Custody saga ends as long lost child found near Aurora
Ten years after a Montana divorce left Gertrude Weaver the custody of her daughter, the child was separated from both parents and lost while moving between towns. After a nationwide search involving trains and detectives, the girl wandered into Chicago, was placed in a foundlings home, and later adopted near Aurora. The couple, remarried in Pullman, Illinois, were reunited with their child after ads in Chicago papers led to the discovery.
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Ledo
Bee
Richard ‘Weaver
Gertrude
Atte
Mont
Toledo
Little Gertrude
Weaver
Butte
Chicago
Aurora
Bucketing on Wall Street Heads to Public Probe
Dec 3 New York report explains bucket shops where brokers take client money without executing trades. If customers lose, brokers keep funds. if clients win, profits go to brokers minus commissions. Bull marketed pressure increases failures and scrutiny of supposedly respectable firms. The piece notes widespread bucketing and awaits police action and further disclosures.
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Wall St
Danish immigrant seeks US naturalization to join army
Arnold Weidemann, 25, from Denmark, filed a declaration of intention at the county clerk’s office two years after arrival. He is penniless and offered to raise $1 by selling his clothes to pay the fee, with Deputy Fate noting the county would contribute if needed.
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Arnold Weidemann
Denmark
United States
Arnold
Fate
Marton County
Great northern diver shot inland near Wichita
A great northern diver novel to Kansas was killed southwest of Wichita by George Springer. The sea bird cannot walk and moves by swimming. Its legs lie on its back and paddle near the water surface, making it the deepest diver among aquatic creatures. Naturalists note it is typically found in high northern latitudes and rarely reached this far inland.
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Wichita
Kas
George Springer
Kansas
The Microbe Folks Must Guess Again
New York reports police magistrate Pool banning oath by kissing the bible sparks controversy. Microbe experts reviewed the practice finding no microbes in even the grimy Bible and debunking fears about telephone transmitters.
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New York
Board of Health
Poole
Farm girl husks corn to fund Fremont normal school
In Fremont Nebraska a 17 year old American girl attends Fremont normal school while supporting her education by husking corn. She worked with men earning the standard rate and husked 1400 bushels for one farmer. She has paid this year’s expenses from field work and plans to continue if no better job appears. Her hands bear the marks of hard labor.
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Nebraska
Notorious boy murderer in Tombs case shocks experts
Alex Stewart, a youth awaiting trial for murder at the Tombs, is described by alienists as the worst degenerate in criminology. He recounts a troubled childhood, escape from reformatories, and leading a gang of about 50 youths including theft and violence before confessing to killing August Peisel after a quarrel over a cigarette.
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Criminology
Stewart
House of Refuge
August Peisel
Catholic Protectory
Sixth-ave
Peisel
Cure for Consumption Promised by Viennese Specialist
Vienna December 3 Professor Haff the renowned Viennese specialist has issued a prescription he claims cures mild consumption after 200 cases. The method involves a post meal mixture of acids and compounds with cognac added to make a perfect solution.
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Vienna
Haff
Internal Revenue Post Offered to Manley
Washington December 1 reports at the White House that Joseph H. Manley has been tendered the position of internal revenue commissioner. The offer follows ongoing cabinet reshuffle rumors and Manley is a prominent federal official.
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Washington
White House
Internal Revenue
Joseph H. Manley
Vicksburg Chosen as Transport for Consul Gummere
The Vicksburg has been selected to convey Consul Gummere to Mazagan Morocco. The 1,000 ton gunboat carries six guns. Marcus Ezagui was brutally murdered at Fes on June 8 1909.
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Washington
Vicksburg
Gummere
Mazagan
Morocco
Marcus Ezagui
Fes
Eviction and Lockout End in Burlington Mill Rebound
In Burlington North Carolina on December 3 1929 or 1930 workers from 22 cotton mills returned to work after two months idle. The lockout followed a secret union formation in Haw River mills and led to eviction notices. Mills own worker housing leaving few options for families. Nonunion workers were imported in some places and many locked out cannot reclaim jobs.
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Burlington
N. C
Haw River
T. M. Helt Company
Massive New Pumping Station at Riverside
Indianapolis Water Company builds a massive Riverside pumping station. The 157 by 58 foot structure uses Bedford limestone walls and a concrete basement up to eight feet thick. Engine capacity reaches 300 million gallons per day with 34 inch cylinders and 60 inch strokes, weighing about 2.5 million pounds.
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Indianapolis Water Company
Riverside
Columbia Club
L. K. Davis
Chas. Brossmann
Philadelphia
America
Scom
Muscle and Not Fat A Plain Guide to Plumpness
The article argues thin people need flesh not fat and that excess fat harms muscles heart and lungs. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to aid digestion of flesh forming foods like eggs beef and oatmeal, claiming they cure indigestion and help the stomach rest. Sold for 50 cents in the United States Canada and Great Britain.
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Stuart
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Camden Girl Slaps Off Street Flirtation Mayhem
Miss Jennie Vaughn an 18 year old Camden girl defended herself against street harassment by a passerby wheelman. She struck him with a sharp backhand blow causing a red mark on his cheek. The assailant James Chesser was jailed and the court sentenced him to ten days with a warning for similar future offenses. The incident underscores safety for women in daylight avenues.
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Camden
N. J
Jennie Vaughn
Federalst
Miss Vaughn
James Chesser
Recorder
Chicago Line schedules and trains listed
The timetable shows Lafayette accommodation trains at 7.6 am and 5.45 pm with a 16.46 am Chicago fast mail and a 3.30 pm 610 pm Chicago night express. Details include Chicago W C speed and dp times 240 pm and 3 arm.
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Anderson
Mdat
Union City
N.Y
Bos
Bos. Im
Boston
Knickerbocker
Lafayette Accom
Chicago Fast Mail
Chicago
Columbus & Spring
Ohio
Lynn Accommodation
Dayton and
Xenia
Spencer
Seontnete
Col., Ind. & Louis
Logans
Peoria Bloomington Train Schedule Fragments
Scrambled timetable fragments show Peoria and Bloomington connections with arrival and departure markers. Notable times include 1.0 am 6.06 pm, 410pm, and 10.35 am, suggesting cross routes through Champaign and other stops.
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Peoria
Bloom
M&ex
Peoria & Bloomington
Cincinnati and Chicago Rail Timetable Fragments
A scattered historic timetable lists various trains and routes through Cincinnati, Chicago, St Louis, Detroit, and Philadelphia. It includes multiple departures and arrivals with notes on express, limited, and accommodation services, plus ticket office mentions and station references.
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OST Child United
Fremont, Neb
Fremont Normal School
Alex Stewart
Manley
Chesser
Burdock
W. D. Allison & CO
E. Southest
Indiana National Bank
Physicians and Surgeons
J. A. Sutcliffe
Ste
Market St Howns
Lilly & Stalnaker
Washington &T
Larkin & CO
Indianapolis
Peni Invroy i
Riubeas
Charles Mayer & CO
West Washington Street
Progress Laundry
The
Indianapolis Southern Railway Co
Indianapolis Southern Railway Company
Indiana
State of
Nashville
Brownstown
Salem
Rockport
Paoli
West Baden
French Lick
Ferdinand
Grandview
Evansville
Ind
Gwensboro
Louisville
Bloomington
Greene
Sullivan Counties
Indianapolis Southern
Monroe
Orange Counties
Dubois
Sullivan
Jackson
Hocking Valley
West Virginia
Indianapolis Southern Railway
Cincinnati
D. M. Parry
Parry Manufacturing Company
Fr. E. McGettigan
Stevenson
W. E. Stevenson
East Market Street
Chas, E. Barrett
Neave Stevenson Building
Medicine CO
San Francisco
Cal
Sloan Deug CO
Washington St
Traine
Dalty
S—Steeger
Cleveland Line
Benton Harbor Line
Benton Harbor
Wabash
ST. Louis Line
St. Louis Accom
LS. W. Lim
Idiam
T. Louis Limited
T. H. & Mattoon Ac
T. Louis Ex
Cincinnati Em
Cincinnati Ex
Cincinnati, Ex
Greensburg
Flex
N. Ver
Louis
Peoria Line
Springfield and
Columbus
Hamilton & Dayton
City
Washington-st
Detroit
Decatur & Western Ry
Uwam
Tuscola
St. L. F
Ang
Lake Erie & Western R. RB
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louiseais Railway
Chicago Express
Chicago Vestibule
Monson
Pennsylvania Lines
N. Y
Pittsburg & East
Balti
Wash
Fandi T H
St. L&w
T. H
St. L. Ad T. H. St L&w
Western Express
Effingham
TT. H
St. L
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