Congress Seeks Swift Adjournment Amid Convention Prep
Republican leaders press to wrap up business by May or June to free lawmakers for the Chicago convention. Senator Tillman’s illness eases House Republicans but sparks relief among foes who want an early adjournment. The piece notes speeches by Representative Stanley and policy debates on monuments and pensions, with furs misplacements and public notices threaded through.
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Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Congress
White House
Chicago
House
Cannon
Senate
Tillman
Turkey
Ellen M. Stone
United States
Thomas
North Carolina
Vierre Charles L’enfant
Headache remedy ad from Fort Madison druggists
An advertisement from ALL GOOD DRUGGISTS lists REN GAW as a headache cure prepared by the J H Wagner Company of Fort Madison Iowa. It promotes 10c and 25c sized bottles and claims relief in ten minutes.
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J. H. Wagner Company
Fort Madison
Iowa
U.S. A
Pride of Housekeepers Linen Care Guide
How to care for the linen press and contents, with tips on intake, airing, and mending. Details include press layout, linen types, avoiding hot air cupboards, hemming, repair practices, and periodic stock renewals to maintain an orderly, durable linen supply. mentions German hausfrau storing spare sets and linen bands.
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Philadelphia Press
Hausfrau
Washing lace with milk and tea for crispness
The method instructs washing lace with soap and hot water then squeezing and rinsing in milk to keep it crisp. To achieve a cream shade, cold tea is added to the milk and the lace is ironed on the wrong side over thick soft material.
How to Mend Boys Stockings and Net Darning
Guide to repairing boys stockings with net patching for knees and heels. Place a net over the hole and darn through its meshes for a quick strong repair. A peat repair is described as a speedy method used in this war.
Advice to Cotton Growers Urges Acreage Cut in South
Atlanta April 9 Harvie B Jordan president of the Southern Cotton association urges a 38 percent reduction in cotton acreage. He warns prices will be low next fall if growers plant the same area as 1907. He cautions holding remaining cotton and notes world supply shortages and weak foreign demand.
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Atlanta
Harvie B. Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
Arcee
Jorian
America
Tintin
Egypt
Chinese Merchants Guild Calls Boycott Against Japanese Goods
Hong Kong April 9 The Chinese Merchants Guild orders its agents at Japanese ports to stop taking new orders for Japanese goods and to reroute shipments already placed in vessels not owned by Japanese. Chinese piece goods dealers join the boycott sparked by the Tatsu Maru incident.
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Hong Kong
Chinese Merchants’ Guild
Death of a Negro Educator Langston memorialized
St Louis April 9. Professor Arthur P D Langston principal of Dumas high school and a leading negro educator in the west for thirty years has died at his home. He was a son of John Mercer Langston former Virginia representative and once US minister to Haiti.
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St. Louis
Arthur PD. Langston
The
Dumas High School
West
Professor Langston
John Mercer Langston
Virginia
United States
Haiti
Wealthy Evansville Resident Found Dead Hugging Fortune
Dr W W Dailey aged sixty by Selvin Indiana famed as a wealthy citizen was found dead in his home while embracing a strong box said to hold his fortune He distrusted banks and authorities suspect heart disease as the cause of death
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Evansville
Ind
W. W. Dailey
Indiana
Selvin
Burglar Break-In Prompts Port Huron Neighbor Aid
Port Huron on April 9 reports Fred Sieg confronted two intruders who broke into his home. Neighbors arrived to help and saw Sieg eject the pair but sustain a swollen eye from the altercation.
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Port Huron
Mich
Fred Siez
Sieg
Miss Annette Loeb Weds Signor Arturo Luzzato in Rome
In Rome April, Miss Annette Loeb daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Loeb of New York married Signor Arturo Luzzato a member of the Italian parliament. Luzzato is wealthy and has interests in Tuscany.
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Rome
Annette Loeb
Charles Loeb
New York
Signor
Arturo Luzzato
Signor Luzzato
Tucany
Weather forecast: warm and fair across Midwest regions
The forecast reports generally fair conditions with rising temperatures in Illinois north, Indiana, Lower Michigan, and Wisconsin. Iowa is fair with temperatures on the rise, signaling a warmer period later today.
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Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Livestock Market Reports From Chicago and East Buffalo
Markets report Hogs Cattle Sheep with receipts from Chicago and East Buffalo. Chicago receipts 27 000 hogs 14 000 cattle 14 000 sheep with varied lumping prices for heavy light and mixed hogs cows steers calves and lambs. East Buffalo receipts 2 cars cattle 15 hogs 30 sheep and lambs with slow markets and price ranges for heavy Yorkers pigs and various sheep and lamb classifications.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
N. Y
Punning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
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