Engineers threaten nationwide strike over pay raise
Grand officers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers warn a January strike may involve all sixty one roads serving the Chicago area. After talks since September 26 failed, engineers seek a 16 percent salary increase and improved conditions, with 60,000 members in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico potentially affected.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Warren S. Stone
Cleveland
Stone
Western Managers’ Association
F E Ward
Burlington Road
C. Bachelder
F Durham
G. H. Emerson
Brotherhood
United States
Canada
Mexico
Deitz Granted $40,000 Bail Then Re-Arrested
Hayward Wisconsin bail bond posted by Zabel and Schultz clears Deitz briefly as Judge Wickham approves $40,000 bond. While his wife and son celebrate, Sheriff Madden serves a warrant for an alleged May 8 1904 shooting attempt, sending Deitz back to jail.
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Madden
Patrick McGinl
Cameron Dam
Crippen Death Sentence Delayed to November 23
London reports Dr Hawley H. Crippen, condemned for his wife’s murder, will not be executed Tuesday due to legal delay rules. The two week gap after appeal dismissal required. Solicitor Newton drafts a reprieve petition as November 23 is set for the execution.
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London
England
Hawley H. Crippen
Newton
Crippen
Dickinson Ends World Tour Arrives in New York
Secretary of War Jacob M Dickinson and party return from Europe to New York aboard the Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm. Gen Clarence R Edwards, Capt Henry Cootes, and Mrs Dickinson accompany him with children, completing an around the world tour.
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Dickinson
aBck
New York
Jacob M. Dickinson
Europe
Clarence R. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Henry Cootes
Jacob M . Dickinson
Cootes
Famous Psychic Margaret Graham Attracts Daily Clients In Chicago
Margaret Graham, described as America’s foremost psychic, draws a steady stream of clients to her residence at 2918 Michigan Ave Chicago Illinois. The article portrays her as born with powerful psychic abilities revealing past and future secrets and offering counsel on various life matters.
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Margaret Graham
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Ill
America
Looking for Trouble in a Comical Auto Scene
A lighthearted cartoon caption shows a driver named Reggy unable to steer while attempting to light a cigarette, illustrating him juggling a cigar and the car. The quip highlights a humorous clash of careless multitasking.
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Fast Indigestion Relief
Advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsin digests meals quickly reducing sour stomach belching gas and heartburn. A 60 cent case relieves indigestion nausea dizziness and stomach discomfort within five minutes with a large 50 cent supply claimed to cure many stomach disorders.
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Pape
Threat prompts odd collateral request in tense exchange
In a terse interaction a lender asks for security and the respondent offers a dramatic alternative by pledging his wife. The exchange highlights unusual collateral dynamics in a financial dispute.
Granulation of Eyelids Prompted by Winds Paired with Salve Relief
Strong winds stir sand storms causing eyelid granulation. Pettit's Eye Salve offers quick relief, sold by Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo New York. Also notes a miner who loses his investment when he withdraws from a mine.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo,n.y
American charm quoted by Grahame White at New York dinner
Claude Grahame White praised American fellowship and noted the "American woman is regarded abroad as an angel" while joking that a French fiancé became blue after his sweetheart's return. He contrasted American friendliness with French sentiment in a light anecdote.
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Claude Grahame White
New York
America
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Health for Tama Woman
Mrs Josiah Clinker of State Street Tama Iowa reports six years of relief from kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She describes initial back pain fatigue weight loss and morning stiffness followed by rapid improvement and lasting cure. Doan's sold 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Josiah Clinker
State St
Tama
Iowa
Doan
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
We for Women Believe Men May Read On Trains
A satirical complaint declares support for women yet argues men retain the right to read newspapers in public despite being seated beside women on streetcars. The piece laments stares and sneers and notes the reader’s right to continue the story on page seven, column five.
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Detroit Free Press
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warns Public
An 19th century warning cautions against mercury containing catarrh ointments due to serious health risks. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio, claiming it contains no mercury and is taken internally to treat blood and mucous surfaces. The ad notes price and availability from local druggists and adds Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hlo
F. J. Cheney & Co
Druagista
A Sure Sign of a Turf Devotion
A visitor notes to Mr. Reuben that his son is devoted to the turf. The old man acknowledges the claim as true, recalling a scene where Jabezkin lay on the grass for hours without complaint.
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Reuben
Jabezkin
Harper’s Weekly
The Preface to Trade Distemper Cure Remark
Farmer Corntessel recalls a curious yesterday encounter with a stranger who told a story without selling anything. Ed Geers, hailed as grand old man for honest horse handling, endorses Spohn's Distemp Cure as a universal remedy for distemper in horses. Available 50c and 1 a bottle from druggists or Spohn Medical Co Goshen Indiana.
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Corntessel
ED Geers
Spohn
Spohn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Terrified Hero and a Surf Rescue Tale
A lifeguard recalls a near miss in the surf last summer when a grateful lady nearly married him after a rescue. A humorous collection of quips on health and romance follows, including claims about Hamling Wizard Oil preventing throat diseases and jokes about marriage and vanity.
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Lfe
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Standard Oil Company
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