Farm encampment and lectures boost Illinois farming ideals
A. P. Grout launches a week long farm encampment in Scott County offering practical farming and stock raising instruction with lectures from University of Illinois experts. He aims to keep boys on farms and raises the farmer’s standards while waiving room and charging only modest meals. Bloomington reports note centenarian Jacob Workheiser turning 106 with violin skill and good health. The Harden twins record adds to local family milestones with three sets of twins in three years.
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Bloomington
Armers
A. P. Grout
Illinois
Scott County
Grout Haa
I’. R. Crane
Sarm Mechanis
University of Ilnois
Hall
Petite
Fllinois
Grout
Jacob Workheiser
Pennsylvania
Central Tibneis
Forks Township
Ihe
Harden
Ben Haitden
Coles County
Jealous husband blamed in wife murder near Paris
The body of Mrs. Benson Wicks was found in the garden with throat cut and skull fractured. Husband Hicks is missing and believed involved. Harriet Hicks, the step-sister, is detained on suspicion for knowing of the tragedy before discovery.
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Paris
Benson Wicks
Hicks
Harriet Hicks
Re-Transfer of Land Involving Stuyvesant Fish and Illinois Central
A deed filed for record transfers all property once held by Stuyvesant Fish in East St. Louis to Illinois Central Railway. The tract adjoins the railroad right of way with a nominal consideration of $1. Railroad men say the transfer returns property previously given to Mish during his presidency of the line.
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Belleville
Stuyvesant Fish
East St. Louis
Ilinois Central Railway Company
Llinois
Coroners Jury Rules Suicide in Waverly Ex-Mayor Cox Death
An inquest in Springfield, Alabama, concluded Waverly Il ex mayor W E Cox died by strychnine administered in a personal crisis. A letter to O F Wemple suggests health and domestic troubles caused the act. Also: Litchfield man Latham nearly stung to death after bees. he was stung over a hundred times and in critical condition.
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Springfield
Litchfield
Rn. W. Latham
Governor Appoints Delegates for Irrigation Congress
Springfield Illinois Aug 30 Governor Deneen appoints delegates to represent Tinois at the national Irrigation congress meeting in Sacramento California from September 2 to 7.
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Springfield
Iml
Deneen
National Irrigation Congress
Mets
Sacramento
Cal
Laudation for Roosevelt in International Wochenschrift
Professor Schiemann lauds President Roosevelt in the Internationale Wochenschrift saying even his errors honor his personality. The article places Roosevelt with Washington Jackson and Lincoln and argues he influenced the American people perhaps more than earlier presidents.
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Berlin
Schiemann
Roosevelt
Washington
Jackson
Lincoln
United States
Roosevelt seen as continuing political influence says Schiemann
Professor Schiemann praises Roosevelt's character imagination and will power and practical politics. He argues it is inconceivable that Roosevelt retires from politics as Americans will not let his power lie fallow.
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Citvbekn
United States
Roosevelt
Schiemann
Elopement Rumor Hits Lansford Chief of Police
Minot report states Harry Earp chief of police of Lansford eloped with his sister in law. They planned a week at the Minnesota state fair but feared detection and headed toward Williston. Earp drew $2000 to cover expenses before departure and was arrested after Mrs. Earp notified authorities. Desertion likely charged pending fuller inquiry.
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Minot
N. D
Harry Earp
Lansford
Williston
Minnesot
West
Miners to Sue the Trust Over Shootings and Arrests
Hibbing Minnesota August 80 Striking miners announce plans to sue the steel trust and St Louis county for damages totaling about half a million dollars. Armed guards patrol trust property as two men were shot this week and twenty strikers jailed on rioting charges that local courts could not sustain.
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Hibbing
Mion
Steel Trust
St. Louilsy County
Artist Sues Army Society Over Sheridan Statue Model
Sculptor J Q A Ward sues the Society of the Army of the Cumberland in New York Superior Court for 32500 dollars claiming breach of contract after the commission rejected his sixth model of an equestrian General Philip Sheridan statue. Disagreement and alleged influence by Mrs Sheridan cited as cause for the rejection.
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Army Society
New York
J. Q. A. Ward
Lins
Superior Court
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Philip Sheridan
Ward
Sheridan
Kaufman Wins Decision Over Schreck in Seventh Round
In San Francisco on August 80 Al Kaufman beat Mike Schreck of Cincinnati in the seventh round. Kaufman landed a low blow to the challenger who fell claiming foul. Referee Roche ruled no foul as Schreck could not rise in ten seconds, granting Kaufman the victory. A physician found no foul after examining Schreck.
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Kaufman
San Francisco
al Kaufman
Mike Schreck
Cincinnati
W Kaufman
Schreck
Roche
Schreeck
Fever Report From Campo Across Havana Bay
A Havana cablegram to the marine hospital service reports yellow fever appearing at Campo across the bay from Havana. One undoubted case and several suspected cases are noted.
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Washington
Havana
Marine Hospital Service
Campo
Photographers Award Gold Medal To Dotey Of Belding Michigan
Secretary Straus expects to resume duties in the department about Sept. 12. The McKinley monument in Niagara Falls will be dedicated Sept. 5 with Governor Hughes as orator. Central American ministers thank the United States for peacemaking efforts. Seaboard Airline plans Sept. 2 rate increase of 2 1/2 cents per mile. Michigan National Guard Company E arrives at Jamestown Exposition. Government orders 86 thousand tons of coal for battleship fleet routes. France may revisit the guillotine for capital punishment. Secretary Wilson resumes duties after west and northwest trip. Des Moines chosen as next year’s meeting city by Mutual Insurance association.
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Photographers’ Association of New
Seaboard Airline Railroad
Georgia Railroad Commission
Michigan National Guard
Lansing
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
New York
France
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Department
Northwest
Des Moines
American Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
Nation’s Telegraphers Could Strike in Coming Days
National President Small said a general railroad telegraphers strike may occur in the next few days. Daniel J. Runsel, safety chairman, predicted settlement by mid next week. Thomas I. Pierson of the Order of Railway Telegraphers doubted the need for a strike as railways might not require telegraphers for ordinary business.
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New York
National
Small
Daniel J. Runsel
Board of Safety of
Thet
Thomas I. Pierson
Eastern
The
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Efe
Kimberly Clark sells mills to local paper combine at Niagara
In Marinette Wisconsin on August 80 the Kimberly Clark company sold all its mills to a local paper combine. The sole book paper mill was retained by Kimberly Clark and not included in the sale.
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Marinette
Wis
Kimbery-Clark Company
Niagara
Kimberly-Clark Company
Is Aard
Massachusetts Protest Over Frigate Constitution Move
Protests against removing the frigate Constitution from the Boston navy yard reached Acting Secretary Newberry. The protests came from Massachusetts Governor Guuld and Boston Mayor Witzgerald.
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Washington
Constitution
Boston Navy Yard
Newberry
Navy Department
Guuld
Massachusetts
Witzgerald
Boston
Plague Deaths Reported in Frisco Since June
Since June 18 nine bubonic plague cases have been found in Frisco with seven deaths. A marine hospital surgeon and coast guard officers have been dispatched by federal authorities. Health officials assure there is no cause for alarm.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Marine Hospital
Mrs Taft to Join Her Husband in Montana Trip
St Paul August 30 Mrs William H Taft wife of secretary of war Taft visited St Paul for a while then left in the evening to join her husband in Billings Montana where they will travel together through the Yellowstone.
Tragedy on Pandanae Train Aboard Enion Station
Sixteen year old T Loutse Tannert of Stoughton Wisconsin died after a sudden poisoning on a Pandanae train at Enion station. She was rushed to Protestant hospital where she passed away.
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Columbus
T Loutse Tannert
Stoughton
Wis
Enion
Protestant Hospital
Trouble at Antwerp Not Ended
Antwerp reports a fresh general lockout as many dock laborers again refuse to sign new contracts after agreeing to return to work under employers terms.
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Antwerp
Chicago Markets Report From Aug 29
Chicago Board of Trade quotations cover wheat corn oats pork lard and short ribs with cash sales. live stock rates show hogs cattle and sheep receipts and price ranges. East Buffalo figures list cattle hogs and sheep quotations and calf values from Dunning Stevens brokers.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Ilinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buffalo
N. C
Dunning & Stevens
Buffalo
N. Y
The Irish Face in Limerick Girls
A humorous claim praises Limerick girls for beauty describing their fresh faces bright eyes and healthy complexions. The piece includes a Jocular exchange about what comforts a man during trials and cites a Bismarck Tribune quote.
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Umerick
Ireland
Limerick
Glycerine in Dr Pierce Medicines Promotes Cough Relief
A vintage medical claim notes glycerine in Golden Medical Discovery enhances root extracts, acts as nutritive and antiseptic, and aids digestion. It cites Dr. Finley Ellingwood and asserts benefits for coughs, bronchial and stomach issues, with no alcohol in the formula.
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Pierce
Finley Ellingwood
Bennett, Med. College
Chicago
Indyspepsta
Golden Medical
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Accomplished Thieves: The Bhattee Tribe and their Tricks
A historical London Telegraph piece describes the Bhattee tribe’s training in deception and performance arts to aid theft. It recounts a cavalry sentinel trick where a thief masquerades as a tree stump and steals a helmet after a comical somersault.
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London Telegraph
Amusing Parish Clerk Tales From the Pulpit
A collection of humorous episodes about parish clerks from Victorian times. A sleeping clerk mistakes a sermon for finished and is urged to take a next turn. A nonresident vicar with Ilolton Clixby Rothwell duties and a pipe smoking curate clash over psalms and gowns.
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Thomas
Caistor
Ilolton
Clixby
Rothwell
London Strand
Comparatively Lucky Comment Probes a Tragic Parody
A Boston socialite notes a protégé with a black eye and offers platitudinous comfort. The reply deflates the sentiment, suggesting worse fates and a biting social truth in a witty exchange from the Boston Record.
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Boston
Gerty’s Age Question Sparks Banter in Baltimore Talk
In a brief witty exchange quoted by the Baltimore American, Gerty claims twenty eight while another recalls she was that age ten years earlier, prompting lighthearted disbelief. The snippet ends with a garbled line about a program name and wages.
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Gerty
Baltimore American
Riot at Board Meeting Over Railroad Leadership
New York Aug 30 former Illinois Central president Stuyvesant Fish clashed with Daniel T Harahan head of the system during a directors meeting. A resolution calling for a full investigation triggered interruptions and a near physical confrontation amid a hasty adjournment.
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New York
Stuyvesant Fish
Hinois Central Railroad
Dan. T. Harahan
Fish
Marahan
Taft Speech Highlights Denver Visit with Yale Reception
Secretary Taft spoke in Denver on the steps of the state capital and ended his visit with a Yale-reception at the University club and a Brown Palace dinner for about 100 Republican leaders. His voice faltered Wednesday prompting a throat specialist, who found no serious ailment.
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Denver
Taft
Yale
University Club
Brown Palace
Tate
Yellowstone Park
Courier Journal offices burn in Toulsville blaze
Fire destroyed The Courier Journal and Evening Times building in Toulsville on August 30. The five story office structure, half a block long, suffered irreparable damage. origin traced to an elevator shaft with defective insulation of electric wires.
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Wattergson
Toulsville
Courier Journal
Evening Times
Offie
Fie
Japanese Ambassador Awards Chrysanthemum to President Pallieres
In Paris on September 30 the Japanese ambassador M Kurino conferred the Order of the Chrysanthemum on President Pallieres who traveled from Raimbouiller for the ceremony. He also presented an autograph letter from the Japanese emperor.
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Fallieres
Paris
M. Kurino
Pallieres
Raimbouiller
Oklahoma City Train Wreck Injures Mail Car Crew
The last Pelsco train called the Meteor wrecked after colliding with an open switch near Tulsa Oklahoma. The mail cars and two passengers were seriously injured according to reports from August 30.
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Oklihoma City
O. T
Pelsco
Tulsa
Tne Mail
Diner Demands Cutlet and Hidden Dog Bone
A diner orders a cutlet and asks for a bone for a dog. The waiter confirms the bone is within the cutlet, then references a cryptic phrase Igis Meggen durter Blatter.
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Igis
Meggendurter
Kodal for Indigestion and Dyspepsia Ad
Kodal for Indigestion and Dyspepsia is a vegetable acid preparation. It assists digestion by emulating stomach juices. Sold by Wm F Jungkuns at 85 Stephenson Street.
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Kodal
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
A Watch Riddle and the King’s Unlocking Lesson
A tale from theScientific American recounts a poor peasant jailed for a wreath gesture. The king tests him with a watch, then frees him after the man proves he can tell time in the dark by counting winding clicks and calculating hours. The method relies on a 180 click tally yielding four hours and twenty minutes from noon.
Death In a New Guise From the Tangarian Frontier
A peasant woman in a frontier village collected 400 kronen from her husband in America and deposited it in a local bank. She warned Death would return to claim the money, but Death appeared as the local judge and jailed the official. The banked funds remain in place.
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Tangarian
Presburg
America
Gavings Bank
Death
Vienna
Pall Mall Gazette
Denmark and Thule in Ancient Geography
The London Chronicle weighs Thule’s identity, debating whether Pytheas mentioned a Jutland land of the midnight sun or if Thule referred to Ice land or Teolaml. It notes Tacitus’ Thrle near the Orkney islands and links early writers to possibilities for the world’s end land through centuries of conjecture.
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Denmark
Thule
Pythens
Massilia
Alexander the Great
Jutland
Pytheas
Teolaml
Greenhuid
Asd
Iceland
Tacitus
Orkney Islands
London Chronicle
Old Story Quirk Returns In A Chorus Of Witty Vows
A clipped Chicago Record-Herald line plays with a tale of vow breaking and stubborn mothers in law. The quote shows humor through a character named Sait and a reply about never repeating a mother in law task, hinting at a recurring old joke.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Benefactor Engraves Name on Hand Receiving Benefit
A benefactor carves his name on the hand that receives aid, as noted in a brief historical account. The act underscores the personal link between giver and recipient and highlights bespoke gratitude practices referenced in the source.
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Piet
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