Peruna advertised as a remedy for grip and catarrh in early letters
A dated promotional piece extols Peruna as the cure for grip and catarrh across body parts from head to kidneys. It quotes endorsements from Henry Distin and several congressmen including H Henry Powers and W J Purman, urging readers to seek free medical advice from Dr Hartman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman
Congressman Powers
Vermont
H. Henry Powers
Morrisville
W. J. Perman
Congress
Florida
Q Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
W. J. Purman
8. B. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Depew Resigns From Equitable as Patronage Scrutiny Grows
New York December reports detail United States Senator Chauncey M. Depew resigning as a director of Equitable Life Assurance without giving a reason. The same coverage notes potential resignations at New York Life, scrutiny of the Security Mutual Life and tied contracts from 1893, including stock, advances, and commissions to agency associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Binghampton
N. Y
Charles M. Turner
Agency and Investment Company of
Security Mutual Life Insurance Company
Turner
Moton PD
Moss
Security Mutual . Life . Insurance Company
McCall denies resignation as New York Life president
John A. McCall stated that policy holders support him and he has not been asked to resign. He asserted he does not expect to resign as president of New York Life Insurance Company, commenting on reports to the contrary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Cnoauncey M. Depew
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Paul Morton
Equitable Society
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
New Oak
John Claffin
Madwoman in Frisco coach siege at Girard ends in surrender
Mrs Ina Berry who held town officials at bay from a fort in a railway coach toilet room on the tracks at Girard Kansas finally surrendered yesterday afternoon after being partly overcome by ammonia fumes. A bundle of rags saturated with blue was pushed through the toilet window and Berry fired one shot at her captors without effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girard
Kan
Ina Berry
Wyoming Mine Disaster Quiet Toll Grows
Cheyenne Wyoming December 7 A total of fourteen bodies have been recovered from the Diamondville mine with seven more located and expected to be recovered without difficulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Stranger Arrested in Coat Theft Convicted in 24 Hours
A man registering as George Chandler of Cincinnati was arrested for stealing an overcoat. The coat was found in his possession and within twenty-four hours he was convicted and committed to the state prison under the indeterminate sentence act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
George Chandler
Cincinnati
Governor commended for cheaper fares stance in Indiana
Indiana news notes Governor Hanly’s push to end the mileage book system and seek a flat two cent per mile fare. He plans talks with Central Passenger Association leaders and seeks cross state cooperation. Legal cases and Lincoln League set for Marion meeting. local races loom as Republican district chairman fight heats up with Ensley and Bosson active backers of Mayor-elect Bookwalter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Hanly
Chicago
Central Passenger Association
Middle States
Deneen
Ilinois
Herrick
Ohio
Railway Commission
Lincoln League of
Indiana
Marion
Charles Willard McGuire
League
George Heilman
Evansville
Marton
Oliver Ensley
William Bosson
Ensley
Bosson
Bookwalter
indescribable oppression reported in Russia Jewish massacres and fires
London dispatch from the Rothschild funded relief committee details staggering destruction in Russia. Traveling commissioners report hundreds of shops destroyed, millions in damage, and forty thousand people affected in Kiev alone. They cite 171 towns afflicted by massacres, with open riot conditions in Kiev as of December 1. Funds totaling about 2.475 million rubles contributed, with a portion unspent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Rothschild
Russia
Kieff
Siberian
Sam
Debate on Panama canal estimates sparks crossfire in Congress
Washington lawmakers heatedly debated the Panama canal bill, criticizing the canal commission for unclear expenditures. Hepburn argued detailed estimates are impractical, Cochran pressed for stricter scrutiny. Senate session opened briskly with hundreds of bills onward and resolutions on insurance, railroads, and bank contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama Canal
House
Canal Commission
Hepburn
Bourke Cochran
New York
Senate
Sakharoff slain by a woman in Saratoff riots
London reports that Lieutenant General Sakharoff, former minister of war, was assassinated in Saratoff by a woman from the Flying Column. The killing sparks fears of a wider revolt and a possible military dictatorship as authorities promise to quell agrarian unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoff
London
St. Petersburg
Daily Telegraph
Sakharoff
Revolutionary Movement
Treasury Deficit Report for Fiscal Year 1905
The annual Treasury report by Secretary Leslie M. Shaw shows a deficit of 25,094,228.60 dollars for 1905. Total receipts reached 697,101,269.95 dollars while expenditures totaled 720,105,498.55 dollars, reflecting the year's shortfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Fatal Hunting Accident in Martinsville
Ansel Davis aged thirty five was accidentally shot in the face during a hunt by a fellow hunter in Martinsville Indiana. The wound is reported fatal and Davis is described as a family man with dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Ind
Ansel Davis
Davis
New Job for Buffalo Bill
London on December 7 reports Colonel William F Cody has been officially appointed instructor to the balloon companies of the royal engineers at Aldershot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Bill
London
William F. Cody
Royal Engineers
Aldershot
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Peruna
N. Y. Journal
la Grippe
Henry Distin
Henry Distin Mig. Co
Williamsport
Philadelphia
9Th Street
Depew
New York Life Insur
Ance Company
Equitable
Mr. McCall
David L. Sherrick
Benedict
Sherrick
John Reed
Miller
John C. Wise
M.D
U.S. Navy
Treasury
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