President Roosevelt Urges Laws to Curb Powerful Corporations
In a message to Congress President Roosevelt attacks wealth influence, urges reenactment of employers liability, stronger interstate regulation, and government compensation for federal workers. He backs rail rate pools under federal oversight, condemns monopolistic tactics, and calls for ethical reform in business and politics.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Rockefeller Syndicate
Chicago & Alton
New—Yorks
San S F*rancisco
Roosevelt argues federal action needed to curb interstate corporations
The president urges national and state cooperation, but says only federal power can effectively regulate vast interstate corporations. He cites the need to draw lines between state and federal authority, enforce laws impartially, and protect honest business from corrupt practices while stressing economic resilience amid recent financial stress.
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Commonwealths
Roosevelt
Belasco Known as Hard Worker in American Theater
David Belasco is described as the hardest working American playwright. He often rehearses a company for 10 or 12 hours, then, when actors tire, dismisses them and returns to pruning and fixing up scenes.
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Belasco
David Belasco
Ohio legislature adjourns with rail ad bill and civil service boosts
Columbus notes the legislature adjourned until Monday. In the house Lersch of Lorain introduced a bill requiring railroads to advertise all first class passenger trains in daily papers in every town they pass. The house repealed a law allowing counties to buy turnpikes at 2000 dollars per mile. Senate bills passed to regulate burial associations out of business and to place sanitary police under civil service.
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Columbus
Senate
Howe
Cleveland
Harper
Hamilton Courtly
Denman
Williams County
Boeh I
Garter
Wyandot
New York State
Cincinnati
House
General Assembly
Lersch
Lorain
Ohio House Advances Joint Drake Committee Reinstatement
Columbus, February 4. The Ohio House adopted Sen ator Espy’s joint resolution to reestablish a joint investigating committee per the Supreme Court ruling. Debates covered the Drake committee’s past expenditure and scope with 14 votes against. Bills also moved to audit the Ohio penitentiary and fund county fairs and Memorial Day expenses.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Flamilto
Drake Committee
Senate
Supreme Court
House
Espy
Mrr. Welker
Stark County
Drake
Hunt
Welker
Cleveland
Ohio Penitentiary
Meek
Dayton
Joseph—_S._Sites
Fairfield County
Harlan
Morrow County
Grand Army of the Republic
Dickerson Murder Trial Closes Defense Argument Ends
In Millersburg Ohio on February 1 attorney Adams for the defense wrapped up his argument in the Ben Dickerson murder case. He challenged the bloodhound evidence and reiterated Dickerson's conduct in court. The court adjourned until Monday when Voorhees and McDowell will finish the State’s case.
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Millersburg
Adams
Ben Dickerson
Wheeler
Dickerson
Voorhees
McDowell
Receivership Sought in Gallipolis Furniture Co Case
Lewis B. Shaw a major stockholder and endorser for 20000 sues for a receiver to shield him from claims against Gallipolis Furniture Co. The firm shows assets around 175000 and liabilities about 140000, per the filing dated February 6.
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Gallipolis
Lewis B. Shaw
Gallipolis Furniture Co
Gas Shortage Sends Thousands Cold in Columbus
Thousands of Columbus residents endured a bitter Sunday as a Sugar Grove gas field pump broke, triggering a natural gas shortage that left many huddling to stay warm and sleep early.
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Columbus
Sugar Grove
Wari
Mix for Rheumatism Promised Cure by Specialist
A prominent specialist touts a never failing rheumatism remedy. He prescribes mixing half a pint of whiskey with one ounce Toris Root Compound and one ounce Syrup of Sarsaparilla Compound. Take in tablespoonful doses before each meal and at bedtime. ingredients are available at any drug store.
Baker City Judge Tosses Hat During Dixie Tune
Pendleton East Oregonian recalls Judge Sam White of Baker City who once hurled a five dollar hat through a skylight seventy five feet high as the band played Dixie. The anecdote labels him a Tom Faggart of Oregon Democracy and lauds the event as a colorful local memory.
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Sam White
Baker City
Tom—Faggart
Cure of Eczema with Cuticura Remedies Reported
From age three months to fifteen years a boy suffered severe eczema, treated in hospitals as hopeless. After using Cuticura Remedies for six months he is described as cured, in a testimonial from Mrs. Lily Hedge of Campblewell Green, England, dated January 12, 1907. An industrious man earning for himself often earns for others.
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Owen
Saelia Temas
Lilyt_Hedge
Campblewell Green
Iongland
Brom o Quinine Promises Quick Cold Relief Worldwide
An advertisement touts Brown's Bronchial Traches as curing coughs and bronchitis with only one Bromo Quinine product, Laxative Bromo Quinine. It claims worldwide use and links to M. W. Grove signature.
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Brown
M. W. Grove
Thomas Cale of Alaska, U S congressman profile
Well known on the fade slope. His Washington address is 1312 9th St XN W Washington DC.
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Hes
Washington
9Th St
XN. W
Washington, D.C
Congressman Thomas Cale’s Alaska Seat Noted Leader
Excerpt notes Thos Cale an Alaska elected congressman with a Washington D C address at 1312 9th St NW. Included is a Peruna endorsement by Thomas Cale praising the cough cold remedy as beneficial and as a tonic and cure for catarrh along with a Virginia congressman Slomp endorsement.
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Thos. Cale
Congress
Alaska
Pacific Slope
Washington
9Th St
N. W
D. C
Peruana Drug Co
Columbus
Ohio
Thomas Cale
Slomp
Virginia
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