Congress to Meet Nov 10 for Railway Rate Legislation
Washington reports Congress will convene in extraordinary session on November 10 to address railway rate legislation. President Roosevelt fixed the date, aiming to avoid conflicts with Speaker Cannon and the incoming Congress, and will later deliver a lengthy message urging an equitable adjustment protecting shareholders and public interests.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Cannon
Lawson Speaks on Trusts in Ottawa Kansas
Thomas W. Lawson addressed an Ottawa audience on trusts and the Standard Oil octopus at a rain interrupted meeting. He promised to drive a clinch nail in the oil trust and urged action against unfair combines including insurance firms. A hearty welcome marked his Boston prominence at the Chautauqua event.
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Ottawa
Kas
Thomas W. Lawson
Standard Oil Octopus
Mr. Lawson
Standard Oil Company
Thomas W. Lason
Boston
Appointment of Birjleff as minister of marine in Russia
The St. Petersburg report states Vice Admiral Birjleff is named minister of marine succeeding Admiral Avellan. He is tasked with rebuilding the navy and reorganizing the entire naval system as commanded by the emperor.
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ST. Petersburg
Birjleff
Avellan
Taft Party Arrives in Honolulu On Manchuria
Secretary of War Taft and party docked in Honolulu aboard the Manchuria. They toured the city including the Pali and Royal Hawaiian Hotel lunch where Taft spoke, with dances aboard and lectures on Philippine topics. Taft said only courteous treatment for Chinese admitted, not broader Chinese entry. The Manchuria departed Friday night.
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Taft
United States
Manchuria
Maailn
Press unmuzzled in Kansas supreme court upholds press freedom
In Emporia, the Kansas Supreme Court sustained Judge Madden’s ruling that newspapers may report trials in his court. The case of J. T. Fields against Jazreel DeWitt involved a $10,000 forgery note and alleged prior injunctions. The plaintiff’s petition claimed error for refusing to restrain press coverage, but the high court upheld unmuzzled reporting.
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Madden
Supreme Court
Another Equitable Grap Exposed at Cafe Savarin
New York reports reveal James H Hyde, James W Alexander and other Equitable Life directors and stockholders paying only 5000 for ground and first floor space used by Cafe Savarin in the Equitable building. Real estate men say rent should be at least 75000 yearly. Cafe Savarin, organized in 1886, aimed at a wealthy clientele and had a 15 year lease with 15 year renewal.
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New York
James H. Hyde
James W. Alexander
Cafe Savarin
Equitable Life Society
Equitable
Equitable Company
Lower Broadway
Wall Street
New China Boycott Plan Reported from Hongkong
Mail advices from Hongkong describe a campaign in south China to pressure U S goods. Wealthy Tekhoi residents in Lanning district imported thousands of Japanese fans bearing rough sketches of Americans mistreating Chinese. Letters urge Chinese to oppose American products by boycott as fans circulate widely.
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Victoria
B. C
Hongkong
South China
United States
Tekhoi
Lanning
China Refuses to Recognize Peace Conference Deals
China informs Russia and Japan it will not recognize any peace conference arrangements affecting Chinese interests unless consulted. Japan replies that the notification changes nothing in its planned action.
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PEKIN
China
United States
Japan
Calumet Baking Powder Promoted Over Cheap Brands
An advertisement extols Calumet Baking Powder as superior to cheap substitutes. It argues cheap powders are poorly made, with low leavening gas, requiring more product and yielding uneven results. Calumet is described as economical, consistent, durable, and低- maintenance for cooks under financial pressure.
Defiance Starch Beats Cold Water Starch in 12 Oz Packs
Defiance Starch is advertised as superior to Cold Water Starch and sold in 16 oz value for the price of 13 oz. The notice urges stockers to hold back until 12 oz packages are sold and weighs in on Russia. Also includes a testimonial praising Piso's Cure for throat and lung ailments from WM O. Enpsney of Van Buren, Indiana, dated February 10, 1909.
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Piso
WM O. Enpsney
Vanburen, Ind
Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Adverts Horrors of Ills
A clipped 19th century style ad mocks woes from teething to headaches and cites relief claims for Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. The piece plugs a 25 cent bottle and a one dollar option with a money back promise, ending with a wartime jab about Oyama.
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Caldwell
Silent Ad Proliferates Everyday Household Goods
An array of vintage ads showcases cheap household items and tonics. The list includes Red Cross Ball Blue detergent in 2 oz packets for five cents, Defiance Starch, and various tobacco brands like Lewis' Single Binder. It hints at gimmicks and remedies marketed by The Russ Company and Dr. Kennedy's Sons with promises of free samples.
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Red Cross
Russ Company
Loun Bend
Ind
Hanged leaders listed after Odessa riot crackdown
Odessa roundup ends with twenty four riot leaders hanged in several prisons. Seventeen more slated for public execution upon arrival of General Ignatieff and the special council. Battleship Georgi Pobedonosets sails with crew to Sebastopol for mutineer trials.
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Odessa
Ignatieff
Georgi Pibiedonosetz
Sebastopol
Painless Dentistry in Duluth Tale
An old maid in Duluth broke a piece from a prominent tub. A dentist she knew skillfully drew it out with a plate. The narrator presents the tale as the truth in a brisk, local tone.
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Duluth
Allen's Foot-Ease Advert for Foot Powder
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It rests the feet and cures swollen, sore, hot, callous, aching, sweating feet and ingrowing nails. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Sample mailed free. Address A S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Atall
A .S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Old-Time Inventor John T. Foster Dies at 85
New York inventor John T. Foster died at Arlington New Jersey at age 85. He directed the first production of gold pens in New York City and was linked with Walter Hunt who is said to have devised the sewing machine model.
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New York
John T. Foster
New York City
Walter Hunt
Arlington, N. J
Soup and dessert cut to meet expenses
In Kansags City Drovers Telegram a debts straining eating house cites trimmed soup and dessert from the menu to balance the books. The quote attributes the move to making both ends meet with the reduced fare tests and humor around cost cutting.
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Kansags City Drovers Telegram
New York to Host Permanent Stock Company at Princess Theater
In New York the city will host another stock theater. Lee Shubert announced a permanent stock company for five years starting in September. The company will be led by Margaret Anglin and Henry Miller and perform at the Princess theater.
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New York
Lee Shubert
Margaret Anglin
Henry Miller
Princess Theater
Philadelphia Subscribes to New Japanese Loan
Philadelphia city subscriptions to the new Japanese loan reached upwards of eight million dollars, indicating a large financial commitment by the city. The report notes the substantial sum involved in securing funds from the loan program.
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Philadelphia
Folder Promotes Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland
The Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Department releases a neat folder promoting the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland. It includes a colorful bird's-eye view and scenes around Portland, describing grounds buildings and attractions to guide summer visitors.
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Union Pacific ‘Railroad Passenger Department
Portland
Licensing Freeze and Global News From Early 1900s
City of Mexico will not issue new gambling licenses after August 1 as existing licenses expire. Mrs. Madden seeks $125,000 alimony from John Madden in New York. Illinois ex-justice John H. Mulkey dies at 82 in Metropolis. Mrs. Gray of Boulder Creek drowns. formerly Amanda Monks, a Confederate spy. Berlin reports Prince Ferdinand may crown himself King of Bulgaria on August 2. Paxinosa Inn on Weygadt Mountain destroyed by fire. loss $150,000. J J Lewis, embezzlement suspect, to return from Seattle. Paris crash injures Mr and Mrs Elsass of Chicago. Field Marshal Roberts praises West Point. Several suicides and deaths reported in Wisconsin and Illinois. A redistribution of seats plan would shift 17 seats from England, 1 from Wales, 4 from Scotland, 22 from Ireland. Governor Douglass must appear in Barnstable court for speeding. Michigan politics loom to succeed Alger in Congress. Norway throne reportedly offered to Prince Karl of Denmark. potential royal marriage to Edward’s youngest daughter. Veteran from Mexican War dies in Tacoma at 87. Premier Rouvier’s Morocco terms ease Franco-German tensions. Mrs Herman Oelrichs of New York profits from transcriptions. fortune around $30 million. Oelrichs is daughter of California senator Fair and Vanderbilt sister.
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City of
Mexico
John BE. Madden
New York
John H. Mulkey
Supreme Court
State of Illinois
Metropolis
Charles Gray
Boulder Creek
Cal
Amanda Monks
Berlin
Ferdinand
Russia
Bulgaria
J. J. Lewis
Wheaton
Seattle
Wash
Paris
West Point
Frank Pesnicker
Georg Haas
Wausau
Wis
Haas
Gilbert Javelin
Holeman
Henry Wideman
Waverly
Iowa
E. &. Holdroyd
Chicago
Alabama
Nilewood
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Buzzards Bay
Mass
Douglass
Massachusetts
Barnstable
Michigan
Russell
A. Alger
National Congress
Norway
Karl
Denmark
Christian
Edward
Selby
Tacoma
Gene Taylor
Buena Vista
Lincoln
Jacksonville
Rouvier
Chamber of Deputies
France
Germany
Morocco
Oelrichs
Tate
California
Wm. K. Vanderbilt
Ataxia Sufferer Reclaims Health With Pink Pills
Edward H. Ariel recounts four years of locomotor ataxia after malaria exposure during the Spanish American War. He notes ankle and knee pain, a numb gait, and bed confinement before using Dr Williams Pink Pills in four months cured him. Ariel urges others to try the remedy and cites local Amesbury Massachusetts availability.
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Ariel
M.V.M
Chickamauga
Tom
Edward H. Ariel
Powow Street
Amesbury
Mass
Health claims and treatment advice advertise a free bottle
A promotional text argues that illness stems from constipation and decayed bowels and warns that diarrhea leads to fatal blood poisoning. It claims a single right course is to treat the cause and offers a free bottle today.
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White House
Ottawa, Kansas
Honolulu
Kansas
State Supreme Court
Equitable Grap
Syyae
Hisvong
Mr. Rosestvensky
Oyama
Armourdale
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
David Kennedy
Dr. Kennedy
Weygadt Mountain
Haston
Dr. Willams
Mull
Lfe
Mull’s Grape Tonic Co
Third Ave
Rock Island
Ill
Snowy
Yale
W.N. U
Kansas City
Rome
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