Low Fares for Settlers on Milwaukee and Puget Sound Ry
Low Tuesday fares run from March 23 to April 27 for settlers to North Dakota and Montana points on the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway. Fares apply to Haynes Hettinger Bowman Marmarth and other ND stations and to Baker Miles City Forsyth Musselshell Lavina Roundup Harlowton Moore Lewistown and more MT stations. Complete information from your local agent. F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
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North Dakota
Montana
Chicago, Milwaukeee & Puget Sound
Haynes, Hettinger
Bowman
Marmarth
Baker
Miles City
Forsyth
Musselshell
Lavina
Roundup
Harlowton
Moore
Lewistown
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Money to Loan on Land at Seven Percent Interest
Charles D. Gorham of Garden City offers first mortgage money at seven percent interest. He guarantees prompt payment of the principal and interest and will not recommend a loan unless readily secured.
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Chas. D. Gorham
Garden City
Fire at Fort Leavenworth Prison Destroys Shops
On April 1 the Fort Leavenworth military prison in Leavenworth Kansas suffered a major fire damaging the blacksmith clothing and tailor shops and the machine shops. Armed troops formed a protective line around the burning complex while convicts were moved to safety. Some short termers volunteered to help fight the flames and performed well. officials feared relying on the more desperate inmates.
Head Hunters Slay Scientist in Philippines
Dr. William Jones, a Harvard and Columbia trained anthropologist with the Field Museum in Chicago, was killed by head hunters at Dumabato Isabela while studying Philippines tribes. A native constabulary force under American officers has been ordered into the area to search for the body and investigate the death. Jones had worked two years among the Hongots and was preparing an exhaustive museum report.
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Field Museum
Chicago
Manila
William Jones
Philippines
Chicago Institution
Dumobato
Cagayan River
Isabela
Jones
Professor Jones
Harvard
Columbia University
Oklahoma
Plague Battle in San Francisco Claims Seventy-Seven Lives
A Marine Hospital Service report recounts a plague campaign in San Francisco fighting bubonic plague spread by fleas from rats. About one million rats were killed to end the outbreak, which caused seventy seven deaths during the effort.
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San Francisco
Washington
Marine Hospital Service
Roosevelt Visit Looms as Lions Plague Mombasa
In Mombasa on April 1, preparations rise for Theodore Roosevelt to visit on April 22. Lions terrorize natives near Kilindini while an elephant roams Masingi bazaar. An American settler plans possum importation to lure Roosevelt to hunt in the protectorate.
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Mombasa
British East Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Aden
St. George's Day
Kilindini
Masingi
Rooseveltt
Protectorate
Mahmout and Rogers Set for High-Profile Wrestling Bout
In Cleveland on April 1 Yussiff Mahmout the Bulgarian and Joe Rogers the American will clash as two of the sport’s biggest stars. Mahmout has dominated top American grapplers while Rogers, once unable to beat Gotch in a handicap match, has also faced Hackenschmidt in Europe. Rogers claims a clean fall on Mahmout in a New York gym and has pursued the Bulgarian for some time amid growing tension, promising a fast furious contest.
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Cleveland
Yussiff Mahmout
Joe Rogers
Frank Gotch
Rogers
Hackenschmidt
Europe
Mahmout
New York
Mrs Boyle enters plea in Willie Whitla kidnapping case
Mrs Helen Boyle wife of the alleged kidnapper Willie Whitla pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Justice Thomas McClain. She waived a hearing and was held for the grand jury in 25000 dollars bail.
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Mercer
Helen Boyle
Willie Whitla
Justice of the Peace
Thomas McClain
Grand Jury
Fourteen Bodies Recovered After Altenburg Fire
In Havana on April 1 fourteen crew members perished in the steamer Altenburg blaze. The bodies were recovered from the charred hull and interred.
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Havana
Altenburg
Tobacco Joker Tax Revealed by Dawson
Washington March 21. Representative Dawson Iowa reports a so called joker in exist ing revenue laws that cost tobacco consumers about 15 million dollars. Under the Dingley tariff two and four ounce packages sold for 5 and 10 cents respectively plus a wartime tax of 6 cents a pound. After 1902 the sizes were not restored and the tax effectively remained paid to manufacturers. Dawson introduces a bill to restore original package sizes.
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Washington
Dawson
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted in Baltimore Ad
A Baltimore testimonial claims four years of misery from female ailments improved after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts it as the most successful remedy for displacements, inflammation, ulcers, fibroids, irregularities, pains, and nervous symptoms and invites readers to seek Mrs. Pinkham's guidance.
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Baltimore
Lydia FE. Pinkham
W. 8
Ford
Lansdowne St
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Russian Duma Sets Up Washington Agency and Salaries Debate
The duma adopted a bill to create a Russian agricultural agency in Washington to bring American methods and machinery to Russia. A bill fixing salaries for the president and officers was tabled after M Khomyakoff, not wealthy, declined a salary and urged economy. The proposed salary for President Khomyakoff was 13,500 dollars.
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St. Petersburg
Duma
Washington
Russia
M. Khomyakoff
Khomyakoff
Police Sergeant Jacob Baer Dies by Self‑Inflicted Shot
Chicago police report Police Sergeant Jacob Baer killed himself at his home with a gun. Baer had served twenty three years in the department and was among its best known older officers. Officials attribute his suicide to financial troubles.
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Chicago
Jacob Baer
Police
Weather forecast for Midwest states shows showers
The forecast calls for fair conditions in Illinois Indiana and Michigan today with showers tomorrow. Wisconsin and Iowa expect fair weather today then showers and warmer temperatures tomorrow.
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Iinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Markets Report Chicago March 31 Prices and Livestock Quotes
Winter wheat values across grades posted with small increases. Corn and oats by sample show mixed quotes. Chicago live stock receipts total 25 000 with ranges for light to prime cattle and hogs. east buffalo quotes note steady cattle and slow hogs. Poultry prices list per head and geese and ducks. Elgin Butter Market reports varied creamery prices from extras to firsts and packing stock.
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Chicago
East Buffalo Live Stock
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
East Buffalo
Elgin
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Coughs Quickly
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as a fast cough remedy that also strengthens lungs and fights colds in a yellow package sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy and Miss Josephine Sanquist visits from Washington. Also mentions Chamberlains Colic remedy for stomach pains and local visits from Mrs. Baxter Ingham and Mrs. Witting.
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Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
McElhinney Drug Co
F. L. Stolte
Lemmon
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Grace Man
J. H. Wagner Company
Fort Madison
Windsor
Dakota
Ged. Peck
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Leavenworth
Philippine Islands
Mahmout-Rogers
Swift
Washington County
Bluecoat
Cash Grain Market
Wolff's
J. B. Crow & Sons
Pauls Suspiber CO
Ganer Music Go
Nicola
Harmon
F. T. Frazier
Fairfield, Iowa
Josephine Sanquist
Fairfield Journal
Baxter Ingham
Brighton
M. H. Sweet
Mrs. Witting
Wayland
City
Dr. Pierce
Wrepper
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