Identity of the Dead Daughters Bury a Woman Alive
Three daughters mourned their mother who turned out to be alive at Cook County Hospital for Incurables. Officials say a Bohemian named Catherine Podlesak Rendech was misidentified, leading to an accidental burial. Exhumation was ordered to confirm the true identity at the national cemetery.
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Vind
Chicago
Cook County
Duming
Dunning
Catherine Podlesak
Catherine Rondech
Anna Doubek
Mra
Antonio Fingd
Marie Vokoun
Podlesak
Stast. Chafonp
West Mighteonth
Tons
Bodlesak-Bendecho
Toteimian National Cemetery
Anna Bohac
State mining law prompts UMW conference with governor
Representatives of the United Mine Workers and coal operators met Gov. Deneen to discuss the new mining act to take effect July 1. The act requires examiner boards to issue licenses after satisfactory tests for mine work. John H. Lewis of the UMW attended. the governor urged delaying prosecutions until exams and licenses are issued.
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Springfield
United Mine Workers of
Deneen
Hiuw
General Assembly
John H. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Leneen
Mining Boards
Jury Break Sparks Admonition in Danville Court
In Danville Alabama during a circuit court review most jurors left for five minutes and headed toward a saloon. Judge Craig admonished them to avoid intoxication and ordered the bailiff to ensure jurors drank only water while serving.
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Danville, AL
Dane
Craig
Wavors
Just Back from Mexico Extradites O Connor
Belleville dispatch reports former clerk O Connor fled to Mexico after stealing from the express company. He later returned via extradition, with authorities charging him in connection to the shortage. The case traces his departure to Mexico and subsequent involvement in the automobile trade before capture.
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Belleville
Feneee
O'Connor
Te Iix Press
St Louis
O'Connnor
Mexico
Mayor Shumway Announces Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor
Mayor George Shumway of this city announces his candidacy for the lieutenant governor nomination. He names Andree Lindstrom of Galeshore as a key adviser and campaign organizer, signaling an aggressive statewide bid.
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Shumway
Chicago Flags Half Masted in Honor of President Cleveland
Mayor Busse issues proclamation directing Chicago flags at municipal buildings to be flown at half mast for thirty days in respect to the late President Grover Cleveland.
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Chicago
Chiened
Jane
Busse
Cada
Grover Cleveland
Chives
Hindloniist
Oba Clock: Legendary Timepiece Quietly Ticks On
A fragmentary report recalls an old Oba clock reputed to run for over six decades without interruption, striking and keeping time through many years. The piece hints at its longstanding reliability and mysterious origin.
Modern Gallantry on the Streetcar Encounter
A scene titled Modern Gallantry depicts a man giving up his seat to a woman on a streetcar. The woman thanks him and says she will also get out at the next corner, a brief exchange captured in a Chigasco Nets vignette.
Cahuany Tale Describes Injustice and Injury
A brief, obscure excerpt notes two who commit injustice and one injured figure named ilierodsius in a setting called Cahuany, labeling it the worst of evils and hinting at a moral struggle.
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Ilerodsius
Whisky and murder in a Des Moines tragedy
Edwin A. Nye recounts M. E. Davis of Des Moines pleading guilty to murdering his wife after a drunken spree. Davis, a once popular druggist, shot his wife and wounded a doctor, leaving an infant son. He received an eighteen year sentence at Fort Madison, while blaming whisky for his actions and urging a broader moral about alcohol’s harm.
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M. BE. Davis
Des Moines
Davis
Fort Madison
M. E. Davis Soher
M. E. Davis
Bar of Justice
Young Davis
Hidden Corruption on the Water Nyluiph
A third mate aboard the Water Nyluiph recounts suspicions of theft and crew misconduct during a Australian trade cargo discharge at Williamstown Port Phillip in which casks and contents were hidden and the mate planned to search the hold after sunset to catch offenders in the act.
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Nyluiph
Wiliamstown
Port Philp
Blazing Meteors Move Round the Sun in Elliptic Orbits
A small body the size of a statue or marble travels around the sun in an elliptical path with the sun at one focus. There are currently inconceivable numbers of such meteors moving similarly, though they are too small and too distant to observe easily.
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Earth
Choosing Strong Hooks for Big Fish Tactics
The piece warns hooks vary in temper from brittle to bendable and stresses buying hard breaking hooks. It advises testing by hand, using firm pulls and jerks, and inspecting the barb foot for weakness. It notes eye tests are useless due to similar coloration and laments the frustration of a failed hook on a hard fought fish.
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Outing Magazine
Telling Time by Flowers Clockwork Botanist Quote
A botanist notes that flowers open and close at precise times. He lists sow thistle at 3 a.m., dandelion at 5:30, white lily at 7, hawkweed at 8, sow thistle closes at 11:22 p.m., yellow goat's beard at noon, hawkweed at 2 p.m., white lily at 5, and dandelion at S sharp, tracing a tradition since Pliny's era.
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Pliny
Bills of Different Birds
The text describes how bird bills vary by species with canaries having strong crushing bills while many pigeons and doves have slender weak ones. It notes large muscular gizzards in seed eaters and suggests birds may rely more on intuition than taste, with tongues varying by species.
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St. Nicholas
Standards for milk purity in European cities revealed
In Paris municipal chemists deem milk pure with one ounce of butter and four ounces of solids per quart. Bern requires at least eight percent butter and up to 60 percent water. Berlin bans sale of milk below 2.7 percent fatty matter. The dairy trade reportedly adds 10 to 13 percent water to rich milk.
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Paris
Bern
Lemet
Berlin
Oculist Brings Sore Eye Relief In Baltimore Gag
A Baltimore American quip jokes about an oculist whose appearance is welcome to the speaker. The exchange asks if the man is a great friend, and the reply notes the line is a pun about eye care.
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Baltimore American
Sherman Improving in Cleveland Hospital Visit
Representative Sherman shows gradual recovery in Cleveland after a long illness. Doctors say no immediate operation needed but will monitor health closely. Mrs Sherman is improving and she and officials await his return as he handles correspondence and a condolence telegram to Mrs Grover Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Sherman
Edward
Carter
Dudley B. Allen
W. Stone
Sherman Cwas
Grover Cleveland
He Defends Dime Novels at Library Convention
Minneapolis June 95 A paper by CL 1. Pearson librarian of the war department was read at the American Library Association convention at Lake Minnetonka. Pearson argued against cheap horror literature for boys, noting such time novels are often dull, based on ignorance, and used as scapegoats for misbehavior.
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Minneapolis
Minn
CL 1
Pearson
War Department
American Library Association
Lake Minnetonka
Laos
Murders in the Philippines on Negros Island
A Manila dispatch reports six men were killed by tribesmen on Negros, including two U S citizens. Everett of New York, transferred to the Philippine forestry service in 1905, and T R Wakely of Chicago, a 27 year old former University of Chicago graduate who had taught in the Philippines, are among the victims. The Negros region has given authorities little trouble.
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Washington
United States
Negros
Mimnila Hed
Everett
New York
Philippine Forestry Service
SES Chireau
T. RR. Wakely
Unifersity of Chicago
Chicago
Philippines
Markets Watch Chicago Board of Trade Quotations
Chicago quotes on Wheat Pork and Live Stock show varied activity with July and September futures. Receipts noted hogs at 28,000 and cattle with mixed demand. quotes reflect prime steers and heifers, calves, and stockers with seasonal price ranges. The page also contains a humorous exchange about a father’s questions and a Washington Star quote.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Wisconsin
Kidney Cure Claim Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement asserts that many succumb to kidney or bladder troubles and that Fo ley's Kidney Cure will cure if medical aid remains possible. It cites H. J. Moogh and Wm. F. Jungkunz as references.
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Foley
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Clever answers lift men in life and a double saw insect
A district tale recalls Napoleon’s private sharp wit when he responded to a captain’s question with a joke about being in his guards. Marshal Suvoroff’s dispatch scene shows a sergeant’s swift wit defeating whimsical questions. The article also describes a parasitic insect with a unique ovipositor and a double saw mechanism that implants eggs using alternating blades.
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Napoleon
Minuy
Marshal Suvoroff
Danube
Suvaroff
LT O
Wood sawing fly and insect egg cradle patterns
A fragment describes sawfly behavior with eggs hidden in leaves and wood. It notes species that deposit eggs in leaf tissue or tree branches and even interpretive hints about eye placement for immediate food nurseries. The passage highlights cradle work by sawflies in the insect world.
The Wood Stone Joke Sparks Sharp Reproof
A humorous man named Wood delights in clever quips and practical jokes until a friend named Stone responds with a sharp retort about Mrs Stone and the little pebbles. The exchange, from Stray Stories, exposes the sting behind his playful taunts.
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Wood
Stone
Mr. Stone
Mr. Wood
Mrs. Wood
Marine Information Tale on the Ocean Liner
A playful exchange aboard an ocean liner features a passenger asking the captain if whales are caught. The captain replies with a humorous line about dropping “old salts” on their tails, prompting a wry remark from a playwright about his own broken state after seeing the captain’s pieces.
Man in Perfect Health Thanks Foley's Kidney Cure
A Branchton Pennsylvania man says he was unable to work or even tie his shoes until six bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure transformed him into a new man. He ends with a toast of success to Foley's Kidney Cure. H. J. Moogh and
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L. C. Rodgers
Branchton
Foley
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Spectacular 1908 Fireworks Display Details
A vivid catalog of fireworks numbers from a 1908 show including 13 original states mortars, colored lights, meteor showers, 24 pound rockets, bomb shells, diamond stars, jeweled mines, Japanese novelties, jeweled fans, Jacob’s Ladder, star and garter, and a Niagara Falls effect. Includes aerial flowers, chrysanthemums, and a crossfire Battle of Flowers with thousands of color rosettes.
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Niagara Falls
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New Pire
Tissa. HL
Eletna
Decidenth
Edwin A. Nye
Carstairs
Bill
Joe
Tie
Wandayypymu
Australia
The
Ast
Duming & Stevens
East Fiatrict
N.oy
Sheen
Aes
UOG
Washinston Star
Ayer
Vigor
Canon
Marine Information
Gregory
ACME
Galena Street
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