Exonerated asylum death of William Fanning at hospital
William Fanning of Jersey county died after six broken ribs and pneumonia. Postmortem found injuries occurred before his admission to Central Hospital for the Insane. Coroner’s verdict cleared the asylum. Governor Deneen confirms injuries were inflicted at home.
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Jacksonville
William Fanning
Jersey County
Central Hospital For
Fanning
Carrie
Denecen
Norbury
Central Hospital
Deneen
Chicago
Wiliam Panning
Terrible and Fatal Fall in Peoria District
Four miners died after a 400 foot fall at Roanoke Coal and Mining in Peoria district. Andrew Mitchell August Meuser Joseph Gewnsmre and Callille Faucon perished when a scaffold collapsed seventy feet below surface. Coroner’s jury found no clear fault. inspector Tryfor investigates. New Illinois UMW head W T E Stith succeeds Perry. John H Walker named VP. Stubborn miners return to Donk Bros mines after talks. Mrs William J Distin, wife of Alaska official, dies in Quincy.
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Peoria, HL
Peoria
Roanoke Coal and Mining Company
Att Roanoke
Thi
Andrew Mitchell
August Meuser
Joseph Gewnsmre
Callille Faucon
Mike
Tryfor
Wlinois U. M. W
Springfield
Tlinois
United Mine Workers
Herman Perry
W. T E. Stith
Coal City
John H. Walker
Westfield
Walker
Perry
St. Clair County
St. Louis
Tilnets Coal Operators’ Association
Donk Bros
Illinois district IRS collects 33587479.93 in year
The Fifth Illinois district reported internal revenue collections totaling 33,587,479.93 for the fiscal year ended Saturday, the largest in the United States.
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Teoria
Internal Revenue
Ilnols
United States
Jail Sentence for a Vote Seller in Carmi Case
George Micks pleaded guilty in Carmi Illinois to selling his vote. He was disfranchised for five years and received a three month jail sentence.
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Carmi
George Micks
Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar cough syrup origin
Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar is presented as the original laxative cough syrup that relieves cough and purges the system of cold without opiates. It is advertised as sold by all druggists.
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Kennedy
Summer Tourist Rates to Northwestern Resorts
Summer rates to beauti fu Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin via the North Western Line. Send 2 cent stamp for summer resort literature to W B Kniskern Passenger Traffic Manager Chicago. For rates tickets apply to agents Chicago North Western Ry. 6-Llidw8-11.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
North-Western
W. B. Kniskern
Trafic
Chicago
Chicago & North-Western Re'y
Treating Wrong Disease with Favorite Prescription
An 19th century health ad argues many female illnesses are uterine in origin, not separate diseases. It touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe, root-based tonic to treat the cause, aiding strength, nerves, sleep, and recovery, plus Pleasant Pellets for stomach and bowels.
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Pierce
Girgenti the Beautiful A Traveler's Reverie of Sicily
An evocative reminiscence extols Girgenti Sicily as a pinnacle of ancient grandeur. The writer blends classical references to Acragas and Acragas with Sletly views from Taormina Madonna del Tindaro and Belvedere terraces, celebrating sunlit temples, dusky town, and blue sea in a golden sunset memory.
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Girgenti
Syracuse
Sicily
Agrigentum
Acragas
Mare Africana
Timeo
Taormina
Madonna del Tindaro
Vyndaris
Acolian Isles
Hotel Belvedere
Girgentl
Porto Empedocle
How Canada Was Named
An eminent authority recounts Gaspar Cortereal’s 1590 voyage up the St. Lawrence. The Portuguese sought a strait to an Indian sea, found a river, and exclaimed “Canada Here nothing.” The natives’ memory carried the phrase, guiding later explorers to name the land Canada.
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Canada
Gaspar Cortereal
St. Lawrence
Indian Sea
Wealth Inheritance Changes Nothing For Poor Couple
A London Standard tale recounts a poor but worthy elderly pair who inherit £20 from a relative. After learning of the fortune, they discuss plans with the lawyer, then decide nothing will change and continue as before, keeping to their neighbors and routine.
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Taeir
Janet
Neebours
London Standard
Wit in the Parlor Sparks Humorous Exchange
A bachelor girl laments loneliness while fearing marriage as a leap from frying pan to fire. Miss Cayenne quips that it’s more about escaping the chafing dish into the gas stove, delivering a wry, single-line dialogue from Washington Stay.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington
Wisconsin Men Declared Innocent in Land Fraud Case
Oshkosh July 2 United States Court Commissioner D E McDonald discharged Leander Choite Benjamin Doughty James Doughty James M Bray and Thomas Daly all of Oshkosh who were indicted for alleged land frauds in Oregon His ruling closed an examination begun three weeks earlier Hesaid there was no evidence of any agreement or conspiracy to defraud the government and if there was any link to a conspiracy he would have bound them over
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Oshkosh
Wis
United States Court
D. E. McDonald
Leander Choite
Benjamin Doughty
James Doughty
James M. Bray
Thomas Daly
Oregon
Raid on Canon City Labor Club Ends Liquor Trade
Canon City officials aided by church members raided the local Labor club, arresting the proprietor after a hard fight and dumping whisky beer and wine into the gutter. Bystanders paused on their way to church as the crowd sang. The raid caps an anti liquor drive that began over a year ago when temperance forces gained control of the council. Saloons quit, but clubs rose and resisted closure efforts.
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Canon City
Colo
Crem
US Congress action on Bialystok massacre and Jewish exclusion
The Novoe Vremya notes U S congress resolution on Bialystok massacre and claims Jews in the United States face exclusion from state service and discrimination in universities. It also asserts immigration rules target Jews, citing disease-based entry limits as a barrier to resettlement.
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St. Petersburg
Novoe Vrenya
United States Congress
Bialystok
United States
Crare
Murdered her sister on rural Nebraska farm
Miss Lucy Ployd confessed to choking her sister Miss Deila Ployd to death on a farm near Nebraska City. The two women lived alone and the killer remained beside the body all night amid talk of an inevitable separation. Also reported Mrs Annile Tasselman says her abducted daughter is in New York, in her possession.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Lucy Ployd
Deila Ployd
New York
Mirs
Annile Tassehnan
Prienix
Maas
Dover
Del
Haas
Chancery Court
New Jersey
Memorial exercises mark first anniversary of Secretary Tay’s death
Cleveland Ohio July 2 Thirty members of district grand lodge No 2 of the Independent Order of Truth held memorial exercises at the grave of the late Secretary of State John Tay the first anniversary of Tay’s death.
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Cleveland, O
District Grand Lodge No. 2
Independent Order
W'Nat Truth
Ohio
Didiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Colorado
Namsas
New Mexico
John Tay
Tiny
Grand Chief Stone Talks Rail Labor Transport Costs
Cleveland July 2 Grand Chief W S Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers warned that new railroad rate laws deny free transportation to railroad labor organizations. He estimated the order would incur about 25000 dollars annually in added costs.
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Cleveland
W.S. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Queen Alexandra Receives Mrs White laweld and Mrs Longworth
London July 2 The Court Circular states Queen Alexandra sat for an audience Saturday afternoon with Mrs White laweld and Mrs Nicholas Longworth confirming royal engagement notes in the press.
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London
Queen Alexandra
Whitelaweld
Nicholas Longworth
Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar Cough Syrup
Children favor Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar cough syrup for its pleasant taste and absence of opiates. Marketed as the pleasantest option, it is sold by all druggists and promoted for relief without addictive ingredients.
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Kennedy
For Sale on Carroll Street by DeJongh
Property offered on Carroll Street for sale to fit purchaser needs. Shawnee or other arrangement possible dependent on buyer. DeJongh handles inquiry and terms.
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Carroll St
Dejongh, &Wly
Oil price note at BUR The Cash GpaeeNeade Breoneieon St
An OCR fragment notes a price line for oil described as best oil perfection eight cents per gallon at a location labeled BUR The Cash GpaeeNeade Breoneieon Street. The text is fragmentary with garbled street name and price format.
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Breoneieon
Bishop of Ripon Urges Humility at Mission Meeting
A Ripon bishop urged Christian churches to drop some claims of infallibility. He argued that humility would yield a wealth of instructive lessons and foster federation among those working in the mission field.
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Ripon
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Bradfield Regulator
Atlanta
Tony
Wm. Walton
Yme
Uster Brown
Gchmidt, Wwachlin & Pfeiffer
F. A. Schulz
Oxfords
Ces
Asylum
Frank D. Whipp
William C. Graves
State Card of Charities
State Board of Charities
Jerseyville
John Nation
William J. Distin
Quincey, TL
Laura Ellen
Willams JT. Distin
Alaska
Quincy
Women’s Club
Sitka
Peoria Revenue Collections
Girgenti the Beautiful
Humphrey's Medicine Co
Cor, William and John Streets
Humphreys
Humphrays! Med. Co
Witham & Jona Sts
Labor” Club
Old Hundred
Novoe Vremya
Uncle Sam
Uway
Éley
Taylor & Frick
Trong
The
Freeport Hardware
Galena Street
Santos
Golden Santos
Japan
Burrell Bros
Stephenson St
Schoeffel
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