Poverty to Wealth Most of the Heirs Missing
Vermilion county poorhouse children identified as Chris Bell Lizzie Rose Lucy and Julia Jameson face a hidden estate. A Champaign attorney reports a trust for them from a distant relative who died recently. Julia in Farmer City will seek her share and locate siblings, with two said to be in Indiana foster care.
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Danville
Til
Vermilion County Poorhouse
Chris
Bell
Lizzie
Rose
Lucy
Julia Jameson
Julia
Farmer City
Ill
Champaign
Indiana
L. R. Nich ‘Ola
Joel McGregor
Nichols
Penni Campbell
Richard FE i Somerset
Marion
Ile
Calvo
Ith
Fire kills man saving sister in five story East One Jundal tenement
New York December 24 One man died while rescuing his sister during a blaze in a five story East One Jundal and Tenth Street tenement. A fireman was severely burned and several others were burned. Ten year old James McQuicken was hurt rescuing a blind woman. Frederick Koenig and family were residents on the fourth floor. Boling Acting Battalion Chief fell three stories when stairway gave way while he attempted to aid his family and sister. He was taken to hospital with doubtful recovery.
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New York
Thomas Corker
Boling
Lucky peculiarity saves man after breast wound
Lexington Kentucky December 24 Callownay Sebastian released from hospital after being shot in the breast during an election day fight in Lee City Wolf county. X rays show bullet lodged in his right lung and reveal the heart lay lower than normal so the bullet would have struck the heart if it had been in the usual position.
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Lexington
Callownay Sebastian
Lee City
Wolf County
Sebastian
Not Guilty Verdict in Terra Cotta Wreck Case
Washington December jury returns verdict of not guilty for Engineer Tidebrand Conductor Hoffmeyer Fireman McClellan and Brakeman Rudder in the homicide case arising from the October 30 1908 Baltimore and Ohio wreck at Terra Cotta D C that killed forty three people.
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Washington
Tidebrand
Hoffmeyer
McClellan
Brukeman Rudder
Terra Cotta
D. C
Baltimore and Ohio
First crude arrives at Wood River refinery site
After a two week creeping journey the first crude oil from Martinsville Illinois reached the Standard Oil pipeline at the new Wood River refinery north of St Louis. The plant, costing 3 million dollars, is not yet completed but 900 workers push the project forward as the two tanks receive oil. The site recalls Lewis and Clark who camped there 104 years ago during talks over the Louisiana Purchase.
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St. Louis
Ill
Martinsville
Standard Oil Company
Wood River
Lewis and Clark
United States
Frances
Too Much for Harry Jones in Ohio Prison
In Columbus on December 24, Harry Jones a colored prisoner at the penitentiary, shouted loudly in his sleep after dreaming of 1,800 rabbits to be fed to prisoners on Christmas Day. The disturbance alarmed the entire prison as the rabbits were driven down Tlich street toward the big jail.
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Harry Jones
Columbus
Dee
Marty
Tlich Street
Market quotes from Chicago Board of Trade and East Buffalo
Chicago Board of Trade quotations for Wheat Corn Oats and Jan May July options. Cash sales for winter and spring wheats, corn, oats, and oats by sample. Livestock receipts at Dunning Stevens East Buffalo with prices for cattle hogs sheep and calves.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Wes Wind
Astec
Linois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
East Bufflo
Riot at wrestling match leaves two Shot in Chicago
In a riot over a wrestling match at One Hundred and Nineteenth and Peoria streets two men were shot and a number of others injured. Fifty men battled, many shots fired, clubs swung, and missiles thrown. The two wounded are Julius Bodus and Stephen Kriss, both shot in the legs and in serious condition.
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Chicago
Peoria
Julius Bodus
Stephen Kriss
Death of University of Illinois janitor Mac McLaughlin
Champaign Illinois December 24 The death of Andrew J McLaughlin janitor of the gymnasium building removes a campus landmark He was known as Mac by every male student at the university and was overcome shortly after arriving to begin his duties and died within an hour
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Champaign
Andrew J. McLaughlin
University of Ilinois
Mac
Homer man found dead in bed in Homer home
Champaign Dec 24 Harrison Brown aged twenty six of Homer a grand nephew of pioneer Isaac Brown died last Wednesday found dead in his bed The young man was a rural route carrier and suffered from organic heart trouble.
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Champaign
Harrison Brown
Homer
Isaac Brown
Murdered Three Forty Years in Franklin County
Carmi Dec 24 Jack Drew a Black man was convicted of murder in Franklin County for killing two men and possibly another man during a craps quarrel at Zeigler a year ago He is sentenced to forty years imprisonment
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Carmi
Jack Drew
Zeigler
Franklin c
Special election for congress in twenty-fifth district
Springfield Ill Dec 24 a special election for representative in congress from the twenty fifth district due to the death of George W Smith of Murphysboro has been ordered by Governor Len ten to be held Saturday Feb 25 1908.
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Springfield
Ill
George W. Smith
Murphysboro
Lencen
Fisherman as a Liars Deviation From Straight Line
In a London Mail item the author treats geometry as a spoof, equating angle with deviation from a line and a lie with a deviation from a straight line. It argues a fisherman who angles deviates from straightness and thus becomes a liar.
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Euclid
Q. BE
London Mail
Man Washing Dishes Prompted By Woman Bail Throw
A St. Joseph News-Press item notes a remark about a man washing dishes and questions the right to mock a woman who throws a bail. The brief reflects local commentary on gender and etiquette from the era.
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St. Joseph
Baby Becomes Well Again After Case Remedy Sold
A notice notes a baby once ill and thin, now well after a remedy labeled Case. The product is sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, a druggist located at 85 Stephenson Street.
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Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Conspiracy to marry off a father to Mrs Martindale
A narrator recounts a plan hatched with her sister Edith to secure their ailing father a second wife by luring him to a fancy dress ball. Disguised in a yellow domino, Mrs Martindale appears, and the scheme hinges on a proposed marriage to her. The father is reticent but later agrees a new wife will preside over the household.
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Anabel Green
Edith
Henry
Father
Tim
Frank Englehart
Sirs
Martindale
Arthur D. Burroughs
Mary Jane Seeks Speaker Amid Kitchen Urgency
A breathless Mary Jane asks Anu to speak with Seung man at the back door while she tidies herself in Loudon Velecracdh. The fragment hints at a domestic scene with a mysterious visitor and a request for aid.
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Mary Jane
Anu
Clertainty
Bean
Mlary Jane
Spesik
Seung
Loudon
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Sold by Local Drugstore
A Kennedy laxative cough syrup promises a free gentle bowel action to expel cola from the system. Claimed to be non narcotic and opiate free. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Sephenson street. advertised for children.
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Kennedy
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Sephenson Street
Blind Man's Buff Origins and Historical Namesake
The article traces blind man's buff to French origins with the name Colle Maillard after a legendary warrior Colin Maillard who, blinded in battle, fought fiercely. It notes how the game evolved from a martial tale into a children’s blindfold pursuit, linked to medieval pantomime and London press references.
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Bundman
England
Colle Maillard
Liege
Jean Colin
Mallard
Count de Touraine
Colin Maillard
Esquire
Robert of
France
Colin
Coln Maillard
London
Foreign labels on bags reveal trip poverty
A New York Press excerpt quotes a teacher returning from Europe who ridicules the heavy foreign luggage labels as a symbol of economizing. She notes the cheapest hotels used the largest labels and laments the lack of choice in branding while abroad.
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Europe
New York
New York Press
War and War in a Dundee street scene
A vivid Dund ee Advertiser fragment depicts a gallant militia colonel astride a powerful horse causing a near mishap among troops gathered near Edinburgh’s streets. A street urchin, startled by the prancing steed, answers the rider with a sharp retort about never having seen a war rider.
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Ediinburgh
Walter Scott
Dundee Advertiser
States and men spar over a crowd in the smoker
A NYT note recalls a lively exchange among travelers from Pittsburg Boston Nashville and other states about which state presents the sharpest wit and the strongest claims to superiority in a crowded smoker scene.
He Knew the Step in a Scottish Borough
A young constable in Scotland detained a very old offender during duty. At the station he ushered him into the cells with the phrase MThd the step. The prisoner dismissed him, saying Go away, man. I kept the step afore ye was born. Dundee Advertiser.
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Scotland
Dundee Advertiser
Heiress challenges/earl in witty reunion scene
In a sharp exchange from a Chicago Record-Herald item, an earl asserts others will say the heiress wed for rank, while she retorts with bold, flippant defiance about the marriage’s purpose and publicity.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Air and Scenery Cost at Foreign Hotel Spoof
At the Foreign Hotel Billy notes the air and scenery are costly, while Ressie jokes the price isn’t for board but for the ambience. The exchange highlights the humor and budget sting of a travel scene from a Philadelphia aquirer.
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Ressie
Billy
Philadelphia Aquirer
Lin Cul Quote on Suspicion and Jealousy
A compact historical saying attributed to Lin Cul warns that suspicion and jealousy never aid a man in any situation, underscoring a timeless caution about emotional conduct.
William Penn praised as peacemaker in elocution
Simeon Ford spoke at WH Miami Penn on Penn as a pacific figure who treated Indians fairly and died with the Cherokee of the era. He claimed Puritans ended Indian title by extinguishing the native rulers and extinguishing the people. he framed Penn as the savior who upheld righteous conduct over force.
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William Penn
Simeon Ford
Whmiami Penn
Penn
Hemi, Set Then Hal Shot and Accomplished the Saine Bastity Heouee
War and Peace Reflections in a Royal Marines Exchange
An exchange shows Jack arguing for peace and Jim for war, illustrating domestic life and duty. A London Chronicle note claims the royal marines never remove their hats to officers except in the king’s presence or at church, highlighting discipline and ceremony.
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Jack
Jim
Royal Marines
England
London Chronicle
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