Trained flying fish to wage war on the pesky mosquito
Stung by New Jersey mosquito activity residents appeal to the U S Bureau of Fisheries to stock lakes with flying fish. Rumor says a flying fish could leap ten feet to catch a mosquito, sparking talk of government aid and a new campaign. Goldfish previously stocked to eat larvae failed, thriving while mosquitoes persisted.
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Jersey
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Washington
New Jersey
United States
Stanley Committee Analyzes United States Steel Trust
Washington reports the Stanley committee's majority outlines how J. P. Morgan and associates built the United States Steel Corporation from inception. It accuses the steel trust of labor and industry harms, interlocking directorates, political influence, over capitalization, and tariffs. It urges tighter law enforcement and publicity, rejects federal takeover, and supports continued government suit for dissolution.
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Washington
House of Representatives
United States Steel Corporation
House
Stanley
Kentucky
Bartlett
Georgia
McGillicuddy
Maine
Beall
Texas
Littleton
New York
Gardner
Massachusetts
Danforth
Young
Michigan
Sterling
Hlinois
Steel Trust
J. P. Morgan
Steel Sa
Gary
Steel Corporation
United States
Corporation
Democrate
Carnegie
Federal Congress
Bureau of Corporations
Stsei Corporation
Tennessee Coal & Tron Co
Commissioner of Corporations
Congress
Steel and Iron Industry
Cuticura Remedy Promised For Severe Eczema Claim
A 1912 letter from Detroit describes eczema spreading from scalp to face hands feet and legs with intense itching. The writer reports relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, claims full cure and advertises free samples and a skin book offer.
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Ranter Ave
Detroit
Mich
T. Boatan
Three Bills Recommended to curb Steel Trust Powers
The report outlines proposed legislation to curb interlocking control and ownership of railroads by steel interests. It cites Brandeis and La Follette Lenroot bills to allow injunctive suits against combinations, shift proof to defendants, and bar managers from steering both rail and industrial ventures. It notes theft of powers and the 1907 panic links, with Theodore Roosevelt criticized for inaction.
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United States
Congress
Ben
la Follette
Lenroot
Steel Trust
J. Pierpont Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
EK. H. Gary
George W. Perkins
Jas. J. Hiss
John W. Gates
Wee
A. O. Stanley
Kentucky
Gardner
Massachusetts
New York
Stanley
Steel Corporation
Julian Kennedy
Engin
Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Grocery Stores Close At 1 P M In August
Announcement states all city grocery stores will close at 1 p m on Thursdays during August to allow grocers and clerks a rest. Patrons are urged to shop early each day to accommodate the reduced hours and summer heat. Also mentions kindling and delivery pricing from The Nauman Co.
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New York
Boston
Sea Shore
New England
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Stanley Committee
Hoosevelt
United States Steel
Tennessee Coal and Iron Railroad Company
Wall Street
John D. Rockfeller
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Rockefeller
Federal Treasury
Grant B. Schley
Mr. Roosevelt
The
Roose
Velt
Cortelyou
KODAK
Joder's High Standard Pharmacy
West Fourth ST
Walt
the Hygienic Products CO
Canton
the Nauman Co
Waterloo Ice Cream Co
E. Sixth Street
Keanara Falls
al Saratoga
Adirondacks
Islands
SeaCoast
Chautauqua
Quebec
Mt's
Bar Harbor
Long Island Sound
Old Point Comfort
New Yorks Central
New York Central Lines
Cincinnati
Dayton
Columbus
Cleveland
Toledo
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Cheapaee Lake
Rochester
Syracuse
Utica
Albany
Montreal
Springfield
Mass
Desa Moines
A.C. Burrows
W. A. Cowell & Son
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