Kent Death Verdict Clears Train Crews of Blame
A Livingston county coroner's inquest found Lucian Alman died after being struck by passenger engine No 915 on the Chicago Great Western at Kent. Witnesses testified crews followed rules. observers noted a freight engine obstructing view near the crossing and the train was late. Five jurors concluded the accident resulted from the crossing arrangement rather than crew negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Peck
Stephenson County
Lucian Auman
Great Western
Kent
Pbrought
Lucian Alman
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Chicago, Great Western
E. Ff. White
William Kraft
L. W. Mogle
M. H. Parkinson
John Kleckner
C.F. Matter
Engineer Manning
John E. Manning
Manning
Mr. Allman
Fred J. Fuller
Chicago
Paul Maas
Dubuque
Maas
O. J. Johnson
Ulrich Boomgarden
Emerson Braithwaite
George B. Foote
L. L. Sheckler
Allman
Ethel Studebaker
Mr. Auman
Miss Studebaker
Amanda Barnett
Alitian
Arthur Studebaker
Studebaker
Auman
Bert S. Keister
Will Leave For Tacoma From Waterloo After 24 Years
Waterloo salutes J A Wheeler a long time Illinois Central traveling passenger agent and his wife as they sell their Waterloo home and prepare to move tomorrow to Tacoma Washington Their son Dr H Wheeler already resides there and the couple plan to join him Mrs Wheeler led local Chautauqua classes and served as C L S C president while Mr Wheeler requested retirement from Illinois Central effective March 1 1896 after a long career with ties to church and charity groups across the state
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Waterloo
J. A. Wheeler
Illinois Central
Tacoma
Wash
H. ©. Wheeler
Wheeler
Manchester
Chautauqua
Mystic Workers Seek Head Office Location In Sterling
Sterling Mystic Workers vow to win the head offices in Sterling while Peoria Aurora Rockford Janesville and Boone vie for the site The matter will be debated at the supreme lodge meeting in St Paul in 1908 The Fulton Journal notes the push may aim to move the building from Fulton where the fund contributors intended it for a local building
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic
Sterling
Peoria
Aurora
Rockford
Janesville
Wis
Boone
Supreme Lodge
St. Paul
Fulton Journal
Mystic Workers
Fulton
Lena Happenings and Obituaries in July News
Mrs C B Dyson of Los Angeles visits sister Mrs C W Baker in Lena. Miss Goff arrives from Thorpe Wisconsin to stay with Peter Paul and wife. Funeral of W W Dawes held at daughter D W Gishwiller's home. he was nearly 73 and Lena resident. Queen Esther circle to host lawn festival at Methodist parsonage tomorrow evening. Miss Rhodes from Utica visits Miss Adah Crotzer and Katherine Krape. Florence Taylor returns home from Pearl to visit relatives.
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Lena
C. B. Dyson
Los Angeles
Cal
C. W. Baker
Daws
Queen Esther Circle
Methodist Parsonage
Rhodes
Utica
N. Y
Adah Crotzer
Katherine Krape
Florence Taylor
Pearl By
Preservatives Found in Sterling Milk Report
The Sterling Health Officer told the Sterling Medical Society he tested milk supplied to residents and detected embalming fluid and formaldehyde as preservatives. The Sterling Board of Health has not yet acted.
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Sterling
Sterling Ill
Sterling Medical Society
Board of Health
Great Western Rail Way Special Fares Advertised
$8.00 to St. Paul and Return Via Great Western railway Tickets on sale July 26th Return limit July 81st Other low rates July 24th and 26th For further information apply to any Great Western agent or Elmer G. P.
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St. Paul
Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Western
Elmer
G. P
John Dietz Sparks Farce in Wisconsin Land War
A Rice Lake correspondent debunks a Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin report claiming sheriff’s efforts to seize John Dietz in Sawyer county were real. The article says no actual arrest occurred, with only bluffs and expenses piling up for the timber company and county. Dietz, contesting land title with a timber firm, remains on his farm and has not committed violence.
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Sawyer County
Wisconsin
John Dietz
Rice Lake
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin
Thornapple Dam
Dietz
United States
Thornapple
Pinkerton
Lumber
Lumber Company
Sawyer
Black River
Ocean
Gulf
Great Lakes
New Life Pills Claim Easy Cure for Constipation
A classic patent medicine blurb promises Dr King's New Life Pills relieve constipation by stimulating torpid liver and blocked bowels. The ad claims the pills prevent appendicitis and tone the system, pricing 25 cents at Jos. Emmert's drug store.
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Dr. King
Jos. Emmert’s
BE and W clearing sale new balls featured
A large assortment of new nobby balls is offered at 60 cents for 85 cents. The sale highlights entry items at reduced prices.
Old Lincoln Inn at Old St Joseph Faces Demolition
Champaign county bets farewell to the historic Old Lincoln Inn two miles south of St Joseph as the owner moves to tear it down. The log structure, once a favorite guest stop for Abraham Lincoln, will have its remaining logs salvaged and shipped to Swearingen cabin by Salt Fork. An oil painting of the inn in Urbana courthouse will gain value as the building disappears.
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Champaign County
Old St. Joseph
St. Joseph
Champaign
Danville
Big Four
Indianapolis
East
Lincoln Inn
Abraham Lincoln
Minois
Urbana
Bloomington
Moniticello
Lincoln
A. G. Swearingen
Swearingen
Salt Fork
Court House
Electric Bitters Endorsement By Dublin Woman
Mrs E H Brunson of Dublin Georgia says at age 82 she remains spry with Electric Bitters. The tonic is claimed to cure dyspepsia liver and kidney issues and constipation after a reasonable use. Sold by Jos Emmert druggist at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Brunson
Dublin
Jos. Emmert
Take Journal With You In summer or for brief trips
The Daily Journal offers mail delivery anywhere in the United States at ten cents a week. Subscribers can change the post office address as often as desired without extra charge. The notice promotes the home paper as a preferable alternative to letters and urges everyone to have it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Journal
United States
Great buying chances at the bh and Welfaring sale
Bargain display offers men’s fine dress suits valued at 15 18 and 20 dollars for 12 45. The notice suggests a sale event with discounted prices and limited stock implied by the fragment.
Unclear fragment prompts local notice
Fragmentary OCR text mentions March Oakmant Potpourri and various garbled names and phrases. No coherent event, person, or organization is discernible to form a factual summary or headline.
Snapshot Chronology of Major Historical Events
A compact list records key events from 1208 to 1905 including Constantinople fell to Venetians in 1208, Edward III defeats Scots in 1333, Lady Jane Grey proclaimed queen in 1563, Caius dies in 1573, Quebec capitulates in 1629, Newport sloop Liberty sunk in 1769, Paulus Hook victory in 1779, Nautilus captured in 1812, George IV crowned in 1821, Iturbide shot in 1824, New York fire of 1840, Peach Tree Creek battle in 1864, Napoleon III declares war in 1870, Lincoln funeral in 1882, Roe dies in 1888, Alger resigns in 1899, and a 1905 Chinese boycott against American goods.
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Constantinople
Edward III
Halfdon Hill
Jane Grey
England
Earl of Arundel
John Caius
Caius College
Cambridge
Quebec
Wolfe
Liberty
Newport
Paulus Hook
United States
Nautilus
George IV
Iturbide
Padilla
New York City
Peach Tree Creek
Georgia
Napoleon III
Prussia
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
BE. P. Roe
Alger
Illinois Central Declares Regular Dividend
New York July 18 The Illinois Central today declared a regular semi annual dividend of 8 cents per cent for the current period after several periods with 3 per cent and a quarter of one per cent extra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Illinois Central Today
A Tragic Finish in North Sea Dyke Failure
A neglected leak in the North Sea dyke led to a ruinous break devastating a Hol land province. Kenneth Mc Iver of Vanceboro Me. survived a near-fatal cold with Dr King's New Discovery after three doctors gave him up. The ad promotes the cough and cold remedy at Jos. Hmert's drug store with prices 50c and 1. Trial bottle free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Sea
Holland
Kenneth McIver
Vanceboro
Dr. King
Jos
Hmmert’s
Fancy vests at I and W clearin sale offer bargain
Read as a brief classified offer from a 19th century newspaper promoting fancy vests priced at $1.12, with typical wholesale values of $1.50 and $2.00. Indicates a clearance sale with limited, budget-friendly stock likely aimed at bargain shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. & W. Clearin
Excursion Rates to Monona Lake Madison
Excursion tickets offered via the North Western line with reduced rates for sale July 23 and 24. Tickets limited to return by August 6. Other sale dates on certificate plan. Apply to agents Chicago North Western Ry. 7 12dwT 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western R’y
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