Missouri River Navigation Congress Concludes In Slow City
The first annual convention of the Missouri River Navigation congress ended in Slow City with Charles Call Shmid singled out for executive council recommendation and Mr. Tessman from Kansas City deemed, after a strenuous session, the likely secretary treasurer. Yankton, SD, secured the 1909 gathering amid deft politicking and broad support, leaving opposition minimal.
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Ates
Conaresenay
Midgaret Wiis
Kase Sae Cfl
Qed Gia
Minner Ames
Onaa- Na
Kansas City
Police Ready for Trouble in Chicago Disorder
Police fought with a crowd of unemployed on State and Madison, then charged another group at Clark and Jackson. Several men were beaten, Dr Reitman led the second detachment and was arrested after rough treatment. Reserves were called in but the disturbance ended before police arrived.
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State
Madison Streets
Chicago
Clark Street
Jackson Boulevard
Reitman
Beng
Pnsive
Whipped by whitecaps orders to leave the country
Dr. W. E. Garter, a Meadville veterinarian, says he was waylaid by masked assailants while en route to treat an animal. He reports being hung by thumbs and whipped until exhausted to extract a confession for alleged wife beating and petty theft. He was told to depart within thirty days but plans to stay.
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Brookfield
W. E. Garter
Meadville
Carter
Leaya
Death While Calling Undertaker In Massachusetts
A Civil War veteran, Joseph Whatehford of Suter Mass, collapsed and died while phoning an undertaker to arrange his relative’s funeral. He had learned his wife died just minutes earlier and died at the shore before emergency aid could reach him.
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Joseph Whatehford
Suter
Mass
Hils Will
Amily
Tion
Lilinoixs Veterinary Meeting Highlights Local Disease Report
A recent Hud session at Decatur Illinois featured the Lilinoixs Veterinarian Medical and Surgical aseocki with planbers present. The report notes little evidence of contagious disease among livestock at the site.
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Lilinoixs
Aseocki
Decatur
Jil
Hoty Planbers
Liv
Fulton County Indicts Two in Harrowing Assault Case
Grand jury in Fulton County Tul indicts two men for a criminal assault on Mary Hew, a 14 year old inmate at the poor farm. Dr J A Logan ofanda Th faces charges of performing a surgical operation on the girl without consent.
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Fulton County
Tul
Mary Hewith
J. A Logan
Anda
Sioux City Live Stack Market Thursday Quotations
Sioux City live stack market quotations report top pe ev es at 4.35 dollars and top hogs at 0 20 dollars, reflecting Thursday trading activity and market mood in Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Banker Walsh Guilty in West City Trial
John R. Walsh, longtime banker and politician, is convicted of felony after a landmark case detailing understated bank loans to officers and overstated loans to hide $3,000,000 in self loans. The case shook Chicago’s business and political circles as jurors found him guilty at age seventy-one.
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John RR. Walsh
Chienas
Chienaa Federal
Walsh
John R. Walsh
McNally
Western News Company
Acandal
Warmill
Beatrice Metcalfe
John S. Walsh
Chicago
Record of unprecedented giving in 1907 totals
The Chicago Tribune tally shows $148,002,130 donated for mankind in 1907. Educational institutions received $70,915,542. religious groups $9,343,892. museums, galleries and public improvements $17,247,400. libraries $2,048,000. Major donors were John D. Rockefeller, Mrs Russell Sage, and Andrew Carnegie, with over $20,000,000 from women.
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Chicago Tribune
John D. Rockefeller
Russell Saga
Andrew Carnegie
Philadelphia Transit Chief Proposes Plan to End Strike
Parsons of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company writes to Mayor Reyburn offering a plan to harmonize company employee tensions after a strike vote. He proposes monthly payments to confer with committees regardless of union ties and offers to reinstate forty seven of sixty men dismissed for union association. Philadelphia.
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Raeidonm Cotwesasdoane
Parsons
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Reyburn
Marsons
Philadelphia
Dredge Henry Wladd Burned At Memphis Moorings
Short news notes report a U S dredge boat Henry Wladd valued at 175000 burned to water’s edge while moored in Memphis. A fire in a New York factory building of Grossman Shoe Company and the Uappel iron foundry caused about 200000 in losses. Four St Louis trust companies pledge 344 percent on savings deposits and 4 percent on certificates of deposit.
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United States
Henry Wladd
Memphis
New York
Grossman Shoe Cibecney
Uappel Iron Foundry
Trust Companies
St. Louis
Rosewood and a courthouse dream in the drawing room
In a fragile springtime chapter, Grandpa Markham escorts a weary hero into a luxurious home where old memories surface. A collision of fortunes follows as Guy Remington's actions spark a conflict over debt, foreclosures, and a young girl’s perilous illness that drives the male lead to crisis and reform.
Doctor and Guy confront confession over dying girl
In a tense scene at the doctor's office, Guy learns of Maddy Clyde, the dying patient who sought funds for her grandfather, and vows to save her by securing the needed money from a reluctant old miser. The doctor, moved by prayerful counsel, fears the worst as Maddy slips toward death. A plan to bring Jessie for support is hatched as news of the case spreads.
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Sorrel
Devonshire
Maddy
Farmer Green
Tr. Holbrook
Grandma Markham
Trolbrook
Grandpa Markham
Dr. Solbrook
Dirin
Mr. Green
Guy Semington
Grandma
Markham
Guy Remington
Guy
Madeline Clyde
Evon
Agnes Remington
Jessie
Charlie
Tont
Tal
Leowish
Aikenside
Honedale Church
Grandpa
Lucy Atherstone
Clever Scheme Play Prompted by Gowns Fare
A popular actress previews a new play saying it will be a hit and showcase twenty gowns. A friend questions the acts, the actress replies four acts and a dressmaker scene in one. Quotation from Catholia Standacd and Uhnes.
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Catholia Standacd
Uhnes
What He Feared and a Cleveland Card Party Fear
What He Feared quotes a tersely deflected invitation, with Tad asking Charlie Dunne to an engagement Thursday night and Charlie replying he wasn’t sure payment was due. The line hints at a social card party where bridge may be played in Cleveland.
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Migs Kissay
Charlie Dunne
Charlie
Cleveland
Fragmented OCR Confusion in City Records and Cemeteries
The readable text mixes mock dialogue about a man named Uargous and a claim of a large daughter, then shifts to Chicago Record Herald noting New York City’s 3116 acres of cemetery land. It mentions burying the city’s dead for 150 years.
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Uargous
Guy
Chicago
New York City
Fragmentary Dialogue Story From Obscure Clip
A garbled excerpt shows names and phrases about dreams superstition and bad signs. The text includes references to Miss O Rayll and Phnadele phla Presa in a nonsensical dialogue about belief and telepathy.
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Sanerstitfon
Alisa
Miss O'Rayll
LICE REMEDY CLAIMS SUCCESS WITH BORAX SPRAY
A Roswell reader reports using 20 Mule Team Borax to spray and wash Leghorn poultry houses to eradicate lice. She notes catching no lice after two months and plans continued use. An unrelated Chicago accident tally shows railroads 196 deaths, streetcars 106, wagons 48, cars 10 in the first nine months.
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W. Leghorn
B. R. Balfoam
Roswell
New Mesica
Railronm
Chicago
One Hundred Dollar Reward for Catarrh Cure Ad
An old Toledo advertisement promises a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cures and claims endorsements from local firms. It touts Walls Catarrh Cure as a remedy taken internally and applied to the coat and surfaces, with free testimonials and availability from druggists.
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Hat
Coenwy & CO
Toledo
Cheney
Waturne
11 & Marvin
Liongusivds
Walls
Consistency in Reform Skipped by Mrs De Smythe-Peynter
The Halthonore American reports Mrs De Smythe-Peynter did not attend the meeting on gambling reform. The paper notes she could not come due to her bridge whist club meeting, where she is described as a regular winner.
Seed firm advert promises vast farm seed offerings
An irregular ad touts Moravian Barley and Speirs cereals and various seeds including Salter’s Billion Dollar Grass and Teosinte, claiming high yields. It urges readers to mail 10 cents for the catalog and samples from John A. Salzer Seed Co. in Wisconsin.
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Dak
Mont
Ida
Cole
Salter
Teosinte
William Ont Prodigy
John A. Salzer Seed Co
UN Crosse
Wis
C.N, UD
Hudson Bay New Outlet to Europe Promises Trade Rise
J Eliot argues in Technical World Magazine that Hudson Bay could become the world’s premier inland grain trade artery linking Western Canada to Europe. A thousand mile shorter route to Liverpool would cut transport costs, unlocking vast agricultural lands and empowering Western Canada’s grain industry and commercial power.
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Hudson Bay
Europe
Canada
J. ©. Eliot
Technical World Magazine
Liverpool
Great Lakes
New York
Aleske
Greenland
Canadian Rockies
Montreal
Sludson Bay
Grape Nuts Said to Heal Babies and Adults
An advertisement extols Grape Nuts as a perfect food for delicate infants and strong adults. A mother claims doctors said her baby's stomach was ruined by condensed milk but Grape Nuts saved the child, praising its healthful, easy preparation and urging readers to read The Road to Wellville.
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Baby
Wellville
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