President Roosevelt vows firm stand on corporate abuse
President Roosevelt addresses Provincetown honoring the Pilgrims and pledges strong federal action against corporate wrongdoing. He supports national incorporation control, stronger employers liability law, and greater supervision of railroads while defending state rights and the need for careful, open regulation of big combine interests. The Cape Cod Pilgrim Monument cornerstone is laid with Gov. Guild watching.
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Provincetown
Roosevelt
Alfie
Congress
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
Guild
Atlantic
Two Slain With Axe In Camden Farmhouse Murder Case
Frances Horner and Victoria Napoli were killed in their Camden County home after a barn fire lured the family into danger. Charles Gibson, a Black former farm worker, is arrested after pawned gold watches tied to the crime are traced to a Philadelphia pawn shop. Stephen Dorsey is detained as an associate.
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Camden
N. J
Frances Horner
Edward Horner
Browning Road
Merchantville
Victoria Napoli
Charles Gibson
New Jersey
Horner
Mrs. Napoli
Philadelphia
Gibson
Stephen Dorsey
Homer
Violinist Francis MacMillen Reported Lost in Alps
American violinist Francis Rea MacMillen 22 from Marietta Ohio is reported lost in the Alps while attempting to climb Mont Blanc. A search party is said to be active. brothers Samuel and Charles MacMillen provided the update after receiving a cable from Marienbad. He debuted in Carnegie Hall on December 11.
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New York
Francis Rea MacMillen
Alps
Samuel BE
MacMillen
Chicago Journal
Marienbad
Francis
Mont Blanc
Charles MacMillen
Yvette Guilbert
Madame van Dyk
Marietta
S. M. MacMillen
Carnegie Hall
Arabs Repulsed At Casablanca in French Morrocan Fight
Casablanca reports Arab forces attacked the French under Gen Drude near the town but were driven back with heavy losses. A general native uprising is anticipated while European residents flee coastal towns Fez and Morocco City, seeking safety inland.
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Casablanca
Drude
Fez
Morocco
McLeansboro Banker H. J. Miller Dies in St Louis
McLeansboro resident H. J. Miller former Illinois House speaker in 1903 died Tuesday night at the Washington hotel in St. Louis Missouri. He had long served as president of the People's Bank of McLeansboro.
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McLeansboro
J. H. Miller
Illinois House of Representatives
Washington Hotel
St. Louis
People's Bank
Young Teens Wed In Pennsylvania License Prompts Question
In Pottstown a marriage license was issued to Sallie Shayd aged 13 who will wed Galvin J. Drumeller. Bertha King aged 14 of the city was married to Charlea S. Muelhouser in a ceremony reported locally.
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Pottstown
Sallie Shayd
Galvin J. Drumeller
Bertha King
Charlea S. Muelhouser
Violence in Strike Sends Ashfork Office Under Siege
An armed mob attacked the Postal Telegraph office at Ashfork Arizona firing into the building and smashing windows endangering four employees. The assault prompted Pinkerton and local authorities to plan a rapid response with deputies to quell the riot as federal and state officials pledged aid.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Postal Telegraph Company
Ashfork
Ariz
Prescott
Yavapai County
Nally
Postal Company
New York
Washington
Lewis
Kilbey
Arizona
Santa Fe
East
San Francisco
Fully Up With The Times Oklahoma Amazes An Easterner
A New Yorker visiting Oklahoma City marvels at the clean streets plate glass stores and orderly shops. He is surprised by a porcelain bathtub in his hotel room prompting a wry Oklahoma reply about New York amenities. The piece contrasts perceptions of a young territory with its modernizing
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
New York
Cuticura Heals Baby Rash and Cradle Cap
Mrs Hattie Currier of Thomaston Maine reports a nine month old suffered itching and rash on face and feet causing sleepless nights. After using Cuticura Remedies the feet healed within hours and the cradle cap cleared from the scalp. The cure is described as quick and lasting.
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Hattie Currier
Thomaston
Architects and Closets Mania Scrutinized
An architect quoted by a writer blames women for their closet fixation saying they alter plans to create space. The piece notes the clash between architectural ideals and lived comfort and jokes about architects being laughed at for caving to this demand.
Parlor Romance Story Halts With Three Kisses
A blushing girl with a white parasol recalls being pursued by Jack and a college yell. To deter him she fabricates three quick yells, then receives three kisses from the goose while her mother interprets them as class shouts.
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Jack
Hungarian Hussar Resigns to Enter Budapest Pork Trade
Alad ar Stoliicki, an aristocratic lieutenant of a Hungarian hussar regiment, resigns his commission to apprentice with a pork butcher in Budapest. He cannot live on his $400 yearly pay and believes a man of energy can prosper in the pork trade.
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Ar Stoliicki
Budapest
Postum Urges Sleep Improvement Through Coffee Substitution
A California woman reports sleepless nights vanish after switching from coffee to Postum, with similar results in her brother who had sour stomachs. The ad claims many cases prove coffee to blame and promotes a ten day trial and the book The Road to Wellville as support.
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Calif
Postum
Floffee
Wellville
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
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Federation
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Indianapolis
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Detroit
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