Chicago Grand Jury Finds Deep Flaws in August Primaries
Chicago December report alleges widespread fraud in last August primary. Repeatera voting, untrained judges, and dead or absentee ballots taint nominations. calls for compulsory voter service, stricter identification, and cleaner election safeguards. Frank J. Loesch praised for public duty amid funding issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Special Grand Jury
Ecore
Frank J.loesch
Lorseh
Loesch
Parlor Car Incident on Rock Island Train
In Council Bluffs Iowa on December 6 J C Jones of Omaha drew a revolver in a chair-car about fifteen miles east of the city and fired. The bullet glanced off Jones’s head and travelled to the back of his head where it struck porter Joe Lee in the back of the head, flattening on impact. Lee was stunned. Jones was not seriously wounded.
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Council Bluffs
J. C. Jones
Omaha
Rock Island
Jones
Joe Lee
Lee
What Paris Hears Des 5 Newspaper Beliefs on Castro Venezuela
Some Paris papers express belief that President Castro has deserted Venezuela and that he has sent money to England. Estimated sum reportedly involves about 100,008,200 disarrayed dollars, with currency and figures unclear.
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Paris
Minority Seeking Leader Names Champ Clark as Favorite
Washington reports the Democratic caucus names Champ Clark of Missouri as leading candidate to succeed John Sharp Williams as House minority leader. Williams, Mississippi, announced resignation last June and will retire December 1. Clark, a former party aide and noted speaker, gains broad support among Democrats.
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John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Williams
Hf. J. Mones
Champ Chirk
Missori
Clark
Jone Experieger
Prometheus Vessel Construction Update Delays Expected
The keel was laid October 18 and limited progress reported as of now. Completion of propulsion systems is delayed, pushing readiness for service to September 1900.
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Bureau of Construction and Repair
Port au Prince Quiet After Contested Election
Port au Prince reports show the city peaceful with no disorder in the districts. General Simon remains popular among the ruling class though the better elements show reluctance, and some favor a more refined president but are willing to accept General Simon.
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Port Au Prince
Port An Poo
Froene
Cotra
Simon
Genera Simon
Baby Scalded to Death in Brazil Home
The four year old son of Manuel Dewey died from injuries after falling into a tub of boiling water at his Brazil Indiana home. President Roosevelt appoints President T. Lewis of the United Mine Workers as ex officio member of the advisory board overseeing mine explosion investigations.
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Brazil
Ind
Maanuel Dewey
T. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Electric Bitters Promised To Restore Health
W C Kiesler of Valliday Arkansas praises Electric Bitters for stomach and liver relief after malaria and general debility. The tonic purports to purify the blood strengthen nerves and invigorate the weak with a refund offered if no help. 60c at Johns and D Koepfel's drug store.
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Saya W. OC
Kiestler
Valliday
Ark
Johns, D
Railway Dispute Reaches Settlement Between Engineers and Pennsylvanian Lines
Washington Dec 5 A settlement ends the threat of a strike as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburgh accept a mediation plan. General Manager G L Peck waives pending appeal questions and agrees to meet the engineers to settle outstanding issues.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburg
Board of Mediation
G. L. Peck
Board of Adjustment
Pennsylvania
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charles P. Neill
Dr. Neill
Peck
Warren S. Stone
Charles Burgess
The
Brotherhood
Stone
General Committee of Adjustment
Unhappy Couple Die After Poisoning Incident
Bridgeport Ohio December 5 William Shorts drank carbolic acid minutes after his wife consumed poison saying he would finish it Both died soon after The two quarreled a day earlier leading to an arrest of the woman with an alleged former lover Shorts earlier shot his sweetheart Anna Miner two years earlier and served time in the Ohio penitentiary.
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Bridgeport
William Shorts
Shorts
Anna Miner
Ohio
Body of Chief Riggey Believed Swept From San Francisco Bay
The search for Chief Riggey who vanished from the police launch patrol near Alcatraz Island last Monday night has been largely abandoned. It is now believed the body was swept out to sea, with ongoing watch along the bay shores.
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San Francisco
Chief Riggey
Alcatraz Island
French Forces Engage Moors Near Paris Action
Telegram from French West Africa reports a serious engagement between French troops and Moors. French forces suffer one lieutenant and twelve privates killed while the enemy incurs heavy losses and is routed.
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Paris
West Africa
Spehts
Netherlands Demonstrates Naval Show of Force Over Venezuela
Dec 5 report notes the Netherlands government, unable to settle differences amicably with Venezuela, has issued a naval display showing stance against the South American republic.
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Castro
Willemsta
Venezuela
Netherlands
Charcoal Lozenges Promised to Cure Bad Breath and Indigestion
An advertisement claims charcoal lozenges from Stuart’s Charcoal Lozenges will cleanse the stomach and stop foul odors. It asserts charcoal absorbs gas, tones the stomach and intestines, and freshens air in rooms. Sold for 25 cents a box, with mail-order from Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
Uae
Neal
Tewaoor
Marshall, Mich
Lost in Storm A Lake Steamer Soo City Founders Near Cape Ray
Wreckage washes ashore at Cape Ray confirming the loss of the Soo City, a long serving Great Lakes excursion steamer. Captain John G. Dillon commanded the vessel previously of Brooklyn, with eighteen to twenty five crew on board. The ship sailed from Michigan City November first and was last reported at Quebec November ta. The craft carried no passengers and was destined for New Orleans to work between that city and Texas ports.
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St. Johns
N. F
Pec
Cape Ray
Soo City
Great Lakes
Newfoundland
John G. Dillon
Hrooklytorn
Missouri
Indiana Transportation Company
New Orleans
Texas
Sea Cites
Michigan City
Quebec
Pontiff recovers from indisposition as trials and crime fill news
The pontiff has nearly recovered from illness. Rear Admiral Robly D Evans retired is listed on lecture circuits. Harvey Hazel, seventeen, faces first degree murder trial in Toledo for his mother’s death. Meanwhile Jon Artin of Granville Mass fatally shot his wife then shot himself. Frank E Lammers, thirteen, commits suicide in Louisville. The Caroline Islands face potential religious warfare between Protestants and Catholics. Leading bulls push Chicago wheat to new seasonal highs. Foley’s Honey and Tar praised for coughs and colds. O D Knoefel.
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Robly D. Evans
Harvey Hazel
Toledo
United States
Jon Artin
Granville
Mass
Nicholas Longworth
China
Frank E. Lammers
Louisville
Caroline Islands
Leading Bulla
Chicago
Glass workers unite to demand new wages and conditions
Hartford City Ind Dec 5 The four skilled trades in the window glass industry forge a joint demand for a flat wage scale and better conditions. Cooperatives and independent plants pay low wages, risking a nation wide strike if demands are refused, threatening higher glass prices.
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Hartford City
Ind
United States
West Virginia
Tariff Revision and Union Station Plans in Washington
Washington dispatch notes Speaker Cannon and Republican leaders expect the revised tariff bill to take months, possibly by mid-summer, as hearings continue in the Ways and Means Committee. The article also details the Union Station plaza modernization, the old Pennsylvania building removal, and political debates on reducing Southern representation and Tokyo expo appointments.
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Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Speaker Cannon
Congress
Payne
Uncle Joe
House
Ways and Means
Cannon
Senate
Union Railroad
Judge Taft
Big theft of mail on John Huber farm near Wakamisa
John Huber on his land north of Wakarusa finds two bushels of mail, mostly from Michigan to the East. Letters lacked receiving stamps, some opened, notes indicate search for money or papers. Mail turned to Postmaster Nusbaum of Wakarusa and then to federal authorities.
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Goshen
Ind
John Huber
Wakamisa
Michigan
Wakarusa
Lake Shore
Nusbaum
Returns to Face Charges In Bloomington Case
Former County Recorder Thomas Gollivar, who faced a bench warrant after an indictment for embezzling 1590 of the county funds, returned from Orleans and surrendered. He expressed anxiety for trial and confidence he will not be convicted. He said the retained money was due to a misinterpretation of the law and it was later paid back to the treasury.
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Bloomington
Ind
Thomas Gollivar
Orleans
Bloomington Doubly Dry Ends Somber City Water Cutoff
Bloomington Indiana endures a three day water shutdown with saloons closed and residents relying on stored water. Draymen plan to haul water at 20 cents a barrel as supply issues extend into the week.
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Bloomington
Ind
Draymen
Magley Postoffice Burned in Indiana Fire
Robert Case's general store at Magley near Decatur was destroyed by fire. Loss totaled 10,600 with 2,500 covered by insurance. Four smaller buildings owned by Case including a warehouse icehouse granary and coalhouse also burned. Post office located in the destroyed building. Minor material damage reported.
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Magley
Decatur
Ind
Robert Case
Here
Fatal Accident At Farm In Goshen Area
Oscar Schrock twenty two, single son of D G Schrock, was crushed between two traction engines while coupling on the Christian Troyer farm three miles east of Goshen. He is in a dying condition. Nearby Pine Bluff in Arm district saw several buildings topple into the river due to crumbling river banks from flood water.
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Goshen
Ind
Oscar Schrock
D. G. Schrock
Christian Troyer
Schrock
Pine Bluff
Arm
Peruna Tablets Marketed After Long Labor by Hartman
Florence Aitkens of Toledo testifies that Peruna cured her nine month internal catarrh after using four to five bottles. She credits the medicine with restoring her health and notes her husband's use. The article states Dr Hartman and assistants spent two years developing Peruna in tablet form for those who object to liquids.
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Florence Aitkens
Toledo
Ohio
Siter
Hartman
Another Home Where Peru-aa is Used
Maria Coertz of Orients Oklahoma testifies that Perrns medicines cured her chronic catarrh and helped her family. She notes improved health, weight gain from one hundred to one hundred forty pounds, and praises Perrns as a remedy for asthma earaches stomach catarrh and throat catarrh.
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RS. Maria Coertz
Orients
Oklahoma
President Roosevelt Urges Rural Life Talks Nationwide
Reports from across the United States say farmers and others connected to rural life plan meetings today. The gatherings are tied to a newly appointed national commission probing farm life conditions and aim to discuss topics such as rural school efficiency farm labor roads postal service sanitation and related issues with schools as meeting sites.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
National Commission
L. H Bailey
Country Life Commission
Plea Agreements Hit C&O and W R Johnson Rebating
In Richmond on December 5 the Chesapeake and Ohio railway and W R Johnson and Co pleaded guilty to rebating before Judge Waddill. The railroad was fined 9000 dollars and W R Johnson and Co 4500 dollars.
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Richmond
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
W. R. Johnson & Co
Waddill
W. R Johnson & Co
Dr King’s New Discovery Aids Graveyard Conagh Survivor
Three years ago I was marked for death and my lungs suffered a graveyard conagh until my husband and Dr King’s New Discovery helped. I gained 58 pounds and my health was restored. The medicine is billed as the world’s healing record for coughs colds and throat diseases and is said to prevent pneumonia. Trial bottle offered free at Kucofel’s drug stores.
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King
A.C. Williame
Chas. D. Kucofel’s
Weather Drives Week's Trade Shifts Across Regions
Bredstreet's weekly review notes irregular weather with a cold wave boosting retail activity in the north west and east while aiding some southern points. Cotton prices softened and hindered belt buying, collections show more complaints, heavy wearables gain from climate, and holiday trade expands with yearly comparisons positive overall.
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New York
Market Quotations for Wheat Livestock Prices and Receipts
Market report from Indianapolis Cincinnati and Chicago shows grains and livestock prices. Wheat No 2 red around 1.04 to 1.06 in Indianapolis and 2 red around 2.48 in Chicago. corn No 2 about 61 to 64 cents. oats No 2 near 52 cents. Cattle and hog prices vary by market with receipts noted. May and July wheat futures at The Toledo market quoted around 1.12 and 1.00.
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Indianapella Grain and Livestech
Timothy
Cincinnati
Chicage
C. Oate
Dhe
Steckens
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