Armour Car Line monopoly in fruit transport under fire
Washington May 17 The senate interstate commerce committee hears George R Robbins head of Armour Car Line acknowledge twenty to thirty exclusive railroad contracts for fruit movement and a private rank exempt from interstate laws He asserts privacy and denies special perks while noting a monopoly in Pere Marquette Georgia Florida and parts of the west and south
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Washington
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
George R. Robbins
Armour Car Line Company
Armours
Robbing
Ite
Elkine
Elkins
Kean
Foraker
Robbins
Michigan
Boston
Pere Marquette
Armour Line
Dolliver
Armour Car Lines
California
Georgia
Florida
State Teachers Meeting Sets Des Moines as Next Convention Site
Des Moines was chosen as the venue for the Iowa State Teachers association annual convention on December 26, with the next meeting to discuss program details and continue round tables. Invited speakers include R G Moulton, J F Riggs, Sarah L Arnold, Edmund J James, M G Brumbaugh, and G H Martin.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
West Des Moines
R. G. Moulton
Biblical Department
The
University of Chicago
J. F. Riggs
Iowa
Sarah L. Arnold
Simmons College of Boston
Edmund J. James
University of Illinois
M. G. Brumbaugh
University of Pennsylvania
G. H. Martin
Massachusetts State Board of Education
Smoking the Wadsworth Bros Chicos ad offers cheap cigars
An Iowa clipping promotes a 10 cent Havana cigar for 5 cents from J E Lemmon under the Chicos brand. It touts habit forming, economical pleasure and solid enjoyment, urging readers to try the offer before it ends.
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Wadsworth Bros
J. E. Lemmon
Wrecking of Burlington Freight Near Lockridge Delays Traffic
Fairfield says the west bound Burlington freight wrecked yesterday near Lockridge. Thirteen cars left the track and piled three high, blocking both tracks for several hours. No injuries reported.
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Fairfield
Burlington
Lockridge
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises 100 Dollar Reward
The advertisement offers a 100 dollar reward for a catarrh cure claimed by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and Walding Kinnan Marvin as references, asserts the remedy works internally through the blood and mucous surfaces, and lists the price at 75 cents per bottle with druggists selling it.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Hall
House ads claim they can find servants amid hard times
A witty column notes that even a housewife with few good servants may doubt the market, yet advertising classified want ads have achieved tough tasks before, suggesting they can still help despite recent shortages.
Abraham Lincoln on education and smart shoppers at Klein Klothing
The piece argues Lincoln’s line about not fooling all the people and credits education with progress. It notes how ordinary buyers now know what they want, illustrated by a shopper seeking a precise suit style, and asserts Klein Klothing Kompany offers best prices and value to informed customers.
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Yale
Harvard
War College
Tokio
Klein Klothing Kompany
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STECK
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Louisville, Ky
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Southern Railway
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