Jury Secures Key Witness in Boodle Case
Illinois and Kentucky legal notices mix with railroad tax strife as a Chicago tally-sheet case begins anew. Ex-commissioner Lynn testifies about secret meetings and kickbacks, while federal court hears corroborating reports and chemist Hurty analyzes erased figures. A Louisville boycott over railroad tax collection disrupts enforcement as communities resist taxes.
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Chicago
Curcaco
Chas. F. Lynn
Criminal Court
McGarigle
Wasserman
Lynn
Pranarouts
Perkins
Hurty
Chicago Underground Railway Plan Revealed
A proposed 3,000,000 project aims to build an underground belt system in Cook County linking Chicago points. Henry W. Leman leads promoters who envision a tunnel thirty five feet beneath streets with four principal tunnels for bidirectional trains and approaches from street corners.
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Chicago
Cook County
Henry W. Leman
Paris
London
Tragic Drowning After Row with Skiff on River
M Fahey a fifty year old blacksmith drowned after a river row near Roanooe Tex. He and McIntire collided with the incident ending when Fahey stood and plunged overboard. In Roanoke a Missouri Pacific freight train derailed near a bridge after fire suspect arson. crews escaped but coal cars burned. bridge and wreckage blocked the line. Other notes report a Texas mustang incident injuring riders and a large wholesale clothing house fire in St Paul causing significant losses.
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Mrscaring
M. Fahey
Fahey
Roanooe
Tex
Missouri Pacificreight
Roanoke
Evans
Ed. Sher- Till
Murphy
St. Paul
Mion
H. C. Burbank
Third
Kelleys Wholessle
Burbank
Minnesota Spice Company
Ex-consul general Porch tours Texas amid Sedgwick dispute
James W. Porch of St. Joseph Missouri, former consul general to Mexico, travels through Exraso Texas en route to New Orleans and New York. He says he has no regrets about his Sedgwick actions, acted from patriotism, and claims favor from the American colony in inland Mexico and local Mexicans. Porch reports a Sedgwick case report ready for Washington and becomes general manager of a new steamship line linking New York, Mexico, and New Orleans.
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Exraso
Tex
James W. Porch
St. Joseph
Mexico
New Orleans
New York
Sedgwick
Washington
Rain Boosts Corn Prospects In Kansas County
Waxeco Kas July 22 A good rain fell in Pottawattomie county yesterday evening which insures a good yield of corn.
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Waxeco, Kas
Pottawattomie County
Isperenpence
Kas
Base Ball Notes Games Yesterday
Kansas City defeated Hastings 15 to 13 while Brooklyn topped Louisville 6 to 5. Philadelphia beat Cleveland 6 to 4 and New York edged Mets 2 to 1. St Louis triumphed over Philadelphia 4 to 3.
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Kansas City
Hastings
Brooklyn
Louisville
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Athletics
New York—Méts
St. Louis
Philadelphis
Pittsburg
Wall Street falters as Baltimore & Ohio sale fails
The financial reader notes a Wall Street dip after Mr. Garrett ends talks to buy the Baltimore & Ohio, marking a shift in market mood. Wheat prices slide to new lows for July. cotton and woolen goods face downward pressure amid foreign competition and abundant supplies.
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Wall: Street
Garrett
Ives
Baltimore & Ohio
Wall Street
Treasury
United States
Engineer Jailed for Paper Theft in Arkansas
James E. Johnson, the engineer who weeks ago carried off from the secretary of state’s office the incorporation papers for the Missouri Pacific branch railroad from Fort Smith to Little Rock, is jailed in Lrrruz Rock. He was captured by Legand County sheriff after indictment and tried to burn the papers.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Advertised Claims and Testimonials
A dated advertising testimonial page touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for scrofula boils pimples and general debility among other ailments. It features user quotes from A M Hupparp Co E Lovejoy and Many L Pezus praising health improvements and digestion while urging purchase at one dollar for a hundred doses.
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Hood
Co. E. Lovejoy
Lowell
Mass
I. Hood & CO
Gas Strike At Walter Popwork Residence Reveals Hidden Fire
Workmen digging a well at Walter Popwork's home in Powe Mice discover natural gas, a large flame rises to thirty feet, stones and oil fly fifty feet, prompting a community meeting to discuss the discovery and next steps. Curcaco reports Hanscom Printing Co. assigns with liabilities of 225000. prints forged ballots linked to Joseph C. Machin's penitentiary sentence. Mrs Talcott of Chicago donates forty five thousand dollars in goods to the city poor. Leopold of Belgium is described as good tempered and fair minded.
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Walter Popwork
Curcaco
Hanscom Printing Co
Joseph C. Machin
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Sheffield & Birmingham Railroad
The
Alabama Improvement Company
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Ballmoor
W. H. Nichols
Tom Green County
Ft. Chanbourne
Nichols
Manderelle
Nichog
Orrana
James Kerr
Baldwin
Baldwin & Cady
Quincy
Til
Thomas S. Baldwin
M. Carter
Young Men's Business Association
East
A. M. Hupparp
North Chil
Pricy
Asal
Ory
Tut
Bouy Yancy
SCOT
Peer
L. S. Pierce
Vermont Street
Court House
Leopold
Belgium
George Inaes
Merrell
Gwaesville
Price
Merrell Drug CO
Bole
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