Indiana congressman fires broad critique in maiden speech
Mr. Frederick Landis of Indiana assails heads of life insurance companies and high finance in his house debut. Dolliver introduces a bill granting ICC power to regulate charges. Senate delays Panama nominations by ordering a reconsideration of Shonts. Inauguration date fixed for late April by resolutions. Roosevelt signs $11 million Panama Canal appropriation. first bill of current session. Congress adjourns for holidays. sessions set to resume January 4.
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Indiana
White House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dolliver
Panama Canal
Senate
Shonts
House
Roosevelt
Congress
House of Representatives
Turmoil in Russia sparks widespread revolt and strike
Reports describe 600 revolutionaries slain in Courland battles as a general strike paralyzes Moscow and St. Petersburg braces for siege. Cossack losses, Takum recaptured after a 12 hour fight, and widespread martial law across Poland accompany czarist refusals on universal suffrage amid rising violence.
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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Tukum
St. Peterburg
Baltic
Kharkoff
Takum
Russia
Poland
Nicholas
Walsh's Bank Failures Spark Confidence in Chicago
Confidence grows in Chicago after the Walsh liquidation as examinations show securities far exceed earlier estimates. The Chicago clearing-house committee guarantees funds to complete building John R. Walsh's Chicago Southern railroad. Walsh will open a private Chicago office to personally promote his railroads.
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Walsh
Chicago
Chicago Clearing-House Committee
John R. Walsh
Chicago Southern Railroad
Mixed Crime and Politics Highlight December News
A constable was shot on a moving train near Sims Illinois during a chase with two prisoners. he killed one and mortally wounded another before dying. Henry Wulff, ex state treasurer, faces a grand jury indictment in Chicago for promoting a lottery. Christmas sales in Chicago downtown exceed 55 million dollars. A 350 million dollar traction merger gives Belmont and Ryan control of all elevated and surface lines in Manhattan and the Bronx. President Roosevelt is set to challenge the New York Republican Committee leadership.
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Ill
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Illinois
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Qdell
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Henry Smith
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Wooster
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Hot Springs
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United States
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San Antonio
Tex
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State Department
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H. H. McXirihan
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
East Moline
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Henry Harland
Italy
Patrick Reynolds
Philadelphia
Longworth
Standard
Mark Twain
New York
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Wisconsin
Ireland
Ilinois
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Ella Gholson
Paducah
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Colombia
Washington
Michael Schultz
Paynesville
Mann
Tahiti
France
Island
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Odell
Jack O’brien
Bob Fitzsimmons
O’brien
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Deneen
Illinois Supreme Court
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Austin Francis
Kansas City
Winona Newton
Felix Gustave Saussier
Imperial Bank of Germany
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Robert L. Rudolph
Milwaukee
Wis
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Will Carter
Kenansville
N. C
Wallace
New York Stock Exchange
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Isthmian Canal Commission
Charles E. Shiveley
Richmond
Ind
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Employers’ Association
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Castro
Venezuela
Reading
Kan
Hurley
Danger of yellow fever fears fade in Panama Canal zone
Secretary Taft says Panama zone will be as healthy as any tropic area once government plans are carried out. The report notes yellow fever danger overcome and the zone's health prospects improving for future operation and habitation.
Sanguinary Moscow battle amid revolution rage
London reports the Moscow violence as hundreds killed or wounded with a plot to seize the railway to St Petersburg and the imperial bank thwarted by 25,000 troops. Barricades fall to artillery and dragoons as fighting expands through Trabnois square and surrounding streets. Casualties feared rise with civilians trapped and a looming food shortage.
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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Imperial Bank
Trabnois Square
Sadovia
Karemnaia
Daily Telegraph
Death of Judge Tuley in Kenosha sanitarium
Chicago obituary notes the death of Judge Murray F. Tuley at the Penoy er sanitarium in Kenosha Wisconsin at 2 30 p m after a stay for nervous exhaustion from overwork The dean of the Chicago bench he helped shape Illinois jurisprudence with respected judgments Tuley born in Louisville Kentucky in 1827 studied law with Richard J Hamilton and served as attorney general of the New Mexico Territory before returning to Chicago to practice and eventually head the firm Tuley Stiles and Lewis and later serve as circuit court judge in 1879
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Murray F. Tuley
Pennoyer
Kenosha
Wis
Tuley
Chisago
Illinois
Judge Tuley
Kentucky
Louisville
Richard J. Hamilton
Fifth Illinois Infantry
Santa Fe
Territory of
New Mexico
Joseph E. Gary
Tuley, Stiles & Lewis
Chancery
Prominent New Yorker James E. Martin Killed in Auto Crash
James E. Martin, brother of Bradley Martin, died instantly near Flushing Long Island after his car hit loose dirt and overturned. Stacey Clark was badly hurt but expected to recover. Other occupants, including Mr and Mrs Allen Townsend, Mr and Mrs Daniel Bacon, and chauffeur Alexander Faure, escaped with less serious injuries.
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New York
James E. Martin
Bradley Martin
Flushing
L. I
Mr. Martin
Stacey Clark
Martin
Allen Townsend
Daniel Bacon
Alexander Faure
Dry Sunday in Burlington Marks First Dry History
Burlington Ia Dec 25 The town went dry for the first time in its history and no arrests for intoxication were made as residents observed the Sunday prohibition.
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Burlington
Proud of Him Notions of Ancestry Stun Detroit Class
In a Detroit Free Press excerpt Miss Sly proclaims her grandfather a butcher and jokes Bo Shoneh slaughtered lamb on Wall Street amid a group of astonished classmates.
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Miss Sly
Observer condemns political orator’s showy attire
The Yonkers newspaper quotes the Observer of Events and Things critiquing a political speaker with a fancy vest and waxed mustache as trying to portray himself as part of the plain people. The remark highlights skepticism of image over substance in public rhetoric.
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Yonkers
To Break the Coal Trust Demand Seeks Relief
A Washington Star quip imagines a plea to break up the coal trust, asking for relief in the form of coal sent to poor neighborhoods. The humorous aside highlights labor and resource struggles in a poetic voice.
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Washington Star
Mitchell credits Dodd's Kidney Pills over patent medicines
Washington Kansas December 25 Jesse K Mitchell a telephone lineman and local resident recounts his prior kidney trouble and back pain lasting twelve years. He explains that after four boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills his condition improved, pain vanished, and he feels renewed strength and energy at the end of the day.
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Washington
Kans
Jesse Kk
Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Dodd
Gilt-Edged Security Debate Sparks Portrait Guessing
The Yonkers Statesman reports a puzzled discussion over gilt-edge security linked to Baron Jiggins. Eyewitnesses suspect the pledge involved a framed family portrait as the likely collateral.
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Egbert
Yonkers
Pazo Ointment Claims Cure for Piles and Cold Remedy Skepticism
A 1900s advertisement excerpt touts Pazo Ointment as a guaranteed cure for piles with a refund option if not cured within six to ten days. It cites endorsements and quips from various newspapers and a Trinity Springs reader, urging belief in the product. The fragment also includes generic quotes on skepticism and a claimed cure for coughs.
To Cure a Cold in One Day Claim with Laxative Quinine
An advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. E W Grover signs each box. Also notes a quoted proverb about jumping to conclusions from the Chicago Tribune.
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E.W. Grover
Mull's Grape Tonic advertised as a free trial remedy
An old advertisement urges readers to send a coupon for a free full sized bottle of Mull's Grape Tonic claiming it cures constipation and related ailments. It warns of dangers of neglect and promotes the product as a permanent, digestive aid with no alcohol or narcotics.
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Mull
Mei1
Grape Tonic Co
Third Ave
Rock Island
Ill
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promised Cure
A testimonial ad extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for nervous prostration and female disorders. Mrs M E Shotwell describes relief after months of illness despite three doctors, claiming renewed health and youthfulness. The piece urges all women to try the remedy.
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Lydia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EK
Piarkham
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