Portrait of Joseph Behemoth Kealing in Local Portrait Gallery
The Sun's Gallery of Great Men features Joseph Behemoth Kealing a prominent townsman. He previously drew a salary from Uncle Sam chasing counterfeiters and worked in the information bureau with a state house headquarters during the last legislative session. He supplied free guidance to country members on votes including the railroad consolidation bill.
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Kealing
Sam
Bureau of Information and Intelligence
State House
How Millionaire Stratton Took the Wind Out of Two Clerks
Cripple Creek region report notes W S Stratton as a rising investor buying mines and ore dumps. The article recounts Cripple Creek's modern growth, rail connections, gambling, and a tale of Stratton handling a department store purchase that ended with a large check signed by Stratton, illustrating his reach and impact in the mining era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton
London Mail Service Sets Speedy Standard For City
In London the mail system delivers within hours across the city and nearby areas. Letters posted by 9 am are collected by 10 am and delivered by noon, with responses back by 3 to 4 hours later. The system features corner boxes and widespread basket collections in shops, reducing reliance on telephones.
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London
Bank of England
United States
Judge Harney Brackett Scandal At Montana Copper Case
In Butte Montana August reports allege Judge E W Harney was swayed to favor Heinze in the Mitzie Healy mine dispute after influence from Ada Brackett. Affidavits say Harney and Brackett drank, quarrelled, and shared money during drunken carousals. Brackett, a Minneapolis native and divorcee, is linked to the Heinze camp.
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Butte
Mont
Amalgamated Copper Company
E. W. Harney
Mitmie Healy
E. Augustus Heinze
Ada Brackett
Heinze
E. L. Walters
J. W. Waters
Judge Harney
Two Stage Stories From The Lambs Club Memoir
Maurice Barrymore led the Lambs Club with wit and rival stars like Wilton Lackaye and Augustus Thomas. A tale recalls an English visitor and a quip about fish as brain food. It also recounts Wat C. Goodwin’s Shylock barbs and a critic’s threat to return and play Hamlet.
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Maurice Barrymore
Lambs’ Club
Wilton Lackaye
Augustus Thomas
Thomas
Alabama
Wat C. Goodwin
Shylock
New York
Nat
Wil
Hamlet
Little Shavers and Sick Kiddy Jokes From Chicago News
A collection of light child misstatements and mini moral quips from a Chicago News page. Jokes include Freddie and his jaw pain, Gertie’s brickyard remark, a Sunday school exchange about fishing on the Sabbath, and a baby risking lockjaw with a doorkey.
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Mabel
Indiana National Bank Doubles Capital Stock to Million
The Indiana National Bank increased capital stock from 300000 to 1000000 dollars. A cash dividend of 700000 dollars was declared to original stockholders and 700000 dollars of new stock was issued at par, all taken at once.
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Indiana National Bank
Norfolk Cyclone Unroofs Homes Across East Section
A cyclone swept through eastern Norfolk on Tuesday afternoon lifting roofs and carrying debris, followed by heavy rain. No loss of life reported.
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Norfolk
Machinists Enjoined Over Interference at Tool Plant
Boston August 7 Judge Sullivan of the superior court enjoined machinists from interfering with nonunionists at work at the American Tool and Machine Company plant.
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Boston
Sullivan
Superior Court
American Tool and Machine Company
Psyche Portraits and a Grasping Gobbler of Society Stars
Pierce Churchill rises as a promising painter in New York around 1895, catches the eye of Miss Hester Maclagan, and faces a violent clash with Col MacLagan. The feud ends with paintings discarded, a retreat to Mexico, and a haunting Murray Hill portrait of Psyche, later owned by Mrs. Bullen.
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Pierce Churchill
Hester Maclagan
Paris
Vienna
Frisco
New York
Fifty-Third-St
Eighthave
Knoedjer
Pierce
Gilsey House
Knoedler
Churchill
Col Macagan
India
Gobbler
Miss Hester
MacLagan
Fift Ve
Miss MacLagan
Hester
Col
Dauber
Col. MacLagan
MacLagans
Mexico
Mr. Bullen
Chicago Record- Herald
New Storage Battery Promises 150 Miles On 600-Pound Unit
Chicago August 7 New storage battery under test could power a 600 pound machine for 150 miles if the inventor’s claims prove true. Inventor H C Porter of Chicago and tester F C Phillips of Elwell Parker Electric Co Cleveland Ohio report on the demonstration.
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Chicago
H. C. Porter
F. C. Phillips
Elwell-Parker Electric Company
Cleveland
Reds and Half-breeds at Outs
In Helena Montana on August 7 armed conflict erupts on the Flathead Indian Reservation near Roman Station after Indians and half-breeds exchange gunfire over cattle grazing disputes. One Indian is wounded in the arm as both sides reinforce positions.
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Helena
Mont
Flathead Indian Reservation
Roman Station
Insurrection in Luzon Asserted to Continue
Miguel Malvar says the insurrection in Luzon will persist. Fireman Patrick Grimes of the steam ship Bergenland drowns in the Atlantic. Shelton is dead after quarrel over an inspection with sanitary inspector W J Lison of Jackson Mississippi. A London paper cites a U S official about Chinese arsenals and valuables found in Quiche Guatemala including a crown worth 500000. Kansas City exposition building burns after being set on fire by boys. structure had stood vacant for ten years.
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W. J. Lison
Jackson
Miss
D. L. Shelton
Shelton
Kansas City
Digestive Ailments Warned By Engineer's Narrow Sight
A narrative urges railway engineers to heed digestive symptoms before organ involvement. Text highlights dyspepsia signs such as foul tongue and sour taste, insisting Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery can cleanse the blood, improve digestion, and restore health supported by a Montana testimonial. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are noted for constipation relief.
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Dr. Pierce
W. T. Thompson
Townsend, Broadwater Co
Montana
The Swirl of Society Sees Travelers and Guests
H T Hearsey will leave Saturday to join family at Walloon Lake Michigan. Miss Mary Tuiey of Madison visits Miss Bertha Ellis next week. Miss Stella Chambers of New York visits Miss Mac Egan. Miss Lucy Taggart hosts an informal dance at the Country club for visitor Miss Elms of Chicago. Mrs J Brown and her small son return from Atlantic City after a summer outing.
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H. T. Hearsey
Walloon Lake
Mich
Mary Tuiey
Madison
Bertha. Ellis
N. Pennsylvania St
Stella Chambers
New York
Mac Egan
W.twenty First St
Lucy Taggart
Miss Elms
Chicago
Murder Charge in Mexico Woman Over Crumley Child
Addie Crumley, a colored woman, is jailed for the murder of her five year old daughter whose body was found beneath a house with a crushed head. She denies guilt though evidence appears strong. Railroad officials plan to fill the Klondike sinkhole near Cedar Lake using rubbish from Louisville to Chicago.
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Mexico
Addie Crumley
Menon Railroad
Klondike
Cedar Lake
Louisville
Chicago
Notice to Contractors for Irvington Sewers 1901
Sealed proposals for two sewer projects in Irvington Indiana will be accepted by the Town Board until August 17 1901 at o clock p m Plans and specifications may be viewed at D D Pike store on Washington Street after July 29 1901 Town Clerk Simeon Frazier announces the call for bids and outlines locations from Washington street to Julian avenue and Elm avenue to Ritter avenue included in the project Each sewer runs along specified avenues and includes an alley section near Coleman Butler and Julian avenues.
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Irvington
Ind
Washington St
Coleman-ave
Julian-ave
Butlerave
Coleman
Butler Aves
Julianave
Elm-ave
Ritter-ave
D. D. Pike
Simeon Frazier
Burgess-ave
Emmerson-ave
Butler-ave
Grand-ave
Brookville Road
Collett-ave
Butler Ave
Burgess Ave
Washingtonst
Cement sidewalk bids invited in Irvington Indiana
The town council invites proposals for four concrete sidewalk projects in Irvington Indiana with bids due August 17 1901 at 6 o clock p m Plans and specs available after July 29 1901 at D D Pike’s grocery on Washington street
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Goldenripple Creek
Cripple Creek
Cringle Creek
Alaska
W. S. Stratton
Indianan
Denver
Colorado Springs
Victor
Brown Palace
RW. L
J. Bull
Uncle Sam
Mer
Ke Clerl
W. EB. Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
Heiskells
Heiskell’s
Johnston, Holloway & CO
Commerce St
Philadelphia
Baby
Susie May Schell
Mott Ave
Brackett
Small Freddie
Freddie
Gertie
Johnny
Mark
Piazza
Chicago News
Indiana National
Virginia
Psyche and
the coppLer
Miguel Malvar
Aguinaldo
Luzon
Patrick Grimes
Bergenland
Atlantic
Quiche
Guatemala
Tice Engineer
James W. Siliy
Julia
Star Store
Dlinois
Buffalo, N. Y
Indiana
Indianapolis
SUN
Buffalo
N. Y
N.Y
SUN Office
the Sun Pub. Co
East
Ohio Street
Portland Lime
N. Penn
Huntington & Page
E. Market St
Central Printing CO
Irvington, Ind
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