Chicago business man devotes Thursdays to rescuing fallen men
James W. Gossard of Chicago has spent one day a week for four years aiding slum residents. He found a man on Elgin’s Division Street, aided him with a bath, clothes, food, and medical care, then secured shelter and work. His method centers on practical aid, then employment, guided by broad Christian principles.
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Memn
James,w. Gossard
Chicago
H.W. Gossard ‘Company
Belvidere
Elgin
Salvation Army
Mr. Gossard
Gold in Shoshone lands open for settlement
Washington August 8 Special. H N Darton of the US Geological Survey reports possible gold copper and other metals in Owl Creek mountains and nearby areas. The ceded Shoshone Indian Reservation lands may gain value as settlement opens mid month. Darton expects exploration of granitic rocks could yield valuable minerals and coal may be found in the Laramie formation.
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Washington
Owl Creek
H. N. Darton
United States Geological Survey
Senate
Wyoming
Owl Creek Mountains
Darton
Laramie
Fishing trip departs for Pike Lake Wisconsin ten days
Louis Hughes Louis Biersach Joseph Hall KR D Kuehner Geo W Graham and L L Munn Jr leave Freeport for Pike Lake Wisconsin to spend ten days fishing. The item notes readers that some girls have used Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea to become the handsomest in the state and advertises Tea or Tablets for 365 cents by Joseph Emmert.
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Louis Hughes
Louis Biersach
Joseph Hall
KR. D. Kuehner
Geo. W. Graham
L. L. Munn, Jr
Pike Lake
Wis
Freeport
Hollister
Joseph Emmert
Lucky Baldwin Retires From Public Life at Fort Ro g e
Nearly eighty year old Charles Buck Baldwin known as Ducky Baldwin is secluded at Fort Roge after heart trouble. Once king of dice, he built a San Francisco hotel valued at 3 million, lost it to fire, and then developed the Santa Anita ranch. His fortune, once rumored at 20 million, now uncertain, but he remains a noted California figure with famed Derby winning horses Volante and Rey.
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Balas
Ducky Baldwin
America
Fort Rogie
Fate
A. Baine
Mgr
Baldwin
Ohio
California
Nevada
Comstock
Market Street
San Francisco
Santa Anita
Volante
Silver Cloud
Reyes
This Date in History 1460 to 1898 highlights
A chronology of notable events with dates includes James II of Scotland’s death in 1460 Columbus setting sail in 1492 Bank of Virginia stone laying in 1732 Fort Schuyler siege in 1777 Preble’s squadron vs Tripoli in 1804 Buffalo expedition repulse in 1814 Parry’s discovery of Barrow Strait in 1819 Aberdeen born in 1847 Rossini’s William Tell first production in 1854 Hood vs Logan at Atlanta in 1864 Stanley welcomed by Belgian King in 1884 Li Hung Chang war role in 1894 and Spain yielding to American peace terms in 1898.
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James II
Scotland
Columbus
Vingland
Earl of Aberdeen
Canada
Rossini
William Tél
Hood
Logan
Atlanta
Africa
Belgium
Li Hung Chang
Japan
Spain
Sunday Magazine as a premier modern literary journal
The Chicago Record-Herald Sunday Magazine is praised as a leading modern magazine with exclusive rights to Conan Doyle's Sir Nigel and Anthony Hope's Sophy of Kravonia. Its color illustrations and diverse content are acclaimed, and it is described as high class, broad in scope, and unmatched in American journalism.
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Middle West
Chicago Record- Herald
Conan Doyle
Sir Nigel
Anthony Hope
Sophy
Kravonia
Record-Herald
England
America
United States
Southerners Unfit for Army
New Orleans reports a high rate of physical unfitness among southern youths for military service due to cigarette smoking late hours and other bad habits. Lieutenant Bennett, head of the local recruiting office, notes only 29 of 106 July applicants were accepted, versus 60 to 80 in western states and nearby regions. Cigarette smoking is cited as the main disqualifier in Louisiana Mississippi and Texas.
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New Orleans
South
W. EH. Bennett, Jr
Bennett
Mississippi River
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Electric Bitters Prove Cure for Kidney and Debility
The Bear Grove Indiana man E H Wolfe credits Electric Bitters with ending two years of kidney trouble and general debility. He states the medicine cured his suffering and relieved stomach, liver, and blood concerns. Price 50 cents. Guaranteed by Joseph Emmert, drug store.
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E. H. Wolfe
Bear Grove
Joseph Emmert
Sugar Prices At Union Pacific Tea Co
The Union Pacific Tea Co at 79 Stephenson Street received an additional carload of sugar available in granulated form at 434 cents per hundredweight, 21 pounds for $1.00, 25 pounds cloth bags for $1.19, and powdered and leaf sugar at 634 cents per hundredweight.
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Union Pacific Tea Co
Stephenson Street
Daily Journal Delivery Offered Citywide at 10 Cents
The Daily Journal announces citywide home delivery at a rate of 10 cents per week. The notice emphasizes affordability and broad access, inviting readers to subscribe for regular newspaper service.
Freeport Eagles Plan Large Milwaukee Convention Attendance
Freeport Aerie of Eagles outlines travel plans for the Fraternal Order of Eagles Milwaukee convention August 12 to 19. A committee arranged excursion rates of one and one third fare, aiming for about two hundred delegates plus a parade appearance.
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Freeport Aerie of Eagles
Milwaukee
Joseph Ambruster
Fred Young
Louis Biersach
John Bauscher, Jr
A. Lebrecht
Wisconsin
Aerie of Eagles
Order of Eagies
Freeport
J. A. Poling
Freeport Lodge
Order of Eagles
Order of Hayles
Brotherhood of Man
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General Assembly
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