TRAIN SCHEDULE FRAGMENT FOR CHICAGO TO FREEPORT SERVICE
Train timetable note shows east and west bound services with parlor and buffet car listings. References to No. 900 22 204 96 210 21 908 205 207 211 indicate connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit Janesville Madison and Belvidere for Sycamore DeKalb Harvard Spring Valley and paths west to the Pacific Coast. John F. Daly, agent.
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Freeport
Chicago
Isis
DOO
Viacenee Eevesesees
Seeeseea
TUG Ees
West Bound
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Harvard
DeDalb
Spring Valley
Pacific Coast
John F. Daly
Tramp and Lady Joke Line from Chicago Daily News
In a brief exchange the tramp notes workers would mean more work for undertakers while the lady questions the motive. The joke ends with the notion that all have their uses in this world.
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Chicaco Daily News
The Power of Steam and Hair Health Claim
A vintage advert frames steam power with James Watt and links modern science to dandruff and baldness. It touts Newhro’s Herpicide as destroying a microbe said to eat hair roots, restoring hair. sample offer and Detroit address. Special agent Joseph Emmert is cited.
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James Watt
Newhro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Joseph Emmert
Plea for Clemency in Pattick Case at Sing Sing
Governor has received a clemency petition for Albert T. Pattick the New York lawyer to be executed in the week beginning January 22 for the murder of William Marsh Rice. The petition signed by nearly 100 prominent individuals including Grover Cleveland ex Supreme Court Justice Hatch and many New York bar members argues possible doubt of guilt.
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Albane
N. Y
Tan
Fliggings
Albert T. Pattick
New York
Sing Sing
William Marsh Rice
Grover Cleveland
John G. Carliste
Supreme Court
Hatch
New York City
Samuel K. Glemens
Alvin McLane Hamilton
Austin Flint
Bellevue Medical School
Divorce in High Society in Oshkosh Wisconsin
Judge Tur nell grants divorce to Mrs. Caroline Upham Sawyer from Phi W. H. Sawyer for failure to support. The decree includes a final property division of 50 000 dollars. Mrs. Sawyer, daughter of ex Governor Upham, has been a prominent Oshkosh social figure. Sawyer is a grandson of the late U S Senator Sawyer.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Turnell
Caroline Upham Sawyer
Phi W. H. Sawyer
Sawyer
W. H. Upham
Marshfield
Sawdust
United States
Twenty-Three Killed in Coaldale Coal Mine Disaster
The Roanoke Times reports twenty-three miners died in the gas explosion at the Cooper coal mine in Coaldale West Virginia an increase of two from earlier toll. Rescue teams recovered all bodies identified most found with hands over their faces mining in Elkhorn valley halted after the disaster.
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Roanoke
Jan
Cooper Coal m
Coaldale
W. Va
Bluefield
W.va
Roanoke Times
Elkhorn Valley
Enthusiastic reception for Bryan in Bacolod
Manila dispatch reports W. J. Bryan greeted warmly by provincial officers and residents of Bacolod Occidental Negros at a banquet. A native urged independence and outlined the province's industrial and administrative needs. Bryan urged confidence in the American people and cited the educational bureau as proof of federal good will.
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Manila
Bryan
Bacolod
Occidental Negros
Educational Bureau
Plain cook preferred by boarding house owner
A boarding house landlady selects a plain white cook, rejecting an “otherwise” option as unsuitable. Separately, Sir Henry Irving’s birthplace in Keinton, Mandeville, London, was auctioned but withdrawn at $3,000.
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Chicago Daily News
Sir Henry Irving
Keinton
Mandeville
London
Deportation sentence after sea sickness cited in 66 year old passenger
Philadelphia report describes Lydia M Thompson, a 66 year old cabin passenger on the Minneapolis, sentenced for deportation after illness said to derange her mind during the Christmas Atlantic storm. The case involved her visit to a cousin and an offer to bond for the government, which officials did not accept.
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New York
Lydia M. Thompson
Minneapolis
Seddick
Atlantic
Philadelphia
Syedin M Thompson
Altes
Sara DP
Sara PT. Scull
York
Scull
Woman’s life policy remains her property says court
In St Paul Minnesota the supreme court rules that a wife’s interest in her husband’s life insurance policy is vested and separate even if no divorce is granted. A surrender between spouses cannot impair her rights, and she cannot be deprived of the policy’s value.
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St. Paul
Jan
Minnesota Supreme Court
Carroll College accepting $100,000 gift from Voorhees
Waukesha Wisconsin January report states President Wilbur FL Carrier confirms Carroll College will use the $100,000 contribution from Ralph Voorhees of Clinton New Jersey for building expansion. This raises Voorhees total gifts to Carroll College to $200,000.
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Waukesha
Wis
Jan. G
Wilbur FL. Carrier
Carroll College
Ralph Voorhees
Clinton, N. J
Voorhees
One Grazier Finds His Conscience Donation to City Fund
In Philadelphia on January 6 a messenger boy delivered a record donation of 1295 dollars to City Treasurer School for the conscience fund. The donor, identifying himself only as an overcharge for city work, left a note with the gift.
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Philadelphia
Milledgeville farmer Meadows found dead near home
Milledgeville, Ga. farmer and Hancock County merchant G C W Meadows was found dead about two miles from his Baldwin County home. He was shot through the body near the heart and died instantly, authorities said.
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Milledgevine
C. W. Meadows
Hancock County
Baldwin County
Meadows
Resignation of Executive at Republic Tron and Steel
Announcement from New York reports George A. Baird of Chicago resigns his post as vice president and general sales agent of the Republic Tron and Steel company.
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New York
George A. Baird
Chicago
The
Republic Tron and Steel Company
Markets Quote Chicago Board of Trade Prices
Chicago grain and live stock quotations show Wheat May and July futures mixed, Corn and Oats varied with small gains and losses. Pork and Lamb futures slip marginally. Live stock receipts at East Buffalo and Chicago reflect firm to strong demand across cattle hogs and sheep with diversified price ranges for different grades and weights.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
SNR
Rbssy
Tao Tao Tao
Choice Prairie
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Ewer
Vears
Best
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Digestion and Strength
An advertisement claims that a reasonable amount of food digested and assimilated strengthens the body. It alleges Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will digest what you eat, aid digestive organs, and transform foods into tissue-building blood. It also claims relief from sour stomach belching heartburn and indigestion and notes it is sold by all druggists.
Mrs Austin Pancakes Declared No Chance for Disappointment
A brisk promotional line proclaims Mrs Austin's pancake mix guarantees no disappointment for customers. The slogan asserts universal availability at all grocers, highlighting broad distribution and consumer trust in the brand.
Diamond Theft and Double Cross in Paris Club
In a Paris club, Count Maximilian de Bian recounts a tale of buying a South African diamond, scheming to sell to the czar, and a theft by a lapidary who pulls a gun. The count pursues the stone to St Petersburg, mingling as a diamond merchant, orchestrating a staged fake sale with Dalgourki. A staged explosion is blamed on Nihilists as the count escapes with the diamond back to Paris. TOM GAYLORD.
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South Africa
Prince Dalgourki
M’sieu
Dalgourki
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Tom Gaylord
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