University honors German ambassador at Chicago event
Chicago on January 25 saw a large University of Chicago turnout to honor Baron von Holleben,Imperial Germany's representative. Amid cheers and speeches, he spoke on close ties between German and American institutions and hoped for continued amicable relations. A banquet followed with university officials in attendance.
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Springfield
Pann
Chicago
University of Chicago
Baron von Holleben
Imperor William
United States
Kent
Baron von
Senate of the University
Harper
Senate
YARMER IS DECLARED A BANKRUPT IN ILLINOIS
In Mattoon Illinois Judge Allen of the United States district court ruled Jerome I Taylor a farmer from Mattoon bankrupt after creditors from First National Bank Murray McDonald and Joseph Cavins alleged a confession of judgment. The Mattoon National Bank as his diet creditor argued he could not be bankrupt as a tiller of the soil. The court found Saylor solvent and the ruling opens a potential appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
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Springfield
Alen
United States District Court
Jerome I. Tayor
Alattoon
First National Bank
Murray McDonald
Joseph Cavins
Taylor
Mattoon National Bank
Saylor
Allen
United States Supreme Court
Strike at Springfield steel mill threatens move if men stay away
Reports from Springfield detail a clash over shift tonnage at the Republic Iron and Steel 12-inch mill. A rougher named Wheeler was discharged after wrangling with Superintendent Griffith. union officer Wilcher prompted a shaft walkout, closing the mill. Company official Mr Trampeter warned further discharges and possible mill relocation if workers do not return. Also in Springfield, canal commissioners urged action on Cravernor Viin ner’s Calumet feeder plan via Blue Island and Calumet river. In other news, Ered Sibley was sentenced to life for the murder of Jane Bru mot. and Eureka College president Dr J H Hardin resigned.
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Springfield
J.L
Republic Iron and Steel Works
Wheeler
Griffith
Wilcher
Trampeter
St. Louis
Canal Commissioners
Panner
Cravernor
South
Chicago
Blue Island
Calumet
Sibley
Naylorville
Hts
Lan
Christian County
Ered
Chester
Jane Bru- Mot
Henry Brunoat
Sheldon’s Experiment Gains Swift Public Backing
Topeka Kansas January 25 The immediate and extraordinary public response to the Sheldon edition of The Capitol includes telegrams and letters from across the nation The New York order calls for 10000 copies per issue and 6000 lines of advertising space Nebraska subscribes for 100 copies Kansas papers seek cuts of Mr Sheldon for use in their columns
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Topeka
Kas
Capitol
Sheldon
Daily Capitol
New York
Telegraph
Nebraska
Kansas
Mr. Sheldon
Luther on plural marriage quoted to refute polygamy
Springfield Illinois January 25 The State Register publishes a communication from President Slerzer Concordia Lutheran college denying Brigham Roberts Mormon claim Luther supported polygamy Luther allegedly called foul on polygamists and cited a Luther reference condemning multiple marriages as a devil blessed abyss of hell Amen
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Springfield
Ing
State Register
Slerzer
Concordia Lutheran College
Brigham ST. Roberts
Utah
Luther
Roberts
Martin [Luther
Hell
Negro Hunt in Alabama at Coalburg Riot Fears Renewed
News from Birmingham reports a clash between black miners and white miners at Coalburg twelve miles from the city. A Black man was found dead in a mine, believed shot by a white man, provoking masked vigilante activity as Black miners arm themselves. White miners hunted the Black workers overnight. the mine operator fled his office fearing violence.
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Birmingham
Ala
Coalburg
Prohibitionist Party Sets 1900 Convention in Chicago
Chicago January 25 The national convention of Prohibitionists for 1900 will be held in Chicago June 27 as per the official call. Representation bases four delegates at large per state plus twice the state's Congress members and an extra delegate for each 1000 votes or fraction thereof cast for the Prohibition presidential candidate in 1896.
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Chicago
Congress
Boer losses and prisoner reports amid early war totals
A Brussels dispatch notes Boer losses since the war began up to the battle of Colenso totaling 212 killed 683 wounded with 80 recovered and 200 prisoners. After Elandslaagte the British reported 900 Boer prisoners at Simon's Town, suggesting a large discrepancy.
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Indianapolis
Brussels
Colenso
Elandslangte
Simon’s Town
Bill to Reduce Interest Rates in Iowa
Des Moines Jan 25 Representative Kendall of Albia introduced a bill in the house to cut interest rates in Iowa. The current law sets 6 percent as the legal rate and 8 percent as the maximum contract rate. The proposed measure would set 5 percent as the legal rate and 7 percent as the contract rate.
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Des Moines
Kendall
Albia
Iowa
Shooting near Wilt River mills leaves two dead
Athens Ga Jan 25 news reaches here of a shooting affair near Wilt River mills in which John Benningfield and his son were fatally wounded by John Legg. The trouble grew from an old feud.
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Athens
Wilt River Mills
John Benningfield
John Legg
Markets prompt Chicago Board of Trade quotes and staples
Chicago market report lists Wheat oats corn and pork prices with openings and closes. Includes butter eggs poultry and produce notes. Chicago live stock with hogs cattle and sheep quotations and receipts. Milwaukee grain prices add regional context.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Uxtra Creamery
Illinois
Cuttie
Texas
Decorating the Household with Single Massed Arrangements
The article advises concentrating decorations into one effective mass rather than spreading them thinly. It suggests placing most flowers on a large table and massing ribbons and bunting in a prominent area such as a window or rostrum. Ferns and greens offer strong alternatives, with ferns costing about six cents per 100 fronds.
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Emily
Inez Redding
Worain
Embroidered Garden Motifs in Mary Mary Quite Contrary Theme
A discussion on applying a nursery rhyme inspired cosign to a music portfolio. It describes using linen with dark tones, earth brown or citron green, to highlight delicate floral designs such as wanxen blossoms and Solo mion's seal. Sixfold floss is recommended for durability and true texture in needlework.
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Solomion
Silver bells design colors for embroidery work described
The Philadelphia Ledger outlines a sixfold floss embroidery plan for the Silver Bells motif. It specifies three greens for Solomon's seal blades and cowslip leaves, extra emerald tint for stems, two yellows for cowslip corollas, pale tubes, bells in pale cream, no blue in the whites, shells in buff to pale pink, and a brown shade for the five freckles and outlining.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Simple home method for marrons glaces from France
Readers skilled in French confections can prepare marrons glacés at home. Boil imported chestnuts to loosen shells, simmer in a sugar syrup until tender, peel, then coat in sugar syrup again using a skewer. Dry on parchment and use quickly as they do not keep long.
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France
Ivory Tusk Cups and Vases With Silver Mountings
Ivory tusk cups and vases with silver mountings appeal to the artistic sense, showcasing craftsmanship and decorative potential. The pieces highlight intricate carving and metalwork likely drawing interest from collectors and galleries seeking unique vintage ornamental wares.
Conundrum Supper A Charity Menu Enigma
A Philadelphia Press item describes a clever charity idea called conundrum supper. Guests dine to a menu card of enigmas and must order blindly. Examples include Pearl gatherers for oysters and Boston's overthrow for tea, with other baffling dish translations and playful surprises.
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Herald of the Dawn
New England
Boston
Ark
Arabia
Saratoga
Philadelphia Press
Women in Business How Health Shapes Career Success
An editorial urges women to leverage punctuality patience and discipline but stresses health as capital and independent thinking as essential. It criticizes teaching that neglects physiology and highlights risks of poor health and basic clerical errors in the workplace.
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Wommn
What Carrots Did for Her
A distracted mother brought her daughter to a physician who prescribed claret with meals. After ten days the girl was rosy and healthy. The mother proudly credited carrots for the recovery, noting the girl had eaten them regularly since the visit, cooked and sometimes raw.
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Argonaut
Cleaning Brass With Ammonia Advice
A home remedy describes pouring very strong ammonia over brass and scrubbing until bright. Rinse with clean water and dry. gas exposure may discolor metal. ammonia fumes require open air to avoid breathing loss.
Cleaning piano keys with cloth and paste method
A historical note describes cleaning piano keys using ealh water and lightly rubbing black keys with a dash of sneet. For sticky keys gin and whiting paste is advised, applied with a wrapped finger and brisk rub. After drying, polish with dry whiting and a final chamois rub.
Knight of the road fades as trusts gobble items
In a hotel reading room a young hardware drummer recalls a tale of a diligent assistant bookkeeper earning twenty dollars weekly but receiving only half that sum. Meanwhile a testimonial from L T Travis of Selina Georgia praises One Minute Cough Cure for fast relief from coughs colds croup bronchitis and throat and lung troubles.
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Ttrim
L. T. Travis
Southern R. R
Selina
H. J. Moogk
Grippe
Vest's Stolen Pigs and Campaign Showdown in 1861
In a heated 1861 legislative race against A. S. Walker, Vest faced a pig theft accusation. The exchange surged as war loomed, with both sides trading charges and witnesses debated. Walker pressed the claim. Vest admitted keeping the pigs, while a buy claim remained unresolved. Also included is an advertisement for One Minute Cough Cure touting rapid relief for coughs and lung ailments.
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Vest
A. S. Walker
Walker
West
Artist Seeks Peculiar Prize For Allegorical Picture
An artist promises Uncle Eph the finest pullet if his allegorical Toy picture succeeds, then pivots to offer a fattest possum from South Water street as a prize. The tale ends with the work a hit and a cough remedy ad inserted.
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Uncle Isphraim
Eph
South Water Street
Special Reduced Rates Westward by C M St P Ry
The C M and St P Ry Co offers second class tickets to western points on Great Northern and Northern Pacific lines via connections at greatly reduced rates. Details at the local ticket office. Secure figures if planning a trip. Swert 6-16 Swiff Agent.
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Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railways
J.B. Swert
Swiff
Folly of Extravagance and a Lawyer's Advice
A felon confesses embezzling $20000 to a criminal lawyer who warns him to plead guilty. The exchange ends with the lawyer joking about the fee. The piece includes a testimonial from J I Berry about One Minute Cough Cure curing pneumonia and other ailments, endorsed by H d Moogk.
Delicate gravity balance measures lunar pull on Earth
Trafessor Whrelfall explains a delicate gravity balance using a stretched quartz bar with a central loaded wire. Tiny changes in gravity from the moon tilt the wire from stable equilibrium, allowing detection of gravity changes to a few parts in ten million. The device mirrors a pendulum system from the United States coast survey.
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Mathematical and Physical Science
British Association
Trafessor Whrelfall
Tess Chiga
United States Coast Survey
Free Urine Examination and Remarkable Cures Offered
Free examination of urine with remarkable cures claimed for neglected cases. No experiments or failures. incurable cases disclosed. Mail or express treatment available but personal consultation preferred. Confidential care and medicines sent nationwide. List of questions provided free. Address unspecified.
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United States
Threatened With Consumption in Champaign Ad
C Unger of 212 Maple St Champaign Illinois reports a year long hacking cough and feared consumption. After using Foley's Honey and Tar one bottle cured the cough and no further trouble. Supported by H J Moogk and W F Jungkunz Co.
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C. Unger
Maple St
Champaign
Foley
H. J. Moogk
W. F. Jungkunz
Winter in the South lure for gulf coast escapes
The piece extols warm Gulf Coast spots along the Louisville and Nashville line from Mobile to New Orleans with mild climate, pure air, hunting and fishing, first class visitor accommodations, and through cars from northern cities. It directs readers to J K Riney, NWPA, Chicago for folders and details.
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Gulf Coast
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Mobile
New Orleans
Florida
J. K. R Nely
Chicago
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Union College
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