Indictments Hit Secretary Wilson in Peoria Case
The Peoria grand jury returned twenty eight indictments against John W. Wilson secretary of the commission on the incurably insane. He faces felonies and a misdemeanor including uttering forged paper and malfeasance in office. Bail was posted on ten indictments at $500 each, with $10,000 total bond to be furnished. Meanwhile widow Mary Colthar Monroe, once linked to a New York sharper, is arrested in Carlisle Alabama on insanity charges after a years long misfortune and alleged fraud.
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Til
Jam
Grand
John W. Wilson
Malisanee
Dela. Wilson
Thomas TR. Smith
Wis I. Davis
Samuel Il. Leish
Ite
Springfield
C“Arlinville
Mary Colthar Monroe
J. W. Colthar
James Brice
New York
Chester
N. Y
Chicago
Newark
Price
Rochester
Saxon postmaster postoffice in Saxon village facing vacancy
Efforts to recruit a postmaster for Saxon, Illinois, have failed as applicants decline the workload for low pay. The incumbent Thomson plans to move on after years of undisturbed service, with the office generating little salary despite heavy mail volume and stamp sales.
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Bady
Saxon
Hisnois
Likewanee, Lll
Here
Jed
Thomson
Young Woman Dies in church during services
In Bloomington HL on June 24 Sunday Miss Winnie Wilmette Warner aged 17 collapsed and died from heart failure during morning services at the Methodist church.
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Bloomington
Grid
Winnie Wilmette Warner
Quarantine Regulations Observed at Clay City
Merre Haute Indiana January 24 The antiquities at Clay City have forced residents to observe the quarantine regulations against smallpox.
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Merre Haute
Ind
Clay City
Miners and Operators Seek Agreement at Scale Conference
Indianapolis Jan 24 delegates from three states formed committees for the joint scale conference. The Interstate Operators committee at Denison failed to set a pay price for coal with miners deeming proposed terms too high. A few preliminaries were arranged for anticipated talks. The convention also ballots for a vice president and set outside laborer rates including trimmers, dumpers and other jobs with varied daily wages.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers’ Convention
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Interstate Operators Association
Denison
Mine Workers’ Convention
No Sympathy for Boers Defeated in Iowa House
Des Moines January 24 The Iowa House rejected a sympathy resolution for the Boers by 57 to 22 after Democrats and most Republicans supported it. Republicans favoring the measure represented counties with strong German populations. Senate discussions included repeal of an anti fusion law, a tuberculosis test bill for imported cattle, and prize fighting prohibition. House actions also included labor reform and endowment fund lending at trustees discretion.
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Iowa
Carter
Iserv
Grundy
Senate
Healy
Tmmert
Cass
Lister
Barrett
Sioux City
Thueman
House
State Agricultural College
Apple blossoms in January surprise Marinette area
In Marinette Wisconsin on January 24 apples bloomed out of season. Bungener and Bur of Green Bay received a large bunet as a gift from Bellevue farmer J C Nelson who is credited with the unusual bloom.
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Marinette
Wis
Bungener & Bur
Green Bay
Bellevue
J. C. Nelson
Have the Boers Left Mafeking
Native arrivals report that troops patrolling Mafeking are not Boers. It is conjectured the Boers may have retired and the patrollers could be Baden-Powell’s men.
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Mafeking
Guaberones
Bechuanaland
Lourenzo Marquis
Baden-Powell
Chicago Markets Report Hogs and Cattle Prices Listed
Chicago markets show hog receipts 98 000 with pigs to heavy packing bids from 3.00 to 4.80 per cwt. Cattle receipts 3 000 with steers quoted from 3.05 to 6.00 and cows 2.00 to 4.25. Sheep receipts 18 000 with western lambs 5.00 to 6.25 and native lambs 4.75 to 6.40 per cwt. East Buffalo reports steady prices across hogs, cattle and sheep. St. Louis and Milwaukee grain markets show mixed price movements for corn, oats, rye and wheat futures and cash.
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Chicago
Texas
East Bufalo
Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
East Buffalo
St. Louis Grain
St. Louis
Milwaukee Grain
Milwaukee
Detroit
Chicago Board of Trade
Sana
Rome
Bextra Creamery
Illinois
National Capital Agriculture and Subsidy Debates Stir Congress
The piece surveys Agriculture Department activities, meat inspections, seed distribution policies, and a proposed general subsidy system for American merchant marine. It notes Secretary Wilson’s remarks on meat safety, seed distribution history, and Payne’s push for subsidy legislation while outlining Senate focus on financial measures and reciprocity treaties.
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Agricultural Department
Senate
Strange Cataleptic Case Studied at Matteawan Institution
The article describes a dramatic cataleptic condition where a patient remains motionless despite full perception. It follows Michael R Buczny, a Hungarian who killed Kru sina Klein in New York City, as doctors study his paralysis at the State Institution for the Criminal Insane in Matteawan after his arrest.
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Michael R Buczny
State Institution For
Matteawan
Bucsny
Brooklyn
Krusina Klein
New York City
One Man Prefers Self View Over Peers, A Common Stance
A concise remark notes that a man often regards himself as superior while acknowledging others may be nearly equal in ability. The line captures ego in self-assessment and the tendency to see personal merit as slightly higher than others.
Reader asked for backache cure finds Doan's Kidney Pills
Freeport residents are urged to ask about cures for backache. A testimonial from Chas Weiss of 424 S Galena Ave credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing his backache after rheumatic symptoms. Sold 50 cents per box at dealers. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY sells by mail. Remember the name Doan's.
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Freeport
Telow
Dean
Chas. Weiss
S. Galena Ave
Emmett & Burrell
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo N. Y
United States
Doan’s
Laugh Three Times a Day Affects Health and Beauty
A New York Herald piece urges women to cultivate daily laughter as a health and beauty tonic. It promotes smiling three times daily, laughing with others, and using humor to improve digestion, mood, and overall vitality.
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New York Herald
Careful Eye Care From Simple Cold Water Remedies
The article extols cold water baths for eyes, advising opening the lids in a cup of water, washing by opening and closing, and drying gently. It warns against rubbing, suggests salt in water for weak eyes, and describes using a boiled linen compress for styes. Also notes rest and avoiding eyelid pressure to prevent vision loss.
Two kinds of courtesy contrasted in moral reflection
The excerpt argues there are heart driven and bred courtesy. True courtesy comes from goodwill, not mere politeness or social training, and it should be equal to all, never servile, enriching character and social harmony.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Congress
United States
Providen Te
Joab
Amasa
Harper’s Bazar
Compliment and Anecdotes From Court Rooms and health claims
A London Globe excerpt recalls Lord Watson opposing interruptions with the quip that he never interrupts a fool. The item also touts One Minute Cough Cure as life saving, claiming it cures coughs colds croup bronchitis pneumonia grippe and throat and lung troubles and prevents consumption with immediate results from H. J. Moogk.
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Lord Watson
Lord Bramvwell
Efe
London Globe
Grippe
H. J. Moogk
Prince of Wales Visits Hindoo School in Madras
The Prince of Wales toured 2 Hindoo school in Madras where pupils practiced royal forms. He asked a boy to name a compass and the boy replied with a playful miscue calling it a royal compass to address him.
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Prince of Wales
Madras
One Minute Cough Cure Praised by Southern Agent
L T Travis of Selina Georgia writes praise for One Minute Cough Cure claiming it works like a charm for coughs colds croup bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles. H J Moogh agrees with the remedy's immediate results.
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L. T. Travis
Southern R. R
Selina
H. J. Moogh
J. I. Berry
Loganton
Ducks Lay Black Eggs From Acorn Diet, French Note
A French scientific writer reports ducks that eat acorns often lay black eggs due to iron-rich shells reacting with acorn tannin. The paper also claims fowls fed boiled lobster shells will lay bright red eggs.
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Promises Quick Relief
When sleep eludes you from coughing this remedy offers prompt relief. It claims to aid expectoration, ease the lungs, and prevent pneumonia. For sale by Emmert and Burrell, druggists.
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Chamberlains
Emmert & Burrell
Lovely Handa and Beauty Tools Ad Offer Promises
A shoppers notice touts simple beauty aids including a silver sand basin and wooden sticks to transform ugliness. It cites testimonials from J. I. Berry and H. J. Moogh endorsing various products and hints at remedies for coughs and throat issues.
Threatened With Consumption In Champaign Patient Cures
A Champaign resident at 212 Maple Street reports a year long hacking cough and fear of consumption. After using Foley's Honey and Tar a single bottle cured the cough. patient under physician care prior, with endorsement from Jungkunz Co. and H. J. Moogk.
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C. Unger
Maple St
Champaign
Foley
H. J. Moogk
W. FP
Jungkunz S Co
Special Reduced Rates to Western Points by C M St Paul Ry
The C M and St P Railway Co offers second class tickets to western points via Great Northern and Northern Pacific lines at greatly reduced rates. Details available at the local ticket office. Do not miss our figures if planning a trip to that territory. J B Swarr.
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Northern Pacific Railways
J.B. Swarr
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