World's Largest Automobile Nears Completion in Cleveland
The People's Automobile Company, organized by the streetcar men’s union, plans a 2244 foot long auto with a 30 horsepower gasoline engine. It will debut on the Broadway line to compete with the Big Consolidated cars, with 200 cars to be built if successful. Edward Kohl and Paul Gates are the inventors.
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Cleveland
People’s Automobile Company
Street Car Men’s Union
Broadway
Consolidated
W.carrier
Edward Kohl
Paul Gates
R. S. Thompson
Love Finds a Way in Tom Broxton Tale
Tom Broxton returns from college to Broxton hall where a hidden paper and a mysterious figure threaten the family estate. Olivia Matthews discovers her love for Tom as secrets unfold and the Broxton fortune is secure through an unexpected marriage.
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Tom Broxton
Broxton
Matthews
Tom
Spillman
Jimy Martin
Marto Pecrecy
Lus
Olivia Matthews
Broxton Hall
Col. Broxton
Olivia
Col. Broxdesk
Westovers
Mr. Matthews
peHida
eeMa
Spillman Cottage
Spijliman
Divina Spilman
Clarence “Westover
Tom’ Braxton
Clarence Westover
Sciience
Westover
Europe
Malvina
Hoar Pushes for Reports on War Transports and Philippines
Sen Allen introduced a senate resolution demanding the War Department disclose transports purchased before and after the Spanish American War, listing vessels, former owners, and prices. Hoar followed with a request for all reports on Philippine conditions, inclinations of proclamations by McKinley Aguinaldo or authorities, to aid discussions. Pending resolutions on the Philippines were postponed until Thursday by unanimous consent.
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Washington
Allen
Senate
Secretary of War
Spain
Hoar
Philippines
McKinley
Aguinaldo
Philippine
Seeing is believing Hood’s Sarsaparilla claim
An advertisement asserts that Hood’s Sarsaparilla delivers visible health benefits, urging readers to trust testimonials and try it for themselves to achieve similar improvements.
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Hood
Full Meal for 100 Business Lunch
A local business hosts a luncheon offering a full meal for one hundred attendees. Details include menu options and scheduling information for the corporate gathering.
Man in New York Eats With Rubber Tongue After Surgery
George Henderson of New York City suffered tobacco cancer that cost him his tongue. Doctors rebuilt a lower jaw, then crafted a rubber tongue mounted on a metal mechanism. The new prosthesis lets him move and eat more freely with a functional tongue.
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George Henderson
New York City
Henderson
Laughin Jack Williams Quietly Buried in Cloud County
Topeka Kansas January 10 Last week in a small country churchyard in Cloud county the famed Laughin Jack Williams was buried He arrived in Clyde in 1887 and ran a livery stable He was known for a booming laugh that drew crowds The tale recounts his romance with a German farmer’s daughter and a tragic blizzard night when the two planned to marry A coyote shot scene left the girl dead and Williams faced a harsh demand from the farmer He threatened the man with a pistol and declared he would not surrender his land The incident marked a turning point as Williams never laughed again and life lost its brightness for him.
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Topeka
Kas
Cloud County
Kansas
Jack Williams
Jack
Clyde
Jac
The Story of Pretoria Where Dom Paul Is King
A reader letter extols Pretoria as a desirable residence on a dry high plateau with plans for a railway link to Delagoa Bay and Cairo. It contrasts Pretoria’s vast government offices with Boer cabins, critiques Kruger’s leadership, praises water supply, notes costly urban upkeep, and envisions a united Afrikaner future under British influence while acknowledging mixed early loyalties among Boers, Brits, Yankees and Germans.
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South Africa
Pretoria
Porkney Bigelow
New York Herald
Colorado
Delagoa Bay
Cairo
Cape
Bloemfontein
Johannesburg
Holland
Germany
Cape of Natal
Paul Kruger
Kruger
Ottawa
Washington
England
Montreal
Indiana Dental Board in Session Regular Examinations Planned
The Indiana board of dental examiners met in the state house on Tuesday with nine members listed led by Robert T. Oliver. The group announced a three day session and scheduled examinations for certificates while four applications remain before the board.
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Dental Board
Indiana Board of Dental Examiners
Robert T. Oliver
Indianapolis
Newton W. Hiatt
Marion
Robert I. Blakeman
M. M. Haas
Evansville
Melville A. Mason
Fort Wayne
State House
Sugar Price Rise Spreads After Refiners Advance
New York January 10 The American sugar refining company raised refined sugar by five points to 505. Independent refiners quickly followed the move, citing tighter raw sugar supplies and rising demand.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Praised by Salem Reader
Lewis Dennis of Salem Indiana attests that Kodol Dyspepsia Cure did more good than anything he took. It digests food and is claimed to cure dyspepsia and stomach troubles. Available from all druggists.
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Lewis Dennis
Salem
Ind
Abduction Tale of Little Elsie Recalls Long Search
In Troy New York on January 10 a humane society official heard from Mrs Elsie Smith of Pueblo Colorado about a kidnapped girl. The child, age 11, crippled and missing for a year, was traced through aliases Elsie Gray Moray Walsh and others to her mother who claimed her. The abductors moved the girl across cities from San Francisco to Troy to solicit funds for a prosthetic limb and profited from the ruse.
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Troy
N. Y
Walker
The
Humane Society
Elsie ‘Smith
Pueblo
Cel
Elsie
Care of the Wounded Described in Modern Field Hospitals
London reports that artillery now forces distant field hospitals from the fighting line. Army medical corps handle aid in the field with bearer teams and dressing stations feeding into collecting stations and base hospitals, with patients moved quickly from field to dressings, collecting points, and then to the base hospital.
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London
South Africa
Army Medical Corps
Medical Corps
Weekly wage talks with Indiana tin plate mills
The American Tin Plate Company with six Indiana mills and about 3,500 workers told labor commissioners it will immediately pursue wage payment issues. Republic Iron and Steel mills split with some adopting biweekly payments while others push for weekly pay. One mill remains undecided. relief from weekly payments seems unlikely. The company totals 4,400 employees.
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American Tin-Plate Company
Indiana
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Unfortunate Heroes: Army Casualty List from Jan 9
Washington reports Gen Otis relayed the war department casualty list detailing KIA and WIA casualties from engagements near Imus and Bacoor in early January. Names include officers and enlisted men from the Fourth and Twenty-eighth Infantry, Eleventh Cavalry, Thirtieth Infantry, Fifth Artillery, and a civilian, with severities ranging from slight to severe.
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Washington
Otis
War Department
Imus
Fourth Infantry
Ward Cheney
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Robert Shuman
August Horsley
August Erickson
Bacoor
Michael E. Kane
Wm. Potz
Cabanatuan
Ernest B. Barjaron
Will Sail Direct to Manila
SAN FRANCISCO January 10 Orders were received directing the transport Aztec to Manila via Dilo instead of Honolulu because bubonic plague appeared at the latter port. The transport Tartar was ordered to sail to Manila directly with 20 officers 560 enlisted men and 2 000 tons of supplies.
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Manila
San Francisco
Aztec
Dilo
Honolulu
Tartar
Mange Not Epidemic In Indianapolis Says Experts
Dr L A Greiner of the Indiana veterinary infirmary describes mange as a painful, itchy disease in horses that is not contagious but highly infectious through direct contact or shared bedding. It can spread to dogs and even humans, though it is curable with treatment. Several horsemen and veterinarians assert Indianapolis is not experiencing a greater than usual occurrence.
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L. A. Greiner
Indiana Veterinary Infirmary
Indianapolis
Maria Mitchell Discovers a Telescopic Comet
On October 1 1847 Maria Mitchell, amid a party at the Mitchell home, views the sky with her telescope and informs her father of a comet sighting. He confirms the discovery, earning her the gold medal once offered by the King of Denmark for the first telescopic comet.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Mitchells
Maria Mitchell
Miss Mitchell
Denmark
New York Offers Funds for National Convention
The Democratic National Committee will meet February 22 to decide the convention date and place. New York plans to use prior experience from the Republican convention attempt and offers substantial cash, with Kansas City seen as a major rival. Burdock Bitters advertised for digestion and system vigor. Neckbands advertised for skirts. Progress Laundry. Yel. 1121.
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New York
Jan. W
Democratic National Committee
Kansas City
Do Not Forget the Old RecHable Union Co operative Laundrys
A brief line noting a now obscure laundry cooperative and its phone reference 128. The fragment hints at a local business directory item or advertisement from a historical newspaper page.
An O14 Kurse for Children
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to ease teething pain, soften gums, calm wind colic, and cure diarrhoea. The bottle price listed is twenty five cents.
The Kitz Sample-room and Cafe Restaurant Ad
The Kitz at 127 East Court Street offers a business lunch in Chicago style from eleven a.m. to two p.m. Read more about this Chicago inspired dining option and its hours.
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the Kitz
E. Court-st
Chicago
E. Kitz
St Louis Fight Over Canal Pollution Bill Moves to House
The St Louis dispute over the Chicago drainage canal was sent to the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce. Robert Holdt urged a five member commission with $5 000 salaries and $15 000 for expenses to study water pollution affecting public health. Surgeon General Wyman supported the bill and Mann of Chicago opposed it. the topic was postponed one week.
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Washington
St Louis
Chicago Drainage Canal
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Robert Holdt
St. Louis
Bil
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Mann
Chicago
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digestive Aid Ad
An elixir style claim from E. C. DeWitt Co Chicago advertising Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It promises instant relief and permanent cure of dyspepsia indigestion heartburn flatulence sour stomach nausea sick headache gastralgia cramps and other digestion problems. Available through all druggists.
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E. C. DeWitt &Co
Chicago
All Drugelsts
Schedule adjustments for Big Four routes and arrivals
Train timetable notes alter departure and arrival times for several Big Four routes. No. 1 now leaves 11 50 a m, No. 3 departs 4 25 p m from 4 35 p m, arrival changes shift No. 2 to 10 35 a m and 10 20 p m, No. 12 to 2 45 p m, No. 18 to 6 05 p m, and No. 46 to 3 45 a m, with No. 18 and No. 2 further edits. H M Bronson A G P A
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H. M. Bronson
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