Farmer Sues Railroad Over Hog Transport Delays
Jacksonville Ill Harry J Clark a farmer sues Chicago Alton Railroad in circuit court claiming damages from slow transport of hogs to Chicago. He says the delay caused a market drop, costing him about three dollars per hundred pounds on his hogs and several thousand dollars in total.
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Jacksonville
Ill
Harry J. Clark
Chicago & Alton Railroad Company
Chicago
Clark
Judge Fines Santa Claus in Detroit Theft Case
Detroit Michigan Justice William Heston fined professional Santa Claus $50 after he was caught stealing $56 worth of toys from a department store window display. The incident involved Roland James, known as Kris Kringle, formerly of the University of Michigan football fame.
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Detroit
Mich
William Heston
Willie’ Heston
University of Michigan
Santa Claus
Roland James
Kris Kringle
County relief spend hits half the budget says Cooney
Commissioner Cooney warns the county is expending 46 percent of revenues for the poor and may reach 50 percent this year, urging selective distribution after investigations. Commissioner Simonson notes duplicated orders and proposes a week of salary for relief, while the fuel administrator says current funds cover immediate needs. The Anaconda company offers 5,000 and may suffice for ongoing aid.
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Cooney
Simonson
Anaconda Company
First White Deer Bagged in Massachusetts
Warren Mass. Michael F F Shea bagged the first white deer in Massachusetts in many hunting seasons. After bagging it he planned to eat venison but was told of a Wordsworth era tradition that killing a white deer brings bad luck.
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Warren
Mass
Michael F&f. Shea
Massachusetts
Shea
William Wordsworth
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Mysterious disappearance ends in horse found dead near Jerseyville
In Jerseyville Illinois a valuable horse hitched to Edward Newman’s buggy from Bayles vanished weeks ago. The animal was found recently starved to death, wedged between two trees in an abandoned field after wandering away.
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Jerseyville
Ill
Edward Newman
Bayles
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