Legal Literature for Wills and Marital Law Queries
The speaker doubts legal treatises will aid their will dispute and questions if standard texts such as Byles on Bills Jarman on the Law of Wills Kent Chitty Blackstone Collyer on Partnership and Schouler on Married Women offer practical help for a case or a marriage settlement. They wonder where to find a law that will change a maiden’s mind or win a suit.
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Byles
Lowe
Jarman
Kent
Chitty
Blackstone
Collyer
Fitzsimmons
Schouler
Aly
The Curious Smuggling Tale of a Baltic Voyage Family
An officer recalls a striking family aboard the Baltic from Liverpool to New York. The elderly father mother and four daughters travel in silence, appearing impoverished and apart from other passengers. Their mood shifts as Sandy Hook nears, raising questions about customs scrutiny and duties. The memory ends with a dramatic contrast to a fairy tale transformation.
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England
United States
Liverpool
New York
Baltic
Tagain
Waltx
Custom House
Sandy Hook
Staten Island
Cinderella
Smuggling Try Ends With Diamonds Hidden in Daughters
A family arriving from a ship draws investigation by customs. A old man hides six thousand dollars of unset diamonds in brown paper. Watches and jewelry valued near eleven thousand dollars are found, concealed in the daughters clothing. The old man pays double duty. daughters regain their former appearance. A Captain witnesses the scene and notes the family’s fate.
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London
Atlantic
Charles W. Kennedy
Vindication and crime in Illinois Nation 1892
Illinois items note William R. Milligan dies in Ottawa at 71. Former La Salle sheriff faced fraud charges in 1886, cleared on one count, court later ruled in his favor on the other. Other reports cover arrests, murders, accidents, and state finances including charity costs, tax rate, and bank permits.
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William R. Milligan
Ottawa
la Salle
Grand
Ile
Supreme Court
Thirteen Die in Yorkshire Rail Collision Near Thirsk
A heavy east coast express from Edinburgh to London collides with a goods train near Thirsk in fog, killing thirteen and injuring thirty. The wreck traps passengers amid crashed carriages, a fire breaks out, and the engineer escapes with a broken leg while notable victims include Capt. Duncan McLeod and the Marquis of Huntly.
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Baghded
Loxton
Thirsk
Yorkshire
London
Edinburgh
Perth
Arbroath
Aberdeen
Manor House
Marquis of Huntly
Duncan McLeod
Forty-second Highlanders
Loss of the Steamer Gilcher Sinks Hope in Cleveland
News from Cleveland Ohio reports no word on the missing steamer Gilcher as storms devastate inland shipping. Insurance losses total 180000 on Gilcher with 450000 in recent underwriter estimates for several vessels and crews. Pegram & Bro. in Lincoln TN fail for 150000, transferring assets to a son amid creditor concerns. President Harrison expresses gratitude for public sympathy as temperance union adjourns in Denver.
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Cleveland
Gilcher
Cleveland Shipbuilding Company
Western Reserve
Coffinberry
Commercial Union
London Assurance
Marine
British
Western of
Toronto
Alma
Security
Orient
Harrison
Wasamarox
Beenjamis Hauntson
Openings for homestead lands in Michigan announced
The United States opens settlement Nov 29, 1892 under the homestead law for unearned lands of the Marquette and Little Bay Du Noquet Railroad in Northern Michigan. It denies a large tract to the Outonagon and Brule River Railroad in the Upper Peninsula. Details by Routine Land and Immigration Agent, 161 La Salle Street, Chicago. A Monon Route note promotes new dining cars and al a carte meals between Chicago and Louisville with affordable steak offerings.
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United States
Marquette & Little Bay du Noquet
Michigan
Outonagon & Brule River
Upper Peninsula
Chicago
Lake Superior
la Salle Street
Quack Remedies and Patter From a Tarnished Page
A mixed flurry of ads and snippets touts patent medicines like Hostetter’s Bitters and Syrup of Figs, plus appeals for asthmatics and tonics. It also mentions theatre bills, card packs, and sensational quips, all styled as snappy late 19th century ephemera.
Chicago and Nashville Limited Fast Train Offers Winter Travel
Cold wave alerts prompt many to plan southern trips. The Chicago and Eastern Milwaukee line markets its Chicago to Florida route as fastest, with the Chicago and Nashville Limited daily from Dearborn Station at 4 p.m. The train features Pullman sleepers and dining car service. Agents in St Paul and Chicago handle bookings and maps.
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Creago and
Eastern
Milneis
Chicago
Florida
Gulf Coast
Ite
Ita
Chicago & Nashville Limited
Dearborn Bration
Pullman
Cusnina W
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Cupid
Stephen
James G. Burnett
N. E. Magazine
N. Y
Illinois State News
George Ruth
Rossville
Nellie Henderson
W. J. Henderson
Ruth
Henderson
Henry Stuhan
Lincoln
Stuhan
State Board of Charities
Ansior
Nameoki
William Decker
Central
Illinois
Manchester
Virginia
Nelson
Rockford
Harper's
John Barron
Thomas Curran
Chicago & Northwestern
Palatine
J. G. Chick Milling Company
B. H W. Taylor
Glenarm
Springfield
Amson Hess
A. Hess & Co
Lawrence Farley
Bloomington
Tina Mobrings
Hawthorne
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Robert Ruleman
Arntzen
Wedron
Egbert Wing
Chandlerville
Val Roosa
Rushville
Peter Fox
Charles Lewis
New Douglas
Auditor of Public Accounts
Citizens’ State
Edinburg
William O'Brien
E. W. Jillett & Co
Alexander Carver
Carlyle
Willie Mitchell
Barry
George Washington Tyler
Orrin Sheridan
Lillie N. Clayton
Mahlon D. Green
Fifer
Jacob Fruster
St. Louis
Fruster
Herman Levy
Chicago Insurance Company
Stoclk
Elizabeth Stenger
Naperville
John A. Peursons
Edward Oliver
Wetzel
Wabash Railway Company
Sangamon River
Decatur
Burlington
Pegram & Bro
Tnl
Lincony, NL
Lawndale
Broadwell
Burtonview
Lake Fork
E. L. Pegraum
Logan County
Denver
Col
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Committee On Resolutions
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Prohibition Party
Congress
Galveston Nava
Monon
Louisville
Harserp
Seay
Adam
Phiadelphia
John Sebastian
Agt
C. RI & Pp
Rock Island
Express
Philadelphia
R. Schkemann
St Paul, Minn
Schistmann
Emira Gazette
Hant
FP. J. Connery & Co
Toledo
McVicken
Charles Mathew
Allie Akerstrom
Roarer
Keecham
Hales Honey
Pike
Washington Star
Kansas ‘Trust and Banking Co
Atchison, Kan
Kansas
Belvea
gGe
BO Bakers
Aren Lin
Uoi
Ghleoge
Paval Ener
Thas
Rau Cup M.C0
West Phila
Dr. Pierce
E. J. Rowell
Medford
Mass
Curedi Gs
Mary Se
Rofula
T. L. Mathews
Mathervil
Miss
Re. Uanta
Edom
Texas
John F.jones
BR. If
ES BR
Druwelets
Soc
Hize
Kine & Co
Bincnamton
Dr. Bull
Mark W. Harrington
Weather Bureau
Washington
Reid
Sylvan Remedy CO
Peoria
Ely
Gatarrh
Jatarreh
ELY Brothers
Werren
A. MN. Kelloge Newspaper Co
Chicago, TL
L’ Art de la Miode
Tertiory
A. NW
Kellogg Newspaper
Dearborn St
Raley
Danks & OO
Dearborn St. Chicago
Pve Rite
J. F. Smith & CO
J. Stapuens
Lebanon
Ohio
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