Iceman's haunted Chicago home shocks Brennan witness
Patrick Brennan claims the Ice man Patrick O'Sullivan’s Chicago house is cursed after the Cronin murder. He reports a deathly smell and a vision of O'Sullivan’s face, a chilling warning that the residence, and nearby Carlson cottage, should be burned to end the evil fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cronin
Patrick Brennan
Patrick O’sullivan
Chicago
Patrick O'Sullivan
Brennan
Carlson
Iceman O'Sullivan
Thomas Whalen
Bosworth Avenue
Specious Yard
O'Sullivan
Iceman
Jie
Henry Fate
John
Michaed
Irother
Stamp Collecting Not Profitable in Gardiner tale
A Gardiner church group that started a stamp collecting venture finds it unprofitable after selling Sieg stamps for $10. The pastor now fields inquiries from curious seekers about the method and earnings, fearing the $10 may be spent on more stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stainp
Gardiner, Maina, Reigious Society
Postare
2.5 Million Candle Power Light Set for Barnegat Lighthouse
The 2,500,000 candle power electric beacon to be placed atop Barnegat lighthouse will be the strongest coast light, outperforming European rivals. Previously exhibited at Chicago's World Fair and intended for Fire Island, it was redirected to Barnegat, replacing the former light, increasing range beyond nineteen nautical miles and penetrating haze and fog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey Shore
New York
Europe
Barnegat
Chicago
United States
Fire Island
Firesland
Cheap Round Trip Fares Across Southwest via Rail Lines
Tickets sold at one fare plus two dollars for round trip good 21 days with stop overs on March 10 April 7 21 May 6 via Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron Mountain Route to Arkansas Texas Louisiana Southwest Missouri Kansas and Arizona. Address D P A Bissell Wilson 111 Adams Street Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Missouri
Kansas
Arizona
Bissell Wilson
Adams Street
Chicago
He Worked His Way Back
An old railroad official recalls an Irishman named Pat dismissed for drinking who sought reinstatement. While a new depot was built Pat watched then told the superintendent he needed the corner room by Saturday to move in. His diplomacy led to reinstatement and a steady path thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Buffalo Courier
Burlington Route Excursions to California From Chicago
California bound Pullman tourist sleeping cars depart Chicago every Wednesday on personally conducted trips. Through cars to California with carpets upholstered seats bedding and toilet rooms. Route via Denver and Salt Lake. Descriptive pamphlet available from Excursion Manager T A Grady 211 Clark St Chicago.
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Burlington
C. B
California
Chicago
Denver
Salt Lake
T. A.grady
Clark St
Western Home Seekers Excursions By Rail
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway announces four home seekers excursions to the West North West and South West on April 7 21 and May 6. Fares are two dollars more than a round trip and tickets are valid for return on any Tuesday or Friday within twenty one days from sale. Details from coupon agents or Geo H Heatford General Passenger and Ticket Agent Chicago IL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Geo. H. Heatford
Chicago, IL
Spring Trip South Excursion Tickets Offer One Fare Round Trip
On April 7 and 21 and May 25 excursion tickets go on sale from northern cities to all Louisville and Nashville routes across Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Florida and part of Kentucky at a single round trip fare. Tickets are valid to return within twenty one days for a two dollar agent fee at the destination with stop overs allowed on the southbound journey. Inquire at your local ticket office or write C P Atmore, General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky, or J K Ridgely N W P A Chicago Il for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville & Nashville
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Kentucky
C. P. Atmore
Louisville, Ky
J. K. Ridgely
Chicago, Il
To Carry the Mall
The United States post office department uses over 3 000 railway cars on 160 000 miles of road and keeps 6 000 clerks on the move traveling in crews 140 000 000 miles a year handling 9 000 000 000 pieces of mall matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Post Office Department
Northwestern Limited Leaves Chicago for St Paul and Minneapolis
The North Western Limited departs Chicago at 6 30 p m daily via Chicago and North Western railway with buffet smoking and library cars sleeping cars and luxurious dining car service. Arrives at destination early next morning. Tickets available from all principal agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minneapolis
North-Western Limited
Chicago
North- Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Railway
National Sins and Calamities Warned by Preacher
Reverend E. Humphries warns that national sins invite national calamities and that a nation must be established in righteousness or it will fail. The message frames collective morality as decisive for a country’s fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
E. Humphries
All About Western Farm Lands Corn Belt Preview
An illustrated monthly aimed at Western farm lands details subscription rates and address in Chicago. The note cites Sir Morell Mackenzie a famed throat specialist earning £18,500 yearly during his peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. A
Adams St
Chicago
Morell Mackenzie
Popular Stage Women Elsie De Wolfe and Gladys Wallis
The article profiles two noted American actresses, Elsie De Wolfe born in New York City in 1865 and Gladys Wallis, detailing De Wolfe’s debut in Thermidor at Proctor’s in 1891 and a string of lead roles with Frohman’s Empire stock company. It notes Wallis as among the era’s popular stars entertaining New York audiences.
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Elsie de Wolfe
Gladys Wallis
New York City
Proctor’s Theater
Sardow
Thermidor
Fabienne Lecousteur
Joseph
Judge
American Theater
T. Henry Srench
Rosa Reade
Sister Mary
Charles Frohman
Empire Theater Stock Company
Kate Fiennel
John Drew Company
Charley Wishanger
Mrs. Wanklyn
John A’ Dreams
Glib
Yvette Violette Mimics Guilbert in New York Craze
Yvette Violette, a 22 year old from St Louis, has become the New York craze. She performs at Hammerstein's Olympia Theater impersonating Yvette Guilbert with near perfect makeup and gestures and sings the same songs, drawing nightly crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Guilbert
Yvette Violette
New York
Hammerstein
Olympia Theater
Yvette Guilbert
Guil
Bert
Westeners
Miss Mary
Gladys Wallis Starred in The Squire of Dames and more
Gladys Wallis drew attention in Jesse Armstrong in The Senator. John W. Dunn hired her for Patti Rosa’s plays. Her career waned with the road’s dull season, then she returned to New York to create Elsie in The Squire of Dames, first seen Jan. 20 at Palmer’s theater, and still in revival. She also plays Bertha in Excelsior Jr. and has ties to St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Wallis
Jesse Armstrong
Wm. H. Crane
Senator
John W. Dunn
Patti Rosa
New York City
Charles Frohman
Elsie
John Drew
Palmer's
Miss Wallis
Cargill
St. Louis
Bertha
Theresa Vaughn
Rice
Pinkert’s Water Tricycle Aims at English Channel Crossing
French amateur inventor Pinkert designed an aquatic tricycle with wheel floatation rings and paddles for propulsion. The rider sits as front wheel acts as rudder. He proposed crossing the English Channel from Cape Grisnez to Folkestone to prove seaworthiness.
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Pinkert
M. Pinkett
English Channel
Cape Grisnez
Folkstone
A Young Theatrical Manager John W Isham
John W. Isham born in Utica New York in 1866 rose from showbiz roots in 1883-84 at Ryan & Robinsons to Sells Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. He created Ishams Octoroons a premier colored performers company and plans a new season with Oriental America featuring seventy five performers and updated scenery.
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John W. Isham
Utica
N. Y
Ryan & Robinson's Circus
Sells Bros
Barnum & Bailey Show
Isham’s Octoroons
John W.isham
What is there to see at the theater tonight
A country man and his city friend discuss theater sights noting a hat with ostrich feathers roses and jeweled hatpins. The friend advises taking opera glasses to discern fine trimming details as described by the New York Tribune.
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New York Tribune
London Tenements and the Light Air Fireproof Model
Secretary Venura R. Marshall outlines London tenement standards stressing light and air. Buildings must have open space equal to height, 55 percent lot coverage, minimum room sizes, and open air ventilation. Fireproof construction and iron cement floors promise enduring, nearly perpetual structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Edward
Marshall
New York Tenement House Commission
London
New York Commission
New York
America
Albany
The Cursed Tower of Soyons and the Benedictine Nunnery
The Cursed Tower sits on a sheer cliff above a river near Soyons and was once the keep of a Benedictine nunnery. In 1569 Huguenots captured the abbey. Abbess Louise d Amante embraced the Reformation to avert harsher fate, while many nuns fled with the relics to Valence and others remained faithful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pisa
Soyons
Louise d’Amante
Valence
Blooming Kindness a Lost In Translation
A Goethean countryman in England misuses the phrase blooming kindness to invite dinner, unaware that blooming has taken on slang offense in English. He is perplexed by English reactions, believing the term to be charming and proper.
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England
Spiritual Portraits and Light in Faith Reflections
Rev. M. A. Head compares spiritual photography to the soul image of Jesus. He says the heart must be cleansed by grace and blood, with light as essential to reveal the divine portrait. The analogy emphasizes spiritual purity and divine illumination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
M. A. Head
Moon Cheese Metaphor Sparks Atheist Proof Debate
The modern agnostic argues for proof that the moon is made of green cheese prompting a debate over evidence and belief. Experts from science and philosophy weigh in on epistemology and the burden of proof in speculative claims about celestial bodies.
World Armies Number 4 209 000 On New Year 1896
A historical note cites the 1896 world military strength at 4 209 000. The rest of the page lists assorted advertisements and stray notices about pest remedies, tonics, patent medicines, and local items. It briefly mentions railway expansion in India and a ghost sighting at Bloomingdale asylum.
First English Watches and Their Early Design Features
The first English watches used weights and served as pocket clocks with a single hand. They required winding twice daily, had silver and brass dials, and unglazed cases opened at the back and front, about four to five inches across, roughly the size of a dessert plate. Also noted is a Kansas City Star quote about evolution in thinking.
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Kansas City Star
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Tre Iceman's
Patrick Broonan
Spiritualista
Dr. Cronin
Milwaukee
Missouri Pacific Railway
Iron Mountain
Elsie DE Wolfe and
Joan W. Isham
Venura
The
Rhone
J. Mulhall
Waukegan, Til
Spain
Italy
Parker
Japan
India
Coe
Louisiana Supreme Court
Mrs Wixson
Great Britain
Anna M. Ross
Williamsport
Insane Asylum
Bloomindale
A. W. Martin
Ayer
W.N. Y. Chicago
ST. Jacobs
COOM
Remedy CO
Cook
Remedy
Masonic Temple
I Gs
Seabury & CO
Lil
Boston
Mass
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
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