Newspaper Publishers Defend Second Class Rate at Hearing
A brief for the American Newspaper Publishers Association was presented to a congressional postal commission in New York. It argues second class rates do not cause postal deficits and that newspapers profit from carrying, while magazines cost more to transport. The document urges restricting the rate to public information and limiting mercantile use.
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New York
Publishers’ Association
Congressional Commission On Postal
Gergrals Smith and Payne
Train Wreck Kills Five on Military Special Near Lansingburg
A rear end collision near Lansingburg on the Boston and Maine line left five passengers dead and many injured. The mixed passenger and military train, delayed by a grade and curve, collided with the regular passenger service just before reaching the Lansingburg station as it waited to enter Troy depot.
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Lansingburg
N. Y
Boston’ & Maine Trailroad
Apo
Aingburg
Troy
Officers Ordered to Cuba and Havana Duties
Orders received at Fort Riley direct Lieut. Col. Parker Thirteenth Cavalry to report to Brig. Gen. Funston for duty in Cuba. Maj. Herbert Slocum Second Cavalry to report to Secretary Taft for duty in Havana. Lieut. Gilbert Smith ordered to Newport News for transport and quartermaster duty. They will leave at once.
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Junction’ City
Kan
Fort Riley Fron
Washington
Col. Parker
Thirteenth Cavalry
Funston
Cuba
Herbert Slocum
Second Cavalry
Taft
Havana
Gilbert Smith
Newport News
Beveridge Attacks Bryan at Lincoln Lincoln Crowd
Senator Albert J. Beveridge spoke at the Oliver theater in Lincoln Nebraska on Thursday night urging support for the republican congressional and state tickets. He praised William Jennings Bryan while criticizing those who attack the democratic leader calling Bryan sincere and high minded though impractical.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Oliver Theater
Willian “J .Bryan
Bryan
Robbery at Japanese Bank in San Francisco Ends in Death
Two robbers entered the Kimmon Ginko at 1588 O’Farrell Street at noon. They fatally beat manager Urakata and seriously injured clerk Sasaki with a gas pipe, escaping with $5,000 in gold. Major Urakata died two hours after the assault.
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San Franccisco
Cal
Kimmon Ginko
Golden Gate Bank
O’farrell Street
Urakata
Bank
A. Sasaki
President Roosevelt dedicates Pa Capitol in Harrisburg and York
President Roosevelt makes a rainy cross state trip to Harrisburg and York for the dedication of the new state capitol at Harrisburg, completed at a cost of 13 million dollars, replacing the 1897 destroyed state house.
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Harrisburg
Roosevelt
York
New
Capitol
Railway clerks push for eight hour day ruling
At a closing session the American Railway Mail association adopted a resolution urging the Washington post office department to rule on the eight hour workday.
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Chicago
American Railway Mall Association
Washington
Itch Cure Through Cuticura Remedies Men’s Remarkable Recovery
In July I suffered from relentless itching all over my body. Hair loss and sleepless nights followed until I used Cuticura Remedies. After four weeks of nightly hot baths and applying Cuticura Ointment I was completely cured and my hair stopped shedding. D. E. Blankenship, 319 N Del, Indianapolis, Oct 27, 1905.
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D. EH
Blankenship
N. del. St
Indianapolis
Ind
Bright Colors and Odd Phrases in Curious Ad Snippet
A jumble of product blurbs and anecdotes appears, referencing Putnam dyes and St Jacobs Oil, with mentions of Mrs Winslow’s Syrup and Defiance Starch. A tale about Roscoe Conkling and Senator Chandler concludes the fragment, highlighting boxing bravado and political wit.
Carrie Chapman Catt Noted Clubwoman Meets Royalty Abroad
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, famed American clubwoman, is received abroad by royalty. Some foreign papers claim she has a proverbial right to look at a king.
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Carrie Chapman Catt
Hall's Catarrh Cure Sold With $100 Reward Claim
An advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh and constitutional disease. It asserts internal use cures by acting on blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 for any case it cannot cure, urging readers to request testimonials from F A Ghney & Co of Toledo and to use Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hali
Hall
Nature 0
F.A. Gheney & CO
Toledo
Gayenne
Chesebrough Meg. Coo
State Street
New. York
Churchill praises New Hampshire farmers as potential summer hosts
Winston Churchill in Concord lauds New Hampshire farmers for diversifying into hotels and boarding houses as the state’s climate mountains lakes and forests attract summer visitors. He notes farmers increasingly welcome boarders and use fresher farm produce, joking about New York eggs.
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Winston Churchill
Concord
New Hampshire
America
New York
Churchill
Grape Nuts praised as nerve and health booster
A Ontario reader credits Grape-Nuts with steadier nerves and better health after two years of use. She says it calmed stomach nerves, aided sleep, and halted loose teeth concerns, noting weight gain and overall happiness since starting the product from Postum Co.
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Ontario
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Faere
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Port.Riley
Beveridge
California
Putnam
St. Jacobs
Little Burstead
Essex
England
Chandler
Conkling
Roscoe Conkling
Senator Chandler
Smith
Mr. Conkling
AMET
Keiss
Fac Simile Signature of
Dodds
Ghent
Carters
Bears
Astoria
the Gentaur Company
New York City
Thornton
Oak ST
Kansas Go City
Naa
Orrier Mar
Ben
Read Estate
Virginia Farms
Southern Trubker& Land Cp., Inc
Veteraburg
Fae
Kansas City
Patton-Worsham Drug. CO
Dallas
Texas
Memphis
Tennessee
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