Pourquoi Pas Arrives at Punta Arenas and Not Pole Reach
French Antarctic steamer Pourquoi Pas with Dr Jean M Charcot aboard reaches Punta Arenas Chile after voyage with scurvy cases but all crew well. Cabinet posts in London announced Churchill Buxton Pease Samuel. China Japan sign postal accord affecting Manchuria. Various political and legal notes follow.
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Duchy of Lancaster
J. A. Pease
Herbert Louis Samuel
China
Japan
Manchuria
N. C. Riblel
J. M. Sheridan
W. J. Magee
Department of the Interior
Alaska
Riblet
Robert I F. Scott
York
Peary
Bartlett
Interurban travel urged as a 3000 mile journey begins
A New York man plans a 3000 mile trip using only interurban traction lines. Other items note the Burkett bill on locomotive boiler inspection advancing in a senate sub committee, and civil war pensions pressure from widows.
Pension Bill Extends Civil War Widows Rights
A bill to extend pensions to widows married since 1890 was reported to the senate from the pensions committee. The house military affairs committee reported a resolution re electing board of managers for the home for disabled volunteer soldiers including Wadsworth New York Palmer Nebraska Halley Wisconsin and Markham California. The Missouri river needs effort failed in the house. The senate passed a hazing bill for West Point. Taft will let Attorney General Wickersham select a successor to Wade Ellis in trust prosecutions. A tariff inquiry asks if twelve cotton states were represented abroad. The president issued a proclamation applying Payne Aldrich tariff minimums to seven countries and 1908 trade with Argentina shows exports valued at 34 351 000 and imports at 12 567 000.
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New York
Burkett
Senate
Cannon
House
Valentines
Post Office
Chicago
Gustave
Inchan Angan
Prince Ito
Korea
Harbin
Taft
Roosevelt
Shellman
U. S. Grant
Brooklyn
Fred Grant
John L. Sullivan
Katharine Hartnett
Princeton University
Louis Wolfley
Arizona
Los Angeles
Joseph A. Graham
Salisbury
Booker T. Washington
Springfield
Lincoln
Charles Deneen
Congress
Indianapolis Sun
Rudolph Leeds
Richmond
Ind
W. B. Leeds
Gifford Pinchot
Roosevelt Club
St. Paul
Asquith
Great Britain
Bryan
Halley
Department of Commerce and Labor
Committee On Pensions
House Committee On Military Affairs
The
Home For
James W. Wadsworth
Henry I. Palmer
Nebraska
John M. Halley
Wisconsin
Henry H. Markham
California
Missouri River
Iowa
Dakotas
Montana
West Point Military Academy
Wickersham
Wade H. Ellis
Ohio
Secretary of State
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Hull
Tennessee
Argentina
Brazil
Urugua
Paraguay
Mexico
Panama
Liberia
State Department
United States
Charles Adair Dies in Osawatomie Kas at 47
Charles Adair nephew of John Brown died in Osawatomie Kansas at age 47. He was born in Ohio. The report notes various political and public figures referenced in the surrounding items including Taft and Bryan, with no further detail on his life or death.
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Charles Adair
John Brown
Osawatomie
Kas
Ohio
Taft
New York State
Dahlman
Omaha
W. J. Bryan
Congress
New York
Hitchcock and Latta
Lincoln
Railroad Commission of Arkansas
William Jennings Bryan
Central
South America
Dr. Cook
Chile
Civil Service Commission
Jem Driscoll
America
Abe Attell
San Francisco
Mob Fires On Jail In Cairo Illinois Riot
A mob seeking to lynch a black purse snatcher clashed with five deputies guarding the jail. Several mob members were shot as authorities defend the structure. Injuries range from two to eleven with one seriously hurt. The unrest follows a prior racial killing in Cairo and a history of mob violence.
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Cairo
Nellis
Company K
Deneen
Den
Yabout-ithe- Jail
John’ ‘Maloney
Sam Weisinger
Horton Freeham
George B. Walker
Maloney
John Pratt
Annie Pelley
Will James
Alexander
James
Davis
Senator Tillman Lays Ill After Capitol Collapse
Washington reports Senator Benjamin J. Tillman of South Carolina is seriously ill and may miss active Senate deliberations for the session. After a Wednesday collapse on the capitol steps he briefly recovered but Thursday his condition worsened, with Dr. E. F. Pickford citing slight progressive paralysis from a brain bleed due to artery calcification.
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Washington
United States
Benjamin J. Tillman
South Carolina
Senate
Capitol
E. F. Pickford
Tillman
Navy abandons search for missing tug Nina after five days
Washington reports all hope is abandoned for the Nina a U S navy tug that left Norfolk February 6 bound for Boston with thirty two aboard. The navy department and warships had conducted a five day search but were ordered to discontinue the hunt.
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Washington
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
Boston
Navy Department
Machine Oil for Cooking Incident In Laurel Md
A mix up at a Laurel Maryland bakery led to fifty people becoming violently ill after eating doughnuts made with machine oil instead of cooking oil. Entire families appeared on the sick list as physicians treated them while the error, traced to a hardware dealer who misrouted the barrel, was uncovered.
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Laurel
Warns Russian Emigrants About Hawaii Immigration Agents
St Petersburg reports the Journal of Commerce and Industry warns Russians of false promises by Hawaiian immigration agents offering high farm wages in Hawaii. It cites a group of emigrants reaching Hawaii sending an appeal to the Russian consul in Yokohama for help with their misery. Agents are active among Manchurian colonists.
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St. Petersburg
of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Finance
Hawaii
Yokohama
Manchuria
Military prizes awarded for best inspection at state board
The state military board awarded fifty dollars to company C for best general inspection and thirty five dollars to the same company for attendance at government inspection. Five companies achieved one hundred percent attendance, including A of Kearney and G of Omaha of the Second regiment, and C of Beatrice plus the gatling gun section and signal corps of Fremont. The latter three received thirty five dollars each for attendance. Company C of Beatrice reported as best drilled at Nebraska City, with the recent government inspection described as the best on record. Absent men were noted in several units.
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State’ Military Board
First
Nebraskaational Board
Tye Eye Pouyy
Kearney
Omaha
Beatrice
Signal Corps
Fremont
Nebraska City
Supreme Court Calendar for February Hearing Session
The Supreme Court will hear cases during the February session beginning Monday February 21. Dockets include Rogers vs Trumbul and several Lancaster county matters on February 21, Olmstead v City of Red Cloud and others on February 23, Dringman v Keith and more on February 24, and Bee Building Co v Webber and related cases on February 25.
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Supreme Court
Rogers
Trumbul
Lancaster County
State
Nelson
Lincoln Medical College
Lancaster
Svanda
Richardson
Paul Shiminke Co
Holden
Otoe
Olmstead
City of Red
Cloud
Webster County
Clarence
Cunningham
Chase
Kinnan
Antelope
Dringman
Keith
Lincoln
County
Equitable Land Co
Willis
Donnelly
Boone
Jordan
Quibl
Original
Bee Building Co
Webber,Gas & Gasoline Engine Co
Douglas County
Baker, Adminstrator
Racine-Sattley Co
Nebraska
Douglas
Hall
Baker Furniture Co
Bryan backs county option in Nebraska
William J. Bryan argues for county level liquor regulation in Nebraska. He says democracy must separate from liquor interests and that the saloon poisons politics and blocks public question review. He claims government may regulate liquor sales and that counties should decide the system with taxpayer input.
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Bryan
Telephone toll station closes in Melba and rate changes set
The railway commission orders Nebraska Telephone to close the Melba toll station in Sarpy county and to cancel the Blue Springs rate schedule, applying Wymore rates to Blue Springs. Commissioner Cowgill travels to Valley to hear Douglas County Telephone rate increase and another member to Creighton for Camp Dewey Telephone hearing.
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Railway Commission
Nebraska Telephone Company
Melba
Sarpy County
Blue Springs
Cowgill
Valley
Douglas County Telephone Company
Creighton
Camp Dewey
Lincoln Sunlight Sanitarium Named Well Run Camp
Dr W H Wilson state health inspector reports at Sunlight sanitarium near Lincoln that the consumptives camp is sanitary and well managed after moving nearer the city. He says the arrangement may ease public alarm over transmission risks and notes continued state oversight by the board of health.
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Lincoln
W. H. Wilson
State Board of Health
Sunlight Sanitarium
Tabitha
Wilson
City of Minden Files Refund Bonds Registration
The city of Minden has filed for registration with the state auditor regarding refunding bonds totaling $21,000. The original water works bonds carried 6 percent interest, while the refunding bonds carry 5 percent interest.
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City of
Minden
Bee Inspectors and Panama Canal Celebration Delegates
Governor Shallenberger appoints George D. Caley as Dawson county bee and honey inspector and John Albert Jr as Saunders county inspector. Dr. B. L. Paine of Lincoln is named delegate to Tampa Florida for the Panama Canal celebration February 12 to 26.
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Shallenberger
George D. Caley
Dawson County
John Albert, Jr
Saunders County
B. L. Paine
Lincoln
Tampa
Fla
Panama Canal
Insurance Commissioners Agree on Fraternal Order Governance
State Auditor Barton secured assurances from several insurance commissioners to co operate in requiring the Tribe of Ben Hur of Indiana to adopt a representative form of government. Barton cites Nebraska law and supreme court decisions that fraternal insurers may not have appointed voters in their governing bodies. voters must be elected by the members.
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Barton
Tribe of Ben Hur
Indiana
Nebraska
Nebraska Supreme Court
Unincorporated Groups May Challenge Rates Before Rail Commission
Deputy Attorney General Grant Martin issues opinion to the Burlington railroad case. He holds that a fair construction of the railway commission act and the Aldrich rate law would permit unincorporated associations to file complaints challenging the reasonableness of railroad commodity rates within the commission's jurisdiction.
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Burlington Railroad Company
Omaha Commercial Club
State Railway Commission
Grant Martin
Commission
Railway Commission
Remedy for coughs and bronchial trouble described
An old remedy mix is advised for coughs colds and throat bronchia trouble. The recipe calls for two ounces glycerine one and a half ounces Virgin oil of Pine compound pure and eight ounces pure whisky. These ingredients are sold in drug stores and mixed in a large bottle. The genuine Virgin Oil of Pine compound is prepared by Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati and sold in half ounce vials.
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Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Cholly and Willie Trade Card In Silent Exchange
Dialogue shows Cholly asking about sister and Willie offering his card to verify identity. The terse exchange hints at an arranged meeting or message delivery, suggesting a social or clandestine context within a neighborhood scene.
Cure for Chronic Leg Skin Disease Recalled in Testimony
A Philadelphia man recalls seven years of relentless itching scaling and sleepless nights ending after using Cuticura Remedies. He credits Cuticura Resolvent soap and ointment with clearing his leg and says no recurrence after six months. He urges others to try the products and thanks the company.
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W. H. White
E. Cabot St
Philadelphia
No Bones in the Stomach Says Teacher
A physiology class discussion leads Johnny Smith to test the claim when he says his baby brother swallowed a dollar yesterday. The teacher corrects that there are no bones in the stomach.
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Johnny
Johnny Smith
Fraud on the Face of It Medium
A dialog fragment presents a quarrel over a supposed spirit of a wife speaking to a man. The man dismisses the claim calling it fraud, while the spirit urges the need to speak. The exchange showcases a mock séance tone and a skeptical response.
Stand in Integrity Like Pompey’s Pillar, Browne Quote
A solitary stance of integrity over crowds, echoing Sir Thomas Browne’s warning against following evil. The piece urges personal virtue and moral courage.
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Pompey
Sir Thomas Browne
Court shows displeasure over government no show in flour cases
In Council Bluffs Judge McPherson criticized government counsel Pierce Butler for failing to appear as the bleached flour cases against Updike Milling of Omaha and Shawnee Milling of Topeka move toward trial on March 17. He warned further delays harm the public and millers, setting two days for defense witnesses post opening.
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Omaha
Updike Milling Company
Shawnee Milling Company
Topeka
Kas
Ure
Council Bluffs
Smith B. McPherson
United States
Pierce Butler
St. Paul
McPherson
Butler
Marcellus L. Temple
New Orleans
Ed. P. Smith
A. E. Helm
Wichita
Kansas Millers
Temple
Chatsworth Bank Robbery Reported in Illinois and Indiana
Burglars blew the safe at Citizens Bank in Chatsworth Illinois and escaped south with about eight thousand dollars in currency and two thousand in silver. Night Watchman William Kyle and resident Albert Kerber were bound and gagged. A Cahill witness described four robbers and a tall suspect among them. Insurance is said to cover the loss.
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Chatsworth
Bloomington
Ill
Citizens Bank
William Kyle
Albert Kerber
Peoria
Cahill
Thousands Vote to Quit in Support of Steam Fitters
Thirty three building trades unions with about 100000 members hold a referendum on a sympathetic strike for the steam fitters. About 40000 favor the cause, though no immediate strike is planned. Results not expected to be counted before Monday.
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New York
Building Trades Union
Steam Fitters
Sioux City Adopts Commission Form of Government
Sioux City ended a strenuous two week campaign by adopting the commission form of government. In a total vote of 5000 the plan carried by 747 with support in every ward except one precinct. Eau Claire Wisconsin followed with a plurality of 90 votes out of 2000 amidst opposition led by the mayor and the union labor council.
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Sioux City
Eauclaire
Wis
Union Labor Council
Dr Cook Refuses Visitors in Santiago Hotel
Dr Frederick A Cook and wife remain at the Hotel Odde in Santiago and decline interviews. On a Valdivia steamship a Belgian engineer Ryszelberghe claims recognition of Cook but is similarly refused, stating he does not know the Belgian.
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Cook
Santiago
Chile
Frederick 4A
Odde
Valdivia
Ryszelberghe
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Adverts
Testimonials from women in DeForest Wisconsin and New Orleans Louisiana credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing female troubles after operations were deemed necessary. The ads claim decades of unmatched success and invite readers to write Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ling Peyroux
Kerlerec St
New Orleans
Evening gowns dazzle at New York restaurant scene
Mons Prager, fresh from a Savoy triumph, praised for his English while noting a fashionable dinner crowd. Reporters observed gay supper rooms, diamonds flashing, pale fabrics, and Paris decollete gowns on women, with the Marquis X astonished by American evening wear.
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Mons. Prager
Savoy Hotel
London
New York
Marquis X
Paris
N. Y. Prese
Put a Shirt on Greeley
A Boston Herald anecdote recalls Horace Greeley born in Amherst New Hampshire. The room of his birth is now a sitting room and a local resident recalls an early memory of him saying I put the first shirt on him.
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Greeley
Horace Greeley
Amherst
N. H
Sunday Herald
Boston Herald
Two Kinds of Raise Cause a Husbands Woes
A man confesses to his wife that he asked for a raise and fearfully anticipates her reaction. The punchline reveals the raise he expected versus the actual raise he received, highlighting a comic misunderstanding.
When Woman Is in Politics
A brief notes a debate over women in politics. The judge quips You mean the city fathers and mothers. The exchange highlights evolving views on gender roles in public office.
Books Bring Richest Joy to Children of Men
Quoted line extols the lover of books as the richest and happiest of humankind's offspring, followed by a reflection that nearly right things may still be wrong.
Postum Credited With Curing Stomach Trouble and Nervous Strain
A Western city chief bookkeeper reports long hours of mental work improved after switching from coffee to Postum. He credits Postum with curing stomach neuralgia stemming from a pneumonia scar and easing nervousness once caused by coffee. The letter promotes Postum with the catchphrase There's a Reason and notes new testimonials appear periodically.
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Postum
Wellville
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Teneriffe
Atlantic
Baloon
Joseph Brucker
Shack
Mesner
Hayes
National Editorial Association
Orleans
Figaro
Fallieres
Elysee: Palace
Erwin
Jewett
Missouri. Pacific + “railway
Kansas City
Meyer
Fairbanks
Vatican
Iowa Supreme Court
Appropriations Committee
Hyde
Representative Lovering
Massachusetts
Marsh
New York Cotton Exchange
General Chanzy
Minorca
Supreme Court of Kansas
Wyandotte
Cudahy Packing Company
Cairo, Ill
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Ing
Cholly
Willie
Uncle Sam
John Deere
John Deere Plow CO
Omaha, Neb
Mevtiup
HW. Bertschy Motor CO
Council Blulls
Herbert E. Gooch CO
Fraternity
Nebras Bell
Beatrice Creamery Co
Ertschy Motor CO
Judge McPherson
Federal Court
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