Various Global Tidbits From Press Across Several Nations
A compendium notes a Russian woman barred entry unless married, a Paris hospital report on tubercular injections, and a New York publisher’s first earthquake-era orders from San Francisco. It also mentions an English widower seeking a match, Edouard de Reszke’s career rebound, a farmer doubling as an electric light provider, and labor unity in Holland. Additional items cover a George Washington statue for the Williamsburg Bridge, a shoe collection tied to a Russian pianist, a Brooklyn shoe-seeking thief, Spain’s wedding day parish rushes, and Boer War graft findings praising the Seventh Hussars.
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San Francisco
New York
Kansas
Liverpool
George Washington
Brooklyn Terminal
New Williamsburg Bridge
Henry Merwin Shrady
Washington
Valley Forge
Berlly
Brooklyn
Spain
Alfonso
British Army Stores Commissioners
Seventh Hussars
Saturday night card party at K G hall
Local notes list a Saturday night card party at K G hall and several community meetings. St Catherine's guild meets at Mrs. Lloyd's 281 Adams street next Wednesday. Gracy church choir rehearses tonight. county teachers' exams under way in the county superintendent's office. King's Daughters groups schedule meetings this week. Y P EB and ministering circle gatherings noted. a private ten-couple party travels from Dubuque to Chicago. First Baptist church hosts a Guess What Social on August 10. Monroe Times reports N E Lamb moving from Dayton to Durand to join brother C E Lamb in new general merchandise business.
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K. G. Hall
St. Catherine’s Guild
Lloyd
Adams Street
Gracy Church
King’s Daughters
W. B. Silver
Y. P. EB
J. R. Leigh
West Freeport
First Baptist Church
Monroe
N.E. Lamb
Dayton
Durand, Ill
C. E. Lamb
Cambria
Ill
Durand
Highwood Park Attracts Big Crowd For Stunt Night
Highland Park drew a large warm weather crowd last evening with many staying until near 11. The evening featured the Alexander and Alexander team performing freeing stunts from locked handcuffs. Audiences marveled at Mr. Alexander's feats under the canopy while his hands and feet were tied to a chair.
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Highland Park
Elgheries
Alexander and
Alexander
Lena Budget
Mary Goddard visited Lena from Freeport and stayed with Mrs. Cynthia Hall and Mrs. I S Shank. Reuben Lower returned from Dixon where he attended the assembly. Birthday club 121 met at Mrs. George Schoeny s with about thirty guests and gifts. Harry Rife returned from Irene Ill Mildred Hinds visited Belvidere W T Nash family. Jessie Roush left for Dixon then Monmouth Ill Maud Bunker and Edna Dunn visited Freeport Grace Weitzel left for the Dixon assembly.
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Lena
Mary Goddard
Freeport
Cynthia Hall
I. S. Shank
Bessie Baldwin
Reuben Lower
Dixon
Birthday Club No
George Schoeny
Harry Rife
Irene
Ill
Mildred Hinds
Belvidere
W. T. Nash
D. W. McCarthy
Rockford
Jessie Roush
Monmouth
Maud Bunker
Edna Dunn
Grace Weitzel
Dixon Assembly
Personal notes of local residents visitations and travel
Prof George W Coutts of Washburn Illinois is transacting business in the city. Miss Georgia Corneiller travels to Chippewa Falls Wisconsin to visit and attend her sister wedding. Mrs Marcus Bossler and Mrs Louise Green with daughter of Dayton Ohio visit Andrew N Jenks family. Mrs O P Dinges and daughter Pansy return to Kansas City after visiting W W Krape family. Mr and Mrs E Bengaton Dr and Mrs J S White and G C Shoemaker and son Harry depart for Lake Kegonsa Wisconsin for a short stay by way of Shoemaker automobile.
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George W. Coutts
Washburn, Ill
Georgia Corneiller
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Pep
Marcus Bossler
Louise Green
Dayton, O
Andrew N. Jenks
O. P. Dinges
Miss Pansy
Kansas City
W. W. Krape
E. Bengaton
J.S. White
GC. C. Shoemaker
Harry
Lake Kegonsa
Shoemaker
County political events week by week
The notice lists primaries in all precincts on August 4, county convention on August 9, senatorial convention on August 14, congressional convention on August 16, Lena campmeeting from August 16 to 26, state convention on August 21, Oakdale camp meeting from August 23 to September 2, and Riverside camp meeting from August 23 to September 2.
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Lena
Oakdale
Riverside
Excursion Rates to Expworth Grove Campmeeting via Northwestern One
Reduced fare excursion tickets sold Aug 7 to 19 with return by Aug 21. From Aug 9 to 19 all trains carrying passengers stop at camp grounds between Belvidere and Garden Prairie. On Aug 7 8 20 21 trains 202 206 west bound and 201 205 east bound only will stop. Apply to Chicago Northwestern agents.
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Expworth Grove
Campmeeting
Northwestern
Camp Grounds
Belvidere
Garden Prairie
Chicago & Northwestern Bry
Shirts for a dollar at the E Men's mercerized shop
A brief item notes shirts priced at one dollar at E Men's fine mercerized negligee shop. No further details available.
Nurses' Slippers for tired aching feet
Advertisement listing hand turn soles and rubber heels priced at 81.50 at the E and W 82d36 veterinary store, promoting comfort for tired nurses.
Oust Elgin Chief Faction Faces Primary Day
A faction seeks to remove Chief James Younger of Elgin amid charges by ex Chief Blakesly that officers were drunken and derelict while on duty. The city council special committee kept findings secret as a power struggle intensifies before the primary election with suspensions expected and replacements eyed.
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Potice James Younger
Blakesly
Special Police Committee
Younger
Chief Younger
Illinois Central Earnings Show Mixed June Net Decline
Illinois Central reports June net earnings fell by 88000 from the previous year month, reducing the year’s total below earlier estimates. Despite the June dip, the full year’s net reached 15198000, up 801990 from 1904-05, a gain over last year and about 0.85 percent on capital stock.
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Illinois Central
Mystery Fire At Murphy Residence In Delaware Street
A fire at Daniel Murphy's home on Delaware Street was quickly fought by a bucket brigade. The blaze began in a pile of carpet rags in the summer kitchen with no one present and no stove involved, suggesting spontaneous combustion as the likely cause.
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Daniel Murphy
Delaware Street
Y M C A Meeting Address On The Christ We Love
W T Service will address the YMCA men's meeting tomorrow afternoon in the second talk of a series. His subject is The Christ We Love. A male quartet including Krape Ford Smedley and Windecker will provide special music. The meeting starts at 3 30 PM.
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Y. M.C.A
Christ
Messrs Krape, Ford, Smedley and Windecker
Salem pastor ill. no preaching tomorrow
Pastor William Heinmiller of Salem church, on honeymoon in Cleveland, is taken ill and will not arrive for several days. There will be no preaching services at Salem tomorrow, but Sunday school will be held at the usual hour.
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Wm. Heinmiller
Salem Church
Cleveland, C
Salem
Items of Interest From Historical Clippings
A miscellany notes cultural tidbits and odd facts from 17th to 19th century sources. Mentions suppression by Puritans in 1633, first lufice match in 1834, Drury Lane premiere of The School for Scandal in 1777, and the Zambesi bridge height. Also a Berlin palace corner given to a cigar dealer and Rome’s frequent changes of hands. A Chicago Daily News quip about Josh Crone and lazy lore concludes.
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Lucife
Zambesi
Niagara Bridge
Edward
Russia
Josh Crone
Bacon Bridge
Chicago Daily News
Excursion Tickets For National Encampment To Peoria
Excursion tickets to the National Encampment of Sons of Veterans in Peoria will be sold August 19 and 20 via the Chicago and Northwestern Railway with favorable return limits. Apply to agents of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
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Sons of Veterans
Peoria
Chicago & Northwestern R’y
Excursion Tickets to Milwaukee at Reduced Rates
Excursion tickets to Milwaukee Wisconsin via the North Western Line are offered at reduced rates from August 11 with return allowed until August 13 for the Modern Woodmen Picnic. Apply to Chicago and North Western Railway agents. Half rates to Mexico City via the North Western Line for round trip August 15 to September 1 with favorable return limits, in support of the International Geological Congress. Apply to Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
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Wis
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western R'y
Mexico City
Mex
International Geological Congress
Chicago & North- Western R’y
Fragments From A Partial Local Notice On Street Artifacts
A garbled OCR fragment reports a found object on Elena Avenue near a freight office area. The text mentions a four burner stove and a sanding context but details are unreadable.
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Elena Avenue
Sidiw
Be l o it Prepares for Labors Hosts for Better Government Inspection
The annual report of the chief inspector of factories in the United Kingdom highlights vast industry and the extensive inspection burden. It covers 250000 factories employing nearly 5 million, 366065 inspections, 10000 prosecutions, 352384 medical inspections, and 64043 sanitation defects, most of which were remedied to inspectors' satisfaction.
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United
Kitgdom
United Kingdom
Union Meetings Listed Across Cities This Month
A schedule shows August events for national unions including International Brotherhood of Teamsters in Chicago on August 6, International Gloveworkers' Union in Milwaukee on August 7, International Typographical Union in Colorado Springs on August 12, Stereotypers and Electro Typers' Union in New York on August 13, Window Glass Snappers' National Association in Pittsburgh on August 14, United Gold Beaters' National Union in Boston on August 20, and United Garment Workers of America in Toronto on August 26.
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Chicago
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Milwaukee
Wis
International Gloveworkers’ Union of America
Colorado Springs
Colo
International Typographical Union
New York City
International Stereotypers and Electrotypers’ Union
Pittsburg
Window Glass Snappers’ National Association
Boston
Mass
United Gold Beaters’ National Union
Toronto
Ont
United Garment Workers of America
Long Auto Trip To Wisconsin Resorts
Dr and Mrs Steve Matter and Mr and Mrs E B Keck will depart Sunday at 2 AM for Chicago in the former gentlemen s car. From Chicago they will head to Lake Geneva then Delavan Lake for a two week cottage stay.
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Steve Matter
E. EB. Keck
Chicago
Lake Geneva
Delavan Lake
Mystery Solved How to ward off bilious spells with pills
John L. Pleasant of Magnolia Indiana testifies that Dr King’s New Life Pills solved his periodic bilious attacks and constipation. The maker guarantees satisfaction or money back. Available for 26 cents at Joseph Emmert’s drug store.
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Dr. King
John L. Pleasant
Magnolia
Ind
Joseph Emmert
Very Low Rates to State Fire Men's Tournament at Urbana
excursion tickets will be sold August 6 7 and 8 limited to return until August 10 inclusive Apply to agents Chicago North Western Ry
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Urbana
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western R'y
Dress pants sale at E. and W. clothing house
A strong line of men's fine dress pants offered for three dollars at the E. and W. clothing house. The notice emphasizes value and selection for shoppers seeking durable formal wear.
Marshall's Best flour on sale at Serf's Flour and Feed Store
Ex mayor G A Huenkemeier's Marshall's Best flour, sold here for seven years, is now offered by Martin Serf at Serf's Flour and Feed Store. Serf guarantees no better flour in any market.
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G. A. Huenkemeier
Martin
Minister Barrett Praises Colombia for Potential Growth
Minister Barrett extols Colombia across railways industries agriculture and commerce noting its inviting field and vast potential. He compares fear of resource claims to experiences in other countries and stresses optimism about Colombia’s future prospects.
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Colombia
Feld
United States
Meéxtidée
Quaint Gifts From Royal to Humble Recipients
A New York Emerald extract recalls odd presents sent to royalty and celebrities. From Queen Victoria’s era, scarce cheese giant gifts stored at Buckingham Palace, to a Bavarian king's trousers anonymously gifted by a peasant, and Signor Mario’s cushions of hair and a Munich lady’s tooth trinket.
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Queen Victoria
Ust
West Pennarth
Somersetshire
Buclingham Palace
Her Majesty
Charles of
Signor
Mario
Munich
Iman
New York
Imerald
China plans to take control of postal system abroad
After the return of the Chinese mission touring Europe and America for study the Chinese government intends to assume control of the entire postal system and abolish all post offices in China presently maintained by foreign powers.
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Europe
America
China
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Giestie
Vudor
F. A. Read
Just
W.j.young &Co
Paris
Department of Labor
Holland
Amsterdam Opera House
Newunion
Dubuque
Alues
Union Loan & Building Association of
Lena Budget
Elgin
Drury Lane Theater
Beloit
Marshall
Geo. A. Rogers
Stephenson St
Lisle Union
Minister Barrett
Quaint Presents
Vata
Books For
Eben Holden
MAN From
Glengary
RED Keggers
THE
Spenders
SEA Wolf
Glengarry
Pattisona Kryder
Riddewly
Brown & Dollmeyer
the Cable Co
Geo. A. Stemm
Galena St. Opp. N. Y. Hotel
Strathmore
Havana
J. Moogki - Wm
F. Jungkur
Germania Socie
Schmid, Bros. Ames Farnum
Theo, Gessner
W. M. Kinne
Chas
Melnick Senate Hotel
Reiger & Kerl
Martin Kroer
Geo. Tinsley
Wm. Wilson M. Scheidt
Frank Rass
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