Weekly Letter From the Nations Capital Reflects Political Uncertainty
Special correspondence from Washington reports Republican officials anxious about March 4 changes and a Creedence of unrest. It details Treasury shortages six million cash on hand, December deficits of eight million, and bank strain. Discusses Bryan plan for deposit guarantees, reserve needs, and potential impact on national banks amid panic and political paralysis.
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Washington, D. C
Marci
Lyon
Roonevelt
Goffel
WMI
Demwit
Banke
New York
Eee Serales
United States Treasury
Bryan
Eylat
Fn Bank
United States
Treasury
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Henes
Nalioy
Treants
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Nate Jones
Congress
Parlor matches blamed for Ohio fire losses and deaths
The report cites 634 buildings burned and 30 children killed in Ohio last year from match fires. It warns the "parlor match" causes most blazes, details how sparks and careless handling ignite fabrics, papers, and clothing, and urges cleaning up and safer matches to prevent further destruction.
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Ohio
Chicago
Romero
Ian ‘Arey
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Labor and finance strain Chicago in early 1900s report
The Chicago labor center faces wage cuts and mass unemployment as rails, timber, and manufacturing slow. Charity networks are overwhelmed while a pending Lakes to the Gulf deep waterway receives renewed support. Rockefeller gifts push total philanthropy to record levels, with major donations to education and museums shaping public institutions nationwide.
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John D. Rockefeller
Pet Institution
Chicago
United States
Rockefeller
General Board of Education
Mra
Russell Sage
Mr. Carnegie
Jm. K. Pearsons
P. A Be Widener
Philadelphia
Chirag
Cagnegie Ald
The Parlor Match Debate and Safety Measures
A discussion on making matches using chlorate and sulfur blends notes dangers in production and handling. It describes slow matches that do not snap, the odor of sulfur, and the need to prohibit parlor match sales or regulate packaging to improve safety without imposing undue hardship.
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Bees Safety
Oldest Man in America Isaac Brock Profile Features Peruna Affidavits
A Texas centenarian, Isaac Brock claimed birth long before the republic and described a life spanning 119 years with 22 presidents. He credited Peruna, a health remedy, for his strength and longevity, recalling grip epidemics and battlefield service while praising the medicine through letters and a wife’s endorsement.
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Isaac Brock
Yisaac Brock
Meeman County
Texas
Bosque ‘Falls
Waco
Butt
Valley Mille
Janae
Wace
Andrew Jackson
Brock
Eee Eee
United States
Pe-ru-na
Pesru-na
Pe-rusna
Brock Sages Vatier
Ja Grippe
Free Peruna Almanac Promoted Amid Chicago Post Growth
A 1908 era feature notes advertising efforts by druggists for the Peruna Almanac while detailing Chicago postal growth and staffing strains. It mentions postmasters and clerks facing crowded conditions, a push for supplementary construction, and large annual tonnage. The piece then shifts to crime, reporting Italian groups and the Black Hand in Chicago, with warnings about coercion, threats, and efforts by White Hand factions to counter them, plus references to influential Italian officials and officials advising detection of Black Hand methods.
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Attu
Presant Federat
Chicago Post
Posta
Kidney Pills Ad and Travel Route Ad Blend
An 1899 advertisement touts Toan's Kidney Pills from Marion Ohio with a testimonial claiming durably improved kidney health and no symptoms for five years. The piece also promotes through tickets and rail service routes from Marion to Columbus and other cities, plus a novelty alarm clock device linked to a furnace in South Manchester Connecticut.
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Marion
John Potter
Flockon't
Alt Dealera
Conte
Boster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
C.D
Joseph Melwan
South Manchester
Conn
Rheumatism Cured in 24 Hours
Pittsburg resident T. J. Blackmore cites rapid relief from rheumatism after using Dr. Detehon's Relief for Rheumatism. He had sought help from five doctors with little success and now endorses the remedy, sold by The Dumble Pharmacy near Kerr House.
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T. J. Blackmore
Haller & Blackmore
Pittsburg
Dr. Detehon
Dethhon
Dumble Pharmacy
Drugelat
Kerr House
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