National Capitol Congress Debates Sherman Antitrust Bill
In Washington the Sherman antitrust bill drew amendments to protect small manufacturers as both houses adjourned for Burns memorials. Senate also discussed diplomatic costs and Samoa policy while the House tackled sundry civil bills and a pension increase for disabled veterans. News notes include ministerial dispatches on Arch Duke Rudolph and a fatal accident in Omaha.
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Samoan Islands
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Washington
A GOOD LADY GONE Mrs Amy Post dies in Rochester
Rochester dispatch reports the death of Amy Kirby Post a noted suffragist and abolitionist in Rochester New York at age BB born Jericho Vermont 1802. She helped runaways via the underground railroad aided by Fred Douglass and supported Indians and spiritualism through later life. Her husband Joseph Post died in 1872.
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Rochester
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The Fir Tree Adapted From Hans Christian Andersen
In a forest a young fir longs to be tall and admired. It watches taller trees be cut for Christmas rooms, then endures a glittering, sorrowful fate as a house decorated tree. Put in a garret, then court yard, it withers and is burned, ending the tale with a quiet, reflective moral.
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Tvede-Avede
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Svede-Avede
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Treasury
Washineros
Treasury Department
Court House
Sealy
Pay
More Arrests In Indiana Election Law Violations
A federal grand jury added eighty eight indictments to prior totals, with only four for non election law offenses. Arrests in the county included Samuel Hume Frank Mathias I N Calton Hollingsworth and Frank Noble. Dalton a former local legislator and wealthy farmer, Hollingsworth a New Augusta merchant and deputy postmaster.
Ivory Soap and Counterfeit Brands Warned in Ad
A mid century ad warns shoppers about counterfeit white soaps falsely claiming to match Ivory. It advises buying only Ivory Soap from Procter and Gamble, noting the genuine product has unique qualities and urging consumer diligence to avoid inferior imitations across coast to coast markets.
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Procter
Gamble
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