Centenarian Reflects on Century's Progress and Happiness
Thomas Cooksey Ward of Charlotte Hall Maryland, in his 105th year, says nineteenth century progress did not increase happiness. He recalls neighborly gatherings, dances, mutual aid, and contrasts past joys with today’s greed and social change. He notes innovations like the reaper sewing machine steamship and locomotive, yet laments diminished communal spirit.
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Baltimore
Thomas Cooksey ‘Ward
Charlotte Hall
St. Mary's County
Mr. Ward
Gambling in Belgium Sparks Parliament Debate
Antwerp reports the Belgian parliament debating a gambling bill aimed at closing dens across the country while permitting limited operations in Ostend and Spa. Proponents argue licensing can curb vice by concentrating venues, while opponents fear legalization preserves clandestine gambling and social harm.
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Belgium
Monte Carlo
Ostend
Spa
Namur
Dinant
Chimay
Reform Party
New York
Spastil
Ostend and
Europe
Young Shedd Kills Himself
CHICAGO January 10 Almost unseen in the mist and damp fog the body of Chas A Shedd fifteen year old son of Wm Shedd general manager of the Knickerbocker ice company was found Wednesday in a corner of the football green Washington park A bullet hole was over his right eye and his right hand clutched a half emptied revolver The boy a student at Shattuck Military Academy Faribault Minnesota had been home spending his vacation and started for the depot Tuesday night to return to Faribault No cause is known for his self destruction.
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Chicago
Chas. A. Shedd
Wm. Shedd
Knickerbocker Ice Company
Washington
Shattuck Military Academy
Faribault
Minn
Queen May Not Visit France This Spring
London dispatch reports the queen’s planned visit to Cimiez in southern France remains a shadowy possibility. Despite assurances, officials fear her frailty may hasten the breakup of her long constitutional era.
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France
London
Cimiez
Health to You Keeps Cascarets Promise
The ad promotes Cascarets CandyCathartic with a stated motto Health to You and an iron clad guarantee. Druggists offer 10c 2c and 5c sizes for the magic tablets with a confidence claim.
Cadet Faces Disgrace Over Duty and Friendship
At Annapolis a popular naval academy cadet is punished for reporting a breach of order at a meal. He received five demerits and lost rank for reporting one cadet while another faced expulsion for similar misconduct. Cadets observed a silent meal in protest, but no discipline was imposed.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
P D Armour Buried In Chicago Funeral Details
The body of P D Armour was laid to rest beside his son at Graceland cemetery after private services at the Armour residence. Dr Gunsaulus led public rites at Armour mission with extensive floral contributions. The burial featured a hermetically sealed copper lined enclosure and a limestone bottom under a stone cover.
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Chicago
P. D. Armour
Graceland Cemetery
Packer
Armour Mission
Armour Residence
Gunsaulus
Wealthy Squire Seeks Wife Receives 2651 Letters
Gett ysburg Pennsylvania reports Squire Samuel W Hammers who advertised for a wife weeks ago has 2651 replies and rising at about 59 a day. Widows letters are vivid but none fit him yet he remains open to offers. He sold names and addresses to a matrimonial agency for enough cash to buy a bicycle.
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Gettysburg
Samuel W. Hammers
Squire Hammers
Submarine signaling system tested by Gray and Mundy
Boston January 10 Elisha Gray and Arthur J Mundy announce a new submarine signaling device. The test conveyed signals from Sea Gulf to a steamship at 12 miles, with audible results at 1.5 4 8 and 12 miles. Signatories include Henry Al Whitney Arthur Nazro U S N Harvard Prof Wallace C Sabine and Prof Wm Allen.
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Boston
Elisha Gray
Chicago
Arthur J. Munéy
Holland
Mundy
Gray
Sea Gulf
Henry al. Whitney
Arthur P. Nazro
Wallace C. Sabine
Harvard
Wm. ¥. Allen
Smooth Dutchman Preys On Young Doctors
Dr. David F. Trenary recalls a German impostor who posed as a patient with a sick wife and visited the Julietta insane hospital area. The man sought a loan of 50 cents and left the doctors frustrated after learning there were no such addresses. Many young physicians later reported similar encounters from the slick stranger.
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David F. Trenary
Julietta Insane Hospital
Scripps Seeks Return Of Trinity Episcopal Church
James B. Scripps, Detroit publisher, filed suit to reclaim Trinity Episcopal Church built for 160000 dollars and later transferred to the Protestant Episcopal bishop under an agreement for evangelical services. Rector Hughson enforced high church rites and removed Scripps and allies, prompting the lawsuit and a temporary restraining order to stop a mortgage.
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Detroit
Mich
James B. Scripps
Trinity Episcopal Church
Scripps
Hughson
Plea to Catch Safe Blowers Presented at Chicago Session
Chief Philip Deitsch and Chief Ralph Crawford of Cincinnati urged the National Bureau of Identification to flood towns with pictures of known safe blowers and burglars. The plan includes tracking parolees' movements nationwide and would be implemented immediately.
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Chicago
Philip Deitsch
Ralph Crawford
Cincinnati
National Bureau of Identification
Col. Deitsch
Crawford
United States
Bureau
Monumental log palace rising off Maine coast
A Maine island cabin near Bangor grows into a costly log palace begun by the late W K Folwell and finished by his son Nathan Folwell. The 10 by 100 foot structure features 22 sleeping rooms, a living hall, dining rooms, baths, 123 windows and a spring water supply, with completion in about two months.
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Bangor
Maine
Warren's Island
Gilkey's Harbor
W. K Folwell
Philadelphia
Nathan Folwell
Camden
Indiana Mental Health Trends Through the Ages
The report shows a rising pattern of mental illness across Indiana over the years. It cites figures from 1880 1992 and 1898 indicating a decline in relative frequency from one in 65 to one in 5 of the population being affected, with breakdowns by asylum poorhouse jail and home placement.
Lemmon Case Involving City Lawsuit And Attorney Conflicts
Attorney Leyendecker says Lemmon never discussed withdrawal as attorney in his city sale and did not know Mott was re employed. Lemmon asked him to handle the case alone and chose between them after Mott’s charges against the city committee were investigated by the grand jury. Lemmon’s nine year old son was injured by a Panhandle train at Elliott Street. he sues railroad and city for damages.
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Leyendecker
C. M. Lemmon
Mott
Lemmon
Democratic City Committee
Grand
Reception for Statesmen at Commercial Club
The Commercial club will host a reception for senators and representatives in the assembly room Thursday night. Hart's orchestra will provide music and refreshments will be served. President Coffin will preside. brief speeches are planned by Gov elect Durbin, Lieut gov elect Gilbert, Senator Inman of Washington, Rep. Artman of Lebanon, Rep. Statesman of Peru, City Attorney Kern, and Rev. Quayle.
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Commercial Club
Hart
Charles E. Coffin
Durbin
Gilbert
Inman
Washington
Artman
Lebanon
Peru
John W. Kern
William A. Quayle
Wiggins Doctors Enjoy Malted Milk Kitten Visitor
At the City dispensary Dr Wiggins and colleagues admired a Maltese kitten delivered Wednesday by a messenger. The donor provided no food so the doctors fed the cat malted milk in bunches while the kitten wore a blue ribbon and silver bells.
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KE. LU. Wiggins
Kitty
Remarkable Blood Poison Cure Boasts Free Home Trial
State Medical Institute in Fort Wayne Indiana announces a breakthrough cure for blood poison that allegedly treats mucous patches sore throat copper colored spots and widespread skin ulcers. The ad claims hundreds cured and offers a free trial treatment mailed in a plain package to any sufferer.
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State Medical Institute
Elektron
St. Wayne
Ind
Ft. Wayne
Admiral Phelps In New York Hospital With Pneumonia
Rear-admiral Thomas S. Phelps, 76, retired, of Washington is in a New York hospital with pneumonia and in critical condition. His wife has been hospitalized for three weeks with nervous prostration and a general breakdown.
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New York
Thomas S. Phelps
Washington
New York Hospital
Two More Victims in Two Fires at Kodak Works
ROGHESTLER N Y Jan 9 John H Slater fireman died at his home Tuesday night, the third victim of the nitric acid fire at the Kodak works of the Eastman company. Another victim of the orphan asylum fire died Wednesday, total two.
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Roghestler
N. Y
John H. Slater
Kodak Works
The
Eastman Company
Orphan Asylum
Jefferson Buys Ground for West Palm Beach Hotel Project
Actor Joe Jefferson has purchased a large plot in West Palm Beach for over 50000 dollars and formed a partnership with Mayor Whillden to build a 100000 dollar hotel set to open next season.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Joe Jefferson
West Palm Beach
Whillden
Comedian Frank Daniels Denies North Dakota Marriage
Wire whispers report comedian Frank Daniels denies a recent marriage in North Dakota. Henry Phipps of Pittsburgh plans a 1.5 million dollar mansion on Fifth Avenue New York near the Carnegie Palace with construction details not yet disclosed.
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Frank Daniels
North Dakota
Henry Phipps
Pittsburg
Fifth Ave
New York
Change of Climate Not a Cure for Catarrh
A Chicago style ad notes changing climate does not cure catarrh and that the disease resides in the blood. It endorses Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as an internal remedy to destroy catarrhal germs, claiming success for head throat bronchial and stomach catarrh with testimonials from A. R. Fernbank of Columbus Ohio.
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Stuart
A. R. Fernbank
Columbus
Ohio
Railroad Time Card Listing Mixed Train Schedules
Railroad time card shows ticket offices at Station and corner Illinois and Washington. It lists Vandalia and St Louis & Western lines with multiple daily departures and times, including 6:40 am 12:55 pm 4:45 pm, and Western express schedules.
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Vandilia
TYE T. H
St. L
West
T H
St. L. Ace
T.H
Western Express
Effingham
Bt. L
St. L and West
St. Lm
Chicago
U.ham
Tuscola
Dec
St. L.fex
Lake Erie & Western EK. KR
Mich
Chi. Lim
Benton Harbor
L'porte Sp
Wabash Accommod
Cincinnati
Liam
Greensburg
N. Ver
Louis
D.a
Benton Harbor and Chicago Line Train Schedules Snapshot
A dense listing shows trains on the Benton Harbor line and connecting routes to Chicago and St. Louis with multiple accommodations and express services. Timings include arrivals and departures from key hubs like Decatur, Lafayette, Peoria, and Champaign, with various local and long distance services.
Chicago to Menen Route Train Schedule Fragment
Night express departs from 35 W. Washington Chicago with arrivals and times listed for multiple services. The fragment shows Chicago to Menen routes, including express, vestibule, and accommodation cars with various departure and arrival times.
Free cure for sexual weakness offered by Dr Knapp
A vintage advertisement claims a free home cure for sexual weakness and related conditions. It promotes a method by Dr L W Knapp of Detroit inviting men to request a free receipt and directions, with testimonials and assurances of confidentiality.
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A. W. Knapp
L. W. Knapp
Hull Building
Detroit
Mich
Daily Mail
Train Schedule Fragments for Springfield to Cincinnati Route
Readable snippets show timetable notes for Springfield and Columbus lines with times for various connections including Dayton Xenia Spencer Col Ind TLouis Logans Chicago Cincinnati and Detroit routes. Mentions city ticket office at 23 W Washington St Cincinnati fast mail and multiple ex services with morning and evening departures.
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Columbus & Spring
Ohio
Lynn
Dayton and
Xenia
Spencer Acc
Col. Ind
Tlouis
Logans
Chicago
City
Washington-st
Cincinnati
Dayton
Dayton Lim
Toledo
Detroit
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