Stepmother Attack Exposed in New York Tenement Tale
In New York a man John Attridge and his wife face charges after their ten year old daughter Annie endured five nights on a fire escape sleeping bag. The girl was repeatedly hurt by a knitting needle used by her stepmother, leaving a needle fragment lodged in her arm. The father was fined $10 and the stepmother held for medical examination.
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New York
John Attridge
Kate Connolly
Connolly
Attridge
Annie
Nellie Donovan
Stepmother
Children’s Society
Gerry Society
Pool
Manila insurgents thwarted in attempted San Francisco burning
A Manila letter reports insurgents failed to burn and loot San Francisco late in June. One building burned, a bomb found, oil sprayed on houses, and arsenic placed in a water urn sickening several men of the Twentieth Infantry.
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San Francisco
Manila
Twentieth Infantry
Officials Doubt Safety for Peiping Minister Conger
State Department officials in Washington express little comfort from Consul Fowler dispatch and urge liberal salt use in swallowing Chinese assurances of safety for the minister in Peiping.
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State Department
Conger
Fowler
Pei Kin
Pennsylvania Lines Seashore Excursion to New Jersey and Delaware
Annual excursion Thursday August 9 offers 15.00 round trip to Atlantic City Cape May Anglesea Avalon Holly Beach Ocean City Sea Isle City Wildwood Rehoboth and Ocean City MD. Through sleepers and coaches. For details contact ticket agents or W W Richardson D P A.
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Atlantic City
Cape May
Anglesea
Avalon
Holly Beach
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Wild Wood
New Jersey
Rehoboth
Del
W. W. Richardson
Ticket details for Atlantic City event in August
The fragment lists a $15.00 price in Atlantic City with mentions of Vie-C H D and B CO 8 W O and August 2. It references ticket agents in Washington and Union Station for details and a twelve day validity.
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Atlantic City
B. &Co
Washingston
Union Station
Bugs Run Wild as America Sees New Pest Surges
Washington reports year marks for bug activity with chinch bugs in Minneapolis, harvest bugs in New Jersey, strangling bugs in Philadelphia, and sand fly epidemics in Chicago. The agricultural department tracks bizarre pests arriving from across the country, including chophouse bugs in Missouri eateries.
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Bedford
Brooklyn
Kansas
Minneapolis
Agricultural Department
St. Paul
Trenton
N. J
Alfred P. Heron
Windsor Township
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Waters
Fred Barrett
Hannibal
Death of the Last Regulator in Illinois
Rockford, July 30. Ralph Chaney participated in the capture and execution of the Driscoll gang after a mob court tried and killed John and William Driscoll for the murder of Capt. Campbell. Five hundred men gathered. Chaney helped bury the elder Driscoll and aided in the executions near South Grove in 1841. David Driscoll was never captured.
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Ralph Chaney
Rockford
Ogle County
White Rock
Driscolls
Brodies
Aikens
Oliver, Royce
John Driscoll
Kilruck Creek
William Driscoll
South Grove
Dekalb County
David Driscoll
Lynn
Driscoll
Osborn Chaney
Rees
Campbell
Capt
Chaney
Mr. Chaney
David
Oregon
Rock River
Washington Grove
Winnebago
William
Pierce Driscoll
Leland
John
Willam Driscoll
Ralph Cheney
The Bugs Named in Daily Advice Flow
A light item notes multiple bugs such as the hammer bug the dancing bug the short sighted bug the soldier bug the shirt waist bug and the arithmetic bug with new advices arriving each day.
Rockford Business Figure Chaney Remains Prominent
Mr. Chaney, long a Rockford resident since 1865, was for many years a leading figure in local business circles, indicating his lasting influence in the community.
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Chaney
Rockford
Minister Wu Urges Foreigners to Attend to Their Own Affairs
In Washington on July 30 Minister Wu argued that foreign missionaries may do some good but should focus on barbarous nations where they might convert others. He described China as civ ilized, isolated, and resistant to change, noting foreigners face hostility and that secret societies like the Boxers arise when grievances grow.
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Washington
Rousseau
Diderot
Acton Meeting Sparks Strong Methodist Praise
At Acton Fenwick Reed stirred the Methodists to white heat and the crowd grew lively as visitors shouted praises. A young people's meeting is planned for Monday evening. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are promoted as prompt pleasant pills available at all druggists.
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Fenwick Reed
Acton
DeWitt
Railway Schedules Show Chicago to Detroit Trains and Notes
Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railway and Monon Rents operate routes to Cincinnati and Dayton with City Ticket Office at 2 W Washington St. Listings include Cincinnati fast mail, Cin and Det, Cin and Dayton express, Cin Toledo Detroit, and Decatur and Western lines. Trains marked Daily Sleeper Parlor Coach Chair Dining and Except Sunday.
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City
Washington St
Cincinnati
Lake Erie & Western R. R. T
C. and
Mich
Chi.lim
L’porte Sp
Rail office schedule from city ticket office
The notice lists train departures and arrivals from the city ticket office at No. 1 E Washington Street. Details include Anderson accommodation at 6:45 am and 2:50 pm, Cleveland New York Boston express 10:40 pm, New York and Boston limited 6:30 am, and the Knickerbocker sleeper at 9:25 am and 3:16 pm.
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Washington St
Chicago
Chicago Express
Chicago Vestibule
Cincinnati Fas
Tes
Anderson
N.Y
Bos
Boston
Train Schedule Fragments for Benton Harbor and St Louis Lines
Readable rail timetable fragments show Benton Harbor and St Louis line times with arrivals and departures. Details include exp, accomm, limited and express services with multiple daily slots and pricing indicators.
Railroad Schedule Fragments for Lafayette Cincinnati and Peoria Lines
A jumble of train times and lines shows Lafayette, Cincinnati, Chicago, Peoria, Bloomington, Greensburg, and N. Ver. & Louis. Indicates arrivals and departures across multiple routes with inconsistent formatting. Readers should cross reference official timetables for precise times and connections.
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Lafayette
Chicago
W.C
Cincinnati
Greensburg
Flex
N. Ver
S. Cincinnati
Louis
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Pino
Harry Duncan
Harrington Duncan
St. Vincent's Hospital
Joseph Sharpe
Delawarest
Crown Hill
Hood
Pennsylvania Lines
W. Washington St
Kentucky Ave
Bugs
Prairie Bandits
York Butters
the Sun
E. C. Dewitt &Ga
Stationary Atlas Engine
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Andrew
Indianapolis & Louiseflls Railway
Monon
Indiana, Decatur & Western Ry
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City Ticket Office
Washington-st
Benton Harbor Line
Benton Harbor
Wabash
T. Louis Line
St. Louis
L. S. W. Lim
St. Louis Limited
T. H. & Mattoon
St. Louis Ex
Peoria
Bloom
Bloomington
Champaign
Springfield
Columbus & Spring
Ohio Special
Lynn Accommodation
Stalled
Illinois
Washington-sta
Pittsburg
East
Logansport
Martinsville
Knights
Rich
Phil
Balti
Wash
Dayton & Spring
Columbo’s
Ind
Colum
Lo Martins
East Phil
N. Yi
Dayton & Xenia Spencer
Col
Louis Logans
Vandalia Lines
T. H
St.l. & Weat
St. L. Ace
T.H
West Western Express
Effingham
H.R
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