Trolley Express Service Expands for Passengers and Freight
The Intelligencer notes Youth's Companion on trolley lines offering frequent local service cheaper rates than steam lines and extending to freight and express. Electric roads in the Midwest New England and New York already run express service with charters allowing freight. Conductors deliver parcels to customers and motormen call out for pickups, linking passenger and freight service into a unified system.
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Hill and Dale
Middle West
New England
New York
Bill
Billville
Tom
Thompson’s Corners
American Humor and the Ten Great Writers Debate
A man recounts an exchange about American humor in literature. He lists Twain Burdette Ade Dunne and others while an Englishman questions their national reputation and jokes about redeeming the boast within 60 days. The dialogue highlights doubts about lasting significance beyond vaudeville style.
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Mark Twain
Bob Burdette
George Ade
Peter Dunne
Wwell
New York
New York Press
Tallest Illinois family sparks height debate near Adaline
The Murra family of seven near Adaline Winnebago County shows remarkable heights. Everett at seven feet one inch leads at 26, while youngest John stands six eight. A daughter Mrs John Krull near Titonka Iowa measures six six.
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Illinois
Jans Murra
Adaline
Winnebago County
Everett
Murra
Charles Mullin
John
John Krull
Titonka
Mrs. Fernando Jones Seen as Frontier Pillar in Chicago History
Chicago woman and wife of the first white settler in the city, Mrs. Fernando Jones, remembered for her strong character and friendships with Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. Her life spans Chicago’s rapid transformation from frontier post to a vast metropolis.
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Fernando Jones
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Wang Young
Oltizeps
Prominent men urge leniency in Patrick case
Albany reporting Gov. Higgins denies reprieve for Albert T. Patrick sentenced to die for the William Marsh Rice murder. A petition signed by nearly 100 notables including Mark Twain and Edward Hatch seeks clemency arguing reasonable doubt. The governor has not set a date for action and will not hold a public hearing. Hoch seeks rehearing in Illinois supreme court after death sentence for wife murder.
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Albany
N. Y
Gov. Higgins
Albert T. Patrick
Sing Sing
New York
William Marsh Rice
Grover Cleveland
John G. Carlisle
Supreme Court
Edward W. Hatch
Robert Erskine Ely
League For Political Education
Robert C. McCormick
Higgins
McCormick
Yerkes Will Envisions 15 Million Estate For Charity
The will of Charlies T. Yerkes discloses a 15 million dollar estate with half income to Mrs. Yerkes during life and use of the New York residence. Charles E. Yerkes and Mrs. Rondinella receive life incomes of a quarter each. Residue funds to form a New York hospital endowment near 9 million dollars, with the mansion art gallery donated to the public valued at 5 million.
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New York
Charlies T. Yerkes
Traction
Charles E. Yerkes
Rondinella
Yerkes
Biskki
Bere
Tomginoe
Ckiccess
Yerkes Observatory
Greenwood Cemetery
Ey SN
Ishbacks
Vega Cachines
Charles E Yerkes
Mrs. Rondinella
Illinois births and deaths reported for 1905
The Illinois state board of health annual report notes about 65 000 deaths and 150 000 births in Illinois in 1905. Among births 78 000 were male and 72 000 female. Consumption caused the most deaths.
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Illinois
Springfeld, Ill
Illinois State Board of Health
London Poor to be Brought to Virginia for Farm Work
Richmond Virginia January 5 thirty thousand of London's destitute inhabitants are to be brought to Virginia to work the farms Commissioner of Agriculture Koiner leads the plan and heads the scheme to relocate the needy for agricultural labor.
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London
Virginia
Richmond
Koiner
Five Year Old Drowns in Boiler on Farm Near Milbank
A five year old daughter of Morris Rabel, a farmer near Milbank, fell into a tub of boiling water. The child died and a younger sibling is badly scalded and likely to die.
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Milbank
Morris Rabel
Here
Family Murder in Rochester Farmhouse
Neighbors discover Clarence A. Barnum his wife Louise and children Clinton aged 16 and Louise dead in a deserted Rochester Michigan farmhouse. An ax is blamed for the killings and a nearby shotgun suggests Barnum killed himself. Barnum had recently moved here from Homer where harvests reportedly failed and he grew despondent.
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Rochester
Mich
Clarence A. Barnum
Barnum
Louise
Clinton
Enormous Shortage Revealed in Peoria Board Funds
Everett Audit reports a seven year shortage of 541 468.50 with about 15 000 to be deducted for unauthorized expenditures. It estimates an 18 year total near 1 000 000 and cites forged script in 1888 1889. The loss includes 332 000 misused via fictitious script through Peoria National Bank where N C Dougherty served as president.
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Peoria
Everett Audit Company
N. C. Dougherty
Everett
Peoria National Bank
Famine misery grips north Japan reports Empress of Japan
From Victoria B C on January 4 comes word that Miyaga Fukushima and Iwate provinces in northern Japan face a severe famine with a population of over 21 thousand. The government warns one third of Miyaga may die and thousands already eat shrubs roots and tree bark. Foreign committees organize relief efforts.
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Victoria
B. C
Japan
Miyaga
Fukushima
Iwate
Eight Hour Day Fights Begin for Printers Union
The national eight hour work day for printers took effect Tuesday as the International Typographical union set January 1 as the start. In most cities printers prepared to strike if employers required overtime beyond the new limit, with many shops previously operating nine hours.
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Chicago
Printers’ Union
International Typographical Union
Canada
Horror in a Mine and Other Local News
Twenty three miners at Coaldale West Virginia were killed in a gas explosion, with all bodies recovered. Other items note stabbing arrest in Taber, Casey editor W. Cowman dies, Latimer fire probe, missing road death Asa Jones, Mrs. Ora Barnard’s suicide by strychnine, hydrophobia dog bites in Sioux City, a stair fire near Spicer, deaf Samuel Husted killed by train, Capt Follet remains arrive in Atlantic, clerk G S Eddy found dead, Fort Dodge capitalists buy 100 acres for gypsum, and Jacob Andrews and Irene Andrews reported dead.
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Bluefields
W. Va
Coaldale Company
Coaldale
Latimer
Iowa Central Railway
Webster City
Asa Jones
Corydon
Ora Barnard
Sioux City
Mason City
W. O. Spicer
Atlantic
A. W. Follet
Salvation Army
Chicago
Bellevue
G. S. Eddy
Clinton
Fort Dodge
Jacob Andrews
H. F. Andrews
Irene Andrews
Rich Haul by Robbers in Shoals General Store
Burglars blew the safe at John P. Albaugh’s general store in Shoals Indiana and fled with about $15,000 in cash and government bonds. The robbers forced entry into the vault, drilled the safe, and used nitroglycerin causing a large explosion. About $2,500 in cash was recovered from the case.
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Shoals
Ind
John P. Albaugh
Bondsman Arrested in Des Moines Murder Case
William L. Carte a bondsman was arrested on an indictment charging him with the murder of Edward J. Gresser a farmer south of Des Moines who was shot through his home window Gresser was last seen Oct 2 and the motive linked to a possible land dispute with Carte whose mother owns adjacent property Carte had claimed he was negotiating to buy the Gresser farm
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Des Moines
William L. Carte
Edward J. Gresser
Gresser
Carter
Gresser Farm
Plot Against Bank Sparks Burlington Meeting
A group of saloon men plotted to trigger a bank run on the German American Savings in Burlington alleging a director’s tie to Sunday saloon closures. Banks formed a front to deter any run, while brewers wholesalers and liquor dealers supported the effort with cards denying withdrawal plans.
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Bank
Burlington
Brewers
Tragedy at Hotel Mealey Leaves Couple Hurt and Husband Dead
Mrs Lou Carr was found with two bullets in her heart at the Hotel Mealey in Oelwein while her husband lay dying in bed. Carr died within an hour and Mrs Carr is critically injured at home. Investigators pursue the gunman, a 15 year old boy linked to a former husband, as the motive behind domestic trouble.
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Oelwein
Lou Carr
Mealey
Carr
Fx Banker Fined in Anamosa for Fraud
E. E. Snyder former Olin banker who caused $100000 in losses to depositors was sentenced to pay a $100 fine and costs. He pleaded guilty to fraudulent banking and creditors sought clemency. Indictments were dismissed after the plea.
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Anamosa
E. E. Snyder
Olin
St. Louis
Snyder
Fire Devastates Swift's Restaurant Area In Chariton
Fire swept six brick blocks on Chariton's north square destroying Swift's restaurant, six major stores, real estate offices, doctors' offices, and much of the post office contents. Estimated losses approach $100,000 with widespread business ruin.
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Chariton
Swift
Freed Convict Rearrested in Eldora Embezzlement Case
Edwin O Soule once cashier at an Iowa Falls bank who fled with 50000 dollars three years ago finished his sentence at Anamosa penitentiary and was immediately arrested by Sheriff Mitterer on an indictment charging embezzlement as bailee.
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Eldora
Edwin 0. Soule
Iowa Falls
Anamosa Penitentiary
Mitterer
Feminist analyst predicts shift in European gender balance
Frau Gtauck Kuehne argues modern feminism, backed by statistics, will reverse the female majority in Europe within twenty years. She cites Luxembourg Australia Hungary Switzerland Sweden Germany England and Russia, noting birth rates trend toward stagnation or decline in advanced states while Russia differs.
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Frau Gtauck-Kuehne
England
Germany
Luxembourg
Australia
Hungary
Switzerland
Sweden
Russia
France
Dodd's Kidney Pills Help Woman Recover Health
Mr Ison recounts his wife C W Pearson’s struggle with kidney trouble since July. After doctors failed to help, Dodd's Kidney Pills improved her condition and she gained thirty pounds, with her health greatly restored.
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C. W. Pearson
Ison
Declan
Dodd
Lecture Postponement Sparks Social Banter in Detroit
A loquacious lady laments missing a lecture that was postponed, while Mr. Frockcoat probes how the event was learned of. The Detroit Free Press quote captures witty social exchange surrounding the delayed talk.
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Mr. Frockcoat
Detroit Free Press
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertisement claims a single day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure, with E. W. Grove's signature printed on each box. 250
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E.W. Grove
Turban Craft Described as Fine Turkish Muslin Weave
A Turkish turban of thela size uses about 20 yards of the finest and softest muslin.
Miracle Cure Claims for Child Eczema at Bethlehem
A testimonial from F. Hobrath of South Bethlehem Pa details severe eczema in a six month old boy and credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent with rapid improvement within ten days to two weeks and full recovery in ten weeks. The narrator states seeking sea air and doctors before trying the products.
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Europe
Lord the Blessed
Cleo
F. Hobrath
C. L
Germ an barber reform spreads regulation on hygiene
In Germany reform movements target barber shops with strict hygiene rules. A key regulation requires barbers to wash a client prior to service, replacing the traditional shampoo routine. The change reflects broader public health measures shaping everyday grooming practices.
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Germany
Uck
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