Illinois Mélange of Special Interest and Local Notices
Illinois notes report weekly highlights from Chicago and towns across the state. It covers Knights Templars’ grand sessions in Chicago, officers elected including George M. Gross, a large incendiary barn fire near Arcola causing $10,000 loss, a Mount Carroll case of a mentally deranged woman, Monmouth brick pavement achievement, and various local crimes and incidents.
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Chicago
Get
Knights Templars
Tllinois
Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters
Lord
George M. Gross
Grand Recorder
Gil W. Barnard
Bandit hold up of southbound train near Alvarado
A three-man gang stopped the southbound Kaly passenger one mile south of Alvarado Texas. They boarded the tender and express car, forced the engineer to uncouple the engine, and ordered the messenger to hand over money. The messenger turned out the light and escaped unharmed. the robbers fled as police searched the area. The attackers, described as boys 7 to 20 years old, got nothing and escaped into nearby country. The sheriff organized a posse with bloodhounds. no arrests yet. The delayed passenger was due at Milleboro at 8:10 pm.
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Dallas
Milleboro
Tex
Alvarado
Hegineer
Grand View
Flittford
Bell
Boya
Sonore
Bete County
Buffalo
Fred Williams
William O'Dell
Erie County Penitentiary
O'Dell
John Hannan
Clark Crosby
Williams
Keeper Hannan
Crosby
Burdick
Mary White
Chicago
Indianapolis
Portugal
Setubal
Lisbon
Michael Mellon
Matteawan
Charles Bohimel
West
van Buren Street
Paris
Bolivar
Caracas
Venezuela
Jewish Women to Convene in New York in November Convention
The National Council of Jewish Women will hold its first convention in New York City from November 16 to 20. The event aims to revive orthodox Jewish faith, with Hannah Solomon of Chicago as national president and delegates from across the United States, including notable speakers Mrs. Charles Henrotin and Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson. Western delegates expected to play prominent roles.
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National Council
New York
National Council of Jewish Women
Hannah C. Solomon
Chicago
Solomon
United States
Charles Henrotin
National Federation of Women's Clube
Mary Lowe Dickinson
National Council of Women
Maurice C. Benjamin
Colorado
National Committee On
Philanthrophy
Henry L. Frank
Visiting Nurses’ Association
Emanuel Mandel
Jewish Training School
Deadly mine disaster shocks Wilkesbarre area
A major gas explosion at Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company No 4 shaft in South Wilkesbarre between 1 and 2 pm left six men dead and twelve missing. Fire Boss William R. Jones and Assistant Foreman John Joseph led rescue efforts but perished from after damp. four more bodies were recovered by night. Nearby incidents include Duluth terminal dispute and Erie Penitentiary escape attempt with guards briefly overwhelmed before capture.
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Wilkesharre
Toine
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
South Wilkesbarre
William Wt. Jones
John Joseph
Bokses
Thomas Owens
William Lacey
James Worth
Davil Williams
William RR. Jones
David Williams
Joseph
Jones
Oak Tunnel
No. 5
Rock
Lawall
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Company
Wiliam Lacey
James Herren
Joseph Worth
Explosion at Packer No 2 colliery kills two injures four in Ashland Pa
Two miners died instantly in a November explosion at Packer No 2 colliery Ashland Pa. John Holleran 36 and Joseph Fann 42 were killed. Thomas Walsh John McGraw Kolas Marck and John Korler were badly injured Walsh trapped by his clothing while aiding fleeing workers.
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Eternity
Ashland
Packer No. 2
John Holleran
Joseph Fann
Thomas Walsh
John McGraw
Kolas Marck
John Korler
Walsh
History of a Week Chronicle Mixed with Tragedies and News
A long weekly roundup notes personal anniversaries and deaths from Easton and Nelsonville, a marriage discovery in New York, a variety of crimes including a Chicago saloon hold up, and obituaries across cities. It also reports a naval headlines, a France flooding update, and a German officer appointed to reorganize China’s army with multiple disasters and storms described.
Potato crop overabundant yields threaten no shortage
Washington reports a strong potato harvest with 279,000,000 bushels produced in the United States and estimates a total near 250,000,000 this year. Government experts foresee no danger of short supply despite low prices and frequent complaints of retting in New England and the East. Export demand may rise if European crops fail, boosting raisers’ profits. Meanwhile, murder confessions loom in Covington as Pearl Bryan case and political violence in Chicago unfold. Ghirardelli factory fire in San Francisco causes $75,000 loss. Financial markets show tight money and mixed commodity updates across New York Chicago and St. Louis.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
United States
New England
Germany
New York Financial
New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Iity
Chicago
Board of Trade
Oata
Burbanks
Hebron
Illinois
Union
Texas
Western Rangers
Western
St. Louis
Detroit
Demnorr
Russian Army and Modern Infantry Firepower Exposed
A Pall Mall Gazette article outlines Russia s wartime force of about 2 000 000 field troops and reserves, their organization into field armies, new 1891 rifles, and firing régimes from volley to mass fire, plus cavalry arms and artillery strengths and staff duties. It notes rapid movement and secrecy on marches, and emphasizes the strategic impact on a European conflict.
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Russia
Western
Europe
Russian Empire
General Staff Academy
General Staff
Pall Mall Gazette
Sixteenth Annual Farmers National Congress Opens in Indianapolis
One week before election day the sixteenth annual session of the Farmers' National Congress will assemble in Indianapolis for several days of discussions. Officers include President B F Clayton of Indianola Iowa and Vice Presidents G M Ryals Savannah and J G Cunningham Cunningham NC. The nonpartisan conference will address overproduction farm size millers relations and sheep husbandry with aims to advise legislative action beneficial to agriculture.
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Indianapolis
Farmers’ National Congress
Association
B. F. Clayton
Indianola
G. M. Ryals
Savannah
Cunningham, N. C
John M. Stahl
Chicago
National Congress
Chicago Post
Depew Compared to Gladstone in New York Speech
Admiring audience at Lenox Lyceum in New York noted Chauncey Depew’s strong facial resemblance to Gladstone. Reporters observed the likeness in forehead, nose, mouth, chin, and gray whiskers, likening Depew’s profile to the English statesman as he advocated home rule policy.
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Chauncey Depew
Mia
England
Lenox Lyceum
New York
Mr. Depew
Deak
Gladstone
America
Ireland
New York Sun
The Sultan's Duplicity and Allied Pressure on Inquiry
Continent powers grow weary of the sultan's deceit over the military commission investigating the Constantinople riots. French and German reps demand real inquiry, but the palace blocks it. two English assessors stay on only because they serve in Turkish offices. London News notes powers must intervene to prevent further hoodwinking in Asia Minor.
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Constantinople
Asia Minor
London News
New Collar Styles and Bet on Election Outcomes
Five collar styles define this year’s fashion, replacing the two-tier double decker with a two thirds height version. Evening wear collars are three inches high with straight ends and optional ridge, while a single turned over flap forms an isosceles triangle. In Perry Oklahoma Miss Alice Younger and Thomas Stanton are engaged, betting on the national election with unique terms. The 23rd annual National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union convention will meet in St. Louis November 18, featuring Armenian mass meeting with Clara Barton, F D Green, H M Khetehjian and a convention sermon by Elizabeth Greenwood.
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Luther Laflin Mills
Oklahoma
Perry
O. T
Alice Younger
Thomas Stanton
Miss Younger
Stanton
Bryan
McKinley
Younger
Boston Journal
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
St. Louis
Clara Barton
F. D. Green
H. M. Khetehjian
Elizabeth Greenwood
A Human Butterfly Costume In San Francisco Society
The piece recalls Ella O’Brien of Alameda who became Mrs Frederick Castle and left her husband in Chicago to join the Koreshan unity. It notes a past Harmony ball masquerade where she appeared as a butterfly, sparking school investigations into her conduct and a contract marriage that ended in departure. The second item urges support for the Red Cross Cuba relief drive.
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Frederick Castle
Ella O'Brien
Alameda
Cal
Chicago
Castle
Miss O'Brien
Harmony Ball
Schuol
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Patent medicine ads cite Hood's Sarsaparilla cures and liniments
A dense reader page touts Hood's Sarsaparilla curing rheumatism neuralgia and nervous prostration with testimonials from Mrs. Pratt of Wheaton Illinois and others. It promotes Dr Kay Liver Tonic, Beggs hair renewer, DeWitt's Little Early Risers, Bidlack salves and Wood's Sarsaparilla as blood purifiers and nerve builders.
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Hosband
Hood
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