Train wreck near Leaf Mississippi claims two lives
A New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Passenger train bound for Mobile plunged through a Leaf Mississippi trestle after its engine overloaded the structure. Two men are confirmed killed Oscar Shepard news agent Mobile James Porter a porter Mobile. Thirteen Black passengers were badly hurt and a relief train was dispatched from Mobile.
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Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Chicago
Leaf
Mississippi
Qoscar Shepard
James Porter
Luminous Night Gear for Army Troops Tested
Portable luminous disks worn on backs of column leaders and pocket electric lights under trial at Fort Oglethorpe and Rock Island. Tests show bright radium luminous compasses and waterproof disks help mounted units march accurately at night, with disks reusable after cleaning. Trials last six months under harsh conditions.
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United States Cavalry
Port Oglethorpe
Cavalry Equipment Board
Rock Island Arsenal
Fort Oglethorpe
Equipment Board
Cure a Cold In One Day With Bromide Quinine Tablets
Advertises laxative bromide quinine tablets to cure a cold in one day. Druggist refunds money if it fails. Features E. W. Grove's signature on each box. Price 26 cents.
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Iit
E. W. Grove
Wanted at Once How to Sell Old Rags to East Oregonian
The East Oregonian seeks large clean rags and offers to buy them. Bring or mail them to the newspaper office at your earliest convenience.
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The
East Oregonian
Proposal to bar Negro soldiers from the Army debated
Washington officers discuss excluding black troops as a policy, citing Philippine natives and Hawaiian resentment of black soldiers. Some favor the move to bar Negroes, others defend the negro units with their war records in Cuba and the Philippines amid calls for a strong counter effort.
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Philippines
Hawaii
Washington
Phillipines
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Islands
Cuba
Intensive farming pays in select Canary Island farming
Consul William K. Kitchen reports from Teneriffe that Canarian truck farmers engage in intensive farming almost exclusively. The farms average high yields and indicate strong economic returns for the region despite challenging conditions.
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Ga- Islands
Canary Talands
William K. Kitches
Teneriffe
Men Cleared by City Commission in Walla Walla Case
Acting Chief Charles Andre and Night Sergeant Dugger were fully vindicated as city commissioners found no proof for charges. The case notes will not be transcribed, and the result prompted possible further inquiry into accusers' patrolmen. Mayor Gillis indicated the matter may be closed barring future probes. The piece then shifts to unrelated home care and product advice, including toilet organization and Cottolene as a baking fat, concluding with a medical testimonial for Chamberlain's Tablets.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Charles Andre
Dugger
A. J. Gillia
Primitive plows and terraces define small farm system
The text describes two to five acre plots plowed with simple iron pointed poles drawn by oxen, yielding excellent results on terraced plots. Irrigation relies on hand watering cans on small farms, while larger ones use cement lined stone reservoirs fed from streams, with cement grooves on stone fences to divide and terrace fields.
Minister Makaroff Resigns as Interior Minister
In St. Petersburg the emperor accepted M Makaroff’s resignation from the interior ministry due to ill health. A separate notice promotes a round up of motion pictures and vaudeville at New Grand through Sunday. A social ad notes a wife who remains loyal to her husband may aid his reform.
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St. Petersburg
M. Makaroff
War Bennett
New Grand
Catarrh Cure Promises Cure For Constitutional Disease
Readers are informed of Hall's Catarrh Cure as a guaranteed remedy for catarrh, claimed to cure in all stages. The ad offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and urges internal use to reach mucous surfaces and strengthen constitution.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Student confesses jewel theft to fund education in Chicago
A Chicago college student wrote to Mrs. Thomas B. Smith, a Rogers Park widow, admitting he stole jewels valued at $2500 to finance his education. He proposed a meeting to return the jewels for $250, planning graduation in June, but the letter arrived too late.
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Chicago
Chicago College
Thomas B. Smith
Rogers’ Park
Dangerous Cold Cure Ad Promises Quick Relief
An alarming advertisement touts HYOMBET and EYOSII as a cheap home remedy for colds. It instructs steaming with boiling water, eucalyptus based ingredients, and claims to clear the head in minutes with no harmful drugs while offering a money back guarantee for catarrh.
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Tailmaan & Co
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