Domestic tragedy and calamities sweep early news
A condensed domestic news item reports Lexa SrumMan and two children suffocated in a New York tenement. Fires kill two Indians and a white man on a South Dakota reservation. Hazleton plants shut indefinitely. Polish Jews camping in Brazil, Indiana charged with desecrating a dead child. A boy killed his parents in Port Washington by arson. Government debt rises in December. Oklahoma outlaws Moore and East killed in a shootout. Rockefeller donates to Seago University. Illinois asylum hospital burns. New Hampshire elects Buston as governor. Gas disaster in Cleveland. many offices opened or closed. Minorities, counties, and officials referenced.
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Lexa SrumMan
Stenement-Houseo
New York
Duguid
Sisse Reservation
South Dakota
Crystal Ridge
Wwerles
Hazleton
Brazil
Ind
August Beasly
Port Washington
Reyndigate
Boston
Nova Scotia
LE_ Henry Clements
Miss Me Dells
Lima
Lxwelline
Hugh Gilland
Sases
Riverside Water Company
Treasury
Kos Moore
George East
Oklaoma
Coffeyville
Kan
Finz
Cleveland
Bummeron
Med Nemire
Hornung
York
Pittsgh
Wi. J. Exoxisu
Kentucky
Andrew Hughan
Germantown
Notable Deaths And Political Moves Across States
A flood of obituaries and political shifts fills the scene. Notables include Mary T. Latunrop a leading WCTU figure dying in Jackson Michigan aged 56. Danizl H. Crain first NY AP general manager passing in Asbury Park. Patlio Sipney Post a congressman from Illinois dying in Washington aged 63. Governor changes occur as Tuon H. Paynter resigns in Kentucky. Mas W H Upuan inaugurated Wisconsin governor. Idaho Montana California legislatures convene. Wayne County Republicans nominate Homer Greene to replace the late Myron B. Wright. Police report two freight train collisions near Norwalk kill two and injure four. The Gould estate value assessed at $90,934,680.75 for tax purposes appears in unrelated appraisal notes.
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Mary T. Latunrop
Congress
Kentucky
Gravat Manx
Agricultureal Department
Washington
Danizl H. Crain
New York Associated Press
Asbury Park
N. J
Sara Mar Bowman
Gardiner, Me
Patlio Sipney Post
Illinois
William Waits
Ottawa
Kan
Mas W H Upuan
Wisconsin
Idaho
Montana
California
Gov Richards
Cheyenne
Wyo
Foreign tensions rise as Mexico readies for war with Guatemala
Reports indicate a 5000-strong invading force awaiting transport at Acapulco. Canada shows a sharp rise in public debt. Siamese crown prince Somdeth Chowta Maha Vajirunhis dies at Bangkok at 27. A Toronto ring leads to a deadly fire in Globs office, injuring Fire Chief Ardagh and five others, with about 400000 dollars in losses. Captain Albert Dreyfus is degraded before 5000 troops in Paris after treason conviction. Avatanches devastate French mountain hamlets. several dead.
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Mexico
Guatemala
Acapulco
Canada
Dominion
Tur-crown -Prince of
Siam
Somdeth Chowta Maha Vajirunhis
Bangkok
Globs
Toronto
Ont
Ardagh
Albert Dreyfus
Parla
Avatanches
France
Local Social Club Dance amid Gathered Community
Lookout Mountain Post and Women’s Relief Corps G A R held an installation and social event last Saturday evening with Post Commander A J Dieh and Mrs Breasie S Townsend leading officers. A repast followed, and members from both groups enjoyed the evening despite icy walks.
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Lookout Mountain
Women's Relief Corps
G. A R
A. J. Dieh
Breasie S. Townsend
J. A. Melick
J M. Williams
Henry Hoagland
V.C
G M Licke
W. Hoagland
John Otto
J R K. Newman
J A Jones
L. A Meier
M. Corps
Irs
Howard Young
Mary Newman
Sophia Ganzer
Margaret Smith
Ida Scott
Clara Coleman
Princilla Meier
Margaret Spangler
Wm Lopeman
Bessier
Townsend
Meier
Habits of Children Emphasized for Health and Morals
An article urges mothers to supervise children's habits to prevent future trouble. It extols digestive health, cites Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe remedy for children, and notes a 20 dose package for 10 cents sold at W Powell's alongside Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder awarded at the World's Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
W Powell
Rev Bernard Bank Celebrates Silver Jubilee in Rock Island
Rev Bernard Bank rector of St Marys Church marked 25 years of priesthood with a Dec 20 1894 ceremony in Rock Island. The event drew about 21 priests and Rt Rev Moynihan of Peoria among guests, amid high mass and a banquet at Columbia Hall.
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Father Bak
Chicago
Peoria
Lincoln
Henry
St Mary's
School Notes Describe Class Activities and Local Elections
Preparatory class begins bookkeeping as Archie Lytle returns from illness. Prof Wallace and family visited Paxton during holidays. Lower grades decorated rooms for Christmas exercises while Miss Mateer’s students sent a box of old clothes to Nebraska. School reopened with strong attendance and healthy, fine weather. Senior class reads Kenilworth at home and reports on it. A high attendance owes much to health and good weather. No high school literary Society meeting next Friday due to a New Opera House lecture. lower grades skip Friday afternoon, high school to present a literary program. Literary officers elected: President Fred Potter, Vice President Anna Hughes, Secretary Horace Mutchins, Assistant Secretary Bonnie Imerick, Treasurer Mamie Locke. Birt appoints Turner Deputy County Surveyor of Marshall County, Illinois, for remainder of term.
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Archie Lytle
Prof
Scotts Kenilworth
Rooma
Opera House
Literary Society
Fred Potter
Anna Huges
Horace Mutchins
Bonnie Imerick
Mamie Locke
Relief In Six Hours From New Clieat Kidney Cure
An early 1900s advertisement touts a South American kidney cure that promises relief from kidney and bladder pain within six hours. The pitch highlights rapid action for urinary issues in men and women, includes a subscription appeal across multiple states, and promotes a large combined newspaper offer for new or renewing subscribers paying in advance.
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Powell
Menry IL
Illinois
Kansas
Nebraska
California
Henry Republican
Inter Ocean
le InterOcean
American Farmer and Farm News
Buacklen Arnica Salve Promises Cures and Refund
Proprietary arnica salve advertised as best for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with piles claimed cured or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box sold by Dr Powell the Drageist.
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Buacklen
Local Hennepin Notes Include Arrivals and Skies Darkened
Jeff Durley travels to Chicago on business while Robt. O. Casson starts school in Galesburg. Ice kings of Hennepin report 7 inches stored. Edith Johnson visits Princeton. Osbon of Peoria joins Wm P. Gauss. Several locals travel, marry, or announce work changes. a Greiner family reunion is noted with many relatives listed.
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Hennepin
Jeff Durley
Chicago
Robt. O. Casson
Galesburg
Ice Kings
Fred Y. Deyoe
Edith Johnson
Princeton
Geo Stouffer
Edith Ed Osbon
Peoria
Wm P. Gauss
S. H. Cunningham
Chillicothe
Theo Bruening
Wisconsin
Harvey Leach
Harry Cofoid
Preston Unthank
Peter Morine
Samuel Sutcliffe
Deyoe
Henry
Fred Deyoe
James Weeks
Deyoe Jr
Alice Seaton
Shepard School
Minnie Burnham
Tacoma
State of Washington
J. W. Brechtel
Blodget
Greiner
Jan
Mra C. B. Greiner
Lottie ‘Greiner
C. C. Greiner
Kittie Well‘Greiner
Geof Gr
Memorials and Notices From Magnolia Center Area
A memorial meeting for Edith A Mills, who died in November, was held at the Meeting House on Saturday the 6th. Resolutions praise her work against drink and her selfless service. Attachments include sympathy to her family, and notices of local weddings, housewarmings, and charitable drives for Nebraska sufferers.
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Quaker Lane
J. P. Wierman
Sam Zebley
Edith A Mills
Meeting
Esther Mills
Henrys Mills
Jewel County
Kaw
Friends of Olivar Smith
Magnolia Centur
W.C T
Magnolia Center
Edith A. Mills
Henry Republican
Putnam Record
Watch Tower
Brand the Claim as False at World’s Fair Awards
World's Fair officials expose a pretender to an award from New York baking powder company not listed as an exhibitor. Chief of Awards for Agriculture states the claim is false and the official records do not show exhibition, while Price Baking Powder Co. of Chicago defends rightful honors and urges public vindication.
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Cunaan
New York
Price Baking Powder Co
Chicago
Hattie Patch Saga Tied to Naperville Father and Posten Case
A Naperville father seeks his daughter Hattie Patch amid the Posten embezzlement affair. The Chicago Daily News notes Patch’s links to Henry and New York events, detailing Hattie Patch or Collins arrest, later release, and family history including two lost children and a long estrangement.
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Mattie
Chicago Daily News
Henry
Mmany
Patch
Hattie
Hattie Patch
Collins
Justice Foster
Capt Hartnett
Harrison Street
Daily News
Naperville
Capt Hartnott
Posten Patch
Robert Posten
Underwood & McCoy
Union
Thut Posten
di Mipad
America
Posten
Chicago
New York
Nolle Roxequi
Mr Patch
Cunt Hartnett
Jost
Nebraska
Balance sheets and water data from 1880s Ohio reports
Collections at Henry office detail seven years of receipts and disbursements through 1894 with yearly totals for multiple years and items. Water levels and lock traffic are listed for several dates, including highest and lowest water readings and numbers of boats passing the lock. The document includes a sworn statement from Frank J Cheney asserting a catarrh remedy offer and a notice of Mall's Catarrh Cure with accompanying notary and distribution claim.
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Henry
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J Cheney
BF J Cheney & Co
Frank J. Cueney
A. D
W Glrason
Cuenzy& Co
Unseasonal Dry Spell Grips Minneapolis Area
A long stretch from May 20 to mid October brought no rain in Minneapolis and Minnesota, leaving meadows and parks dry as winter. The unusual weather included sparse sleighing conditions and record low rainfall for the year.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
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