Rudowitz Case Sparks Appeal To Save Extradition
Chicago readers witnessed a protest meeting at the Colonial theater urging Congress and Secretary of State Elihu Root to intervene in the Rudowitz extradition. Speakers emphasized asylum rights and called for a review, likening the case to Kosciusko and urging treaty amendment to prevent return to Russia.
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Chicago
Congress
Elihu Root
Christian Rudowitz
Russia
Mark A. Foote
United States
America
Root
Kosciusko
Scotty the Spender Seeks Marine Enlistment
Walter Scott known as Death Valley Scotty enters Chicago recruiting office announcing intent to enlist in the marine service. If he passes the physical he will join recruits in New York and then be sent to Cuba, after several exploits to gain a reputation as the champion spender.
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Marine Corps
Chicago
Walter Scott
Death Valley
New York
Cuba
Water main bursts flood three blocks in Chicago
An eighteen inch water main broke at Sixty-Third and Halsted streets causing widespread flooding. Scores of residents were driven from homes and basements narrowly avoided drowning. Property worth thousands damaged as calls for police and water works assistance poured in.
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Chicago
Halsted
Chicago Peace Congress Plans Near Completion
Chicago organizers of the American Peace Society push toward completing plans for a peace congress to be held in May in Chicago similar to the New York event. A 100 member committee guides the effort following a recent visit by Charles E. Beals field secretary of the society.
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Chicago
The
American Peace Society
New York
Charles EB. Beals
Telephones in Homes: Chicago Leads World with 85,110 Subscribers
Chicago reports 85,110 residential telephones in use, the largest city total worldwide, as of December 1. The Chicago Telephone Company annual report shows 179,866 telephones in operation citywide, up 35,302 in the past year.
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Chicago
Chicago Telephone Company
Fell Under the Wheels in Chicago Train Tragedy
Mrs. Frank Anek aged 30 on 2356 One Hundred Fifteenth Street was killed when swept under an Illinois Central passenger train. The incident occurred in view of her husband and crowds as spectators fainted and mourners gathered. The body was severely mutilated.
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Chicago
Frank Anek
One Hundred and Fifteenth Street
Illinois Central
Engineer Burned to Death in Rail Yard Collision
In Freeport Illinois a head on collision of two CMStP freight trains in the yards caused the engineer Henry Hagerdorn to burn to death. The accident occurred December 29 in the city.
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Freeport
Ill
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Memorial Services For Iroquois Fire In Chicago
Memorial exercises on the anniversary of the Iroquois fire of December 30, 1908 will be held tomorrow evening in Willard Hall at the Woman's Temple in Chicago. The fire claimed many lives and the observance marks the solemn remembrance by local groups.
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Chicago
Willard Hall
Woman's Temple
Rock Island Postmaster Dead
Rock Island Illinois reports the death of long time postmaster Thomas G. Thomas. In the same item a domestic scene shows Mrs Jones lamenting rising rates and the paper noting rising postal rates. The fragment contains local color and cost concerns amid the obituary line.
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Rock Island
Rock Island, Il
Thomas G. Thomas
Life for a Hand Crusader Tale
A Gloucestershire church houses the tomb of a crusader whose wife forks a grim pact with Saladin. Promised freedom if she cuts off her hand and mails it to him, she dutifully does so, and the sultan honors his vow and frees the knight. London Notes and Queries.
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Gloucestershire
The
Est
Saladin
London
Rise of Dialect Shows How Dogs Respond To Local Speech
A Boston Transcript note explains how New England boys say Stig ’Im while Western peers say Sick ’em in urging a dog. The piece argues this linguistic difference marks the dawn of local dialect, tracing origins from Take him to So take him then S take him and finally Stig im.
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New England
New York
Boston Transcript
A Perfect Chicken Pie from Boston Post
Cut chicken into pieces and boil until tender with salt. Make gravy with butter sugar and flour, season, then simmer. Prepare biscuitlike crust with flour baking powder salt and butter, layer chicken, pour gravy, top with crust and vent steam. Bake two hours in moderate oven.
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Boston Post
Chance and Forces Behind a Coin Toss
The London Chronicle argues that chance is ignorance of the physical and mental forces in coin spinning. It suggests the thumb brain and nerves govern the flip and that true randomness hides our lack of knowledge about the dirt twist catch of the coin and the levered forces at play.
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London Chronicle
Foley’s Orino Laxative Treatment Claimed Cure
Ad copy asserts Foley’s Orino Laxative cures chronic constipation and stimulates the liver. It claims Orino regulates the bowels to act naturally, avoiding continuous purgatives. Names H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Junagkups appear as endorsers or distributors.
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Foley
Orino
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. iJunagkups
Money Germs Warns of Bacteria on Dollar Bills
The Baltimore Sun warns readers about bacteria on currency. A counted estimate claims 124000 germs live on each dollar, and a $50 note could carry about 6200000 germs. The piece notes some accept the risk for money, while many see little danger.
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Baltimore Sun
The
Garibaldi’s Simple Heart Shown In Wife Letter After Digion
A letter Garibaldi wrote to his wife at Caprera the day after the Digion battle shows his modesty and simple character. He notes Italian volunteers fought Prussians, mentions cold weather and snow, worries about cows and calves, and asks fetch toys for Clelia and Manlie.
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Garibaldi
Caprera
Digion
Francesca
aSarnee
Mediterranean
Pieiro
Tole
Clelia
Manlie
Marseilles
Ingenious Ponies and Their Cactus Trick
Mexican ponies kick the cactus to break thorns and bruise skin before drinking the juice. The habit lets them sip cactus juice without injury, a curiosity noted by Strand Magazine.
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Strand Magazine
They Were Not Encouraged They See Boxing Gloves
Fragment from a magazine humor column noting a young man’s reluctance to propose and a suggestion that his reluctance stems from not being helped by a boxing glove misplacement joke. The tone hints at social expectations and playful parental commentary.
Self made men praised as ideal in quote
A quotation extols the virtue of self made men and contrasts it with being made the easy way. The line emphasizes individual effort over built fortunes and cites O W Welmes as the source.
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O. W. Welmes
Fresh Eggs Temperature Clues Help Gauge Freshness
The text explains that end temperatures of an egg indicate freshness. If both ends are equally warm or cold, the egg may be old. Even on ice, one end of a fresh egg stays warmer than the other, signaling its freshness.
Origin of Coal Gas Used in Warfare in 1702
The text notes coal gas was discovered in the early 1700s by Rev. John Clayton, dean of Kildare. It states contemporaries did not use the gas for fighting until 1702 when it was first employed in that context.
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John Clayton
Kildare
Clayton
Folleys Honey and Tar Promises Quick Cough Cure
Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds may develop into pneumonia but Fol ey's Honey and Tar promises rapid relief overnight. The advertisement credits H. J. Moogh and Wm. F. Jungkunz with the product and claims it soothes inflamed membranes, heals the fungus, and expels the cold from the system.
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Foley
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F. Jungkunz
I Do Not Pin My Faith on Your Sleeve Phrase Origin
An old saying traced to feudal times when followers wore a leader's badge on their sleeves. Variants appeared when badges were altered for purposes, prompting doubt and the remark You wear the badge but I do not intend to pin my faith on your sleeve. Source cites New York American.
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New York
Americni
Personal appeal for Foley's Honey and Tar remedy
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble. Claims forty years of cures and warns against unknown preparations that may contain harmful drugs. Names H. J. Moogk and Wm F Jungkunz as endorsers.
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Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Prices vary by location for two pound meat feast
A short dialogue from the Louisville Courier Journal has a young husband asking how smeat prices run. The Navlor explains pricing by location and mentions a two pound feast as the best sell in the orchestra circle.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Man Uses Nail Hammer Trick To Quit Drinking
Grogan, a red headed Irish worker in a city department store, claims he stopped drinking after hammering his thumbnail and watching a black spot form at the root. He vowed to remain sober until the spot vanished, then felt compelled to stay dry as a reward for his restraint.
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Grogan
The Fuasian Joke Teller and His Audience
A traveler describes the rise of paid jokers in Russia who entertain crowds with brief tales and mirth provoking lines. Despite language barriers, audiences in St. Petersburg reacted with sustained laughter as the performer raffles tickets and launches a jest filled hour or more.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Adam Eve and Apples Daringly Counted In Puzzle Form
A fragmented verse asks how many apples Adam and Eve ate. Various numeric guesstimates appear, with tangled digit strings and references to Eve and Adam. The piece ends with a bizarre sum claiming 81,806,864 apples, attributed to Kansas City Independent.
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Adam
Eve
Adams
Kansas City
Marriage Customs in Garage Africa
A Wide World Magazine discussion notes that in Africa some men obtain wives through purchase, not charity, making husbands feel ownership limited. It argues wife purchase motivates men to work, as lazy youths are despised by women and parents, creating a competitive matrimonial market.
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Africa
Wide World Magazine
One banana skin risks summer plans, Pathfinder notes
A quip from Pathfinder warns that a single misstep can spoil anticipated summer plans. The saying uses a banana skin as a metaphor for small mistakes causing larger consequences.
Guilty Verdict in Counterfeiting Case
Report notes H. J. Moogh and Wm F. Jungkuns found guilty of counterfeiting. The text compares counterfeit money to substituting a worthless remedy for Foley’s Honey and Tar, a well known cough and cold treatment.
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Foley
H. J. Moogh
Wom
F. Jungkuns
Taft to Have Six Experts See Gatun Dam Visit
Augusta Ga Dee 29 The big feature of Tafts visit to Atlanta is a banquet on Jan 15 about 100 southerners will attend Every section of the south will be represented Taft plans to deliver a message under proper conditions He will stay a week on the Isthmus of Panama Mrs Taft will accompany him six civil engineers will join him to inspect the Gatun dam and assess the foundation for the project
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Augusta
Dee
Taft
Atlantas
South
Elong
Panama
Gatun Dam
Canal laborers plentiful at Isthmian zone shift
Washington reports the Isthmian Canal Commission has solved the labor problem and will close its Paris office, retaining New York and Bermuda agencies. More laborers head to the zone than depart, with monthly population growth.
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Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
Leror F. Parks
Europe
Paris
United States
New York
Bermudas
No Man's Land Declared In Arkansas Jurisdiction Rift
A Fort Smith circuit court ruling establishes a twelve mile by two mile strip adjacent to the city as no man s land. The land originally Choctaw allotment ceded to Arkansas for local police authority, tied to Arkansas’s constitution amendment acceptance. Valued at about two million dollars.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Nee
Circuit
No Man's Land
Congress
Arkansas
Raymer sentenced to thirty days for larceny in riot case
Springfield December 29 motion for a new trial in the Abraham Raymer case was overruled. Raymer, alleged race riot mob leader, was sentenced to thirty days in jail and fined $24 for larceny in stealing Major Otis Duncan’s sword during looting and arson at Duncan’s house.
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Springfield
Abraham Raymer
Raymer
Otis Duncan
Duncan
Major Dewitt Clinton Smith Dead
Major Dewitt Clinton Smith, 79, is reported dead in Kansas City on December 29. He was known for his long service and military career.
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Dewitt Clinton Smith
Kansas City
Ancient Capita Prominent in Early Indian History
En Senaras or Benares in India is cited as an ancient capital before the founding of Babylon or Nineveh, highlighting its early historical status.
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Benares
India
Babylon
Nineveh
An Unclear Line on Color and Daylight
A garbled passage describes color perception on a day, mentioning a person and the breeze of passage of days. The text is fragmentary with unclear connections and no clear event or identifiable entities.
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Mie
Pet Seothe
Early Plastic Varnish for Metals and Colors
A dissolving solution using acecene or neatene forms a transparent varnish that hardens with polish and resists hot water. It is suitable for metal objects and can carry any desired coloring matter.
Barbarigin on city poverty as the worst form of evil
The Clarion laments urban squalor and misery describing city poverty as the most brutal and loathsome form of deprivation seen in civilized society. The piece contrasts this with other states of poverty and calls for attention to urban neglect.
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Barbarigin
Stm
Lownshop
Gin Palace
Picquet Card Game Origin Tied to Charles VI
The first game of cards was picquet, invented by Jequemin to amuse Charles VI of France.
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Picquet
Jequemin
Charles VI
France
Origin of Geography and Early Seafaring Greeks
The text notes that Phoenicians first communicated with distant lands and crossed the western ocean before Luimer, while geography as defense originated with the Greeks led by Herodotus of Halicarnassus around 454 BC.
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Luimer
Mediterranean
Great Western Ocean
Herodotus of
Halfcarnassus
Quiet Wishes for Wealth Spark Small Hope for Good
Mrs Short and Mr Short discuss the idea of doing good with money in a restrained plan. They contemplate how their efforts might reach others without flashy means. The dialogue suggests modest charity could still yield meaningful impact if public notice is limited.
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Mrs. Short
Mr. Short- Prue
Dives and Swires Exchange Whisky Weed Confusion
In Chicago News style a terse exchange shows Dives and Swires discussing a misread whisky as weed while Che Pye points out the near mix up. The fragment hints at mistaken identification and newsroom chatter.
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Vou
Che Pye
Chicago
Foley's Kidney Remedy Claims Growing Popularity
Advertises Foley's Kidney Remedy as the best solution for kidney and bladder troubles. Claims include correcting irregularities, rebuilding tissues, restoring vitality, with endorsements from H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkuas.
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H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkuas
Daily Journal Delivery Offer Billed at 100 Weeks
The Daily Journal announces citywide delivery available for 100 weekly installments, inviting readers to subscribe for home delivery across all city areas.
Ishmaels of Ceylon And The Reodigas Of Social Castes
The Dundee Advertiser reports on the Reodigas of Ceylon, a despised caste living apart from others in holes and caves. They endure exclusion from temples and courts and must address higher castes from afar. Despite degradation, internal hierarchies exist with ambetteyos barbers and hanomoreyos box makers facing contempt. Pension talk and a £52,000 treasury payoff are noted amid pension claims.
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Ceylon
Aoman
Dundee Advertiser
The Cocket Writers at the London Custom House
In earlier times twelve officers known as cocket writers issued certificates that goods were entered and duties paid. They earned £60 yearly plus fees from merchants, sometimes totaling thousands. In 1851 the treasury sought their emoluments, ten understated and two honest statements. abolition followed.
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London Custom House
Treasury
Birthplace of the original dollar linked to Joachimsthal
The article traces the Joachimsthal tael or thaler coin minted in 1519 by Count Schick from ore at a mine near Carlsbad. It notes the term dollar evolved from this coin, spreading across nations from Sweden to Japan, and ties the modern dollar to the Spanish dollar formerly influential in British American colonies.
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Joachimstahl
Carlsbad
Historfe
Sweden
Japan
Omelet Confusion Prompts Laugh Over New Dish
A diner at a Chinese restaurant misreads a pancake dish as ham and onion omelet, exclaiming there is aye in it. Her companion clarifies the mix is the omelet with chow mein accoutrements, in a lighthearted moment reported by the New York Press.
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New York Press
Mary How Would You Like to Spend Eternity with Rogers
A cryptic exchange mentions a call from Rogers last night and a “Pick-Me-Up” request. The fragment hints at a personal or social scene but lacks context or clear event details.
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Mary
Young Rogers
Alice
Real Estate Auction of John Wareham Estate in Freeport
Matthew B. Marvin as executor will sell at the Freeport Court House on December 11, 1908 at 2 PM the Wareham estate parcels in Freeport Stephenson County including Lots 9 and 10 on a corner with improvements, plus several other lots in Crocker’s, Tazier’s, Arcade and Johnson Wheel Company plats. Cash with a deposit, bids may be rejected, property viewable earlier by inquiry to Marvin.
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Matthew B. Marvin
John Wareham
Freeport
Stephenson County
Tilnots
Renal
Tzier
City of Free Things & Choice
Tefferson
Ars Cade
Johnson Wheel Company
West
Free Port
M. B. Marvin
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Czar
Scotty
Chicago Peace Congress
Jonns
Mrs. Jones
John
Loudun Standard
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Enares
Daily Journal
Ishmaels
Redigas
Cocket Writers
England
S.S. S
SWIFT
Atlanta, GA
E. M. Harnish & Bro
Stephenson Street
Mackay Building
Rice Building
F. & F. Piano CO
Stad
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