Prosecutions mount as war department battles spill over
The article recounts rising prosecutions for government irregularities led by acting Secretary of War, detailing plans to prosecute contractor Morris Bush and Inspector Robert Charlton over Schuylkill Arsenal fur cap and gauntlet contracts. It covers Civil War era transfers, inquiries, and internal debates on leadership at the Bureau of Animal Industry and public printing, plus Philippines trade questions and canal engineering talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Schuyl‘kill Arsenal
Washington
Federal Service
Judge Advocate General
Morris Bush
Robert Charlton
Arsenal
Bush
Schuylkill Arsenal
Strong
Resport
Chariton
Watauga
Dev
Secretary of War
Philadelphia
Huthpithys
Salmon
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Alonzo B. Melvitt
Bureau
Dr.Salmon
Wilson
Dr. Salmons
Dr. Salmon
Secretary of Agriculture
Howard Publishing Company
Howard
Salwon
Gay
Palmer
Rickets
Keep
the Treasury
Roosevelt
Taft Party
Philippines
Sual
Joe Cannon
Japan
Best for Children Health Ad from Chester Michigan
Harmless One Minute Cough Cure promoted for children to prevent colds coughs and whooping cough. A postmaster A L Spafford of Chester Michigan testifies his daughter was saved from a sudden roup attack after three doses. Ad by M B Blackburn.
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A. L. Spafford
Chester
Mich
M. B. Blackburn
Poet Notes On Angels And Blondes
A poet claims angels are blondes, yet this does not prove that all blonds are angels. The remark prompts reflection on inference and stereotype without asserting universal truth.
Rockefeller’s wealth looms large beyond belief
The piece argues John D Rockefeller is seen as a monopolist rather than a person. It questions the extent of his fortune and power, contrasts his public persona with public fear, and warns against the dangers of wealth in a monarchical state while urging a reunion of Confederate veterans in Boone in September 1905.
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Rockewiler
Washington Post
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Monopoly
England
Elizabeth
Rockes
Speople
Hillrod
Rockefeller
Capitalitaélf
Rockefeeller
Kay
Prutos Erat
Nimrod Triplett Camp
Watauga County
Boone
Are You Engaged Electric Bitters Endorsement Ad
Bennetsville South Carolina resident S A Brown urges engaged couples to protect digestion and liver health with Electric Bitters. He recounts his wife suffering from dyspepsia and decline until the tonic restored strength. M B Blackburn sells and guarantees bottles at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S A. Brown
Bennetsville
S. C
M. B. Blackburn
Smile as a Graceful Accessory for Women
A noted quotation extols the uncostly power of a smile, claiming it outshines powder and enhances a woman’s appearance. It frames a cheerful, timeless standard of beauty rooted in genuine warmth over cosmetic aid.
Finding Health Like Money The Cure Claim
W C Barber of Sandy Level Virginia reports a severe chest trouble from smoke and coal dust was cured by Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Cols sold at M B Blackburns. The ad claims the greatest cure and a one dollar guarantee with only a fee charged.
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W. C. Barber
Kings Ae
Blackburn’s
Swamp Rect
Swamp Root
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Kilmer
Binghow
Federal pension oll rob by Post spread cash across states
The Morning Post calls the Federal pension system a great robber of the people while acknowledging it disperses a vast sum nationwide. It cites North Carolina at about two hundred thousand dollars and Tennessee at a portion exceeding the state government’s annual outlay.
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The
Morning Post
North Carolina
Tennessee
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L. D. Lowe
Banner Elk
N.C
Mitchell
Counties
F. A. Linney
Attorney AT Law
Edmund Jones,awyer
Lenoir, N
Penses
Panama Canal
Oyster Bay
Panama
Newbrough
League
West Ca
DeWitt
Justice of the Peace
Adam Shook
New Lisbon
Ind
de Witt
J.C. Fletcher
Boone, N. C
F. Lovill
Pspecia
Coffey
Clams & Spetialve
Rh. D. Sennings
WL Bower
Lenoir
Caldwell
Mitchell, Ashe
Dr. J. M. Hoasiiban
Banner’s Elkn
Milan
W. W. Presneun
Tntaat
Ayer
Healy
Panpiald
Cando City
Zionville
N.C. R
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