New York Customs Purge Deepens With Dismissals
At New York Harbor six customs inspectors were abruptly dismissed by Collector Loeb as part of a widening crisis in the sugar import weighing and sampling regime. An eight member house cleaning commission was named to reform the port, with more than fifty additional staff reportedly set for ouster amid investigations led by Henry Stimson.
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New York
Loeb
New York Customs House
Henry L. Stimson
Shaw denies graft exposure claim in Chicago
Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa former secretary of the treasury said in Chicago that Harry Corsa’s charge of graft and Shaw’s supposed pledge to restore him are false. Corsa was discharged before Shaw took office, and Shaw says he never considered or promised to reinstate him.
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Chicago
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Harry C. Corsa
Chile Defies Settlement in Alsop Claim Fallout
Washington reports Thomas C. Dawson head of Latin American affairs pressed Chile over the Alsop claim. Chile's refusal to settle on agreed terms prompts Secretary Knox to threaten severed relations or Hague referral. Dawson left Chile amid mounting diplomatic tension and potential for war.
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Dawson
Knox
Washington
Thomas C., Dawson
Council Bluffs
Chile
Bureau of Latin-American Affairs
Alsop
Hague
State collects 342000 from Rogers estate on collateral tax
Albany handles a $342000 payment to the state from the estate of H. H. Rogers as part of collateral inheritance tax. The transfer, announced by the State Comptroller Williams, reflects a sizable tax remittance for the year.
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Albany, N. Y
Williams
H. H. Rogers
Grain and Provisions and South Omaha Live Stock Report
Chicago wheat rally from short covering with gains around 1 cent closing Wheat Dec 1.08 May 1.05 3/4 Corn Dec 60 1/2 May 61 1/2 Oats Dec 39 1/4 May 41 1/4 Pork Jan 21.00 May 20.02 1/4 Lard Jan 12.00 May 11.45 Ribs Jan 10.70 May 10.42 1/2 No 2 hard wheat 1.09 1.10 No 2 corn 63 1/2 63 3/4 Oats 38 1/4 39 3/4 South Omaha cattle receipts 3 300 strong native steers 4.50 8.00 cows 3.00 6.25 western steers 3.50 6.25 stockers 3.05 5.25 calves 3.50 7.00 bulls 2.75 4.65 hogs receipts 4 300 strong to higher heavy 8.00 8.05 mixed 7.95 8.00 merit 7.90 8.00 pigs 4.50 7.50 bulk 7.95 8.00 lambs 6.75 7.50
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Chicago
Shorts
South Omaha
Chicago Live Stock Market Report November 18
Cattle receipts totaled 11 000 with yearlings at 7 50 and common to fair killers 5.00 to 6.75. best vealers 8 75. Western range cattle 4 000 steady. Hogs receipts 18 000 with prices 10 to 15 cents higher and top at 8 25. Sheep 2 000 bids 10 to 20 cents lower, bulk 4 25 to 4 75. lambs 7 00 to 7 50 for good kinds.
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Chicago
Western Rangers
Coquetry of Golf Quote by Conan Doyle
The piece frames golf as a flirtatious game that lures players yet remains elusive. The author notes a decade of attempted mastery, predicting continued illusion while admitting aging and scoring cards reveal limited progress.
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Conan Doyle
Strand
ZEMO claimed to cure eczema and itching
An old notice touts ZEMO as a curative liquid for eczema and all itching skin diseases from the McElhinney Drug Co. It promises samples and displays of cures, followed by a separate meditation on urban fortifications and a quote attributed to Demosthenes.
Pazo Ointment Promises Quick Piles Cure
A vintage advert claims Pazo Ointment cures itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days or the money back. The ad states the price as fifty cents and guarantees relief.
Origin of the cherry name and its European intro
The cherry derives its name from Cerasus in Asia Minor. Romans under Lucullus brought it to Europe in 73 B.C. The cherry died out and was reintroduced during Henry VIII’s reign by royal fruiterer Richard Haines.
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Cerasus
Kerasunt
Asia Minor
Europe
Lucullus
Henry VIII
Richard Haines
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises $100 Reward
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and others, claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, and notes price five dollars per bottle with testimonials available.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Sneezing Prayer Through Ages and Zemo Skin R remedy Ad
Sneezing ritual traced back to Assyrians Romans and Homeric references in ancient texts and among tribal peoples. McElhinney Drug Co reports securing agency for Zemo the skin disease remedy boasting instant relief and cure of eczema pimples dandruff and other scalp conditions with proof of cures offered.
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Strada
Jupiter
New York American
McKihinney Drug Co
Zemo
McElhinney Drug Co
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H. F. Steck
Pappogose Cigar
Mr Sto
eTea
Chamberlain
Clubhinoe Offars
Sample Club
Review of Reviews
St. Nicholas
VOGT
Newsdealer
Postoffice
Customs Service
Shaw
Uncle Sam
Rogers
N. E. Cor
Demosthenes
Farmers & N & Merchants State Bank Capital
A. White
Sam’l Thompson
R. L. Coulter
W. A. White
Opera House
Frederick Hummel
MR. Elwyn Eaton
Bessie Wright
OF All
Dr. King
J. R. Pitt
Rocky Mount, N. C
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
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