Train wreck near Divernon kills child in Illinois
Coroner's jury finds gross negligence after Boies Central's engine ran into an open switch at Divernon thirty miles south of Springfield. Engineer A J Shell and Fireman Edward Taylor injured. seven year old Elizabeth McGuire killed. actress Ethel Barrymore aboard but unharmed. Conductor Edward Baker testified speeds reached fifty to sixty mph.
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Springfield
Boia Central
Divernon
A. J. Shell
Edward Taylor
Clinton, ML
Elizabeth McGuire
Charles McGuire
Chifd
Railroad
Viglor
Edward H. Baker
Premiers letter on St Petersburg hospitals and world events
Stolypin writes a protest to St Petersburg mayor over hospital conditions. The national irrigation congress meets in Albuquerque at 10 am. Iswolski arrives in Pesto for Tittoni talks. U S public land sales rise last fiscal year. Snowfall disrupts New Richmond and Calumet.. Casualties rise as cholera toll hits 7108 in Russia. Train robbery near Vilna nets 20600 to 100000. TPoxers joins Baptist church after governor assassination charge. Salt Lake City speech condemns rich criminals. Polygamy cited in China. Rosman of Dutch-Chinese descent faces hold up in San Francisco. Atlantic fleet reception in Manila delayed to November. Frost damages Raw Valley corn after floods.
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Stolypin
Conanre
St. Petersburg
National Irrigation Congress
Albuquerque
N. M
Iswolski
Miso
Pesto
Italy
Stenard Tittoni
United States
Stan
Snow
New Richmond
Wis
Calumet
Mich
Vilna
Russia
Cale Tpoxers
Gochel
Kentucky
Baptist Church
Salt Lake City
Hisgen
Independence Party
China
Robert Hu Tme Rosman
San Francisco
Manila
Kansas
English postal officials visit Chicago for study
Robert Bruce comptroller of the London postal service and W Pugh arrived in Chicago to inspect the American system. They met Postmaster General Myer in Washington and will tour other cities to gather ideas for improving London operations. Bruce said several American practices could be adopted back home.
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Chicago
Robert Bruce
Postal Service
London
England
W. Pugh
Washington
Myer
United States
Bruce
Warner will case sparks further litigation in Clinton
In Clinton probate court on Sept 29 Mrs Minnie Mettler and Mrs Arabella Bell filed an answer to Vespasian Warner’s petition as executor of Dr John Warner’s estate. They contend the executor has already taken excessive and improper fees and compensation for his services and seek to challenge the sale of securities.
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More Warner
Bloomington
John Warner
Clinton
Minnie Mettler
Arabella Bell
Vespasian Warner
Aged Woman Hangs Herself at Shaw Botan Garden Companion
Pittsfield Illinois September 29 Mrs Rebecca Edam Wilson seventy five years old for twenty five years house keeper and companion of Col Henry Shaw founder of Shaw's Botanical Garden St Louis committed death by own action hanging herself to the lattice work in the rear yard of her home It is supposed she was despondent due to illness.
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Pittsfield
Ill
Rebecca Edam-Wilson
Henry Shaw
Shaw's Botanical Garden
St. Louis
Murder on stairway kills burglar at Elba Avenue home
In Chicago on November 29 Dr Adolph Rehrmann shot and killed a burglar, ex convict Louis Lauderback, who confronted him on a dark stairway at 3816 Elba Avenue. The intruder was armed with a knife and a flashlight. In Bloomington Illinois a decomposed well dressed man was found with a bullet wound near the Chicago and Alton right of way. A $10 gold piece and a revolver were found near the body.
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Chicago
Elba Avenue
Adolph Rehrmann
Columbus Laboratories
T Louis Lauderback
Tig
Bloomington
Chicago and Alton
Stepped Overboard to Death in Alton Incident
Samuel Toseph Williams aged twenty three attempted to cross between channels near the power boat station and fell into the water. Unable to swim he drowned after slipping into the currents near the launches in Alton UK on September 28.
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Alton
Samuel Toseph Williams
Congress Opens With Hope for Medical Triumph Over Tuberculosis
President opened congress as the keynote speeches voiced the hope that medical science will soon conquer tuberculosis. Dr. Koch, leading German TB expert, was honorably received with a five minute demonstration as he spoke for the German government. The general session adjourned to October 3, with sectional meetings to follow.
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Koch
Cuban political unrest leaves deaths in Cuba disturbances
Dispatches from Provisional Governor Magoon report that violence erupted in Santo Spiritus after Conservative speakers were confronted by Liberals. A man was killed by police during a clash with a crowd of Liberals and Conservatives, with eight more injured.
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Washington
War Department
Magoon
Cuba
Santo Spiritus
Menocal
Montoro
Lanusa
Rain Quenches the Fires
Rain has been general across New Jersey eastern Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania ending the drought with forecasts of New England rain within twenty four hours Boston reports rain while Mount Baker still faces furious forest fires and no rain yet in the area
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New York
New Jersey
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New England
Boston
Mount Baker
Baseball Standings and Scores From National League
In New York Philadelphia led the Nationals with a 6 to 7 win over New York. Other games produced mixed totals with Philadelphia totaling 12 hits to New York's 12. Errors favored Philadelphia 5 to New York 8 as Corridon pitched for the Batteries.
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New York
Philadelphia
Errars
Corridon
Baseball Scores and a Poem From the Chicago Record-Herald
The clippings list a series of baseball results between Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, St. Louis and New York with hits, errors and batteries, noting cold weather and darkness delays. A short poem titled A Last Ideal reflects on lost romance and a corn cob motif, attributed to the Chicago Record-Herald.
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I. P.c
New York
Chicago
Doolin
Wiltse
Ste Ginulty
Bresnahan
Boston
Brooklyn
Hoston
Rucker, Dunn
Mahterty Graham
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Young
Criger
Smith
Detroit
Washington
Watteries
Hughes
Street
Killian
Schmidt
Cleveland
St. Louis
America
Because proves the feminine mind in language history
A dialogue quotes a man who derides women by saying because is a woman’s word. A responding woman counters that she reveals flaws in English for explaining her finer mental operations. The Boston Herald data point critiques gendered language.
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Boston Herald
Lincoln Tales From Field to War and Beyond
The piece recounts Lincoln as a versatile but restless worker, prone to study during field labor and discipline friction with fellow laborers. It includes anecdotes of a whetstone found after years, a soldier’s memory, and a Sankey tale about audiences unmoved by evangelists, all reflecting on character and perception.
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Lincoln
Ilinois
Washington
Boston Post
Pittsburg Marks 160th Birthday Amid Millyard Salutes
Pittsburg kicked off its 160th birth anniversary with salutes, mill whistles, and heralds. The Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated a George Washington tablet at Fort Duquesne. Addresses were given by Mirror Guthrie and Samuel Harden Church. Mayor Guthrie hosted a reception for distinguished guests at Duggan’s Gardens.
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Pittsburg
Daughters of the American Revolution
George Washington
Block House
Fort Duquesne
Mirror Guthrie
Samuel Harden Church
Guthrie
Dugesns Gardens
Guthrie Governor Haskell to sue Hearst over remarks
Governor Haskell, arriving from Chicago, announced in Guthrie that he will file suit against William Randolph Hearst tomorrow to compel Hearst to prove his statements about Haskell are untrue, per Haskell's claims.
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Guthrie
Oklo
Hasell
Chicago
William Randolph Heart
Hearst
Haskell
Chicago Board of Trade quotes and livestock prices
Chicago market update September 28 shows wheat corn and related futures with varying highs lows and closes. Live stock in Chicago and East Buffalo report hogs cattle sheep and calves with price ranges and receipts for the day.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Dee
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buffalo
N.C Y
Dunning & Stevens
Livestock Commission
N.Y
Scientists from nations meet in Washington on tuberculosis fight
Medical scientists from many nations join U S colleagues in Washington for the sixth biennial congress on tuberculosis at the New National Museum auditorium. Secretary Cortelyou represents the United States as the meeting opens.
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Washington
United States
New National Museum Auditorium
Cortelyou
How to Avoid Appendicitis
Medical notice urges prevention of appendicitis by managing constipation. It promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a cure for chronic constipation and claims it stimulates the liver and bowels without nausea or griping.
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H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Burdett Piano Tuner Receives Local Orders
F. J. Burdett, piano tuner, accepts orders through Brown & Dollmeyer’s shop and by telephone at 30g. 1 4ate.
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F. J. Burdett
Brown & Dollmeyer
Tea Tales And Octopus Bones In France
The piece blends a cook ad for an experienced helper with a humorous tea boiling quip by a young woman. It shifts to a Boston Post snippet describing Brittanys rocky coast rich in octopus and cuttlefish bones used for ash trays and bird food, noting their size and popularity.
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Brittany
St. Lunaire
Boston Post
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Kiremnan Taylor
Ethel Barrymore
Red Handed
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Dailly
Chicago Record-Herald
Frederick Trevor Lill
Lincoln the Lawyer
Century Magazine
Tra D. Sankey
Sankey
Madison Square Garden
Too
Hho
Philadelphia Ledger
Washburn
Crosby
Tant
Chicago Grain
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Journal
Want
Ayer
Tonia
Davenport Savings Bank
South West Corner
2D and Main Sts
Davenport
Wm. O. Scuint
Henry C. Struck
Sdlyr
Jouts Hauer
W. H. Witson
C. G. Schoeffel
Santos
Japan
Burrell Brothers
Stephenson St
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