Power plan debate centers on city cost and bonds
At a conference attended by trustees, city officials, and real estate representatives the main dispute was the compensation for the 200 horsepower plant. Chicago officials favored cost or 15 to 20 dollars per horsepower, while others argued higher rates to retire drainage bonds. The board postponed a decision for two weeks as they weigh municipal sale and allocation of generated power to the sanitary district.
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Dratinze Teisters
Ttteiale
Senilepalhic Belles
Ohlone
Lockport
Webs
Wenter
Chicago Democratic Jib
Carter
Bound
Drainage Board
Real Estate Board
Louis Seeberger
Eental
Chicago
Kabo Corset Company Expands West Side Plant
The Kabo Corset Company increases manufacturing space as demand rises. Improvements have enlarged the West Side plant. The Steuben County Wine Company operates at 210 and 212 East Madison Street with strong patronage. Paul Pohl, noted beer brewer, is a popular Chicago citizen who avoids political honors. Lange Brothers at 149 Dearborn Street supply high quality gentlemen's shoes at fair prices.
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Kabo
West Side
Steuben County Wine Company
Madison Street
Paul Pohl
Wells
United States
Chicago
Lange Brothers
Dearborn Street
Illinois and Michigan canal to host excursions to St. Louis Expo
A strong Chicago syndicate plans canal trips from Chicago to the St. Louis World's Fair. The venture, backed by Peoria's First National Bank, aims to link canal travel with expo amusements. Directors include Vernon C. Seaver and James F. Byth. Company capital is $500,000, with stock offered in limited amounts to fund development and ensure investor gains.
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Illinois and Michigan Canal
Chicago
St. Louis
Louisiana Purchase
St. Louie
First National Bank of Peoria
Vernon C. Seaver
James F. Byth
Europe
England
Russia
South Africa
Australia
United States
Transcontinental Amusement Company
St. Louis Exposition
Dir Brooks Tooth Powder Touted as Best Preservative
A fragment from a 19th century advert markets Dir Brooks tooth powder as the finest preservative and beautifier of the teeth yet found, claiming superior whitening and health benefits for daily use.
Al Fresco venture to bring Peoria beach to St Louis Exposition
A Chicago Peoria venture proposes steamboat excursions to the St Louis Exposition with an Al Fresco Beach at Peoria Il offering vaudeville music baths and boating near the fairgrounds. Stock at 50 cents on the dollar is fully paid and non assessable with notable Peoria and Chicago businessmen backing the project.
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Peoria
Jeffersonly Criticised Over Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson faced sharp criticism for the Louisiana Purchase but spared readers a named list of his critics, choosing generosity over public naming in this accounts of early political debates.
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Jefferson
Bin
Dr Brooks Seeks Best Tooth Powder Preserver Yet Found
A brief ad claims Dr Brooks offers a faultless tooth powder praised as the finest preservative for teeth yet discovered, promising improved dental care and whitening benefits.
Dr Brooks Tooth Powder Beautifies and Preserves Teeth
The article notes Japanese households treating servants as family and praises Dr Brooks faultless tooth powder as the best preservative and beautifier of teeth yet found.
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Brooks
Rockefeller on wealth and spending over a career
The statement notes that money he earned as a boy did not burn a hole in his pocket and that a later career bestowed the means to spend freely. The quote emphasizes a shift from frugality in youth to substantial wealth in adulthood.
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Rockefeller
Rockefeller Plays Golf With Only Girl Caddies
A playful note suggests Mr Rockefeller will employ only female caddies for his golf rounds. It expresses hope he avoids harsh language during misplays, wishing him restraint to say only mild exclamations like cuckoo.
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Mr. Rockefeller
Parisians Furnish Gowns American Women Figures
A cheeky epigram notes Parisians supply gowns while American women supply the figures. The quip adds that if a gown needs three figures, the American father becomes an active factor in the ensemble.
Blush Defined And Siberian Missionary Notes
A scientific-enriched reflection defines blush as transient facial redness from vasomotor changes and emotion. The piece cites a book by the Russian embassy chaplain noting 125,000 Siberian heathens converted since 1863 and translations into 23 dialects, including unusual renderings for Lord's Prayer and other passages due to language gaps.
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London
Siberia
Endowed Churches Reach for Bigger Funds in Brooklyn
Endowed churches face urban change as neighborhoods shift from affluent homes to tenements. Some relocate or expand missionary work, while one Brooklyn church sought sixty thousand dollars to build a hundred thousand dollar endowment and received zero? not enough.
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Brooklyn
Bequest to City Church and Namesake Copyright Clash
A city church receives an eight and a half million bequest to continue a downtown mission once abandoned by others. A divorced Canadian wife fights a copyright claim on her husband name, challenging a second wife’s right to use it. The case tests whether a husband’s name can be recited for years with renewal, amid grave issues about identity and control.
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Club
The Wooden Nutmeg Men and Financial Humbug Explored
Secretary Shaw seeks to limit subsidiary silver coin while gold remains the only lawful money with no cap. The piece then rails against Yankee deceptions, praising Barnum’s Humbug and detailing the widespread use of wooden nutmegs, fake goods, and commercial fraud as a legacy of Yankee ingenuity and deception.
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Shaw
Congress
United States
Treasury
Charles Ingsiey
America
P. T. Barnum
Mr. Barnum
Sam
Yan
Rio
Connecticut
Legion
Steel fishing rods gain popularity among anglers
Steel rods are replacing wooden ones as easier to handle and less prone to breaking. Craftsmen claim tempered steel tubing and German silver eyelets improve balance, cork handles, and joint design prevent disjointing when bent, making the pole adaptable to individual anglers.
Angling Poles and Quick Divorces in Old Clippings
A New York News note says steel poles offer consistent weight and durability with little care, while lancewood remains favored among anglers. The Washington Star quips on hat-seeking crowds. A Norwegian chemist reportedly finds a cheap sawdust method to make alcohol, promising easier work for woodpile tramps. A Chicago woman reportedly secured divorce 80 minutes after filing. The piece ends with a cynical remark about a man who sees only his own heart.
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Japan
New York News
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