Administration Praises Anti-Trust Legislation and Commerce Department
Attorney General Knox endorses the recent anti-trust bills as satisfactory to the administration. He notes the prohibition of railroad rebates, the Commerce Department’s power to investigate interstate business, and the aim to limit industrial monopoly. He cites timely appeals to the Supreme Court and prudent public disclosure. The piece also covers the Child Saving Institute of Omaha allowing limited information to relatives, citing a case of a grandmother seeking updates on a placed child.
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Washington
Knox
United States
Department of Commerce
Supreme Court
Court of First Instance
New Greek Letter Fraternity Sigma Nu Phi Formed in D C
A new secret letter fraternity named Sigma Nu Phi filed articles of incorporation in Washington D C. It will admit only law school undergraduates and alumni and faculty members. The group plans a Washington house and its own paper, with incorporators from National University School of Law.
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Washington
D. C
Sigma Nu Phi
United States
National University School of Law
Earthquakes Rattle Guerrero Towns in Mexico
In Guerrero state multiple towns report damaging earthquakes. Chilpancingo, Chilapa, San Diggo and Mexical were affected with houses toppled, echoing past destruction from earlier quakes.
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Mexico City
Guerrero
Chilpancingo
Chilapa
San Diggo
Mexical
War talk cools as US seeks peace in Central America
In Washington officials deny any war declaration amid high tensions in Central American states. Senor Lopez reports his government seeks peace. Secretary Hay acts as a mediator while naval presence is planned with Admiral Glass bound for Amalapa island near Honduras.
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Washington, D. C
Senor Lopez
Hay
Central America
United States
Pacific
Glass
Amalapa Island
Honduras
Confesses to the Burlington hold up in Montana
George Cole, arrested in Butte, Montana, confesses to the Burlington train robbery on Wednesday and names accomplice George Howard alias Joe Kirby. He says they hired a rig from Morrow's livery on South Main, drove to the scene, and held up the train with Kirby too drunk to use two guns.
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Burlington
Butte
Mont
George Cole
George Howard
Joe Kirby
Morrow
South Main Street
Kirby
Homestake
Cole
Cleveland Responds Evasive On Presidential Candidacy
Former President Grover Cleveland replies to Cincinnati Times-Star inquiry from Princeon New Jersey. He declines to commit to the Democratic nomination or to accept another bid, saying no belief exists that warrants any expression on the subject.
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Cincinnati
Grover Cleveland
Princeon
N. J
Times-Star
Times- Star
Younger Returns to Missouri From Minnesota After Pardon
Cole Younger the pardoned bandit left St. Paul for Missouri after learning his sister was ill in Lee's Summer. He cannot return to Minnesota under his pardon and plans to settle in Dallas Texas, likely in stockraising.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Cole Younger
Minnesota
Missouri
Northfield Bank
Younger
Lee
Edward
Dallas
Texas
Meteor Falls Near Bingham Utah At 4 04 A M
A large meteor struck near Bingham Utah early Saturday morning at 4 04. The impact rattled windows and shook houses, with a thunderlike crash that woke sleepers and caused alarm before the true nature of the shock was identified.
Pension Bills for Civil War Veterans Introduced
In Washington Representative Aplin of Michigan proposes a bill granting a $12 monthly pension to all soldiers and sailors who served at least one year in the Civil War. Representative Marshall of North Dakota introduces a bill allowing free mail transmission of pension papers from pensioners to pension agents.
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Washington
D. C
Aplin
Michigan
Marshall
North Dakota
Idaho memorializes Congress urges antitrust legislation
In Boise on Monday Representative Jenkins Republican leader introduced a joint memorial to Congress urging adoption of Roosevelt era trust regulations. The measure asks Congress to enact antitrust legislation aligned with the president’s policies.
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Idaho
Congress
Boise
Idt
Jenkins
Roosevelt
Cattle Die in Large Numbers Across Range Country
Stockmen report hundreds of cattle perishing in the range area. A Tripp County man lost over 200 steers, highlighting widespread livestock losses and the severe impact on ranching communities.
Turkey calls battalions move to stabilise Macedonia
Increases in Turkish forces amid disturbances as Austria readies transports for a large Dalmatian expedition. Rome reports Italy backing a reform plan and an international congress with a European naval demonstration off Salonica. Garibaldi plans a Greek volunteer expedition. Russia counsels localizing the outbreak and urges a siege in Bulgaria.
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London
Rome
Italy
Macedonia
Salonica
Lloyds
Trieste
Dalmatia
Constantinople
Redifa
Third Army Corps
Ricciotti Garibaldi
Greece
ST. Petersburg
Count Lamsdorff
Russia
Bulgaria
Valuable Mail Package Lost on Pennsylvania Train
Indianapolis reports a missing pouch containing upwards of 80000 in commercial paper from a mail train running from Louisville to Chicago via Indianapolis. Sixty or more letters are said to be lost with checks and other documents. Officials suspect a pouch was left behind by an employee after it was emptied. no wrongdoing or cashing attempts have been found.
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Child Saving Institute of
Omaha
Geing
Fullerton
Neb
Indianapolis
Ind
Pennsylvania
Louisville
Chicago
Doan's Kidney Pills Ad Promotes Kidney Health
An advertisement claims backache stems from kidney disorders and touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a kidney targeted remedy. It includes a testimonial from Mr W H Hammer of Washington D C Ohio praising bladder inflammation relief and offers a free trial with mailing details. The note ends with a poetry excerpt by Kenyon Cox.
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Dean
Bright
W. H. Hammer
N. Hinde Street
Washington
D. H
Ohio
Doan
Do Your Clothes Look Yellow Red Cross Ball Blue Ad
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes calling it a 2 oz package with five counts. The blurb ends with a quip about people who live in glass houses entering politics.
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Glass Houses
Puck
Defiance Starch Ad and Miscellaneous Slogans
A collage of old advertising copy touts Defiance Starch as superior and economical with 10 cent packages and 1% ounce sizes. It blends product pitches with humorous or moral quips and references to political sentiment and parental wisdom.
Amusing courtroom verdicts from Kansas juries
In Fort Scott a district court jury acquitted after corrections to a faulty larceny verdict, while in Pittsburg a jury declared We, the jury, agree to disagree after a brief consultation.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Pittsburg
Ancient city unearthed near Pompeii by marsh dig
Excavation will begin near Sannazzaro on the River Sarno to probe a buried ancient city and necropolis beneath the eruption site. A Naples museum collection already holds eighth and ninth century BC Indigenous vases and ornaments, with more discoveries anticipated.
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Sannazzaro
Sarno
Pompeii
Vesuvius
Naples
Beidler's Fox Terrier Tale Sparks Lively Debate
Ohio Representative Beidler jokes about his intelligent fox terrier, describing a playful chain of milk spills and accidental self-cuffing, ending with the pup jumping out of a window to mirror the owner's scolding.
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Beidler
Ohio
Ten Dollars for Three Months' Catarrh Treatment
Drs. Richards and Van Camp of 144 Farnam Street Omaha advertise a three month remedy for catarrh with a lung tester inhaler and both local and constitutional therapy. They guarantee cure within ninety days or refund.
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Drs
Rockefeller Jr Under Tax Assessment Says $400000 Debt
New York reports John D. Rockefeller Jr owed $400000 and had $30000 in net personal property after debts, with a $500000 assessment. He told the tax office he would pay taxes on $350000, which the commissioners accepted.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
America
Department of Taxes and Assetsments
Rockefeller
Kansas House Defeats Equal Suffrage Proposal
The Kansas legislature ended the push for presidential elector suffrage as the House voted 51 for and 62 against the equal suffrage measure. Earlier reports claimed enough pledges to pass, but the proposal failed.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
House
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Cure for Female Complaints
An advertisement claims unprecedented demand for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound across the continent. It asserts it relieves various female illnesses and invites women to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for advice with no charge.
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Josie Irwin
College St
Nashville, Tenn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Atlantic
Pacific
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the Tribune
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Porte
Tria
Kenyon Cox
Defiance
Shires
John D. Rockefeller
Lewis
Pfcrecory
M. Gregory & Son
Marbichead, Mace
Winchester
Repeater
FRBF
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