North-Western Limits to St Paul and Minneapolis Train Service
The North Western Line announces daily electric lighted trains from Chicago to Madison and return via Freeport with new Pullman drawing room and compartment sleeping cars. Extra long berths, refined toilet arrangements, reading lamps, a luxurious buffet and dining car service with a fine table d hôte dinner. Leave Chicago 6:30 p.m. arriving Madison 10:30 p.m. Return departs Freeport, Illinois at 4:20 p.m. Send 4 cents for booklets.
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North-Western Line
Chicago
Madison
Freeport
W. B. Kniskern
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Edward Atkineon Dies Authority on Economics
Edward Atkineon, a leading authority on economic questions for four decades, died at 78 from acute digestive and heart failure. He held honorary degrees from the University of South Carolina and Dartmouth, served as special commissioner on bimetallism under Cleveland, and was active in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Statistical Association, and the International Statistical Institute.
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Edward Atkineon
University of South Carolina
Lightship at the Bottom Near Nantucket Shoal
The lighthouse tender Azalea arrived in New Bedford with the Nantucket south shoal lightship crew after the lightship foundered eighteen miles west of its station. The lightship sprang a leak earlier, and despite attempts towed eighteen miles toward port, it sank with the crew rescued by the Azalea.
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New Bedford
Maas
Nantucket South Shoal
Jorgensen
Gibbs
Senate confirms several embassy secretaries in executive session
Washington reports the senate in executive session confirmed nominations for secretaries of embassies and legations including R. S. Reynolds Hitt of Illinois at Rome Paxton P Hibben of Indiana at St Peters burg Henry L. Jones of Wisconsin at Havana Cuba Roger S G Boutell of Illinois at the Netherlands and John Hicks of Wisconsin minister to Chile.
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Washington
Senate
R. S. Reynolds Hitt
Illinois
Rome
Paxton P Hibben
Indiana
St. Petersburg
Henry L. Jones
Wisconsn
Havana
Cuba
Roger
G. Boutell
Ilinois
Netherlands
John Hicks
Wisconsin
Chile
Lawmakers Deliberate on Railway Rate Fixing Bill in Senate and House
In session both chambers spent a good portion on the railway rate fixing question. The immediate subject was a bill introduced by Tillman. The Panama appropriation went to the appropriations committee. The House heard the speaker announce the committees and then adjourned to tomorrow.
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Senate
House
Washington
Tillman
Panama
Appropriations Committee
McCall Talks with Hamilton and Paris on Insurance Case
John C. McCall son of New York Life president has arrived at Paris and held lengthy talks with Andrew Hamilton former legislative agent of the insurance company. The discussions at Albany and Paris lead to no definite result.
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McCall
Hamilton
Paris
John C. McCall
John A.mccall
New York Life Insurance Company
Andrew Hamilton
Albany
Six Persons Burned to Death in NYC Tenement Fire
A five story tenement at One Hundredth street and Columbus avenue in New York City burned, killing six people including Mrs. John Thompson and five children, and injuring one other person.
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New York
One Hundredth Street
Columbus Avenue
John Thompson
Ice King George Holzhammer Dies in LaCrosse
George Holzhammer known as the Ice King dies at his son’s home in La Crosse Wisconsin. For fifty years he mapped and laid out ice routes of travel from La Crosse and the region.
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Wisconsin
LaCrosse
Wis
George Holzhammer
Northwest
Williams Defies on House Committee Charges Amid-Democratic Clash
Washington December 12 Williams minority leader of the house blocked open criticism of committee assignments. Payne urged a formal airing but Williams objected to airing Democratic linen for Republican amusement. Lamar pressed a personal privilege question over exclusion of Lamar and Shackleford from Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Speaker Cannon called for order as the exchange ended with Lamar insisting on a square deal.
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Washington
Williams
House
Payne
Willams
Lamar
Morida
Lamar and
Shackleford
Missouri
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Hearst Railroad
Davey
Cannon
Laynar
Speaker
Sulzer Resolution Urges Stop to Russian Jewish Atrocities
Representative Sulzer of New York introduced a sympathy resolution condemning the outrages against Russian Jews. It states Americans deplore cruel brutalities and wholesale assassinations and holds high officials responsible. The House expresses U.S. intent to condemn these international crimes and seeks swift action by the Russian government.
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Washington
Sulzer
New York
Russia
United States
Cannon Names Committees In House Shuffle
Washington December 12 President party balance shifts with Republican member additions to key house committees. Tawney of Minnesota named chairman of appropriations Bartholdt of Missouri to public buildings and grounds. New Republican seats bolster ways and means McCleary Smith Madden join foreign affairs and others with Payne Hepburn Hitt Jenking and more.
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Washington
Speakey Cannon
House
Appropriations
Grounds
Tawney
Minnesota
Bartholdt
Missouri
Cannon
Ways and Means
New Republicaun
McCleary
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Denby
McKinley
Illinois
Madden
Payne
New York
Fawncy
Jenking
Wisconsin
Hepburn
Iowa
Hitt
Ulinela
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription touted for women health
A testimonial claims Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures fatigue and weakness in overburdened women, restoring regularity, easing nervous strain, and aiding bearing down. The user recounts illness, marriage, and a twelve pound birth, praising the medicine as vegetable and superior to imitators.
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Neal
Pierce
Sam
Ol R. V. Pierce
Tillman Pushes Rate-Fixing Bill in Senate Talks
Washington debate centers on Tillman of South Carolina who introduces a rate fixing bill and criticizes current rebates investigations as a failure. Foraker defends his own bill and questions constitutional authority, while Tillman attacks canal salaries as Anglo-Saxon stealing and accuses the president of shielding graft.
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Washington
Tillman
South Carolina
Senate
Foraker
Judson
Harmon
Congress
Supreme Court
Spooner
Park plan to aid capital city site for state buildings
Springfield officials propose a large six block park from Monroe to Edwards between Second and Fourth streets. The plan includes the capitol, executive mansion, state arsenal, a new supreme court building, and possibly a new city hall. A joint state city agreement could secure land for future public structures.
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Springfield
Deneen
Zimmerman
State House
Monroe Street
Edwards
Second
Fourth
Capitol
Executive Mansion
State Arsenal
Supreme Court
Care House
Nominations for U S Attorneys and Marshals
The president sent to the senate nominations for United States attorneys William A. Northcott in the southern district of Illinois, William E. Trautmann in the eastern district of Illinois, and Charles B. Morrison in the northern district of Illinois, and for U S Marshals Charles P. Hitch in the eastern district of Illinois, Leon A. Townsend in the southern district of Illinois.
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Washington
Senate
United States
William A. Northcott
Illnois
William E. Trautmann
Iinois
Chas. B. Morrison
Illinois
Marshall
Charles P. Hitch
Melinda
Leon A. ‘Townsend
Consuls Confirmed for Geneva Manchester Windsor and Chemnitz
The senate confirmed consular appointments: Francis H. Keene, Wisconsin, at Geneva Switzerland. William Harrison Bradley, Illinois, at Manchester May. Harry A. Conant, Michigan, at Windsor Ontario. Ernest L. Harris, Illinois, at Chemnitz Saxony.
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Washington
Senate
Francis H. Keene
Wisconsin
Geneva
Switzerland
Willam Harrison Bradley
Illinois
Manchester
Harry A. Conant
Michigan
Windsor
Ont
Ernest L. Harris
Ilinois
Chemnitz
Saxony
Wild Man on a Train in Chicago Panic Attacks Riders
J Lawton a 2 laborer of 5340 Princeton avenue went berserk on a south side elevated train in Chicago. He believed someone hunted his life and attacked passengers. In a fit he struck at a moving electric light, shattered the window and cut his hand.
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Chicago
J. Lawton
Princeton Avenue
Lawton
Woman Kills a Catamount Near Alto Pass
In HL at Alto Pass on December 12 Mrs Dearmond from Seminary valley three miles west of town shot and killed a large catamount. Her husband was left with the children as she went alone into the forest. The animal measured nearly three feet in length.
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Alto Pass
Edgar County Teachers Vote to Strike Over Pay Scale
Teachers in Edgar County agree not to re-engage unless eight month minimum rises to 60 dollars per month and 45 dollars for terms under eight months. All county teachers pledge to strike to enforce the new pay scale.
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Paris
Edgar County
Snake Found in Bananas Near Tunnelsville
J G Thomas a merchant at Tunnelsville south of here found a young band constrictor about three feet long in a coma among bananas he was packing. He discarded the fruit but kept the reptile. Judge Palmer urged Illinois to make carrying concealed weapons a penitentiary offense with a $5000 fine in Shelby County circuit court.
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Carn
J. G. Thomas
Tunnelsville
Here
Thomas
Pana
Ill
Palmer
Shelby County
Illinois
Child’s Death Linked to Strychnine Laced Tablets
A two year old child of Edward Pearson of Gibson City died after swallowing headache tablets. Bloomington investigators found the tablets contained strychnine, and the event is being investigated as a fatality connected to tainted medicine.
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Bloomington
Edward Pearson
Gibson City
Railroad rate bill introduced by Adamson in Georgia
Adamson of Georgia, a member of the interstate commerce committee, introduced a railroad rate bill. It provides for fixing interstate rates for all common carriers by the interstate commerce Commission. The bill includes ferries, private car and refrigerator lines under the common carriers definition. The Japanese still use American leather but make most shoes at home. Tanyards are increasing in number.
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Washington
Adamson
Georgia
Interstate Commerce Commmittee
Interstate Commerce Commission
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