Tongueless Speech Beats Odds. Actor Regains Speech After Surgery
Frederick Power, actor and Bush Temple stage manager, at St Josephs hospital after cancer operation by Dr Nicholas Senn. Five weeks post op he expects to work in theater again, possibly as actor or stage director. Doctors call the case remarkable with Power recovering speech quickly and clearly. He distinguishes letters and words despite loss of tongue and root, noting five troublesome letters and a single vowels challenge.
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Chicago
Frederick Power
Bush Temple Theater
St. Joseph's Hospital
Power
Nicholas Sein
Mr. Powers
Powers
Oldest Trio of Sisters Claim Faces Elgin Challenge
Elgin Jan 11. Three Coatesville sisters 252 years combined age, 13 years less than an Elgin trio. Names Nancy Hills 92 Boston Laura Smith 80 St. Louis Ruth Thiers 84 Elgin. Their mother Nancy Kimball died at 101. Health good, century hopes high. Believed Murder Victim Found Near Kellmont on Southern tracks. George Conaway named in pocket note. Freight train hit body. pockets rifled.
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Elgin
Coatesville
United States
Friends of Three Sisters
Nancy Hills
Boston
Laura K. Smith
St. Louis
Ruth A. Thiers
Nancy Kimball
Mt. Carmel
Southern Railway
Kellmont
George Conaway
Saloonkeeper fined and jailed for illegal sale at fair
Marshall Alabama January 11 Nick Swope a local saloonkeeper was fined 600 dollars and sentenced to thirty days in jail by Judge Everett Connolly on a jury verdict for selling beer without a license at Martinsville ten miles west of here during a county fair several months ago. The judge has been known for harsh sentences in his county court.
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Marshall
Nick” Swope
Everet Connelly
von Vietion
Martinsville
Here
Connnelly
Wealthy Farmer Disappears From Shabbona Grove
Ed ward Griffin a wealthy farmer from Shabbona Grove vanished after leaving a Chicago physician's office while visiting for treatment. His two brothers searched Chicago but found no trace, and the family fears foul play as inquiries continue. Bishop Spalding Leaves Illinois for Florida. He travels to St Augustine for April return. reports say he is in good health and was seen walking at the station awaiting his train. His sister Mrs Sleven and a nurse accompany him.
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Shabbona Grove
Edward Griffin
Chicago
Sitysician
Spalding
Florida
Peoria
St. Augustine
Fla
Sleven
Ordination Rule Defines Legal Marriage in Springfield
Attorney General Stead rules that under the new marriage law an unordained preacher cannot perform a legal wedding ceremony even if he holds a regular charge. The decision clarifies requirements for clergy to legalize marriages in LiL and Springfield where ordination status affects ceremony validity.
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Springfield
Lil, Jan
Stead
Halt in the Oil Case Delays Hearing Until Supreme Court Ruling
New York January 11 hearing before a commissioner in the quo warranto proceedings, brought by Missouri Attorney General Herbert S. Hadley, to oust the oil companies from the state, has been halted to allow Hadley and Standard Oil counsel to appear before the Supreme Court.
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New York
Herbert
Hadley
Missouri
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court
Dr Pierce Medicines Publicized as Known, All-Vegetable Formulas
Public notices claim Dr Pierce of Buffalo published the full ingredient list of his Golden Medical Discovery. The text asserts the remedies use no alcohol or narcotics, rely on vegetable roots like Golden Seal and Bloodroot, and employ glycerine as a safe base. It cites authorities Grover Coe and others to support efficacy for bronchial and chest ailments.
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Pierce
Buffalo
Grover Coe
New York
Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
Phila
Scudder
Cincinnati
Ellingwood
Chicago
Hale
Order to show cause in Rogers case delayed for Supreme Court hearing
An order issued by the court commanded H A Rogers to show cause why he shall not answer Jindy Lindley’s questions. Before Justice Gildersleeve the hearing was postponed to tomorrow. counsel for Standard Oil, William V Rowe and Frank Hegeman, requested the delay. The judge granted the motion and ordered all proceedings before Commissioner Sanborn halted until after the supreme court argument.
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H. A. Rogers
Jindy Lindley
Cane
Gildersleeve
William V. Rowe
Frank Hegeman
Standard Oil Company
Wnth
Morting
Commissioner Sanborn
Supreme Court
Markets in Chicago and Buffalo Open Range of Prices
Chicago and Buffalo markets report commodity quotes across wheat corn oats pork lard and livestock. Highlights include Jan wheat around 83 85 May near 87 89 and July around 84 85, cattle steady to firm with choice steers 5.30 6.40, hogs 5.60 15.75, lambs 9.50 9.75, and live poultry around 11 to 14 cents per pound. Buffalo market lists export steers 5.10 5.60, hogs weak at 5.60, lambs 8.25 to 9.75, and other livestock prices across categories.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Nei
Wey
Tbs
Choteé Prairie
Mailao
Buffalo
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dan
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Humphreys Homeopathic No 28 Remedy Promotion
An old advertisement touts Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No 28 as a lasting cure for nervous debility and prostration caused by overwork. It claims over 40 years of use, offers $1 per vial or $5 for serious cases, and provides mail order with prepaid pricing from Humphreys Medical Co.
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Humphreys
Humphreys’ Med. Co
Willian & Joho Sts
Death of Dr William F Harper President of University of Chicago
Dr William F Harper president of the University of Chicago died at 2 30 p m yesterday age 49 The illness was cancer of the head of the colon operation Feb 22 last He built up Chicago University and wrote The Trend of Higher Education The Priestly Element in the Old Testament and The Structure of the Text Book of Hosea He will be interred at Oak Wood cemetery Messages of sorrow came from Presidents Wilson Schurman Hadley Eliot Angell and others in education.
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William R. Uwarper
Watered stock debate at Minnesota rail convention
At St Paul January 11 President A B Stickney of the Great Western Railway argued that watered stock is not unique to railways. He asserted that the capital value of farms and fixed property contains far more water than railway capital, citing a ratio of cash cost to water vastly above that of the best reorganized railways.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
A. BR. Stickney
Great Western Railway
Stickney
Cummins Voices Iowa Rail Discrimination Impact
Governor A B Cummins told the Iowa Brick and Tile association that railroad discrimination hinders Iowa manufacturing growth and state progress. He noted Iowa is strong in agriculture but lagging in manufacturing, with remarks met by cheers from attendees.
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Iowa
Cummins
Des Moines
Iowa Brick and Tile Association
A. B. Cummins
Lowi
Lee
Medal of Honor to Captain James Robb Church
Washington reports Captain James Robb Church of the medical corps received Congress conferred Medal of Honor for conspicuous patriotism during the battle of Las Guasinas Cuba in the Spanish American War. He aided wounded soldiers under fire and carried them to protection.
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Washington
Dun
Las Guastinas
Cuba
Congress
James Robb Church
Medical Corps
Army
Hle
Hyacinth colored pink by red ink method
A simple home test says a hyacinth stem placed in red ink for an hour yields a delicate pink bloom. The rest of the text appears garbled with unclear references to stamps and governments, not forming a coherent news item.
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Franklin
E. Bengston
Conservatory of Music
Wilcoxon Building
Rumford
Java
F. W. Borgmeier
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Freeport, Il
Freeport Gaslight & Coke;Co
H. J. Mooghem Granthard
H. A. Paul
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John Bohn
W. F. Hillmerf
Ae Seeker
I. M
Willie Krehl
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Metropol Kinne
J. Fef
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T. J. Gessner
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R. C. Rowan
C. P. Green
Chas
Melnick Mann
Robson Yeager
Byram
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H.W. Foy
J. L. Wahler
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iChas
Ringer
F. A. Raubenheimer Rey W.L. Buffington
Carl Becker Aug. Ortmeier
Columbus Club
A. J. Loomnuib
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Organ of Speech
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Rogers
Chicago Grain
Humphreys’ Medicine Co
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DR. Harper
Chicago University
William Fr. Harper
University of Chicago
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Mars
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Senate
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Detroit Free Press
Baltimore Board of Estimates
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Jean de Reszke
Walter Damrosch, Emil Leibling, Rudolph Ganz
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Rudolph Ganz
Emil Leibling
Walter Damrosch
Francesco Tamagno
Sophia Scalchi
Chicago Musical College
Chicago Conservatory of Music
Hedding College
Drake University
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W. W. Kimball CO
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