Cincinnati corruption hearings reveal payoffs for coal contract
Drake committee resumes inquiry into city corruption. Burton Hollister testifies that Alex Cunningham paid a councilman to secure a coal contract, with amounts around 1500 to 2500 dollars. Other witnesses discuss commissions on county advertising and full council salaries despite attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Drake Committee
Burton C. Hollister
Alex Cunningham
Luhing Coal Co
Michael Muillen
Mullen
Cunningham
Isaac M. Jordan
Hollister
E. Q O. Eshelby
John L. Steele
The
Commercial Tribune
C. H. Reinbold
Times Star
Col
Markbreit
Volksblatt
Council
Roettinger
Lexow Committee
Reobert Schweninger
The Choice of Paint: A Practical Household Guide
An essay urges homeowners to paint houses promptly using prepared paints. It contrasts old hand mixed paints with modern ready to use products, arguing prepared paints are cheaper, better, and more convenient, with manufacturers ensuring quality through chemists, while urging sensible choice based on brand reputation and dealer reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Burial of John Paul Jones at Naval Academy
President Roosevelt witnessed the interment of John Paul Jones in Bancroft hall crypt, with French and American naval honors. Aboard ships in the bay, 1500 sailors and marines lined the route as robed guards escorted the casket draped in national colors. Speeches by Roosevelt Jusser Porter Warfield followed a program of patriotic songs and a procession to Bancroft hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
United States
France
John Paul Jones
Roosevelt
Admiral Sands
Naval Academy
Admiral Aube
Conde
Marseilles
Campion
Alabama
Indiana
Iowa
Cleveland
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Denver
Colorado
Paul Jones
Jusserand
Horace Porter
Gov. Warfield
Maryland
Baltimore Oratorio Society
Bancroft Hall
Attempt on ex President Loubet in Paris library
A bomb with a burning fuse was found on the window sill of the library at ex President Loubet’s residence in Nontelimar where he and his family are staying for vacation. Authorities report the device was set to explode, but no injuries occurred.
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Paris
France
Nontelimar See
Loubets
Postmaster General Proposes Nostal Note Bill
Washington D C The adoption of a nostal note as a convenient means of transmitting small sums through its mails is proposed in a bill roubo witted to congress by Postmaster General Cortelyou.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Cortelyou
Stamp collector sells rare France and colony stamps for 11000 dollars
A specialist who gathered the sta mns of France and her colonies recently sold his collection for 11000 dollars. The article names many stamps and places, notes the need for large albums, and credits James Chalmers with originating adhesive stamps in 1839 1840.
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Sta Nvs
France
Aneesh
Antofagasta
Apurimac
Chiapa
Diego Suarez
Bamra
Yea
Wadwhan
Goliad
Jhino
Ujong
Faridkot
Nabba
Obock
United States
Earl of Crawford
James Chalmers
Dundee
Scotland
England
Advice Easily Followed From a Kansas City Journal
A short quip advises daily talk with someone superior and to speak to the cook if the wife is not home. The remark by Edward Everett Hale is presented as an easy duty for everyday conduct.
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Edward Everett Hale
Kansas City Journal
Rag-Tag Boy Dreaming Of Joy And Fishing At Pool
A poem excerpt depicts a boy and nearby herds at the pool’s brink as mockin’ birds sing above. The speaker longs for old time joy and a simple chance to fish, capturing rural nostalgia in Houston Post prose.
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J. M. Lewis
Houston Post
Size Matters In A Summer Turnpike Courtship
A speaker boasts wealth from farm timber and store while courting Susan Simpkins. She rejects him saying he is too small for her, despite her thrift and good looks, in a light verse recounted from the New York Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Simpkins
Susan
Mr. Higgins
W. J. Lampton
N. Y. Sun
Water Lily of Hampshire and Poems by McGaffey and Trowbridge
A blend of verse images and reflections. The Water Lily of Hampshire rests in Hampshire waters amid mountains and daylight. Including Ernest McGaffey's Chicago Chronicle poem about singing and hope and John Philo Trowbridge's Boston Transcripts verse urging acts of kindness and prayer.
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Ernest McGaffey
Chicago Chronicle
Earth
John Philo Trowbridge
Boston
Spring Arrives As Wind Whistles Through Open Fields
A verse teases the season turning with spring imagery Cajoling time and weather into a lively pageant. The poem contrasts teased delays with nature’s advance while lilac, rose, and blossoms promise warm days ahead. The lyric voice aside from quotes celebrates spring’s beauty and renewal.
Bright Road Refrain Echoes in Morning Hills
A fragment reads “Keep the Bright Road” as a folk line about hopeful mornings and love over money. The text references a confluence of roads and heaven in a folksy, poetic cadence.
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Atlante Constitution
Cure by Dean's Kidney Pills Claims from Col. R. S. Harrison
Col. R. S. Harrison, Deputy Marshal in Lake Charles, says a horse kick caused back pain and kidney trouble. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring his health after two boxes and two years of relief. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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R. S. Harrison
Common St
Lake Charles
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Dream of Husbands for Sale Reveals Fearful Night Vision
In New York, a wife wakes her husband with a dream of a warehouse displaying a sign Husbands for Sale. Beautiful ones cost 1500 dollars, decent ones 100. Bunched husbands, like asparagus, are sold for ten cents a bunch, shocking the couple and reflecting anxieties about marriage.
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New York City
Harper’s Magazine
Broadway
Running Sores on Limbs Prompt Home Remedies Benefit
Mrs Lizzie Vincent Thomas of Fairmount Walden's Ridge Tennessee reports using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills to treat her daughter's eczema. After six weeks the running sores disappeared with no recurrence, and the family now keeps Cuticura as a household standby due to remote mountain access and high doctor costs. October 13 1905.
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Lizzie Vincent Thomas
Fairmount
Walden’s Ridge
Tenn
Fragmented Outcry on Euthanasia and Death Abolition Cranks
A Chicago Chronicle editorial mocks extremists who push euthanasia and death abolition. It proposes sorting them into groups and forcing them to clash in a brutal, football style confrontation.
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Chicago Chronicle
It Cures While You Walk Foot-Ease Patent Cure
Allen's Foot-Ease promises relief for hot, sweaty, calloused feet and swollen aching feet. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents with a free trial package offered. Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York for details.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
May-Miss Showe and Choir Ambitions
A gossiping snippet notes May-Miss Showe once avoided choir singing but now appears eager. The line adds cheeky dialogue about Eva’s gold tooth fillings and other era quips from newspapers.
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May
Miss Showe
Eva
Chicago Daily News
Middle Life and the Cure for Change of Life Symptoms
An ad describing the perils of the change of life for women and promoting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy. It claims the product strengthens the nervous system and invites women to write for free advice from Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts. It cites testimonials from Mrs. Hyland and Mrs. Hinkle as evidence of cure.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Annie E. G. Hyland
Chestertown
Lizzie Hinkle
Salem
Ind
Hyland
Hinkle
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Naval Academy At
Loubet
Hiram Higgins
Water
Hampshire
Arthur Gutterman
Criterion
Puck
Hubby
Atlanta Constitution
N. Y. Times
Aeg Hyland
Capsicum
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New York
Kansas City
Ohio
Illinois
gZonin
National Bank of Commerce
Fidelity Trust Company
Karnes, New & Branthoff
Lip Scomb
Fidelity Trust Building
St. Jacobs
Price
Carters
LITTLE _ PILES
MILU
B.S
14Th St
Brauchas
Chicago
Dictrolt
Canada
Ottawa
H. M. Williams
Law Building
Toledo
A.N. K
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Mystic Shrine
Union Pacific
W. G. Neimyer
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, Ill
Southern Farm Lands
Southern Railway
M. V. Richards
Land Industrial
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