Sam Moser Confesses In Murder Suicide Case From Morton
Chicago May 21 A Salt Lake telegram reports Sam Moser who murdered his wife and two young children at Morton Tazewell county May 18 attempted death by drowning after shooting his family He swam ashore and was arrested He gave an interview detailing the killings and said he fled to Tremonts then Salt Lake City He left two letters one to police and one to the Peoria Herald defending his actions and blaming Omish people The story notes his parole status and the failed escape attempt
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Chicago
Salt Lake
Ife
Tremonts
Salt Lake City
Peoria T Herald
Peoria Herald
Tazewell County
B. Moser
Bloomington
Uls
Incorrigible Girl Elopes From Sycamore Illinois
Frank Lakins and Miss Welty eloped from Sycamore Illinois after she was placed in Geneva Industrial school on parole for incorrigible conduct. They fled with a horse and buggy and have been intercepted nowhere. both are under age and Mary Welty’s Chicago relatives are seeking them. Lakins works in a local business house.
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Sycamore
Ills
Frank Lakins
Miss Welty
Mary Welty
Chicago
Gieneva Industrial School
Lakins
Amigh
Republican Celebration Planned in Bloomington May 29
Bloomington hosts a Republican celebration on May 29 under the McLean County Historical Society to mark the 1856 Bloomington convention that nominated Colonel Bissell for governor and helped organize the Republican Party of Illinois. The event honors the convention often seen as the birth of the national Republican party.
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Bloomington
McLean County Historical Society
Colonel Bissel
Inlinois
High School Meet in Champaign Crowds Eighth Annual Meet
Champaign hosted the eighth annual interscholastic athletic contest drawing a large crowd. Biggsville won with 33 points, Inglewood was second with 21, while Decatur and Taylorville tied for third with 4 points each.
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Champaign
Ths
Biggsville
Inglewood
Decatur
Taylorville
Tech
Strike Ringleader Arrested in Illinois Riot
Deputy U S marshals Eaton and Dowell arrested John Schefler, ringleader of the Big Four strikers, at Litchfield and jailed in Springfield for violating Judge Allen's injunction by rioting. Officials say the strike group ignores the injunction and more arrests are expected.
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Springfield
Ill
United States
Eaton
Dowell
Litchfield
This
John Schefler
Cornerstone Torn Down At Fludelson Academy
The cornerstone of the Fludelson academy at Sailor Springs was laid with Masonic ceremony last Tuesday by Past Grand Master Scott. It was torn down at night and the copper box inside stolen, robbers expecting money inside.
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Louisville
Hls
Fludelson Academy
Sailor Springs
Grand Munster Scott
Wykes Arrested for Embezzlement in St. Louis
Was Wanted at San Francisco Carbondale Ill May 21 William T Wykes of this city arrested late Saturday night in St Louis charged with the embezzlement of $5 000 from the firm of Whitney Co of San Francisco Wykes left today for the coast to answer the charge.
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San Francisco
Carbondale
Ill
William T. Wykes
St. Louis
Whitney & Co
Wykes
Coast
MADE MUSIC WITH RIFLES IN THE PHILIPPINES
Acting under Gen. MacArthur bandmaster Landers from Centerville Iowa led the Wit ty-first lown band on a western tour after serving in the Philippines. For two months north of Manila they used rifles on the firing line while packing away instruments at Cavite. They guarded trains and prisoners and aided the hospital corps, returning with an 18 year old Filipino named Tilemon whom they plan to educate before sending home.
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Fifty-first Lown Band
Isldora
MacArthur
Landers
Centerville
Philippines
Manila
Cavite
Tilemon
Uncle Sam's Best Customer 60 Percent of U S Exports
Washington May 21 England buys 60 per cent of all American farm products sent abroad says Consul Harris at Ilbenstack in a report to the state department The table for 1808 99 shows England bought about 78 000 000 worth of principal products about 79 per cent more than all Europe combined Harris concludes Fingland’s market value cannot be over estimated
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John Bull
Washington
Ingland
I. T. Harris
Ilbenstack
State Department
Fingland
Harris
England
Europe
Tax on Deposit Certificates Stirs LaCrosse Banks
Local and special agents of the internal revenue department have sought 2 cent stamps for each $100 on certificates of deposit issued by two LaCrosse banks. The banks refuse, saying a single 2 cent stamp suffices regardless of amount. The commissioner of internal revenue sides with the banks’ view.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Internal Revenue Department
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Question of Majority in Typographical Union Election
Indianapolis May 21 President Samuel Donnelly of the International Typographical union had counted on a New York Six Six majority for re election. After city returns showed Lynch with about a 500 vote lead Donnelly gave up hope of reelection. Secretary Bramwood says it is only a question of majority.
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Indianapolis
Samuel Donnelly
International Typographical Union
New York
Lynch
Bramwood
Republicans Still Rule France in Municipal Polls
Paris May 21 official final results of French municipal elections show Republicans winning 24 832 of 33 942 communes outside Paris, with Benethiaries 8 519 Nationalists 153 and 438 listed as doubtful.
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France
Paris
German-Americans Celebrate New York Krieger Bund Arrival
In Hamburg on May 21 the festkammer celebration honored the New York Krieger Bund whose members arrived the previous week. About ten thousand people filled the decorated hall as Captain Sauer welcomed the Americans and hailed them as pioneers and main stay of Germanism across the ocean.
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Germany
Hamburg
New York
Kriegerbund
Captain Sauer
Ocean
Fraud on the Ballot in Sioux City Assessors Race
A sensational contest over the city assessor's post arose as ballot seals were found broken and ballots tampered with. A recount gives O. I. Hutchinson a majority over C. C. Wales, signaling a forthcoming bitter legal fight.
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Sioux City
O. I. Iutchinson
C. C. Wales
Objection Halts Senate Resolution on Boer Delegates
In Washington on May 21 the senate paused a resolution to admit Boer delegates Fischer Wessels and Wolnarans to the floor during their Washington visit after Hawley objected. The measure was laid over.
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Hawley
Washington
Senate
Allen
Fischer, Wessels and Wolnarans
Frawley
Judge Philips Improves After Illness in Hillsboro
Springfield May 21 Judge Jesse J Phillips of the supreme court, long ill at his Hillsboro home, has shown improvement after a relapse. Reports of stomach and heart trouble are greatly exaggerated and he expects to be out in a few days.
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Philips
Springfield
Als
Jesse J. Phillips
The
Supreme Court
Hillsboro
Judgerules Kansas liquor import ban unconstitutional
Topeka Kan May 21 Judge W C Hook of the United States district court ruled that the provision barring outsiders from coming into the state to take orders for liquor is unconstitutional.
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Topeka
Kan
W. C. Hook
United States District Court
Famine Relief Fund Sends $100,000 to India
A further remittance of $100,000 was cabled Saturday to Dr. Levis Klopsch at Bombay, India, representing contributions to the India famine relief fund from New York on May 21.
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Sant
India
New York
Levis Klopsch
Bombay
Tnodia
India Famine Relief Fund
Vineland Bush Sweet Potatoes Highlight True Bush Form
A Rural New Yorker correspondent describes VinelandBush as a true bush form of Jersey Yellow sweet potatoes. They are productive, yellow colored, and compact with no runners, easy to cultivate like bush beans, and similar in quality to Jersey Yellow. Seedbeds, soil preparation, planting spacing, and cultivation tips are detailed for best results.
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New Jersey
New Yorker
Towa
The Bur or Globe Artichoke Cultivation Guide
The bur artichoke thrives in Mediterranean soils and differs from Jerusalem artichoke used for hog forage. It is propagated from crown suckers, with two or three left to form flower heads. Plant spacing is 2 1/4 feet by 3 to 4 feet, with care similar to cabbage. In black soils, these roots yield autumn beads in the first year. Seed sowing in February or March is advised northward, with hotbeds and thinning to three inches apart, transplanting when four leaves.
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Mediterranean
Jerusalem
Cross of Game and Cochin Breed Described
H. P. Niles of Virginia reports a cross between the White Indian Game and the White Cochin. The hybrid shows diminished Cochin feathering, longer legs, upright carriage, and lost Cochin docility. The head is slender but thicker and shorter than a Game. Meat is fine textured and flavorful, chicks are hardy, and birds forage well. a high fence is advised when fully feathered.
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H. P. Niles
Virginia
Sergeant Hook and the Rorke's Drift Victoria Cross tale
A vivid portrait of Sergeant Hook, hero of Rorke's Drift, who defended a hospital ward against Zulus for hours, rescuing wounded with Lance Corporal Williams. The piece notes his bravery earned the Victoria Cross and explains the award's symbolism and rarity.
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Flo
Rork’s Drift
British Museum
Ne Place
Sergeant Hook
Rorke’s Drift
South Wales Borderers
Rorke's
Hook
Williams
Queen Victoria
Navy
Army
The Black Valley Railroad Time Table Notice
A time table appears in the Star of Hope weekly paper by Sing Sing convicts. It details the Standard Gauge International Line chartered under all states laws with no stop over checks and no return trains.
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Star of Hope
Sing Sing
THE
Black Valley Railroad
Why Cats Arch Their Backs And The Psychology Behind It
The piece explains that cats arch their backs not only in anger but in affection and when preparing to spring, noting crouching during fights and a raised fur with an erect tail in friendly states. Darwin suggests that opposite mental states trigger opposite, though not always useful, instinctive movements.
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Darwin
Wind and Sea Poem Echoes Joy and Pain
A Bayard Taylor poem contrasts the sea’s merriment with the wind’s unrest. The sea’s laughter shines on shore while the wind laments in mountains and forests. The piece notes both voices offering a shared, bittersweet harmony of joy and sorrow.
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Ocean
Bayard Taylor
Cinderella Origins Across Ancient Hindu Texts
The piece traces Cinderella to older roots in the Vedas and links Rhodopis and Psammitichus tales via Elian. It explains the glass slipper as a mistranslation of pantoufle en vair and frames Cinderella as a dawn maiden sent by the sun, with sisters of darkness and a twilight reunion narrated by Mitra in mythic terms.
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Cinderella
Rhodopis
Psammitichus
Elian
Rome
Psamuinitichus
Egypt
Perrault
Wiian
Mitra
London Globe
Picking the horse that will win race insights
A dialogue on selecting a winning horse contrasts observation with a focus on the outcome. A woman notes speed requires experience, while a man emphasizes choosing the winner, reflecting wagering logic and risk.
Brutus and Caesar Quip Sparks Gallery Debate
A Washington Times exchange features an orator declaring Cäsar and Brutus as a pair while a gallery voice retorts that Brutus resembles Caesar. The Irish mail boats receive 455000 dollars in a subsidy, nearly the amount paid for all North American mails from Queenstown to New York.
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Cmsar
Brutus
Washington Times
Queenstown
New York
Massachusetts Supplied Most Troops to Revolutionary Army
Massachusetts furnished more troops to the army than any other state in the revolution, reflecting its major contribution to the war effort and supporting the broader historical record of early American military mobilization.
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Massachusetts
Grain-O food drink promoted as coffee substitute
Grain-O advertised as a pure grain beverage replacing coffee for all ages. It promises rich mocha like color, easy on delicate stomachs, and claims broad grocer distribution with a price of 25 cents per package. Also mentions Foley’s Kidney Cure and new potato digging apparatus.
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Java
Remarkable Recovery With Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
A South Burgettstown man recalls his bitty boy nearly dying from whooping cough. Neighbors urged Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and after a few doses the child improved, with one bottle curing him entirely. Sold by Jos Emmert, Druggist.
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Chamberlain
J. L. Moore
South Burgettstown
Jos. Emmert
August Flower Sales Declared Largest in Civilized World
Advertised remedy August Flower is claimed to be the top selling medicine for indigestion and biliousness. It is presented as a cure for headaches and general malaise with digestion and liver regulation. Sample bottles offered at Joseph Emmert's store.
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Joseph Emmert’s
Emmert & Burrell
Don’t you wish you were an only child
A bicycle arrives at a house shared by two little girls who argue over taking turns to ride it. The elder asks the younger if she wishes she were an only child, while both admire the novelty of the new toy.
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Lla
Allen's Foot-Ease offers instant foot relief and comfort
Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful swollen smarting nervous feet and relieves sting from bunions. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy and is advertised as a certain cure for sweating callous and hot tired aching feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail for 25c. Trial package free. Address Allen S imsted Le Roy NY. 3-0
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Allen
le Roy
N. Y
Marriage Suit Over False Hair Sparks Case In Indiana
A Boonville Indiana young man refused marriage after learning the bride’s hair was false and she sues, claiming deceit won his affection. Otto Korb Grand Chancellor K P Boonville Indiana endorses DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for skin ulcers and piles, warns against imitation by H J Moogk.
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Otto Korb
K. P
Boonville
Ind
DeWitt
H. J. Moogk
Suspense and Suspension in a London Exchange
A vegetarian doctor asked London judges if capital punishment should be suspended for experiment. One reply: It is preferable that the murderer should be suspended. The doctor answered, May your lordship never know what painful suspense is.
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London
England
De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve Promoted By Clark
H Clark of Chauncey Georgia declares De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve cured his twenty year pile problem and speeds skin disease treatment. Beware dangerous counterfeits warned by H J Moogk. Maine logs expected 225 million of 555 million feet to go to pulp mills this season.
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H. Clark
Chauncey, Ga
DeWitt
H. J. Moogk
Maine
Dyspepsia cure claims new life for Shipman
W H Shipman of Beardsley Minnesota testifies under oath that twenty five years of dyspepsia plagued him. Doctors and dieting failed until Kodol Dyspepsia Cure allowed him to eat freely again and feel renewed. H J Moogk notes Paris lacks free running steam carriages needing ministerial permission. P E Grisuan cites chronic diarrhoea since the war with Chamb erlein s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praised in Gaars Mills and sold by Jos Emmert.
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W. H. Shipman
Beardsley
Minn
H. J. Moogk
Chamberlain
P. E. Grisuan
Gaars Mills, le
Jos. Emmert
Magnetism cures varied ailments by Drs Newton
A flood of testimonials from Freeport Lena and Galena areas praise Drs Newton magnetic treatment. Patients report relief from rheumatism asthma paralysis headaches deafness and nervous disorders after care, with children recovering and sleep improving. Several letters express gratitude and recommend continued sessions.
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Drs. Newton
Mus
Reese
Lena
Newton
A. E. Beeler
Freeport
Will Teach their Methods to Othen Dra Dr Newton
Dr Jennie Newton and Dr R L Newton offer a healing instruction claiming four methods taught, more than other schools, with graduates returning to confirm benefits. The ad urges prospective students to visit at 158 Stephenson St to learn about the noble field and social gains promised.
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Dra. Newton
Jennie Newton
R. L. Newton
Stephenson St
New Buffet Parlor Car Added to Freeport Chicago Train
Daily vestibuled trains on the C & M W between Freeport and Chicago gain a Buffet Parlor Car on solid vestibuled train No. 151 with the May 18 schedule. No. 161 departs Chicago at 6:50 p.m. Sundays, and No. 150 from Freeport at 7:35 a.m. daily, with overall running time reduced by five minutes.
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Freeport
Chicago
Tvo
Harlem gardens convene early and late near water tower
A brief note records H D convening gatherings at Harlem gardens located south of the water tower with emphasis on timing as early and late sessions. No additional context is provided.
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Harlem Gardens
Water Tower
H.D
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Tate Original
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