California Fig Syrup Co laxative remedy description
The article extols the California Fig Syrup Co laxative remedy as a well known liquid laxative that cleanses the system and relieves colds headaches and fevers while easing habitual constipation. It notes figs are used for taste but medicinal effects come from senna and aromatic plants by a unique process. It warns to seek the full company name on packages and lists San Francisco Louisville and New York offices with a 50 cent price per bottle sold by all druggists.
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California
1G Syrup Co
California Fie Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
N. Y
Severe Michigan storms cause property damage losses
Storms swept across Michigan causing substantial property damage in Hudson, Caro, Coldwater, Marshall and Brant with no fatalities reported. Detroit’s southwest quarter saw about 40,000 in damage as forty houses and barns were unroofed and a three story brick building demolished. no deaths occurred.
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Detroit
Mich
Hudson
Caro
Coldwater
Marshall
Brant
Severe storm devastates Moorwood area in Illinois Steel works
A May 18 storm hit Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania with torrential rain and severe hail. Ten Moorwood houses belonging to Illinois Steel company under construction and one worker’s home were blown to pieces. Nearby crops are feared damaged.
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Mount Pleasant
Illinois Steel Company
Moorwood
Cyclone Hits Akron Circus Tents Collapsing on Crowd
A cyclone struck Akron at 3 p.m. causing tent collapse at Mavis circus. Police prevented panic as spectators were released with no injuries reported.
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Akron
Mavis’ Circus
Several Workmen Injured in Storm at TiFrin O
A May 18 report from TiFrin O details a severe storm that unroofed several houses and struck the France stone quarry. Workers were injured, with one man named Leslie reportedly carried by the wind for a distance before being found.
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TiFrin
France
Wis Leslie
Admiral Watson Sails to Command Asiatic Squadron
San Francisco May 18 Rear Admiral J C Watson will succeed Admiral Dewey in command of the Asiatic squadron and has sailed for Manila via Hong Kong on the City of Pekin. He travels with his staff and five Mare Island mechanics bound for Manila were passengers aboard the Pekin.
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Dewey
San Francisco
J. C. Watson
Admiral Dewey
Asiatic Squadron
Manila
Hong Kong
Pekin
Admiral Watson
Mare Island
Three Minn. Men Convicted in Great Northern Train Robbery
In Minnetonka, Ferous Fats reports that the state’s case against Minot, Hall, and Hoffman for a Great Northern coast train robbery last November ended with a guilty verdict for all three after jurors retired at six and returned before midnight.
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Ferous Fats
Minn
Minot
Hall
Hoffman
No Results Yet Pinos and Americans Con tinue at Manila
Report notes ongoing activity at Manila with Pinos and Americans in the scene. A difference of opinion among the latter regarding the wisdom of continuing such a course emerges, signaling debate over strategy and outcome.
Proposition to the Natives and Manila Government Form
In Manta May 24 the United States Philippine commission holds talks with Filipino representatives. The American military and civil factions clash over continuing the conferences with the insurgents, the military pressing for unconditional surrender.
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Manta
United States Philippine Commission
American Commission
Return of Volunteer Soldiers Mail Held in San Francisco
In a significant wartime notice, mail destined for California and Oregon troops is ordered held at San Francisco. The action signals security and processing steps for military correspondence related to returning volunteers.
End of July Expected for Volunteer Troops to Return
Washington May 24 The war department believes by the end of July all volunteers in Manila will be homeward bound. General Otis reports the transport Warren has arrived, signaling initiation of the homeward movement. Mail for the First California and Second Oregon regiments should go to San Francisco, indicating readiness for reception.
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Washington
War Department
Manila
Otis
Warren
California
Oregon
San Francisco
Tornado Strikes Ohio. Alverton Schoolhouse Demolished
A brick schoolhouse near Alverton was struck by a storm on May 18 and most of its twenty five occupants were injured or dead. The teacher Miss Flossie Fisher is fatally injured and two pupils died from flying bricks. Northwestern Ohio faced powerful winds and hail with further riverboat capsizes and shattered fronts across Toledo.
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Montpelier
Alverton
Flossie Fisher
ToLedo
Ohio
Form of Government Proposed by U S Philippine Commission
Professor Schurman announces a plan for a liberal Philippine government with a governor general appointed by the president, an American or Filipino cabinet, and a suffrage based advisory council. The president supports self government compatible with peace, while Filipinos call for a cessation of hostilities and present their peace stance. The commission plans to dine with Schurman and visit the American fleet after meetings.
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United States Commission
Schurman
Gozaga
United States
Filipino commissioners surprised by Manila conditions
Manila May 24. Filipino commissioners, despite their presence, found military operations in Manila continuing with vigor. They were unaware of the real situation, arriving to invitations day and night and expressing surprise at conditions within our lines as they toured the area.
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Manila
Preparation for Troops at Presidio Camp
In Washington May 24 the secretary of war ordered General Shafter to establish a 4000-strong model camp at the Presidio San Francisco for volunteers from Manila awaiting muster out. Emphasis on water supply and sanitary features, beds and floors if advised, tents supplied by the quartermaster, troops to keep field ranges and cooking outfits.
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Washington
Philippines
General Shafter
Department of California
San Francisco
Presidio
Manila
Quartermaster’s Department
Filipino Leaders Seek Assurance Before Surrender
In a New York dispatch dated May 24, General Del Pilar told Gre gorio del Pilar and peace commissioner Zialcita that insurgents wish to surrender but require guarantees that leaders will not be executed and proof Americans will honor humane proclamations. He said a Filipino republic seems hopeless and continued fighting would worsen suffering.
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New York
Manila
Gregorio del Pilar
Robair
Aguinaldo
Zialcita
General del Pilar
Retired Chippewa Falls Merchant Shoots Self
Seymour B. Strong, 56, a well known former merchant and early railroad conductor in Chippewa Falls, Wis., died by suicide. Despondency from long illness was given as the cause. He left a wife and five children.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Seymour B. Strong
Strong
Wisconsin
Missouri Legislature Adjourns Sine Die in May
Jefferson City Mo May 24 The Missouri legislature adjourned sine die after defeating the revised revenue bill with franchise taxation. Officials credit lobby activity for the defeat and the end of the session.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Wind Storm Harms Pittsburg Area Communal Structures
A fierce wind storm with rain and hail struck Pittsburg at about 4 PM, tearing up telegraph and telephone wires and uprooting trees fences and roofs. The Tenth ward Allegheny schoolhouse is condemned as unsafe. Hail damaged suburbs and reports of similar destruction spread to nearby towns.
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Pittsburg
Tenth Ward
Allegheny
Illinois coal miners reach union recognition pact
In Pana on May 22 a meeting among coal mine operators the state board of arbitration and United Mine Workers officials produced an agreement ending a long dispute. The accord grants union recognition and requires all black mined pits to leave the city while only union men are hired.
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Pana, Ills
State Board of Arbitration
United Mine Workers
Laboring Men Hail Mayor Jones in Cincinnati Parade
The Federation of Labor in Cincinnati honored Mayor Samuel Jones of Toledo with a street parade and a two hour address at Music Hall drawing over 4,000 attendees. The event showcased substantial labor support for the Toledo mayor.
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Hovbr
Jones
Cincinnati
Federation of Labor Organization of Cincinnati
Samuel Jones
Toledo
Music Hall
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