Rail rate bill clash shows President’s sway in Congress
Regular correspondent notes the President’s influence on rail rate legislation as the House passes the Townsend Bill by party line, while the Senate, pressed by the Swayne impeachment and led by Elkins, delays action and may resist real reform. The piece predicts Senate ratification of arbitration treaties only with amendments, warns of statehood fights, and highlights Swayne trial spectacle with a Texas boardinghouse owner challenging the judge’s expense claims.
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Representative DeArmond
Miason~ Ri
DeArmond
Townsend Busch
Davey
House
Senate
Swayne
Cdge
Elking
Committee On Interstate Com Meres
Elkins
Senate Mas
Jashin
Cannon
Arizona
Indian Territory
Congress
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Cau Eus
Dalzell
Grosvenor
Rols
Texas
Swaine
US. Treasury
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised as Best
Mrs. Cora Walker of Porterville California endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best made for colds claiming quick cure and strong pneumonia prevention. The ad asserts safety pleasant taste and superior efficacy versus competitors with J M Morela selling the product.
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Chamberlain
Cora Walker
Porterville
California
J. M. Morela
Jellico coal miners strike over union recognition
About 200 miners at Jellico Tennessee walked out last week after the mine operator refused to recognize the miners union. The property is guarded by officers. Also notes advertising De Witt's Little Early Risers pills praising their mild, harmless action and travel suitability. In licensing news, 25 of 384 applicants for law licenses were successful, two of the successful are Black.
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Jellico ‘Tenn
de- Witt
Bob Moore
Lafayette Ind
de Witt
M. B. Blackburn
Mrs M L Bob bitt of Bargerton Town Is Cured By Discovery
The Bob bitt family witnessed Mrs. M L Bob bitt dying from consumption despite skilled doctors. Dr Kings New Discovery gave relief after the first bottle and fully cured her, described as the most certain cure for lung troubles. Guaranteed bottles and $1 trial bottles offered at M B Blackburns.
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M. L. Bobbitt
Bargerton
Dr. King
M. B. Blackburn
Carnegie Adds 3886 To Library Donation At College
President Melver of State Noemalan li Industrial College reports a letter from Andrew Carnegie pledging 3886 more to the college library. The earlier gift stood at 15000, with the new total reflecting Carnegie's continued support for the institution's resources. A separate note extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as safe for children, advertised as effective for coughs colds and croup, sold by J M Moretz.
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Melver
Noemalan li Industrial College
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
J. M. Moretz
Franklin Pierce Early Life and Flight from Home
The account details Franklin Pierce’s youth showing athletic bent, homesickness, and strong family discipline. His father Benjamin sends him home from Bowdoin era education after a trek on foot in rain, describing the moment as a turning point in his life and praising his father’s firmness.
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Franklin Pierce
Benjamin Pierre
Franklin
Hailsboro
Hancock
Prancestown
Ester
Bowdoin College
Hillsboro
Hone Frank
Pieter
James
Frank
Hancork
Prankfin
Tincork
Hanenek
New York Doctor Sold Bogus Picture to Paper
A New York physician believed he was running a scam when he sold a fake photograph claimed to depict Mrs. Alice Webb Voke to a newspaper for forty two dollars. He and the paper's editor have been indicted as the case leads to a broader dispute.
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New York
Alice Webb Voke
Close Call A Locomotive Fireman Praises Electric Bitters
A Burlington Town locomotive fireman C W Bellamy writes of a severe illness that left him weak and pale yet he credits Electric Bitters with restoring health. He describes relief from pain and fatigue after taking the tonic, touting its life giving strength. Sold by Black’s Drug, price 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed.
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C. W. Bellamy
Burlington Town
Judge Parker Receives $25,000 Fee for Case
A notice notes that Judge Parker recently received a $25,000 fee for his services in a case. The item highlights the payment to the judge and its relation to the ongoing legal matter.
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Judge Parker
To Cure A Cold In One Day With Laxative Bromo Quinine
Patent medicine advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with E W Grove signature on each box. Priced at 25 cents and offered with money back guarantee if no cure.
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Blackburn
Boone
E.W. Grove
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root ad offers free sample
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder trouble. It claims hospital and private practice success and offers a free sample bottle and a book by mail to readers who write in, mentioning this newspaper.
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Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Hamton, N. Ye
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