The Republican Victory Meaning by a Patriot at Banquet
At the Marquette club banquet Chicago February 12 Congressman John Dalzell argued the 1904 Republican win shows popular rule, condemns Democratic misrule, and calls for continued protectionist policy. He lauded Lincoln and West Virginia while praising northern and southern gains for the party.
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Empress Josephine Learns News of Rome King Birth
In a salon scene Philip the page delivers a letter to Empress Josephine and her son Prince Eugene about the birth of the King of Rome. She recalls a past St Cloud memory as Philip affectionately describes the cradle and the infant king amid Paris festivities. A later note mentions Mark Twain and palimistry across experts.
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Woman Sentenced to Death for Husband Murder in Illinois
Annie Kahn was found guilty of first degree murder for killing her farmer husband with the help of George Centrell, who was executed months earlier for the crime. The article notes Centrell’s death, a deathbed wedding for Vandalia’s Miss Jennie Krown, and a long-lived teacher Miss Ellen Spencer. Rockford magistrate orders church attendance in lieu of jail for two offenders.
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George Centrell
Belleville
Centrell
Vandalia
Jennie Krown
EB. A. Jones
Centralia
Ellen Spencer
Fanny Hook
Jacksonville
West
Illinois
Morrison
Rockford
Multiple Illinois events and deaths reported in Urbana and across the state
A 65 year old Urbana man Silas White died by suicide in his yard amid illness concerns. Other items note a Jackson Miss college for colored girls burned, disciplinary actions for Eastern rail workers, a Northwestern train wreck at Wheaton with no injuries, Rev Jacob Gruber’s death in La Salle County, bootlegging fines for John Caswell, an arrest for attempted blackmail in Danville, Henry Lehman’s suicide in Chicago, burglary verdicts in Salem, a telephone rate cut by Central Union in Decatur, suicides by Stella Winn and Frank Bostian, a $75 000 purses offer by Northwestern Breeders, relief aid for brewery explosion victims, 320 indictments by Mancounpin grand jury, deaths of John L. Lathrop and Martin Hilliard, a big oat in misused county clerk books, a large railroad car fire in Lincoln avenue, mail robbery confession by John Wypka, two fatalities near Brownstown, St Anthony hospital fire, Illinois building loan assets, Rockford long distance telephone test, Northern Illinois Agricultural meeting in Freeport, Big Four railroad crossing death at Simpson switch, Civil War veteran Spindler found frozen in Chicago, a fatal sawlog accident near Clay City, fire at Lentzburg post office and Serth elevator, and vaccination dispute causing Kingston schools to close.
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la Salle County
John Caswell
Carmi
White County
Ethelbert Stewart
Chicago
United States
Danville
Henry L. Lehman
New York
Tremont House
Joseph O'Neal
Salem
Central Union Telephone Company
Decatur
Stella Winn
Carrollton
Frank Bostian
Mount Vernon
Northwestern Breeders’ Association
Washington Park
Mendota
Grand Jury
Mancoupin County
Stanton
Mount Olive
John L. Lathrop
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Martin Hilliard
Rockford
Eliza E. Voorhees
Jacksonville
Tuttle
Lincoln Avenue
North Chicago Railway Company
John Wypka
la Salle
Charles Payne
Richard Laws
Brownstown
St. Anthony Hospital
Rock Island
Gore
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Washington
Northern Illinois Agricultural Society
Freeport
John J. Price
Simpson's
Daniel Spindler
Chancellorville
William Rask
Clay City
Lentzburg
St. Clair County
Swarthout
Kingston
Board of Education
Illinois Legislature heats up with rail, suffrage and park measures
Illinois Senate and House schedule multiple bills from February mid sessions. Green pushes regulation of Pullman cars under the railroad commission amid discrimination claims. Other actions include suffrage debates, park property restrictions, taxes for drainage, and pension/education bills. Legislative adjournments noted around Lincoln birthday.
Explosion Wrecks Coal Mine Injuring Twenty in TL
An explosion at a coal mine in Opry TL on Thursday afternoon injured twenty men. The worst cases include John Luche Albert Little Sam Smith Luther Weingardner and James Tadlock. One victim’s son was also hurt. Gas exposure burned hair and beard. cause likely a heavy charge in the room worked by Smith and Weingardner.
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John Luche
Albert Little
Sam Smith
Luther Weingardner
Ben Boyd
James Tadlock
Mr. Tadlock
John Christie
Smith
Weingardner
Boy 16 wins $5,000 in mine dust explosion case
Thomas Rogers of Danville, aged 16, was awarded $5,000 against Consolidated Coal company in a circuit court verdict for injuries from a coal dust explosion. The trial drew experts from across the state and was billed as the first of its kind in Ilinois mining history.
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Thomas Rogers
Consolidated Coal Company
Terrible Death at Chicago of A. C. Draper
The body of A C Draper a freight conductor on the Northwestern railroad was found minus head and feet in the yards at Kinzie street and Harding avenue at 130 Friday morning. He was making up his train and is presumed to have fallen on the tracks. Several trains likely passed over the body. MILWAUKEE Feb 18 The J Obermanns Brewing Co has gone into the hands of a receiver and will continue under Judge Johnson.
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Northwestern Road
Caicaco
A. C. Draper
Northwestern Railroad
Kinzie Street
Ilarding Avenue
Draper
Europe
Women in Business Profile of Pioneering Women
A survey highlights women strides in business and public life. Miss Exvrem A Bairey of New York markets about thirty useful inventions. Miss Evizapeta Potuenos aims to pass an ocean vessel pilot exam in San Diego in eight months. Mme Carre serves as secretary to New York street cleaning chief Col. Waring. Mrs Hanket Duterre, a Philadelphia undertaker, runs a long established funeral service. Mrs L A Stankweather of Kansas City notes growing female life insurance interest, writing 211000 dollars in a month.
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New York
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California
San Diego
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Col. Waring
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Hanket Duterre
Philadelphia
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Kansas City
Life Insurance
For Young People: Limiting Speech to Moo Imitations
A humorous piece from Harper's Young People about a child or creature limited to uttering the word Moo. It contrasts imagined interactions with animals and the constraint on speech, noting how every greeting or command would reduce to the same sound.
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The Clever Cat and Its Loyal Moments
A Chicago Times piece argues cats are not selfish or stupid. The author recalls a pet cat that followed him to school, waited for his father, and helped present a game rabbit. He contends cats are intelligent in their own way and form strong bonds with humans.
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Gambol
Shadacat
Chicago Times
The Ant Lion and a Maine Hunter Tale
A curious ant lion in southern Europe shows expert sand digging to deepen a funnel shaped home and trap ants while feeding on them. Greta Bryar notes the creature's perseverance and behavior. A Maine hunter recounts a paralyzed arm incident that foiled a deer sighting, leaving him humbled by the encounter.
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Wolf Pup Raised By Kentucky Family Becomes Loyal Helper
In early Kentucky days a wounded mother wolf dies after guiding her cub to safety. Robert Dane adopts the orphan, feeds it milk, and trains the pup named Ponto to pull a wagon and fetch objects. The family treats the wolf kindly yet remains wary of its wild nature.
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Tie
Robert
Albert
Willie
Ponto
The Civilized Query and a Loyalty to a Dog
A New Orleans Picayune anecdote recalls a teacher asking children for civilization’s three requisites. One pupil answers a wife, while another tale follows a dog that remembered a lost snuff box, diving a frozen dam to retrieve it months later.
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New Orleans Picayune
Who Was the Blind One
A foreign journal story mocks those who pretend others cannot see. It recounts Joseph delivering a letter to M. de Y. who is blind, and failing to recognize the hat on his head while asking twice where it is.
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Joseph
M. de Y
Little Ben Seeks Darkness In Modern House
A child in a highly modern home asks his mother to “turn on the dark” as lights and conveniences abound. The scene contrasts his headache with the era’s reliance on knobs, bells, and automated comforts.
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