Hyde Denies 5 Million Premium Claim by Estate
York June 26 Jas H Hyde denies founder Henry B R Hyde received 1 percent of all premiums or any lump sum. He asserts no agreement or settlement existed at his father’s death and rebuts the $5,000,000 claim. The report cites inaccuracies corrected by Superintendent Hendricks and notes ex President Alexander returned 25,055.22 with interest from syndicate dealings.
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York
Jas. H. Hyde
Henry RB
Hyde
Sid
Hendricks
Ihe
Alexander Thns
Heminicke
Strike vote defeat spurs union driver meetings in Chicago
In Chicago on June 26 the Teamsters' Joint Council rejected a general strike against Zin union drivers. Instead, special meetings of railway express and department store drivers were ordered to decide whether to accept terms offered by Farwell, the employers' representative. Farwell and counsel Mayer warned that strikers will be replaced and that the strike has little business impact, signaling patience almost exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Teamsters’ Joint Council
Zin Union Teamsters
Railway Express
Farwell
Mayer
Million Acres To Open To Homesteaders In Iowa Dispute
Government actions in O'Brien county Iowa threaten to revoke patents for 12 000 acres of former Sioux City and St Paul railroad land. Farmers who have held the land for 15 to 20 years must show cause within sixty days why their titles should not be canceled and the land opened to homesteaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
O'Brien County
Sioux City and St. Paul
Radium Experiments Harm Heatons and Assistant
Thomas A Heatson has impaired sight and stomach issues from radium experiments. He has halted work after serious effects. His assistant died last year from similar experiments. One of Edison's eyes is also described as out of focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas A. Heatson
Edison
Twentieth Century Limited Schedule Resumed After Wreck
New York June 26 after a thorough investigation by Lake Shore officials and Ohio rail authorities, it is announced that the eighteen hour schedule between New York and Chicago will resume Monday. The investigation found the Mentor Ohio wreck was not caused by train speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Mentor
Newman
New York Central
Lake Shore Road
Lake Shore Company
Ohio
Fire damages Nashville department store district
A blaze in Nashville’s retail district caused damage estimated at 500000 to 650000 dollars. The fire began in the Palace department store occupied by Harris Bros. and Jacobus Bros. located at the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Union Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Palace
Harris Bros
Jacobus Bros
Fifth Avenue
Union Street
Fear of Operation Leads Woman to Kill Daughter then Self
Findlay June 26 Mrs J Shields wife of a prominent businessman shot and killed her 10 year old daughter and then killed herself. She was to undergo an operation and, fearing the outcome, ended both lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Findlay
J. Shields
Yankee Bowles Persuades Nogi In Port Arthur Feint
General Nogi praised Martin Bowles an American reporter after Bowles aided Japanese siege planning at Port Arthur. Bowles asked to send dispatches while the wounded fort was captured. The encounter included a Russian prisoner Ivan Vestlovaky and a feint on the right to lure defenders.
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Nogi
Port Arthur
Martin Bowles
Europe
Mosby
Connecticut
Bowles
Nog
Tie
Iie
Ivan Vestlovaky
Ivan
Fox Nogi
Ivan Vesilovsky
Mr. Bowles
Arthur D. Berwick
Never Have Time Plan Your Day with Rigid Schedules
A Louisville Courier Journal note promotes strict daily planning to overcome busyness. It urges readers to create an hour by hour schedule and treat each item as a sacred commitment. The plan aims to free time for work reading writing calling church recreation and social activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier. Journal
Isabella color legend linked to sieges and linen
A London Tit-Bits piece discusses the term Isabella color described as a dingy whitish yellow. It cites two legends, one tying Isabella of Austria to Ostend’s siege and the other to Queen Isabella of Spain during Granada’s siege, noting the long wartime endurance of penitential garments.
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Isabella
Philip I
Albert
Ostend
Spain
Giranada
London
Dr John Brown Toast Joke From Brunonian Founder
A historical note recalls Dr John Brown the Brunonian founder as a witty physician who repeatedly proposed a certain lady’s health in toasts. After years of failures at wooing, he quips that since he cannot make her Brown he will toast her no longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brown
Bear crushed by jam as honey key log breaks pile
A brown bear prowled around river skids during a log jam on a Illinois river. It crawled toward the key log filled with honey, attacked it, and the log mass broke, crushing the bear. The tale appears in The Bright Side with the remark that such fear would be expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Brain
Quarrel With Mrs Scadds Worth Cited In Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune notes lingering disappointment over a long quarrel with Mrs Scadds Worth. Despite adversity, speakers find a bright side as their children grow older and approach marriage, though there is mention of unresolved tensions and no wedding gifts to be given.
Parable Twist: Boy Questions Divine Wrath
A Scotch dorminie narrates the tale of Ananias and Sapphira and asks why God does not strike all liars dead. After silence a child answers, There wouldna be nobody left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ananias
Sapphira
God
Bigoted Uncle George sparks spelling clash
In a pointed quarrel Tommy questions firing his employer Uncle George. Tommy claims the man is bigoted and insists that words must be spelled his way. The exchange centers on language bias and workplace authority.
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Uncle George
Tommy
Cheap Rail Fare To Chautauqua Lake From Chicago
John Y. Calahan, general agent, advertises $14 round trip to Chautauqua Lake New York from Chicago via Nickel Plate Road. Tickets valid July 7 to August 4 with excess fare charged on any Nickel Plate train. Three daily trains with vestibuled sleeping cars and nickel plate dining cars offering meals from 35 cents to $1.00. Chicago city offices listed at 11 Adams Street and Auditorium Annex with depot info at LaSalle and Van Buren. Itw july 3.
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Chautauqua Lake
N. Y
Chicago
Nickel Plate Road
John Y. Calahan
Adams St
Chicago City
Auditorium Annex
Chicago Depot
LaSalle and
van Buren Sts
Home seekers to the Northwest on Iowa Central Ry
On Tuesdays through December the Iowa Central Ry offers round trip tickets to Iowa Minnesota South and North Dakota and the Canadian Northwest for one farm plus two dollars. Tickets valid twenty one days with stop overs allowed. For rates and details contact agents or A B Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minn.
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Iowa Central Ry
Iowa
Minnesota
South
North Dakota
Canadian Northwest
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Bad Scare Warns of Bowel Pain and Appendicitis Cure
An ad urges fear of sudden illness and promises Dr King s New Life Pills cure all bowel and stomach troubles including headache biliousness costiveness. Sold guaranteed at J H Stewart s drug store.
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Dr. King
J. H. Stewart
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Praised For Sores Eyes Boils
It is no secret that Bucklen's Arnica Salve is effective for cuts burns fever sores sore eyes and boils. A Hope Texas reader BD L Gregory reports it cured a bad sore and it works for sore eyes. 25c at Stewart's drug store.
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Bucklen
O. K
BD. L. Gregory
Hope
Tex
Stewart’s Drug Store
Nickel Plate Route Announces Low Roundtrip Fares
Nickel Plate Road offers 312.25 to Buffalo and return from Chicago with July 8 and 16 travel and August ith return limit. Stopovers at Chautauqua Lake. low fares to Fort Wayne Cleveland Erie and other eastern points. Daily trains with first class equipment and dining cars. Meals 35¢ to $1.00. a la carte service. No excess fare. Address for inquiries: John Y Calanhan, General Agent, 113 Adams St Room 298 Chicago Il.
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Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
Chautauqua Lake
Fort Wayne
Cleveland
Erie
John Y. Calanhan
Adams St
Chicao
van Buren
LaSalle St
Vacation excursions offer lower rail rates for 1905 season
Railroads advertise summer specials to Brighton St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Ogden Portland Ore and California with Epworth League and G A R camp limits and short extensions. Tickets on sale after June 1st to Oct 31st and vary by destination.
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Pacific Coast
Iowa Central
Brighton
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Portland
Ore
California
Hot Springs Ark
A.B. Cutts
G. P
Asbury Park Excursion to National Educational Association Meet
The Nickel Plate Road offers an attractive summer trip to Asbury Park New Jersey for the National Educational Association meeting July 3 to 7. Round trip fare is 21.35 with sale dates June 29 30 and July 1 2 and return by August 31. Passengers may stop at Snaesanges Lake Niagara Falls and New York City with optional mountain or Mohawk Valley Hudson River routes. Meals in dining cars and American Club Meal Plans available. Tickets at Chicago depots 111 Adams St and Auditorium Annex or via John Y Calahan.
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Asbury Park
N. J
National Educational Association
Nickel Plate Road
West Shore
Lackawanna Road
Snaesanges Lake Points
Niagara Falls
New York City
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware Water Gap
Mohawk Valley
Hudson River
Albany
Chicago Depot
la Salle St
van Buren and
la Salle Sts
Adams St
Auditorium Annex
John Y. Calahan
Chicago
N.J
Chicago City Ticket
la Salle and
van Buren Sts
California Excursions Offer Low Round Trip Fare
Beginning April 10 the Rock Island railroad runs excursions to Los Angeles San Francisco and California points at 855.65 round trip. Travel via any regular route return by any other or the same route. Board at Washington and keep the car until arrival.
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California
Rock Island
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Washington
Unusually Low Rates for Western Travel This Summer
Burlington offers half fare and reduced rate round trips to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and western destinations for travel May through September 1905. Offers include stopovers and seasonal routes to Utah Pacific Northwest Yellowstone Cody Black Hills and more with about 90 day return limits and small additional charges for extended return windows. Descriptive literature is free and J E Kunath is the agent.
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Colorado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Tober
Utah
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Vancouver
Billings
Scenic Rockies
St. Paul
California
Tri
Northwest
Yellowstone Park
Park
Gardiner
Monida
Scenic Colorado
Cody
Big Horn Basin
Black Hills
South Dakota
Deadwood
Hot Springs
Lead
Custer
S. D
Sheridan
Wyo
Burlington
J. E. Kunath
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Alexander
Equitable
General Strike
Lake Shore
Twentieth Century Limited
Nashville
Maryland
Philadelphia Ledger
Homeseekers
Marbourg
Helwick
William Dana Orcutt
Napoleon III
Eugenie
Charlotte Weber
AD. McClurg & Co. Publishers
Wutc Hunt
Seattle, Tacoma
Buffalo, N. Y
Sunny
J. W. Russel
Chamberlain's
Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Rockies
H. W. Russel
Agt
Washington, Iowa
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