Indictments Hit Mellen Moseley Gillette in Hampden Notes Plot
The Middlesex county grand jury returned twenty true bills charging C S Mellen ex president of the New Haven railroad Frederick S Moseley Ralph B Gillette and investment committees of Cambridge banks with conspiracy in floating Hampden Railroad notes backed by Hampden Investment company The banks named include East Cambridge Savings and Cambridge Savings with sums totaling over 133 950 The indictments accuse theft conspiracy to steal and improper loan arrangements involving Hampden Railroad and related parties.
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Middlesex County Grand Jury
Massachusetts
Indorsement
Boston
C. S. Mellen
New Haven Railroad
Frederick S. Moseley
Ralph B. Gillette
Cambridge Banks
Ihey
Hampden Railways
Hampden Investment Company
Hampton Railroad Corporation
Hampden Railroad Corporation
East Cambridge Savings Bank
Gustavus Goepper
James Ferguson
D. C. Proudfoot
Charles W. Dailey
Fred RB. Wheeler
Cambridge Savings Bank
Edward R. Coggswell
Enoch Dean
James FP. Pennell
Harry B. Mason
Leslie M. Brock
Moseley
Mellen
Gillette
S. H. Fessenden
Neal Rantoul
S. W. R. Crosby
Benjamin P. Moseley
William §. Clough
Melien
Cotton Gambling is Doomed by Lever Bill Vote
In Washington the House adopted the Lever bill by 84 to 21 to regulate cotton futures trading. It standardizes grades and requires delivery of actual contracted grades, with a prohibitory tax on nonconforming deliveries to curb bob-tailed cotton.
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Washington
House
Wilson Calls Dominican Situation Very Muddy
President Wilson described the San Dominican situation as very muddled on Monday saying it is difficult to know what to do given the many elements involved. He had word of an American gunboat firing to stop a bombardment by federal troops but did not reveal his final plan.
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Washington
San Dominican
Wilson
Dominican Republic
United States Express Firms Quits New York Service
The United States Express company, a seven year old venture, ended its operations as a common carrier at midnight Monday in New York. About ninety percent of its 15,000 employees have found new positions.
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New York
United States Express Company
Wilson Predicts Business Boom After Trust Legislation
President Wilson told Virginia editors that completing the administration program with anti trust bills will trigger a historic business boom. He warned postponing the program would fuel agitation and danger, praising currency reform and tariff adjustments as reliefs that stabilized business.
Absorbed in Photography Theophilus Sparks Dining Room Mixup
In a chatty episode a wife vents about her absent minded husband Theophilus whose fixation on photography distracts him at home. He steps from the dark room just as dinner begins and proudly notes a soup plate in development, prompting comic banter over a shared tea table.
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Theophilus
Cure by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
R F D No 2 Seymour Missouri resident describes years of eczema with itching burning and hair loss. After trying various remedies two weeks of Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured the condition and relieved sleep disturbance. Advertising note offers free samples and Skin Book from Cuticura Department L Boston.
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Seymour
L. Killian
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Wakens Something Akin to Excellence
The Christian Register notes that appreciation of excellence in objects reflects a parallel excellence within the self. The remark suggests inner merit mirrors outward greatness and invites self-reflection as a path to fuller discernment.
Murine Hye Remedy Ad Promotes Eye Comfort
An old advertisement from Murine Hye Remedy Co of Chicago promotes Murine for irritated watery eyes and granulated eyelids. The copy touts a “Book of the Eye” and urges readers to consult their druggist for the product.
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Murine Kye Remedy Co
Chicago
Riding ongs for ladies sparks business talk
In a light exchange a question about a man’s habits is followed by the remark that he keeps good routines because he is known to be making riding songs for ladies. The remark hints at social norms and local humor.
Combating Disease Among Nez Perces Indians at Fort Lapwai
Dr John N Alley superintendent of the United States sanitarium at Fort Lapwai Idaho says the Nez Perces death toll from tuberculosis rose sharply as living habits shifted to crowded reservation life He notes 90 percent of deaths are linked to tuberculosis and urges ventilation to prevent house infection Commissioner Sells reports 25000 Indians suffer tuberculosis nationwide with only about 300 beds available for care.
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John N. Alley
United States Sanitarium For
Fort Lapwai
Idaho
Lewis and Clarke
United States
Doctor Alley
Plains
No-Return Lunch Rivalry Fumed Over Sign Gimmick
A novelty tale recalls a gent's furnishing shopkeeper who ate next door at a lunch counter while the neighboring owner complained of signs advertising lamb stew and roast giblets. The haberdasher explains his math: signs aim to move excess inventory, counting each purchase as success.
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Haberdasher
Lippincott’s
A Constant Fear
A quoted exchange discusses Tewkesbury's supposed income and contrasts it with his germ sphobia, highlighting his inability to enjoy anything. The dialogue underscores a character's misperceived wealth and a psychological condition affecting happiness.
Women Share Endorsement Of Pinkham Remedy In Missouri
Mrs S T Harvey of Eldon Missouri describes relief from displacement inflammation and nervous prostration after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound The advertisement claims the remedy aids displacements inflammation ulceration tumors irregularities backache indigestion and general weakness and urges readers to try it Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts distributes it.
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Erison
Mary Dowd
Lydia BH. Pinkham
Mra. S. T. Har Wey
Eldon
Missouri
Lydia E. Pinkham
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U. S. Express
Congress
Virginia
White House
Friends of Business
Tewkesbury
Carter
Castoria
The
Centaur Company
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