Missouri River Steamboat Return Sparks Public Interest
The revival of river traffic from St Louis to Kansas City excites Kansas City merchants who secured steamboat operators to resume service. The Lora and its barge Lou las led the way amid past railroad pressure, with the Thomas H. Benton planned to make regular trips offering better rates and service. river distance is about 275 miles.
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Tia
Cours
Missouri
Endurance
Kansas City
St Louis
Lora
Loulas
St. Louis
Thomas H. Benton
Far West
Lora steamboat voyage draws river crowds and memories
A Kansas City official describes the Lora trip from St. Louis to Boonville with the old stern wheeler and barge, noting crowds cheering at each stop, curiosity about the voyage, and the penitentiary prisoners peering from windows as the boat nears Jefferson City. The account highlights river traffic lore and historic echoes of river life.
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Boonville
AML
Jefferson City
Penitentiary
Traders of the Oregon Rats Baffle an Eastern Doctor
A Wisconsin physician touring southern Oregon experiences theft by local “trade rats.” While sleeping in an abandoned cabin, his medicine case wallet and watch vanish, later found tucked in nests by a hollow log and attic. Guides explain the rodents ferret out nests and return items if properly appeased.
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Oregon
T. A. Maurer
la Grosse
Wis
Crumer
Dr. Maurer
Brown
Mae
Cuticura treatment praised as a blessing in 1905 letter
A Philadelphia man testifies that Cuticura eased severe eczema after failed medical care in Erie. He describes itching on scalp hands and limbs, six months of treatment, and six bottles of Resolvent, noting baths, warm water use, and Ointment for immediate relief. He closes with praise for the Cuticura remedy.
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Hades
Erie
Wm. H. Gray
Mt. Vernon St
Philadelphia
Burial Service By Son At Elwood Funeral
R Wayne Lee, longtime master of Quincy Lodge, officiated the burial service in Elwood yesterday over his father Richard L Jeenson a veteran merchant. The ceremony followed the father’s request and was attended by representatives from Cincinnati New York Chicago and Indianapolis wholesale houses.
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Speel
Sas
Elwood
Ind
Wayne Lee Ron
Quincy Lodge
Marons
Richard L. Jeenson
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Indianapolis
Sentenced the Boy in Greenfield Theft Case
Special to The Sam reports Carl Chaney, son of an Indianapolis junk dealer, was sentenced in Greenfield Indiana after pleading guilty to stealing a shotgun and a violin from farmer John Smith. The judge ordered reformary measures following the guilty plea.
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Sam. Greenfield
Ind
Carl Chaney
Indianapolis
John Smith
Philip Roge on Trial for Murder in Bedford Md
Special to The Sun reports Philip Roge on trial in Bedford Maryland for the murder of Lucy Letite an Italian woman. The preliminary proceedings indicate Letite had been drinking and hurled rocks through shop windows.
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Philip Roge
the Sun
Bedford
Philip Rock
Lucy Letite
Letite
Ed Fogh
Advertising Show To Be Interesting In Chicago
Chicago set to host the third annual Advertising show with more than half the space booked. Exhibits will feature machines and elaborate electrical displays. Attendees include advertising experts, merchants, and buyers from coast to coast, with daily demonstrations and talks by leading advertisers.
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Chicago
Odt Bis
Madison Square Garden
New York
Messrs. Bieder & Parker
Lake St
Orientator
Train Kills Fireman in Greencastle Accident
Special to The Sus reports fireman Clarence McIniire of Lebanon was killed yesterday when struck by a Ble Four train in Greencastle Indiana. The tragedy occurred as the locomotive passed through town. The incident adds to recent rail safety concerns in the region.
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Greencastle
Ind
Clarence McIniire
Lebanon
Pittsburg Millionaire Frick Portrayed In Oversized Fame
A Sun dispatch from Pittsburg portrays Henry Clay Frick as the so called good millionaire. It notes his family life, restraint from theaters and poker, churchgoing, philanthropy, and focus on coke and coal empire building. The piece contrasts his image with scandalous wealth in the city. It traces Frick from Broad Ford distillery clerk to coke king and iron magnate with vast coal lands, real estate, and hundreds of workers.
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The
Sun
Pittsburg
Pitsburg
Millowaire
Pennsylvania
Frick
Broad Ford
Connalisville
Coke King
Frick Igalen
Chatcest
The Marks of a Lady by Frances Gilbreath Ingersoll
An essay debating changing standards of womanhood. It critiques public displays of femininity and language, contrasting past decorum with modern liberties and slang. The piece laments loosening manners while praising a few who resist such shifts.
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Frances Gilbreath Ingersoll
Demimonde
Fireek
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West Washington St
Thorugh
Haifa
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Doza
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Smith
Chitas
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