Attorneys General in Council Open National Meeting
Denver hosts the second annual gathering of the national organization of attorneys general with delegates from more than half the states. President Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri delivers the opening address titled The Results of Antitrust. Lowell reports the death of 99 year old Mrs. Fliza Avelis, a Kent and Tonia County resident since 1836, ending five generations, with four surviving relatives.
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Attorneys General In Council
Denver
National Organization of Attorneys General
State Capitol
Union
Herbert 8
Hadley
Wissouri
Associats Sonde
Antitrumm
Lowell, Mich
Fliza Avelis
Kent
Tonia Counties
Lowell
Sarah J. Andrews
Merritt Sayles
Clint Miller
Merritt Miller
Markets report from Chicago Board of Trade and East Buffalo
Chicago quotations show wheat at 98% to 99, corn around 77 to 78, oats 49 to 50, and fat pork near 14.80 to 15.87 with corresponding lard and rib values. Cash sales note varied grades for wheat corn oats and livestock. East Buffalo quotes live stock and hay with steady cattle and strong hogs and sheep markets, including prime steers and better lambs.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Timothy
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buffalo
N. Y
Punning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Trade Review Notes Steady Expansion in August
R G Dan and Co reports continued expansion in trade and industry with larger distribution and prompt mercantile collections. Iron and steel output rises, shoe shops gain contracts, but hides costs restrain production. Some pig iron sales occur at lower quotes, primary cotton goods markets very quiet, export trade dull.
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New York
R. G. Dan & Cos Weekly
Review of Trade Today
Bride of Professor Spitzer Falls From Bismarck Tower
In Heringsdorf Prussia Ane 22 the bride of a week to Professor Rudolf Spitzer of Sternberg Mecklen burg-Schwerin leapt from the Bismarck tower to the cliffs below. She left a note to her husband asking forgiveness and urging him to wed another woman who could make him happy. The couple had been engaged ten years before their marriage and were on their honeymoon.
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Heringsdorf
Prussia
Rudolph Spitzer
Sternberg
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Bismarck Tower
Diary of Samuel Derford Records Early Wheat Prices
In Morocco Indiana on August 22 Samuel Derford near Hopkins Park kept a diary of wheat prices from 1811 to 1815. It notes a peak price of 5.60 a bushel in 1812 due to a failed English crop and high cereal tariffs.
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Morocco
Ind
Samuel Derford
Hopkins Park
Iss
TRYING TO BEAT DEATH New York Aug 22
Mrs M 8 Eylar of Santa Fe New Mexico raced from Southampton aboard Hamburg American ship Deutschland after a wireless message said her mother near Santa Fe was dying. A Colonel Bishop assigned a man to fast track her trunks and she boarded a connecting train with two minutes to spare.
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New York
Fire kills child in Blairsville bakery fire
Blairsville Pa Aug 22 A fire in a bakery building with flats above caused the death of five year old Isabella Pierre and possibly fatally injured her father Joseph Pierre. The blaze began in the bakery and the child suffocated in bed while the father suffered injuries while trying to rescue her.
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Blairsville
Isabelle Pierre
Joseph Pierre
Rebels Capture a Persian Officer
Teheran reports that Am ed-Dowleh, who led 1,200 government troops to Tabriz, has been captured by the revolutionists, according to a special dispatch from Teheran dated August 22.
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St. Petersburg
Teheran
Amed-Dowleh
Tabriz
Doctor Eckstein’s trek from civilization to gold and back
Dr. Carl Eckstein of the University of Chicago abandons civilization for a Idaho wilderness life. He discovers a rich gold mine, reverts to wealth and conventionality, and contemplates a baronetcy. The tale mirrors humanity’s enduring tug between sordid wealth and ideal freedom.
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Carl Eckstein
University of Chicago
Idaho
Eckstein
Pastor Wagner
Dr. Eckstein
Heaven
Leslie's Dream Report Card Teaches Kindness at Home
A young girl named Leslie returns from school proud of her report card only to learn a harsh dream bluntly reveals her home behavior. After waking, she vows to improve, helping her brother Herbert, pleasing her mother, and matching a silk for Aunt Grace. The tale ends with resolve to earn a kinder, more thoughtful household report.
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Leslie
Aunt Grace
Mamina
Baby le Lert
Mmaimima
Herbert
Jamie
Mamma
Grace
Bessie Palmer
Bessie
Leslie Morton
Ring game of animal calls at a party
Children form a circle with one in the center who sings verses naming animals. He points to the child representing the animal to imitate its call. Each verse adds another child until many imitate together. The donkey, cow, rooster, lamb, horse, dog, and cat are among those included.
Helped him through youth and toil in quiet duty
A mourning, era style portrait of a devoted wife who cleaned, mended, baked, and supported her aging husband, her eyes red and heart aching as she labors beyond vocation. The piece contrasts her tireless care with his now comfortable life, noting the enduring marriage.
Arousing Her Pride in Youths Companion Quote
A compact quotation from Youth's Companion notes a method to stop a crying girl by claiming it is not manly. The exchange frames a gendered moral judgment as a conversational slightly satirical remark.
Bus Line Phone Orders Through Frank Rogers
Call up Phone No. 1 to leave orders, which will be promptly attended to by Frank Rogers. Please provide street and number when placing requests.
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Frank Rogers
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Chicago Record-Herald
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Munn & Co
Scientific American
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New York NN & Co
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All Throat
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Sprague Correspondence School OF Law
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Detroit, Mich
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