Adulteration fears in pure food debate in Congress
In Washington June the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce debated pure food regulation. James R. Mann depicted as a grocer warned that medicines can tempt addiction while noting few foods are adulterated. He exposed tampered products from cherries to cereals and cans, urging standards and full weights to protect consumers. A separate sample check in Richmond found most meat samples illegal for prohibited chemicals.
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Mann
James R. Mann
House Committee On
Mr. Mann
Vinton League Club
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New York
Philad
Cologne
H. Barnard
State Board ‘of Health
State ‘Chemical Laboratory
Schurman Urges Moral Rescue From Money Pursuit
At Cornell University commencement President Jacob Gould Schurman warned that love of money and the pursuit of wealth erode national character. He urged honesty, justice, and a return to old virtues to rebalance society, noting the danger of measuring people by material gain and the need to protect the weak and equalize opportunity. The address denounced greed across business, finance, and law as a threat to civilization.
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Corneil University
Jacob Gould Schurman
Letterman
Corgmeralia
Goa
King Haakon Crowned in Trondhjem Coronation
Norway’s King Haakon VII and Queen Maud were anointed in a ceremony at Trondhjem Cathedral. More than 2000 people attended including diplomats and royal aides. Crown Prince Olaf caused a scene, waving to the crowd from a palace window before being returned by his nurse.
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Haakon | Vit
Mud
Bess Fd
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Swesden
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Queen Maud
Wik
J. Bryan
Trondhem
Bryan
Charles H. Graven
Michael
Russia
Olaf
PENNSYLVANIA DEFENSE TALKS ON COAL DISTRIBUTION
Road commission session continues inquiry into coal and railcar distribution. Pennsylvania Railroad official testifies to allocations favoring contract operators and aiding consumers during the famine. A later note mentions crime, meat exports, and AFL political actions, ending with a local ad for lawn mowers at Fred Schuster's.
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State Commerce Commission
Knapp
John Be ‘Thayer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thomas Patterson
Pennsylvania
Senate backs lock canal for Isthmus of Panama
Washington June 22 after hours of debate the senate voted 30 to 81 to lay on the table an amendment to build a lock canal, aligning with the House and President on a canal by which the oceans unite. Orders to press the work will come soon and many workers with gear will be employed before summer ends. The day closed with criticism of a sundry civil bill provision for the president’s travel expenses.
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Washington
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Panama
Kittredge
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McCumber
Roosevelt and Cabinet Plan Attack on Standard Oil
In Washington a cabinet meeting at the White House signaled a determined effort to prosecute Standard Oil and allied railroads under the anti trust and Hepburn laws. The commission includes Root Moody Bonaparte Cortelyou and others as the administration aims to strike the oil monopoly and curb rebates. A New York Life dispute follows, with a policy holder claiming full paid endowment bonds were repudiated amid alleged mismanagement and losses. In Cleveland, John D. Rockefeller, visiting Europe, is cited as the Euclid Avenue church excursion organizer, with a Sunday school outing to Vermilion featuring him as supervisor and main attraction.
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Herakd
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Standard OW Company
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Tar
Moody
Bonaparte
Postipaster
Tral Cortelyou
Govenent
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Department of J Conseadion
New York Life
New York Life Insurance Company
Philip H. Lambson
Cleveland
Mr. Rockefeller
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
Vermilion
John D. Rockefeller
Europe
Hallstead Colliery to Reopen After 1902 Strikes
The Hallstead colliery of the D L & W Company in Duryea will be reopened after three years of work to clear water and restore machinery. Pumps remove 5,000 gallons per minute as plans restore shaft, workings, and breaker. 2,000,000 tons may remain unmined with capacity near 200 to 300 tons daily. 160 men expected. preparations underway with inside foreman John Jehu and outside foreman F J Sampson directing. Local health board orders immediate slaughter house probe.
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Hallstead
Duryea
John Jehu
Scranton
F. J. Sampson
J. Stetler
Missex Ruby Farewell
Pearl Reighard
Glen Union
Clinton
Bryan and Mrs Bryan Stay in Norway Before Headed Home
Mr and Mrs Williau Jennings Bryan are guests in Trondhjem for King Haakon’s coronation, spending a week in Norway before sailing from Gibraltar at the end of August. Bryan, leaned on private monopoly being indefensible, arguing big trusts must be destroyed, not merely controlled, and noting a shift in public sentiment toward radical remedies as the next U.S. election may decide whether America swallows the trusts or the trusts swallow America.
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Norway
Williau Jenings Bryan
Haakon
Corona Fon
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Gibraltar
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Hryan
Hile
Bryan
United States
Trusts
President for Taft and Labor Politics Rise
Washington reports Roosevelt endorses Bryan for 1908 and hints Taft as Republican counter. The Taft boom resurges while Justice Brown nears the Supreme Court bench. Samuel Gompers of the AFL signals labor law politics, citing Taft’s Ohio disputes and injunctions as potential political vulnerabilities.
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St. Louis Republic
Roosevelt
White House
William J. Bryan
William H. Taft
Taft
Supreme
Justice Brown
Fake Heart Out About Cardiac Surgeries in Pasadena
June 22 report from Los Angeles details C A McCartney of Pasadena who was injured in a bicycle collision with a hay wagon. A wooden rake prong penetrated his chest and sand particles entered the wound near the heart. Surgeons removed the heart, washed it and replaced it. Indications suggest he will recover.
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Cal
C. A. McCartney
Pasadena
McCartney
Memorial Rites Held For Port Critth Girl
In St John's, schoolmates and friends attended a funeral for a Port Critth girl. Floral offerings filled the church as the body was removed from her home to St John's for requiem Mass celebrated by Father Muniey. Interment followed in St John's cemetery with pallbearers George Morris Leo Gilros John Walsh John Howley Robert Mccormick and James Lav, all classmates of the deceased.
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St John’s
Ian Rody
Port Crittith
St John's
Muniey
St. John’s Cemetery
George Morris
Leo Gilros
John” Walsh
John” Howley
Robert Mccormick
Jame Lav
Burke Accepts Giaal and Third District Nomination
Former Representative B J Burke sent a letter to William Sheets Secretary of the Central Labor Union accepting the nomination for Representative from the Third district. The acceptance will be read at the next regular meeting. Burke, prominent in Democratic politics, plans an active campaign. Several labor unions that did not back him have passed resolutions to work toward his election.
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William Sheets
Central Labor Union
Burke
Stolen Horse and Carriage Case In City Arrests
Two young men Kelly and McDonald are accused of stealing a horse and carriage after Belva Mickel hired the rig and drove to the city. She left the horse at Fitzpatrick's stable and did not return. The men claimed to have been sent by Collins to fetch the horse, and warrants were issued but no trace had been found by this morning.
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Fitzpatrick's
Kelly
McDonald
Collins
ELOPERS ARRESTED IN NJ COUPLE FLEEING TO PHILADELPHIA
Robert Bernie of Summit New Jersey was arrested in Wilkes Barre for eloping with the wife of florist Walter Bourne and for the alleged kidnapping of Bourne’s 11 year old son. Bernie and Mrs Bourne were found at a boarding house. the wife remained there while Bernie was jailed. A letter from Bourne’s son led to the arrest. the couple had left Summit in May with Bourne’s children.
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Summit
N. J
Wilkesbarre
Walter Bourne
Kynapping
Won
Polk Brown
Sumit
Vollee
Bernie
Wallace
New Jersey
Hourne
Preacher Arrested After Vino Fishing Violation
Tamaqua dispatch reports Rev. Cyrus Pastorius of Lansford Episco pal church was arrested by Game Warden Harvey for violating law by using several poles while fishing on the Hauso dam. He faced a hearing before Justice Ford and was fined $25 plus costs.
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Tamaqua
Cyrus Pastorius
Episcopal Church of
Lansford
Ward Farvey
Pastorius
Hauso
Ford
Bloomsburg State Normal graduates pass exams and June exercises held
Normal School announces 140 graduates pass the State examination and will hold girls and women’s exercises on June 28. Fiscal Director A C Westphal resigns. trustees elect B P Bryant as physical director for the Young Men’s Christian Association. The tailor’s shop location is noted as Room No 3 over Antrim’s dry goods store.
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Piscal
A.C. Westphal
B. P. Bryant
Young Men's Christian Association
Antrim
Pineapples and fresh stock at Sharp's Market
Special notices urge timely orders for ripe strawberries and canned pineapple supplies. Daily on hand rye supply, freshly picked berries noted as sweet and solid. Casket or crate orders welcomed. vegetables will be ready after firing tomorrow at Sharp's Market.
Hallock's Meat Market Ad Promises Freshest Local Cuts
You can rely on getting choicest meats if you order at this market. Stock is selected with care, offering live and home killed veal, fresh chickens, prime beef, and house specialties. Red Star Stamps accepted at South Main Street detector.
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