Patten Brokers Summoned in New York Cotton Probe
Federal investigators order testimony from James A. Patten and others in a New York court over a 1910 cotton pool. Brokers in New Orleans and Chicago named in the case face subpoenas, with Patten facing market losses as panic rippled nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court
New York
Patten
Chicago
James A. Patten
Gotion
Frank B. Haynes
William P. Brown
New Orleans
Haynes and Brown
Bartlett, Patten & Co
Cotton Pool
Haynes, Brown
Cotton Exchange
Liverpool
England
United States Circuit Court
Southern District
Hyde is Flayed as Slayer in Swope Case Opening
James A. Reed opened the Hyde murder trial for the state in Kansas City. He outlined charges of poisoning and typhoid spread at the Swope home, detailing deaths of Colonel Swope, Chrisman Swope, and James Hunton. Dr. G T Twyman, a key witness, died before testifying, a setback for the prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
James A. Reed
Hyde
Reed
Latshaw
Doctor Hyde
Colonel and
Chrisman Swope
James Moss Hunton
Swope
Margaret Swope
Colonel Swope
Chrisman
Stunton
G. T. Twyman
Hunton
Remedies Praise From Sufferer and Convent Telephone Gaffe
A New Hampshire man touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment curing year long hand sores after doctors failed. A convent telephone miscue prompts a bemused mother superior reply in God’s name. A doctor tempers family hopes about Uncle Hobart’s illness with cautious uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
John W. Hasty
Effingham
N. H
Grape-Nuts Worthy Baby Nourishment In Brooklyn Letter
A Brooklyn family reports their eleven month old son thrived on Grape-Nuts after other foods failed to nourish him. The mother soaked two teaspoons in milk with a touch of sugar and the child eagerly ate a second serving. The writer claims the cereal became the baby's preferred food and praises its benefits for both body and brain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Wellville
Force of Habit in Sea Folk Pipes
In a New York barroom during the Hudson Fulton celebration a petty officer notes sailors sheltering their pipe bowls with arched fingers even when lighting off a still lighted match. He cites it as force of habit to shield tobacco from the breeze. Also a brief joke about marriage policy from the Cleveland Leader.
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New York
Eyelid Cysts to Eye Care Ad and Quack Remedies
Fragmented historical ad items praise Marine Eye Salve and Dr Detchon's Relief for rheumatism while plugging various tonics and syrups. The jumbled text lists products for teething, wind colic, and joint pain, with old placard style lines and quips about rain checks and money.
The Spartan Son in Battle The Spartan mother’s bold command
The Spartan son rushes to the fray under a mother’s bold demand to return home either with the moving picture or in it, framing a vivid tale of duty and danger in combat.
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Mischief Maker
Cleveland
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Mrs. Winslow
Cordelia
Dodds
Guart
W. L. Douglas
W.l.douglas
Sk Tha
Douglas Shoes
Brockton
Mass
Aes Ee
Strat Eime Omar
Absorbine, JR
W. F. Young
P. D
Temple Bt
Springeld
Putnam
Monroe Drug CO
Quincy
Illinoie
Lisbos
Chiesgo
N. Y
Spohn
Sports Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
U.S.A
Brookings
South Dakota
Hastings Industrial Co
Babcock
Clarson
National
IRY Machine Company
Natians Ay
Bnicano
Hitinois
Tiger Chewing Tobacco
United States
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
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