Betz Refuses Chicago Extradition Pardon
George Betz alias John Bingham will not go to Chicago for murder extradition. Oregon Governor Lord pardoned him before a habeas corpus ruling to honor the Illinois warrant, but Judge Sears says the pardon is inoperative. Betz shows no intention to accept and will likely finish his three year burglary sentence in Oregon.
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Oragon
Portland
Ore
Chicago
George Betz
John Bingham
Betz
Oregon Penitentiary
Lord
Sears
State Circuit Court
Illinois
Oregon
Farm son of Illinois couple lives in Michigan rumor
Michigan Farimer in Great Luck Ludington Mitch January 26 describes Thomas Hall a farmer who learns his father and mother separated in Chicago twenty eight years ago. The father died soon after and the mother went to New York where she left a fortune of 2 million dollars five years ago. Hall’s share is about 50 thousand dollars a year and he had never heard of his father or mother.
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Michigan
Farimer
Ludington
Mitch
Thomas Hall
Chicago
New York City
Hall
Paris Student Charts Global Walk to Test Paper Suits
London reports Dufay, a Paris chemistry student, began a three year world journey on foot to prove paper’s weather resisting qualities wearing only suits made from paper. He plans to traverse continents, incurring daily hardship as he tests the material.
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London
Dufay
Paris
Explosion in Florida Southern shops kills engineer and injures workers
Palatka Florida January 25 The large boiler in the Florida Southern railway machine shops exploded with terrific force. George Patten the engineer was killed his head blown off Hol Kummer a carpenter head crushed probably fatally injured and George Eville a blacksmith leg fractured.
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Palatka
Fla
Florida Southern Railway
George Patten
Hol Kummer
George Eville
Best Citizens mob lynches alleged rapist in Bryan
In Bryan Texas on January 26 a mob of local residents hanged Eugene Washington a Black man accused of raping Miss De Hart near the city. The lynching occurred as vigilantes took the law into their hands.
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Bryan
Tex
Eugene Washington
Mob Hangs Taylor in Jail Yard after Alleged Assault
In Tallahassee Florida on January 26 a mob of about a dozen men, mostly Black, took Pierce Taylor from the jail and hanged him in the jail yard after he confessed to attempting an assault on Miss Emma Apthorp the prior Sunday.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Pierce Taylor
Emma Apthorp
Taylor
Senator George In Grave Health Crisis In Garfield Hospital
United States Senator James Z. George of Mississippi lies dangerously ill from heart failure at Garfield hospital in Washington. Advanced age has friends worried about his outcome amid the health crisis.
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George Dangerously II
Washington
United States
James Z. George
Mississippi
Garfield Hospital
Two Americans Die In Separate Accidents At British Columbia Site
Nelson B C January 25. Dugald Patterson of Emmett Michigan was killed by a falling log at the site near Trial Creek. Smelter George Braden, also American, fell into a pot of molten slag and was badly burned and is not expected to live.
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Nelson
B. C
Dugald Paterson
Emmett
Mich
George Braden
Fire Destroys Part of Orphanage Dormitory in Council Bluffs
Fire yesterday morning partially destroyed the boys dormitory at the Christian Home orphanage in Council Bluffs Iowa. One hundred boys were rescued as firefighters battled frigid conditions in a dire fight to control the blaze.
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Council Bluffs
Christian Home
Well Known Novelist Hungerford Dies in Dublin
Dublin January 25. Mrs Hungerford the famous novelist known by the pen name the Duchess is dead. Her passing ends a noted literary career and leaves a legacy in 19th century fiction.
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Dublin
Fire kills Mrs Croyle as Bed Ford house burns down
The William Croyle residence in Bedford Pennsylvania was destroyed by fire on Saturday. Mrs Croyle and two children were burned to death. The following items note mill closures in Milwaukee and various political and labor developments across the country, including bimetallism talk and local strikes.
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Bedford
First Pay Bank
Newport
Cleveland
Brown Holsting Works
Massachusetts ‘Democratic Club
Hoar
Lodge
United States
John Martin
Kansas ‘Supreme Court
Charles Foster
United States Senate
Ohio
Electric Springs
Warrensburg
Harvard
Bricklayers’ and Masons
Interfmnational Union
Worcester
Mass
Peoria
Fili
Little Pete
San Francisco
Peffer
Senate
Topeka Advocate
Weather Indications for Twenty-Four Hours
Weather outlook from 8 p m yesterday covers Indiana and Illinois generally fair and cold with northerly to westerly winds. Lower Michigan sees fair weather with occasional lake effect snow at lake stations and cooler in the north. Upper Michigan remains fair and cold with westerly winds. Wisconsin fair but colder in the east with NW winds. Iowa fair with continued cold northerly winds.
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Washington
Indiana
New Experience on a Streetcar Ends in Disgust
A petite matron and her child ride a streetcar. The mother’s impatience and the child’s sighs reveal social expectations and seating rules. A pleasant old lady notes the scene as the mother explains the girl is disgusted by not receiving a seat, remarking she has never ridden on a hog ear.
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Sittaglon
Detroit
Mamma
Early Theological Zoology and Animal Symbolism
The piece recounts medieval Christian views linking the whale and pelican to moral lessons. It notes how whales lure fish with odor into jaws as a devilish trap. Augustine’s reading of the pelican tale describes self-wounding to revive its young, shaping atonement symbolism.
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Appleton
Hell
St. Augustine
Hard Luck tale of author Will N Harben stalled careers
The Atlanta Constitution notes author Will N Harben’s early success with a dozen stories yet never published. He received letters saying editors were crowded and even a note claimed a conspiracy to publish after his death. Harben tore the note apart and married.
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Will N. Harben
Atlanta Constitution
Harben
Associated
Boy Guards Lighthouse Alone in Savage Maine Storm
A 15-year-old son of a keeper stayed at the Saddleback Ledge lighthouse for three weeks while a storm raged. He kept the light burning, eating little and sleeping barely, as his father struggled to return. The storm ends with father and son both hailed as proud on the Maine coast.
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Scribner's
Lightkeeper
Maine
Saddleback
Sultan of Turkey Keeps A Domestic Life And Watches A Bicycle
Diary remarks that the sultan is a family man who adores his children and hosts a private theater for their plays. It notes his strong disapproval of bicycles, calling them immoral and a danger to the state.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Modest England mocks Li Jlung Changs U S visit
The London World reports that Li Jlung Chang faced sharp American skepticism toward humor during his U S tour. It says his questions about generals and remarks on English greatness provoked strong criticism, labeling him a dangerous menace by some.
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Uncle Sam
Li Jlung Chang
United States
London
Jonathan
Atlantic
England
Modern Solomon A French court acquits mother over theft tale
A needlewoman accused of stealing two gold coins from her employer swore the child in her arms took them by reach. The magistrate tested the claim by placing coins within the child's grasp and the child seized them. The mother was acquitted amid the dramatic scene.
Tired of Chestnut Quotes The Quotation Dilemma
The New York Herald notes people overusing familiar phrases and quotes yet argues some quotations remain indispensable in writing and speech. It contrasts endless repeats with moments when a well placed line aids expression and wit.
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New York
Ierald
Immigrant labor reshapes a New York shirt trade
Mary Gay Humphreys in Scribner's describes immigrant men with beards entering a shirt factory once run by women. Prices fall, work moves home, and the all-female workforce strikes and loses as Black-bearded workers take over production and the factory closes.
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Mary Gay Humphreys
Scribner’s
Gathering Aquarium Stock for Safe Travel
Experienced collectors avoid shipping fish long distances soon after capture. The New York Sun notes that stress injuries and fungus risk mortality. Prefer resting near shore in suitable conditions to weed out weak fish, fostering sound specimens ready to endure transport and survive in aquariums.
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New York Sun
Soubrette’s dental crisis and witty back rows remark
A young soubrette visits a dentist in agony over an ulcerated wisdom tooth. The dentist says it must be pulled. She replies by removing her plate and quips she will remove her orchestra chairs to let him reach the back rows.
Hunting the Ballot and the Skill of Forger Interprets Ballads
The Atlantic Monthly praises the craft of forging and manipulating ballads while stressing the need for editors to grasp oral literature. It highlights Prof. Child as a natural expert whose keen instinct detects any discord in ballad tone and who also bridges poetry of nature with poetry of art.
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Atlantic Monthly
Percy
Child
Boston Woman Valued By Knowledge And Skill
The Forum says Boston society rewards a woman's reputation for knowledge and ability. Ambitious widows and spinsters happily pursue vocations in botany painting rhetoric or political economy into advanced age. A 70 year old pupil in oratory earns respect from her younger classmates for her determination and performance. Boston men may forgive aging if a woman stays bright and engaging and makes him feel her knowledge surpasses his.
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Boston
Forum
Oratory
Vast Herd of Elk Reported in Jackson Hole Wyoming
A game warden estimates thirty thousand elk winter in the Jackson Hole country of Wyoming. He saw a herd of about 15,000 stretching six miles, noting the snow packed hard like flint ice. Thousands pass along the Snake River route from the Great Swamp to the Gros Ventre hills, with calf calls at night.
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Jackson's Hole
Wyoming
Snake River
Great Swamp
Gros Ventre
Burnt by Roentgen Rays in a 13 Year Old
A 13-year-old boy was exposed naked for 45 minutes to a powerful Roentgen ray device to have his picture taken. Within a fortnight a circular red spot appeared on the abdomen above the navel, grew into itching blisters, and after six weeks the skin scarred and later shed its outer layer before returning to normal. The progression resembled severe sunburn.
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Deutsche Medicinische Wochenschrift
Personally Conducted Tour Through Mexico
The North Western Line offers a personally conducted Mexican tour led by ex excursion manager J J Grafton. Participants meet in Chicago, depart February 2 1897 aboard a vestibuled Palace train for thirty days visiting major cities and sights with options to extend tickets. Pamphlets and rates available from Chicago & North Western Ry agents.
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North-Western
Mexico
J. J. Grafton
Chicago
Chicago & North- Western Ry
Railroad Time Tables and Train Arrivals Disorganized
Train schedule snippet shows arrivals and departures from multiple routes with daily and Sunday exceptions. Lines reference No 8 No 4 No 32 No 3234 and Nos 1 2 3 4 8 13 37 38 with various origin points including west east Freeport Lena Warren Galena and Mount Everett area.
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Pepars
Freeport
Lena Warren
Galena
Madison Passenger Trains Run Daily Except Sunday
Freight trains carry passengers on the Dodgeville and Madison lines. No 151 leaves for Madison and No 164 arrives from Milwaukee branch. trains run daily except Sundays with several timetabled trips between Madison and Dodgeville.
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Madison
Madteon
Bupday
Dodgeville Line
Dodeville
Sissy
Ageni
Chicago & Northwestern
Freeport
Chicago
Manbristsensesssee
Bre Ory Pensen
Meecess Pete Cocr
Eres Cobs Ware
Trains Run From Freeport to Major Cities On Chicago Great Western
Chicago Great Western Railway schedules show express and passenger trains from Freeport to Chicago St Paul Des Moines and Kansas City with through coaches to Milwaukee and Rock Island connections. Baggage checked through to destination with stage transfers from Brewster and Grewater houses.
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Chicago
Rock Ieland
Milwaukee
Freeport
W. W. Junction
Staeportd
Beloit
H. Selanc
Tenons Hill
Chicago Jinton
Dubuque
St. Paul
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Kansas City
All Saints West
Rock Island
Iavannos
Ibsve
Chicago Great Western RY
Minnapolis
Des Moines
J. Joseph
Kansas Cty
Sla
Chicago Limited
Chicago Express
Bt. P
K. O.mitted
Booth Freeport
Grewater House
Depars ost Hayes forreswoa
The fragmentary text references a departure and a time noted as 4:00. Readable names or places are unclear, producing a minimal item with uncertain details.
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Depars
Hayes Forreswoa
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