Prison life shown to extend life in Joliet study
A Chicago health official notes prison life can extend lifespans, citing Joliet penitentiary data where inmates aged 20 to 60 showed a lower death rate than city residents. He attributes longer life to control, routine, sanitation, and monotony reducing self harm. The piece also covers matrimonial agency probes, an obituary for Car J Parmerlee, and local advertising.
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Health Commission
Evans
Chicago
Joliet
Michigan City
THREE MEN ARRESTED INDICTMENT FOR BRIBERY INDIANAPOLIS
Three men including John McGregor president of the board of county commissioners T L E Spafford former member and A W Wilcutts Atlas Engine salesman were arrested on charges of conspiracy bribery and offering bribes. They allegedly conspired to bribe McGallaughey a board member to influence a house power project with machinery from Atlas. The grand jury will continue investigations into county office affairs next week and later.
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Marvel 2
John McGregor
Board of County Commissioners
T. L E. Spafford
A. W. Wilcutts
Atlas Engine Company
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Wilcutts
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McCgregor
Ac Soo
Ydory
Coulihons
Grand Farors
Fiar
Hhe Jory
Court House
Negroes Ordered to Leave Hagerstown After Assault
In Hagerstown Indiana a mob ordered all Black residents to depart within 24 hours after a brutal assault on Arch Hindusin a hotel proprietor and threats of lynching. Hindusin suffered razor and slingshot injuries while Elwood Lemay and Bolin clashed with two Black women prompting police to move Hindusin to Wayne County jail.
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Hagerstown
Ind
Arch Hindusin
Wayne County
Richmond
Hindusin
Bolin
Haserstown
Newcoastl
Vindmian
Reynolds opens city mission in Wabash downtown
In Wabash Indiana J O Reynolds opened a city mission two months ago in a large downtown room. Flo ended it claiming cannot compete with local theaters drawing crowds the mission hoped to attract. Populists name a date for initial convention in St Louis. M Walter secretary said a full state ticket would be fielded this year. In Frankfort a three year old, Russell Woods, died after coal oil caught fire on his clothing.
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Maren
J.O. Reynolds
Flo
Diay
Trintianapaelis
Mareh
St. Louis
M. Walter
Rossville
Frankfort
Russell
Albert Woods
Circleville
Albany Judge Hamilton Dies in Sleep at Home
Andrew Hamilton former counsel to New York Life and other insurance firms and long active in mining and insurance litigation was found dead in his Albany residence. He died of acute dilation of the heart during the night, aged about fifty five. Born at Lanesburg on April 21, 1804, he was twice elected to Albany city court and known for his involvement in political and legislative disclosures.
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Wilkinson Street
Big Ur Railway Company
Missora T. Rhoades
North
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Sed
Albany
Andreww Hamilton
New York Life
Isirance
Canada
Hamilton
Terving
Lanesingbure
Railroads Confront Nine Hour Law With Service Cuts
Washington reports railways plan to comply with the nine hour law by hiring more operators and closing small stations. Officials say the move will briefly inconvenience travelers but is necessary to curb payroll costs amid revenue declines and rising layoffs.
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Washington
Imtive
Seversl Dhovsaund
Inc of Railway Se
Askines
Ralway
Chicago Feared Telegraph Wires Hampered by Storm
Chicago records a severe thunderstorm causing heavy hail and lightning. Telegraph and telephone lines shed insulation and risked damage, with poles bent and lines hanging as wind-driven debris lashed the city. No major injuries reported as crews monitor outages.
Threats to Denver Prosecutor Refer to Clerical Shootings
A postal card to District Attorney Stidger urged him to be careful about the case of the priest shooting in Denver and carried anti clerical abuse directed at priests. The card was signed with a hollow square and the name Macseanu. The missive arrived at Stidger’s office rather than Munger’s.
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Coloe
Georgie AL Stidgler Hins
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Macseanu
Munger
Penver
Stidger
Ad Poulin Society
Explosion at Rosita Port Claims Dozens Dead
The Rosita ore port disaster last week resulted in eighty six fatalities with forty six corpses recovered and forty more believed missing. US contractor Harry Turner among the dead.
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Calivas
Mex
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Rosita
Harry Turner
United States
Yaqui Resistance Report From Nogales Action
Details from Nogales report Yaqui fighters showed firm resistance on the Yaqui frontier near Guayatts. The clash left two Americans killed and six wounded while about thirty Yaquis were reported killed or captured.
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Nogales
A. J
Gaayatts
Mex
House Passes Army Bill Amid Budget Totals Reported
The House approved the arts appropriation and Army bill with total funds listed at 84,757,566 dollars. The Fowler currency DIT was favorably reported and the chamber adjourned until Monday. The Senate was not in session.
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House
Washington
Senate
Granite cutters strike in Barre and area over wage rise
In Barre Vermont on March 2 the granite cutting workforce from Barre Montpelier and nearby tradesmen walked out demanding a minimum wage of 40 cents an hour instead of 37 1/2 cents.
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Barre
Montpelier
Telephone use on rails cuts work hours, tests show
Cleveland officials say telephones in railroad telegraphy cut nine hour days and may speed adoption nation wide. A. S Tagalls of Lake Shore reports tests since October show satisfactory results, with pilot runs on Lake Shore and Wheeling lines. Railroads in mining areas have begun adopting the system.
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Clevelands
Tagalls
Ats
Lake Shore Road
Sida Thiaalls
Bugadls
Ale Hance
Wheeling
Railway Crafts Unite Council Formed for NH Hartford System
Boston March 2 delegates from crafts in the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad shops formed the Council of Federated Employes of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad System. The council may act as a unit to present requests at any time.
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Boston
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Rid Rheumatic Pain with Dr Miles Nervine
A magazine promotion advocates Dr Miles Nervine to relieve inflammatory rheumatism and nervous pain. The testimonial from A S Sanders describes severe early symptoms and rapid improvement after using Nervine, inviting readers to consult their druggist for purchase and price refund.
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AS. H. Sanders
P. O
Rockaway, N. 2
Miles
Hattie
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
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