Ex Emploes Aid in Probe of Meat Packers Secrets
Discharged workers from packing firms assist District Attorney Sims in Chicago’s Packingtown inquiry. Former Morris & Co. staffers on the government payroll spy on stockyards, guiding officials to books and documents. Grand jury hearings proceed with witnesses from Morris & Co. and several railroads including Chicago and Alton, Illinois Central, Chicago Great Western, New York Central, Burlington, and Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sims
Grand Jury
Morris & Co
George Daugherty
Chicago and Alton
Ilinois Central
Chicago Great Western
New York Central Lines
Burlington
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Sheriffs Elect Leaders At Illinois Association Meeting
Charles E Wenner of Sangamon County named President of the Illinois Sheriffs association at Springfield on December 31. M H Bray of Montgomery County becomes vice president and A Hamilton of Whiteside County is treasurer with Chief Deputy Long of Sangamon County secretary. An executive committee includes Peters Cook County MecGorray Macon Heese Peoria Richardson Kane and Stovall Douglas. The report warned proposed law giving circuit judges power to fill sheriff vacancies and appoint deputies would disrupt order and defeat established government rules.
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Charles E. Wenner
Sangamon County
Springfield
Ill
Tminois Sheriffs’ Association
Charles FE. Wenner
M.hb. Bray
Montgomery County
A. Hamilton
Whiteside County
Long
Peters
Cook County
MecGorray
Macon County
Heese
Peoria
Richardson
Kane County
Johnson
Christian County
Stovall
Douglas County
Sherif
Chicago relief drive for Sicilian earthquake victims
Chicago business men organized a relief fund led by Attorney Emery S Walker and George J Roberts of Commercial National Bank. A $2000 donation was sent to Italy from a meeting of 75 Italian-born residents as the Red Cross and churches joined in aid efforts.
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Chicago
Emery S., Walker
George J. Roberts
Commercial National Bank
Woman killed by shotgun accident in Illinois home
Kankakee Illinois December 31 Mrs William Shutters was killed when a shotgun the husband was removing from a peg discharged and struck her in the face. In Chicago December 31 Goldie Mae Milligan denies marrying M Barry Crawford of the Sheperdine company as reported from Pittsburgh.
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Kankakee, Il
William Shutters
Nehicago
Goldie Mae Millgan
M Barry Crawford
Sheperd Kine” Company
Pittsburg
Fire at Alma destroys dozen businesses
Fire at Alma Hl Alma Wil on December 31 wiped out a dozen or more business establishments and caused about 40000 dollars in losses.
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Alma
Wil
Fhire
Opinion in the Matter Praised by Family Friend
A Cleveland Leader excerpt notes a family friend praising the opinion of a man who faced a moral dilemma about a wife and a breach of conduct. The friend says the opinion reflects credit, while the man laments not owning a grocery.
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Walt
Cleveland
Cranky Widow Chooses Husband After Statistics
Uncle Ben tries to match a widow with widowers using fanciful statistics from 460 years of history. The widow remains unswayed until she spots the right man, a candid suitor who then inspires a romantic moment that ends with a hopeful kiss and a confession of timing.
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J. C. McClure
Ben
Uncle Ben
America
Nan
Tay
Faraier
Widder
Anair
Atlas Willin
Notable New England Doughnuts and Society Appointments
Mrs Susan Emerson of Gilford N H is famed for frying real old fashioned New England molasses doughnuts at eighty three. Miss Clara M Howard is appointed to an international fellowship in London and chairs rhetoric at Wellesley College. Juha Morrow heads a Cincinnati school to train rescue and parity workers and serves as National Parity federation secretary. Mrs John Jacob Astor is likely to lead New York society, Ava Willing formerly married to hers. Ester Voorhees Hassan named chief nurse in the United States Navy directing a corps of 100 nurses for war readiness.
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Gilford
N. 11
Susan Emerson
National Parity Federation
John Jacob Astor
William Astor
New York Society
Ava Willing
Ester Voorhees Hassan
United States Navy
Medical Board of the
Animal Oddities and Unique Oceanic Feats
The text notes the elephant smells via the roof of its mouth containing nostrils and nerves. Moor hens dive, swim with wings, while many swimming birds use webbed feet. The poculopnthalians roam the south Pacific crawling on two yellow legs at low tide seeking crabs. The adjutant stork stands about five feet tall with a wingspan near fifteen feet and can eat large prey in a single meal.
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South Pacific
Taies of Cities and Stark Local Descriptions
Sunderland Vermont voters reacted to the last election with disdain for Livan and three fetts. Nowakodean is establishing doorrotare arene streets after his ex mayor. New York City hosts more asylums and hospitals for relief of suffering than any city. Cummington Massachusetts remains a secluded hamlet without a post office, its 734 residents far from railroad and rail links.
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Sunderland
de Vere
Livan
Nowaiekodc.ean
New York City
Cummington
Mass
Royal figures and Balkan rulers linked in island history note
The Royal Box notes King Edward VII tracing his ancestry about ninety years. Princess Henry of Battenberg finishes a history of the Isle of Wight, to be sold for island relief. Kings Charles of Roumandi has ruled for about forty years with a long tenure. Ele held a prince title after family placement in IMGG with unclear details.
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Edward VII
Englland
Princss Henry of
Battenberg
Isle of Wight
Charles of
Roumandi
Balkan
Ele
Imgg
First Chinese in Europe and early trade links
The article notes Europe’s limited knowledge of China before Genghis Khan and describes how the monster’s conquests broadened awareness of "Fer Cethay" then called Ching. It claims the first Chinese appearance in Europe occurred around 1320, marking Europe’s earliest commercial intercourse with China.
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Europe
China
Genghis Khan
Calhal
New York
Heavyweights to Mix at Lexington Opera House Tonight
Marvin Hart of Louisville and Mike Schreck of Cincinnati prepared for a twenty round bout in Lexington Kentucky. Hart previously lost to Tommy Burns and others, while Schreck was not a standout but the matchup was deemed evenly matched.
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Mart
Schreck
Lexington
Bee
Marvin Hart
Louisville
Mike Schreck
Cincinnati
Hart
Tommy Burns
Erb Sisters Stand Accused in Slaying at Red Gables
Ten witnesses testified in Media Pennsylvania on December 31 in the trial of Mrs. M Florence Erb and her sister Mrs Catherine Bessel for the murder of Captain J Clayton Erb. Servants described quarrels at Red Gables and a witness said Mrs Erb reported her husband once threw her downstairs breaking several ribs.
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Erb
Media
M. Florence Erb
Catherine Bessel
Catain J. Clayton Erb
Red Gables
Eric
Former Pennsylvania treasurer dies after prison sentence
William T. Mathues, former Pennsylvania state treasurer, died at his Media home on December 31. Official cause listed as pneumonia, though many believe his illness was intensified by his recent two year penitentiary sentence tied to Harrisburg capitol graft charges.
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Media
William TL. Mathues
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Wright flies 1 hour 42 minutes over sixty miles
Le Mans France December 31 Wilbur Wright stayed aloft for 1 hour 42 minutes and 40 seconds covering sixty miles before a forced landing due to intense cold. The machine and aviator were iced over and the motor oil froze during the feat.
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Wright
le Mans
France
Wilbur Wright
Death saves deputy from prison in Siberia transport
St. Petersburg December 31 Deputy Dzhaparidze one of eight Social Democratic members condemned to five years in Siberia for involvement in dissolving the second Duma died while being transported to Sebastopol prison.
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St. Petersburg
Dzhaparidze
Siberia
Duma
Sebastopol
Beheads His Aged Mother in New York Tragedy
Arthur Trotter killed his seventy year old mother with a hatchet and leaped from a second story window into police arms. He had recently served six months in jail for beating his elderly parent and is believed to be insane.
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New York
Arthur Trotter
Trotter
Treasury makes gold transfer from San Francisco to Denver mint
The Treasury Department moved 225.5 million dollars in gold coin over more than 1000 miles without incident. The shipment traveled from the San Francisco mint to the Denver mint, reportedly without loss or damage to any collar.
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Washington
Dec
Treasury Department
San Francisco
Denver Mint
Navajos Arrested for Killing Four in Tribe
Salt Lake City report says three young Navajo Indians are in custody for complicity in the killing of four tribe members and the serious wounding of an Indian woman.
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Salt Lake City
Weather forecast impacts Midwest cold wave
The forecast calls for colder conditions across Illinois Indiana and lower Michigan with snow in parts of the region. A cold wave is expected to grip the north and eastern portions of Wisconsin and Iowa with frigid temperatures.
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Illinois
Indiana
Fuair
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Calder
Markets Wrap Chicago Prices and Livestock Quotes
Winter wheat and spring wheat prices listed for No. 1 northern and various grades. Corn and oats across samples with multiple No. 2 yellow and white figures. Chicago live stock shows hogs Cattle and sheep receipts with range quotes. East Buffalo and Elgin butter markets report slow hogs and mixed dairy prices.
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Chicago
Cadiwpic
Semple
East Buffalo
N. Y
Punning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
SN. Y
Elgin
Mrs. McRaney Praises Foley's Kidney Remedy
Mrs. McRaney of Prentiss Mississippi tells how three months bedridden with kidney and bladder trouble improved after two bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy. She says relief came and she feels like a new person, urging other women to try the remedy.
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McRaney
M. McRaney
Prentiss
Miss
Foley
H. J Moogh
Wm. F. Juugkuns
Shillalah's Irish origin and curiously slow craft
A historical note traces the shillalah to Wicklow barony grove grown saplings and explains the rigorous preparation from root sprang stock to seasoned oil soak and hotbed burial. It describes daily care by the proprietor to ensure a straight, strong fighting stick.
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Formarty
Shittlalagh
County Wicklow
Belo
Hare
Hot Scotch Confusion At Dinner Party
A young wife mistakes hot Scotch for oatmeal while hosting, testing her guest Mr. Dash. George denies inviting his cousin to the office for hot Scotch as laughter follows. The wife learns the error and serves the dish unaware of the mix up.
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Dash
Cash
George
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Vicissitudes of a Picture at Hampton Court
A correspondent recalls Holbein's Field of the Cloth of Gold at Hampton Court and relates it to Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. The sale of Cromwell era pictures was proposed to raise funds, with a buyer prepared to inspect Holbein's work before the deal stalled.
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Leonardo da Vinet
Holbein
Hampton Court Palace
Charles J. Cromwell
Theft and Restoration of Henry VIII Portrait Revealed
An art thief cut a portrait of Henry VIII from its frame but returned the piece after confessing love of art and country. The damaged canvas now sits restored in its original position, bearing visible blade marks described by the London Chronicle.
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Henry VIII
London Chronicle
Cold Storage Rats Report Astonishing Survival
An attendant describes rats thriving in cold storage rooms despite low temperatures. He notes their thick fur, frosty whiskers, and ability to feed on meat and game frozen solid, contrasting with expectations that modern plumbing and ship models would deter them.
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Rata
Fire Terms in Japan
Discussion of how fires are common in Japan and how a national fire service has formed a specialized vocabulary. The text lists terms for incendiary and accidental fires, fires from different sources, shared fires, waning flames, various fire-related objects, tactics, and a condolence visit after fires.
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Japan
Chinese doctor fined wheat for patient death
A Chinese physician was fined ten loads of wheat as punishment after causing a patient's death. While transporting the grain, a man asked him to treat a sick family member. The doctor agreed to help soon, but advised the man to have his barn cleaned in the meantime.
Nature’s wit as mankind’s aid in daily life
In a Washington Herald exchange, nature is praised for human convenience, illustrated by the humorous image of ears supporting spectacles as a handy feature of everyday life. The dialogue playfully highlights simple biology as a practical design.
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Washington Herald
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