Ante Election Lassitude Noted In Trade Review
R G Dun and Co Weekly Review of Trade says ante election lassitude is general, but idle machinery is down and demand should rise after uncertainty ends. Rain shortage hampers mill work and river shipments. winter wheat starts poorly and forest fires cause damage. Collections improve as crops sell, iron and steel holdings delay orders, rail traffic gains minor sales, textiles more active.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Boy Collects Loot In Train Robbery Near Olathe
Two men followed by a fourteen year old boy boarded a St. Louis and San Francisco freight as it left Olathe Kansas City. They forced conductor Elmer G. Butcher and brakeman William M. Smith to the ground and the youth took $22.50 and gold watches. The robbers tied the men with ropes in the caboose and fled toward Kansas City.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
San Francisco
Olathe
Kan
Elmer G. Butcher
William M. Smith
Sonny
Caboose
Funeral of Professor Charles Eliot Norton at Harvard
Cambridge residents attended the simple Harvard chapel service for Professor Charles Eliot Norton. Appleton chapel held Scripture readings and prayers with two Latin hymns and a family-authored hymn. many prominent literary and educational figures were present.
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Cambridge
Mass
Charles Eliot Norton
Appleton Chapel
Harvard College
Worton
Corn shredder accident near Petersburg Indiana
Report from Petersburg Indiana on October 24 describes a corn shredder accident where lines to a mule team entangled in the feeder. Mules were being lifted off the ground as the apparatus unexpectedly seized, injuring a worker identified as Sam Hollon.
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Tersburg
Ind
Sam Hollon
Unwritten Law Cited in Nancy Miurrill Acquittal
In Lexington Kentucky on October 24, Mrs Nancy Miurrill was acquitted in Jackson circuit court of murdering Miss Mary Terry. The unusual trial drew men women and children each day who applauded testimony favorable to the defense.
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Lexington
Nancy Miurrill
Mary Terry
Jackson
Grand Old Man of Macomb County Dies at 82
Major Alonzo M. Keeler known as the Grand Old Man of Macomb county has died in Richmond Michigan at age eighty two from heart failure. He led a fifty nine year marriage and was active in religious educational and fraternal circles for over six decades. A Civil War veteran and teacher by profession, his death closes a long public life.
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Richmond
Mich
Alonzo M. Keeler
Macomb County
Major Keeler
Cabrera's Anchor to Windward
Federal immigration officers report that President Cabrera of Guatemala has large U S holdings protected through his son who was naturalized in San Francisco and resides there. The son has been said to receive a large share of Cabrera properties including plantations and estates.
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Cabrera
San Francisco
Federal Immigration Service
Guatemala
United States
Fire at Petoskey Block Co. plant devastates factory
Petoskey Michigan October 24 a blaze at the Petoskey Block Co plant caused about 40000 in losses. A watchman failed to detect the fire until the main factory were engulfed and high winds spread the flames. About 150 workers were left unemployed as stock and lumber burned.
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Petoskey, Mich
Petoskey Block Co
Petoskevy
Springfield Jury Finds Frank Bryant Guilty of Murder
The jury in Springfield returns a guilty verdict against Frank Bryant for killing Thomas Brady on August 3. The jury fixes the punishment at death after Brady was struck with a hand ax. Bryant confessed to Chicago officers who arrested him in that city. Iowa Odd Fellows Adjourn in Marshalltown
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Springfield
Frank Bryant
Thomas Brady
Brady
Bryant
Chicago
Treasury buys 125000 ounces silver at 51.07 per ounce
Treasury reports purchase of 125000 ounces of silver at 51.07 per fine ounce. Other items note retirement of Rear Admiral A R Couden on Oct 30 for age. Cleveland streetcar franchise defeated. Ohio river slack-water plan urged. five in Louisiana hanged for murder. 45003 emigrants to Canada. Russian courts executed 627 in 1907. Joseph J Button dies at 86 after 55 years in postal service.
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A. R. Couden
Cleveland
Munipal Traction Company
Elkins
Ohio River Improvement Association
Louisville
Congress
Ohio
Louisiana
United States
Canada
Wright Brothers Set New Flight Record In Le Mans
Wilbur Wright flew in Le Mans France with a passenger for 1 hour 4 minutes 26 seconds, surpassing his prior time. The contract with Lazare Weiller’s syndicate pays 100000 dollars for patent rights in France and colonies, aiding their heavy lift toward heavier than air flight.
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Wright Aeroplane
Wilbur Wright
le Mans
France
Wright
Lazare Weiller
United States War Department
Wrights
Cardinal Logue Answers Sermon Pace Question
During a visit to Pocantico hills Cardinal Logue was asked how many sermons a preacher could prepare in a week. He replied that an extraordinarily able man could prepare one sermon, an average man two, and a blockhead ten or twelve.
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Cardinal Logue
Pocantico Hills
Theodore Roosevelt Jr Starts as Hartford Carpet Worker
Theodore Roosevelt Jr eldest son of the president celebrates his twenty first birthday and begins a ground up training in carpet making with Hartford Carpet Company in Thompsonville Connecticut. He works in wool sorting earning about eight dollars weekly for ten hour days from 7 am to noon and 12 45 pm to 6 pm. He lives near the manager in a small cottage and will visit Hartford or Springfield for social life.
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T. Roosevelt, Jr
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Hartford Carpet Company
Thompsonville
Conn
Calumet Club
Roosevelt
Hartford
Springfield
Foley's Orino Laxative Saved Boy's Life Claim
A Wisconsin man credits Foley's Orino Laxative with saving his three year old son's life after treating severe constipation and high fever. He reports the next morning the fever vanished and the child was well. Lemmon's Pharmacy is listed as the source.
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Foley
Cause of Bulgaria's Break with Turkey Credited to Diplomat Snub
Edward Ozmun, U S consul general in Constantinople, recounts Bulgaria's declaration of independence after Tewfik Pasha failed to invite Bulgaria's envoy Guerschort to a dinner. Ozmun arrived in New York on leave with his family, sharing the tale of diplomatic snub triggering Bulgaria's move toward independence.
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Edward Ozmun
United States
Constantinople
New York
Bulgaria
Turkey
Tewfik Pasha
Guerschort
Guerschoff
Street Car Disease Said To Affect Conductors
A United Railways conductor in St. Louis describes a so called street car disease spreading among pay as you enter car conductors. He claims the brass door handle causes saliva like poisoning and leads to chapped lips from licking fingers handling transfers and money.
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United Railways
St. Louis
Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine
Patent medicine advertisement promising to cure a cold in one day. Druggists refund money if it fails. Each box bears E. W. Grove's signature. Priced 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Chickens Put Up For Sale As Price Talks Continue
Auctioneers and sellers debate value as laying stock goes on the block. The exact asking prices remain undisclosed while buyers watch for fair bids and market cues.
They Take the Kinks Out with Dr King’s Pills
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as easing the kinks of stomach, liver, and bowels with no fuss. N H Brown of Pittsfield Vermont endorses them and notes guaranteed satisfaction at J B Lemmon’s drug store. Also mentions water as a cure and a humor excerpt from Browning’s Magazine and Puck.
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Dr. King
N. H. Brown
Pittsfield, Vt
J. B. Lemmon
Browning
Quiet Bohemian Verse Hinting at Skill and Poise
A cryptic Bohemian Magazine line hints at balance and strength in rowing. It plays with nautical imagery and a poised crew, noting steadiness in a hammock that bears two without rocking.
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Bohemian Magazine
Lady at the glove counter latest kid craze
A brief column notes a clerk with two children facing colic while discussing the latest items for kids, reflecting busy family life in New York. The snippet captures a light domestic moment from the Globe's social pages.
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New York Globe
Ballooned winds spark skeptical scoffs in New York
A New York Evening Telegram note observes that as balloon numbers rise the public grows more doubtful about tame winds, signaling lingering skepticism in crowd spectacle or weather jokes.
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New York Evening Telegram
Feeding Ration To Rapidly Plump Fall Work Horses
A Michigan breeder outlines a high energy grain and oil mash to fatten medium sized work horses, claiming about 2.5 pounds of flesh daily for the first month without drugs. The regimen uses three quarts oats, three quarts wheat bran, one tablespoon raw linseed oil, salt, and generous hay and water, with oats ground for older horses and a water slopier mash for faster gains.
Handling the Horse: feeding and silence as horsemanship
The Breeders' Gazette asserts a horse is a capable machine when properly fed and managed. Underfeeding or overloading reduces work output, while loud driving unsettles the animal. patience and silent, controlled reins yield better results for field or street work.
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Breeders’ Gazette
Chicago
Feed Basket For Horses Nose Strap
A simple feed basket strapped to a horse’s nose allows feeding away from the stable. Two wood circles form a curved partition bound by canvas. a side strap and buckle secure it. When not in use the sides press together for compact storage and the oblong shape offers fuller mouth opening.
Mules Outlast Horses in Work Life and Value
A Coun try Gentleman writer notes mules live about twice as long as horses and endure harsher work with fewer health issues. Hoof wear lowers shoeing costs to about half and a well matched mule team can be bought for around $600, cheaper in the long run than a $400 horse team.
Local residents visit city during a busy day
Mrs. C. M. Johnson of Columbus Junction was in the city on business today. Capt. Will McCutcheon returned last evening on the Branch from a few days visit in Des Moines. Dave McKee arrived last evening from Davenport for an over Sunday visit at the H. M. Bicher home. Mrs. M. E. Downing, visiting her son Tom Downing, returned to Atlantic, Iowa. D. T. Stockman of Sigourney was in the city this morning en route to Iowa City to attend legal matters.
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C. M. Johnson
Columbus Junction
Will McCutcheon
Des Moines
Dave McKee
Davenport
H. M. Bicher
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ends Health Ailments
Advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for women's illnesses. It claims 30 years as a standard treatment for feminine disorders including inflammation ulceration spinal weakness and various systemic symptoms. The copy asserts it dissolves early tumors and relieves irregularities bloating nervous symptoms and fatigue.
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Lydia E. Pinklam
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Professor Norton
Iowa
Odd Fellows
Marshalltown
Grand Lodge of
Lowa
L. W. White
Woodbine
Joseph John Button
Brooklyn
Post Office Department
Vilbur Wright
Ozman
Puck
Popham
Williams Mfg. CO
McElhinney Drug Co
the Hardy Mule
Lydia E. Pinkham
Deran
Veley & Company
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Majestic
Detroit
Frank Rogers
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