House Passes Hepburn Railroad Rate Bill
Washington The House approved the Hepburn railroad rate bill by 246 to 7. It grants the Interstate Commerce Commission power to set reasonable maximum rates after investigation of alleged unreasonableness, with a 30 day effect period and three year rate stability, plus inclusion of auxiliary carriers under the commission and expanded agency authority.
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Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
House
Hepburn Railroad
Littlefield, McCall, Perkins, Sibley
Southwick
Vreeland
Weeks
Hepburn
Miners Die In West Virginia Gas Explosion
A gas pocket in the Parrall mine of Stewart Collieries near Oskhill caused a catastrophic blast. With 39 workers employed, at least 28 are believed dead and 12 survived. The shaft, 760 feet deep, left many unable to escape as air was cut off and ventilation wrecked.
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West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Parrall
Stewart Collieries Company
Oskhill
Wireless Messages Intercepted At Sea By Navy Cruisers
In San Diego bay the cruisers Chicago and Boston intercepted wireless messages from Commander Geeting of the Mare Sel to Point Arguille near Santa Barbera. The distance traveled by the signals exceeds 430 miles, the greatest yet achieved by wireless telegraphy.
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San Diego
Cal
San Diego Bay
Chicago
Boston
Geeting
Mare Seland Navy Yard
Point Arguille
Santa Barbera
Body of Valencia victim found on Long Beach near Schooner Cave
A well dressed man’s body was recovered on Long Beach near Schooner Cave Clayquot by George Gray an Indian. Pockets held papers identifying him as Harry Woolridge a Valencia victim bound to Vancouver en route east. Bible, a silver watch, $60 in cash and a Pacific railroad ticket were found.
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Victoria
B. C
Clayquot
Long Beach
Schooner Cave
George Gray
Harry Woolridge
Valencia
Vancouver
Bible
Dian Pacific Railroad
Pink Pills Claim Cure for Anemia and Bloodlessness
Advertises Dr Williams Pink Pills for Anemia claiming to restore new blood and cure pale weak patients. Testimonial from Mrs Thomas J McGann of Plainfield New Jersey describes rapid improvement after twelve boxes, including reduced headaches and pink cheeks. Ends with address for information at Schenectady NY.
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Ir. Williams
Dr. Williams
Thos. J. McGann
Lincoln Place
Plainfield
N.J
Tribute to the Methodists in Willimantic
A Boston Herald tribute recalls Thomas Turner a Willimantic dry goods proprietor born in England who rose from cotton mills to prominence and served as a Methodist pillar. He shared experiences of church good at meetings ending with a humorous line about the Methodists. Garfield Tea Co advertises Mild Laxative offering a free sample via mail order in Brooklyn New York.
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Thomas Turner
Willim
Ntic
Conn
England
Methodist Church
Boston Herald
Garfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cosmopolitan Household Portrait in a South African Home
Olivye Schreiner describes a typical South African household with an English father a half-Dutch mother and a French name a Scotch governess a Zulu cook a Hottentot housemaid a Kaffir stable boy and a Basuto Ittle girl serving at table A winter round trip to California costs 50 dollars via the Salt Lake Route and information can be obtained from J L Moore D P A Salt Lake City
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Olivye Schreiner
California
Salt Lake
J. L. Moore
Salt Lake City
If you make good days you will make good men
An old gentleman recalls attending Gorham Academy in Maine during Polk’s presidency. Rev Caleb Bradley from Scarborough Massachusetts spoke to the students warning that high political feeling was stronger then. He urged ambition, saying some could become a Washington Jefferson or even a Polk.
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Gorham Academy
Maine
Caleb Bradley
Scarborough
Mass
Polk
Washington
Jefferson
Whimsical Lapland Snowstorm Inside Warm Room
A fragmentary note describes a warm room in Lapland inviting a tiny snowstorm as condensed moisture forms fake flakes. The passage mixes garbled marketing lines about seeds, radishes, and a bargain, with a stray name John Saleer appearing amid the confusion.
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Lapland
Relics of Ancient Surgery Found in Canter bury
In Canter bury England the floor of an old hospital operating theater was torn up revealing rings through which cards were passed to tie down patients during operations before anaesthetics were used. The find highlights early surgical practices.
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Canterbury
England
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Madison Avenue
New York City
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Price
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Nalden-Judson Drug Co
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Fenwick & Lawrence
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