Result of a practical joke leaves man in critical condition
John Lenoble a 25 year old Belgian tied to Harrison Wis and working in a logging camp near Tomahawk is in critical condition at Sisters hospital. After a prank by fellow workers with a gun he fled into the woods where he hid for two days and three nights in freezing snow. He has frostbitten feet likely to require amputation and cannot speak English.
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Tomahawk
Wis
John Lenoble
Harrison
Hesini
coudi+ fio
Sisters’ Hospital
Turbulent St Louisans at Debates Over Electric Lighting
In St Louis on January 13 a large crowd surrounded the house of delegates offices over failed bids to contract electric lighting for alleys parks and city buildings. A page named Alfred Life was assaulted. A sergeant at arms drew a revolver and police arrived after Governor Stanard urged calm to avert bloodshed.
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St. Louis
House of Delegates
Alfred Life
Jenry L. Wooke
Stanard
Robbers Blow Open Indiana Bank Safe for $15000 Haul
Robbers blew open the safe in McGinnis Teel and Co at Owensville Indiana yesterday morning and secured 15000 dollars in currency. They placed the money on a handcar on the Mount Vernon branch of the Evansville and Terre Haute railroad to Poseyville twelve miles away, then moved it to a vehicle and fled across the Illinois line to the wabash river. The safe and vault were destroyed, parts of the roof blown off, walls damaged, and papers and notes lost or wrecked. Most deposits were from farmers, for whom the bank is responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ind
McGinnis, Teel & Co
Owensville
Mount Vernon
Yvansville
Terre Haute
Poseyville
Wabash River
Ilinois
Building Trades Council Adjourns and Evolving per capita tax
Milwaukee reports the National Building Trades council adopted tax reductions for affiliated unions. Non affiliated unions face 6 cents per capita, former 38 cents reduced to 3/4 of a cent. New officers elected: Edward Carroll of Chicago president, A W Steinuss of St Louis secretary treasurer. Next convention in Muncie Indiana.
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Building Trades Council
Milwaukee
National Building Trades Council of America
Edward Carroll
Chicago
A. W. Steinuss
St. Louis
Muncie
Ind
Quiet Trade Yet Steady Prices Across Markets
Bradstreet's New York reports quiet demand but steady prices across trade lines. Pork products, cottonseed oil and similar items show some strength while iron, steel and cereals stay subdued. Lumber demand is light seasonally but supplies are ample with white pine stocks 22 percent larger than a year ago. Regional differences appear in hides and leather markets as well as traders’ weekly failure totals, totaling 295 for the week versus 220 prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet's
New York
Bradstret
de- Huenetii
Wreck on St Marys Bay Ends In Three Drownings
A two masted steamer of about 3000 tons ran ashore at the Newfoundland coast near St Marys Bay. All hands perished, possibly sixty crew with some passengers. No survivors. bodies scattered along the surf and wreckage littering miles of rocks. A trunk with a woman's clothing and a waterproof cape or coat washed ashore at Peter's River.
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St. Jones
St. Mary's Bay
Peter's River
Conway Identified as a Robber in Christmas Night Hold Up
Sioux City Iowa January 13 John Conway and Robert Raymond identified by Fred Bigfort cashier of the Horseshoe restaurant and others as the two men who held up the place Christmas night and secured $20 from the hash register Steven S Conway of Chicago Armour and Co general superintendent and brother of one suspect wired Spare no expense to get my brother out of trouble
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Conway
Sioux City
John Conway
Robert Raymond
Fred Bigfort
Horesboe
Steven S. Conway
Chicago
Armour & Co
Iowa Veterinarians Association Holds Annual Convention
Des Moines reports the Iowa Veterinarians Association closes its annual convention. Charles City’s H. McLeod is elected president and Oskaloosa’s John E. Brown is secretary. A legislative committee will push tuberculosis control legislation for domestic animals, while New York banking inquiry measures surface in Washington. The session adjourned to Monday.
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Des Moines
Lin. Ja
Iowa Veterinarians’ Association
Hi. McLeod
Charles City
John E. Brown
Oskaloosa
Washington
Dan
Sulzer
New York
Treasury
New York National Banks
Dalewell
Hopkins
House
Committee approves Hepburn bill for Nicaraguan canal
Washington April 12 The house committee on interstate and foreign commerce has ordered a favorable report upon the Hepburn bill for the construction of the Nicaraguan canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commence
Chicago Chicken Board of Trade quotations sparse and varied
Chicago and Milwaukee market notes show mixed grain and livestock quotes for January 12 with prices across cattle hogs poultry butter dairy and produce. Live stock receipts and bid ranges detailed for steers cows veal lambs and miscellaneous items while grain prices for wheat rye and barley appear alongside regional wholesale quotes.
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Chicago
Chicken Board of Trade
USTY
Dan
Sades
Texas
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids Endorsement Health Claim Ad
A testimonial piece promoting Morrow's Kid-ne-oids claims cures for backache nervousness sleeplessness and general debility. It features S T Watt a Jacksonville Illinois barber describing kidney pains and relief after using the product. Boxes cost 50 cents with a descriptive booklet available from John Morrow & Co Springfield Ohio.
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Morrow
S. T. Watt
Jacksonville
Ill
Pointed Paragraphs and Common Sayings
This pastiche collects aphorisms about gender finance religion and taste. It also cites Elisha Berry of this place praising Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism with quick relief and notes Emmert Burrell druggists selling it in St Paris Ohio.
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Elisha Berry
Chamberlain
B. F. Baker
St. Paris
Ohio
Emmert & Burrell
Pointed Paragraphs and Proverbial Bits From A Era
A collage of quips and adages on thrift, gum chewing, romance, and virtue from a Chicago Daily News style pool. It includes lampooned morals about judging others by their spouses, a cough remedy endorsement, and a humorous exchange about a sold solitaire and a scarcer jewel box, reflecting early 20th century sensibilities.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Threatened With Consumption
C Unger of Champaign reports years of coughing and mistaken consumption. After using Foley's Honey and Tar, the cough stopped and no further trouble. Moogk and Jungkunz Co promote eye spectacles, with Miss Beales choosing blue lenses and asking for eye tests.
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C. Unger
Maple St
Champaign
Til
Foley
Fl. d. Moogk
W. F. Jungkunz & Co
Foley's Honey and Tar Heals Sore Throat and Lungs
An advertisement promises relief from severe cold throat and lung soreness with Foley's Honey and Tar. It claims immediate relief and a warm healing feeling, ending with the slogan It feels so good It hits the spot. Guaranteed by H. J. Moogk WF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
H. J. Moogk
Sort of Proprietor
A traveler on horseback chats with a man claiming to be proprietor of a rural farm. The man laughs off being monarch, defers to his wife, and jokes that mortgages and taxes determine ownership while his family runs the place. Washington Evening Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curveys
Washington Evening Star
She, Too, Was of a Large Family
A Salt Lake City-born guest describes being the youngest of 12 daughters and 18 brothers at a luncheon. The hostess and other guests react with disbelief as she cites her large family lineage, then the talk shifts to weather. A streetcar scene follows with a shopper unable to pay fare, offering laundry soap as payment amid laughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckington
Salt Lake City
Weather Channel
Washington Post
Naval review sparks talk of war with United States
Bishop Wheeler, recently back from abroad, recalls a chat with an Englishman after a naval review. The Englishman asks if Britain could win a war with the United States, prompting Wheeler to cite past pride in historic victories of 1770 and 1812. The exchange ends with no further words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Wheeler
United States
Atlanta Constitution
The motorman up electric car is
Mrs Yeast questions wartime talk as Mrs Crimsonbeak recalls overheard remarks about ghosts and theatre as the gallery gods mocked the pea nut shelly scene Yonkers Statesman notes urban chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeast
Crimsonbeak
Yonkers Statesman
Medicine cure claims refund policy unclear
Fragmented ad text mentions Whiteley’s Kidney and Bladder proprietors offering a money refund on a preparation named Mark Cure priced at 50 cents. Other garbled names Moogh Kunz Co and W. FF Jung are present without clear context.
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Gauran
Moogh, Kunz & Co
Tattle Tale Young Joseph Lesson in Sabbath Class
A Sabbath school teacher asks children what Joseph was to Jacob and a girl answers tattletale after the class discusses the coat of many colors and Joseph’s role as a favored son. The exchange highlights a child’s playful mislabeling in a Bible lesson.
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Joseph
Jacob
Foley's Honey and Tar Beard a Throat Remedy
Foley's Honey and Tar touted as the best remedy for throat chest and lung diseases with dealers authorized to guarantee satisfaction. Price 25 cents. Advertised by H J Moogh W F Jungkunz & Co.
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Yousrould
Foley
H. J Moogh
W. F
Jungkunz & Co
Grand Excursion to Old Mexico by Chicago & Northwestern
A grand excursion leaves Chicago Tuesday January 30 1900 under Mr J Grafton an experienced ex excursion manager. The trip runs in a special train with dining car includes Mardi Gras at New Orleans and major Old Mexico sights with all expenses covered. Limited spaces. contact Chicago & Northwestern Ry agents for pamphlets. Also Midland Route Tourist Car service resumes Chicago to San Francisco itinerary via Omaha Colorado Springs Salt Lake City and Salt Lake City to San Francisco with a layover in Salt Lake City and a return to Chicago on Wednesdays. G H Hearronp G P and T A.
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Old Mexico
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Chicago
J. Grafton
New Orleans
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
C. M
St. P. Ry
Midland
San Francisco
C.M
St. P
Omaha
Colorado Springs
Browetse House
South Freeport
Brewster House
A. G. Fitz
F. H. Lord
Gen. Pass
Cheap Rates South for Homeseekers and Settlers
The Southern Railway offers cheap one way and round trip tickets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month through October to Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Florida. Homeseekers pay one fare plus 2.00 for a round trip valid twenty one days from sale. Rates aim to attract prospector and settler to the Southeastern region with tickets sold on set dates. For illustrated matter rates and details write Wu H Taytor Louisville Ky J C Beam N W P A 80 Adams St Chicago Ills.
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Southern Railway
Tennessee
Mississippi
Labama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Southeastern
United States
Wu H Taytor
Louisville
J. C. Beam
N. W
Winter in the South Gulf Coast Travel Pitch
An advertisement extols mild Gulf Coast winters along the Louisville and Nashville line from Mobile to New Orleans. It touts first class accommodations, moderate prices, great hunting and fishing, through cars from northern cities, and Florida connections via L N trains. Mail to J K Ridgeley at Chicago offices.
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Gulf Coast
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Mobile
New Orleans
Florida
J. K. Ridgely
N. W
Chicago
Illinois Central time table with trains and routes
Long historical timetable lists Illinois Central trains East and West from various Western hubs including Lena, Warren, Galena, Dodgeville, Madison, and Chicago. It covers arrival and departure times, frequencies, freight notes, and connections to Milwaukee, Dubuque, Kansas City, and Council Bluffs with agent J.B. Sweatt.
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Freeport
Ololl
Elkhorn
Sedum Cops
PSK Dm
Chicago
Racine
Rockford
Janesville
Madison
Milwaukee
No. 38
All
Mineral Point
Clinton
Dubuque
St. Paul
Cedar Raids
Kansas City
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Rock Island
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William & Jt
New Yor
Business Directory
Freeport, Illinois
Stephenson County Arctracts
Oscar Taylor
Frick Jorney
Joan
D. S. Brewster
Colorado
Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Bear River Valley
Utah
Fraeport
Toomae
Smith & Thomas
Exchange Street
State Street
Illinois
BANKS
D.C. Stover
Pres
H.W. Antrim
Casaie
Seamway
F. Dorman
Agat
Ovib State Bank
Dr. W. 5. Caldwell
A. S
Hals
Fred, Dorman
Wm.h. Wagner
A. — Goddard
A. Volkers
BR. G. Shamway
John Tracy
L. M. Devore
Henry Baier
First National Bank
B. Brower
A. Browern
Case
Dapom
Knowlton Brothers
Bankers
Cornerswest
Soldiers’s Monument
Freefort
Dow General Deaking
Europe
Freeproart
Harrince R. Collmann & Co - Capital
Collmann
Granam
Cashiac
ContMann
V-Pres
L. R
Jungrunz
D. B
Behulte
Wm. Trembor
Charles E
May
John Fosha
W.N
Cronkrite
John B. Collmann
C, O, Collmann
Second National Bank OF Freeport
Jacob Krohn
Alfred H. Wise
H. 58
Webster
B. Elson
Reuben Siegfried
Aaron Bower
Ritchie & Lukermann
van Buren Bt
Court House
E, H. Place
Emmett & Barrell’s
Freeport, Il
CL. Snyder
Room
L. Beatrice Ent
Graduate Nurse & Masseus
Stephenson Streat
Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central
Rowley Firs
H.W
ST. Louisans
House of Debates
Lootan Indiana Bank
Oun
Lewis EH. Goldsmith
Port Jarvis
N. Y
Middleshoro
Wesley Trash
Pindmian
Knott County
Lucinda Isaacs
Lehinnon
Jiabi
I. J. Lehmann
Tlelertanm
Cleveland
Georgetown
Han
Commodore Boe. Benedict
Vans
Santee Gun Club
Miadison
The
Madison Journal
Edward Scofield
Tomahawk, Wis
Anton Berger
Hlair
Wright’s Spur
Peshtigo, Wis
Peshtigo
Newfandland
Chicago Grain and Produce
Milwaukee Grain
Northern
Chamberlains
Nell Goodwin
Miss Beales
Miss Beale
Slim
FF. Jung
Joseph Was
Loan & Building Association
Incorporated LN
Galena Avenue
Youth of Soldiers
R.R
Lena
Warren
Galena
Traina Wrat
Sanday
Passenarn
Sunny
Dadgeville Line
Paserno 1
Dodgeville
Bia
Keac
W. Rowley
Aguwr
Chicago & Northwe
Fresport
Mises
tNo
Fio
Cooseld
Tpareene
Tpo
R. V, Holder, Agurt
Q. BR
Forreston
Rocky Mountain
America
Chicago & Amizonrr
Peoria
Hot Springs
Ark
Denver
Colo
California
Oregon
Chicago & Alton
James Charlton
MTSA
Salt Lake
Pullman
Palace
E. Bell C
Clark Street
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