Broad list of political and financial moves in 1905 summaries
Connecticut adopts a memorial committee for Senator O H Platt. Rumor that Gage Tarbell may resign from Equitable Life and start a new company. New York Assembly finds Justice Hooker guilty. calls for removal from the bench. Linovitch criticizes Kouropatkin and favors offensive actions. Fire insurers raise rates 30 40 percent in Mexico. Melchers painting bought by Italian government. Franco Spanish cable to Tangier completed. Washington state population estimated at 847000. Kitchener threatens to resign over military spending. Massachusetts Supreme Court overturns Crocker will. Takahashi says Togo won’t fight Russian fleet now. Wagner drops Parsifal suit. Bowen recalled from Venezuela over Loomis rumors. Four Southern Pacific workers arrested for smuggling Chinese. Baltic fleet sighted near Kamranh Bay. Hiland opposes giving rate-making to ICC. Middleton Bank fails in Missouri. cashier accused of $30000 embezzlement. Fort Madison dig unearthed $41500 gold and wine. Hyde friends seek Cortelyou as Equitable head. Cortelyou silent. Hong Kong cable says twelve inch guns on Ocean and Revenge to be replaced. Morse Stoney dies at 52 aboard Santee. St Louis population 714290. Berlin Roentgen anniversary conference. Beets factory fire in Minneapolis. Playwright Henry Guy Carleton paralyzed. Illinois senate civil service bill passed. Zenit may become Mexican ambassador in Washington. St Maclou sold to Sulzberger for 50000. Evelyne Perley death by suicide in Chicago.
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State Senate
Connecticut
O. H. Platt
Gage E.tarbell
Equitable Life Assurance Society
New York Assembly
Justice Hooker
Supreme Court
General Linovitch
Gunshu Pass
Kouropatkin
Mukden
Mexico
Gari Melchers
Modern Art Gallery
Rome
Cadiz
Spain
Tangier
Washington
Statistical Department
Secretary of State
Lord Kitchener
Viceroy
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Ariel S. Crocker
Loomis
Southern Pacific Road
el Paso
Tex
Lordsburg
N. M
United States
Tokio
Cape Varela
Kamranh Bay
Horesvensky
Vlauvostok
Japan
James
Fort Madison
James J. Malley
James H. Hyde
Cortelyou
Cabling
Hong Kong
London Mall
Ocean
Vengeance
George Morse Stoney
Santee
Naval Academy
Annapolis
St. Louis
Berlin
Leonard
Philadelphia
St. Louis Park
Minneapolis
Henry Guy Carleton
Jacksonville
Fla
Inois Senate
Senor Zenit
Austria
London Sportsman
St. Maclou
St. Simon
Mimi
Sulzberger
Germany
Evelyne Perley
Leslie Cleland
Des Moines
Ed Brand
Grinnell
Chicago
Increases Coinage of Farthings
The British mint expands farthing production. Once rare in many colonies the coin is being minted to promote thrift by enabling small purchases and savings on everyday goods.
Woman Seeks Medicine For Right Side Aide In Store Tale
A druggist recalls a woman who asked his assistant to prepare a remedy for pain on the right side. She insisted the medicine be made for the right side and questioned the assistant about accuracy before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A&a
Pioneers relied on quinine in early frontier life
The article notes that Civil War soldiers depended on quinine and early pioneers faced fever and ague in swampy malarial districts, making quinine more essential than firearms in domestic hardship and conflict.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Said to Aid Kidney Health
Florence Capen of Oakley Michigan recalls severe back and hip pain and sleepless nights until taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. She credits the medicine with restoring rest and strength and notes that thousands nationwide report kidney cure claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakley
Mich
Florence Capen
Dodd
Link Sausage Output Estimated Worldwide Production
A trade journal estimates that annual link sausage output exceeds 400 million yards, about 227,272 miles. This would encircle the globe around nine times at the equator, though sausage cannot stay at the equator.
Landlord Prerogatives Highlight Estate Authority
The duke of Portland may choose to reside in any Welbeck estate tenant house. Lord Balfour of Burleigh can compel tenants to assemble annually barefoot and bareheaded to acknowledge him as their lord and master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Portland
Welbeck
Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Wickedness in Luverne and Devils in Town
Luverne Journal notes rumors of young women seen in association with the devil in Luverne. The column warns readers that deceit and moral danger persist, echoing a common adage about fooling people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luverne
Luverne Journal
Japan Attacks Move Toward Major Battle as Russians Reported
Manchuria advices say Field Marshal Oyama widened the offensive on both flanks toward the Liao river. Russian forces retreat after a cavalry clash while four Vladivostok torpedo boat destroyers burned a sailing vessel near Subi. Officers hope for a broader clash as fleet actions loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Manchuria
Oyama
Linovitch
Liao River
Fakoman
Bashfenchen
Palitoun
Vladivostok
Hokkaido
Subi
Rosestvensky
JAPS SET JUNCTION DATE MAY 9
Report from Tokyo says Vice Admiral Rojestvensky aims to junction with Nebogatoff by Tuesday May 9. Nebogatoff’s division travels about seven knots an hour and may need coal and stores, likely supplied at a friendly port after the meeting. Russian squadron movements remain speculative amid Indo China coast delays. Vladivostok torpedo boats have not been reported and are believed to have returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokto
Rojestvensky
Nebogatoff
Harvard Choicest Treasure A Blaschka Glass Plant Collection
Harvard College houses a renowned Ware collection of Blaschka glass plant models in its Botanical Museum. The exhibit showcases intricate botanical replicas admired as a premier treasure within the university’s museum series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Harvard College
Botanical Museum
Mixed Company Air Should Be Fearless Yet Courteous
The saying advises entering any group with confidence and respect, avoiding both fear and unnecessary offense. It emphasizes balance between boldness and politeness in social interaction.
Coffee Heart Cure Story Through Postum Beverage
A Brooklyn man describes years of heart palpitations from coffee and his switch to Postum Food Coffee. After proper boiling, he found it palatable, energizing, and without harmful stimulation, noting his symptoms disappeared except when forced to drink real coffee away from home. The ad promotes Postum by Battle Creek's Postum Co and the book The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Germany Hopes for Treaty to Set New Trade Terms
Berlin officials expect U S and Germany plenipotentiaries to meet in autumn to negotiate a commercial treaty. Preliminary proposals could be exchanged late summer with a tariff agreement dated July 10, 1900, set to terminate by March 1, 1906, though not considered a denunciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Foreign Office
United States
Germany
Governor approves race track betting bill in Texas
In Houston Governor Lanham signed a bill allowing betting at race tracks on race days. The measure authorizes wagering at tracks during official race programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Lanham
Quanah Parker Seeks Allotment of Kiowa-Comanche Lands
Quanah Parker the Comanche chief told a mixed audience that President Roosevelt promised the Kiowa-Comanche pasture lands in Oklahoma would remain Indian property for all time He urged allotment of lands and a yearly $100 payment to the Comanches The president was said to plan taking the issue to the Indian affairs commissioner for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commanche
Lawson
O. T
Quanah Parker
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Parker
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Married Again at 95 in New Jersey
George Schmidt a 95 year old Newark butcher retired and resident of Ocean Grove wed Ellen Day Schwartz in a secret ceremony. The bride knew him since girlhood and this is her third marriage while his second. The pair praised health and vitality with Schmidt dancing and denying any illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ascury Park
N. J
George Schmidt
Newark
Ocean Grove
Ellen Day Schwartz
S. H. C. Smith
Korean grafters ousted over treaty rights abuse
Washington reports from Seoul that Penyang magistrate Paing Han Chun was removed for abusing American treaty rights and extorting over 100000 dollars. Minister Allen notes Americans complained of oppression and interference with treaty rights, and details how lands and payments were involved. He says he reported the matter to the Japanese minister in 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Allen
Seoul
Korea
State Department
Penyang
Paing Han Chun
Reciprocal Inspection Accord Between US Britain and Canada
The British embassy informs the commerce department that Britain and Canada will accept American certificates of hull boiler machinery and life saving gear for ships. The United States will likewise recognize British and Canadian certificates. The agreement streamlines vessel clearances and reduces costs by requiring only a single survey to verify compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
England
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Government of
Great Britain
Dominion of Canada
Federal Grand Jury Probes American Tobacco Co
A secret federal grand jury inquiry in New York into American Tobacco Co and its subsidiaries proceeds under the anti trust law. Special assistant Henry W. Taft, brother of the secretary of war, leads the probe. An officer from a subsidiary, B F Hale, refused to answer, prompting public disclosure after a court directive to compel replies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Grand Jury
New York
American Tbacco Company
Henry W. Taft
United States
Taft
B. F. Hale
Grand Jury
Hale
Former State Senator Harry Bunkers Sentenced Five Years
Sacramento reports former state senator Harry Bunkers of San Francisco was convicted of taking a bribe and sentenced to five years in the San Quentin penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
Harry Bunkers
San Francisco
San Quentin
Taft summons Davis to Washington over canal zone crisis
Secretary Taft cabled Governor Davis in Panama to return at once to the United States and placed Colonel Gorgas in charge of canal administration until Governor Magoon arrives. Davis suffers malaria and doctors advised him to leave for recuperation, but he resisted fearing misinterpretation.
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Taft
Davis
Washington
Panama
United States
Gorgas
Canal Zone
Magoon
SAILS FOR SOUTH Fourth Squadron Evades the Enemy
Reports state Admiral Nebogatoff's Russian Second Pacific division reached the China Sea while a Japanese fast-cruiser force shadowed the Fleet near the Straits of Landy and Sunda. The admiralty notes mobility risk and a possible Dutch Borneo patrol. Clado is promoted to staff captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Rojestvensky
Nebogatoff
Admiralty
Straits of
Landy
Straits of Sandy
Straits of Malacca
China Sea
Madagascar
Russ
Clado
Gromoboi
Vladivostok
Foreign Office
Russia
Netherlands
Dutch Borneo
Sunda
Union Pacific Stockholders Approve $100 Million Preferred Issue
In Salt Lake City a special meeting of Union Pacific stockholders approved issuing 100 million dollars in preferred stock by unanimous vote. W D Cornish held proxies for most shares, Joseph F Smith voted one share, and two Salt Lake reporters held proxies for two stockholders. No protest or purpose explanation was offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lakis City
Utah
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Salt Lake City
Saares
Inesa
W. D. Cornish
New York
Harriman System
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Union Pacific
Nixon Builds Boats for Russia Nearing Completion
SEBASTOPOL The torpedo boats built at the government yard under Lewis Nixon of New York near completion. Trials in the Black sea will begin in a few days. Nixon provided his organization to overcome foreign-work difficulties and push construction to success. The Gregory's transatlantic voyage shows sea worthiness, and future prestige depends on trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebastopol
Government Yard
Lewis Nixon
New York
Black Sea
Nixon
Gregory
Atlantic
Oregon
Russia
Woman Freed From Wretched Headaches After Pink Pills
A notorious headache sufferer, Miss Stella Blocker of Leander Louisiana, reports relief after three boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills. The ad asserts the pills renew the blood curing headaches neuralgia sciatica nervous prostration and rheumatism and claim they provide lasting relief where other remedies fail.
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Pr. Williams
Miss Blocker
Leander
Louisiana
Petrified People and Trees Share Shiny Finish
A brief note describes petrified people and trees both taking on a polished finish. The line suggests a reflective or metaphorical comparison between stone-like figures and timber preserving a sheen.
Insist on Getting It Defiance Starch Ad
Some grocers do not stock Defiance Starch because they carry 12 ounce packs of other brands for the same price. Defiance offers 16 ounces for the same money. No cooking needed.
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Defiance
Defiance Starch Promises Longer Lasting Results
Claim argues Defiance Starch is more flexible and lasting than competitors and offers one third more for the same money, suggesting superior performance and value.
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Vanguard
American Tobacco CO
South
Rojesventsky
Mikado
Harriman
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F J. Cheney
Tin
Gru
Watpiyo
Kinsan & Manrvin
Wholesale Drugelats
Haiti
Eyk
Wake Hall
Lane
Addrea
F. Woodward
le Roy
Alabastine Company
Grant Ave
Grand Rapids
Water Sur
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