Milwaukee Hotel Proprietor to Wed Terre Haute Bride
Milwaukee July 28 John Miller proprietor of the Alix hotel 231 Becher street will marry Aug 11 Miss Josephine Prell of Terre Haute. The romance began last October when letters crossed between Miller and Prell via newspaper correspondence pages. They met in Milwaukee after a planned visit and announced the engagement. Miller left for Terre Haute to settle Miss Prells inheritance.
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Milwaukee
John Milter
Alix
Becher Street
Josephine Pref
Terre Haute
Miller
Miss Prell
Miller Homestead
Indiana
Methods of Conciliation Adopted to Settle Coal Mine Troubles
Illinois coal operators propose a Commission to handle disputes with miners through conciliation rather than arbitration. Herman Justi, former Nashville banker, named commissioner to investigate complaints and propose peaceful solutions. Arbitration possible if talks fail. The plan aims to unite operators and workers under a joint mediation system to prevent strikes.
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Chicago
Illinois
Ilinois Coal Operators’ Association
Illinois Coal Operators’ Association
Herman Justi
First National Bank of Nashville
Publishers Meet at Sault Ste. Marie
The Lake Superior Press Association opens its first mid-summer meeting in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan with a carefully arranged program set to run through multiple sessions. Delegates gather for discussions and presentations during the event dated July 30.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Lake Superior Press Association
Association meeting to adjournment sparks publisher interest
Near ly every newspaper in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is represented with much interest in the proceedings. The gathering promises to be not only interesting but profitable to every publisher in attendance.
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Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Man Seen Drown Mystery On Ottumwa Belle Excursion
Wednes day evening in Keokuk four women watching the Ottumwa Belle report a man fallen from the boat and drowned while returning from Warsaw. Police find no missing person and passengers deny any accident, concluding the sighting may have been a misperception.
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Ft. Madison
Iowa
Odd Fellows
Warsaw
Keokuk
Wolf
Geltz
Dedication of New Westminster Cathedral in England
The July 29 dedication and opening of Westminster Cathedral in England drew immense crowds. Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore received a distinguished honor after delivering a famed dedicatory sermon at the invitation of Cardinal Vaughan. The sermon was lauded as among the most eloquent religious addresses heard in England before a full house.
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Westminister
England
United States
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Herbert Vaughan
United Mine Workers Meet in Hazleton for Reform Talks
Hazleton Pennsylvania July 30 delegates from the entire anthracite coal region attend a joint conference of the United Mine Workers. The program includes reform proposals to avoid strikes with the brightest talent among Pennsylvania miners present for the discussions.
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Hazleton
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Housen to Face Court Over Baseball Club Assault
Sioux City July 30 The case of Housen of the Sioux City Baseball Club charged with assault with intent to do great bodily injury on Scrappy Bill Wilson two weeks ago will be called in the police court today. The case has stirred baseball circles and may impact on bad conduct at the ball field.
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Sioux City
Housen
Bill” Wilson
Iowa rail trips up for state meetings and assemblies
The Iowa Central Railway announces reduced round trip fares under a certificate plan for meetings across Iowa. Dates include Iowa City July 17 18 Waterloo July 4 20 and 23 26 Des Moines July 10 24 Humbolt Aug 11 23 Clinton July 25 Aug 26 Iowa Falls July 24 Aug 7 Clear Lake July 17 to Aug 10. Lower fares apply within 100 miles of Waterloo.
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Iowa
Iowa Central Railway
Iowa City
Iowa State Bar Association
Waterloo
Chautauqua Assembly
Burlington
Northwest
Des Moines
Des Moines Midland Chatauuqua Assembly
Young People’s Camp Meeting
Mississippi Valley Spiritualist Association
Iowa Falls
Iowa Baptist Sunday School Assembly
Clear Lake
Iowa State Camp Meeting
Man to Die by Electric Chair in Auburn
Frank Wannerholm, who murdered his sweetheart at Maysville in September last year by slitting her throat, faces execution by electric chair in Auburn Prison today.
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Auburn
N. Y
Frank Wannerholm
Maysville
Mull's Lightning Pain Killer Prospectus Ad
Marketed as a universal pain killer claiming instant cure for internal and external pain. Advertises absolute purity and fixed prices of 25 cents and 5 units at druggists.
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Mull
Attorney on Trial for Contempt in Michigan Court
In Lansing on July 28 the circuit court ordered Judge John J. Speed of Detroit and Horace H. Pope of Allegan to show cause on Sept 4 why they should not be found in contempt. They represented ex Inspector General Marsh and withdrew after a continuance denial, prompting a two week adjournment for Marsh to hire new counsel.
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Lansing
Mich
Circuit Court
John J. Speed
Detroit
Horace H. Pope
Allegan
Pope
Speed
Marsh
Multiple Local Homicide, Heroic Feat, and Accident Deaths
Racine reports Ludwig Rasmussen, who killed Mrs. Bergenthal in Chicago and then himself, had a grown family in Racine. he had deserted them years earlier. Joliet notes Peter Smith gains fame after surviving a perilous trip through the windage basin. a Chicago museum offers $100 a week. Lockport workers strike over unpaid June and July wages delaying the electric line bridge work. Liberty sees 1 year old Lelia McDill killed when a gun fell from a corner stand and discharged injuring the child fatally.
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Racine, Wis
Ludwig Rasmussen
August Bergenthal
Chicago
Joliet
Peter Smith
Neaer
Windage Basin
Sanitary Canal
Smith
Joliet, Is
Lockport Stone Company
American Railway Company
Liberty
Ind
Lelia McDill
Indiana Governor’s son ill at Seal Islands
Washington July 25 report from the revenue cutter Rush states the son of the late Governor Morton of Indiana, a special agent at the Seal Islands, is seriously ill with a mysterious epidemic affecting the natives.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Revenue
Rush
Morton
Indiana
Department
Seal Islands
Ripon College President Ill in Massachusetts
Dr. A C Flagg president of Ripon college lies critically ill with typhoid fever at his brother’s home in Foxborough Massachusetts where he is visiting His wife has been summoned to his bedside Friends are apprehensive about his condition
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Ripon, Wis
A. C. Flagg
Ripon College
Foxborough
Mass
Pleasant Outings on Steamer Young to Black Hawk Tower
A Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 6:30 am departure offers a 60 mile ride to Black Hawk Tower with 75 cent fare. The Young provides free tickets for groups of ten or more from Rock Island to Black Hawk and return, with excellent basket dinner facilities. Return to Muscatine about 7:45 pm. contact Wm. G. Block for details.
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Rock Island
Black Hawk Tower
Black Hawk
Muscatine
Wm. G. Block
Jones & Rice Offer All Kinds Of Feed And Hay
Jones and Rice offer a selection of feed and baled hay in stock. The listing highlights variety for farm use and livestock needs at their location.
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Jones & Rice’s
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Health Upturn
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as preventing serious disease by improving digestion and nutrition. It claims to purify blood, strengthen nerves, and support overall health with user testimonials from W. H. Braswell of McAdenville North Carolina.
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Pierce
W. H. Braswell
McAdenville, Gaston Co
N.C
Goof Hair Cut Offered at 15 Cents in Cool Shop
An advertisement declares sixteen to one haircuts with three chairs and two barbers in a shop at 212 Sycamore opposite hay market, inviting children and boys to get a haircut for 15 cents in a nice cool environment.
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Sycamore
Hay Market
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