Two Killed in Illinois Mine Disaster
Springfield Ill Dec 10 An explosion in the Springfield Colliery mine trapped four men two escaped to surface unharmed while two were killed instantly John Solomon and Frank Babinsky died Edward Jones and Albert Dillony survived the blast as bodies remained unrecovered after the windy shot caused the dust explosion
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Springfield
Springfeld
John Solomon
Frank Babinsky
Ghotfliers
Edward Jones
Albert Dillony
Chicago Denies Ward Injunction to Halt Museum
Judge George A. Dupuy denied A Montgomery Ward's bid to stop the $8,000,000 Field Museum of Natural History from being built in Grant Park Chicago. The ruling balanced property owner rights against public interests and the greater good for Chicago residents.
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Chicago
George A. Dupuy
A. Montgomery Ward
Éa Grant Park
Museum of Natural History
TAIT WILL RETURN HOME
Decatur Ill Dec 10 As a result of a petition by leading businessmen and largest creditors of F B Tait who disappeared from Decatur in June 1907 leaving debts of 60000 five indictments against him for forgery were filed Itte announced that Tait will return and his wife who relinquished an inheritance of 10000 from her first husband says he will try to pay his creditors
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Decatur, Til
F. B. Tait
Decatur
Itte
Tait
John L Sullivan files for divorce in Chicago court
John L. Sullivan former world boxing champion sues Annie Sullivan for divorce in the superior court on grounds of infidelity. The couple wed in Boston on May 1 1883 and separated the following September. Mrs Sullivan resides in Centreville Rhode Island.
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Chicago
John L. Sullivan
Annie
Boston
Sotivan
Centreville
Welcome for New Bishop Plans to Receive Muldoon at Rockford
Plans for the reception to Bishop Peter J Muldoon on his installation as bishop of Rockford are nearly complete. The Rockford council Knights of Columbus will manage the parade with final details being finalized.
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Peter J. Muldoon
Rockford
Peter J Muldoon
Robbers Hold Up Homer Moore & Sons Poultry Office
A Black man and a white man robbed the Homer Moore & Sons poultry office in Danville. They restrained the bookkeeper with threats to shoot, escaping with 52 dollars in cash and 456 dollars in checks. Fifteen workers were in the basement at the time.
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Danville, HL
Homer Moore & Sons Poultry House
Eggs Going Up Price Hike Anticipated by Dealers
Chicago dealers report wholesale ceps at 36 cents a dozen and retail to homemakers at 42 cents, with expectations of reaching 50 cents. A storage egg shortage is blamed for the price surge as of December 10.
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Chicago
Illinois Governor to Attend University Short Course in Agriculture
Illinois Governor iDeneen plans to take the University of Illinois short course in agriculture in 2010. Reports from spring indicate notable figures including J. Otis Humphrey of Springfield were enrolled.
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Owlinois
Urbana
Deneen
University of Tbinois
Dydege
J. Otis Humphrey
Thief Drops Diamonds Lost by Mrs Martin in Chicago
A leather case holding jewels valued at 15000 belonging to Mrs Samuel K. Martin disappeared from the Lake Shore baggage office in Chicago and was recovered an hour later in an elevator shaft where it had been thrown by her husband, according to the report.
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Chicago
Samuel K. Martin
Lake Shore Railroad
Mre McRaney's Experience in Prentiss Patient Story
Mrs McRaney of Prentiss writes about three months bedridden with kidney and pancreatic trouble. Despite medical care and hope, she found no relief until Foley's medicine provided help.
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McRaney
M. McRaney
Prentiss
Migs
Foley
H. J. J. F. Jungkuns
A Texas Ranger Tonight at Morris-Thornton Co
The Morris-Thornton Company presents the military drama A Texas Ranger tonight as the Wednesday evening attraction. Friday evening they offer the play for the first time in the area, drawing the local audience.
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Morris-Thornton Co
Texas Ranger
When Man Turns to Brute Candy Matinee Event
In the city a Saturday afternoon candy matinee will give every child a bag of candy. Saturday evening a gold watch is to be given away as a prize in the same event.
Matchmaker play in Grand promises out of the ordinary
Freeport playgoers will see Daniel Sully in The Matchmaker at the Grand on Tuesday December 15. Sully plays a Idaho cattle town pastor who breaks up a lynching party untangles love affairs and shapes fates among rough western characters. The Father Daly role suits him and the play is billed as his best yet.
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Freeport
Daniel Sully
Mr. Sully
Idaho
Father Daly
Internal pile cure by specialist Dr Leonhardt
A Lincoln Nebraska specialist says piles can only be cured with internal treatment. He produced Hem-Roid, claiming 98 percent cure and frees circulation in the lower bowel. Sold under guarantee at Freeport Illinois for 1 dollar. send for booklet from Dr Leonhardt Co Buffalo New York.
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J. S. Leonhardt
Lincoln
Neb
Ill
Dr. Leonhardt Co
Buffalo
N. Y
This Date in History Highlights and Births
A collection of historical notes lists events from 1672 monthly post between New York and Boston, 1741 John Murray founder of Universalism born in England, 1787 Gallaudet birth and 1861 death, 1804 New York Historical Society founded, 1817 Mississippi statehood, 1833 Jamaica assembly ends slavery, 1856 Montreal Christ Church fire, 1868 Mexico United States treaty, 1907 Nobel Prize to Roosevelt for ending the Russo Japanese War.
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New York
Boston
John Murray
United States
England
Thomas H. Gallaudet
Philadelphia
Hartford
Conn
New York Historical Society
Mississippi
House of Assembly
Jamaica
Christ Church
Montreal
Mexico
President Roosevelt
Birthday of William J. Rolfe, Shakespearean Scholar
William J. Rolfe, born December 10, 1827 in Newburyport Mass, became a noted writer and Shakespearean authority. He taught school early, moved to Cambridge, edited and wrote widely from 1868, mastering seven languages and making twenty European trips. Harvard awarded him an honorary A. M. in 1859 with other honors from Amherst and colleges.
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William J. Rolfe
Newburyport
Mass
Cambridge
Europe
Shakespeare
Harvard
A. M
Rolfe
Amherst
Ely's Cream Balm Offer for Nasal Catarrh Relief
An advertisement promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a cure for nasal catarrh and hay fever. It details applying the solid balm or using the atomizer Liquid Cream Balm, claims safety features, and lists price 60 cents or 75 cents with a spraying tube. It directs purchase through druggists or mail order from Ely Bros. New York.
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Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
New Music at Ten Cents at Ruch’s Dept Store
Ruch's Ten Cent Department Store plans to offer popular music at 10c after arranging with major publishers. Customers can hear music being played in the store with titles including Rainbow, Are You Sincere, Moon Winks, and When the Moon Plays Peek-a-Boo.
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Ruch
Argest Music Publishers
Ruef fate in hands of jury in San Francisco trial
The long Ruef bribery trial nears verdict after 105 days of testimony and a dramatic attempted killing of Heney. A mysterious bay launch disappearance of Police Chief Biggy follows the case as Hiram Johnson urges the jury to convict Ruef for debauching the town and government.
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Honey
San Francisco
Guardian Angels
Ruef
Parkside Realty Company
John J. Furey
Heney
Francis J. Ieney
Morris Haas
Haas
Biggy
San Francisco Bay
Hiram Johnson
Leney
Johnson
Abe Ruef
Heney Testifies Against Attorney in Ruef Bribery Trial
Francis Z Heney appears as a witness in San Francisco on December 10 at the trial of Attorney Frank Murphy charged with attempting to bribe a ventr emen in the Ruef bribery case. The assistant prosecutor, shot in Judge Lawler’s courtroom, returns to the stand appearing nearly well and steady.
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San Francisco
Francis Z. Heney
Frank 3. Murphy
Ruef
Cuts on Train Followed By Passenger Suicide
An insane woman on a train near Point Pleasant Wa Wa Dee to Mrs. Peter Morelwiskii on her way to the asylum cut her throat in the presence of fellow passengers. She died thirty minutes later in Spencer.
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Point Pleasant
Peter Morelwiskii
Spencer
Stork Delivers Four Girls. Three Alive and Doing Well
In Mexico Missouri a stork delivery reportedly brought four girls to Professor Yenben WG Jones's household. One daughter died, leaving three surviving siblings and the mother in good health. Also noted: Coneswell, former Hibernian President, has died in Savannah Georgia.
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Mexico
Yenben WG. Jones
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promoted as Most Effective Cure
Advert says Foley's Kidney Remedy grows in popularity yearly and is the best medical solution for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims to correct irregularities, rebuild worn tissues, and restore vitality, making users feel and look well. Endorsed by H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkuuz.
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H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkuuz
Cleaning query for garment repair at BB Dye Works
Short note requests return of clothes to BB Dye Works if not returned in exact condition. Garment pressing is guaranteed. Message indicates a time frame 9 to 20 days with casual/unclear phrasing.
The Babylonian System of Time and Its Spread
The Babylonians divided the day into twenty four parasangs or hours with each parasang split into sixty minutes and sixty seconds. Hipparchus introduced the Babylonian hour to Europe, chosen for sixty as a highly divisible number. The sun’s progress in an hour at equinox equaled a good walker’s in the same span, and the full day measured twenty four parasangs.
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Hipparchus
Europe
Curious Mexican laws and racing notes from Virginia to Yale
The text discusses Mexican criminal laws on mutilation penalties tied to victim recovery days, and a 40 day line for doubling penalties. It also notes John Mackey predicting James I. Keene’s colt Colin could become Britain’s top distance runner, and Yale names Stevens Yale Tennis Captain after two varsity seasons.
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John Mackey
James Bb. Haggin
Rancho del Paso
Lexington
James I. Keene
Colin
Europe
United Kingdom
N. C. Stevens
Yale University
Stevens
St. Pan's School
Concord
Evers and Tinker Turn Song Writers for Cubs
Johnny Evers and Joe Tinker of the world champion Chicago Nationals have written a tune titled Between You and Me. Will Rossiter, Chicago publisher, released it amid seasonal chatter. Carlisle keeps playing through meetings with Minnesota, Nebraska and St Louis in the circuit ending in Denver.
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Carlisle
Dew H
Denver
Minnesota
Nebraska
St. Louie
Remembering the telephone's growing mischief over time
A Washington Star exchange notes how laughter sparked by the telephone faded as it provoked profanity in modern days, contrasting early amusement with later misuse.
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Washiseion Star
Thegy Wash Theft Reported by Farmer Shellpod
In Chicago News a farmer named Shellpod reports hobos stole the wash from his yard, noting the thieves took everything but the towels and wondering how the culprits knew the location.
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Chicago News
Keevpt Holds The World’s Largest Tomb The Cheops Pyramid
The text notes that Keevpt holds the world’s largest tomb, the pyramid of Cheops, covering thirteen acres and rising 461 feet high.
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Keevpt
Homemade remedy for hoarseness and throat relief
A folk remedy advises placing a large lemon in the eyes and baking until soft, then mixing the pulp with honey to form a thick strup. The warm preparation is taken by the teaspoon every half hour to ease hoarseness and helps when there are small children.
Raisine Frosting From Pears and Grapes
A historical recipe combines pears and grapes into a frosting. Cook grapes in water until soft, press to remove seeds, simmer cored pears until thick, then mix with sugar and butter creamed together. Add cocoa or vanilla and cold coffee, beat until smooth. adjust sugar.
Marble Cleaning Tip From Antique Care Guide
Marble may be cleaned by rubbing with a cloth dipped in turpentine and then polished with a clean dry cloth. The method helps lift grime without scratching the surface and restores the stone’s sheen.
Lobster and Lobsterish Quips Across a Page
A fragmentary exchange references a British soldier calling someone a lobster with witty retorts about pride and color. The passage blends lines from The Lobster and quotes from Catholic Standard and Times and Lavater, highlighting humor and aphorisms rather than a cohesive article.
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Mike
Catholic Standard and Times
Guardians of the Wilderness and Cruel Kitten Euthanasia
A London institute report outlines a painless euthanasia method for surplus kittens using chloroform under a pressed cover. The piece also describes U.S. forest rangers as guardians of vast wilderness, guarding up to 200,000 acres of primeval forest.
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London Institute For
United States
America
Wide World Magazine
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STORK
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Savannah
Hibernais
Meropath
Aiverdea
Pierce
Worp’s Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Main Street
Harriet M. Burbank
Grove St
Omaha
Lavater
First Regiment
Freeport Gas Light & Coke Co
Frenssr
U.S. Pat
USTOM
Burt & Packard CO
Brockton
Pat
C. A. McNamara & CO
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