10 p m, freight options, and main line trains with stated stop rules at Wilton, plus east and west bound services and flag stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Montezuma
Osenger
Anacuger
Preight
Wilton
Zerangh
Wilton. Mp
Wilton. On
Isge
BOON
Grandview
Srr
Nirick
Sundar
Thurington
Burlington
Iowa
New Rock Island Davenport Clinton Railroad Time Table
The timetable shows trains between Rock Island Davenport Clinton with through sleeper service to Chicago via Clinton. Southbound and northbound departures list stations and times, noting through sleepers and freights Nos 15 and 16 do not carry passengers. Trains stop on signal only and run daily except fast freight copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Denver
Kanewa
St. Joseph
Ticago
Kansas City
Sun
Evans Astead
Washington
Rock Island
Davenport
Clinton
Muscatine
Harrison St
Camanche
Folletts
Princeton
LeClaire
Valley City
Gilbert
P.m. P.m. P.m. Clinton
Scenic Big 5 train departs Chicago for daylight Rocky Mountain views
The Big 5 leaves Chicago at 10:00 p.m. offering full daylight scenery of the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada in both directions. The cars run on Great Rock Island Route trains with connections to the Denver and Rio Grande Scenic Route Rio Grande Western and Southern Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Great Rock Island
Denver and
Rio Grande
Rio Grande Western
Southern Pacific
Staple Grocery Line Promises Fresh Goods and Prices
A local grocer invites patrons with assurances of pure fresh groceries and stable prices to earn continued trade and patronage.
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W. J. Juengert
Landon St
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
Dillaway’s Crockery Store
F. A. Neidig
East 2d St
Mus. Lumber & Box Co
East Second Street
Wood
Department of Postoffices
Custom House Square
Dr. Harty
Traveler’s Guide
G., BR. & P. Railroad
Muscatine N. & S. Railroad
Clinton R. R
Davenport, Rock Island and
Northwestern
R. R. Co
Thompson Bros
Jollege Aid
SOWA
Java
Ilocha
Chris
Otto & Sons
Barnard’s Model Laundry
Lowe Avernue
California
John Sebastian
F. Giesenhaus
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