Heir to millions enlists as a sailor
Samuel Fritz Nave a 17 year old heir to over 1 million dollars enlists in the U S Navy at Chicago. He serves aboard the receiving ship Franklin in Norfolk with pay of 16 dollars a month, stating he joined by choice to see the world and plans to return home after a three year term. Authorities note his parentage and the social reaction in St Joseph.
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Norfolk, Va
Samuel
Fritz Nave
Chicago
St. Joseph
Young Nave
Navy
Gas
Nave
Quiet Jag Not a Crime in Brooklyn Court
Judges Courtney Keady and Fitzgerald of the court of special sessions Brooklyn ruled a quiet jag is not a crime. They dismissed charges of intoxication against James H Reach after Roach Georgia Smith and Albert Josdict testified he went home orderly despite wobble.
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New York
Courtney, Keady and Fitzgerald
Court of Special Sessions
Brooklyn
Georgia Smith
Albert Josdict
Roach
Judge Courtney
Babbington
Ilsuer
Girl awakens from week long trance in New York
Sophie Fowler eighteen daughter of Mark Fowler of Milford Connecticut failed to come to breakfast and was found unconscious in bed Doctors said she was in a trance She woke July 30 to Aug 5 and described travels through space to a place where people welcomed her and wore ordinary good clothes with linen dresses People appeared happy and well dressed not poor or dazzlingly white
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New York
Sophie Fowler
Mark Fowler
Milford
Conn
Mrs. Fowler
Sophie
Woman Sentenced After Stealing Milk For Baby
Philadelphia August 7 A starving mother Annie Behan took a four cent bottle of milk from a Sixteenth Street doorstep to feed her baby. Policemen detained her and dairy agent Michael Dooly demanded continued detention. Magistrate Cunningham later released her on bond for future appearances.
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Philadelphia
Annie Behan
Sixteenth St
Michael Dooly
Dairy Company
Cunningham
Anarchists Arrests Tie Plan to Assassination Plots
A Milan report says Russian Agnone was arrested with a letter marked anarchist section 163 naming plans to target crowned heads. Rome dispatches say Gua sani editor of Cam battiamo was arrested at Genoa. Defusco, arriving from America to Caserta, confessed knowledge of Breschi's intended king Humbert killing and ensuing revolution.
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London
Milan
Agnone
Rome
Guasani
Cambattiamo
Genoa
Defusco
Caserta
America
Breschi
Humbert
Poisoned Pea Soup Kills Three in Georgia Family
In Tifton Georgia on Sunday the Connors family ate pea soup. Within hours three children died and both parents remain in danger. Authorities suspect poison in a tin vessel caused the tragedy.
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Tifton
Connors
Rockefeller joins August grand jury in New York
Wm F Rockefeller Standard Oil official was sworn in Monday as a member of the August grand jury. He is a son of oil magnate William Rockefeller.
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New York
Wm. F. Rockefeller
Standard Ofl
Wm. X. Rockefeller
Surfer Outruns Man-Eating Shark off New Jersey Shore
Ernest Kupfer, a Long Branch bathers expert swimmer, outran a seven foot three inch, 400 pound shark Saturday evening. After the shark chas ed him into shallow water near the beach, waves forced both ashore where Kupfer and a bystander hauled the exhausted predator to shore.
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New York
Ernest Kupfer
Kupfer
Leather
Shark
Japan Prevents Emigration to United States
The Japanese legation reported a cablegram from Tokyo stating emigration to the United States will be banned in the future. The move follows U.S. complaints about large Japanese migrations to Pacific coast states and aims to conserve manpower amid China tensions.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Pacific
China
Imperial Order
Bandit’s gun purchase ties New Orleans killings to Chicago firm
Robert Charles, blamed for seven New Orleans deaths, bought his Winchester from a Chicago firm. Roosevelt and Hanna met in New York Monday. Teddy’s western tour was debated with a September 15 departure proposed. Lloyd J. Smith, ex-manager of a Chicago grain elevator, surrendered to the sheriff and posted 15000 bonds on six indictments for alleged illegal grain removal. Several Chicago firemen were injured by contact with live wires Sunday night.
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Robert Charles
New Orleans
Winchester
Chicago
Rooosevell
Hanna
New York
Teddy
Lloyd J. Smith
Admiral Brown recalls early days of Nationals baseball
The article recounts Admiral Brown’s 1867 Washington era involvement with the Nationals club organized by future Senator Gorman. Brown, an early ball player and director, describes games in cities including Indianapolis and Annapolis, where Nationals defeated naval cadets as home runs flooded the field. Brown notes George Fox once hit a homer and performed hand springs on bases.
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Admiral Brown
Way Bek
Admiral
Washington
Senator Gorman
Gorman
Nationals
Indianapolis
Camp Morton
White House
Naval
Annapois
Admiral Porter
George Fox
Hase
Confession twist on Kansas murder case shocks state house
A Wyoming tramp allegedly confessed to killing Joseph New, claiming Emily New and George Dobbs were innocent. The note, written on a deathbed after a rattlesnake bite, surfaced in Coulee City but Kansas officials ignore the claim and retain the Dobbs and New sentences.
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Topeka
Kan
State House
Coulee City
Wyoming
Dobbs-New
Greenwood County
Emily New
George Dobbs
Joseph New
Kansas Penitentiary
Supreme Court
Dobbs
James Odgers
Coulee
Mr. Noble
Kansas
Bryan Has Ai Jumping Record
William Jennings Bryan is highlighted as a top broad jumper with a 12 feet 4 inches record at an Illinois University field day. The piece details his athletic past from townball to sprinting and his broad, sturdy frame, noting he values baseball and other sports, though he had little time for them. It ends with an advertisement for Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills.
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Lincoln, Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Illinois University
Bryan
Lincoln
Mr. Bryan
Lincoln Golf Club
Nebraska University
William Bryan, Jr
Cleric Uses Scripture to Urge Head Coverings at Hackensack
In Hackensack, Rev. W. W. Holley of Christ Episcopal Church preached a Sunday sermon urging women to wear head coverings to avoid dishonor, citing a biblical text. The sermon surprised the congregation and drew murmurs from attendees amid summer fashion norms.
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New York
W. W. Holley
Christ Episcopal Church
Hackensack
Holley
Mr. Holley
Cheapest Harness Supplies and Laundry Service Ad
C Pieschner advertises harness items including laprobes and whips with cash or payments accepted at 313 B Washington St. Neckbands put on free by Progress Laundry. Telephone 1121.
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C. Pieschner
Washingtonst
Progress
Remarkable Cancer Cure Reported in Indiana Letter
A letter from ARCADIA Indiana dated July 20 1900 praises Dre Farnsworth and Morgan of the Indianapolis Cancer Institute for curing a wife’s cancer after trials with eminent specialists and quacks. The husband A GUY writes the treatment left her well and in better health than in ten years, calling it a remarkable cure. THE
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Arcadia
Ind
Dre. Farnsworth & Morgan
Indianapolis Cancer Institute
A. Guy
Pigase
Special morning trains and a Cincinnati baseball clash
Two fast trains depart at 6 30 a m and 7 15 a m with the second stopping at Rushville Connersville and Hamilton. Return from Cincinnati at 6 40 p m. Baseball matchup New York versus Cincinnati. Fine California wines brandies bottled goods at Schuller's 210 N Meridian St.
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Rushville
Connersville
Hamilton
Cincinnati
New York
California
Schuller’s
Meridian St
Trains on the Chicago Indianapolis Louisville Route
Schedule notice lists daily trains with sleeper parlor car dining car and car types. It lists Cincinnati connections with times for fast mail Detroit to Cin and Dayton ex Cin Toledo and Detroit connections and Lake Erie and Western service with Chi limit and port express times.
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City
Washington St
Cincinnati
Dayton
Dayton Lim
Toledo
Detroit
Lake Erie & Western KR. R T
Mich
Chi. Lim
L’porte
City Ticket Office of C., C., C. & St. L Ry Big Four Route
A historical notice lists the City Ticket Office at No 1 East Washington Street for the C., C., C. and St. L Ry Big Four route.
Erratic timetable notes for Anderson and Boston services
Fragmentary schedules show Anderson and Cleveland New York Boston connections with varied times. Mentions limited express routes and terms like limited and Knickerbocker. The legible items reference travel windows, city names, and a few numeric times in mixed order.
Benton Harbor Line Schedule Note
Schedule fragment shows Benton Harbor line times with departures at 6:45 AM and 11:15 AM and an accommodation entry referencing 4350 PM 05 AM. Details are fragmented and not fully clear.
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Benton Harbor Line
Benton Harbor
Wabash
iLéeam
St. Louis Transport Timings and Rates Noted
A fragmented schedule lists St. Louis arrivals and departures with times such as 7.3 am and 3.55 pm, and references to trains or services like St. L. Lim ts and T. H. & Mattoonac. The text reads as a railroad or transit timetable note with unclear fares and instances of fractional times.
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St. Louis Accom
St. L. W. Lim
St. Louis Limited
T. H. & Mattoenac
St. Louis Ox
Springfield and Columbus Illinois and Spring Ohio Special Train Schedule
Train schedule notes for Lafayette and Cincinnati routes with multiple arrivals and departures. Details include times for Chicago fast, night, and express trains, Cincinnati lines, Greensburg, Peoria, Bloomington, Champaign, and Springfield connections. Ticket offices listed for Stat Illinois and Wa.
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Chicago
Chicago Express
Cincinnati
Springfield
Columbus '& Spring
Ohio
Lynn Accommodation
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Walters
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H. L. Sanders
Indiana Ave
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D. P. Stirk & CO
N. East St
The
Indianapolis Gas CO
Moses Optical CO
Acai
Pennsylvania St
I. M. Rowe
Optician
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N. Delaware St
Indiana Dental College Department of Dentistry
University of Indianapolis
W. Cor
Delaware and Ohio
J. A. Sutcliffe
Gaton Place
Central-ave
Anna R. Meyer
Orient
W. D. Allison & CO
BE. South St
Ellsworth Glenn
Delaware St
Julian & Dick Ohberg
Unicnm
Lombard Building
Bates Fue
BROWN
Bates House
Wia
Peterson
St. Imits
Indianapolis & Louisville Railway
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway
Indiana
Decatur & Western Ry
St. L
Cleveland -Line
Anderson Ac
Anderson
N.Y
Bos
N-Y
Boston Lim’t’d
Boston
Boston ‘‘Knick- Jerbocker
Lafayette Accom
Lafayette
Greensburg
Flex
Lo'is
N. Ver
Louis
Peoria Bine
Peoria
Bloom
Bloomington
Champaign
Peoria & Bloom
Jolumi
Pennsylvania
Tisae
Stat Tllinois
Baltimore
Col
Piqua
Columbus
Colum
Richmen
Mad
Vernon
Martinso
E & Vin
Dayton & Xenia
Pittsburg
East
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Acc - Knights
Rich
Balti
Wash
Spring Springfield
Keel Drseepein Care
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