End of an Era for Milwaukee Artesian Well Landmark
The artesian well site at Milwaukee Avenue and the St. Paul railroad in Irving Park Chicago, once a stagecoach oasis and water stop, has been sold to a manufacturing concern. The triangle lot, 60 by 10 by 90 feet, remains as the last relic after railroads and real estate boomed, water dried, and streets expanded. The old well, driven in the 760s, once peered through a 1700 foot pipe, but modern commerce moved on leaving the landmark to fade into history.
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Chicago
Milwaukee Plank Road
Northwest
Milwaukee Avenue
St. Paul
Vehieles
Iron Horse
John Gray
Strick
Milwaukee
Grayland
Irving Park
A. W. Gray
On the Trail of the American Missionary
A detailed report on a growing laymen led missionary movement in the United States and Canada. Business leaders form a centralized drive to fund and expand foreign missions, aiming to raise 80 million dollars annually and recruit 27 thousand more workers over 25 years. The effort spans multiple denominations and mirrors British support efforts abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Board of Foreign Mission
United States
Canada
Samuel B. Capen
Boston
Harry Wade Hicks
Edward H. Haskell
W. N. Hartshorn
William Shaw
Johnl. Bates
H. P. Anderson
Seymour M. Ballard
W. Bowne
William L. Brower
J. Cleveland Cady
John 8. Huyler
Cleveland H. Dodge
J. Edgar Leaucraft
David McConaughy
Alfred E. Marling
Co. C. Michener
John R. Mott
William D. Murray
Eben EB. Olcott
William J. Schieffelin
Robert E. Speer
James M. Speers
F. P. Turner
Lucien Co. Warner
Murray Williams
John W. Wood
A. T. Mahan
Silas McBee
Wiliam Dulles
James G. Cannon
J. M. Bulkley
Luther D. Wishard
Robert C. Ogden
J. Campbell White
Chester A. Holcombe
Rochester
D. W. McWilliams
Brooklyn
W. W. Keen
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
John H. Converse
William C. Stoever
C. G. Trumbull
I. B. Sturges
Scranton
Maj. A. P. Burchfield
Pittsburg
William Albert Harbison
Joshua Levering
Baltimore
Howard A. Kelly
John W. Foster
Washington
Henry B
Christian Endeavor
Protestant Episcopal Church
Protestant Episcopal Brotherhood
Indianapolis
Presbyterian Brotherhood
William J. Bryan
Southern Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Church
Calcutta
William Carey
Robert Morrison
United Presbyterians
Presbyterians
Chicago
Toronto
Christendom
Great Britain
England
Scotland
High Church
Church of England
Society For the Propagation of the Gospel
High Church Missionary Organization
North American
Wall Street
Joseph B. Bowles
Prison Religion Mix In Jefferson City 1761 Inmates
The Missouri prison at Jefferson City holds 1 761 inmates with 395 Baptists 301 Methodists six Jews and one Christian Scientist. A reminiscence recalls Rev Dr John Hall helping a drunk man in the gutter noting shared faiths and humor.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
John Hall
Return Favors With Compliments Concert Tickets
A careful man shares a simple method to honor debts by passing along complimentary concert tickets. He says a pair he used circulated to six people and ultimately returned to him, illustrating a practical cycle of reciprocity.
Boy Tramps Hold Meeting During Unemployed Convention
Street wanderers from several cities gathered in St Louis for a meeting of the unemployed convention. Notables among the tramps spoke on experience and advice, including Kansas City Kid and New Haven Kid, with cautions about alcohol, arrest risk, train safety, and the need to become voters.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
New Haven
Kid Murphy
Springfield
Africa
Chi Kid
J. S. Coxey
Congress
John Ellis
Reitman
Yarmouth Marriage Nullified in Private Divorce Decree
London reports Sir Birrell Barnes granted the countess of Yarmouth, formerly Miss Alice Thaw of Pittsburg, a decree of nullity. The hearing was private, lasted about thirty minutes, and the earl of Yarmouth did not appear or defend. The judge’s decree ends the marriage. settlement revisions were not discussed.
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London
Birrell Barnes
Countess of Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Plittsburg
Earl of Yarmouth
First Woman Attorney Wins Contempt Case Before Minnesota Supreme Court
Miss Isse Williams, the first woman attorney to plead before Minnesota's supreme court, saw the court affirm Ramsey county district court's judgment in contempt proceedings against Robert C. Holbert. Holbert faced contempt charges tied to a judgment in a receiver's supplementary proceedings. The Ramsey court had previously dismissed the contempt action.
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St. Paul, Minn
Isse Williams
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Supreme Court
Ramsey County District Court
Robert C. Holbert
Holbert
Funeral services for Col. Thomas G. Lawler
Col. Thomas G. Lawler former commander in chief of the G A R had funeral services Thursday afternoon attended by a large crowd. City business paused for the ceremonies as Grand Army posts from northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin joined Mc Nevins post No 1 in conducting the burial at Cedar Bluff before thousands.
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Thomas G. Lawler
Rockford
Grand Army
Illinois
Wisconsin
Morse denies fleeing creditors aboard Campania
A New York man, Charles W. Morse, was found in the Campania smoking room by an Associated Press correspondent. He dismissed reports of fleeing creditors as sensational and said he would return to New York in about ten days to rectify matters, having sent cable dispatches from Queenstown.
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Queenstown
Associated Press
Cunard Line
Campania
Charles W., Morse
New York
Morse
Don
Hitchcock Taft's Manager
Washington announces the approaching retirement of Frank H. Hitchcock, first assistant postmaster general, who will lead Secretary Taft's campaign for the Republican nomination. His retirement is expected around February 15, and he will be succeeded by Dr. Charles P. Grandfield, a longtime postal official.
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Washington
Postal Service
Frank HH. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Taft
Charles P. Grandfield
Grandfield
May Move Thaw to Poughkeepsie Insane Asylum
Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and lawyer Daniel O Reilly plan to inspect the Insane asylum in Poughkeepsie seeking a more congenial asylum for Harry Thaw. They discussed the visit with Thaw during a prior Friday meeting.
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Thaw
Poughkeepsie
Fishkill Landing
Harry Thaw
Matteawan State Hospital
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Daniel O'Reilly
Mob kills Black man in Louisiana near Oakgrove
Robert Mitchell, described as colored, was taken from a deputy sheriff by a mob at Oakgrove near Delhi on Thursday afternoon and fatally harmed. A rope was placed around his neck and he died near a railroad water tank in the incident.
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Louisiana
Delhi
Robert Mitchell
Oakgrove
Here
Copenhagen Bank Suspends Payments Amid Withdrawals
Copenhagen reports heavy withdrawals forcing the Freeholders' Bank to suspend payments temporarily. The bank's capital is cited as about $5,000,000.
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Copenhagen
Copenhagen Freeholders’ Bank
Explosion at Antwerp naphtha reservoir shocks city
A large naphtha reservoir of the American Petroleum company exploded in Antwerp on Wednesday. The blast was loud but confined to the surrounding area with no casualties reported.
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Antwerp
American Petroleum Company
Peoria Publisher Buys Springfield News Control
Peoria Ill Charles H May publisher of the Peoria Herald Transcript has acquired the controlling interest of the Springfield Evening News He will continue to publish both papers in the arrangement confirmed by officials and the press.
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Peoria
Springfield News
Ill
Charles H. May
Peoria Herald-Transcript
Springfield Evening News
May
Iowa Town Kingsley Sold for One Dollar
The 30 acre Kingsley townsite with 1000 residents was sold for one dollar. George N. Smythe deeds to David A. Col and the filing raises title questions on all property in the town. The episode traces back to railroad days and complex deeds involving Smythe, his wife, Lomax, and debts.
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Des Moines
Kingsley
County Recorder
George n.Smythe
David A. Col. Her
Smythe
Keokuk
P. Thornton Lomax
Lomax
Lost freight car on Nashua to Merrimac line
A northbound freight on the B and M railroad left Nashua and lost a car between here and Merrimac. The crew discovered damage at the river town stop, finding end of one car driven into another and a missing car slated to be left off. A wrecking crew and telegraph report were dispatched to locate the missing car.
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Nashua
N. H
Here
Merrimac
Violin Made for King Hadward by Archibald McIntosh
A Brookville luthier completes a curly maple violin intended for King Hadward of England. The wood came from an ancient table once owned by the Duke of Kent. The piece showcases historic materials and royal association.
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Brocton
Mass
King Hadward
England
Archibald McIntosh
Brookville
Duke of Kent
Advertising copy for Dollance Starch collars and cuffs
Promotional notice claims Dollance Starch enables stiff collars and cuffs to be made with gloss or domestic finish. It urges purchase from all good grocers and cites a mailing or address 1004 for L0c. The item reads as a vintage classified or trade ad copy.
Unlucky Answer Sparks Family Quip from 19th Century Paper
A witty exchange between a wealthy aunt and her niece showcases sharp humor about mortality and indifference. The quip appears in Trustrated Magazine as a brief humorous item.
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Trustrated Magazine
Helpful Advice From Mrs Pinkham Letter Secrets
A promotional note urges women to write to Mrs Lydia E. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice on private illnesses. It claims years of correspondence with sick women provide knowledge to help cases and cites reader letters as proof of the method’s power.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Claim
A testimonial from Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allentown Pa attributes a cure for an organic derangement and female weakness to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after doctors advised surgery. She reports headaches and nervou sness before using the remedy and says she is now a well woman who shares her experience with friends.
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Norman R. Barnett
Allentown
Lydia &. Pinkham
Facts for sick women from Lydia E. Pinkham ad
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a thirty year standard remedy for females. It claims to cure displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors and related symptoms including backache digestion dizziness and nervous prostration.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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