Sugar Trust Trial Postponed as Probe Expands
New York reports the sugar fraud case against Oliver Spitzer and weighers is postponed while the government gathers evidence of a broader conspiracy. Officials Stimson and Denison hold records of monthly savings due to underweighing and bribery, suggesting higher ups knew of crimes. Attorney General Wickersham has been informed and approves pursuing indictments to convict those involved.
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New York
Oliver Spitzer
Sugar Trust
Spitzer
H. L. Stimson
Winfred T. Denison
Williamsburg
Henry O. Havemeyer
Amundsen Arrives in Chicago for Provision Negotiations
Captain Roald Amundsen is expected in Chicago to finalize arrangements for provisioning his Far North expedition. The supplies will sustain a twelve man crew for seven years, with a July 1910 departure planned. The Chicago Geographic Society prepares a reception and talks of inviting Sir Ernest Shackleton next year.
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Chicago
Roald Amundsen
Amundsen
Chicago Geographic Society
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Suffragists to Urge Charter Changes in Hearing
A large delegation led by Carrie Chapman Catt and Mrs. Clarence Mackay will appear before a legislative committee today to urge amendments to the charter. They seek that one third of Board of Education members be women, at least three women on Bellevue and Allied hospital boards, and equal pay for women teachers.
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New York
Carrie Chapman Catt
Clarence Mackay
Legislative Committee
Suins Commission
Board of Education
Bellevue and Allied Hospitals
Fate of Budget in British Lords Debate
London watchers expect the Lords to reject the Budget after the second reading opens. Debate is seen as potentially deciding the fate of a landmark measure and could provoke a constitutional crisis for the House of Lords.
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London
United Kingdom
House of Lords
Anniversary of Manchester Martyrs Observed in Dublin
Irish nationalists held mass meetings to mark the massacre of Allen O'Brien and Larkin, the Manchester martyrs, who died trying to free five Irish patriots sentenced to death. Eighteen Irish-Americans attacked a prison van. the three men were killed. The anniversary is observed yearly worldwide.
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Dublin
Allen
O'Brien
Larkin
Manchester
England
Lands Restored to Public Domain in Arizona Forest
Unappropriated lands totaling 8 072 acres cut from the Crook national forest in Gila and Graham counties Arizona by executive order on August 27 last will be restored to the public domain and opened to settlement after today.
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Washington, Navy
Crook National Forest
Arizona
Gila
Graham
Reading Lion mill wage schedule boosts 2000 workers pay
Reading Pennsylvania November 22. A new wage schedule goes into effect in the mills of the Reading Lion company. Puddlers rise from four to four dollars fifty cents per ton with increases across all departments, notably among laborers.
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Reading
Reading Lion Company
Traffic Club Dinner in Pittsburg Draws Railway Men
The semi annual dinner of the Traffic club of Pittsburg will be held this evening at the Union club. The event draws prominent railway men from many cities and is a notable affair in railroad circles.
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Pittsburg
Traffic Club of
Union Club
Made in Springfield Fair Opens to Show Local Exports
Springfield manufacturers fill the arsenal with exhibits as the Made in Springfield Fair opens in the Illinois capital. The event runs through the week showcasing regional goods and industry.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Capital
Arsenal
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Reward
The advertisement promises a hundred dollar reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo. It includes testimonials from Walding Kinnan Marvin and notes the product is taken internally and sold by druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Be Silent in Trouble Proverb Display
Italian proverb states that he who always complains is never pitied highlighting patience over self pity. The line captures a moral about restraint and resilience in hardship.
Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertisement notes that Laxative Bromo Quinine Fablets cure a cold in one day. Pruggists refund money if it fails. The box bears E. W. Grove’s signature and is priced at 26 cents.
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E. W. Grove
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Pauls Lumber Co
Charley
Adlers Collegian
Kent Northern Explorer
Tre
Flannelette
Racine
Traffic Club
Washington
Cc. Ss. Lemmon Jeweler and Optometrist
Wyeth's
Wyeth Chemical Company
Cortlandt St
New York City
McEilianey Drug Co
Fisu
Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy and
McElhinney Drug Co
Welt
J. A. Harwood
DR. Jaeger
South Side
Chichester
Ladcia
Drugetat
Chloe Uster
Ag Bert
Edmund DR Morrison
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