Habeas Corpus Writ in Kidnapping Case Prompts Court Action
Otto Baumann filed for a writ to recover two year old Gertrude Allsup whom he claims was kidnapped by her mother Carrie Allsup. The case involves custody after a divorce and a supreme court appeal while the child was in Cincinnati. A sheriff recovered the child in Springfield.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
Springfield
Otto Baumann
Dayton
Gertrude Allsup
Carrie Allsup
Katherine Allsup
Cincinnati
Frederick Allsup
National Cash Register Company
Allsup
George Middleton
Barney Nelson
Railroad Conductor Quickie Wedding After Meeting
Andrew Brock, a Joplin railroad conductor, arrived in Chicago at 7 PM and left at 11 PM. In four hours he courted Miss Anna Brown and wed her at a justice court before returning to Missouri. The lighthearted tale ends with a pun on wrecks.
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Chicago
Andrew Brock
Joplin
Brock
Anna Brown
Ashland Avenue
O'Cock Brock
Promiseville
Coal Mining Boom for Pana to Transform Local Industry
Pana Illinois January 30 reports syndicate representatives who seized local mines plan coke works at half the cost of anthracite coal. plant would employ hundreds and raise mine utilization to full capacity amid joyous local response.
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Pana
Judge sentences Norman Gray for contempt in Chicago strike
Judge Holdom sentenced Norman Gray, a United Metal Workers member at Winslow Bros. factory, to sixty days in county jail for contempt of court and interfering with workmen during the recent strike in Chicago.
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Chicago
Holdom
Norman Gray
United Metal Workers
Winslow Bras
Chicago editor charged with criminal libel in federal court
George W. Hinbyn, editor of the Chicago Inter Ocean, was picked on trial before Judge Stew on Monday charged with criminal libel of H. H. Rollsant, publisher of the Chicago Times Herald and the Chicago Evening Post. The trade union deposits in the Post Office Savings Bank of England amounted to $3,500,000 last year.
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Chicago
George W. Hinnyn
Chicago Inter Ocean
Judge Stew
H. H. Rollsant
Tle Chicago ‘Times-Herald
Chicgo Evening Post
Postofice Savings Bank of England
Honor for a Wisconsin man Professor Wood to address scientists
Professor R W Wood of the State University left Madison for England on invitation of leading scientists. Regents granted him leave with pay to travel about two months and address two major societies in London, the Society of Arts and Sciences and the Physical Society.
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Wood
The
State University
Madison
Wis
R. W. Wood
England
University
Wisconsin Institution
Society of Arts and Sciences
Physical Society
London
Supreme Court Finds Des Moines Saloon Lawless
The supreme court rules saloons in Des Moines operate without legal sanction. A 1804 petition for consent with 60 percent voter names was challenged by the Anti Saloon League. Evidence allegedly shows insufficient signatures. Saloonkeepers plan to seek an injunction pending a new petition.
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Des Moines, Inc
Supreme Court
Anti-Saloon League
League
Milwaukee Likely Home for Brotherhood Headquarters
The Sentinel reports the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen may move its general headquarters from Peoria to Milwaukee and host the 1902 biennial convention. Edward Henrathy asks local groups to cooperate in relocating the headquarters, with local officers pushing to bring the event to the Cream City. Grand Master Sargent is said to favor Milwaukee for national headquarters.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Cream City
Milwaukee
the Sentinel
Brotherhood of Locomotive Iremen
Peoria
Ill
I. J. Sullivan
Citizens’ Business League
Edward Henrathy
Guiding Star Lodge B. of
H. St
League
Trenrathy
PB. Sargent
McKinley Celebrates 57th Birthday With Roses
Washington January 30. President McKinley awoke to a breakfast table arranged with his favorite flowers and a large basket of roses from the conservatory. The occasion marks his 57th birthday, born January 29, 1848 in Niles Ohio. White House staff had received many congratulatory messages in advance.
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McKinley
Washington
Niles
Detective Shot by Unknown Man in Sedalia
John Jackson a detective for the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway from Sedalia was shot through the head by an unknown man in Nolden Missouri early yesterday morning.
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Nolden
John Jackson
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Sedalia
Phelps Condition Unchanged Amid Pneumonia in New Haven
In New Haven Connecticut on January 30 Br J Phelps former minister to England remains ill with pneumonia at his home. His condition is unchanged and he enjoyed a fairly comfortable night.
Market Quotations Chicago Jan 29 Wheat Corn and Live Stock
Chicago board quotes show Wheat January 66 to 67.5 cents May 69 to 68. For May and July many figures amid high volatility. Corn January 80% to 81% May 80 to 81% July around 86. Oats mixed with January at 5 to 6 cents and May around 10. May pork and lard prices listed with several ranges. Chicago live stock showed hogs 3.80 to 4.92, cattle 4.00 to 6.90, sheep 3.25 to 6.74 with substantial receipts. Milwaukee grain reports No.1 northern wheat 67 to 68 cents, No.2 63 to 66 cents, rye 36 cents, barley 46 cents, oats 25 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Lory
Sy Lay Park
Weiseeass
Ansk
Texas
Milwaukee Grain
Milwaukee
Northern
Overstocked Booksellers Rally Behind Revised Bible Drift
A New York Times piece recalls the 19th century surge and swift collapse of sales for the revised version of the Bible. It cites Oxford Press efforts, American publishers, and a market collapse with losses between 500000 and 600000 dollars. It notes textual disputes over the Lord’s Prayer and Gloria in Excelsis, affecting church acceptance.
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Oxford Press
Oxford University Press
New York
Bleecher Street
Harper Bros
D. Apleton & Co
Dodd, Mead & Co
Porter & Coates
Philadelphia
New York Times
Cooperative commonwealth colony in Ruskin Tennessee
In Ruskin near Nashville, a cooperative commonwealth founded three years ago by thirty people now has 225 residents. It owns about 1 005 acres, with stores and mills run cooperatively. families share meals and follow a 5 30 wake up to 7 00 work schedule led by schoolgirls who manage dining and cleanup.
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Klamroth
Ruskin
Tenn
Nashville
Co-Operative Commonwealth System
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Commonwealth
Co-Operative Commonwealth Colony
Chicago Chronicle
Frank talk leads to mock confession with soot remark
A Cleveland Leader exchange shows a blunt couple where he vows honesty and she prompts him to speak. He finally reveals a dark soot stain on her nose, a candid moment about appearance.
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Cleveland Leader
Railway Tourists Warned Amid Message of Duty
Quoted Victor Hugo line about living with justice truth and duty appears as a guiding sentiment. Text notes that all railway tourists are personally safeguarded and cautioned.
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Victor Hugo
Ramona Clergyman Fights Bully After Sermon
Rev Stanley Wilson of Ramona California, editor of the Ramona Sentinel, preached in a hill country Baptist church. On the street he fought Dave Putnam who struck him. the preacher knocked the bully out and was admired for the scene.
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Stanley Wilson
Ramona
Cal
Wilson
Hilla
Julian
Dave Putnam
Ramona Sentinel
Putnam
Chicago Times
Herald
Postman on Stilts Across Landes Treks by Pine Dune
The Landes between Bordeaux and Bayonne is sparsely populated with scattered villages where residents travel on stilts tied to their legs. Shepherds cross marshy ground and postmen use poles for support. In winter snow, postmen add a thin wooden skate to stilts to glide over snow.
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Bordeaux
Bayonne
Landes
London Graphic
Misplaced Side Leads to Royal Confusion at Court
A famed naval architect guest of a German prince notices smoother ground on the prince’s right and moves there. Court habit makes attendees assume he is a king, prompting surprised salutes, until the prince reveals the right-hand position signifies rank and the error is corrected.
Unusual Seed Shower Falls on Macerata Italy
In Macerata a sunset sky filled with blood colored clouds preceded a cyclone storm. Seeds showered over town and countryside to half an inch depth. Local scientists, led by Professor Cardinali, identified the seeds as cercis Judas tree from a leguminosae group found in Central Africa or the Antilles. Many seeds began germinating the next day.
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Macerata
Italy
Cardinali
Cercis
Central
Africa
Antilles
Footlight Meteor Quotes on Leading Parts in Theatre
A manager asks an applicant if he ever played a leading role. The applicant replies he led the mule in an Uncle Tom's Cabin company for two seasons. The piece ends with a wit about a diamond of the first water that has never been soaked.
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Chicago News
Dr Pierce Proscription for Weak Women Promises Strength
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr Pierce Favorite Proscription as restoring strength to weak mothers and curing sick women. It claims extensive patient history and free private consultation by letter from Buffalo and notes privacy. A second item mentions Kos island’s ancient tree and Hippocrates teaching 2000 years ago.
Foley Remedies and Sail Reefing Device Featured
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as the best throat and chest remedy with dealer guarantees. It also mentions a new reefing device for canoes, Chamberlains Cough Remedy for sleep and cold relief, and notes soldiers who joined Natal campaigns with the Imperial Light Horse after service refusals.
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Youshoua
Foley
H. J. Moogk
W. F. Jungkunz
Chamberlains
Emmert & Burrell
Early riser pills and dyspepsia cure touted by officials
A collection of testimonials praises DeWitt's Little Early Risers for constipation and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for indigestion. Quotes from G. H. Appleton, H. J. Moogh, Lewis Dennis, and F. B. Thirkield claim quick relief, digestion aid, and universal cure of liver and stomach troubles.
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G. H. Appleton
Justice of Peace
Beate
N. Y
DeWitt
H. J. Moogh
Lewis Dennis
Salem
Ind
H. J. Moogk
F. B. Thirkield
Chicago
E. C. Dewitt & CO
Winter on the Gulf Coast Promises Ideal Southern Escape
Advertisements trumpet mild Gulf Coast climate and hunting and fishing facilities along the Louisville and Nashville line from Mobile to New Orleans with through cars from northern cities. The C M St P Ry resumes the Midland Route Tourist Car service linking Chicago to San Francisco with a detailed weekend schedule through Omaha, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco, plus a Salt Lake City excursion and an Eastbound return via Chicago to Minnesota.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Mobile
New Orleans
Florida
J. K. Ridgely
Chicago
Midland
San Francisco
Eave Chicago
C. M
St. P
Omaha
Colorado Springs
Col. Mid
Salt Lake
So. Pac
Salt Lake City
Chisago
California
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Central
Pacific Coast
Cheap South Rates Draw Settlers Southward
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month through October the Southern Railway offers cheap one way and round trip tickets to most points in Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Florida. Homeseekers pay one fare plus $2 for the round trip and have tickets valid twenty one days from sale. For illustrated matter rates and details contact WwtJ Tartog Louisville Ky and J C Beau Jr New York Chicago addresses provided.
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Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
North Caroline
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Southeastern
United States
Wwtj
Tartog
Louisville
J. C. Beau, Jr
N. W
Homeseeker Excursion Tickets On Sale At CGW Rail Offices
Homeseeker excursion tickets to nearly all U S points go on sale at CGW ticket offices on the 1st and 8th Tuesdays of February March and April. Round trip fare is one plus 22 dollars, return valid within 21 days from sale. For details contact a CGW agent or F H Lord G P T A 113 Adams St Chicago. 1 29 wtod 16.
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United States
Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Ba Y
F. H. Lord
Adams St
Chicago
Grand Excursion to Old Mexian by Chicago & Northwestern
Grand excursion to Old Mexico with Mardi Gras in New Orleans includes dining car and all principal points of interest. Leaving Chicago Tuesday January 80 1900 under J Grafton, ex excursion manager. Limited spaces. call or write Chicago Northwestern Ry agents for pamphlets and information.
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Old Mexian
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Chicago
J. Grafton
New Orleans
Old Mexico
Northwestern Ry
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