San Francisco Mayor Schmitz Denied Bail Release
San Francisco mayor Eugene E. Schmitz, convicted of extorting bribes from French restaurant owners, was denied bail and ordered jailed until sentencing. Acting Mayor James L. Gallagher to assume duties, with the district attorney and officials planning further resignations as part of a reform move. Schmitz, a 1901 political figure and former musician, had gained national prominence before the graft case.
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San Francisco
Eugene E. Schmitz
Mqnor Mcenses
Duane Friday
Schmitz
Willi H. Langdon
Board of Supervisors
Eugene Schmitz
James L. Gallagher
Heney
Rudolph Spreckels
Langdon
Gallagher
Mayr
Union Labor Party
Economist Gas Engine Company
Klondike
Yukon
The
Musicians’ Union
Aoki to Be Recalled by Japan
Washington received a private cablegram reporting that Marquis Ito and elder statesmen met Foreign Minister Hayashi in Tokyo last Wednesday and agreed to recall Viscount Aoki the Japanese ambassador. The same source notes long strained relations between Ito and Aoki and hints Baron Kaneko may replace him.
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Washington
Marquis Ito
Japan
Hayashi
Tokyo
Viscount Aoki
Ambasador
Aoki
Baron Kaneko
The Amateur Photographer Seeks Pictures in Nature
In poetic prose the writer recalls the revival of interest in photography as enthusiasts retrieve cameras and plate holders from a high shelf. A longing for change and ancestral wanderlust drives walkers to the countryside in search of scenes, not merely to test their gear.
Eczema Cured by Cuticura Remedies Says Selma Woman
Mrs Lizzie EH Sledge of Selma Alabama testifies that after four years of severe itching and black facial splotches diagnosed as skin eczema by two physicians, Cuticura Remedies cleared every spot after six months of use and no symptoms remained for three years. The note is dated October 28 1906 and includes a Salt Lake City style testimonial.
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Lizzie EH. Sledge
Jones Ave
Selma
Ala
Not Partial to Cradle Demand in Western Sino
A fragment describes an Irish job seeker who asks to cradle and then proposes a job out of dates during a Western Sino recruitment scenario. The piece mentions Harper’s Weekly and a $100 reward, plus a medical patent medicine advertisement claiming cure all and a parade of testimonials.
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Nuraing
Harper’s Weekly
Hundred Boller
Llet
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
The Eternal Woman and Daily Remedies Ad Amid Echoes
A collection of quotes and patent medicine pitches from a 19th or early 20th century periodical. It highlights sexist musings about women, the notion that men are ruled by women, and several ad lines for Allen's Foot-Ease and Krause's Cold Cure. The items are terse, promotional, and reflective of era advertising style.
Lydia Pinkham and the promise of female health reform
A lengthy advertisement endorses Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female weakness, pain, and childbirth recovery. It cites testimonials from women in Jeannette Pennsylvania and La Farge Wisconsin, claims wide cures, and invites letters to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Mia
Sadie Abbott
Jeannette
Roe
Tyain
Pinkham
Pree McKitrick
la Farge
Wis
Mra Pinkham
Lydia H. Pinkham
United States
Lynn
Mass
Browne and Hanna Engagement Marred by Car Crash
Washington reports Capt. Horace Fairfax Moseby Browne of Britain and his fiancee Mise Maud Vera Hanna were injured in a late Monday automobile accident. Browne suffered a fractured arm and facial bruising while Hanna's mother Beulah Jacobs of London, serving as Hanna's chaperon, was seriously injured. Their wedding, slated for Tuesday, was disrupted.
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Hurton
Washington
Horace Fairfax Moseby Browne
Mise Maud Vera Hanna
Joseph H. Hanna
Cincinnati
Browne
Beulah Jacobs
London
Mrs Palmer to Wed an Earl in London Next Fall
Chicago report notes Mrs Potter Palmer engaged to marry the Earl of Munster and Baron Tewkesbury in London next fall though the engagement is not yet announced. New York mentions Hum New York and Benjamin as part of recent law firm activity. A separate item reports a death tied to the Marge Madge divorce case. A brutal robbery leaves a woman shot in Niles.
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Palmer
Chicago
London
Potter’ Palmer
Earl
Munster
Hum
New York
Benjamin & Member
Howa'é
Humme
Marge-Madge
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Minnesota
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