Hanged and burned: African man lynched after Miss Finkelstein murder
George Ward, accused killer of Miss Ida Finkelstein near Terre Haute Indiana, was dragged from jail, hanged from a bridge beam, and burned. A mob renewed the fire for two hours as onlookers contributed oil and fuel. Ward's initial account changed after police interrogation and he admitted to shooting and slashing the teacher after an alleged insult.
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George Ward
Ida Finkelstein
Terre Haute
Ind
Ward
Eighbbor
Baying
Miss Finkelstein
Moon
16Th Street
Train wreck leaves many injured near Millersburg
A west bound Wabash limited from Detroit to Chicago derailed a mile and a half west of Millersburg after a defective rail. Forty three passengers were injured a number fatally. The baggage car left the track with the day coach and two sleepers and overturned.
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Wabash Limited
Detroit
Chicago
Millersburg
Polygamy and politics across Utah and Kansas
Chauncey P Owerfield from Salt Lake City notes continued polygamy in rural Utah, with fathers still practicing it more than the younger generation. He cites Mormon influence in Salt Lake City and statewide politics, while contrasting liquor policy debates and Cuba's constitutional questions raised by Congress.
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Chauncey P Owerfield
Salt Lake City
Utah
Chareh Shee
Wall Bower Rhear
Yerkes Career and London Departure Follow Chicago Exit
Charles T Yerkes long linked to Chicago railways sails for London to control his intramural railroad interests. The sale of Northwestern Elevated Lake Street and Union Traction properties to a syndicate near 6 million confirms his exit after eighteen years of market battles.
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Charles T Yerkes
Ishs
Philadelphia
ISTI
Northwest
Hfe
Atwek
Fargo
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago
Bepan Business Ax Au
Lale
Lake Street
Ticago University
Yerkes Teleseg
Londean
Ishe Bulle
Cedi
Serr
West Side
Conlon Tracthea Company
Sio
Consolidated Teaction Company
Weer
Union Traction
Londes
Undergrounl Railway
Northwestern
Bbewetgd
Unterleayne Serkies
S.u6g.og
Charles T. Yerkes
Bis
London
Mr Yerkes
Yerkes
Northwestern Elevated
Lake Street Elevated
Union Elevated Railroad
Loop
Union Traction Company
Northall West Side
Clarence A. Knight
W. O. Griffin
Knight
Union Loop
Frank Tier@Mey
Northwestern Reenunds
Othe Lake Street
Illinois lawmakers push bids to curb state board and revenue acts
Restitution proposals seek a constitutional amendment to abolish the State Board of Equalization while the General Assembly would set revenue laws. Gov. Yates appoints new trustees to public charities and Southern Illinois Normal University. hearings consider appeals, land value assessments, and 5 percent reduction limits. Lawmakers debate convict road labor, railroad consolidations, and election integrity. The House and Senate schedule and adjournment plans hinge on Inauguration and racing events. scattered bills advance on second reading amid tight calendar.
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Cusyton B. Crafts
House
the People
State Board of Equalization
Mr. Crafts
General Assembly
Gov. Yates
Senate
William Jayne
Springfield
R. D. Lawrence
State Board of Public Charities
James S. Martin
Marion County
A C. Brookings
Perry County
Southern Finois Normal University
Humphrey
Boards of Review
Juul
Renal
Morton G. Smith
Putnam
Montelius
Yates
Thams Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary
Chicago
William P. Montgomery
Cook County
Arthur B. Princes
Sangamon County
JL W . Pettit
la Salle County
L. S. Lambert
Knox County
McKengzie
Hingis
Drew
Joliet
TW Richardson
National
Lod Roads Association
Daher
Rossdoads
Widgeley
Sangamon
Robert Hammel
Charleston
Docimg Unehimec
Wonders In A Cave Near Hed Bud Unveiled
An exploration of Bud cave ten miles west of Hed Bud reveals five lakes including a large blind fish lake. The cave features vast halls, jade stalactites, powerful stalagmites, and rooms named Cascade Hall King’s Arsenal Dead Man’s Gulch Capital Dome Queen’s Drawing Room. Explorers traced six miles inside with a nine mile path to the Mississippi bluff. The cave’s total length is estimated at sixteen miles based on an adjoining subterranean passage.
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Hed Bud
Ited Bud
America
Starr
Dead Man's Gulch
State Street
Chicago
Mississippi River
Bluffa
Simmer
Suspension of Two Private Banks in Des Plaines
The private bank of Stalmer and Meyer in Des Plaines suspended after a two week run, leaving deposits unpaid totaling about 200000. Village funds of 6000 to 233000 were on deposit. treasurer Meyer bonds the village, with others named on the bond. Edward Palmer, a partner, blamed for overextension in liquid air ventures, faces questions. Ashley City Bank, founded 1876 and once strong, also suspended. Palmer, who bought Ashley Bank two years ago, faces arrest as Ashley Bank assets are unknown and liabilities cited.
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Stalmer & Meyer
Nees
Desplaines
Des Plaines
Edward Palmer
KE Or Meyer
Peter Mofftan
P A Parsons
Edmond Palmer
New York Life
Chengo
Bank of
Elletsville
Ind
Ashley City Bank
Ashley Bank
Palmer
Peruna Catarrh Cure Promoted By Local Contractor
An advertisement touts Peruna as a catarrh cure promising strength and appetite gains. It includes a testimonial from Ed Jo Makinson of 610 Grand Block, Wabash Street, St Paul, explaining his cough relief and weight gain after using Peruna. The piece discusses catarrh as a widespread, chronic threat and notes cost barriers to treatment, urging Hartman’s Hartman Santarainay address in Columbus, Ohio, for more information.
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Charles Rosstyn
Ferretlan
Odie
Columbus
Reathven
Tate
Wihainmires
Leesan
W. N. Roach
Larimore
North Dakota
Ed Jo Makinson
Buibder
Grand Block
Wabash Street
St Paul
Ming
United States
Uwartman
Insurance policy for Tiehard Mansfield noted
Insurance policy for 00,000 taken out by Tiehard Mansfield. Crossed electric dirts caused slight fire at Grand Pacific Hotel. Two fires found almost simultaneously in building at 489 Halsted Street. Voluntary subscriptions of 1,700 freed Thoburp Methodist Episcopal Church of debt. Donner Ice Company's plant in California annexed to Armour & Co. interests. Zoe Hurd, 17, granddaughter of Minnie Wood, missing from 2028 Wabash Avenue. Admiral Cervera not ill recently. A letter to Otto Lucius at 7110 Normal Avenue enters denigl.
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Tiehard Mansfield
Grand Pacific
Halsted Street
Thoburp Methodist Episcopal Church
Ot Donner Ice Company
California
Armour & Co
Zoe Hurd
Minnie Wood
Wabash Avenue
Admiral Cervera
Otto Lucius
Normal Evenue
Denigl
Tommy-Paw What Is Tact in a Quip by Indy Press
A terse line contrasts a man bragging about his mother’s cooking with his wife finishing a late kitchen task. The remark from the Indianapolis Press uses humor to critique pretentious talk and highlight practical restraint.
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Tommy—Paw
Ligk
Tad
Indianapolis
Cough Remedies Promoted Amid Fire Incident Review
An advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as an instant cough cure with free sample bottles in 25 and 50 cent sizes. It warns against delay and urges readers to visit a druggist. A Boston Transcript quote mentions a beastly fire. Carter's ink praised by large city public schools for quality and price.
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Kemp
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