Legislature Bobs Up Three Of Two Million Run The House
Springfield Jan 6 with only three members present the lower house met recalled senate bills and adopted amendments to curb pandering and set penalties for first and second offenses. Senate bills 368 and 574 were advanced and adjournment set for Jan 14. A separate investigation into canal affairs split the committee with three members meeting the governor while others pursued him. A conference on river improvement planned to measure river flow and assess canal potential for commercial use.
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Bpringeld
Logan
Hearn
Adams
Templeton
Wayne
Oglesby
Senate Constata
Senate
Hay
Paddock
Springfield
Tllinois
Gillespie
East St. Louis
Springfeld
Pencen
State House
Deneen
Illinois Internal Improvement Commission
Raids on the Chicago Thugs After Police Deaths
Chicago police moved to arrest suspicious west side suspects after the deaths of Officers William Mooney and Michael Callaghan. A general raid on saloons and resorts began with scores of arrests. David Anderson, accused of Callaghan’s death, reportedly confessed. McClean is identified as Mooney’s shooter. Buckley and Walsh, his companions, are also under arrest.
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Chicago
William Mooney
Michael Callaghan
West Side
Anderson
Bert McCagge
Callaghan
Mooney
J. P. McClean
Eugene Buckley
John Walsh
McClean
Nothing to Warrant Her Arrest in Gish Case
Relatives of Rev G A Gish demand a warrant from State's Attorney Bradburn for the arrest of his wife in connection with alleged poisoning. Bradburn denies any warrant request and says no legal basis exists yet to justify arrest, but is prepared to act once proof is available.
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Wittsfield
Rev
G. A. Gish
Stete
Bradburn
Rev. Gish
Elgin Judge Dies of Heart Failure at Home
Elgin Illinois January 6 Judge ID Bherwond of Kane County probate court collapsed while walking and died soon after at his home 164 South State Street. He was sixty five and a leading figure in Elgin having lived there since ISTE.
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Elgin
ID. B. Bherwond
Kane County
South State Street
Yarmouth Settlement Clarified In Shaw Marriage Case
Pittsburg January statement from FE Frank Semple Jr attorney of the Thaw estate says Earl of Yarmouth has no control over his wife Miss Alize Shaw fortune. The note ends with the settlement being set at rest by the issued declaration.
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Pittsburg
Jan
Earl of Yarmouth
Alize Shaw
FE Frank Semple, Jr
Agant
Thaw
Yarmouth
Marriage Annulment Case Under English Law
A London report notes a moderate husband’s claim to a sum set by prior agreement, to be forfeited if the marriage is annulled. Grounds for annulment under English law are limited to sanity before marriage, non-consummation, or an existing marriage. He vows to vigorously defend the case.
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London
Will draw for rooms in new House Office Building
Washington Jan 6 A unique feature of this week in the house will be a lottery assigning rooms in the $3 000 000 building Three hundred thirty three marbles numbered from 2 to will be placed in a box and drawn by a blindfolded page The reading clerk will announce each number The member whose number matches a prepared list will select a room from among 897 offices on the first, second and third floors of the building
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Washington
House of Representatives
Night Riders Threats Target Kentucky Attorney General
Hopkinsville Kentucky January 6 Judge James Breathitt has received anonymous threats of personal violence due to his actions to identify members of the night riders band.
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Night Riders
Hopkinsville
James Breathitt
Kentucky
Pioneer Clergyman Dead in Wisconsin at 78
Eau Claire Wisconsin January 6 Reverend P B Morrison a pioneer Episcopal clergyman of Wisconsin has died at seventy eight. Prayer had been offered at Christchurch for his recovery when the rector announced his death.
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Eau Claire
Wis
P. B. Morrison
Wisconsin
Christchurch
Well Known Musician Mack Dies at Fifty Four
Syracuse January reports the death of Albert August Mack associate professor of piano and theory at Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences. He was fifty four and renowned as a composer of songs and piano pieces.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Jan. T
Albert August Mack
One Arts
Syracuse University
Wheeler Campaign Quietly Seeks Prohibition Nomination
Friends of Frederick F. Wheeler of Los Angeles have opened a correspondence campaign to secure Wheeler as the Prohibition party’s presidential nominee.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jan. G
Frederick F. Wheeler
Wheeler
Notable Astronomer Charles Young Dies of Pneumonia
Charles Augustus Young, a leading U.S. astronomer, dies of pneumonia at Tanover New Hampshire at age seventy three. Also reported: six more bodies found in the Darr mine at Jacob's Creek Pennsylvania raising total recovered to 237. Governor Davidson of Wisconsin names Robert M. Bashford associate justice to fill the late Chief Justice Cassaday.
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Charles Augustus Young
United States
Tanover
N.hl
Jacob’s Creek
Davidson
Wisconsin
Robert M. Bashford
Madison
Supreme Court
Cassaday
Omaha
William J. Ryan
New York East Side
New York
Tena Whitmore
Flarrison
N. JT
Portland Oregonian
Vancouver
BR. C
Patrons urged to report missed newspaper deliveries
Readers are asked to notify the office if their paper is not arriving regularly, as the notice seeks to improve distribution.
Kentucky War Over Tobacco Pool Fails. Night Riders Lurk
In Louisville on January 6 a night rider raid on Russellville Ky. destroyed nearly 100000 dollars in property and wounded three. Farmers reject the American Tobacco company's price and form the American Society of Equity with Burley and Dark Tobacco associations to pool markets. Attempts to force pooling fail, independents are harassed, and tobacco barns are burned as threats rise. Governor Willson pledges harsh action against lawless elements amid an anti trust drive.
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Louisville
Russellville
American Tobacco Company
Amereno Tobacco Company
Willson
Kentucky
Tennessee
American Society of Equity
Burley
Light Colored Leaf) Tobacco Association
Dark Tobacco Association
Enduring Mob Ties Raises Question in Tobacco War
The article recounts a mob surge across Princeton Hopkinsville and Russellville, burning tobacco warehouses controlled by a major industry trust. It notes deaths and injuries among raiders and civilians, and widespread property damage as fire departments were blocked. It details cost estimates of the alleged trust and tales of independent farmers hurt by pooling efforts, while the Equity society denies ties to the night riders.
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Princeton
Hopkinsville
Russellville
Equity Society
Night Riders
Prince Helié Sues Boni in Paris Court
Pine Helie de Sagan sues Count Both de Castelaune in criminal court for assault seeking one franc damages, filed in Paris on January 6. The action arises from alleged assault as part of a faldiment of an intention announced Friday.
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Prince Helié
Boni
Paris
Pine Helie de Sagan
Count Both de Castelaue Bio
Criminal Court
Cuscasweet Offered For Babies By Local Druggist
When the baby is cross and worried you will find a little Cuscasweet, the well known remedy for babies and children, will quiet the little one in a short time. Sold by Wm. B. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson St.
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Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Daily Journal delivers citywide local week service
The Daily Journal provides delivery to any part of the city for the local week, offering broad reach to readers across neighborhoods.
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the Daily Journal
Fancy Vests in all styles and patterns sale
A local ad promotes a sale on vests in various styles and patterns priced from 1 to 5 dollars at Golden Eagle. The tag line implies a December promotion with a short winter clearance motif.
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Golden Eagle
Pettibone Freed and Others Face New Prospects
George A Pettibone is acquitted of conspiring to murder ex Governor Stenneberg and will die free after two years in custody. Charles H Moyer’s indictment is dismissed following the Pettibone verdict. Jack Simmons remains at large and Harry Orchard awaits trial for the crime, ending prosecutions against Western Federation of Miners affiliates.
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Boise, Ida
George A. Pettibone
Stenneberg
Denver
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Pettibone
Phat
Jack Simpkins
Harry Orchard
Prime French minister Guyot-Dessaigne denied church rites
In Clermont-Ferrand Jean François Edmond Guyot-Dessaigne, French minister of justice, died in the senate. A priest was prepared to conduct a high mass but excommunication for Freemasonry prevented a church funeral. A civil service was held and at the grave a brief absolution was given by the bishop.
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Clermont-Ferrand
France
Jean Franccois
Edmond Guyot- Desssagne
Senate
M. Guyot-Dessaigne
Vanderbilt Heiress to Wed Count Szechenyi in January
New York on January 6 reports Miss Gladys Vanderbilt daughter of Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt will wed Count Laszlo Szechenyi on January 23 at the Vanderbilt residence on Fifty-eighth Street and Fifth Avenue.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Laszlo Szechenyi
Fifty-eighth Street
Fifth Avenue
Walsh the Walker on His Way to New York
John Walsh the pedestrian walking from San Francisco to New York has left Johnstown hospital where he was ill with pneumonia since December 23. He left San Francisco October 21 aiming to complete the trip in ninety days and expects to reach New York in ten days.
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Walsh
Johnstown
John Walsh
San Francisco
New York
Governor Boies Improves While Ill in Providence Hospital
Paso, Texas reports say ex Governor Horace Boies shows marked improvement from pneumonia and is resting easily at Providence Hospital. Attending physician Dr Henry J Hoyt issued the update, noting better condition and steadier breathing.
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Boies
Paso
Tex
Horace Botes
Providence Hospital
Henry Jb. Hoyt
First Skating Day In Deadly Tragedy At Jamaica L I
In New York on January 6 the first skating day in the vicinity ended in tragedy at Jamaica Long Island with the drownings of two boys, Francis Stecher aged nineteen and his brother William aged three, and an unknown man who attempted to save them.
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Deadly
New York
Jamaica
L. I
Francis Stecher
William
Volluger
Rescue Efforts Fail as Pipe Bends at Six Hundred Feet
In Bly, Nevada, a six inch water supply pipe used to reach entombed miners became bent by rock pressure at the six hundred foot level. Rescuers renewed efforts, reached the break, and repaired the pipe, allowing water delivery to the trapped men.
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Bly
Nev
General Price's Son Dead in St Louis at Seventy Three
General BE W Price, son of Civil War general Sterling Price, died in St Louis on January 1 at age seventy three. He had lived in Weymouth Me where he engaged in banking and farming.
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St. Louis
BE. W. Price
Sterling Price
South
General Price
Weytesville
Practical Tommy’s churching and a child’s prayer tale
A youngster Tommy Jones avoids church all year except Christus day. After a visit his uncle asks if he prayed. Tommy claims he sang a prayer like others just before the sermon. He recites, Now I lay me down to sleep, prompting a humorous exchange from the uncle.
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Tommy Jones
Blu
Tommy
Ladies’ Home Journal
Controversy Over Navy Hospital Ships Ended By Officers
President Roosevelt criticized Rear Admiral Brownson for resigning rather than obeying orders on hospital ship command. He warned against personal pique and factionalism within the navy, urging loyal service and constructive criticism without exaggeration or sensationalism. He also cautioned against exploiting naval defects for clique interests or newspaper sensationalism.
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Roosevelt
Admiral Brownson
Navy Department
Navy
Tell It To The Marines Origins Of A Sailor Tale
A breezy Puritan style anecdote traces the phrase Tell it to the Marines to Pepys and King Charles I. Pepys recalls a Deptford conversation about flying fish and a witty exchange with Sir William Killigrew and the Duke of York. The tale blends royal humor with maritime lore and ends with a boast about naval officers’ worldly knowledge.
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Pepys
Charles 1
England
Mr. Pepys
Admiralty
Deptford
Defryance
Indies
William Killigrew
Maritime Regiment of Foot
Duke of York
Qld
Rowley
President backs hospital ship command by medical officer
The president’s letter to Metcalf argues to keep hospital ships under medical officers in command with a naval medical officer overseeing navigation and a civilian crew. He cites Civil War practice and other navies, says line officers should not command such ships in war due to neutrality concerns. Admiral Brownson would not comment on the matter.
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Metcalf
Congress
United States Army
Navy
United States
Brownson
Associated Press
Rooevelt
Goldfield Strike Broken in Nevada District
In Goldfield rumors say Daas is practically won by mine operators and within ten days or two weeks every mine in the district will be in cut blast. Some mines have started up with former Western Federation workers who signed renouncing cards.
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Goldfield
Newdias
Rainers
Western Federation
Fragmented quotation from a missionary about life value in China
A damaged OCR fragment cites a missionary claiming life in China has little value. It argues that a wealthy Chinese man could hire another to die for him, suggesting a grim belief system. The passage is incomplete and lacks clear sourcing or full context.
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China
KODOL Promises Fast Relief for Stomach Ailments
KODOL is the best remedy known today for dyspepsia indigestion and all troubles arising from a disorder ed stomach. It is pleasant prompt and thorough. Sold by Wm. F. Greene druggist 85 Stephenson St.
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Wm. F. Greene
Stephenson T
Army and Navy Journal excerpt incites military warning
A fragment from the Army and Navy Journal notes a call to tell plans or actions to incite or warn, reflecting press language of military preparedness and potential tensions without specifics or outcomes.
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The
Incites
Army and Navy Journal
Big Benefits at London Theaters Betterton
The 1720 salary of £49 a week earned a benefit with £76 from receipts and £4 in donations. Drury Lane hosted the era’s largest benefits including Ben Webster in 1874, Buckstone in 1876, and Nellie Farren. A 1898 benefit raised £7,260 with private gifts and Rothschild support enabling an annuity and charitable capital share on death.
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London
Betterton
Drury Lane
Ben Webster
Nellie Farren
Messrs. Rothschild
Comedienne
London Chronicle
Balloon tale about a wise man and the moon
A whimsical fragment recounts a wise man making a balloon aiming for the moon but the moon vanishes at dawn. Bo the wise man descends before noom and a remark about an elderly woman surfaces, noting she does not seem to regret her age.
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Noom
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