Government seeks split of Reading system coal interests
In a multipart antitrust action the government asks the court to sever the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey and its affiliates from the Reading system and to disentangle Reading Company from coal and iron interests and related rail entities. The defendants include Reading Company and Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company among others, urging dismissal of the suit.
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General McReynolds
Reading Company
Philadelphia and Read Railroad Company
Philadelphia and Reading, Coal and Iron Comany
Wilmington and Northern and Company
Lehigh and
W England Railroad
Panies
Illel
Central Eilroad Company
New Jersey
Reading System
Fé Reading Company
Coalid Iron
Comay
Wegro Exposition Opens in New York
The fiftieth Rivers exposition opened in New York with an opening address by Congressman Herman Works. Exhibits included patents and arts demonstrating national ingenuity. The event followed the signing of the emanate proclamation by Abrahamson.
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New York
Isoclated
Fiftieth
Abrahamsonn
Hel
Herman A
Home Remedy Promoted for Cough Relief Across North America
A consumer advertisement touts a pine extract remedy claimed to act quickly on bronchial conditions and coughs. It promotes guaiacol rich pine elements, warns against mixed preparations, and offers a money back guarantee with purchase through druggists or The Pinex Co. of Ft Wayne Indiana.
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United States
Canada
The
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne, Ind
Baby Growth and Health Rules From The Better Babies Standard
Anna Steele Richardson outlines weekly weighing and monthly measurements to track a baby’s physical and mental growth, plus a table of weights and circumferences. It notes dangers from adenoids and enlarged tonsils, warnings on crying, and practical tips from the Better Babies Bureau for monitoring feeding, sleep, and comfort for healthy development.
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Roger Dennett
Better Babies Bureau
Grasping a Drunkard's Sonnets of Woe and Freedom
A terse note on drinking and quitting, urging liberation from vice. It frames dissipation as vexation and warns that attempting to quit is as hard as remaining captive to habit. The speaker pivots to advice about choosing freedom over dependence.
Courtesy Cruise Watch Sparks Navy Confidence
The United States plans a two division Atlantic fleet courtesy cruise from Hampton Roads to the Mediterranean under Rear Admiral Badger. Secretary Daniels and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt coordinate, with 1,500 Lake-Training sailors aboard, loaded ammunition and coal, and naval experts praising American mobility and firepower versus European fleets.
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Washington
Hampton Roads
Mediterranean
Great Britain
United States
Badger
Daniels
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Norfolk
Australia
Europe
Atlantic
Austria
Italy
Germany
Grove's Tonic Drives Out Malaria and Builds Up System
The Old Standard See ing tonic grove s ta ehi d tonic drives out malaria for the brood and builds up the system. A true tonic for adults and children.
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Grove
Noted French Surgeon Championniere Dies Suddenly
Paris October 23 The noted surgeon Just Lucas Championniere died suddenly from acute angina while reading a paper on prehistoric trepaning before the Academy of Science committee. Born in 1843, his father founded the Journal of Medicine and Surgery.
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Paris
Lucas Championniere
Academy of Science
The
Journal of Medicine and Surgery
Ragtime’s End or Enduring Syncopation?
A musical expert suggests ragtime won’t endure long, yet we refuse consolation and warn that the syncopated stillness could continue much longer.
Constitutional victory claimed in Mexican revolutionary moves
A telegram from Hermosillo reports San Ignacio in Sinaloa captured by Constitutionalists. Colonel De la Vega and the town mayor were executed. Obregon marches south with about 4000 troops toward Culiacan to press the campaign, with Mazatlan as a potential next target.
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Associated Press
Hermosillo
Sonora
Mex
San Ignacio
Sinaloa
Venustiano Carranza
de la Vega
Avaro Obregon
Culiacan
Obregon
Zacatecas
L. J. Zalce
Alxirez
Pancho Villa
Loma
Torreon
LSU Defeats Baylor 50–0 Behind Dupont Four TDs
Louisiana State University crushed Baylor 50 to 0 as Dupont scored four touchdowns in the game played yesterday in Baton Rouge.
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Louisiana University
Baylor University
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Baylor
Texas
Dupont
Fifteen Vessels Lifted Into Gatun Lake at Panama
Fifteen vessels including three dredges were hoisted from the sea channel into Gatun Lake via the Gatun locks. The four hour operation shifts the dredging fleet to the Culebra cut section. With trenching and blasting halted, engineers use suction dredges as work continues toward 28 feet depth before another dredge enters through the Pacific locks to excavate the slide.
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Associated Press
Panama
Gatun Lake
Gatun Locks
Culebra
Pacific Entrance
Pacific Locks
Anarchist Denied Naturalization For Italian Immigrant
Caesar Prego from Italy had his first naturalization papers denied in Oakland California. When asked if he knew the meaning of anarchist he replied that an anarchist is a man who does not believe in law and does not respect any law. His case was referred to the national immigration examiner.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Cal
Caesar Prego
Italy
Prego
National Immigration Examiner
California Syrup of Figs Promises Quick Relief for Bothered Children
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a soothing laxative for peevish constipated children. It claims quick relief within hours, details dosage for babies to adults, warns against counterfeits, and urges asking a druggist for the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
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