Russia's Big Bear Describes Baku Oil Gusher
An eye witness reports the Baku oil gusher beginning at 40 000 barrels a day and then declining. Walter L Campbell describes a sight where oil floods the ground leaving no derrick or engine house, with crowds fleeing in terror and a Russian woman rescued from danger. Opinions vary on the yield while markets react with price volatility and a shift toward stocks.
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Dispatch
America
John Eaton
New York
Walter L. Campbell
Buku Field
Mr. Campbell
Niagara
Snd
Baku
Wella
Expectation of Cure from Koch Treatment for Southsider in Philadelphia
A Southsider under tuberculosis treatment in Philadelphia reports near recovery and plans discharge in five to six weeks. He notes seven pounds gained, improved color, and minimal coughing. injections reach 60 to 90 milograms with weather affecting response. Eleven patients are under care, all reportedly improving. Also in Boston, opera singer Marian Manola receives an absolute divorce from her husband, Mr. Mould.
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William Sehats
Philadelphia
Marian Manola
BostTos
Mr. Mould
William E Storey Wins Landmark Reward Judgment
William E Storey of Burra secures a rare, final ruling upholding a $5,000 incentive from his uncle promised in 1869 for refraining from smoking drinking or gambling until age twenty one. After a long legal battle the Court of Appeals sustains judgment for principal and interest totaling $9,585.89 despite prior reversals.
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Burra
William E. Storey
William Storey
Buffalo
William
Knickerbockers
Storey
Franklin Sidnay
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Emma Abbotts Dresses Exposed At Public Sale In Chicago
Emma Abbotts wardrobe of over 100 costumes was shown for sale in Cariaco on April 17. Worth and Felix of Paris designed the gowns including the Chickasaw dress and mantle weighing 150 pounds. The collection includes a white crepe and white silk coronation robe replica and a Josephine empress robe with gold embroidery. One hundred women were employed on the embroidery for the featured garment, some costumes were not worn and no sales were completed at the event.
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Cariaco
Emma Abbott
Chicago
Worth
Felix
Paris
Abbott
Anna Boleyn
Josephine
Man sues college officials over rededication arrest case
In Goldsboro North Carolina Kirby Smith sues President Battle and the State University trustees for ten thousand dollars damages alleging a false arrest connected to a red painted monument to Dr Caldwell at the centennial commencement. The case ended today in a mistrial after arguments this week.
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Raveson
N. C
Goldsboro
Kirby Smith
President Battle
The
State University
Smith
University
Dr. Caldwell
Washburn Wins Chicago Mayoral Plurality by 296
Official canvass shows Washburn Republican ahead of Cregier Democrat by 296 with some districts still subject to revision. Also notes Father Coyle ordained to priesthood and to celebrate mass at St Peter's. Includes contemporary ads for medical remedy and a Pittsburg spiritualist feature.
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Chicago
Curiaco
Washburn
Cregier
F. J. Coyle
Phelan
S. Wall
D. D
John Conway
St. Paul's
Shea, Kaufman
Kierman
Dwyer
St. Peter's
Our Prices Talk Plainly At $5 Men’s Suits
Our $5 men’s suits and spring overcoats offer plain black cheviots and nest check patterns that rivals price at $10 to $18. We feature three button sticks and one three-button cut aways with styles shown, urging readers to visit the P. C. & C. Purssure Commmxation Clothing Co. at Grant and Diamond streets opposite the Court House.
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P.c. & C. Purssure
Gifted parish house boosts Emeworth church Easter
At a Monday meeting of Emeworth Presbyterian Church a gift of a cottage and grounds in Allegheny City for use as a parsonage was gratefully acknowledged. The Easter gift from Miss Letitia J. Sampson added to the day’s joy, with a reception planned later to honor the event. The notice also records dissolution of Chessman & Mannion opticians and local shopping notices from Welty’s and The People’s Store.
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Emeworth
New Adveets Awful Itching Skin Sufferer Healed
A reader describes severe itching and failing treatments until Cure Cuticura remedies are used. After applying Cuticura products, the writer claims rapid relief and improved health, praising the results and recommending the remedies to friends. Found in Griggstown, New Jersey.
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New York
Sam
Es Griggstown
Seuarect Co
Cuticura Resolvent and Cream Advertises Skin Cure
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Resolvent as a blood purifier and Cuticura Soap as a skin cure. It claims internal cleansing to remove impurities and external use to clear the skin and restore hair. Mentions curing itching scales crusts pimples and hereditary conditions from infancy onward. Sold by the Potts Lava and Chemical Corporation with a booklet on cures.
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L'Rice
Mic
Porras Lava and Chemical Corporation
Heston S
Discount Promo Promises Cash Back on Purchases
A marketing message advertises spending thresholds with a sentence about every $20 spent yielding $4 in cash back. The offer emphasizes broad discounts and a casual, consumer-oriented tone.
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