Illinois anti saloon league to seek state wide vote on liquor
In Illinois the Anti-Saloon League plans to push liquor questions before voters in at least eighteen counties on April 7, 1908 under local option laws. A major push to bring anti saloon sentiment to large cities awaits decisions, while Springfield debates enforcing Sunday closing and potential city wide action. Governor Deneen and Attorney General Stead deny any strained relations amid waterway station rumors.
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Springfield
Tlinois
TiHnots Anti-Saloon League
Ernest A. Scrogin
State League
Anti-Saloon League
League
Scrogin
Reece
Sprinenfield
Deneen
Stead
Striking Youths Beat Officials After Candy Fight
At Broadway and St Charles Street Justice James Miles and ex State Senator William Schoenlaub were badly pounded by two youths. A box of Christmas candy spilled, Miles and Schoenlaub bruised. McKenna and Winterle helped as victims. Both officials released on bail. the youths held in custody.
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St. Louis
Justice of the Peace
James Miles
William Schoenthul
Broadway
St. Charles Street
Walter McKenna
Schoenlaub
Miles
McKenna
John Winterle
Not Any More For Her Elgin Bride Refuses Superstition
Mrs Laura M L Anthone of Chicago balks at license 2013 offered by County Clerk Lynch at Geneva. She had been warned her prior license ended in 13. After much hesitation the bride accepts license 2014 with a young man from Clay County Arkansas named M Webb, 27. The scene shows her taking charge as she finally agrees to marry.
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Elgin
Laura M. L. Anthone
Chicago
Lynch
Geneva
Anthone
Bank President Thomas Neal Sought After Missing Two Weeks
Carmi Wisconsin December 25 Thomas Neal seventy years old president of the Bank of Ewing and noted southern Illinois capital ist and live stock denier is missing for two weeks. His son in law Dr Henry Phillips traced him to Kenton and Cape Girardeau Missouri before the trail was lost.
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Carmi
Thomas Neal
Bank of Ewing
Franklin County
Henry Phillips
Whitington
Hl Neal
Phillips
Hboring
Kenton
Cape Giradean
Two Large Ears of Corn Displayed by Farmers
In Danville on December 25 two local farmers show unusually large ears of corn. Bud Washburn presents an ear fourteen and a half inches long with six and three quarter inches in circumference. L. B. Parnell displays an ear slightly shorter, measuring nine and three quarter inches in circumference.
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Danville
Bud Washburn
Parnell
Washburn
Chicago milk firms fined for short measure bottles
In Judge Secovel's branch, five large Chicago milk companies were fined for using glass milk bottles not meeting indicated capacity. Total penalties amounted to 1050 dollars as immediate punishment for violations of short measure laws.
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Chicago
Judge Secovel
Snowbound Trolleys Halting Central Illinois Lines
A heavy snowstorm disrupted trolley interurban lines in central Illinois and damaged fruit trees. Telegraph and telephone service were demoralized. A special train with men from Chicago and Alton was sent to repair damages.
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Bloomington
Central Denos
Chicago and Alton
Dauniasy
Chicago and Alton Official Resigns Motive Power Chief
Thomington reports that C B R Miller, superintendent of motive power for the Chicago and Alton railroad, Bas has resigned effective January 1. Miller’s departure creates a leadership transition at a key railway division this winter season.
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Thomington
Ccbr
Miller
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Bas
Costly Hat Won Big Lottery Prize in Brunswick
A Brunswick woman bought an expensive hat with a lottery ticket exchanged for cash. Weeks later the ticket won a £15,060 prize. The husband pressed for sharing but the merchant gave only £25. The hat cost £14,073.
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Brunswick
London Standard
Double Joy for Christmas in Pittsburg Mills
Pittsburg reports that by January 6 all mills in the Monongahela valley including Me Reesport Glassport Duquesne and allied plants will be operating. Over 40,000 idle workers are expected to return, with more mills likely to resume soon after the new year, doubling local employment within fifty miles.
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Pittsburg
Mereesport
Glassport
Cuquesne and Allied
Monongahela Valley
Socialist Candidate Hint For Phelps Stokes
Chicago December 2 G Phelps Stokes the New York millionaire philanthropist may be the Socialist candidate in the upcoming election. The note hints at a possible shift in party strategy as crowds gather and speculation grows about his political career and influence.
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Chicago
G. Phelps Stokes
New York
Chicago Socialists Seek 1908 Presidential Hopefuls
The movement scouts for a candidate to lead a drive to abolish poverty, noting a rich field of contenders among millions of aspirants in the United States.
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United States
Chicago
Victim of Hydrophobia at Pres tech Hospital
David Marshall twenty five year old dental student of Florence Ky died at Pres tech hospital from hydrophobia after being bitten by a stray dog near his home. Calvin Rice of Florence Wy also bitten and moved to Chicago after developing symptoms. Rice in precarious condition.
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Clitenzo
David Marshall
Florence
Prestech Hospital
Marshall
Calvin Rice
Five Hurt in a Collision in Niagara Falls Ontario
Five passengers were injured when the Chicago express on the Grand Trunk railway collided with a yard engine near Niagara Falls Ontario on December 25. Injured: W T Church St John Maine H D Belcher and Mrs M A Camp Bel, Chicago Theodore Ernest Applevite Miche Mrs James I Waite New York. All could continue their journey.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Chicago Express
Grand Trunk Railway
W.T. Church
St. John
Mie
H. D
Belcher
M.A. Campbel
Chicago
Theodore Ernest
Applevite
Miche
James I. Waite
New York
John Mitchel's Condition Improves at Home
Indianapolis December 25 The condition of John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers of America is improving but he remains weak and confined to his room He hopes to travel to Excelsior Springs Missouri as soon as possible possibly later this week or early next week
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John Mitchel
Indianapolis
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Excelsior Springs
Saloons in Chattanooga Close for Christmas Day
In Chattanooga Tennessee on December 25 saloons closed for Christmas as an informal citywide agreement. The closures were not due to law ordinance or outside influence, but a voluntary decision by saloon owners made weeks earlier.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Uquor
Chattano@ora
Death toll climbs after Monongah mine disaster
In Fairmont West Virginia December 2 a new tally shows 646 bodies recovered from the Monongah mines. One miner died from injuries suffered outside the mines and a rescuer perished in the mine incident.
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Fairmont
Six Day Bicycle Race Under Dark Prince In KC
A shy, timid entrant rides in Kansas City Missouri as a six day bicycle race unfolds under the protection of a dark prince. The event runs the week beginning with Pall driving the pace and excitement throughout the circuit.
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Kansas City
Daek Prince
Chocolate Industry Declines in Europe Amid Tin Foil Waste
A Europe wide downturn in chocolate production affects suppliers and retailers as packaging foil waste rises. Compounding the issue, consumer habits and misused tin foil contribute to mounting disposal challenges facing manufacturers and waste managers across the region.
Birth of a Healthy Baby Celebrated in Local Ad
An old advertisement celebrates a baby named Case who recovered from illness after a mother gave her a sweet remedy. The item notes the child’s rosy cheeks, dimples, and overall wellness. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson Street.
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Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
United States Fleet at Port of Spain Enjoys Visit
Governor of Trinidad Sir Henry Moore Jackson visits Admiral Evans as Captain Hugo Osterhaus commands the Connecticut. About a thousand sailors go ashore for a garden party while the city showcases decorations and hospitality. Torpedo boat squadron encounters mechanical trouble. Waipple’s propeller fouls Fortuna’s anchor chain delaying further southbound movements.
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Port of Spain
Henry Moore Jackson
Trinidad
Admir Alyans
United States
Rutute
Lawrence
Fortuna
Denner
Leety P Neaver
Grave closely watched as exhumation planned at Highgate
London reports extraordinary precautions to prevent tampering with the grave of T G Druce. Police guard Highgate cemetery as the vault is sealed with a high fence and roof to hide the exhumation. Only officials and those directly involved in the Druce identity case will be allowed to witness the coffin opening.
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London
T.G Druce
Druce
High Gate Cemetery
Offlehus
Widow Remarries After Brief Union With Brewery Leader
Philadelphia December 25 Christian W Stenger president of Feigenspan brewery interests at Newark N J died at the German hospital less than twelve hours after marrying Marie Louise Feigenspan widow of the man who once employed him Stenger was Christian Feigenspan’s confidential assistant and shortly before the latter’s death it is said he expressed a wish that his wife be married to Stengel He underwent appendicitis surgery last Thursday and other operations followed Completing doctors said he probably would not survive his illness the couple chose to fulfill Feigenspan’s dying wish.
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Philadelphia
Christian W Stenger
Feigenspan
Newark
N. J
Marie Louise Feigenspan
Stengel
Christian Feigenspan
Set Inc
Minnesota court panel named for Hart insult case
Governor Johnson announced the trial court for Attorney Francis B. Hart of Minneapolis on charges of publicly insulting Minnesota Supreme Court members by letters. The panel includes Chief Justice Brooks of Minneapolis, Norris Brill of St Paul, W S McClenahan of Brainerd, Nathan Kingsley of Austin, and Myron D Taylor of St Cloud.
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St. Paul
Johnson
Francis B. Hart
Minneapolis
Sncrote Court of
Minnesota
Start
Brooks
Minneapols
Nor. Brill
W. S. McClenahan
Brainerd
Nathan Kingsley
Austin
Myrondd. Taylor
St. Cloud
Railway Employes Want More in Scranton
Following the switchsmen many freight and coal conductors engineers and firemen of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railway company are asking for higher pay. Conductors seek a 60 cent daily raise while engineers and firemen demand 40 cents more per day.
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Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanun and Western Railway Company
Colonel Benjamin C. Lockwood Retired After 43 Years Service
Colonel Benjamin C. Lockwood of the Twenty-ninth Infantry is placed on the retired list by his own request after over forty three years of service. He earned the grade of brigadier general on the retired list for his role in the rebellion war.
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Washington
Benjamin C. Lockwood
Salvation Army Christmas dinners feed New York families
New York on December 25 reports the Salvation Army distributed about 120,000 Christmas dinners. Dinners were packed in five or six basket lots and handed out Christmas morning. Each basket included a five-pound chicken, vegetables, coffee, tea, bread, and plain pudding.
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New York
Salvation Army
Tried Wholesale Murder in Kenosha Poison Plot
Milton Owen, 19, of Kenosha Wisconsin, stands accused of attempting to kill an entire family by poisoning at a supper in Atsonia. An empty medicine bottle was found in the cupboard after a strong odor noted in tea. Owen admitted pouring contents into the tea pot while it simmered, saying he did it for fun.
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Kenosha
Wis
Milton RP. Owen
Iis Ciiplover
Richard Owens
Atsonia
Owens
Byron
George Staples
Frank Booth
Deink
Owen
New Conspiracy Found in Ecuador Targeting President Altura
In Quito a new plot to overthrow the Nseua detlan government has been unearthed. General Eneilia Mae ria Teran leads the conspiracy with several others arrested. Authorities say conspirators planned to assassinate President Altura and seized arms from their residences.
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Craayiquil
Ecuador
Quito
Sunl
Eneilia Maeria Teran
Altura
Banks Draw on Normal Cash Basis in St Paul Market
Stark cash draw has hit Minneapolis and St. Paul banks by late December 1986. Despite earlier delays, state banks report resumed cash handling with uninterrupted service, while regional financial institutions maintain faith and stability amid the holiday period.
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St. Paul
Minn
Pan
Minneapolis
Altough
Kennedy's laxative cough syrup uses gentle action
A historic item notes Kennedy's laxative cough syrup provides a free gentle bowel action to expel the cold. It is advertised as children friendly and contains no opiates or narcotics. Sold by Wm F Jungkunz, druggist, on Stephenson Street.
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Kennedy
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Notable Departures and Incidents From Washington to Milwaukee
A jumble of brief items notes Postmaster General Meyer’s absence with Witchcock acting, John A. Sanford’s death in Meneasha at eighty four, and Secretary Taft’s return to Washington. It reports a Christmas present to the public from Des Moines banks resuming cash payments, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth’s recovery from appendicitis, a nurse’s shooting death in Milwaukee, and Gustav Wirth’s alleged insanity. Also mention of Memphis savings bank closing, Vandergrift works resuming, and several obituary notes from Boston to Brooklyn with a sudden cold snap affecting river towns and a New York passenger station plan in Beacusechester.
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Washington
Meyer
General Witchcock
John A. Sanford
Meneasha
Wis
Taft
Cinccinnati
Asia
Des Moines
Nicholas Longworth
Theresa
St. Mary's Hospital
Milwaukee
Gustav Wirth
Memphis Fetus Savings Bane
Tts
la Teone
God ‘Pin Plate Company
Vandergriff
Never Before Lecturer Share Sparks Debate on Tale
A fragment discusses two lecturers debating a story told for the first time. They praise its quality, with one questioning if it is a truly good read while the other asserts it is among the best, noting it has not been previously told.
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Poe
One Way to Be Happy
A brief, fragmented item notes a personal reflection on happiness and emotional content. The text mentions a person and a dispatch tone, implying a short column or note about mental state and social mood. No clear event, date, or location is provided.
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Maul Dispatch
Tensions Rise Over Labor Injunctions in Early 1900s America
Reporting from Washington Cincinnati and Denver, the article surveys objections to a federal injunction against boycotts linked to the Bucks Store and Range Company in St Louis, arguing it may curb free speech and press rights. It notes a hearing pending and details disputes over contract validity about an eight hour day. It also mentions peace overtures between the American Federation of Labor and Western Federation of Miners, with leaders Morris and Halls visiting Denver to discuss terms.
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Washington
Gould
American Federation of Labor
Bucks Store and Range Company
St. Louis
Iuive
Cincinnati Dee
United Typothetae of American
United States
International Pressmen's Union
Thompson
Denver
Asperican Federation of Labor
Western Federation of Miners
Mas Morris
American Federation
George Halls
State Federation
Western Federation
Gaampers
Leconte
Goldfield Peace Efforts Under Way With Mine Owners
Acting Western Federation President Mahoney aims to broker peace between the Mine Owners' Dissociation and the Western Federation of Miners in Goldfield Nevada. After meetings with the local union executive board, Mahoney seeks talks with mine owners, but has been denied access so far. Governor Sparks' representative Captain W. O. Cox has departed for Reno to report on the situation.
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Goldfield
Nev
Western Federation of Miners
Mahoney
Western Federation
Nisttt
W. Ot. Cox
Reno
Sparks
Ahearn Likely Ousted as Manhattan Borough President
In New York on December 25, observers expect a move to oust John F. Ahearn from the office of Manhattan borough president after his reelection by the board of aldermen following removal on charges by Governor Hughes. The City Club, which filed the initial charges, is anticipated to push the second removal.
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New York
John F. Ahearn
Borough of
Manhattan
Hughes
City Club
Ahearn
The Traveler’s Tale of Arab Hospitality and Blackmail
A traveler describes how some Arabs use staged hospitality to extract cash. He cites lengthy debates on honor and hospitality, then shifts from cordial requests to threats to obtain what they call the least they could accept with honor.
The Spanish Galleon as a Fighting Merchant Ship
John C. Pitzpatick notes in Scribner's that the Spanish galleon, though a peaceful merchant vessel, became a center of fierce battles. Its square rigged, multi decked form hindered speed and steering, demanding heavy crews at the wheel, reflecting landlubber tactics in naval maneuvers.
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T John C. Pitzpattick
Scribner's
Bluffed the Parson
A Dundee Advertiser joke recounts a scatterbrained par ish minister and Lord Elphinstone in a waking wager. The Lord denies sleep while the minister teases him by recalling a misheard cry and a later taunt about his eel. A short, humorous exchange ends with a prompt retort.
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Lord Elphinstone
Elphinstone
Dundee Advertiser
Tactful Elderly Husband Meets Friend About Wife
An elderly husband speaks with a friend about his new young wife. The friend compliments her, predicting she will become a stunning widow someday.
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