Watkins Nominated Vice President by Prohibition Party
Professor Aaron S. Watkins was officially notified as the Vice Presidential candidate by the national Prohibition party at Ada Ohio Northern University. The large Ada crowd, including Felix McWhirter and Charles R. Jones, cheered as Watkins praised the party’s national scope and urged broad support for a clean government and temperance reform.
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Brown Auatorium
Ohio Northern Univerity
Ada
Aaron S. Watkins
National Prohibition Party
Felix McWhirter
Indianapolis
National Prohibitions Organization
Charles R. Jones
Chicago
Jones
Robert Patton
Springfield
Watkins
Prohibition Party
Chafin
United States
Senate
Advertising for small merchants in town papers
A long argument favors advertising to grow local business. Various merchants share why they advertise or not, while proponents urge strategic, changing campaigns to attract customers, noting smaller ads can outperform large ones and that publicity builds town prosperity.
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T. Graham
Jim
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Times
John Jones
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Brow
Rawhide Nev. Crushed by Blaze Routs Town
A devastating fire at Rawhide Nevada left three thousand homeless and caused extensive property loss estimated at over 1,000,000. A rapid northwest and southeast wind drove flames toward Balloon Avenue and Abe People’s Hospital. Despite 600 volunteers and a 600 strong fire force, the inflammable wooden structures burned, leaving Rawhide a smoldering mass two hours after the blaze began. Firefighters finally checked the flames south of Balloon Avenue.
Alexander Troup Death Report Described
A terse notice from the Democra tle com page reports the death of Alexander Troup, with minimal details and no further context available in the readable fragment.
Boonton Boomers and Militia Thoughts Rise
A rustic verse about Boonton growing rich and lively after Mr. Boomer’s bold acts. It contrasts town progress with a cemetery boom and cheeky knockers. The second piece argues for a unified national reserve system, praising regular-army standards and militia training to strengthen state troops and ensure readiness.
Guns and Law Tightening Called by Police Chiefs
Police chiefs urge a restrict law on deadly weapons. Licensing and sales records aid solving shootings. Buyers may face cross examination, deterring wrongful use. Some women have used pistols against alleged wrongdoers, prompting calls for stricter controls and scrutiny.
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BECO
Dorando and Hayes Earn Rich Praise From Croker
Richard Croker praised Dorando and Hayes after the Madison Square Garden marathon, saying they gave the greatest running exhibition he had seen. He believed Dorando ran the better race and would have liked Hayes to win, noting the record pace of six minutes per mile for 26 miles as extraordinary and not suited to a horse.
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Croker
Saya
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Dorando
Hayes
Calvary Cemetery
New York
Frank Croker
Madison Square Garden
Novel Aluminium Lamp For Kitchen And Sickroom
An aluminium alcohol lamp with a cup for heating water or boiling water is described as a new portable device to be carried on a candlestick style handle, suitable for both kitchen and sickroom use.
Fragmentary dialogue hints at social satire in Baltimore press
A garbled OCR snippet shows a speaker scolding another, claiming lack of merit and joking about a feast. The text references Mr Hamfat and a line about a second rate actor labeled Baltimore American. The fragment suggests a newspaper card noting a clash or literary gag from a Baltimore paper.
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John
One Way. Husband and Wife Budget Clash Dialog
A brief comic exchange shows a husband unsure how much allowance to give and a wife urging him to exceed what he can afford. The vignette, framed as illustrated Bits, highlights bargaining over finances in a domestic setting.
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Mr. Boomer
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Kingsford
Alice Cary Waterman
Janet M. Hill
Keer
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