Chicago Dives and Gambling Dens Under New Probe
The Lexon committee renewed its investigation into Chicago dives and gambling dens on May 18, aiming to surpass the Berry committee findings. Officers aiding the inquiry seek key names linked to disclosures on gambling houses and all night saloons. Madame Block, owner of a resort tied to witness Schaffner’s testimony about a Parisian can can, is central as questions probe police tribute and connections to cigar stores.
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Sarah le Brun
Madame Block
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L'Argent
Charity is a Curse Says Mayor at Charity Conference
Mayor Jones of Toledo told a Cincinnati charity conference that charity is a curse and that donations to the poor are often social investments. He argued charitable giving sustains vice poverty and crime and called for social equality aligned with Christian aims.
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Flower's Cash Bequests Widows Kin and Churches
The will of Roswell P. Flower filed for probate in Watertown on May 19 bequeaths 40000 to each sibling or heir, 25000 to Frederick S Flower, 40000 to Ransom S Pattison, 10000 to R P Flower, 10000 in trust to St Thomas parish New York, 16000 to Trinity parish Watertown, 5080 each to Roswell Flower George and Roswell Flower Mundy, with the remainder for his wife and daughter Sarah M Flower and Mrs. Taylor.
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Roswell Flower Mundy
Sarah M. Flower
Taylor
Catholics Resist German Priest at St Patrick’s
Parishioners of St Patrick's Church East St Louis protest Bishop Janssen appointee Father William Cluse of Germantown to the rectorship They organized vow to block a German priest as rector A guard of six men kept watch all night to enforce their stance until the dispute is settled
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Pope Leo to hold consistory and other late June items headline style
Pope Leo will hold the consistory on June 19. Brigadier general Fred Grant sails for Manila on Monday. Pennsylvania bribery cases may be delayed until September. President McKinley to return to Washington Friday night. Amalgamated iron steel and tin workers meet in Detroit. Two tramp deaths reported in Paducah Kentucky. Tug Erie ran aground near Erie Pennsylvania, crew saved. Transport Portland returning from Manila with 20 discharged soldiers. John Fox of Frederick Missouri marries Kittie Zimmerman of 21. Madame Dis de Bar denied departure from New Orleans. 30 days. Unknown man found murdered near Rutherford New Jersey. Transport Meade may depart Ponce in a week with the Nineteenth Infantry. Ex-congressman John F Potter dies at East Troy Wisconsin. War department allows Cuban trophy loan. Mrs. M. King of Cardwell Missouri whips Pr Hodges over remarks. American Chicle Company formed from chewing gum firms. Missouri assembly fails to fund Pan-American exposition at Buffalo. Lightning injures six near Rawson Ohio. Rosco French paralyzed. German steamer Barbarossa sails New York to Bremen. cargo fire forces return. British survey ship to Vancouver to map cable route to Australia. Pope endorses Bishop Spalding’s anti expansion speech in Chicago. Six infantry companies sail from San Antonio to San Francisco en route to Manila. Pennsylvania Railroad vets meet at Altoona. over 500 attend. Private Ralph Coates missing at Manila, a Stanford football star. Judge Webb of Portland rules Portland Steamship Co. unable for loss of steamer and life. Rev Dr John T Cannon chosen moderator of Southern Presbyterian assembly in Richmond. Major Logan resignations noted. Hawaii sugar planters seek 6000 Japanese laborers over next years.
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Indigestion treated by Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
An admonition that the stomach is central to health explains indigestion symptoms and the value of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Dr. Jennison endorses them as aiding digestion with natural acids and fruit essences. Sold by druggists at 50 cents. order a book and testimonials from I A Stuart Co. Marshall Mich.
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Train timetables reveal varied routes and departures
A dense OCR of rail schedules lists departures and arrivals for multiple lines including St. Louis Express New York Express and Knickerbocker services. It notes daily and semi daily runs with times for east and west trains, express and local cars, and connections through Chicago Cincinnati Terre Haute and Vincennes. The record shows both depart and arrive blocks with numerous times across the day.
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S. St. Louis
Cence
Knickerbocker
D and S. Gay
Peffer Rejoins Republican Party Amid Populist Shakeup
Kas city May 1 ex Senator Whiskers Peffer announces return to the Republican Party saying he never abandoned the GOP except for the money issue now settled. He notes the Populist party has been eliminated nationally and hints at new alliances to support the Republicans.
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Pemuiss Party
The
Democracy
Filipino Army Frayed by Hunger and Fragmenting Militias
Manila reports from Spanish prisoners detail demoralized Filipino forces starved and split into pillaging bands, one band robbing Aguinaldo's entourage. Chinese in Luzon suffer abuse as insurgents raid and force work. over 1000 Chinese reportedly captured at Dagupan. Chinese consul in Manila seeks relief from Gen. Otis.
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Notable blackmail ring uncovered in Naples
Authorities in Naples expose a society blackmail ring including a prince and a marquis. The suspects fled the city before arrests and are believed to have fled to America aboard ships bound for the United States.
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Naples
Paoli Man Cures Rupture With New Method
Paoli Indiana resident W T Moon reports cure of a severe rupture after trying a new system devised by Dr W S Rice of Adams New York The method combines containment with enabling the opening to grow shut and heal Neighbors observed the cure and some other rupture cases have followed The doctor offers a free illustrated book outlining the method and full details of the treatment
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