Industrial Alcohol company formed to handle denaturized alcohol business
New York reports the Industrial Alcohol company organized to manage the denaturized alcohol operations of Distillers' Securities. It is capitalized at 18 million dollars with 6 million preferred and 12 million common. F M Harrison is noted director. Distillers' Securities may become president. A law firm says it was retained by a large stockholder to block absorption of the denaturized business, threat of legal action if the client does not back down.
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New York
Industrial Alcohol
Distillers’ Securities Company
F. M. Harrison
American Distributing Company
Distillers’ Securities
Ditton, Hoefer & James
Lynch in Texas Seeks Peace for Typographical Union
J. M. Lynch president of the International Typographic Union visits Texas cities to urge harmony between master printers and compositors. He reports the eight hour strike progressing favorably with over 40 000 members at work and gradually returning to employment. He received a warm welcome.
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Fort Worth
J. M. Lynch
International Typographical Union
Lynch
Two Legs Amputated After Abilene Train Collision
Abilene Texas October 18 Jesse Worsham an escapee from the epileptic colony was run over by a train one mile east of Abilene and both legs were cut off. The exact sequence is unclear but it is believed he fell on the track during a fit and was struck before recovering consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Tex
Jesse Worsham
Costly courting ends in fatal shooting in Chicago
Charles Sullivan a 25 year old cigar maker wooing his landlady Mrs Laura Klein 40 was shot and killed by her son John Klein 21. Police say Mrs Klein supplied the revolver used in the fatal shooting in Chicago.
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Chicago
Charles Sullivan
Laura Klein
John Klein
Mail Clerks Hurt In Iron Mountain Train Wreck
Passenger train No. 4 northbound on the Iron Mountain derailed near Shepherd twenty miles from Texarkana. The engine baggage and mail cars and day coach overturned. Mail clerks Kennedy Swift and Ewing were injured but not seriously. No other persons were badly hurt.
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Iron Mountain
Texarkana
Ver
Shepherd
Kennedy
Swift
Ewing
Unique Union Formed by Chicago Switch Tenders
One thousand switch tenders in Chicago have formed a union. Many are crippled or incapacitated for other work. They earn up to 55 dollars a month and threaten to strike if posted duties are left unfilled. The union receives charters from the International Switchmen's Union and the American Federation of Labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International Switchmen’s Union
American Federation, of Labor
City Hall Records Move In After Six-Year Delay
The hall of records in New York’s $10,000,000 city palace is finally ready for occupancy. Three county and city departments have moved their books and records into the building, making it the new home of municipal offices and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hall of Records
Ex Senator Walker Dies After Staircase Fall
Fayetteville Arkansas October 18 Ex United States Senator J D Walker prominent local lawyer fell down a stairway to his office and died his skull fractured He was seventy six Mother St Agnes Dies Galveston October 18 former Ursuline superior died aged sixty in service with convent and academy Groveton Texas October 18 four arrests made in connection with the killing of Detective Meyers
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Walker
Fayetteville, Ark
United States
J. D. Walker
Mother St. Agnes
Galveston
Ursuline Convent
Ursuline
Groveton, Tex
Meyers
G. G. Bayne
Tulsa
I. T
Corporal Tanner
Jefferson Davis
Burton
United States Supreme Court
Mexia
Tex
H. M. Roberts
Mary Williams
Arthur Woods
Houston
Brief Services for Mrs Davis in New York
Brief services were held at the Hotel Majestic for Mrs Jefferson Davis attended by relatives and friends. The body was sent to Richmond for burial in the Davis mausoleum at Hollywood Cemetery, with a military undertone and veterans from the Confederacy urged to attend.
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Davis
New York
Richmond
Jefferson Davis
Hotel Majestic
M. A. Seattle
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Davis Mausoleum
Hollywood Cemetery
Daughters of the Confederacy
Prospector Stops Train for Water in Mojave Desert
A Salt Lake railroad train was halted in the Mojave by a prospector who flagged the LOS ANGELES LIMITED with his hat to obtain water for himself and burros. Nevada law allows desert travelers in distress to stop trains and demand water, and crews must supply it.
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Chicago
Record-Herald
Los Angeles
Salt Lake Road
Mojave Desert
Nevada
Not Yet Settled and Diverse World News Tides
Richard Croker cites no political motive for a possible US visit, delaying sail until Christmas. Belmont Park records Voorhees wins first race in 1:17 1-5. Yazoo River capsizes drown Jacob Dornbush and C. A. Shorts. Berkshire missing with six aboard. Actor Frank Mordaint dead. Chinese railroad expansion continues. Katy railway adds twelve locomotives. Dave Russell dies from strangulation after vomiting.
Dallas Aged Citizen J A Ware is Dead
Happenings condense several items including the death of J A Ware a prominent Dallas resident. The notes mention other events such as a train-related severing near Shawnee Oklahoma and various regional business and legal items.
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J. A. Ware
Dallas
Ben Davids
Shawnee
Okla
John W. Gates
New York
Farmers’ Union
Holdenville
I. T
Committee Of Friends Attend Mrs Davis Funeral
Information from Mississippi reports a committee of Mrs Davis’s old friends will attend the funeral at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Richmond on Oct 18. Interment follows at Hollywood Cemetery beside her husband with General Stephen D. Lee serving as chief marshal. burial is set for 3 o’clock Friday afternoon.
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Davis
Richmond
Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Hollywood
Stephen D. Lee
United Confederate Veterans
Owen’s Orders for Confederate Veterans in Alabama
Thomas M Owen, commander in chief of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans, issued a general order while in Alabama for homecoming week calling all companies to hold memorial exercises in honor of Mrs Jefferson Davis.
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United Sons of Confederate Vlans
Birmingham
Thomas M., Owen
Montgomery
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
Alabama
Jefferson Davis
Sabine Pass Light House Blown Into Gulf
A tugboat arriving reports Sabine Pass lighthouse blown into the Gulf during Saturday night’s storm. Inhabitants fled to high land from the tide’s overflow. A pilot boat was driven ashore and other damage occurred. The Sabine lighthouse withstood the 1900 storm.
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Galveston
Sabine Pass
Gulf
Sabine
Shakespeare's Name Spelled In Different Ways In His Time
The London Standard notes that Shakespeare used two spellings Shakspere and Shakspeare in signatures to his will and related deeds. It traces variants in Stratford council records to sixteen forms for the poet's name, while most references in the seventeenth century favor Shakespeare. The author argues the 1593 Venus and Adonis and 1594 Lucrece show the spelling he approved.
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Shakespeare
Shakspere
Shakspeare
Somerset House
Blackfriars
British Museum
Florio
London Standard
The Spanish Woman Described in Vivid Portrait
A New York Mail feature extols the Spanish southern woman as beautiful, simple, and radiantly feminine. It portrays her as small and slender with refined features, dark eyes, and a passionate temperament, capable of deep love and piercing anger.
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South
Ruskin
Spain
New York Mail
Louisiana's Tribute to Mrs Jefferson Davis
The Louisiana division United Confederate Veterans pays tribute to Mrs. Jefferson Davis praising her devotion to her husband and the Confederate cause. Norfolk veterans report Confederate and Sons of Veterans will attend Mrs. Davis funeral in Richmond.
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United Confederate Veterans
New Orleans
Louisiana
Jefferson Davis
Norfolk
Virginia
The
Sons of Veterans
Richmond
Courthouse in Laredo Burns. Archives Destroyed
Fire at the Webb county courthouse in Laredo Texas destroyed the building and contents shortly before midnight. Estimated loss stands at sixty thousand dollars with archives of inestimable value lost, risking many lawsuits as records were ruined. origin of the blaze is unknown.
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Laredo
Tex
Webb County
Quarantine Rules Restored for Havana Shipping
New Orleans on October 18 reports the state board of health fully reinstated quarantine regulations against Havana after advise from Surgeon General Wyman about uncertain yellow fever conditions. The move follows partial removal earlier in the week and aims to guard public health.
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Havana
New Orleans
State Board of Health
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Silveira Arrives at Curacao From New York Trip
Silveira on the Carmelina lands at Curacao with Manuel Silveira aboard. P B Chase, a Zulla passenger from Curacao, reports Silveira planned to go to New York but was later seen heading to Puerto Cabello.
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New York
Manuel Silveira
Curacao
Cuaracao
P. B. Chase
Zulla
Curacoa
Silviera
Courtesy and the taste for respect in society
A reflection on manners among the lower classes. It argues that complainants resent polite treatment when respect is expected, citing a quotation about a European aristocrat and an American student. The piece emphasizes social friction over casual courtesy in class hierarchies.
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Henry LIX
Hochneunschloesser- Fichtenwald
M. Loane
Contemporary Review
Not a Sporty Man Says Mrs Strongminde
In a sharp exchange from the Chicago Record Mrs Strongminde admits her husband is not athletic while Mrs Karlyppe responds with sly humor saying she believes the marriage was arranged on a bet. The pair trade insinuations in a playful social moment.
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Mrs. Strongminde
Familiarity with the Law Cited in Court
A remark says Breeves is very familiar with the law and that seeming ease leads to contempt fines each session. The exchange implies Breeves’s frequent run ins with the court over contempt.
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Breeves
Crown and Bridge Work Specified for Upstairs Office
The note indicates crown and bridge dental work arranged in an upstairs office above Burt Norwid's store. It records the location and type of service for patient care and scheduling purposes.
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Burt Norwid
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