Drive Out Food Poisoners How One City Did It
Story of Inspector Cassidy's eight year war in Philadelphia against adulterated foods led by P Cassidy. It recounts arrests for milk with boric acid and embalming fluid and meat from cold storage. The piece notes candy with sulphites and broader city action to remove poisoners and restore clean food. In a different item a shooting incident in Fulton Kentucky involves Frank Holcom, age 1 1 2, shot by Lee Carter after an altercation. Carter held pending outcome.
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Inspector Cassidy
Philadelphia
Standard Oil
Big Packers
Cleveland Moffett
Mr. P. Cassidy
Hampton's
H. P. Cassidy
Cassidy
Fulton, Ky
Frank Holcom
W. M. Holcom
Holcom Mills
Lee Carter
Carter
Bolcom
Food Makers unite against injurious benzoate claim
Public spirited manufacturers nationwide join a fight against benzoate of soda. They call it harmful and deceptive in foods, arguing it prevents decay yet blocks digestion by stopping fermentive processes.
A Plain $2 Straw Hat Sparks a Wedding Romance
In Middletown New York a $2 straw hat from Union Hat Co. led to a romance between Cecelia Mulligan and George Wesley Parnham. Mulligan, a former factory employee, wrote her name inside the hat five years ago, sparking letters and photos with Parnham, who later visited and they wed at St Joseph's Church.
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Middletown
N. Y
Union Hat Company
Cecelia Mullgan
George Wesley Parnham
Manistee
Mich
George W. Parnham
Manistee & Northwestern Railroad
Against Standard Oil in Glucose Factory Dispute
The aggrieved party challenged Standard Oil in a dispute tied to glucose factory operations. The case centers on production practices at the glucose facility and related technical or commercial grievances.
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Standard Oil
At the Theatres Grand The Squaw Man and More
The listing shows shows at multiple venues including Grand with The Squaw Man, Seattie with On the Quiet, Alhambra presenting Anita, the Singing Girl, and Vaudeville acts at Orpheum Majestic and Pantages including Pantages Vaudeville.
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Grand
Seattie
Alhambra
Anita
Singing Girl
Orpheum
Majestic
Pantages
Widow Sues Over Burlington Wreck Death in Cheney
In Spokane on January 19 a wrongful death suit seeks $25,000 for the death of J Oliver, a colored porter on Burlington train No 42, who died minutes after a rear end collision at Cheney. The suit is filed by Mamie Oliver, his wife.
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Spokane
Northern Pacific
Cheney
Salt
Superior Court
J Oliver
Colored
Burlington
Mamie Oliver
Floods Disrupt Portland Trains and Communications
A heavy storm in Portland causes flooded basements and streets and cripples telegraph and telephone lines. Train service north south and east is demoralized as precipitation reaches 6.26 inches by 5 pm, the heaviest since 1883.
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Portland, Or
Portland
First illicit whisky still raid hits Maine as Jones trio arrested
Revenue officers arrest William Jones and his two sons in Bangor for operating an illicit whisky still. It marks the first known arrest for the crime in the state.
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Bangor
Revenue
William Jones
English Nobleman Arrives for Miss Gould Wedding
Lord Decies, a middle aged English nobleman, has arrived in New York for his forthcoming wedding to Miss Marjorie Gould, 19. The engagement was announced earlier and draws attention in society circles.
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New York
Lord Decies
Marjorie Gould
Blood transfusion saves wife of Harry Taylor in Atlantic City
In Atlantic City on January 19 a blood transfusion given to the wife of Harry Taylor saved her life after she suffered blood poisoning. The procedure was performed in the arms of Taylor to his spouse.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Harry Taylor
Mra. Oe
Public Market Prices Detail Fresh Produce And Seafood
Prices at Pike Place Market listed for fish meats and produce with per pound and per dozen figures. Items include flounder 3 pounds 8 cents, halibut cheeks 12 cents per pound, salmon trout 16 cents per pound, clams 10 cents per pint, oysters 36 to 40 cents pint, bacon and beef cuts priced per pound, and various fruits such as Malaga grapes 29 cents per pound and oranges 16 to 20 cents per dozen.
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Pike Place
Atera
Malaga
Boltzenberg
Dr Fick Charges Arsenic Poisoning In Baseball Player
Dr RE P Fick claims George Alien a half breed baseball player who died last week in Monroe succumbed to arsenic poisoning. If proven by chemical analysis, he will submit facts to Coroner W D Smith and demand a police investigation. A feud exists in Allen family over a 30000 dollar estate.
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George Alien
Monroe
RE. P. Fick
Cobb
Slides Delay Trains Hit Pacific Northwest Rails
Widespread landslides between Ridgefield and Vancouver Washington block both the Oregon and Northern Pacific routes. Night crews rushed to clear debris as hundreds of tons of rock and earth tumbled onto the tracks, delaying service. In Orange New Jersey, doctors report removal of a live stomach parasite from Floyd Mo Coy after a year with the worm.
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Ridgefield
Vancouver
Wash
Con Washington
Northern Pacific
Orange
N. J
Floyd Mo. Coy
Let Me Send You A Treatment Of My Catarrh Cure Free
A historic sales pitch promises a free catarrh cure with personal case commitments. The ad asserts long experience and a money saving guaranteed method that supposedly cures by addressing the disease’s cause and ridding the system of germs. It urges readers to mail their name and address to receive treatment.
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B. Gauss
GAUSS
C. KB
Main St
Marshall, Mich
Investigation into boiler explosion deaths and court custody ruling
Investigators opened inquiry into the deaths of En yer Dwyer Fireman Cook and rakeman Fort in a locomotive boiler blast at Wende station. In Buffalo Mrs Abbie T Montgomery failed to appear in Judge Fraters court in a divorce action against W P Montgomery and custody of their son and the community property was granted to the husband.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Enneer Dwyer
Cook
Rakeman
Fort
Syracuse
Wende Station
Abbie T. Montgomery
W. P. Montgomery
Markets Memo Shows Mixed Daily Trading
A garbled market note lists various prices and items including cattle dairy goods and vegetables like cabbage cucumbers cauliflower and celery. It references selling prices and a few percentages but is largely unreadable with many broken phrases.
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Reet
Ranoh
Bees
Oregon
Seone
Deren
Brown of Browns Indiana Seeks Wife Through Unusual Bargain
In Browns Indiana on January 19 C H Brown announced he seeks a wife and offers to perform domestic duties including washing dishes milking cows churning and household help in exchange for marriage. The plan challenges the unsigned International Husbands Union and stirs local debate among wives and husbands.
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Browns
Ind
C. H. Brown
Brown
International Husbands’ Union
Indiana
Delaware Arrives In Norfolk After Deadly Boiler Blast
The battleship Delaware arrived in Norfolk with its eight crewmen killed in yesterday's boiler explosion. Flames remained at half mast as a blizzard raged over the harbor.
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Norfolk
Delaware
Honor for Hadley in Minneapolis reception of Culprit Fay
Henry Hadley conductor of the Seattle Symphony receives congratulations for his rhapsody The Culprit Fay which drew an enthusiastic reception in Minneapolis His second symphony The Four Seasons won Pedagogue and New Britain conservatory prizes and will have its first feature performance at the fifth symphony concert February 9.
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Henry Hadley
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Fay
Minneapolis
Mr. Hadley
Bn Conservatory
Governor Blease Targeted by Editorials After Inaugural Address
South Carolina Governor Livingston Blease faced sharp editorials in Columbia as editors critiqued his inaugural speech. The remarks largely attacked newspapers, reflecting ongoing tensions between the governor and the press.
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Columbia
Livingston Blease
Mrs Schenk to Be Own Witness in Poison Trial
The case against Mrs Laura Farnsworth Schenk for poisoning her wealthy husband John O Schenk nears end as prosecutor Handlan reports near completion of the case The defense denies her collapse in court yesterday and suggests she may testify this afternoon in Wheeling West Virginia. Police shakeup in New York sees Captain John S Tappin dismissed after 17 years of service for lying to the police commissioner. Oregon California excursion arrives in Portland from Spokane. In Chicago Henry Bartlett and Henry Barlow both die by their own hand saying they were tired of life. In Norwich Ethyl M Whiting and Harrison C Noyes announce marriage with the bride aged 14. In Albany William F Sheehan loses two Senate votes as the legislature ballots. August Berg knocked down by a streetcar at First Ave and Madison St last night but uninjured.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Laura Farnsworth Schenk
John O. Schenk
Handlan
New Pianos Priced Low After Shipments
Se attle buyers rush to Eilers Music House for two carloads of pianos offered at prices as low as 96 131 167 dollars. Many styles in oak walnut or mahogany remain, while a January clearance features Chickering Steinway Lester Kimball Weber Fischer Hardman uprights and Pianolas with prices from 176 to 320 and Pianola pianos from 48 to 576, all cash or easy terms.
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Seattle
Chickering
Steinway
Lester
Kimball
Weber
Fischer
Hardman
Stuyvesant
Neal Institute Three Day Cure for Liquor Habit
A Seattle based advertisement promises a complete cure for drunkenness under a guaranteed contract. It offers a deposit based payment plan and a promise to provide free treatment if an absolute cure is not achieved, claiming improved mental and physical state after the Neal Treatment. The notice invites testimonials and provides contact details at East Howell and Sixteenth Ave.
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Neal Institute
East Howell
Sixteenth Av
Seattle
East
Ind
Cedar
Salem asylum position sparks probe of Governor West
Opponents claim Governor West boxed himself by reopening the Eastern Oregon branch insane asylum location dispute. An Oregon state asylum investigation and public grilling of officials are anticipated by critics, who push for accountability amid the political clash.
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Salem
West
Branch
Oregon
Oregon State
Emancipation of the Fat via Marmola Tablets
An old essay promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets as a painless, dietary method to reduce fat. It claims weight loss of a pound per day or maintaining fat at a standstill without exercise or meals, priced at 76 cents through Marmola Co. or local druggists.
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Marmola Co
Palmer Bidg
Detroit
Mich
Talks on Teeth By the Regal Dentists
The Regal Dental Offices announce a painless plan for extracting filling and crowning teeth under the slogan We Never Hurt a Bit. Nervous patients have sought them out and left eager to spread the gospel of painless dentistry with a written guarantee on all work. Located at 1405 Third Ave. Cor Union St.
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Regal Dental Offices
Third Ave
Cor, Union St
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Broadhurst System
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J. Redelsheimer
Porter
Maine
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Samuel Harvey
E. Gauss
Fy Vetted Press
Will Wash
Try
Calted Press
Hadly
Governor Roasts Press
United Press
Mrs. Schenk
United Pres
John
Tappin
California
Canada
Chicago
Henry Bartlett
Henry Barlow
Norwich
Conn
Ethyl M. Whiting
Harrison C. Noyes
Sheehan
Albany
William F. Sheehan
August Berg
First Av
Madison St
Eilers
Eilers Music House
D. Johnston Co
Universalty
MacDougall & Southwick Company
Panama
Dorgal
Virginus
Virginia St
Westlake
The
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