Desperate fight ends with man dying after fall
In Chicago on August 14 a jealous husband hurled a man through a third floor window leaving him in a dying condition at county hospital. Joseph Shemet and Frank Godwin are named in the incident, with Shemet later resisting arrest and slashing at a policeman before being overpowered by bystanders.
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Chicago
Joseph Shemet
West Fourteenth Street
Frank Godwin
Shemet
Paliecenian
Pal Riccio
Maxell Street
Mystery Suitcase Found In Chicago River
A suitcase discovered in the Chicago River between Madison and Monroe streets contains clothing Italian letters and newspapers a woman's photo two children's photos and a shawl detectives seek the owner Detective Gabriel Longobardi is assigned to tracing who left the items Captain George A. Marsh recovered the luggage and handed it to police who consider either an accidental fall from a bridge or a possible foul act as the cause.
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Chicago
Madison
Monroe
Gabriel Longobardi
George A. Marsh
A. Thompson
Farmer Loses Heavily by Fire in Horace Farm
Paris Iowa Aug 14 A large frame barn on the farm of Charles Waggoner near Horace burned with hay straw grain and farm implements. A five year old stallion valued at 1500 a driving mare 150 and a mule 200 were lost. Total damage near 4000 with insurance covering one third.
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Paris, I
Charles Waggoner
Horace
Stevenson Stumping Tour Announces Governor Run Itinerary
Democratic nominee Stevenson outlines a stump tour through Illinois towns with dated stops including Cullom Chatsworth Pana Taxton Warsaw Savannah Hilshire Bloomington Leroy and dates from August 15 to September 8. The schedule emphasizes campaign outreach across multiple cities.
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Stevenson
Bloomington
Cullom
Chatsworth
Pana
Taxton
Warsaw
Savanna
Hilshare
Leroy
McBride to contest Montgomery's nomination in primary
Springfield Aug 14 Representative Charles McBride of Springfield served notice on County Clerk Graff of Morgan County not to issue a certificate of nomination to R. J. Montgomery one of the Democratic candidates for representative in last Saturdays primary. McBride will contest Montgomery's nomination.
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Springfield
Charles McBride
Graff
Morgan County
Rk. J. Montgomery
McBride
Montgomery
Man Goes Suddenly Insane in Vandalla
Oscar Schneider became suddenly insane in Vandalla on August 14 and seized a butcher knife terrorizing a neighborhood before he was arrested by police.
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Vandalla
Oscar Schneider
Peculiar Blaze Wrecks Warehouse and Dwellings Near Glen Geld
Six men were badly burned or injured while battling flames that destroyed a warehouse and eight fire-damaged homes leaving eight families homeless. The blaze occurred at Glen Geld, a small station along the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad just west of Pittsburg. Fire crews connected pipes as the blaze raged.
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Pittsburg
Glen Geld
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Fire Devours Town Water Friction Near Refined Caragpolis
A large leakage from a pipe between Sewickley valley and Caragpolis refinery released a surge of water and fuel into a small stream that runs through the town. Flames swept the area as a locomotive likely triggered the blaze sending a fiery torrent through the town. Buildings near the stream burned, and residents feared widespread destruction as the creek’s water supply was consumed by the inferno.
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Standare’ Gi Company
Sewickley
Caragpolis
Not Daniel Boone's Body Unearthed in Missouri
Rev R R McQuie a Baptist minister from Montgomery Missouri reports that during a visit to Pirvan graveyard near Martha ville Warren county the burying place of Daniel Boone a council of old settlers concluded that Boone's body was never moved to Kentucky. They believe Kentucky men mistaken a stranger interred near Mrs Boone's grave for Boone.
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Montgomery
R R. McQuie
Cty
Pirvan
Marthasville
Warren County
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Boone
Chinamen deported after counting necktie clues
Ten men were arraigned in Ogdensburg New York on charges of entering the country unlawfully from Canada by way of Iouses point last January. The defense tried to show kinship among Celestials by matching necktie patterns. Five other Chinamen identified each group and claimed relations, but officials ruled the neckties as identification marks. Commissioner Kellogg ordered deportation.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
United States
Kellogg
Canada
Kellory
Four Chicagoans Drowned In Wisconsin River Launch Capsize
Au 14 report from Kilbourn Wisconsin states four Chicago residents died when a pleasure launch carrying nine people capsized near the dock after colliding with the wake of a passing steamer. The deceased were Miss Mabel Ward Mrs W G Weath B E Pfeifer and his son Ralph. The remaining occupants were rescued or survived.
Thugs Victim in Bellevue Hospital Nearing Death
Philip Wally, 24, entered Bellevue Hospital after being attacked by two men. He wrote that his jaws were locked and a gem of retinus developed in the wounds. Doctors say death is expected.
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New York
Phiip Wally
Bellevue Hospital
Ane Thous
Found Dead in the Woods at Ibundee Wisconsin
Fond du Lac Wis Aug 14 John Phinty seventy years old resident of Ibundee Wis was found dead in a woods after a forty hour search. The body shows no injury and it is believed he died of hunger and exhaustion.
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Fond du Dare
Wis
John Phinty
Ibundee
Debs declines conference invitation due to campaign duties
Eugene Debs refuses to attend a unemployed conference in New York citing campaign engagements. Fire at Taft Montana destroys the Anheuser Busch hotel and twelve saloons causing substantial losses. British foreign office announces a naval fisheries accord with the United States. Knights of Pythias supreme lodge votes next convention in Milwaukee. William Hint, 21, of Milwaukee drowns at Euterwrnge Island while bathing.
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Eugene Ve. Debs
New York
Taft
Mont
Idaho
Anheuser Busch
British Foreign Office
United States
Newfoundland
Supreme Judge
Knights of Pythias
Milwaukee
William Q. Hint
Euterwrnge Isun
Two Boys Die in Accidental Shoting in Oklahoma City
John A. Krimholz of Detroit Mies, sixteen, was accidentally shot and killed in Oklahoma City by Andrew Tarshey, also sixteen. The Scandinavian Brotherhood of America, meeting in Youngstown, adjourned and will convene in Chicago next year. A Havana movement seeks to advance the Cuban presidential election date.
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John A. Krimholz
Detroit
Mies
Oklahoma City
Okla
Andrew Tarshey
Scandinavian Brotherhood of America
Youngstown
Chicago
Havana
Scottish golfers duel for wagers over tall targets
A Scottish golfer, noted for a mile drive in twelve shots, reflects on tougher bets of the era. The Burgess Golfing Society in 1798 tried to drive a ball over St Giles' steeple, with Seeales of Leith and Simellie the printer succeeding well over the weathercock at 160 feet. Later, Donald McLean drove over Melville’s Monument in St Andrew Square, and Scots have driven from Burntisfield links to Arthur’s Seat, a golf steeplechase demanding stamina and skill.
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Tweed
Burgess Golfing Society
St. Giles
Seeales
Leith
Simellie
Donald McLean
Signet
Melville’s Monument
St. Andrew Square
Burntsfield Links
Arthur's Seat
Westminster Gazette
A Little More Than Your Income in New York City
A reader recalls a tale from Appletons Magazine about hunger in New York. A young clergyman aids a starving family with 25 dollars, later finding work for the head of the household. The wife defends purchases including a baby carriage and coffee as necessary comforts.
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New York City
Appleton’s Magazine
A Queer Cough Mixture From 18th Century Letters
In a January 1758 note Mrs Delancey, famed as an eighteenth century figure, recounts a curious cough remedy. She suggests boiling two or three snails in barley or sea water, then mixing a bottle with a spoonful per hawid dose, with fresh preparation every few days. It remains unclear if Mary used it or benefited.
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Mary
Misjudged Scotsman in Smoking Carriage Clash
In a North of England train a Scotsman, traveling third class, objects that a fishwife with a creel is entering a smoking carriage. She asserts the space, lights a large black pipe, and blasts a cloud of smoke, retorting humorously that no one else could draw a smoke but him. The exchange ends with her settled opposite him as the journey begins.
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England
Greece Population Rises to Over Two Million Six Hundred Thirty Thousand
Census figures released show Greece with a population of 2,631,952 in November, marking an increase of about 200,000 from the prior year.
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Greece
Invention for a Dresden Ribbon Gown Hanger
A new idea from Good Housekeeping details making a gown hanger from a twelve inch pasteboard mailing tube covered with Dresden ribbon. Sew edges, turn ends, and paste. pass a yard of ribbon through the tube to tie a bow. The gown is hung with the waist on the tube.
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Dresden
A Cure for Freckles and Gentle Skin Creams
A feature on freckle remedies advises Lac tic acid and glycerin lotion to fade freckles, with rosewater and elder flower oil cream to prevent burning. It describes applying the lotion with a linen rag and finishing with nightly massage for soft, smooth skin and a dainty white appearance.
THAW WOULD BE FREE OUTSIDE NEW YORK SAY LAWYERS
News from New York reports two criminal lawyers Eugene Philbin and John K McIntyre assert Clarry Thaw could gain freedom once he leaves New York. They argue a Pennsylvania or New Jersey transfer or habeas corpus could release him, since New York confinement has no extraterritorial force.
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New York
Clarry Thaw
Eugene Philbin
Thaw
New York State
Tfarry Thaw
Pittsburg
New Jersey
John K. McIntyre
Criminal Bar
Grand Army encampment to showcase electric river display
Toledo August 14 The executive committee of the Forty second national encampment Grand Army of the Republic authorized premiums for the best electric display on the Mamee river by any yacht or launch on September 2 and 3 The display will span four miles The committee also approved a pirotechnic display of Sheridan's ride for the same dates It will require 200 troops to stage the spectacle The decoration committee may spend more money than ever before for street and indoor decorations in this city.
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Toledo
Grand Army of the Republic
Maumee
Sheridan
Gov Willson denies considering notifying Taylor after election
Frankfort Aug. The governor emphatically denies he considered informing W S Taylor after the November election that he should return to Kentucky and stand trial on charges of complicity in the Goebel murder. He says there is absolutely no foundation for any such reference.
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Frankfort
Ikine
Willson
W. S.taylor
Kentucky
Goebel
Louisville
Mereland and Ame Workers Vote on Strike
Following the machinists on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway, UC employees in Mereland voted in favor of a strike if piece work continues. Ame reported 14 in support.
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Mereland
Ame
Lake Shore and Michigan Souther Railway
Nothing to live for He Thought Parsons Isai Aug 24
Stuart Stantley, aged seventy five, en route from California to Decatur HL, killed himself by poison in Aug 24 incident. He was recently robbed, divorced, and estranged from relatives.
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Parsons
Isai
Stuart Stantley
California
Decatur
Phrasebook Gaffe Aims for Clarity in Public Note
A stenographer recalls a slip where every six was read as a two while transcribing a message. The exchange hints at a routine error in a past clerk’s shoe shop notes, reflecting unexpected misreads in everyday typing.
Girl of Twelve a death by own action
Kansas City August 14 Vivien Burden twelve years old committed suicide here by swallowing carbolic acid It is believed that the death by own action Tuesday of May Williamson a sixteen year old wit and schoolmate influenced the girl to take her own life.
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Kansas City
Vivien Burden
May Williamson
Two Views of St Parson Bridegroom's Witty Quandary
A brief quip on marriage from Life magazine humor notes a bridegroom torn between his bride’s family’s view of the union as for better and his own family’s view as for worse. The jest hinges on misaligned expectations in a light social vignette.
Were Rehearsing the Play Overheard on Broadway
A fragment from a Broadway scene includes a villainous plan with poison, pistols, a window escape, and a dynamite explosion. The dialogue features characters Bunko Bil and a co-conspirator in a tense mock crime, ending with a dramatic rooftop collapse and a cryptic shout about a girl.
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Kim
Bunko Bil
Scores on the Ball Fields Chicago and Pittsburgh
Baseball scores show Chicago and Pittsburgh splitting a doubleheader with Chicago winning one game 1 to 0 and Pittsburgh taking the second 6 to 4. New York and Brooklyn combined for 14 runs in a high scoring affair while St. Louis and Cincinnati battled to a 7 to 1 final. Boston edged Philadelphia 9 to 2 with strong pitching from Dorner and Graham.
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Pittshorpe
Chitago
Pittsburg
Wits
Chicago
Pttsburg
Rors
Brooklyn
New York
McIntyre
Bers Gen
Ames
Bresnahan
St. Louis
Cincinnati
C'ncinnati
Mars Rors
Bateteries
Coltz
Mefean
Bedie
Bliss
Philadelphia
Roston
Boston
Kerors
Barterles
Dorner
Graham
Moren
Dooin
Nationat. Nn W. T. Pc
Mitshure
Scoreboard notes from a quiet sports day
No games on schedule. Association results show Milwaukee 7 over Milwaukee 9, Kansas City 9 over Toledo 9, St. Paul 2 over Indianapolis 6, Minneapolis 0 over Louisville 1. Western: Omaha 1 over Lincoln 2, Pueblo 11 over Des Moines 0. Denver Weather.
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Association
Milwauukee
Columbus
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Toledo
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Louisville
Omaha
Tincoln
Pueblo
Des Moines
Denver
Markets Report From Chicago Board of Trade Prices
Quotations on Wheat Corn oats pork lard and short ribs with cash sales by sample for winter and spring wheat and various corn oats and white/yellow grades. Live stock including hogs cattle sheep and calves priced by category with receipts and ranges. Buffalo market recap notes steady lambs and related livestock values.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Seatan
Facog Tao
SOO
Indaina
Wisconsin
East Buffalo
Leeest
Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Faust Buffalo
N.Y
Headsman’s Ax Symbol in London Public Punishment Customs
The old practice in London showed the headsman carrying the axe in public rituals. The ax was presented toward a procession after verdicts of death, signaling the prisoner’s condemned status even before formal sentencing.
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London
P Crsoner
Sims
Bin
Begging Sermon Sparks Church Wives Quip
A church member recalls a sermon misread as a beggar theme. A deacon asks why husbands beg for money, a minister's wife retorts she withholds funds. The gag ends with a proverb about fools and money cited by Puck.
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Biven
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Caroline Jurgensen
Garfield Park
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Jurgensen
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Shortall
Mary Doyle
Garfield Boulevard
St. Anne's Church
Mackinac, Mich
P. D. Madigan & Co
Thirty-first Street
Windy City
Daniel Boone's
Missouri
AH Sin
Harry Shaw
Iim
The
Criminal Tribunals
Grand Army
Taylor
Dadies
Meveland Leacer
Pr. W. T Me
Metroitee
St. Touts
Chienvo
Coveland
ATG
ATO
Washington
E. WM
Chicago Grain
Lena
Illinois
Cnetral R.R
Freeport
Coal Office
Frank Trunck & Sons
Douglas Ave
Adams 8T
City Scales
Grand Opera House
Burt & Nicolai
Beulah Poynter
Mary J. Holmes
Burton Nixon
Granda
Harry Scott Company
David Edwin
George Fletcher
C. P. Guenther's
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