Aurora real estate bustle and storm damage reports
Real estate is very active at Aurora with plans for a rock Island to Aurora excursion and a Glucose Sugar Refining plant closure in Rockford. Tuesday’s storm caused damage near Aurora. A cyclone cellar will be built at Fairview school in Ogle county. Incendiaries burn barns at Rock Island.
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Fairview
Ogle County
Rock Island
Elgin Y. M.C. A
Montgomery
Ilinois State Medical Society
Springfield
Lee County Sunday School Association
Amboy
Chicago
Robins
Ilnois Adventists
Glucose Sugar Refining Company
Rockford
Fred Yaeger
Dubuque High School
Sunday School Convention Schedule in Illinois
Illinois Sunday School convention details for May 15 to 17 at Paris and nearby locations outline a program including open conferences, committee appointments, officer reports, and multiple addresses. The schedule lists morning and afternoon sessions across Tuesday to Thursday with events such as workers conferences, normal graduating exercises, and various banquets.
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Paris
Illinois State
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Joy
Dass
Fternoon
Tortured a Witness Intense Suffering and Cure Mentioned
Ilness T. L. Martin of Dixie Kentucky endured severe coughing night after night until he found relief with Dr King s New Discovery. He used it for four years and praises it as a remedy for coughs colds and chest and lung troubles. He claims it stops the worst cough and helps consumption. Trial bottle free at Jos Emmerts Drug Store.
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Ilness T. L. Martin
Dixie
Jos
Schorr Stable Passes to Young Schorr for 1900 Season
The Schorr stable, among America's best, is handed to John W. Schorr's son for the coming season. The all aged division features W Overton Timemaker and Streamer, with 8 year olds Sam Phillips FF W Brode and Greenock set for derbies and classic races. Juveniles number 10 or 12, representing over 20000 in outlay, and Tommy Burns and George Walker are named as key riders in the new lineup.
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Schorr
America
John W. Schorr
W. Overton
Tommy Burns
George Walker
Tommy Ryan Chronicles Weight Toss and Boxing Plans
The boxer Tommy Ryan discusses weight targets for future bouts and his current 168 pound frame from recent idleness. He plans to fight Jack Root and possibly Jeffries, noting he would fight at 150 to 162 pounds depending on stakes. Ryan shares early life details, denying Irish or Jewish blood, explaining he used the name Ryan to hide his boxing career and that he has celebrated his thirtieth birthday.
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Tommy Ryan
Jim Jeffries
Jeffries
Jack Root
Ryan
Youngs
Syracuse
Thomas Ryan
Prizefighters grow rich guarding winnings in New York scene
In an era when licenses fade after Sept 1 the Horton law repeal will push moneyed fighters away from public coffers. Tom Sharkey leads earnings with villas near Sheepshead Bay and cash near $6,000 a night not spent. Other champions like Wid McCoy Maher Choguski Witzsimmons McGovern Sullivan Gans and Walcott hold assets from $1,800 to $40,000 including houses and saloons across Brooklyn and New York City.
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New York
Tom Sharkey
Sheepshead Bay
Wid” McCoy
Peter Maher
Joe Choguski
Witzsimmons
Terry McGovern
Brooklyn
Dave Sullivan
Spike” Sullivan
Coney Island
Jack O’brien
Matty Matthews
Frank Erne
Joe Gans
Wid”? Broad
Tommy West
George Mel*adden
Joe Walcott
George Dixon
Sixth Avenue
McPhee Retires After 18 Years With Cincinnati Team Bid
McPhee ends 18 year career with Cincinnati, playing 2,129 championship games. He collected 2,842 base hits and 13,588 fielding chances with a peak fielding average never below .919. He ranked first six years and third/fourth in two years. batting generally hovered between .250 and .300.
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Cincinnati
McPhee
Knightly image clashes with a brick wound tale
A romantic asks Colonel about his scar and imagines a saber duel. The Colonel reveals the wound came from a brick during a Chicago strike riot, challenging the glorified sword myth with a quiet bystander’s injury from urban unrest.
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Ald
Chicago
Chicago Times-Iterald
Train Stop Chronology Sparks Question
An old lady asks how long a train will stop, and a brakeman replies four minutes from two to two two. The episode, quoted by the Indianapolis Press, plays on mishearing and humor about the whistle and timing.
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Indianapolis Press
Billy Binks Faces Soap Prank at The Bug and Gluepot
Billy Binks boasted to Loafing Mike that no one could fool him. Moments later the barmaid served soap instead of cheese in his sandwich. He took a bite and reacted by retreating to a back seat.
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Billy Binks
Mike
Billy
Heiress Willington Mystery Sparks Evening Parlor Exit
In a Chicago Times Herald snippet, a man wonders about winning Miss Willington as her mother leaves the parlor at 11 PM last night, leaving him and the heiress alone to discuss fate and fortune.
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Willington
Chicago
Herald
Notable debate over wedding custom quoted by rivals
In a witty exchange from the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph the line The world loves a lover is challenged by Mr Sloineward and Mr Wilkinsburg. A playful remark about a girl’s father and his bulldog signals a lighthearted social dispute.
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Mr. Sloineward
Mr. Wilkinsburg
Pittsburg
That's Different Hicks Silenced Quickly Mars G Outtalked Him
A fragmentary quotation notes Hicks reacting to Glisson being silenced, contrasting her language mastery with his. It hints at Mars and G outtalking Hicks, with a remark attributed to the Boston Transcript.
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Glisson
Mars
Boston Transcript
Courage or timidity in driving a gentle horse
A livery stable man in the Chicago Evening Post wonders about a young man who seeks a very gentle horse. He cannot tell whether the man is afraid or intends to take his best girl out for a drive.
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Chicago Evening Post
Fragmented quotes from Chicago Record and Indianapolis Journal
A collage of outdated newspaper quips about wedding presents and a dubious half cent scheme. The lines reference Chicago Record, They Always Get the Half Cent, and the Indianapolis Journal, illustrating satirical or sensational snippets rather than a cohesive report.
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Chicago
Indianapolis Journal
A Girls Estimate of Men Opinion from Novels
A line from the Atchison Globe notes that a girl may have ten brothers yet her view of men comes from novels she reads. The remark reflects literary satire on how fiction shapes gender perceptions.
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Atchison Globe
Markets Close: Wheat Corn Pork and Hogs Quotations
Chicago closing board of trade quotes show July wheat 65 July corn 37 July oats 228 July pork 11 52 July lard 6 824 5 July ribs 6 55. Union stock yards market notes cattle to dime higher butchers stock strong coves 4 25 5 80 stockers 3 75 5 00 hogs 19000 closing strong heavy 85 25 5 45 light 5 00 5 32 sheep 1000 slow 5 00 5 75 OC. W Killen broker reports open high low close wheat may 65 and july value. Corn may and july tallies. Pork 11 05 67 11 70 11 52 H1 52. Chicago receipts show hogs 19000 today. Cattle 1500 up 10. Sheep 5000 strong. Northwestern receipts Minneapolis today 150. Duluth today 47. New York stock market note. Freeport quotes. Dr Stealey visit. Beecham's Pills advert.
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Board of Trade
Union Stock Yard
W. Killen
Fry’s Lock
Catigo
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
The National Theater in San Jose Costa Rica
A New Orleans Times-Democrat report notes the National Theater in San Jose, Costa Rica as a world class wonder. It cost about 3 million dollars to build, uses white marble and Mexican onyx, and features statues and European decorations. The city, small and distant from major amusements, hosts occasional opera company performances through government sponsorship.
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National Theater
San Jose
Costa Rica
France
Italy
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Burglar Fear of Little Dogs Surfaces in Police Tale
A burglar claimed a small dog frightens a professional thief more than alarms or detectives. He mocked guns, praised big St Bernards, and warned that barky little dogs force quick exits. The quote appeared in the New York Mail and Express, with medical advertisement notes following.
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St. Bernards
New York Mail and Express
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