Southern Thugs Rob Train Near Berry Station Twice
A Birmingham special reports three masked men robbed Southern Express car on train No 86 near Berry Station Alabama, taking about 155 dollars. A month earlier a similar raid occurred within a mile, with the Burrows gang suspected and a bloodhound pursuit launched from Coalburg penitentiary.
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Bane
New Orleans
Picayune
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Railway
Berry Station
Southern Sdxpress Company
Greenville
Miss
Wilmot
Brown
Berry
Alabama
Lves
North River
J. Z. Ward
Ward
Express
W. GC. Agee
Southern Iexpress Company
D. P. Burrs
Southern Express Company
O. T. Pickhard
Coalburg Penitentiary
Lane Gang
Burrows
Detroit Mystery Assault Suspect Traced to Boston
A. M. Thayer was arraigned for vagrancy in Boston and sentenced to a month in jail while investigators verify if he is the Detroit era suspect known as the mysterious assaulter. The man is linked to a string of attacks on women and girls in Detroit and a $2000 reward is in place. Officers depart for Detroit to confirm identity and pursue further charges.
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Boston
A. M. Thayer
Thayer
Detroit
Mich
Hwmma Hitzel
Wisconsin professor John Dow dies by suicide in Madison
John Dow, a former University of Wisconsin instructor and Glasgow graduate, killed himself with laudanum amid despondency from drinking and job loss. Dow earlier served as a private secretary in Italy and taught English literature at South Dakota University. In Black River Falls, three boys tied to a Haunt Claire trip faced sentences: Gemma Gault got one year hard labor at Waupun, Willie Thistlewood to reform school until 21, John Delonge received a reprimand.
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Madison, Wis
John Dow
University of Wisconsin
Glasgow University
Italy
America
South Dakota University
Black River Falls
Wis
Haut Claire
Buckley
Gailey
Gemma Gault
Waupun
Willie Thistlewood
Reform School
John Delonge
Law Against Criminal “Gush” Discourages Miscreant Adulation
In St Paul Joh on February 22 Representative Foss filed a bill to curb crime sympathy. The act would make it a misdemeanor to send flowers or tokens of sympathy to felons unless related or a clergyman, with penalties from fifteen to ninety days in jail or a $25 to $100 fine.
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St. Paul
Joh
Foss
Siege of Fort Guamo Near Manzanillo Reports Progress
News from Havana via Key West says Calix to Garcia with 5000 armed men besieged and bombarded Fort Guamo thirty miles from Manzanillo on the River Cauto eight days ago. The garrison has held, General Bosch ordered gunboats Relampago and Centinela to relieve the fort but Relampago was destroyed by an insurgent torpedo. A Spanish column later reportedly lifted the siege as Bosch was delayed by convoy duties at Veguita July Bayamo.
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Havana
Key West
Fla
Calixto Garcia
Guamo
Manzanillo
Cauto
Bosch
Fort Guamo
Veguita
Bayamo
Central Base Ball League Organized in Evansville
The Central Base Ball League formed in Evansville Indiana with five cities represented Nashville Terre Haute Cairo Washington and Evansville. Memphis and Little Rock were expected but did not attend. Washington was denied admission until Little Rock responded. Cabe Simons was elected president.
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Evansville
Ind
Nashville
W. L. Work
Terre Haute
H. ¥. Schmidt
Cairo
A. Steifel
Washington
Marx Gumberts
Memphis
Little Rock
Cabe Simons
Tragedy in Waupun: John Brower Ends Life at Home
Waupun Wisconsin January 22 1923 John Brower a well known traveling man ended his life by hanging in an old building near his home. He used a rope and a black silk handkerchief to mask his face before leaping from a ladder causing instantaneous death according to doctors.
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Waupun
Wis
John Brower
Earthquake at Kisham Island Kills 2500 in Persia
A Teheran dispatch reported 2500 people perished in the Kisham Island quake of January 11. Kisham Island, largest in the Persian Gulf, lies about fifteen miles from the gulf entrance and has an Arab population near five thousand.
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London
Teheran
Persia
Kisham Island
Persian Gulf
Guardian bid over husband who believes child is deity
Terre Haute Indiana on January 22 Mrs Joseph Peacock asks the court to appoint her guardian for her husband. She says he believes their 8 year old child is an incarnation of the Deity and last Sunday tried to make the child grasp red hot coals.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Joseph Peacock
Lanark Man Found Dead From Gas Spill at Snug Hotel
New York report states W. H. Misner of Lanark Illinois was found dead in his room at the Snug hotel after the gas was blown out. Authorities note no sign of self inflicted death.
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New York
W. H. Misner
Lanark, Ills
Weather Outlook Across States For Twenty-Four Hours
Washington reports indicate Indiana will be fair and warmer then colder by morning with westerly winds. Illinois sees rain or snow in the south and light snow in the north with winds shifting to the northwest and colder tonight. Michigan and Wisconsin expect light local snows with southerly winds turning northwest and colder tonight. Iowa may have light snows with colder northwesterly winds.
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Washington
Indiana
Markets Report United States and Chicago grain prices
The Markets section lists on call money at 14 4 per cent and mercantile paper at 84 4 per cent. Government bonds showed mixed results with 4% registered at 12144, 5s at 113, and 4s at 11134. Chicago Board of Trade quotes January wheat 77 cents, May 70 to 71, July 75 to 74 3/4, corn 21 1/2 cents January, May 24 1/4 cents, July 25 1/4. Oats January 15 3/4 cents, May 18 1/8, park and butter prices varied. lard January 3.93, May 4.10. Potatoes and apples listed with small ranges. Chicago live stock shows hogs 3.20 to 3.60, cattle 4.90 to 5.80, sheep and lambs 2.40 to 5.25, with regional notes. Milwaukee grain quotes include No 2 spring wheat 1 cents, No 1 northern 1. /
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Aterling Exchange
United States
Chicago
Onicago
Board of Trade
Burbanks
Hebrons
Union
Ifoga
Texas
One at Heart. Instances of Humanity to Man
Two stories from across America show common kindness to strangers. In Tacoma a grieving father and mother bury their child with strangers converting pity into aid as workers and passersby assemble a makeshift funeral procession. A New York newsboy sleeper receives quiet acts of generosity from strangers on a Park Avenue car ending with a grateful nod from the boy and a roomful of strangers.
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Tacoma
New York Sixth Avenue
Park Place
Twenty-third Street
Insect Stone Lias Beetle Wing Case Limestone
The lias formation in England is famed as insect stone chalk built almost entirely of petrified beetle wing cases. The beetles died on lake surfaces, shells sank, the lake dried, and heat and chemistry transformed the deposits into a hard chalky stone. The body matter became lime while wing cases remained as preserved remains. St. Louis Republic.
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England
Britain
St. Louis Republic
Con summated lye mix up at Indiana grocer
A grocer’s new boy bragged of confusing a customer by handing her a can labeled consecrated lye instead of the requested product. The exchange, cited by the Indianapolis Journal, highlights a misunderstanding and a claim of better deception than correction.
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Indianapolis Journal
Earth's Imaginary Line Changes Position on Earth
A Chicago Tribune report notes that the imaginary axis around which the Earth rotates daily is not fixed relative to the planet and continually shifts its position.
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Chicago Tribune
Fashion Notes on Fabrics and Fall Accessories
The article surveys popular fabrics such as black silk and wool cords, iridescent mohairs, and tainted mixed weaves for gowns and travel wear. It notes color trends including Hyacinth blue pale mauve and pale yellow, plus evolving collar styles like the Medici and storm collars with fur remnants. It warns electric seal as an imitation of real fur and praises high grade fabrics for warmth and longevity.
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N. Y
Gas Office Visit Brims With Ironic Glee
A Washington Star anecdote recounts a man visiting a gas office smiling at clerks as he laments your meters miss sewer gas. He jokes about the city’s extra pressure from a coughing worker and notes sanitary plumbers found unseen gas in his home.
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Ile
Washington Star
Chocolate Caramels From Old Home Journal
A confection recipe describes making chocolate caramels using condensed milk, sweet creams, sugar, glucose, and frosting chocolate. The method details dissolving chocolate, blending with cream, cooking to soft crack, and cooling before final shaping.
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Jornal
Dr C M Wright Endorses Tallerday Female Tonic Claim
Blaine Illinois physician Dr C M Wright reports Tallerday's Female Tonic cures stubborn cases after other remedies fail. She says two to three bottles relieve pain restore appetite and strength, with patients feeling better and improving. Sold by Emmert & Burrell.
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C. M. Wright
Blaine, Ills
Mourning Dog Seeks Lost Companion in Chicago
A North division tale recalls two small dogs that daily played together until one was killed by a passing wagon. The surviving dog kept vigil, moaning and licking the face of the dead partner for days. He wandered the area in grief, following the rubbish wagon when it removed the remains.
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North Division
Chicago
Humoane Journal
Prose Quip About Scribbs Civic Tandy Shop
A humorous item notes Scribbs has proved himself a genius by leaving poetry to run a Tandy shop next to a schoolhouse. The quip contrasts literary work with a small business venture in a playful Chicago Record tone.
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Scribbs
Chicago Record
Tax Notice for Sewer and Taxes Collectible
City notices extend tax books until March 10 for sewer and tax collection. Six percent interest applies. Pay taxes to avoid interest. Office hours 9 to 3 daily, and 7 to 9 on Saturday evenings. T D Osbourne City Collector.
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Fry’s Block
T. D. Osborne
City Collecor
Tax Collector Opens Office For Freeport 1896 Taxes
James Manson, collector, announces a new tax office in the rear of the First National Bank to collect Freeport town taxes for 1896. He urges residents to call and pay taxes as soon as possible.
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First National Bank
Freeport
James Manson
General Grinding For Scissors and Razors
Christopher Ulrich at No 23 Chestnut Street Freeport offers sharpening and grinding of scissors razors and knives with specialty in barbers and paper hangers shears.
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Christopher Ulrich
Chestnut St
Hospital
Freeport
Pure Drugs at Proper Prices Soothes All Ages
A merchant promotes accessible medicines for young and old, stressing reliable purity and fair prices. The copy presents no modesty in offering the products and asserts readiness to supply customers with what they want.
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