Stewart’s Indian bill boosts tribes’ appropriation total
Senate agrees to proceed with the Indian appropriation measure carrying 9.4 million dollars with a net increase of 0.94 million over the house version. Major changes include a 130 thousand dollar rise for the Delaware Indians and authority to use trust funds for settlement and other purposes. Dawes commission membership restored to four. Reservation settlement provision added for the Uintah Indian Agency with minimal allotments.
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Washington
Washington, D. C
Senate
Heitfeld
Idaho
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Spooner
Wisconsin
Consumers Congress
Bailey
Texas
Union
Stewart
Nevada
Dawes Commission
House
Commission
Uintah Reservation
Utah
Peace movement forges talks with Boer leaders in Pretoria
President Steyn and General Delarey are located and a meeting with Acting President Schalkburger is expected while General Botha may attend. Commandant Devilliers seeks terms via a flag of truce. British forces sweep northwest Orange River Colony, holding about a thousand of General Dewet's men within the cordon.
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Pretoria
Steyn
Delarey
Schalkburger
Botha
Mears
Devilliers
Kimberley
Orange River Colony
Dewet
Milwaukee contest shows Rose leads city by large margin
May or David S. Rose Democrat candidate for re election carried Milwaukee by a plurality estimated from seven thousand to ten thousand over Charles H Anson Republican.
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Milwaukee
Wis
David S. Rose
Charles H. Anson
Plague Worsens in Punjab With 70,000 Monthly Deaths
SIMLA India April 1 The plague situation deteriorates in the Punjab with reports of about seventy thousand deaths monthly.
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Simla
India
Punjab
Destitute Alaskan Natives Near Cape Nome
Report from January 9 describes severe distress among natives west of Cape Nome with women and children lacking food and clothing. Miners and residents have aided, but the shortage grows, prompting calls for civil or military government help.
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Cape Nome
Nome
Seattle
R. T. Chescnut
Mr. Chestnut
W. H. Francis
Francis
Philadelphia reads cut in anthracite coal prices
Philadelphia and Reading railway officials announced a temporary 50 cent per ton reduction in anthracite coal for April only with a 10 cent per ton increase on May 1 and again on the first of June July August and September. The move aligns eastern prices with western levels and affects egg and broken coal as well.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Anthracite Association
Reading
Bath House John Elected In Chicago Ward War
In Chicago April 2 John J. Coughlin known as Bath House won the First ward by a 2606 vote margin over David L. Frank. Republicans and Democrats each gained one alderman in the city election leaving a council of 39 Republicans 30 Democrats and one independent. The race in the First ward was the day’s hottest contest with strong opposition to Coughlin.
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Chicago
John J. Coughlin
Coughlin
David L. Frank
Judge blocks transfer of Red Cross funds to rival union
Judge Kelly issued an injunction in Waverly Iowa restraining officers of the Ancient Order of the Red Cross from moving funds and property to the Bankers' Union of Omaha Nebraska. The Red Cross fraternal order, founded in 1898 by A. M. Potter, is said to have about 60,000 members.
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Waverly
Kelly
Ancient Order of the Red Cross
Bankers’ Union
Omaha
Neb
Red Cross
Ancient
Order of the Red Cross
A. M. Potter
Omaha Trader Charles Reemer Killed in Hunting Accident
Charles Reemer, once a prominent Omaha merchant now living in Lawton, was accidentally shot and killed near Craterville while returning from a hunting trip today.
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EL Reno
O. T
Charles Reemer
Omaha
Lawton
Craterville
Wennerstrum Named Iowa World’s Fair Commissioner
Des Moines official C. F. Wennerstrum retiring labor commissioner will be appointed to represent Iowa as the Worlds Fair commissioner to Sweden, announced from St Louis on April 2.
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ST. Louis
C. F. Wennerstrum
Des Moines
Iowa
Sweden
Cholera Outbreak Causes 70 Deaths in Manila
Manila reports seventy deaths from cholera after ninety cases since the outbreak began. Authorities note the disease has spread in the city and officials are monitoring the situation as health measures remain in place.
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Manila
Rock Island Quits Pool
Chicago April 2 Official notice of withdrawal from the Western Passenger association was given by the Chicago Rock Island Pacific railroad No reason was assigned but it is supposed to reflect Interstate Commerce Commission probes into pooling among western roads The road will retain its membership in clergy and mileage bureaus
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Chicago
Western Passenger Association
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lincoln Town To Be Auctioned After Women Run Afoul
The town of Lincoln in Middlesex County New Jersey will be sold at auction on July 10 by court appointed receiver Frederick C Wobert. The unincorporated settlement was controlled by a real estate syndicate that turned it into debt and bankruptcy. The piece also contains social commentary on Omaha and a folk saying about seeking a woman’s advice.
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Lincoln
Middlesex County
Frederick C. Wobert
Seer of the Trades Council Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
In Sault Ste Marie on April 7, C L Smith of 309 Anne St the Seer of the Trades Council writes a public statement about a recent illness. He says after two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills he could walk without a cane and after three boxes was completely cured. He endorses the product and mentions other health and consumer notices.
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Sault Ste Mare
Mich
C L. Smith
Anne St
The
Trades Council
Dodd
Tam
Defiance Starch Promises More For The Same Price
Grocers refrain from stocking Defiance Starch due to existing 12 ounce brands. Defiance offers 16 ounce packages for the same money, urging customers to choose the larger amount. Also mentions Defiance Starch in 46 ounce size for 10 cents.
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Defiance
Defiance Starch Offered By Omaha Company
To obtain a cheap household article women seek merit and satisfaction in laundry. Defiance starch costs less than competitors and makes linen look like new. Order at your grocers. Made by Magnetic Starch Co. Omaha Neb. I's an ill will that speaks well of no one.
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Magnetic Starch Co
Omaha
Neb
Defiance Starch stock in hand impacts sales note
A brief remark notes a stock of 12 ox. brands of Defiance Starch that cannot be sold to customers who have previously used the 16 oz. package. The speaker suggests it is better not to write anything than to publish an incorrect statement.
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Defiance
The Best Insurance Vogeler’s Curative Compound Promoted
Vogeler’s Curative Compound is advertised as the best insurance at low cost for blood, nerve, skin, liver and kidney diseases. It claims to prevent daily ailments and improve health with a few doses for dyspepsia, constipation, headaches or nervousness. A free sample bottle is offered by St Jacobs Oil Ltd in Baltimore and sold by all druggists.
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Vogeler
St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd
Baltimore
St Jacobs Oil Praised By Providence Readers
A reader from Providence reports using St Jacobs Oil for years to treat lumbago and sprains. After a severe ankle sprain last week, half a bottle cured it, described as magical. The praise spreads to friends in Gorleston who now use it and call it worth its weight in gold.
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St. Jacobs
Gorleston
Remarkable Western Canada Crop Yields Reported
The Territorial Agriculture Department reports actual threshing results from the Territories show wheat yields of 40 to 45 bushels per acre in the Regina area and oats averages up to 63 bushels per acre on large fields. Edmonton district also records exceptional wheat and oat yields, signaling Western Prairie potential and future crop statistics systems. The piece also promotes Defoiance Cold Water Starch with a veteran market claim.
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Regina
Assiniboia
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Territories
Territorial Department
Hegina
J. A. Snell
Yorkton
W. R R. Motherwell
Abernethy
Edmonton
T. T. Hutchings
S. Norman
Contemporary-era Patent Medicine Ads Warning Against Quackery
A collage of old advertisements promotes Allen's Foot-Ease, Red Cross Ball Blue, Hall's Catarrh Cure, Piso's Cure, Putnam Faceless Dyes, and other remedies. It includes testimonials, prices, and address details, warning readers about medical claims and slogans from the era.
Woman credits Lydia Pinkham remedy for ovarian trouble relief
A testimonial from Mrs G Bruer of Lansing Michigan claims Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash cured ovarian trouble after years on the road caused poor health. She says no engagements were missed and praises the remedy, while noting a 5000 forfait is claimed not genuine and inviting confidential correspondence.
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Pinkham
Mus
G. Bruer
Lansing
Mich
Lynn
Mass
Quack Remedies and Fanciful Claims in Ad Snippet
A fragment shows drug advertisements touting cures for rheumatism and feverishness with promises from MATT J. JOHNSON and Mother Gray’s Powders. It mentions Allen S. Olmsted sending samples, plus a line about people who are almost in love, almost famous, and almost happy.
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Peace Movement General
Rose
Bath House
John
Rock Island
Millard
13Th and Douglas
Nebraska
Ufe
William R. Lighton
Providence Roan
Gorteston
Gr. YarMovtTi
James Smith
Beckman
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Heaven
Allen
Allen S Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Piso
J. W. O Brien
Ava
Dinneapolis
Minn
Hall
KF J Cheney &Co
Props
Toledo
Cheney
West & Triax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohio
Hull
Gou Boes
Hamlin
Putnam
Lnc
Gaj
Mall
G&j Tire CO
Dianapolis
Ind
Western Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Western
F. Pedley
Ottawa
China
W. V. Bennett
New York
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Brace
Mra
G. ‘Pruch
Thompson
Setty
V. J. Douglas
Fide
Tey
Alenys
Deugiss
W. TE. Douala N. Firockton
Mane
Winchester
Ade
Magnetic Search
Omaha, Neb
Matt J. Johnson
Mother Gray
Allen S. Olmsted
Weioper
Alabantine Co
Grand Rapids, Micb
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