Cattle Raisers Prepare to Fight Beef Trust
Independent Stock Yard Company organized in St. Louis and Kansas City to challenge the beef trust. Preparations to reestablish the stock yards and packing house industry on this side of the river complete, with operations planned by early next year and by the St. Louis Union Packing company allied to the new venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BEEF
Independent Stock Yard Company
St. Louis
Kansas City
Louis
Beef Trust
Independent Stock Yards Company
St. Louis Union Packing Company
Stock Yards Company
Union Stock Yards
Bremen Avenue
Independent Stock Yards Comepany
Independent Company
Trust
Pinkham remedy touted for kidney troubles in Buffalo woman
The ad recounts Mrs. Paula Weissnitz of 176 Seneca Street Buffalo praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing her kidney and female health troubles after failing to improve on other medicine. It notes a 1904 letter authenticity and mentions stockyard and packing company developments in the same piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Weissnitz
Seneca St
Buffalo, N.Y
Diamond Deals On Memorandum Diamond
New York dispatch reports Abraham Thaler and Morris Opar were arrested in Pittsburg with jewels worth 10000 tied to the memorandum scheme used by traveling diamond dealers. Police say they fled two wholesale jewelers who lent the valuables on memorandum terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Abraham Thaler
Morris Opar
Pittsburg
Czar Likely to Name M Witte as New Vice Gerent
New York reports from Berlin say Russia may elevate M Witte to power as a chancellor with broad prerogatives, amid rivalries among top officials. Observers compare him to Count von Buelow as a stabilizing buffer, leaving the emperor to direct policy.
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New York
Hereld
Berlin
M. Pleske
M. Witte
Russia
Count von Dbuelow
Count von Buelow
Kaiser
William
Special Agent McNutt Suspended on Suspicion in Oregon
Portland Oregon December 7 Official advices report Secretary Hitchcock suspended Thomas McNutt a special agent of the general land office at La Grande Oregon. The suspension follows alleged questionable transactions in the La Grande district. McNutt had been a principal witness for receiver Asa B Thomson in a bribery case and was appointed from Indiana less than a year ago.
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Portland
Ore
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Thomas, McNutt
General Land Office
la Grande
Oregon
Rich Old Miner Dies of Starvation in Derby
Derby Conn Dee 8 Possessed of 50000 all in money Eugene Crofutt 62 year old Huntington resident dead from starvation. He had been failing for years from a lack of food and after a fainting spell last month his condition worsened. Townspeople attempted to send him to a hospital but he refused aid.
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Derby
Conn
Dee
Eugene Crofutt
Huntington
Money Found Hidden on Victim in Mount Vernon Tragedy
In the clothing of a woman killed by an express train in Mount Vernon, nearly $2,000 in gold and greenbacks was found. The victim, Mrs. Mary McCord of New Rochelle, was known as a miser and had hoarded the money for twenty five years.
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New York
Mount Vernon
Mary McCord
New Rochelle
Captain Hinman Swimmers Prize In Ice Cold Swim
Captain Sidney Hinman an Australian swam nearly a mile in the icy Chicago River from Rush Street to Madison Street under a rubber swim suit and paddle to win 300 dollars from contractor George W Turnbull who had bet he would not dare the feat. He was cheered by a crowd as Turnbull waited with a cab at Madison Street.
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Chicago
Sidney Hinman
Rush Street
Madison Street
Geo. W. Turnbull
Turnbull
Forbes and Attell Set for Featherweight Title Bout in Chicago
Chicago report says Harry Forbes and Abe Attell will fight December 17 before the West End Athletic Club of St. Louis. The twenty round contest carries a purse of 1500 dollars and is billed as the legitimate featherweight championship match.
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Chicago
Harry Forbes
Abe Attell
West End Athletic Club
St. Louis
Bark Willscott in for repairs
San Francisco telegram reports the American bark Willscott on the way from San Diego to Philadelphia for repairs after damage from rounding the Horn. Years earlier she lost lower masts in a storm en route Australia to port. Infant milk note mentions Barden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk as cow’s milk substitute.
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San Francisco
Willscott Ot
Port Stanley
Falkland Islamis
Horn
Willacott
Australia
Philadelphia
San Diego
Barden
Pyramid Pile Cure Touts Safe Relief and Savings
An advertisement extols Pyramid Pile Cure as the fastest safest remedy for piles promising instant comfort and relief. It claims sufferers avoid surgery, with thousands already cured and the 50 cent price highlighted, urging readers to request the company booklet from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan.
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Pyramid Drug Co. Marshall
Mich
Dean's Ointment Promise for Skin Ailments
An advertisement touts Dean's Ointment as a permanent cure for eczema scald head hives and itchiness with instant relief claiming availability at any drug store.
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Dean
Lygeur Mason and Fillmore in New Illustrated Songs
A staged comedy sketch featuring LYGEUR MASON and Fillmore with MR J J LUCAS, MISS ADA BARRATT, MR WILL QUINN, IK, AMOS DAVIS and other performers. Dutch and Jew humor and a lineup described as New Illustrated Songs and Pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason and
Fillmore
J. J. Lucas
Pile Cure Advocates Face Medical Opinions and Claims
The ad claims E-ri-sa Pile Cure cures piles with no mercury or opiates and lists endorsements from Dr. L. Griffin and Dr. Trout. It cites testimonials from W. G. Taylor and several named druggists across the northwestern U S, asserting unparalleled reliability and curing power.
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DR. L. Griffin
J. H. Trout
M.D
Los Angeles
California
L. Griffin
U. S
W. G. Taylor
E-ri-sa
Selle
H-ru-sa
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