Wisconsin letter touts Western Canada land boon
A Wisconsin Leader correspondent argues for settlers to move to Canada’s prairie provinces. He cites agents across the Midwest and Great Lakes, claims land can be had free or cheaply, and notes wheat yields and immigration efforts. Several families may soon relocate to Saskatoon and nearby farms as citizens weigh patriotism against money.
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Prairie winds are quieted by mill torn down at Murley
A Yankton report notes the old windwheel flour mill at Murley has been demolished and its materials reused for a more profitable venture. The piece reflects on changes in winds and conditions over the past two decades that ended many wind powered mills in the region.
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Murley
Yankton
Kampseka
Southern hospitality and invitations in Southern style
The Boston Transcript contrasts southern manners with northern life noting how Southern girls deliver invitations. They ride in a family carriage with friends, bring a lunch hamper, and enjoy a day outing while leaving invitations along the route, a personal touch unfamiliar to the North.
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Boston Transcript
Extravagant lace fashions with embroidery and jewel accents
The season features highly ornate lace elaborations with embroidery hand painting and jewel work. Dec orated evening boleros lead extravagant notes while girdles and neckpieces match the lavish decoration.
Lawmakers push new board of review for tax equalization
Ohio legislative items show Senate bills to create a board of review to hear complaints and equalize real and personal property valuations. Other actions include moving supervision of title guarantee firms to the state auditor, portions of infant service, and broad education classifications. Final items mention cemetery land limits and the start of an electric railway project from East Liverpool to Lisbon.
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Senate
Longworth Friday
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Board of Review
House
Title Guarantee and Trust Companies
Insurance Department
Auditor of State
Ohio
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Finance Committee
Blackburn
Ohio Penitentiary
House of Representatives
Otto Jensen
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Vicksburg
Liverpool
Lisbon
Nash Urges Tax Reform Bills in Special Message
Gov. Nash sent a special message to the legislature urging passage of corporation and excise tax bills and related reform measures. The bills could raise about 2.2 million dollars annually, offset by a reduced levy to ease property taxation. He cites no hostility to corporations and calls for constitutional amendments expanding tax powers. Senate committee backing Willis and Cole tax bills with Wednesday as a special order.
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Columbus
Nash
General Assembly
Senate Committee On Taxation
Willis Corporation
Cole
House
Senate
The Statutes Strengthened For Pro tection of Girls and Children
Columbus Ohio April 2 The bill by Representative Smith of Hamilton county strengthening the statute against kidnaping was enacted into law Tuesday by the senate. It defines forcible or unlawful detention as kidnaping and adds enticing a girl under 18 from home work or place of employment to a disreputable resort as kidnaping. The maximum penalty rises from seven to two years.
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Columbus
Smith
Hamilton County
Senate
Fire at Georgetown Destroys Several Buildings
A disastrous Tuesday night fire in Georgetown Ohio destroyed the Andrews and Fire grocery Val Rice establishment Binghaman building Whiteman block Crouch building Berse building and Dunn block. The flames gutted about one fourth of the city’s business area. Engines from Ripley and Mt Creb responded. Total losses projected around $50 000.
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Andrews & Fire
Val Rice
Bingamon
Whiteman
Crouch
Berse
Dunn
Ripley
Mt Creb
Grand Jury Asked To Probe Naturalization Law Violations
United States District Attorney Sullivan seeks grand jury convening Tuesday to investigate alleged naturalization law violations. The charges are described as sensational, with names withheld. Unusual pre election activity includes many foreigners being taken to the courthouse to obtain papers for voting.
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Cleveland
United States
Sullivan
Uonset
Cincinnati Southern lease extension upheld by court
The Cincinnati superior court decision supporting the lease extension for the Cincinnati Southern railway was affirmed by the supreme court. The court also sustains the validity of the city bonds totaling 2 000 000 dollars to finance new terminal facilities for the road.
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Columbus
Superior Court of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Southern Railway
Supreme Court
Three Cent Car Fare Bill Drafted in Columbus
Columbus April 4 A three cent car fare bill is prepared by Representative McNamee of Columbus. It requires three cent fares and universal transfers in all future street railroad franchises. Pomeroy April 4 Don Mc Bride a Syracuse man dies by self-inflicted gunshot at 6 am. No known cause for the act.
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Columbus
McNamee
Pomeroy
Don McBride
Syracuse
Scte
Moderating Weather Quip Sparks Quiet City Row
A Tit-Bits remark recalls a quarrel over weather phrasing as a man notes he silenced an old inhabitant who claims extreme heat or cold. The exchange centers on labelling today as moderately temperate, with the resident boasting of sixty years of moderateness.
Typist and Boss Disagree Over Punctuation
A gruff boss accuses the new typist of dictating a dialect story while arguing about punctuation and spelling. The exchange centers on misreading the sheet as a business letter versus a dialect piece.
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Chicago Evening Post
Colonist Excursions to the Pacific Coast at Low Rates
March and April offer phenomenal low rates to the Pacific Coast and intermediate points. Special round trips at less than one cent per mile later in summer. Send a postal to W. H. Connor, Union Pacific Southern Pacific Bus., Cincinnati Ohio, for details and to receive informative material. Rates good only during March and April.
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Great West
W. H. Connor
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
East 4Th St. Cincinati
Ohio
California
Woman asks title for book party outfit
A young woman about to attend a book party asks what title to take. Friends joke after hearing about her vaccination tale by suggesting she go as The Crisis.
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N. Y. Times
Reforming marriage spurs divorce bid in Ohio paper
The Ohio State Journal notes a wife seeks a divorce claiming her spouse was to reform her, while she now aims to give another woman a chance at the reform business.
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Ee Sear
Court House
Batavia
Ohio
Jimson
Ohio State Journal
Earliest Russian Millet Seed Offer in Wisconsin
John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin advertises prolific Millet and rich hay production. The notice prices millet at 50 pounds for $1.90 and 100 pounds for $3.00 with low freights and abundant hay potential per acre.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Delusions and cures trade quotes from old papers
A collage of quotes and ads from 1900 era newspapers includes lines praising Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer and Pisos Cure. It also references Putnam Faceless Dyes and comedian quips about aging and singing.
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Dr. Kline
Dr. R. H. Kline, Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Strike Looms Over Wellsville Railroad Shops Demands
Wellsville Ohio April 4 workers in the Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad shops threaten a strike if their demands are not met. They have endured 13 hour days four days weekly for four months. In Hamilton Ohio April 4 the Miami and Erie Canal Transportation Co began its first electric car service from Hamilton pulling four canal boats to Port Union marking the line’s current extent.
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Cleveland & Pittsburg
Hamilton, O
Miami and Erie Canal Transportation Co
Port Union
Testimonial Endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A young woman from Fond du Lac Wisconsin praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving eight months of suppressed menstruation and systemic weakness. The letter, part of advertising copy, urges others to seek the remedy and free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eviza Beta Car
Fond du Lac
Wis
Senator Roger Extends Sympathy to Senator Judson
Senator Roger presented a resolution in Columbus on April 4 extending Senate sympathy to Senator Charles A. Judson during his illness and ordering an engrossed copy sent to him and his family. The measure passed unanimously.
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Columbus
Roger
Senate
Charles A. Judson
Cincinnati Strike Demands 31 Percent Wage Increase
Union carriers in Cincinnati and across the river walked out Thursday morning seeking a 31 percent raise per hour over last year. The action affects local deliveries and surrounding areas as workers protest wages.
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Cincinnati
Harding Health Bill Killed in Ohio House
Columbus April 4 The bill by Senator Harding to name a commission to report on creating sanitariums for tuberculosis cure was sent in the house by a 64 to percent vote.
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Harding
Columbus
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