Earthquake Detects Violent Motion in Washington
Seismograph at the weather bureau recorded a violent quake Wednesday morning, beginning around 9 14 and subsiding near 9 20, with strong motion as high as four tenths of an inch. The Cheltenham observatory and coast survey also logged the event lasting about two hours. In New York, cable companies reported no interruption of communications for the Americas and lines through the West Indies and Central and South America remained unaffected.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Coast and Geodetic Survey Magnetic Observatory
Cheltenham
New York
Americas
West Indies
Central
South America
A Long Balloon Voyage Over Illinois Indiana and Ohio
The United States signal corps balloon No 10 piloted by Aeronaut J C McCoy and Captain Charles de F Chandler crossed Illinois Indiana and Ohio after departing St Louis. Reaching Point Pleasant W V at nightfall they were en route to land. The flight covered about 500 miles and earned the Lahm cup.
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St. Louis
United States Signal Corps
J. C. McCoy
Charles de F. Chandler
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Feasting and Dancing at Collinsville Pow Wow
The third day of the Indian pow wow drew a large white crowd in Collinsville Indian Territory as Chief Spybuck hosted representatives of ten tribes. Eighteen fat cattle were slaughtered Wednesday in a public event, with dancing continuing day and night.
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Collinsville
I. T
Spybuck
Suits Planned Against Kansas City Grain Dealers
The state, represented by Attorney General Fred S. Jackson, to file suits in Wyandotte County Court against major grain dealers and elevators in Kansas City Kansas to stop 100 pound car deductions. The actions aim to prevent these practices and push for remediation.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
Wyandotte
Fred S. Jackson
Whitlow Hearing Postponed in Murder Case
The preliminary hearing for Samuel Whitlow in Iola Kansas, jailed for the murder of Miss May Sappat Moran Kansas, was continued to Thursday October 24 after attorneys requested a postponement due to other cases.
Police disarm students after campus clash before football game
In Oklahoma, two policemen were relieved of their guns as 400 students rioted while celebrating an upcoming football game. The ensuing fight left two students injured and several self-deputized officers whipped by the students.
Hale Retires as President of Antiquarian Society
Rev Edward Everett Hale retires as president of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester Massachusetts. Waldo Lincoln is elected to lead the organization as it marks years of membership and service.
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Edward Everett Hale
Worcester
Mass
American Antiquarian Society
Waldo Lincoln
Five Months in Hospital Ended by Kidney Pills
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota says after five months in a hospital he was discharged as incurable with six months to live. He suffered heart trouble smothering spells and foggy sight. Dean's Kidney Pills relieved the symptoms and he regained health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Levi P. Brockway
S. Second Ave
Anoka
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Life's Brief Span and the Rise and Fall of Love
A reflective meditation on human life portraying brief loves and friendships, joys and sorrows, bright Thursdays and dismal Fridays, high ambitions and Waterloo defeats. The passage frames life as a cloud that passes away, with memories embalmed in sorrow.
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Matthew Hale Carpenter
Cure by Cuticura Remedies Ends Eight-Year Sore
Fritz Hirschlaff of New York credits Cuticura Remedies with a complete cure after eight years of skin sores. He reports relief began on the seventh day after trying various doctors and treatments costing about three hundred dollars, enabling him to return to work. Dated March 29 and April 6, 1906.
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Fritz Hirschlaff
Columbus Ave
New York
N. Y
Exchange Notes in Farm Magazine Household Section
In a farm magazine household department two readers offer trades. One seeks geraniums for a well preserved Browning poetry copy. The other offers Byron's complete poems and letters in exchange for watermelon seed.
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Signs of
the Times
Browning
Byron
Unusual Opportunity Offer in This Township
An advertisement promises a $100 monthly income for a resident acting as representative. Address is given as H. W. Cole 1149 15th St Washington DC. The message closes with a quoted personal motto about living with honor.
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H. W. Cole
15Th St
Washington, D. C
Hides Pelts and Wool Advertised by N. W. Hide & Fur Co
A short classified line urges sending hides pelts and wool to the N. W. Hide and Fur Co of Minneapolis Minnesota for full value. The ad ends with a homespun proverb about uphill and downhill effort.
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Reliable
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Not to Be Wasted and Odd Remedies from Then Nearby
A collage of fragments notes Ben Cary’s swamp near his home as a pest breeding ground and his refusal to exterminate mosquitoes after spending 32 on screening. The page also touts Defiance Starch for laundry stiffness and includes a comic jab about a schoolmaster, plus an ad for Hat’s Catarra CURE with testimonials and a Toledo pharmacist.
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Ben Cary
Ben
Cary
Skeeters
Dog damage award in Felixstowe suit halves value
In a Felixstowe dog loss case two witnesses disagreed on value. One testified the dog was worth 125 dollars, the other said it was worthless. The judge awarded 62.50 dollars as a fair average damages.
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Wisdom of Solomon
Felixstowe
England
Defiance Starch Promises Stiff Collars and Cuffs
An advertisement touts Defiance Starch for stiff collars and cuffs with gloss or domestic finish. A 16 oz package costs 10c, sold by all good grocers. The text adds a moral line about living as if the Master is always near.
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement distribution
An 19th century sales blurb promotes Allen's Foot-Ease for painful swollen smarting and sweating feet. It claims the powder makes new shoes easy and notes it is sold by druggists and shoe stores with a free sample offer option. The fragment mentions Le Roy New York and ends with a sales tagline.
Red Cross Ball Slue Promotes Home Use
A vintage ad urges consumers to ask grocers for Red Cross Ball Slue in a 2 oz package priced at five cents, claiming it benefits households though it hints at vague claims about mind readers.
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RED Cross
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