Pennsy steel order for 135000 tons to start in 1908
The Pennsylvania Steel Company plans to buy 135000 tons of steel for open hearth and Bessemer rails, to be split among Bethlehem Steel, Cambria Steel, Lackawanna Steel, Pennsylvania Steel, and others. The rail delivery would begin next year after prior orders were rejected. the move could boost the steel industry.
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Eget
Bempemer
Pennays
Sincse
Ee Steel Industry
Phonograph Witness Tied to Pittsburg Assault Case
In Pittsburg on December 16 a phonograph dealer Ramstay stands as a witness in the case of John E. Hinds wife. Ramstay accused of attacking Mrs Minds when she refused to surrender a phonograph property. Screams were recorded on a blank record, and a piano solo by Mrs Rittenhouse was interrupted by the incident.
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Sti
Ita
Pittsburg
Ramstay
Talking Pointe Company
John E. Hinds
Ramatay
Chicago Poultry Show Opens With Thousands of Specimens
The Chicago poultry show begins today with a vast exhibit of chickens pigeons turkeys geese and other birds. Over 1000 chickens of all breeds are entered and prizes exceed $10,000 including a single hen valued at $10,000 along with many birds priced from $50 00 to $100.
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Chicago
Steel tariff discussion opens with Schwab testimony
Charles M Schwab of Bethlehem Steel testified before the Ways and Means Committee in Worthington on the iron and steel schedules of the tariff bill. Andrew Carnegie William E Corey and Judge H Gary of the United States Steel Corp are to appear this week to present expert views.
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Charles 1. Schwab
Worthington
Charies
Sichwab
Hethishem Steel Company
Andrew Carnegie
William E. Corey
H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie
Steel Corporation
Satese Rieke Ene
Hanes
Ruslan Millionaire Burns Fortune and Warns Kin
A Moscow financier named Petroff on his deathbed had his fortune withdrawn from banks and banknotes burned in front of him. He summoned relatives and showed the ashes, claiming they escaped from the evils of wealth.
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Ruslan Millonaire
London
St. Petersburg
Daily Mail
Moscow
Peterof
Petroff
Dorando and Long Boat Race Tonight at Madison Square Garden
In New York tonight at Madison Square Garden Dorando Plotri and Tom Longboat will contest a marathon billed as the world’s premier long distance clash aside from Juhiny Hayes. The 26 mile and 385 yard race pits the Italian champion against the Canadian Indian famed for speed and endurance. Dorando’s odds are boosted by his win over Hayes and Longboat’s recent ten mile setback to Percy Smallwood in Philadelphia.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Juhiny Hayes
Dorando Plotri
Garden
Mayes
Tom Longboat
Hayes
Longboat
Percy Smallwood
Philadelphia
Admiral Cervera Retires From Spanish Navy Health Failing
Vice Admiral Cervera who led the Spanish fleet at Santiago retires from active duty at his request due to failing health. In separate notes from Sharon Pennsylvania authorities move to ban hats for women in church services. A string of remarks about local life and humor closes the snippet.
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Madrid
Cervera
Santiago
Sharon
Roosevelt proposes reinstate colored troops over Brownsville case
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate a special message urging reinstatement of colored regulars discharged after the Brownsville shooting in 1906. He transmits a War Department report showing some soldiers acted wrongly and others behaved responsibly, and calls for a law allowing reinstatement for those who tell the truth and aid in fixing responsibility.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Brownsville
Tex
Secretary of War
Herbert J. Browne
Company B
Aome
B Troop
Rinehart Jury Disagrees in Bank Forgery Case
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania on December 15 the jury could not agree after forty three hours in the trial of J B F Rinehart cashier and vice president of the Farmers and Drovers National Bank. He faced counts of forgery and false pretenses as the bank had failed two years earlier for 2 060 000 dollars.
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Rinehart
Waynesburg
J. B. F. Rinehart
Broken Farmers’ & Drovers’ National Bank
Origin of the word winter traces moisture roots
A New York Herald excerpt explains the word winter derives from a root meaning to wet or moisten. It traces linguistic variants across Sanskrit, Anglo-Saxon, Latin, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and German, showing moisture as the unifying theme in the term's birth.
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Havesey
New York Herald
Curious Florida herb feeds on ants in red insectivorous plant
The Florida plant is an annual red herb under three inches tall with spatulate leaves and sensitive bristles that trap and digest ants and other insects. It grows on poor sandy land in late winter and early spring around Punta Gorda.
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Florida
Punta Gorda
Herald
How to Cure a Cold with Camberian Remedy
A reader advises trying a patent remedy to cure a cold. The notice claims immediate relief, asserting users become sound and well after use. Available at Pearce’s Modern Pharmacy and similar outlets.
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Pearte
Simple home remedy for rheumatism kidney trouble
A handwritten prescription claims a home preparation can ease bladder, kidney and rheumatism issues. It cites fluid extract dandelion half ounce, compound kargon one ounce, compound syrup carcaperills three ounces, with a teaspoon after meals and at bedtime. The text urges keeping the recipe safe and asserts rapid relief for urinary and back pain.
The Arab's Horse Lessons in Desert Travel
A London Field essay explains how the Arab treats his horse with minimal handling, using ropes and tethering to allow 자유 movement. The Arab keeps a calm pace, avoids needless distress, and relies on steady walking for long journeys, claiming the horse excels under this philosophy.
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Desert
London Field
Narrow escape for rural mail carrier near crossing
William Miller, rural free delivery carrier from Frederick, nearly struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train at the Frederick City Lime Kilns crossing. Edward Tinney warned him, guiding him away as the train passed. Tinney fell from his buggy but escaped serious injury. Other brief notes include Carrie Andrews recovering, Mrs. Phebus returning home after amputation, and Mrs. Rowe taken ill after visiting her brother.
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William Miller
Frederick
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ife
Frederick City
Edward ‘Tinney
Miller
Carrie Andrews
Wisner Street
Charles O Phebus
City Hospital
Madison Street
Wop. C. Rowe
East Fifth Street
North Market Street
Fritchie Hauer
East South Street
Julia Siedling
Funeral for Norris Sellman Arrives in City on B and O
The remains of Norris Sellman who died in Philadelphia arrived yesterday afternoon by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The funeral was held at the depot and the grave office conducted by Rev. John Paul Tyler. Pallbearers were Dr. Atleecliff Allen G. Quynn Samuel Darrow and G Wesley Kindley. Interment followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery with Wm. H. B. Etchison as funeral director.
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Norris Sellman
Philadelphia
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
John Paul Tyler
Atleecliff
Allen G. Quynn
Samuel Darrow
G. Wesley Kindley
Mt. Olivet
Wm. H. B. Etchison
Frederick Market Prices From Frederick County Farmers
Quotations furnished for December 15 1908 list prices for red and yellow corn ear varieties per barrel or bushel, white and shelled corn, oats and wheat, timothy hay, bran, rape, and other farm goods. Prices include hay, oats, wheat, cornmeal, and various feeds with per ton or per bushel figures.
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Frederick County
Tachasge
Gongneran Decemann
Cupid the Surgeon advice sparks falcons romance
Chicago man Herman Lee Menders markets Cupid the Surgeon in a new book on love. He divides women into four types and prescribes flattery for the conceited, gifts for the mercenary, and thrilling sies for the sentimental. He urges patience and perseverance for success.
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Chicago
Mark
Cupid
Herman Lee Menders
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement in Frederick Ad
An old Frederick notice features a testimonial by Alien C. Gosnell praising Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble. It promotes the Buffalo New York brand via Foster Milburne with local pharmacy pickup at Clinton EB Main's drug store and lists surrounding real estate and business listings in the same ad block.
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West Patrick Street
Frederick
Doan
Dean
Clinton EB. Main’s
Foster-Milburne
Buffalo
New York
Bole Agenta
United
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