Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Promotes Cure for Backache
An old advertisement extols Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder issues including backache. It cites a testimonial from A W Lutz of Sterling HL claiming cure after November 1897 and offers a free trial by mail. Also promotes Defiance Starch without direct relevance to health.
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Bright
Pean
A. W. Lutz
17Th Avenue
Sterling
Dean
Mr. Lutz
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Thousands of Americans Eye Western Canada Migration
A Langdon North Dakota farmer reports a spring influx of U.S. settlers to Winnipeg and western Canada. He notes many plan to move for fertile land at lower prices, and says Dakota exodus may surpass Canadian expectations. Government agencies listed in several cities offer information on farming, freight, and rates.
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Langdon
North Dakota
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Dakota
St. Paul
Minn
Omaha
Kansas City
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ind
Millwaukee
Wis
Wausau
Detroit
Detroit, Sault Ste. Marie, and Marquette, Mich
Toledo
Ohio
Watertown
S. Dakota
Grand Forks
N. Dakota
Great Falls
Mont
Booth and the Statesmen in Washington
General Booth of the Salvation Army joked with U S senators in Washington as Senator Frye considered joining and Alger suggested Hanna might become chancellor of the exchequer The General welcomed both the good and the bad and expressed a desire to help all.
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Booth
Salvation Army
Washingston
Frye
London
Alger
Hanna
Hoar
Senate
Trood
Tolstoi Exile Rumor Sparks Foreign Letters From Russia
Paul B. Du Chaillu writes from Russia describing Tolstoi's treatment there and noting photographs and postal cards of the author for sale in St Peters burg. The czar reportedly laughed at the exile tale when told by Du Chaillu. The writer confirms Tolstoi's possible excommunication by the synod but denies a formal exile.
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Paul B. du Chailly
Russia
Tolstoi
St. Petersburg
du Chaillu
America
Ketteler Statue Erected on Pekin Main Street
A vast monument to Baron von Setteler rises on Pekin's busiest street spanning the thoroughfare. The gateway figure will be funded entirely by the Chinese government with a top stone 27 feet long 3 feet wide and 3 feet thick. About 180 mules hauled the main stone and 57 carried each smaller stone at a total cost of 160000 dollars in gold.
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Pekin
Baron von Setteler
China
Short Session Enacts Four Anti Trust Laws
Washington reports that amid a busy closing of the fifty seventh congress four laws aimed at trusts were enacted in the last three months. The measures include expedited equity litigation and new antitrust enforcement personnel with salaries of seven thousand and five thousand dollars, plus two confidential clerks for enforcement duties.
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Washington
Congress Liiely
Congress
Civil Service Commission
Dominican government backs Powell envoy talks and Ros claim resolve
Santo Domingo informs the United States minister Powell that it will accept his proposal on the Ros claim while delaying Clyde company representations. Treasury officials paid Powell $15,750 as the first installment toward the $4,500,000 improvement company claim. The government agrees to $225,000 in the first year, monthly $18,750.
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San Domingo
Republic of Santo Domingo
United States
Powell
Washington
Ros and Clyde Companies
Clyde Company
Treasury
Improvement Company
Congress Work on Sunday Clears District Appropriation
The House of Representatives held a four hour Sunday session and advanced the District of Columbia appropriation despite a democratic filibuster. The Alaska homestead bill report was ordered with a vote due when the House reconvenes at 11 Monday. Large galleries watched the proceedings.
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Washington
House of Representatives
District of Columbia
Alaska
Chinese Gold Standard Proposal Reported In Shanghai
The Times correspondent says a special imperial exhibition commission in Asala Taiwan led by Prince Tsai Cuner will report on establishing a gold standard in China modeled after Japan. The move is viewed as a temporary expedient.
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London
Times
Shanghai
Asala
Tawan
Prince Tsai Cuner
China
Child Saving Institute Appeals Help Five Nebraska Children
The Child Saving Institute of Omaha responds to appeals from Greeley Custer and Schuyler counties to care for destitute children. Funds come from voluntary gifts, with adoptions arranged for secure placements. The institute aims to avoid debt while expanding support across Nebraska and western Iowa.
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Greeley County
Child Saving Institute of
Omaha
Custer County
Schuyler
Nebraska
Iowa
Car shortage paralyzes Pittsburg coal district
Pittsburg coal operators say the car situation is the worst in history outside river and railroad divisions. About 70 percent of mines are idle. 16 of 28 Pittsburg Coal Co mines on the Pan Handle road shut down. six of 15 Balto and Ohio line mines idle. Independent mines fare slightly better.
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Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Monongahela
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg Coal Company
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Combination
Bill to Divide Nebraska Into Two Judicial Districts
A Nebraska proposal to split the state into two judicial districts appears unlikely to pass this session. A judiciary sub-committee member said the bill would be reported out, but opposition from Nebraska delegates and the Attorney General’s opposition were noted.
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Washington
Nebraska
House Committee On Judiciary
Encampment Date Fixed for Grand Army Tour
General Thomas H. Stewart announces the national encampment will be held the week of August 17 in San Francisco. Railroad tickets go on sale August 1 with stopovers allowed both ways. the event lasts about sixty days. The executive committee may invite President Roosevelt to attend.
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San Francisco
Thomas H. Stewart
Grand Army of the Republic
National Council of Administration
Roosevelt
Treasury seeks 946063 for Manila Bay sinking decree
The secretary of the treasury transmitted a senate letter from the attorney general proposing an appropriation of 946,063 dollars to satisfy the Admiral Dewey decree and related claims arising from the sinking and later conversion of Spanish vessels at Manila Bay.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Attorney General
Dewey
Manila Bay
President Urges Philippine Tariff Bill for Humanity
President Roosevelt sent a senate message urging swift passage of the Philippine tariff bill. He cites dire conditions in the islands from rinderpest to locusts, collapsing rice output, and tourism losses, asking Congress to act to restore productive industry and aid Filipino welfare.
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Taft
Luke Wright
United States
Congress
Philippines
Theodore Roosevelt
President Vetoes Bill to Retire Davidson from Army
Washington D C on Monday the president sent to the senate a veto of a bill to place Francis Davidson recently a first lieutenant of the United States cavalry on the retired list. He notes the officer was dismissed twenty seven years ago and has rendered no service since, saying it would be an injustice to other officers with honorable records to retire Davidson.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Francis
Davidson
United States Cavalry
Proposal to annex Canada and Senate actions in 1900s
Representative De Armand introduces a resolution asking the president to seek terms with Britain for ceding all or part of Canada to the United States to be formed into states. Senate receives treasury memo for 946063 to satisfy the Dewey prize money decree. Downgraded notes credit Howard University and post office bill talks and rail securities data.
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Washington
de Armand
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Yanagiwana
Mikado
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Attorney General
United States Supreme Court
Admiral Dewey
Amiral Dewey
Navy Pension Fund
J. E. Rankin
Howard University
Tennis S. Hamlin
Church of the Covenant
Committee On Post Offices
New Mexico
Arizona
Elkins
China Situation Grows More Serious
The Russian ambassador Count Cassini has asked the U S State Department to seek multilateral action to halt illegal arms imports into China. Similar protests have been made to Belgium Germany and Great Britain. Chinese officials say they cannot stop the practice and Russia has urged concerted international pressure for peace.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Count Cassini
China
United States
Belgium
Germany
Great Britain
Absolute Right of Way Bill Passes Senate Public Lands
Washington The senate committee on public lands favorable reported Senator Warren's bill granting railroads and water companies absolute right of way through public lands and reservations for reservoirs and pipelines. Existing law requires settlements for damages when lands are sold. the bill removes this requirement.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Warren
South Dakota Delegation Sees Hope for Rosebud Treaty Action
Senator Gamble and Representative Burke met with Speaker Henderson and Representative Cannon to discuss the Rosebud treaty. The South Dakota delegation said they are encouraged and hopeful for favorable action on the amended treaty.
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Washington
Gamble
Burke
Henderson
Cannon
South Dakota
A Witty Lawyer
A bank case at Eldora features T H Milner praising the defendant’s good character but noting Canada is full of men like him. The tale centers on a contested deposit with the State Bank of Iowa Falls and a convincing courtroom defense.
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Sult
State Bank of
Iowa Falls
Eldora
T. H. Milner
Canada
Taking Down Beerbohm Tree
London actor Beerbohm Tree replies to a provincal actor with a pompous quip about letting him walk on in the last act. The provincial hopeful coolly retorts that he has heard funnier lines from Tree himself.
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Beerbohm Tree
London
Provinces
Metropolitan
Mr. Tree
Hamlet
Physician Powell Remakes King Edward’s Diet
London physician Sir Richard Powell ordered a swift remedy for King Edward after a quick examination. Sir Francis Laking, the king’s regular doctor, protested the brusque treatment but Powell replied he had no time for squirming and urged his prescription be taken promptly.
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Richard Powell
London
Edward
Francis Laking
Richard
Francis
Laking
Powell
Increase in Parish Charity Gowns and Coats
A Wednesbury resident of the sixteenth century left 1000 for St Thomas day alms. Land investments (minerals) grew the legacy to 30000. Charity commissioners now provide 200 gowns and 60 coats instead of the original three gowns and three coats.
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Wednesbury
England
Man Credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for Full Recovery
Ulric Levasseur of 658 First Street New Bedford Massachusetts says after long weakness and back pain he could not walk but two months of Dodd's Kidney Pills cured him. He proclaims the remedy saved him and restored his strength, calling it a God sent cure.
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New Bedford
Mass
First Street
Ulric Levasseur
Dodd
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Tiffin
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