Fire at Chicago plant destroys $100000 Sash and Door works
A blaze at the Standard Sash and Door Company factory at 5819 Center Avenue Chicago destroys a $100000 plant. One man may be fatally injured, two others seriously hurt, and many families driven to the street. Firemen battled explosions from stored paint as lumber piles burned and threatened nearby cottages. Two men named Victor Altman and Joseph Brown were arrested nearby on suspicion of arson.
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Standard Sash and Door Company
Center Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Victor Altman
Joseph Brown
Old Soldier Slain at Massillon State Hospital
Acting Coroner Bothwell of Canton Ohio says John Adams an elderly Beach City resident was murdered by Massillon asylum attendants. He plans to charge two attendants with manslaughter before Stark County grand jury, alleging beating kicking and trampling the night before Adams's death.
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Onor Bothwell
Canton
Ohio
John Adams
Massillon State Hospital
Stark County
Massillon Asylum
Beach City
Bones of Old Hero Moved to Kingston
The body of George Clinton former Revolutionary War major general first New York governor and vice president was moved from Congressional Cemetery Washington DC after four years to Kingston NY for final interment. Escort included military patriotic civic and commercial groups New York state representatives and Clinton descendants.
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Congressional
Washington, D. C
George Clinton
New York
United States
Kingston
N. Y
Union Station
State of
Clinton
Miser Dies From Gas Fatality in Indianapolis Home
Thomas Farley a nearly 80 year old pioneer saw manufacturer and member of Masonic and Odd Fellows orders was found dead from asphyxiation with gas filling his home. An old safe in his bedroom reportedly hid between 50000 and 60000 dollars. He habitually paid bills in cash from the safe.
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Miser
Masonic
Odd Fellows
Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Farley
Hogs Uncover Human Arm at Guinness Charnel Farm
Hogs in a pond near a private cemetery at the Guinness charnel farm near La Porte Indiana unearthed a human arm bone. Sheriff Smutzer believes more bodies lie buried beneath pond mud and plans a shore sweep with long rakes to expose any remains.
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Guinness Charnel Farm
Laporte
Ind
Admiral Crowninshield Dead at Philadelphia Hospital
Admiral A S Crowninshield U S N retired died at Episcopal Hospital Philadelphia after about a month there. An operation was performed for an affliction of the nose.
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Crowninshield
A. S. Crowninshield
Episcopal Hospital
Philadelphia
Tornado Devastates Kansas Near Wichita Report
A tornado near Wichita, Kansas, leaves ten dead and twelve injured with cattle killed and crops ruined, while widespread ruin and desolation are noted across hundreds of acres and livestock. A bank bombing plot in Vevay Indiana leads to dynamite discoveries and capture of suspects. Convict Frank Stillwell commits suicide at Jeffersonville Reformatory.
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Kansas
Wichita
Frank Stillwell
Shelbyville
Ind
State Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Senate and House Reach Mixed Gains in Omnibus Bills
The Senate adopts the conference agreement on the omnibus public buildings bill and approves a partial post office appropriation plan while sending back ocean mail subsidies for conference. The House rejects ocean steamship subsidies twice, passes multiple minor measures, and adjourns toward Wednesday with further supply bills pending.
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Senate
Teller
Bacon
Owen
Oklahoma
Beveridge
Newlands
Inland Waterways Commission
House
Rainey River
Minnesota
Wm F
Aldrich
Hale
Military Academy
District of Columbia
Porto Rico
Spokane
Alaska
Standing Rock
Committee On Appropriations
Rock Creek Park
District of
Columbian
Washington
Messrs. McGavin
Repubblican
Sabath
Democrat
Ilinois
Lottery Plan Tempts Youth in Small Town Tale
Joshua Drummond imagines a windfall from a five dollar lottery ticket after a village pastry of snacks and schemes. Sam Crawford hints at escape from twenty five cents weekly, and Joshua loses patience waiting for a chance to buy in.
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Joshua
Dick Storrs
Sam Crawford
Sam
Joe
New York
Stapleton
Lin
Po Krow Tin
Aves
Joshua Drummond
Fsq
Nichols
Walter
Confederates oppose Idaho and California homestead expansion
National Capital Notes report that conferees on the homestead bill agreed to strike the provision applying the 320 acre expansion to Idaho and California. Senate committee on public buildings and grounds finished consideration of the omnibus public buildings bill, adding about $8,000,000 to bring the total to over $90,000,000.
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Idaho
California
Senate Committee On Public Buildings
House
The Boy Joshua Decides on a Lottery Scam
A village youth named Joshua plans a dishonest act to borrow five dollars from a money drawer to gamble on a lottery. He pockets a five dollar bill, deceives a shawl customer, then reshelves goods and writes a lottery notice hoping for a prize. He mails the request, convinced the plan will yield winnings.
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Joshua
Walter
Poking social jabs from New York to Chicago
A sharp exchange travels between a New Yorker and a Chicago man. The New Yorker mocks city manners while the Chicago resident retorts that Gotham would struggle to report their manners.
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New Yorker
Gotham
Chicago
Do you believe in pensioning ex Presidents
A Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon frames a dialogue about pensions for former presidents and the danger of setting a precedent that could extend to presidential candidates. The quip hints at political debates over retirement benefits for leaders.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
His Only Fear
A wilful daughter of wealthy Mr Fruffley tells Jack Poorley she loves him but fears her father will object. Jack responds that the father can object as long as he does not act against their relationship.
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Joshua
Ralph Morse
Walter Conrad
Ralph
Walter
Joseph Wheeler
Tom Barry
Tom
Joe
Tom Warry
Walters
Joe Wheeler
Jack
Mr. Fruffley
Jack Poorley
Philadelphia Press
A Pair of Viewpoints in a Quip on Age and Suitors
A comic exchange features a man deemed not to be worth listening to until age 50 and a maid who insists he is not worth looking at after age 40 reflecting a joke on aging and courtship from a towardly era.
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Fair Maid
Absurd Classroom Exchanges From Stray Stories
A collection of quirky lines contrasts a student asking about religious denomination with a playful exchange about ice cream. The snippets include a quip about Seventh Day Adventists and a humorous dialogue about feigned illness, reflecting light local humor.
The General Demand for a Simple Laxative Remedy
The Well-Informed World seeks a pleasant efficient laxative with known wholesome parts. California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted remedy trusted by physicians and families. Buy genuine California product from leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Triumph of Mind and Delusion in Doctor Patient Exchange
A victim believes he has brain fever, but the doctor argues it is an illusion of the senses and denies any fever or material basis. The scene contrasts mind versus illusion. The passage ends with an unexpected ad for Red Cross Ball Blue and a 35 cent package.
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Red Cross
Measles Joke Shocks A Curious Student
A light exchange between a professor and a boy centers on a single measle joke. The boy claims he has the measle and clarifies there is only one, prompting the professor to remark on its singularity.
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Nhes
Our-Pie Delicional Lemon Pica Ad
Advertising copy for OUR-PIE lemon pie mix by D-Zerta Food Co. Rochester NY promotes easy preparation and selling to friends. It claims low cost, pleasing results, and grocer availability at 10 cents.
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D-Zerta Food Co
Rochester, N. Y
Curious Passenger Mistakes Log For Wine Meter Aboard Ship
Purser recounts a social misinterpretation by a passenger who claimed a log with a long rope and wine payments could show how far the vessel has traveled. The amused group learns the log is simply a navigation device, not a wine indicator, after the explanation.
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Hner
Indies
Oss
Night school exchange on beliefs about Earth's shape
An instructor asks for proof the Earth is round while a shaggy haired pupil dismisses needing proof and claims belief regardless. The dialogue reflects playful skepticism about scientific demonstrations.
Learned to Drink Coffee As a Child and Postum Switch
A reader recalls starting coffee early in life and suffering nervous spells and insomnia. After switching to Postum, they report better sleep and no headaches. The letter promotes Postum by the Postum Co of Battle Creek Michigan and invites readers to send in testimonials for The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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