Lone Star Sharpshooters Hold Fast in Pinar del Rio Stand
A World telegraph reports from Key West that fifteen Texas sharpshooters of the Lone Star company perished after a five hour battle against vastly superior Spanish forces in Pinar del Rio. Only two survived, both wounded, as the Spaniards then killed the others and shouted Viva Cuba Libre.
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New York
Key West
Fla
Lone Star Company
West Cuba
Pinar del Rio
Havana
Pinar del Rio City
Mesquizo
Maceo
Three Friends crew frightened by pirate allegations in Cuba
A Tampa report says the Three Friends voyage's Cuban episode has pirates feared amid a naval fight claim. Assistant Secretary Wike visits Key West to gather details while Cubans in Nunez Carillo circles react with consternation.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Tampa
Treasury
Scott Wike
Wike
Orward
Key West
Olivette
Emile Nunez Carillo
Veral
O'Brien
Nunez
O’brien
Governor pleads with mob to spare half witted suspect
In Jefferson City a mob of about 1000 surrounded the county jail after the murder of a 14 year old girl. Governor Stone, with Mayor Silver and Assistant Attorney General Jourdan, intervened guiding the prisoner Lanagan to the state penitentiary under armed guard. Lanagan is described as half witted.
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Jefferson City
Governor Stone
Tobe Lanhahan
Millie Gaines
Joseph Stampfit
State Penitentiary
State Armory
Lanagan
Atlas National to Quit Chicago Bank Scene
Atlas National bank will go into voluntary liquidation and retire from business. Depositors will be paid in full on presentation checks, and other Chicago banks will provide ample support. The bank holds about 50 000 dollars in loans to a Batavia paper maker and 70 000 dollars to Norton Bros millers. liabilities are covered by assets. The move follows a notice from Comptroller Eckels that the bank was in bad condition.
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Chicago
Atlas National Bank
Clearing House Association
Atlas
Batavia
Ills
Norton Bros
Eckels
Noted Atlanta Man Killed by Georgia Husband at Richland
Columbus Ga Dec 28 Dan Moore a well known young man of Atlanta was killed by Charles Hardy colored at Richland Ga Moore had gone to Hardy s home under pretense of wanting to warm but attempted to take liberties with Harris wife when he was brained by the husband Wardy escaped Well Known Illinois Landlord Dead Isl Paso Dec 28 George H Campbell proprietor of the Campbell House of this city died Saturday of drops he was undoubtedly the best known landlord in central Illinois
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Columbus, Ga
Dan Moore
Atlanta
Charles Hardy
Richland
Moore
Hardy
Harris
Wardy
Isl Paso
George H. Campbell
Campbell
Ilinois
Jackson Day banquet plans and political notes
Secretary Olney and President Cleveland will skip the Jackson Day gold Democratic banquet in Chicago. Loie Waller linked to State Senator Cantor. Postmaster general halts Northwestern Adjustment Co fraud order. New York mail robbery exposed as letters with money tossed overboard and recovered. Bryan reports only five lectures arranged for his course. Miami fire causes 75000 damage. OM Frank merchant killed. Welly and P H Kelly liabilities settled at 60 cents on dollar. Welly to resume business. Cuba warning denial. Astor rumored British subject. Window glass men to meet. price rise anticipated. Ex minister Phelps supports Olney on Cuba. Three Baltimore boys die of hydrophobia after Pasteur Institute treatment.
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Olney
Cleveland
Chicago
Loie Waller
Jacob A. Cantor
New York
Northwestern Adjustment Company
St. Paul
Europe
South America
Cuba
Baltimore
Pasteur Institute
Weather Indications for Twenty Four Hours
The Weather That Souiethmes Comes reports twenty four hour indications from 80 p m yesterday. Indiana and Illinois expect generally fair and warmer weather with brisk easterly to southerly winds. Lower Michigan sees similar conditions with warm air and brisk southerly winds. Upper Michigan forecast fair day with warmer brisk to high southwesterly winds. Wisconsin should have fair weather followed by increasing cloudiness and warmer brisk southwesterly winds. Iowa expects partly cloudy with warmer conditions in the eastern portion and southerly winds.
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Washington
Indiana
Wilnois
Lower
Michigan
Upper
Wisconsin
Iowa
Handy conveying rack for sheep pigs and poultry
A Pennsylvania farmer’s design from the New York Tribune shows a portable hard wood rack for carrying one to three sheep or calves. It includes two decks, a hinged two part gate, removable floors, and handles for easy weighing and moving poultry or cattle.
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New York Tribune
Pennsylvania
Convenient Swinging Crib for Animal Feeding
Describes a crib with a three cornered timber base to provide rigidity. The design prevents a narrow bottom gap where an animal could insert its nose, ensuring safer access to food.
Plan for an icehouse by a Prairie Farmer contributor
A method spanning six years of use outlines building an icehouse with logs laid to width on a dry ground foundation, a two inch plank floor, studding with 2 by 4s, rough lumber lining, ventilation open gable ends, and a sawdust insulation system. Five keeping principles are drainage ventilation roof space sawdust and start with good ice.
Mob Threat After Boy Killed by Chicago Trolley
Chicago on December 25 7 year old George Fr Denmark was killed by a trolley at Throop and Eighteenth. A mob of Bohemians surrounded the car and dragged motorman Bernier from the platform demanding lynching. Conductor Hanley protected Bernier and police later detained both men as the crowd feared further violence. A druggist with a Winchester rifle deterred entry until police arrived.
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Chicago
George Fr. Denmark
Throop
Eighteenth Streets
Fred Bernier
Bernier
Patrick Hanley
Maxwell Street
Bucklen Arnica Salve advertised in old catalog
An OCR fragment touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the Brest Sauve for a range of skin ailments including bruises cuts ulcers and rashes. It claims a money back guarantee of satisfaction and lists a price of 26 cents per box sold by Exmert & Burre.
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Bucklen
Arnica
Brest
Millington Robber Slays 68YearOld Farmer James Brown
James Brown, 68, a Millington farmer, died from wounds after a robber bound and gagged him and his wife and ransacked the home. Brown resisted and was shot, the bullet lodging in his left side. The article also notes D. Robinson of Hartwick, NY praising Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatic pain, selling at 50 cents a bottle.
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Millington, Mich
James Brown
Brown
D. Robinson
Hartwick
N. Y
Robinson
Freeport Jewelers Offers Better Gifts This Holiday Season
M. V. B. Elson of Freeport promotes a well stocked jewelry shop with diamonds and watches for holiday gifts. The ad claims cash purchases and lower prices than any local store, highlighting quality and value in a first class establishment.
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Freeport
Holiday Excursions Via The Maple Leaf
Maple Leaf Route advertises round trip fares of one and one third the fare for stations within two hundred miles. Tickets on sale December 24 25 31 and January 1 with return limit January 4. For more details contact Chicago Great Western Railway Agent.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Maple Leaf
Train Schedule Fragments for Chicago Great Western Ry
Fragmentary timetable lists trains to Chicago and cities like Dubuque Be Paus Minneapolis Des Moines St Joseph and Kansas City. Departures from South Freeport show 6:15 am 6:26 pm 9:37 pm and 3:00 am times.
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Prineliber
Hock Farany
Freighy
Kanine
Freeport
Oc Boalott
Chicago
Clinton
Dulbugus
St. Paul
Cedar Rapids
Jusha
Council Bluffs
Kansas City
Miwause
Rock Island
Freaport
Janet
Chicago Great Western RY
Dubuque
Be. Paus
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Joseph
South Freeport
Heat a Hotbed Without Manure Says Rural New Yorker
Farmers learn to use steam pipes for hotbeds with great success and that manure is not strictly necessary. Past beliefs held stable manure as essential and fertilizers as soil poison. Wise farmers still inspect manure costs and add potash and phosphoric acid to boost manurial value.
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New Yorker
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Tieteen
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Lone Star
Spain
Thomas J. O'Malley
Gus Colliander
John Santry
John Burnham
O'Malley
Galesburg
Chris Shirrar
Kewanee
Chicago, Lurlington and Quincy
Shirrar
Franklin
Ind
Aquilla Afoore
Trafalgar
Tuscola
Canton
United States
Atlas National
Indorse
Comercial Club of Chicago
Marshall Field
Illinois
Cheap Icehouse
M. V. B. Elson
Peoples’ Column
Stephenson County
Journal Office
WEA
Seabees
Care Journal
Homer Streets
O. H. Seeley
South
Walnut St
J. Hei
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West Freeport
Bpring Street
Stover
Park A Heights
J. M. Tinelne
van Buren St
Clifton Cottage
Cochran
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Chicago Street
J. M. Hadetirg
Lincoln Ave
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St. Joseph's Church
J. A. Niedermeyer
Dr. Allen
Walnut &T
Worms
Humphreys
Mathep Freon
Tbinat Candal
Friedrichehall Bitter
Hunpjadi Yanoe
Carlabad Gprucei
Eppolinaeria
Vichy
Llinols
Warren
Galena
Lena
Papars
Traine Boutr
Madison Line
Madison
Dodgeville Line
Dodgeville
Revene
H. W. Rowley
Chicago & Northwestern
Travis Hagt
Wyreport
Wno
tNo
Be Ono
Raepors
INO Ugl
R. H. Holder
Agena
J.B Sweat
Chicago Expressex
Brewster House
Booth Freeport
A. G. Fitz
J. Lor
Cbicago
Deparveast
WorrAgvom O. Ee
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State Bank
Dr. W
Gaidwell
D. C
Ripper
Jacob
Chaeteel
Fred Dorman
Warner
A. P. Godddard
Henry Baler
Me Devore
Louis Baha
R. G. Shumway
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Offre Capital
O. B. Browgxt
Knowlton Brothers
Barkers
Soldiers' Monument
Freeart, Ill
Freeport, Ill
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Coll
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Jones
Collman
Graham
Jungkunn
Wong
Nann'& Company
Waseeens
Aasistant
A. Packer
Charles BH. Meyer, Onan Sullivan
J. W. Henney
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John
Collmann
M. L. Parker
Cea
Galen
Insurance
Benjamin Rhodes
German Bank Build
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E. H. Place
Emmert & Burrell's
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Tate
Stephenson Street
Wildwty
Frances Shimer
University of Chicago
Mount Carroll
Ill
Mt, Carroll
Idam
Gardner
Carroll
Vtbwinanysgon
Ontario
Veterinary College
Dittmars Livery
Oalle
C. Schmidt
Stephenson St
Holbroook
Tlace Avery
Opaebrugh
Welt
Catia Abe
Ies, Ett
L Whee Bass
Ley ProMdan Ols Ales
Cripple Creek
Colo
Peoria Or
Chacago
Denver Ghipple Creek
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