Grasshoppers Sweep Through Four Corners States
A five mile wide column of grasshoppers stretched eighteen miles northeast through northeastern New Mexico toward Texas, with smaller swarms seen in west Texas. The pests denuded land, destroyed foliage, and left sheep and other stock starving due to loss of pasturage. Officials from government, state and railroads coordinated poison efforts to combat the infestation.
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Associated Press
Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Elida
Texline
Arnica Salve touted as skin remedy and healer
Bucklen's Arnica Salve is praised as the best skin disease remedy and effective for burns, bruises and boils. J T Sossaman of News Cornelius NC reports one box helped his serious skin ailment after other remedies failed. Only 260. Recommended by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
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Bucklen
J. T. Sossaman
News
Cornelius, N. C
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Wanted pool cotton sellers investigated
In Washington on May 27 the Senate debated action against those who sold cotton to James A Patten and others of the cotton pool indicted in 1910 for price manipulation. Senator Smith urged a Commerce Department investigation and possible indictments of sale contracts to keep cotton prices down. Attorney General Wickersham had indicted buyers but not sellers. The resolution to probe was carried over to the next session at Senator Clark’s request.
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Associated Press
Washington
James A. Patten
Senate
Smith
Carolina
Department of Commerce
Wickersham
Secretary of Commerce
Clark
Wyoming
No Abatement Of Atlanta Scandal
The article reports ongoing turmoil in Atlanta over bribe offers graft and incompetence linked to the Mary Phagan murder investigation. Police officials prepare to present charges to Fulton county grand jury against Mayor Woodward and Attorney Felder. Beavers accuses graft in police and detective departments. Woodward denies serotype remarks and accuses Beavers and Sanford.
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Associated Progs
Atlanta
Mary Phagan
Phagan
James L. Beavers
N. A. Sanford
Fulton County
James G. Woodward
Thomas B. Felder
Beavers
Grand Jury
Felder
Woodward
Chief Beavers
Sanford
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound praised in Omaha letter
A Omaha resident lauds Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for a daughter's severe cough and cold and notes continued use over years with consistently good results. The testimonial cites relief from sickness linked to floods and exposure.
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Omaha
Ohio
Foley
L. Poole
California St
van Antwerp Drug Corporation Oa
Jersey legislature passes jury reform bill
The Chancellor-Sheriff jury reform bill, backed by President Wilson, cleared the New Jersey senate last night on a strict party vote. The measure had already passed the lower house two weeks earlier.
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Jersey
Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Senate
General Assembly
Make Your Refrigerator Sanitary with Gold Dust
Cleaning guidance instructs removing crumbs and spills promptly. Shelves are scrubbed in hot suds of Gold Dust washing powder, then dried or air dried. Ice and food chambers are scrubbed rinsed and left open to air, with the grip pan and other parts cleaned and reassembled.
Hamburg Plan Seeks Free Port for New York City
New York merchants received a letter from the Merchants Association detailing a plan to make New York a free port by creating a neutral customs zone where imported goods may enter without duty as long as they do not cross the boundary. The scheme mirrors Hamburg and requires tariff changes and merchant canvassing to assess benefit.
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New York
Merchants’ Association
Hamburg
Merchants’ Association Committee On Foreign Trade
Federal probe into New England railroads opens
Government officials begin an investigation into New England railroad management to assess possible Sherman Antitrust Act violations, with T. W. Gregory arriving as special agent to lead the inquiry in Boston.
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Associated Press
Boston
T. W. Gregory
Department of Justice
New England
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promised Relieve Constipation
Advertisement states the pills will promptly restore bowel health and relieve constipation. Testimonial from John Supsic of Sanbury Pa. lauds them for constipation indigestion and liver complaint. Price 25 cents through Van Antwerp Drug.
Police News Highlights Weekend Arrests and Court Actions
Sophronia Lyles, alleged fugitive, handed to Selma deputies after arrest in the recorder's court. Atlas Hill and other suspects face continuances and minor fines in Mobile proceedings. Pinkerton detectives commend local work on the Palace Jewelry theft, with Nathaniel Cooper's arrest and confession noted.
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Sophronia Lyles
Selma
Recorder’s Court
F. W. Crenshaw
Pinkerton Detective Agency
New Orleans
Mobile Department
Nathaniel Cooper
Palace Jewelry Company
Dauphin Street
Pinkerton
Pittsburg
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Free Samples Offer
Cuticura Soap and Ointment advertised for worldwide sale offers a free sample of each with a 32-page book. Send postal to Cuticura Dept. 135 Boston for the offer.
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Cuticura
Boston
Memorial design clash delays Preteorius Schurz-Daenzer statue
Wilhelm Wandschneider won first prize for the memorial design with a $23,000 payout and planned to supervise construction in America. The memorial association questioned the awards committee authority and ordered a reconsideration. Adolphus Busch funded most of the statue, causing friction as Wandschneider departed for the U.S. unaware of the cable update.
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Press
ST. Louis
Wilhelm Wandschneider
Memorial Association
Herr Wandschneider
America
Committee On Awards
Berlin
Wandschneider
Adolphus Busch
Cuba Declines Secret Service Funding in Congress
President Menocal urged a leaner public service in a message to Congress. He refused an appropriation of 25000 dollars to fund a secret service for the presidency and called for abolition of provincial sanitary inspectors as unnecessary.
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Associated Press
Havana
Menocal
Congress
Smith's Blood and Liver Syrup touted as cure all
Advertisement for Smith's Blood and Liver Syrup claims permanent cure for bone pains ulcers rashes boils pimples and blood poison. It promises cleansing of blood and relief from rheumatism eczema and other ailments. Available for $1 per large bottle or $5 for six bottles from Van Antwerp Drug Co Mobile Alabama with home treatment directions.
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Smith
Mobile
Ala
van Antwerp Drug CO
Royal and
Dauphin Streets
Express
Revolt Expected as Yuan Shi Kai Might Decree New Regime
A Peking dispatch reports expectations that President Yuan Shi Kai will issue a decree this week that could trigger a revolution. China remains in deadlock with the north opposing representative government and seeking the old regime in a new form while the south defends provincial autonomy and parliamentary control.
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Associated Press
London
Peking
Daily Telegraph
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Works Proposes New Plan for National Elections
Associated Press reports Senator Works introduced two bills to shift election day from November to August and to require annual congressional sessions from October to June. The plan would have Congressmen take office in October after elections and the president and vice president assume office in November.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Senator Works
Student takes life after failing exams in France
A medical student named Cuvilier at a university in France shot himself in the breast after his name was read as failing to pass his examinations. The incident occurred as the dean announced the results yesterday.
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France
Cuvilier
West Virginia Coal Strike Inquiry Clears Senate Hurdle
The education and labor committee favorably reported a resolution for investigating conditions in the West Virginia coal strike zone. Vice President Marshall said it was agreed by unanimous consent but left unfinished business. Amendments probe immigrant discrimination at ports of entry and arms imports to hinder coal trade.
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Washington
West Virginia
Senate
Education and Labor Committee
Marshall
Bacon
Goff
Kern
Smith
Railroads Must Treat All Consuming Plants Equally
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that railroads may not force consumers to use lines that bypass local manufacturing plants by shifting freight rates. The decision concerns plaster and gypsum rock rates between midwestern points, affirming equal treatment of plants on different lines.
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Ata Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Middle West
Love Nominated for U S Attorney in Florida
President Wilson sent to the Senate on May 27 the nomination of Edward C. Love for United States attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Edward C. Love
United States
Northern District of Florida
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