Minister Aid Fund Scandal Rocks New England Conference
F W Hughes reports a $78,000 fund for elderly Methodist ministers misused in speculation. Willard Alten, treasurer, confesses to embezzlement and writes from Boston. Alten, longtime East Boston District Court clerk, admits defalcation affecting the relief fund for aging ministers.
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Newneland
Willard
Alten
Mastboston
Mass
Georgy TL. Spencer
Atlen
East Boston
Eubesmer
Anen
Victim of Murder in Sack Found in Mississippi River
An 85 year old man, Karl Gottfried Cartgon, a Scandinavian from Liverpool England, was found murdered in Minneapolis. His body bore a blow to the right eye and a bullet hole near the left ear, wrapped in a coarse sack and recovered from the Mississippi River. The corpse carried a notebook with Swedish writing and names including Lin Johann of Shefield Avenue Chicago and Tod M Nelson of 987 West Street San Francisco.
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Minneapolia
Karl Gottfried Cartgon
Liverpool
Bngland
Minneapolis
Mississippi River
Lin Johann
FUN ON THE DIAMOND Races for the pennant across leagues
Baseball standings mix with NL clubs Blinn Pittsburg Brooklyn New York Boston and Chicago in a sprawling pennant race. American League entries like Ww dL Woh Boston Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago Detroit St Louis and New York body the chase amid injuries and shifting positions.
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Pitsburg
Brooklin
New York
Boston
Chicago
Lewis
OL Chehimuli
Phitludghin
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
St. Tonia
Washington
North Dakota
North Dakota Supreme Court
McMillen
State Board of University and School Lands
Senda Mus
Yale death by own action study shows gender gaps
A Yale led study covering 1807 to 1901 analyzes 29 844 cases of death by own action in the United States revealing about three and a half times more male than female suicides. It details by age gender marital status and methods noting despondency as a leading motive and that shooting and poison account for a large share of cases with regional and seasonal patterns.
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United States
William B. Bailey
Yale
Bailey
Tifa
Maine
Idve
Chicago Centennial to Feature Burning of Chicago Spectacle
Chicago plans a dramatic centennial celebration with a two hour burning display called The Burning of Chicago. One thousand tons of flame will light roofs across the city starting at the O Leary home, recreating the 1871 fire and culminating in a staged cow attack on the burning structures. The event includes Indian village reenactments and a Fort Dearborn assault reenactment, with reduced railroad fares and permanent park installations afterward.
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Chicago
Biel Nead
Akyscrapers
Elty
Bulldinisa Ag
Dtvla
O’leary
Delhovan Street
Mort Dearborn
Lake Front
Chiengenne
Railronda
Outlaws' Aim Kills Two Militiamen in Hatttle
Placerville dispatch reports five fights with convicts escaped from Folsom prison. In Saturday battle at Grand Victory King two militiamen were killed and another wounded. a Sunday night clash near Duteliat left more casualties. Fugitives, both fascines, escaped. militiamen Festus Rutherford and W. C. Jones involved.
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Hatttle
Placerville
Cal
Congreta
Folsom
Grand Victory King
Mace
Duteliat
Festus Rutherford
W. C. Jones
Jones
Whilinpines
Lieut. Smith
Company II
Dallas Boa
Smith
Mississippi River Commission Reports Annual Expenditures
The Mississippi River Commission submitted its annual report for the year ended June 30 to the War Department in Washington but released in St. Louis. The act allocated 2 million dollars for river improvements with allocations for transmission harbor works levees surveys and dredging across several districts. The report notes that under current conditions systematic work toward permanent channel deepening is not practical.
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Misassusippi Board
Mississippi River Commission
War Department
Washington
Commission
St. Louis
Aundry
Bwsio
Missisippi
Nsg
Hird
Illinois River
St. Trouis
Interesting News Itezis Electric Railways Kit 100 Per Month
A garbled notice mentions Joshua Butler and family killed by a train near Port Pokjey Pa and a man struck by a breaking electric fan blade in St. Louis. It notes labor reports from Chicago unions and a Kansas City coal deal. A Washington court case upholds actions to close all saloons near Heemerton by Puget Sound navy yard with an appeal pending.
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Itezis
Joshua Butler
Port Pokjey
Velas
Syracuse
N. Y
New York City
Chicago
St. Louis
School Board of
Kansas City
Denlora
Superior Court
Lacon
Wash
Moody
Bramenter
Heemerton
Navy Yard
Supreme Court
Speculation and Trade Outlook Across U S Markets
Le Equanhuity reports ongoing damage to manufacturers and trade from speculative collapses. Wholesale and retail markets show heavy activity, with rail traffic robust and new capacity expanding. Wheat and coarse grains yield prospects look favorable, though copper prices fall and coal strikes disrupt trucking lines.
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New York
le Equanhuity
Ecattan Uinn
RK. G. Dun & Co
Hustopean Rail Mills
Incwe
America
Carancomen
United States
Canada
Northwest
South Dakota
Central West
Historic Midwestern Market Quotations Across Cities
A dense listing of live cattle hogs sheep and grain prices from Chicago Indianapolis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and New York. Includes bids for No 2 wheat No 2 corn oats rye and butter creamery and various shipping rates and cattle shipping figures.
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Tholianapolis
St. Louis
Ste
Detroit
Milwaukee
Steups
Prin
New York
Luck and Fortune in Ben F. Joel's Wealth
The Pittsburg magnate Ben F. Joel, who died recently, left an estimated fortune of 60 million dollars. A careless worker dropping tongs by chance led to a discovery that produced a patent fueling Joel's rise, while the lucky employee earned 20 thousand dollars. The piece argues big riches come from thought and labor, not luck, despite such anecdotes.
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Benjamin F. Joel
Pittsburg
New York World
Jones
Blaine
Amer-icang
Ueva
Woman Overcomes Despair With Dodd's Kidney Pills
Miss Nelle Barfoot of Maplenill Iowa recalls feeling lifeless and miserable before testimony credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring health. She urges other suffering women to try the remedy, claiming it transformed her life and praising its efficacy.
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Maplenill
Iowa
Nelle Barfoot
Miss Barfoot
Dodd
Sympathetic Strike Among Grocers Reported by Boston Transcript
The Boston Transcript notes a sympathetic strike by grocers after grave diggers failed to see cremated remains. Grocers reportedly refuse to supply groceries unless customers promise to speak kindly when a death occurs in the family.
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Holden
Belden
Boston Transcript
Hull's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
An old advertisement touts Hull's Catarrh Cure as the only constitutional treatment for catarrh, claiming it reaches the blood and mucous membranes. It promises $100 for any case it cannot cure and invites readers to request circulars and testimonials.
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Anul
Hull
J. Chensy & Co
Torello
Oto
F. J. Ghieney & CO
Toledo
B. Drurelsts
Wanted Now Ceremony and Portrayal of Blessings
A fragmentary note depicts a rustic wedding scene with the bride’s father urging a remarriage in a feisty exchange. The text also advertises Piso’s Cure for Consumption and references a testimonial from A. Bierman of Lelpsic Ohio, dated August 01.
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Paw
Éays
Coraming
Indianapoli Sun
Piso
Bierman
Lelpsic
Ohio
Ang
Dining at the Theatre Sparks Private Dining Room Idea
A London theatre critic predicts dining will spread among the aristocracy as opera intervals and early theatre starts push dining rooms to become indispensable. A lady’s bid for a private self-furnished dining room is denied for now, with hints of future developments that may be both interesting and amusing.
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London
Yrutl
Fibroid Tumors Cured by Lydia Pinkham's Compound
A testimonial from Mrs. B.B. Hayes details using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to expel a tumor and restore health. The letter praises the remedy for ovarian troubles, tumors, and related female ailments, insisting on its efficacy and urging all women to trust the treatment.
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B.B. Haya
Dudley St
Roxbury
Boston
Mass
Lydia EB
Pinkham
Hayes
Lydia
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