Needlework recreates famed Sistine Madonna in bold display
In a new exhibit at Wasson’s art space in Ripberger’s, a remarkable needlepoint reimagines Raphael’s Sistine Madonna. A self taught artist spent seven years on the piece, memorizing color shading and tonal effects from the original. The display highlights fine thread work, intricate stitching, and the central figures amid clouded cherubs, showcased to astonished viewers.
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H. P. Wasson
Ripberger
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Ken Ripberger
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City Council weighs fees for peddlers and temporary displays
An ordinance targets men who bring goods to the city for sale and authorized a weekly fee of 120 dollars. Another measure would require firms to obtain a 25 dollar daily license for temporary branch displays. A reward appropriation for Jesse Coe passed unanimously. The council also granted four months leave to Councilman Hamlet and introduced multiple street and alley paving and curbing projects from Alabama to St. Clair streets.
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Jesse Coe
Joan H. Hamlet
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Delaware
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Abe Ruef under pressure top San Francisco graft probe
Abe Ruef, political boss, faces a looming grand jury probe as Langdon and Heney gather evidence to indict Ruef and his allies. The pasteboard network of Schmitz, union labor, and city officials cracks under the push for a purge, with Langdon poised to become governor candidate amid the political upheaval.
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Clinsele
Igdon
Schmitz
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Auer
Europe
Pri Cator
Quentin
Honey
Enys
San Francisco
Kicked by Horse Leaves Roberts in Critical Condition
Ore Roberts, injured after a horse kicked him in the abdomen while working in a stable, lay unconscious for hours before being found. He crawled to the door, fainted again, and was later transported home at 1526 N Arsenal Ave for medical care from Dr. Meyers and Dr. Brennan. Roberts, employed by Hunt Scap turing company, remains in a nervous and internal injury state with fears of nonrecovery.
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Hunt
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Meyers
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Burglars Blow Safes in Brazil Ind Theft Rampage
Five burglars using nitroglycerine wrecked the Brasil Lumber Co safe this morning and obtained $14 plus several hundred dollars in notes. They also blew the Chicago & Eastern Railway freight office safe and the W. R. Coons & Co grocery safe, but found little cash. The band fled in a carriage drawn by two mules.
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Serippe-MeRac Frese Fuunodation
Brazil
Ind
Brasil Lumber Company
Hlao
Chicago & Eastern Siaore Railroad Company
W.R Coons & Co
Bomb wrecks scale house at Wheeling coal tipple
In Wheeling West Virginia last night unknown men planted a dynamite bomb in the scale house under the Apple Grove works. A morning fire triggered an explosion that wrecked the building and damaged a wall but no injuries were reported. Authorities suspect labor trouble as the cause following a strike and nonunion staffing.
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Wheeling
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Monaaght
Safety of Nations Chief In This Man's Hands
A report describes Captain Albert R. Couden commanding Louisiana assigned to escort President Roosevelt on a trip. Born in Indiana, he joined the navy in 1898 and earned praise for diplomatic steadiness and effective leadership during Havana operations. The piece notes his calm handling of tensions, his personal charm, and the high regard by colleagues for his suitability in a delicate mission.
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Albert R. Gouden
Battlesnin
Roosevelt
Anama
Navy
Indiana
Couden
Havana
Louisiana
Terre Haute Indiana Railroad Commission Meeting Notes
Fragmented OCR text references the Indiana Railroad commission meeting at Terre Haute with officers and entities connected to shippers coal dealers and sanitation. Mentions wiring and equipment concerns and a plan to take cars. The readable facts are scattered and partial.
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Berippe-McRae Press Association Report From Logansport
Loganport column recalls a San Francisco earthquake survivor clerk, Conrad Browl, who escaped unharmed in the disaster and later endured a nightmare in sleep. He describes waking with leg injuries and a pneumonia illness during convalescence.
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Browl
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To Get More Strength From Your Food
A health advertisement explains how undigested food in the bowels weakens the body and spreads poison through the blood. It argues that weak bowel muscles cause constipation and urges exercise, then promotes Cascarets as the remedy to strengthen the bowels and restore proper digestion.
Fas and West Defend Pey A Home in Diinois
Fragmentary OCR shows letters and names claiming Peruna cure testimonies from multiple correspondents. It mentions a boy with severe cough improved after Peruna, and others praising Peruna for catarrh relief, appetite, sleep, and energy. Several unreadable fragments cloud the full item.
Stage Mishaps Highlight Burlesque Theatre Pranks
A hectic burlesque night at a local theatre featured the assistant property man tripping on a rope, dropping stage snow and causing dust chaos that forced the leading lady to retreat. A string of mishaps followed, including a prop bed collapse injuring crew and a drunken beer garden scene with beards choking actors. An emcee kingpin cried warm beer from a bucket gag, a poodle replaced cotton for a bell-ringing gag, and a yellow horse ordeal ended the Three Musketeers finale with a chaotic curtain.
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Steve Brodie
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