Cairo saloon vote tightens hold as dry cities spread
In Cairo the local option passed by 852 votes, keeping 70 saloons open while nearby towns like Thebes and Pinckneyville added to the dry list. Across Illinois many towns voted on saloons with mixed results as anti liquor forces faced stiff contests and occasional gains for dry candidates.
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Qatra
Cairn
Alexamder
Moon
Thebes
Pincknesvville
Thy
Pinckneyville
Plineis
Chicago
Hiinels
Effingham
Naperville
Cook County
Barrington
Blue Tshind
Chicaga
Supreme Court of the State
BRYAN A VERY BUSY MAN IN NEW YORK AND TRENTON
New York April 22 Bryan spent a full day greeting his family returning from Europe then spoke at Trenton on direct elections for U S senators and on trusts. He addressed large crowds at Cooper Union and answered questions about policy while touring New York and Nebraska plans with wife Mrs Leavitt and two children.
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New York
Europe
Trenton
N. J
Bryan
Brotherhood of Mom
Cooper Chion
Missouri Society
Leavitt
Rath
Nebraska
Wille the Fennier
Bryan Leavitt
Bryatt
Bond
Tretorn
Ditree Audiener
Dyrycem
Trenton Opera House
United States
People Direct
Tatvs
Cooper Union Ateateta
Ando Onlou Bevan
Brean
South
North
New Hampshire Delegation Chooses Six of Eight for Chicago
Concord April 22 Six of the eight New Hampshire Republican delegates to the Chicago convention were chosen at the state and Second district conventions. The platform adopted in both sessions supported the resolution calling for the realignment of the party and the delegates silent on certain nominations.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Chicago
Chicago convention platform thwarts explicit resolutions
Delegates at large were United States Senator Gallinever ex Governor Jordan Attorney General Edwin J Eastmann and Edwin B Jones. A state convention amendment asserted that the trust of a triumphant candidate lay in law embodying every element, a motion initially favored by a large majority though only 25 of 103 delegates voted yes. A viva voce on five candidates drew varied support with strong backing for Patt and notable cheers for Hughes.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
United States
Gallinever
Jordan
Edwin J. Eastmann
Witlan TR Patt
tTakol- Istte
Cannan
Fairbanks
Thughes
Yatt
Wet wins in Louisiana parish votes on liquor sale
Vidalia April 22 reports Concordia Parish with two precincts left. a margin of 568 ensures continuation of open liquor sale. West Feliciana Parish votes wet by about 2 percent.
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Vidalia
Concordia Parish
West Elichita Parish
Associated Press Meeting Addresses Paper Monopolies
The Associated Press annual meeting was held at a Watdern Astoria hotel with broad attendance from many regions. The main action was the adoption of an address urging immediate relief from combinations restricting newspaper ownership.
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New York
Associated Press
Watdern? Astoria
Congress
Big Crop in the British Northwest Ottawa
Reports from agents in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta indicate total crop acreage in the Canadian west will be about 20 percent lower than last year due to adverse conditions, though indications point to a record wheat yield overall.
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British Northwest
Ottawa
Oiedal
Chroudhout Manutolat
Saskitchewan
Alherta
Canadiae West
Sts Theltcatians
King and Queen Visit Copenhagen Drive Amid Crowds
King Wed ward and Queen Alesandria arrived from London to visit the Danish royal family. Their majesties rode through streets brightly decorated and filled with cheering crowds en route to the palace.
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Copenhagen
King Wedward
Alesandria
London
Kee elected editor in chief of Columbia Spectator
Ah Sin Will all the Sheet New York April 22 V. Whelain Wellington Kee of Shanghai Chink son of the Chinese secretary of foreign affairs has been elected editor in chief of the Columbia Spectator the university daily paper Tse will have charge of the paper all next year.
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Ah Sin
New York
V. Whelain Wellington Kee
Shanghai
Columbia Spectator
Tse
Major Easter offering marked by New York church drive
Reports show the largest Easter collection for a Protestant Episcopal church in New York. The American Gracio society, based in New York, seeks funds. Scattered notes describe shop carries open shop notices, fire losses in Chelsea Massachusetts, and weather events across US regions.
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New York
Stas
Vracio Society
Preifie Practiwian Huss
Ram Port Willina
Vancouver
Boo
Chelsea
Miass
Pati Tas
Washington
St. Peters
Vergennes
Larelio
Pex
Mili
Perusia
Mainitutis
The Life Plant At Coa Deloupe A Curious Bloom
A description of a white plant in Coa deloupe called the life plant. It clings to a wall with rootlike tentacles and soon sprouts a new plant within a week or two reaching two to three inches. The plant regenerates when cut and yields red and yellow blossoms, likened to the everlasting plant of Mexico.
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Coadeloupe
Mexico
Cure for Seasickness Seeks Confirmation Across Trials
A report notes ongoing trials into a new seasickness remedy claimed to counter motion sickness. Researchers, including noted medical centers, push for clearer efficacy data and safety profiles amid mixed early results.
Guaranteed Bees Laxative Cough Syrup remedy claims
A promotional notice touts Bees Laxative Cough Syrup as a pleasant gentle laxative that clears phlegm. It targets children and treats coughs colds croup whooping cough hoarseness and bronchial troubles, guaranteed by H. J. Moogh and vu P. Guenther.
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Kot
H. J. Moogh
Vu. P. Guenther
Measuring Earth to Sun Distance Reveals 28 Million Mile Error
The article discusses historical methods to determine the Earth sun distance, noting errors of about 1 million miles and later refinements. It cites Abbe Moreux, Eros observations, and Witt’s discovery, reporting a distance of 82 876 795 miles with a possible error around 56 000 miles, deemed insignificant and scalable with more data.
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Earth
Mars
Venus
Witt
Berlin Observatory
Ous
Moreux
New York World
An Interesting Prophecy From Old Alleged Warnings
A Des Moines Register and Leader excerpt conveyed by John Smith cites an ancient prophecy shared through William Miner and David G. Phillips. It predicts a three year US war starting 1846, another in 1861, European war in 1871, great property destruction 1887 to 1893, and final dissolution in 1913 or 1914, with all but the last fulfilled to date.
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John Smith
West Twelfth Street
William Miner
Tle
David G. Phillips
Louisville
Kry
Balden
United States
Europe
Des Moines Register and Leader
French Lighthouse to Speak Like a Giant Mouth
A French inventor plans a coastal lighthouse with a monster mouth device that mimics human throat anatomy. An air pump drives bells and jaws to emit thunderous tones, reportedly intelligible three to six miles away in good weather as ships approach from the horizon.
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Tor
Marae
Paris
Africa
America
The Pope's Joke and An Elegant Sicilian Tale
A fragmented 19th century clipping notes Cavallere Grasse in London delivering a speech full of ornate imagery about dove wings diamonds dawn and spring. It also mentions a Vatican joke about a pope and a Venetian friend, reflecting anti Jewish stereotype humor of the era.
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Grasse
London
New stock of modern bicycles at Joseph’s shop
Nothing like exhilarating exercise in the open air to brace one up. Come in and see the new stock at Joseph's, 44 South Galena Ave. Every wheel strictly high-grade. If you want to buy now or not, drop in for pleasure and health.
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Jos. Redlinger
Joseph’s
Galena Ave
Let us store your stove Genant and Luedeking
A brief storage offer appears with contact Genant and Luedeking and a phone number 593. The note suggests storage services for stoves and similar items.
National League Notes and Pitcher Tales Hit Spring
Umpire Johnson signs four years with the National League. Toledo recruits Cheech and Lattimore headline Nap twirlers alongside Al Orth nicknamed Ginger. Giants include Murch at six four, 230. Rube Wardell’s southern style predicts funny days for St Louis. Summers to Detroit, Winters possibly Boston. Knuckle ball debate stirs curves. Dodgers trainer trip praised by Patsy Donovan. Hughey Jennings’ war cry aims to top locomotive yell.
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Johnson
Teeberg
Cheech
Hothouse
Lattimore
Toledo
Nap
al Orth
Ginger
Giants
Murch
Brooklyn
Rube Wardell
St. Louis
Summers
Detroit
Winters
Boston
Patsy Donovan
Jacksonville
Dodgers
Hughey Jennings
Geronimo
Gossip of the Minors in the Northwestern Ohio League
The Northwestern Ohio Trolley league forms in Toledo Findlay Fremont Sandusky Tiffin and Fostoria with Saturday and Sunday games. Notables include St Pauls Indian battery Le Roy pitcher, Meyers catcher, Jack Taylor in Columbus, Halla the Louisville pitcher, Dwyer and Lister at Toledo, Monte Cross fielding brilliance, and travel expense pooling. Manager Armour of Toledo plans to bar hats at the park this summer amid assorted trades and outlaw ball moves in Chicago and nearby towns.
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Toledo
Findlay
Fremont
Sandusky
Tiffin
Fostoria
St. Paul
le Roy
Clark Griffith
Jack Meyers
Jack Taylor
Columbus
Halla
Louisville
A. A
Dwyer
Lister
Monte Cross
Armour
Toledos
William
Lee Mahoney
Milwaukee Brewers
Freeport
Chicago
Rause
Milwaukee
Lemon
Keokuk, Ia
Cuninings
Caustic Whistler and the Nocturne Tale Retold
Caustic wit noted in a Sidney Starr anecdote about Whistler's behavior at a gallery. The comedian claims Whistler dismissed critics and boasted of his own work, recounting a tale of Nocturne in Blue and Gold Valparaiso. The piece ends with a sharp remark on gender and tact from Lord Beaconsfield.
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Valparaiso
Hill Colection
Brighton
Mer. Pall
Colec Tien
Christie's
Whistier
Mir Be
Sidney Starr
Whistler
Athietic
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Metropolie
Illinois
Egypt” Wit
Grandeon
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W. T. Doolittle
FF. M. Pillsbury
Mitchell
Canton and
Miller
Stew Hampshire
Tosteud
Louisiana
Associated Press Speaks
Tie
Venice
Jowett Peurlomini
Biddin
Ferewell
The
Journal
Want
Ross
Amin di
Lord Beaconsfield
C. G. Schoeffel
PATEK
Nina Mie
Rae
Sluiter & Brauer
Japan
Kentucky
Burrell Brothers
Stephenson St
Santa Claus
Wld
F. A. Schulz
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Cal
Illinois Central
R.R
Portland
Illinois Central Ticket Office
H. W. Rowley
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