Tariff revision ends session as Congress adjourns
Washington reports the tariff has been revised and Congress adjourned sine die at 6 o clock Thursday night. The final hours showed little drama with mixed reactions to the tariff’s outcome. Taft sent to the Senate the nomination of R Platt Andrew for director of the mint and Will Heimke for minister to Salvador.
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Congress
Senate
Taft
R. Platt Andrew
Massachusetts
Mint
Will Heimke
Salvador
Eby Arrested for Threats to President McCrea
Abraham C Eby alias Adam Smith, alleged Burkeville Va mayor, was arrested in Philadelphia on bribery and extortion charges related to sending threatening letters to President McCrea of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He faced US Commissioner Craig with bail set at 10,000.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Abraham C Eby
Adam Smith
Burkeville
Philadelphia
United States
Craig
Honolulu
Greece
Crete
Turkey
Sweden's Strike Serious as Employers Back Fund Fight
Stockholm faces a general strike as King Gustavus Adolphus seeks peace arbitration. The Employers Association pays out 40,000 dollars daily to support weak members, with a 4.5 million dollar reserve. Strikes loom from printers, drivers, and farm workers while troops in the north mutiny.
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Stockholm
Gustave
von Sydow
Linduist
Stockholm Street Car Company
Employers’ Association
Denmark
Norway
Finland
Germany
Roumania
Bulgaria
Fatun
Sollefte
Farm Laborers’ Union
Three New Railroads Start Operation In Texas
The railroad commission was advised that Gulf Texas & Western will be completed and in operation on August 25 from Jacksboro west to Jeannette seven miles and from Olney east to Royalton 10.4 miles. The Rock Island opens for operation 49.2 miles from Amarillo west on its Tucumcari cutoff. Asherton & Gulf opens from Asherton Junction on the International & Great Northern in La Salle county to Asherton in Dimmit county 32.1 miles.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Gulf, Texas & Western
Jacksboro
Jeannette
Olney
Royalton
Rock Island
Amarillo
Tucumcari
Alfalfa Mill Planned for Quanah Texas
W M Shook and associates of Alton Illinois discuss with Quanah locals the construction of an alfalfa mill and elevator. Local capital backs the project which will also process milo maize and kaffir corn products at an estimated outlay of about 30000 dollars.
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Quanah
Tex
W. M. Shook
Alton
Saratoga District Approves 10000 Bond for School
In Saratoga Tex the special bond election Saturday passed 23 to 1 with 8 against. The measure authorizes a 10000 bond to erect a public school building, promising Saratoga the county’s most commodious schoolhouse for its size.
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Saratoga
Tex
Extending Tram Road to Newton by Miller-Link Lumber
Miller-Link Lumber ships mules ties and steel to Newton to extend the Orange and Northwestern railroad north for tram use to log their mill. Work on the extension has already begun.
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Newton
Tex
Miller-Link Lumber Company
Orange & Northwestern Railroad
Increased Capital Stock At Alvin Fruit and Truck Growers
The Alvin Fruit and Truck Growers association held its annual meeting in Alvin Texas on Saturday. The meeting offered one thousand dollars in additional stock and seven hundred dollars was subscribed.
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Alvin
Tex
Alvin Fruit and Truck Growers’ Association
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passage from Atchison Globe condemns the dead beat as a social predator who betrays trust and causes hardship, noting he loses respect and faces constant moves and a troubled conscience while failing to prosper.
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Atchison Globe
Hard Reputation Food Chicken Stealing
Dialogue depicts a harsh exchange about reputation for stealing food. The speaker notes chickens are scarce and the hardest part is living up to the reputation. The scene centers on two characters Sambo and a chile discussing scarcity and social stigma.
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Chile
Only Cure for Consumption Proclaimed by TB Association
The piece warns that rapid growth of anti tuberculosis efforts has spawned many quack cures. It cites hundreds of fake doctors and institutes selling cures for consumption to swindle the public. The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis calls these frauds and says the only cure is fresh air rest and wholesome food.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Doctor Explains Hospital Visit Details
The doctor brought a patient to the hospital and said the procedure was not complicated. When asked if hospital care was necessary he affirmed, explaining the visit funds a roof for his new house.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Right Foundation of Health and Grape-Nuts
An New Hampshire woman recounts severe indigestion and pain from a faulty diet. She switches to Grape-Nuts and notes rapid recovery, improved digestion, clearer mind, restored strength, and renewed ambition, crediting the product as rebuilding her health.
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New Hampshire
Wellville
A Trying Time Judge and Prisoner Exchange
A humorous Harper's Weekly cartoon caption shows a judge questioning a prisoner about striking him. The prisoner asks what the judge would do if a man entered a grocery store and requested to take a moving picture of the cheese.
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Harper’s Weekly
Capudine Remedy for Colds and Grippe Advertisement
A vintage ad claims Capudine relieves colds feverishness and headaches. It markets liquid effects priced 10 25 and 60 cents at drug stores, noting affordability when the heart is willing but the purse weak.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
Vienna West Virginia resident Mrs Eyowa Wheaton says the product saved her life after a decade of illness and urges other women to try Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts a large cure record, non narcotic ingredients, and free confidential advice from the Lynn Massachusetts laboratory.
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W. Va
Lydia
Ae E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eyowa Wheaton
Pim
Lynn
Mass
Gore
Foonie Hom
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