Prison Breaker Escape From Mason County Jail
Four inmates named Clark, Browning, and two aliases escaped Mason County jail in Vattey Indiana after severing bars and ambushing the turnkey. A scuffle involved Sheriff Hoffsson and Mrs Hoff, with a $100 reward offered for capture.
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Travana
Als
Irank Clark
Dago I’rvank
Ir Raak Smith
Sheriff Hloffsson
Liberty
Browning
Young
Hoff
Clark
Taft
Military Pageant in His Honor Draws Thousands in Illinois
A grand pageant reviewed by Admiral Dewey highlighted Illinois G A R encampment events. Thousands arrived by train as Dewey’s party visited, with state militia and veterans forming long processions. Four candidates vie for department commander. Illinois veteran death toll hits record highs as 22 818 veterans remain in the state.
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Jacksonville
Admiral Dewey
G. A. 2. Ofllinois
Winds National Guards
Grand Army
St. Louis
Joel M. Trongenecker
Aaron T. Wolcott
Francis A. Riddle
Chicago S
W. H W. Coffman
Chinampaign
Tris
Illinois
GOG
Tinois
Spring Valley Mining Trouble in Wisconsin
Amy R Ryan United Mine Workers secretary treasurer received a telegram asking if UMW officers would meet a committee of Operators' association regarding Spring Valley trouble. Telegram suggested a conference after Illinois operators meeting adopted regulations demanding Spring Valley miners return to work under Indianapolis and Springfield agreements, with threat of general lockout.
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Spring Valley
Springfield
Wis
Amy
Ryan
United Mine Workers
Mine Workers’ Union
Operators’ Association
Indianapolis
Couple faces theft charges over gold valise loot
Chicago detectives recovered a valise with $20,000 in gold nuggets and papers from the Neveu residence at 200 Ninols street. Detectives Frank Stible and John Brown arrested Thomas Neveu and Sadie Carroll for alleged drugging of a relative and theft. Carroll is accused of orchestrating the crime to gain the gold and be with her lover, a man well known to police.
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Chicago
Mr. Neveu
Ninols Street
Frank Stible
John Brown
Thomas Neveu
Sadie Carroll
Jilu
Jealousy Ends in Fatal Shooting at North Clark Saloon
Chicaito May 4 Maima Stelzy eight year old girl was shot and killed at 1624 North Clark Street by Mrs Albert Holst. The shooting occurred in the girl's saloon after a request to meet she arrived and was shot. The motive is reported as jealousy.
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Chicaito
Maima Stelzy
Albert Holst
Datter
North
Clark Street
Man crushed by running exhaust fan in Chicago
George Vaughn, while oiling an exhaust fan in motion, fell against the machinery and was badly crushed. He died en route to St. Luke's Hospital after an ambulance started for the hospital.
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Chicago
George Vaughn
St. Luke’s Hospital
Growth of Methodist Church in First Century Noted
The Methodist Episcopal Church has grown from 61,000 to 6,000,000 communicants since 1800, while U S population rose fourteenfold and the denomination ninety sevenfold. The conference urged limiting time rules, avoided sectarian clashes over social issues, and warned against turning the church into a class institution.
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Chicago
Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
General Conference
Eddward G. Andrews
Board of Bishops
Siehop
Edward G. Andrews
D. D
LL. D. Glence
Wesley
Jesus
Alive man changes Peoria and Wynansville railroad tale
New York May 4 The Press reports complications in the Peoria Decatur and Wynansville railroad affairs after a man believed dead in 184 may be alive The railroad was foreclosed and a second sale ordered to satisfy bond holders Directors sent a letter to stockholders explaining the Jan 9 180 death misidentification of William A Kellman Mortgage trustees died then a receiver was appointed Stockholders blocked the sale Kellman proves alive
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New York
Peoria
Decatur and
Kellman
Prefect Brutally Murdered in Rusteluuk Riots
Vienna Daily Mail correspondent reports peasants stormed the prefecture near London in May. Armed with scythes pitchforks and logs they pursued the prefect into an upper room where he prayed for mercy, was beaten to death, and the building burned while his wife and children were left unharmed.
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London
Vienna
The
Daily Mail
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
May 4 Chicago reports baseball scores yesterday across the leagues. National League games included Brooklyn defeating New York 6 to 4, and Pittsburgh beating St Louis 9 to 0. Chicago lost to Cincinnati 31 to 0. American League contests featured Milwaukee beating Kansas City 11 to 10, and Minneapolis defeating Chicago 16 to 8, with cold weather noted at Buffalo and Cleveland.
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Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Fire kills child in Bristow Iowa blaze
In Bristow Iowa on Wednesday night the home of James Walsh was burned. One child died before morning from severe burns. A second child is believed fatally burned. Mrs Walsh, the hired man, and a son are severely burned with others injured.
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Bristow
James Walsh
Fire Nearly Obliterates Metropolis Village
Metropolis il s May di Grants burg, a small village on the Illinois Central railroad, nineteen miles north of here, was almost totally destroyed by fire yesterday.
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Metropolis
Ils
Gardner Renominated by Third District Republicans
Albion Michigan May event reports Representative Gardner unanimously renominated by the Third congressional district Republican committee in yesterday's proceedings.
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Congress
Albion
Mich
Gardner
Third
Death toll projected at 250 in Scofield dispatch
Salt Lake City Utah May 4 The latest dispatches from Scofield say that the probabilities are that 250 will be about the total number of dead.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Scofield
Dewey Welcomed Amid Cheers in St Louis Visit
Admiral George Dewey arrived in St Louis amid cannon salutes and a cheering crowd. The hero of Manila received a tumultuous reception as thousands gathered at the station, filling waiting rooms and balconies. He and Mrs Dewey spent the evening at Planter's hotel after a long parade armistice route.
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St. Louis
George Dewey
City of
Manila
Planter’s
Jacksonville
Tils
Pullman Matrimonial Scandal Reaches New Stage
New York May 4 The Pullman marriage saga grows more bizarre as George M Pullman asserts a divorce from his first wife and claims legal quarries with Mrs Bowers. Frederick W Bowers sues his wife for divorce citing infidelity and names Pullman as corespondent while seeking 500000 for alienation.
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New York
George M. Pullman
Bowers
Pullman
Lynne Iernald
Chicago
Frederick W. Bowers
George Pullman
Tullman
Ottawa minister debunks Fenian invasion dispatch
Dr. Borden minister of militia stated that Windsor dispatch claiming Ottawa instructions for rapid mobilization of five battalions to repel Fenian invasion is entirely untrue. The plan named the Twenty-first fusiliers Seventh London fusiliers Twenty-eighth Middlesex Twenty-seventh Lambton and Twenty-fifth Wollgin battalions. He called the report false.
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Ottawa
Ont
Borden
Militia
Windsor
Nolmes
Twenty-first Fusiliers
London Fusiliers
Middlesex
Lambton
Wollgin
Little Girl Fatally Burned In Wisconsin Bonfire
Cora Strueger six year old daughter of Mrs and Mrs Charles Strueger died from burns sustained while playing near a bonfire in Brillion Wisconsin. Neighbors C Williams and August Bruss rushed to smother the flames and suffered burns to their hands.
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Brillion
Wis
Cora Strueger
Charles Strueger
C. Williams
August Bruss
Molders gain ten cent daily advance in three cities
An accord between International Iron Molders' union and National Foundrymen's association awards machine and jobbing molders in Milwaukee, Cleveland and Chicago a ten cent per day wage increase effective immediately.
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Indianapolis
International Iron Molders’ Union
National Foundrymen’s Association
Mueinnau
Cleveland
Chicago
Derby Winner Sets Track Record at Louisville
Lieutenant Gib son, son of G. W. Johnson, won the twenty sixth Kentucky Derby in Louisville yesterday. He led the race at his pace, finishing with a time of 2.06 and a quarter seconds, breaking the track record for one mile and a quarter by three quarters of a second.
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Louisville
Dlieutenant Gibson
G. W. Johnson
Markets Quotations From Chicago Board of Trade May 3
Chicago Board of Trade quotes for wheat corn oats and lard with May and July figures. Hogs cattle sheep futures and cash prices listed. produce and potatoes waxed. Milwaukee grain prices noted for Easter No. 1 and No. 2 northern rye oats and barley steady.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade Today
Owen
Ceeseee Bey Bby Bml
Milwaukee
Northern
Doan's Kidney Pills Praised by Freeport Resident
A Freeport man, C. J. McMurry of 47 Quoquis (Quoquis) street, testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured long standing kidney trouble. He report back pain, irregular kidney secretions and nocturnal awakenings improved quickly after using the product. Doan's Kidney Pills cost 50 cents a box and are sold by dealers. Foster Milburn Co. distributes in the United States.
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Freeport
C. J. McMurry
Roquois Street
Doan
Jos
Emmert
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Voter’s Waning Faith Sparks Old-Time Dialect Clamor
An elderly Black voter voices frustration with the candicate’s delays and broken promises. He laments years of hardship, accusing officials of neglect. He demands bread, a belgian block payment, thirty days, and relief for housing, mortgage, taxes, and church needs.
Humor of the Hour Misleading Mob Leader Lashes at Reporters
A Chicago Tribune Herald item quotes a woman angrily denying mob leadership claims and berating reporters. Her husband objects to descriptions of her as an amazon and compares the melodramatic portrayal to theatrical Virago figures. She protests the line about her age.
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Chicago
Veteran soldier seeks pain balm for rheumatism
Old soldiers feel effects of hard service as Geo B. Anderson of Rossville York County Penn reports severe rheumatism and praises Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He offers to buy a dozen bottles and suggests every family should keep it for rheumatism lame backs sprains sprains swelling cuts and burns. sold by Jos Emmert Druggist.
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Geo
Anderson
Rossville
York County
Penn
Chamberlain
The Ways of the Candidate in the Old Time Talk
The Atlanta Constitution quotes a colorful voter lament about political promises and bread politics. The old time speaker complains of years of crying in the wilderness, shortages of bread, and mortgage and tax burdens before election time.
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Atlanta Constitution
Mrs Typhon Dinner Noted On Tuesday Evening Last
Mrs T Typhon again hosted a dinner on Tuesday evening last, as noted by Sceribner's. The event centers on a social gathering with Mrs Typhon as hostess, reflecting local luncheon and dining customs recorded in the period.
Bald man treasures pocket coin gift in Chicago tale
A bald-headed man clings to a pocket coin gift with fondness, refusing to part with it, in a brief Chicago Daily News item.
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Chicago Daily News
Healing claims and cures advertised in local notices
A jumble of medical testimonials and consumer ads tout Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs, Kodol for dyspepsia, Foley’s Kidney Cure, Chamberlain’s Diarrhoea Remedy, and Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. Also notes on lawn mower sharpening by H Granspen and general moral quips. Various names and locations appear, including Omaha Neb and Beardsley Minn.
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Pierce
Schlott's Laundry Ad At 42 South Galena Ave
Local laundry and dry goods ad lists 42 South Galena Avenue contact number 269 and offers shirt waists at 10 cents and lace curtains at 30 cents per pair with date stamp 4-16.
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Schlott’s
Galena Ave
Park commissioners buy wild animals in 7200 panic
Chicago Tribune reports Cincinnati park board bought a batch of wild animals claimed to be saved. Half died and the rest were dying. the effort failed as authorities moved the animals to Chicago in a bid to save them, but it was too late.
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Cincinnati
Park Commissioners
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Change Evidently Needed
A critic argues the story fails realism calling it a physical impossibility. The young author replies that revising the laws of nature may be necessary, citing a Chicago Post exchange on the plausibility of the fiction.
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Chicago Post
Not Responsible For Any of Them Says Voter Refusal
A man declares his right to kick as he never votes, arguing he bears no blame for elected fellows actions. The tall man with an unhappy look repeats the sentiment citing lack of voting as defense against consequences. Indianapolis Press.
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Indianapolis Press
The Trouble With Slankins and Lood Inquiries
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune recalls Slankins' silence for years while Lood recounts travels west and a county treasurer role. The dialogue touches on fast accounts and unclear reports, reflecting a diary like note on financial matters.
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Slankins
Wong
Didatt
Chicago Tribune
Isn't it dreadful how much good coal goes up the chimneys
A quip from the Chicago Record about coal waste, noting that not all coal is lost to chimneys. The speaker jokes that rocks from the last load could fill a big hole under the back fence, implying surplus leftover material.
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Chicago
Why Does Newlyrich Wipe the Windowpane Habit
A foggy winter scene from Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Newlyrich wiping a window with his coat sleeve. The quirk reflects a habit picked up during earlier winters and appears as a recurring image in the piece.
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Newlyrich
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Heavy College Expenses Questioned in Indianapolis Journal
In a fragment from the Indianapolis Journal a reader laments rising college costs and jokes about silver mobograms on every baseball tat his son owns. The snippet hints at satire on education expenses and parental perspective.
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Indianapolis
Porous plaster plan sparks loud room remark
An overheard Chicago Tribune style quip recalls a domestic scene where a person orders children out of a room while announcing intent to remove a porous plaster from their back, highlighting a vivid wartime or immigrant-era anecdote.
Agnes plans trousseau in Philadelphia memory
Agnes prepares her trousseau at home while noting her husband’s purchase abroad, recalling a May event in Philadelphia as recorded by the North American.
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Agnes
Trousseau
Amerie
Philadelphia
German professor links mag weaning to Lim sausage diet
A German professor proposes that mag can be reduced by feeding Lim sausages, a claim echoed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer with a remark about Wieners. The cited idea suggests diet as a method to curb tobacco habits, though the reliability is unclear.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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H. J. Moogk
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Shipman
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Johnson
W. F. Jungkunz
Omaha
Neb
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P. E. Grissam
Gaara Mills
Jos. Mimmert
H. Granspen
Foley’s Honey
Bongye & Parks
Bongye & Parks Cor
Exchange & Chicago
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Yusea
Welsbach
Freeport Light & Fuel Co
Callorta
California
Oregon
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North-Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Railway
P. H. Hough
Malena
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Delaware Street
Helen H. Birch
West St
Joan M. Wisk
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Tickata
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