President Roosevelt plans 17 day camping trip in Louisiana
The president will leave Oyster Bay for Washington next Wednesday and begin a 17 day camping trip in northeastern Louisiana starting about October 5. He will camp in the cane country and then proceed to Memphis and Vicksburg for speeches before returning to Washington by October 23.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Louisiana
Loeby
Washington
Memphis
Tenn
Vicksburg
Miss
White House
Profits of Standard Oil Hit 490 Million in Eight Years
Frank R. Kellogg, leading the federal suit to dissolve the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, revealed a record showing profits of 490.8 million dollars from 1899 to 1906, averaging over 61 million annually. It distributed 308.4 million to shareholders in the same period.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Oil Trust
Frank R. Kellogg
Standard Oil Company
Guarded Vatican Amid Royal Guard Presence in Rome
Armed men guarded the apostolic palace and Vatican entrances all day Friday under papal protection. A Royal troops detachment reinforced security but no anti clerical violence occurred on September 20, the 37th anniversary of Rome’s occupation by Italian troops and the fall of papal temporal power.
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Rome
Apostolic Palace
Vatican
Five New Torpedo Boat Destroyers for Navy
Secretary Metcalf Friday awarded contracts for five torpedo boat destroyers. William Cramp & Sons build two ships at 585000 each, Bath Iron Works two at 624000 each, New York Shipbuilding Company one at 645000. Turbine machines of the Parsons type will be installed in all ships.
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Washington
Metcalf
Congress
Navy Department
Wm. Cramp & Sons
Bath Iron Works
New York Shipbuilding Company
La Crosse Rates Raised by State Railway Commission
The La Crosse Gas and Electric Company must raise electric lighting rates after a Friday decision by the Wisconsin state railway commission. It marks the first such ruling in the state, allowing public utilities and customers to appeal the order under the new law.
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la Crosse
Wis
State Railway Commission
Missouri Navy Sails Huntress for New Orleans After Delay
The Navy Department received word from Pensacola that the converted yacht Huntress crewed by Missouri naval militiamen sailed on the 17th but had to return due to bad weather. It finally departed Pensacola again Thursday evening bound for New Orleans.
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Missouri
Washington
Navy ‘Department
Navy Yard
Pensacola
Huntress
Missouri Naval
New Orleans
Russia to receive 22300 ton battleship from Baltic works
The Russian admiralty has ordered a battleship of 22,300 tons from Baltic shipbuilding works in St. Petersburg.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Baltic
Firm Stand in Libel Threat Over Railroading Claim
The private secretary notes a job seeker claiming railroading knowledge. Dustin Stax retorts that any attempt to boast will trigger immediate libel suits. The exchange frames a firm legal posture against unfounded claims.
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Dustin Stax
Missouri Woman Credits Kidney Pills After 2 Year Suffering
Mrs J D Johnson of Columbia Missouri reports two years of dropsy swelling heart pain and restricted movement after kidney trouble. She began using Deans Kidney Pills and after two boxes her symptoms ceased. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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J. D. Johnson
West Hickman St
Columbia
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Motoring Wit and Modern Building Sparks
The dialogue riffs on motion and machine failure while notes on architecture cite electric plate warmers in new homes. Brisk ad lines tout Ball Blue and Mrs. Winslow's Syrup for teething. Niagara Falls as a power plant is valued at 46 million dollars annually.
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Niagara Falls
Tumors Conquered by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Historic letters tout Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as curing fibroid and other tumors in women. Testimonials from Mrs May Fry Mrs E F Hayes and others claim tumor removal and lasting relief after using the product plus Blood Purifier. Claims emphasize non surgical cure and widespread reader endorsement.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
May Fry
Colfax Ave
South Bend
Ind
Pinkham
E. F. Hayes
Ruggles St
Boston
Mass
M.x
Mrs. Pinkham Offers Free Health Advice to Women
Women suffering from any form of female weakness are invited to write Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts for advice. She has advised sick women free of charge for over twenty years and helped her mother-in-law Lydia E. Pinkham in prior guidance.
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Pinkham
Uynn
Mass
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Cardus
M. Stout
Gabbatha, Tenn
Chattanooga Medicine Gov
Chattanooga
Paxton
Boaton
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Mt. Pleasant
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Vandergrift, Pa
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