Illinois Items Chronicle Peculiar Robbery and Local News
A daring Chicago robbery saw a woman wife of William Borner of the Pittsburgh Fort Wayne Chicago Railway robbed on Michigan Avenue at ten. A Berkshire hog vanished then reappeared weak from starvation. A lamp caused death by burns in Springfield. Waldron Paper Company stacks burned in Kankakee. C C Williams Co sanctioned for mail fraud. Edric Blake confessed embezzling about 725 from Chicago Alton freight. Leroy elopement of John Weidner and Flora Venor. New postmasters commissioned in Randolph and Saline. Bond County Courthouse fire, insured. Two Lawndale children shot accidentally. Census shows Illinois population 3,077,871 with most natives born in state. leading contributing states listed.
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William Borner
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Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway
Michigan Avenue
Joseph Kuykendall
Vienna
Matthew Cordeman
Springfield
Mr. Cordeman
Waldron
Kankakee County
Waldron Paper Company
T. J. Burns
Chicago & Alton Road
Bloomington
Greenfield
Mass
Edric A. Blake
Blake
McLean County
George Tegtmeyer
Shilo Hill
Randolph County
Philander K. Jones
West End
Saline County
Bond County
Greenville
Lawndale
John Hensley
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Illinois
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Virginia
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Illinois Legislature Records A Busy Three Week Session
The Illinois Senate and House met with frequent adjournments and frequent bill actions. Measures considered include tax changes for corporations, levee appropriations, and a broad range of amendments and new laws. Debates covered Prohibition, high license, voter representation, and county and railroad matters across sessions ending April 4.
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House
Cook County
National Guard
Udges
Illinois
Hovusk
General Assembly
Mighty hunter Rudolph Crown Prince of Austria bags game abroad
Over four years the Crown Prince of Austria Rudolph travels to Spain Egypt and Syria and shoots 18050 head. The tally includes 5775 hares 768 deer 391 wild boars 2585 partridges and 4115 pheasants with odd items such as marmot badger ichneumon six pole cats Varom lizard four owls a steppe eagle two bustards and two sipphuhny pelicans.
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Rudolph
Austria
Spain
Egypt
Syria
Weather and Fish Liar Tales from the Detroit Free Press
The piece lists three types of liars the weather liar, the fish liar, and the horse liar. It humorously recounts weather extremes, exaggerated fishing exploits, and racing hoax claims, noting the liars’ familiarity with famous horses, bankers, and judges while lampooning their tall tales.
New Hampshire Mill Owner Misses Boom in Short Supply
A grist mill owner recounts a plan to curb flour output to raise prices. He shut down a 15 barrel per day operation for four months, only to find two or three new six barrel mills in Vermont revived supply and kept prices low.
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Weather Liar
Liar
New Hampshire
Halifax
Vermont
Wall Street News
Train Daughter Says She Is His Only Speaker Now
The daughter of George Francis Train claims she is the sole person he will speak to after previously refusing to shake hands or speak with others. The newspaper notes his restricted communication marks a notable change in his interactions.
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George Francis Train
N. Y. Sun
The Evolution of the Dude in Society
A New York Evening Post discussion traces the dude as a young man under twenty-five on Fifth Avenue, wearing a restrained clerical collar, tight trousers, a tall hat, and a cane. It contrasts him with past fashions of the swell, dandy, and cad, arguing the dude preserves refined taste amid rising vulgarity, and may outlast fad by promoting quiet restraint and good form.
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London
Fifth Avenue
Ead
N. Y. Evening Post
The Railway Station Loafer described by Burdette
A historical critique calls the railway station loafer the ultimate nuisance. It depicts the obnoxious passenger as loud, obstructive, and vulgar, with harsh, punitive judgments for youths and adults alike attributed to Burdette’s quip.
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House of Correction
Reform School
Qif
Knight Sues Over Promissory Note For Liquor Debt
In New York Marine Court, Judge McAdam rules that hotelkeepers may not trust non lodgers for strong liquors without risk of no recovery. Any security given for such debt is void. Margaret A. Knight sues Alexander H. Mott for the note value.
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New York Marine Court
Margaret A. Knight
Alexander H. Mott
Gough Says He Lectured Before 8.5 Million People
John B. Gough estimates that his lectures have reached about 8,500,000 listeners. The figure reflects his long career as a public speaker and popular reform advocate.
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John B. Gough
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