Triple Tragedy Stuns Seattle Over Unspoken Sorrow
In Capital Hill Seattle W L Seeley a former bank examiner and attorney his wife Kate M Seeley and daughter Rene Seeley were found dead in a bathroom their bodies bowing in water a hammer the presumed murder weapon and a trunk over the two adults with Seeley’s nightgown and the wife’s pillow bloodstained The coroner and police theorize Seeley killed his family in a financial panic and then killed himself The tragedy unfolds after Seeley unable to reach the home by telephone and after borrowing to pay rent with relatives and colleagues aware of his financial worries
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Seattle
W. L. Seeley
Aattorney
National Bank
Illinois
Eckels
Kate M. Seeley
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Rene Seeley
University of Washington
Delta Gama Society
Capital Hill
Seeley
Meeley
Yeeley
St. Joseph
Ottawa
Guy M. Smelzer
Miss Seeley
Smelzer
W. W. Wilshire
M. I. Gose
Pomeroy
Washington
Charles
Steamer Eva Sails With 500 Houses for Messina Refugees
New York dispatch reports the Steamer Eva leaving Brooklyn with lumber and material to build five hundred fifteen by twenty foot houses for quake survivors in Messina. Every second house will have two rooms, with tools onboard. Inspector Mudd expects two more vessels this week carrying remaining materials from a $500,000 congressional appropriation.
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Eva
New York
Messina
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Cardinal Gibbons Attends Mass at St. Patrick's
Cardinal Gibbons celebrated solemn pontifical mass at St. Patrick's Church in Washington before a distinguished audience including Vice President Fairbanks Speaker Cannon and Supreme Justices White and McKenna. The annual political mass is a longstanding St. Patrick's tradition.
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Cardinal Gibbons
St. Patrick’s
Washington
St. Patrick's
Fairbanks
Cannon
Supreme
White
McKenna
Guggenheim Suit Today Involving Youngest Brother
Grace B Guggenheim sues William Guggenheim youngest of the seven Guggenheim brothers who control silver output in the United States and Mexico. The case set for trial today in New York remains surrounded by mystery with none of the brothers expected to discuss the suit.
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New York
Grace B. Guggenheim
William Guggenheim
Guggenheim Brothers
United States
Mexico
Guggenheins
Flyer splits a switch. engineer missing in derailment
Beagle Kansas January 18 a Missouri Kansas and Texas flyer northbound split a switch here and derailed. Engineer John Cowden of Parsons is believed killed though his body is not found. A pontifical mass celebration involved a string of bank cars and four Italians killed.
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Beagle, Kas
John Cowden
Parsons
Prohibition Drive Spreads Through State Politics
Nashville Tenn Jan 18 A peculiar link ties the Cooper murder trial to the statewide prohibition fight. Red ribbon forces split the Democratic caucus allowing a statewide bill through the legislature, challenging the governor’s action as prohibition advocates push broader control.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cooper
Statewide liquor ban near schools in Tennessee
Prohibitionists push a statewide law prohibiting sale of alcoholic beverages within four miles of any school. They assert the measure would curb booze near schools, while opponents warn of aggressive enforcement and unintended consequences.
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Tennessee
Duel in railway coach leads to shooting on train
On a Fort Smith Arkansas Iron Mountain train an attempted prisoner rescue occurred as Lee Quinn loaded on the car where Grant Quinn was cuffed to officer Burgess en route to Little Rock for desertion. Burgess fired back and a passenger Irvin Brassfield was fatally wounded. Lee Quinn escaped after the fusillade.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Grant Quinn
Burgess
Quinn
Little Rock
Lee Quinn
Irvin Brassfield
Mulberry, Ark
Woman Suffragists Begin Two Weeks Campaign in Yonkers
New York suffragists start a two week statewide campaign tonight in Yonkers, aiming to influence state legislators. The effort, modeled after British activists, will reach Albany with two large rallies on January 25 and 26 to press for votes in New York.
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Yonkers
New York
New York State
Albany
Postal Official Arrested in Salt Lake Mail Theft
Salt Lake City Utah January 18 C C Slade delivery superintendent for fifteen years is jailed on charges he opened letters and stole their contents. Authorities say he was caught in the act and taken into custody.
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Salt Lake
Utah
C. C. Slade
Flames reduce 348 cars in Boston storage plant blaze
A large fire at a Boston automobile storage and repair plant near Park Square destroyed 348 cars valued at 750000 dollars, plus a bicycle track and a large pavilion. The total loss exceeded 800000 dollars. all the major sightseeing autos were burned.
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Boston
Park Square
Commission backs vast afforestation plan for Britain
London January reports the royal commission on afforestation proposes planting 9,000,000 acres in Great Britain and Ireland over eighty years. The plan would afforest about 150,000 acres annually, employing 18,000 men in winter. Forests would become self supporting after forty years and yield about 87.5 million dollars in eighty years.
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London
Royal Commission
Great Britain
Ireland
Earle in Sanatorium under care for paranoia
Ferdinand Pinney Earle, the artist who separated from his wife to wed his alleged affinity Julia Kuttner, is in a sanatorium in Central Valley New York under supervision. Reports say he suffers from acute paranoia though no official diagnosis has been released.
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Central Valley
N. Y
Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Julia Kuttner
Carlos McDonald
Speed Contests on Ice in St Paul
Amateur ice races in St Paul on January 18 featured several events. In the half mile novice, John Doe won with Ralph Fuller second and Earl O'Dell third, time 1 20 4 5. In the half mile, St Paul won, Milwaukee second, Kadd third, time 1 21. One mile Ablroth of Duluth won, Coe and Rankin of St Paul placed second and third, time 2 35 2 5. In the one mile handicap Fisher of Milwaukee scratched, Kadd of Chicago won, Ahlroth of Duluth second, Rankin of St Paul third, time 2 33 2 5.
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St. Paul
Minn
John Doe
Ralph Fuller
Earl O'Dell
Milwaukee
Kadd
Chicago
Ablroth
Duluth
Coe
Rankin
Fisher
Ahlroth
Patrons urged to report missed newspaper deliveries
Readers who do not receive their paper regularly are asked to notify the office. The notice requests timely reports to fix delivery issues and ensure service continuity for all subscribers.
Dr Humphreys Specifics in Five Languages List
A garbled catalog of Dr Humphreys Specifics claiming multilingual vials and prices for various ailments from fever and colic to dyspepsia and kidney disease. The text repeats phrases, mangled spellings, and inconsistent line breaks, preserving no clear narrative or verifiable details.
Open shop fight looms as hatters strike grows
New York January reports the Hat Manufacturers' Association will wage a decisive campaign. Aimed at the strike, President Mundheim says hat prices will rise as 15,000 to 20,000 strikers are affected. Manufacturers deny union notice was given and condemn withdrawal of the union label from Geyer Hat.
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Mundheim
New York
Hat Manufacturere’ Association
Samuel Mundheim
Hatters’ Union
Manufacturers
United Hatters of
North America
Geyer Hat Company
Thaw's Mother Indignant Over Habeas Move
Harry K Thaws mother and counsel denounce Justice Tompkins ruling sending Thaws habeas corpus hearings to New York as baseless vindictiveness by Jerome. She argues no patient should be moved from the district where the hospital is located and condemns the decision as an outrage against the family and others involved.
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Jerome
Poughkeepsie N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Tompkins
New York
London Morgans Home City Pays New York Property Tax
London Morgans home city status noted as paying New York taxes on personal property assessed at 13000. The list includes notable names with varied property values such as William Waldorf Astor 5000, Henry C Frick 500000, John W Gates 5000, John Philip Sousa 25000, Booth Tarkington 5000, and Benjamin Thaw 25000, reflecting residency declarations vs tax obligations.
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New York
William Waldorf Astor
Cliveden
England
William A. Clark
Montana
Henry C. Frick
Pittsburg
John W. Gates
Port Arthur
Tex
James J. Hill
St. Paul
St.Perpont Morgan
London
John Philip Sousa
Washington
Booth Tarkington
Indanapolis
Benjamin Thaw
Rescue brings ashore Japanese hunters from Kicho incident
Honolulu reports the schooner Flaurence Ward delivered three plumage hunters rescued from Lee Hermes Island after the Kicho allegedly landed four Japanese on July 7. A severe storm wrecked supplies, forcing survivors to live on fish and seabirds. one hunter died. The fate of the Kicho is presumed lost in the storm.
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Honolulu
Flaurence Ward
Kicho
Lee Hermes Island
Castro States His Plans to Return to Venezuela
Berlin dispatch quotes Cipriano Castro declaring he will return to Venezuela when health allows and live as a private citizen. He says he has no plan for revolution and would face any proceedings there if pursued.
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Venezuela
Berlin
Cipraiio Castro
Bays
Gas Well Develops Large Flow at Medicine Hat Alberta
Winnipeg Jan 18 report states a natural gas well near Medicine Hat Alberta has achieved a daily flow of 5,000,000 cubic feet. The development signals strong gas production for the region.
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Winnipeg
Alam
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Liver Medicine Tonic by Moogk and Guenther
A liquid liver medicine advertised by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther claims to regulate the liver relieve sick headache constipation stomach and kidney disorders and act as a mild laxative. It notes tonic effects for chills fever and malaria with a flat dose. The one dollar bottle supposedly contains twice as much as the fifty cent size.
Daily Journal delivery price per week
The Daily Journal is delivered to any part of the city for 10c a week.
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the Daily Journal
Local club meetings and rummage sale notices
The Freeport Shakespeare Society meets this evening at Miss Barton’s. The Culture Club gathers tonight with Miss Goddard on 252 South Galena Avenue. The Euterpean Club meets tomorrow at 8 with J. J. Shetden Clark. For rummage sale details call Mrs. Carrie Hughes Wegate 1032 or Mrs. B A Arnold 202. Physicians in St Louis oppose newspaper coverage of their news.
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Culture Club
Miss Goddard
Galena Avenue
Euterpean Club
J. J. Shetden Clark
Carrie Hughes
Wegate
B. A. Arnold
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Endorsed by Chicago Home
Dr Luella Underhill, medical superintendent at the Chicago Working Woman's Home, endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild reliable laxative for all the family. The company offers a free sample by mail and bottles are sold by druggists for 50 cents and one dollar.
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Chicago
Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell Bldg
Monticello
Ill
Chicken Dinner to Be Served by Van Brocklin WCTU
The Van Brocklin W C T U will host a chicken dinner at Mrs. Harris Sheetz home on Wednesday with service at 12 o clock. A good program will follow after dinner. All residents of the area are invited to attend and enjoy a notable community day.
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van Brocklin
Doan's Kidney Pills Earn Freeport Endorsement
Local resident Mrs. Elias Church of Freeport Illinois recounts severe kidney pain and fatigue resolved by Doan's Kidney Pills. She bought at Emmett's drug store, reports lasting cure for ten years, and confirms the initial statement in 1907. Doan's Pills sold nationwide by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY at 50 cents.
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Doan
Freeport
Elias Church
Spring St
Dean
Emmett's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Rev Crissman Dead After Sudden Illness in Elizabeth
Freeport acquaintances mourn the sudden death of Rev Samuel Crissman about 8 am in Elizabeth, where he served as pastor of the Presbyterian church. He is survived by three sons Rush Ralph M and George B and a daughter Luella Mae, and had recently preached at the First Presbyterian church in this city.
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Freeport
Samuel Crissman
Elizabeth
Daviess County
Presbyterian Church
Criseman
Second Presbyterian Church
Carroll Street
Park Avenue
Galena Gazette
Samuel Criasman
R. M. Criesman
First Presbyterian Church
Ralph Crissman
Crissman
Ruth Crissman
Rock Island
Mr. Crisaman
Rush
Ralph M
City
George B
Canyon City
Cub
Luella Mae
Galena
Firat
MATCH CAUSES FIRE IN BOWERS HOME
Mrs Eliza A Bowers widow of Samuel Bowers was severely burned about the hands and arms in a fire that broke out Saturday evening in her home above the Route 5 and 10 cent store on Stephenson street. She was taken to hospital Sunday morning. She lit a lamp with a match and believes a spark ignited portieres between rooms. Curtains were pulled down amid the blaze. A nearby sofa and pillows burned. Firemen confined the flames to the immediate furnishings and a few clothing items. Loss estimated at 35 to 40 dollars with no insurance.
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Eliza A. Bowers
Samuel Bowers
Stephenson Street
Peck
New Discovery Cures Weak Lungs and Colds
Washington NC resident W R Lipscomb credits a decade of illness from consumption to remedies and doctors but reports full recovery after six bottles of Dr King s New Discovery. The advertisement promotes fast relief for lung issues and offers a free trial bottle, guaranteed by Joseph Emmert.
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W. R. Lipscomb
Washington, N. C
Dr. King
Joseph Emmert
Bubser May Manage Rockford
The Rockford baseball club seeks George Bubser to manage the Reds next season. Bubser, from Rockford, has spent the last two seasons with Oshkosh and would bring varied baseball experience to his hometown club if released from the Indians.
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Bubser
Rockford
George Bubser
Reds
Oshkosh
Indians
Bay of Freeport Merchants Set Fair Prices
Bay of Freeport merchants advertise competitive pricing aimed at meeting customer needs. Local shopkeepers emphasize value, service, and adherence to shopper demands while welcoming visitors and residents to browse their wares.
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Bay of Freeport
Personal mentions from Rockford area visitors
A daily roundup lists many residents and visitors in Rockford area society notes. Martin Riordan and Miss Agnes Gaffney are among those visiting or returning home from Lena Chicago Janesville and Rockford ties. Local travel includes George Smith from Dakota, W H Diffenbaugh to Polo, Alexander Caldwell on business, and Ross Obelander to Bushnell Illinois.
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George 8. Smith
Dakota
W. H. Diffenbaugh
Polo
Agnes Gaffney
Lena
Georgia McNelley
Chicago
Ruby Carl
Alexander Caldwell
Ross Obelander
Bushnell
Benjamin Hammond
Warren, PLC
Pills Claim Nine Saviors in Liver Remedy
A patent medicine advertises Rings Little Liver Pill claiming it cures bilious ness sick headache and constipation without gripe. Priced at 26 cents and sold by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
Rockford Bowlers Defeat Freeport in Three Game Match
Rockford bowlers beat Freeport Germania two to one in a three game set. Members from the Freeport Germania Society hosted a gathering at Rockford after the match. The visiting team included Charles Guenther, Charles Schméich, Frank Steffen, Edward Emrich, Charles Franz Jr., George Pionéer, D Al Emrich, Benjamin L H Matter, Al Luebbing, Edward Merck, and Walter Pfender. A banquet followed the bowling event.
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Freeport Germemia
Peekport Germania Society
Rockford
Beford Society
Ly Chas
Guenther
Chas
Schméich
Frank Steffen
Edward Emrich
Dj Charles Franz, Jr
George Pionéer
D al Emrich
Benjamin L. H. Matter
al Luebbing
Edwar Merck
Walter Pfender
Freeport
Wee
The House Rebuilt After Fire at Minors Central Ice House
The Minors Central ice house, burned several weeks ago, has been rebuilt and refitting with ice began this morning. Workers cleared debris and laid new panels as crews restored the facility.
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Advertisement Note
A fragment from a 19th century ad quotes Kansas druggist J M Hawkins recommending Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for stomach trouble. It claims the remedy is guaranteed to work and offers a free sample bottle by mail, with prices listed as 50c and 1 per bottle.
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J. M. Hawkins
Mound City
Kan
Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldas
Retell Clerks' Dance Weds Jan 20 Germania Ball
A notice notes a dance event by Clerks' group to be held on January 20 at Germania Ball. Local organizers invite attendance and share event details for members and guests.
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Germania Ball
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Orangeville
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H. M. Wohlford
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N. M. Burt
North Freedom
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C. C. Acker
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Peoria
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