Gen Adna Chaffee Born Fighter in Boyhood Military Drills
A historical sketch recalls Adna Chaffee born 1842 in one of Ashtabula county’s oldest houses. As a schoolboy he formed squads, drilled them beside a large chestnut log, staging mock battles with apples or snowballs. He led boys in battalion drill, later fighting in the Civil War with four brothers, a memory tied to a rotted but still substantial log fort.
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Ashtablua
Adna Richa
Chaffee
Ie Waa
Gen. Chaffee
Chafée
Adna
Chafffee
Ashtabula County
Man Housemaid Declares Mastery of Domestic Work
Syracuse report tells of EB Fuller a young man from Binghamton who advertises as a housemaid expert in all branches of housework He says he can do more in a day than three girls and charges five dollars a week plus board He wears a uniform and has drawn multiple offers while inspiring peers to enroll in cooking school.
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EB. Fuller
Cedar St
Binghamton
Ogdensburg
Syracuse
Fuller
Found the Diamond Mystery Sparks Spiritualism Claim
New York secretary Bert Cole of the American Tobacco Company recounts finding a large diamond behind a sofa after a Brooklyn seance prediction. A jewelry offer of 250 dollars followed, prompting him to joke about converting to spiritualism and seeking more such clues.
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New York
Bert Cole
American Tobacco Company
Brooklyn
Here’s Hanna’s Chance Debate Challenge
Lincoln Neb Sept 24 Vice chair Edmiston of the populist national committee issued a challenge to Senator Hanna for a joint debate on campaign sites anywhere and.
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Lincoln
Neb
Edmiston
Mittee
Nator Hanna
New Skeeters Turn From Human Prey
Bellevue Hospital experiments by Dr. Berkeley seek to prove malaria germs are carried by mosquitoes. Patient George Lyons allows a swarm to feed, then the insects are kept under watch in a lab. The aim is to breed a mosquito that targets mosquitoes not humans, and to test transmission of malaria into another volunteer.
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New York
W. N. Berkeley
Bellevue Hospital
Jersey
Berkeley
Lyons
Firstave
Man Charged With Wearing Women’s Lingerie
In Cleveland on September 24, Lucius Moody faced a complaint from his wife Margaret Moody alleging a passion for wearing women’s lingerie. At a Lake Street home they described a trunk full of undergarments and Moody denying wearing them. Judge White discharged Moody amid laughter in court.
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Cleveland
Lucius Moody
Margaret Moody
Moodys
Lake St
Efe
Moody
Ella Wilson Locked Up Again After Escape Attempt
Ella Wilson, once declared sane twice by commissions, was again confined at police headquarters after wandering Arsenal Avenue in a thin wrapper and attempting to escape as a lunatic following a Saturday afternoon incident.
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Ella Wilson
Arsenal
Elegant Cabinets at Modern store headline
An advertised sale lists elegant cabinets at 1.00 per dozen at THE MODERN located on 6% E Washington street.
Follows Her Lover to China Follows Her Lover to China
Miss Margaret Tittemore of Marshalltown sails from Frisco to Nagasaki to marry Lieut. Warren Dean of the Sixth Cavalry. After illness delayed the May wedding, orders sent the regiment to the Philippines then Manila, now China. She follows, determined to meet him in Pekin if needed.
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Marshalltown
Margaret Tittemore
Frisco
Nagasaki
Pekin
Warren Dean
Sixth Cavalry
Tittemore
Lieut
Dean
Fort Logan
Philippines
Au Revoir
Manila
San Francisco
China
What Can Rich Men Do A Young Millionaire Preaches
Anson Phelps Stokes preaches his first sermon at St Pauls P E church New Haven. In rain he prayed overnight and faced a large audience including friends from New York and Newport. He worries wealth makes his ministry sensational and fears appreciation may be publicized. He asks what a rich man can do for people like Galveston.
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New Haven, Conn
Anson Phelps Stokes
St. Paul’s P. E. Church
Sun
New York
Newport
Yale
Galveston
Bishop Galloway Urges Missionary Push for China
St Louis dispatch reports Bishop Galloway of the M E church alarmed listeners with a China outlook talk. He asked if railway ties’ cost is worth improving China’s fate, urged Methodists to mobilize missionaries with every troop shipment, declaring China’s future brighter than ever.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Galloway
M. E. Church
China
Smallest seaman signs articles on voyage to Hong Kong
Charlie McCrone a two year and ten month old Scottish boy, son of Mozambique’s skipper, signed articles aboard the four masted clipper Mozambique at a rate of a shilling a month. He arrived Aug 13 from Hamburg with his mother and is ship’s boy for now. The consul arranged the formal enlistment. it may be a year before he returns to Glasgow. The Mozambique carries case oil and will load for Glasgow after Hong Kong.
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New York
Hong Kong
Mozambique
Charlie McCrone
Hamburg
Scotland
Capt. McCrone
Charlie
Glasgow
Train Fare Notice for September Travel
Tickets sold September 19 to 29 with final return limit September 96th. Fare 4.40 via C H and D Railway, 8.80 round trip, 3.50 additional. Travel on September 19 21 24 26 and 28 with good return the following day.
Have Republicans Bribed the Mormons Echo Utah
Echo Utah September 22 Governor Roosevelt pressed President Snow and councilors Cammon and Smith of the Mormon church as part of a push to align Brigham Young Church with Republicans. Critics claim church bonds will be floated to fund party aims, with Utah Idaho and Wyoming strong for the GOP, aiding electoral votes and offsetting a potential loss. Roosevelt's train moved into Wyoming at 8 am with a stop at Evanston and a speech at the opera house.
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Echo
Utah
Roosevelt
Snow
Camnon
Smith
Mormon Church
Kerens
Heat
Church of
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
Idaho
Wyoming
Evanston
Wyo
Opera House
O'Neill
Rose of Persia rehearsals reveal Barker jokes on stage
IT LOOKED LIKE ELL. NEW YORK, Sept. 24. The Rose of Persia ensemble under Richard Barker at Daly's is noted for Barker's irascible humor. He complains to a chorus member about eyes up in the flies and retorts after a chorus, while a new girl’s politeness leaves him speechless.
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New York
Richard Barker
Daly's
Paradise
Mr. Barker
Young Rockefeller Starts Oil Career at Standard Oil
John D Rockefellers son Percy Avery Rockefeller will enter the Standard Oil firm Oct 1 as a junior clerk at a small salary to learn the business from the bottom. William Rockefellers other son Ferzy is said to be engaged to Isabel Stillman visiting at the Adirondacks camp.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
William
Rockefeller
Percy Avery
Young Rockefeller
Yale
Standard Oil
Fercy Rockefeller
Isabel Stillman
William Rockefeller
Adirondacks
Plans for New Claypool Hotel to Replace Bates
Bates hotel company directors will meet Monday to inspect Claypool plans and decide construction start. Eight stories tall, 23 guest rooms, 166 private baths, stone and brick exterior with terra cotta. Elevators to roof garden, 30 foot Illinois street entrance, Turkish and plunge baths in basement, men’s elevator, 165 foot dining and pantry area, 50 by 100 foot convention hall on eighth floor, total cost 1,250,000.
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Pany
Claypool
Bates
Illinois St
Officer Joyce Objects to Law on Removing Children
County guardian Joyce blasts a law allowing deputy sheriffs to take children from homes without farewell. He argues the law is wrong and punishes the child, calling for heavy penalties on parents who neglect or ruin their children. He cites Indianapolis cases of alcohol abuse and urges jail time of five to ten years.
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Wm. A. Joyce
County Board of Children’s Guardians
Indianapolis
Wrecked Russian Military Train in Siberia Kills Twelve
Work progresses on the wreck of a Russian military train in the Transbaikalian district of southern Siberia. Twelve men are dead and many are injured.
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Odessa
Transbeikal
Siberia
Died in a Hayloft Death of a saloon keeper Isemann
Harry Isemann formerly a saloon keeper in Washington and Noblests died suddenly in the hayloft of Frank McGoven's livery barn on Christian Place Sunday afternoon. Coroner Nash autopsied after Isemann spoke of self harm. Death attributed to heart trouble. He had bought medicine at an E Washington Street drug store, though the proprietor denies selling him anything. Despondency followed his wife's death.
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Harry Isemann
Washington and
Frank McGovern
Christian Place
Nash
Isemann
E. Washington St
Proof of digestion claim for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
An old advertisement-like piece touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claiming the tablets digest an egg in warm water at body temperature to prove they will digest food in the stomach. It notes the tablets are vegetable based and safe for children, selling for 50 cents and offering a free booklet from F A Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
United States
Canada
Europe
F.A. Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
Railroad Time Card details for Big Four route offices
The listing shows train times and connections for the C. & St. L. R. Big Four route from City Ticket Office at 1 E Washington St. with departures and arrivals to Union City, Cleveland, New York, Boston, and Benton Harbor. It includes daily schedules, accommodations, and service codes like Knickerbocker and Wabash lines, with times ranging from early morning to late afternoon and days expressed in a condensed form.
St Louis Train Schedules From Morning to Evening
Partial timetable details list Saint Louis arrivals and departures with times including 7.30 am 3.55 pm and 5.00 pm limited services, plus connections to Mattoon and exg services. Indicates daily schedule blocks for routes and trains with destinations and price symbols.
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St. Louis Accom
L. S
Chicago Line Train Schedule Fragments
Fragmentary timetable notes show Lafayette and Chicago trains with arrival and departure times. Entries include Lafayette to Chicago morning and evening services, a Chicago fast mail schedule, a Chicago W C special, and a Chicago night express with varying times.
Cincinnati Express Timetable Fragment
Timetable fragment lists Cincinnati and Greensburg trains with various departure and arrival times. Entries include Cincinnati express and accommodation trains with morning and evening slots, plus connections to N. Ver. and Louis and other regional points.
Peoria and Bloomington Train Schedule Fragments
Partial timetable notes show Peoria to Bloomington and Champaign connections with morning and afternoon departures. Entries list times such as 7.23am, 2.40pm, and 3.30am, with various station references and one appearance of 10.35am. The legible items indicate travel between Peoria, Bloomington, and Champaign with some duplicated or misordered lines.
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Peoria
Bloom
M & Ex
Peoria & Bloomington
Champaign
Cincinnati Ohio Rail Schedule Fragments
Schedule fragment lists trains between Columbus and Cincinnati including fast mail and Dayton routes with times such as 410 am, 12.45, 6.50 am, and 7.07 pm. Mentions City Ticket Office at 25 W Washington Cincinnati and connections to Detroit and Toledo.
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Washington-st
Cincinnati
Dayton
Dayton Lim
Toledo
Detroit
Monetx Route Ticket Office Advertises Rail Schedules
Chicago Indianapolis Louisville Railway advertises Monetx Route with ticket office at 25 W Washington in Chicago. Night and express services listed with times and fares. Monon accommodations priced at 974.00 and 10.00. multiple Chicago routes shown.
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Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway
Washington St
Chicago
Chicago Express
Chicago Vestibule
Monon
Unclear transit schedule fragment captures multiple routes
The fragment lists times and routes involving 7T and connections between C and Mich ex, with departures around 12.20 pm and 4.15 pm, plus later legs at 7.20 pm and 10.2 pm. Entities include M, L, and L'porte, but details are incomplete.
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Mich
Chi Lim
L’porte
Dec and Dec Exiting Train Schedule Fragments
Fragmented OCR notes show passenger exchange times and stops including Chicago and Tuscola. Entries reference afternoon connections, arrivals around 2.40 pm and 3.45 pm, with December dates and various exns. The legible items hint at a rail timetable with multiple exns and posted times.
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Bam
Chicago
Tuscola
Timetable fragments show rail connections and times
Readable lines indicate multiple railroad routes between cities such as Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington Columbus Indiana Louisville Richmond Piqua Columbus Martinsville Dayton Xenia Pittsburg East Logansport Chicago Vernon Madison Spencer St Louis West and Effingham with varied departure and arrival times across a single page fragment.
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Mad
Col
Ind
Louis
Vernon and
Madison
Martinsv
E & Vin
Dayton & Xenia
Pittsburg & East
Logansport
Chicago
Martinsville Ace
Knights. & Rich
Phil
Balti
Wash
Dayton & Spring
Springfield
Columb’s, Ind
Colum., Ind
Martins. & Vin
N. Y
Dayton and Xenta
Spencer Acc
Col., Ind. & Wouia
Logans & Chicago
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Hanna
Popocrat Edmiston
Skeeters
Washington
Iowa
Will
Bishop Galloway
Christianity
Ell
Barker
Bates Hotel
Chichester
Aakt
Ir Chichester
Szatra
Reemm Mall
Chichester Chemilal Co
Madison Square
Phila
Sr West
H. L. Sanders
Indiana
Ellsworth Glenn
N. Delawareest
Officer Joyce
C. Koehring & Bro
Virginia Avenue
K. Baldwin & Co.anufacturers
Denison Hotel Bldg
Kanawha Coal
A. B. Meyer & CO
Pennsylvania St
DAVOL
F. O. Sox
Ben Francioca
Sloan Drug CO
W. Washington St
St. L. R
Cleveland Line
Benton Harbor Line
Benton Harbor
Wabash
ST. Louis Line
Lafayette Accom
Lafayette
Chicago Fast Mail
Cincinnati Line
CincInnati, Ex
Greensburg
Cin
Flex. S
N. Ver
Lois
D.s
Springfield and
Columbus
Columbus & Spring
Ohio Special
Lynn Accommodation
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Daytona Railway
Lake Erie & Western
R. R
Yndiana
Decatur & Western Ry
Pennsylvania Lines
Jicket
Station
Illinois and
Washington-sts
T. H
St. le & West
St. L. Ace
St. L. & West
Western Express
Effingham
HH. & Bt
ALO Bim
Tam
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