Friends of Will Woods Seek Presidential Pardon
Will Woods ex banker of San Antonio serving eight years at Fort Leavenworth, aided by Governor O B Colquitt, pushes for a presidential pardon. C G Tayloe drove a personal letter from the governor to the president and a petition is planned. Woods has a wife and eight children, the eldest 16, and depositors have mostly been repaid since the bank failed.
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Will Woods
Exbanker
San Antonio
Fort Leavenworth
O. B. Colquitt
Woods
C.'G.' Tayloe
United States
Pitt
Woods Bank
Prefers Jail To Talk Miss Hogan Defies Courts
Miss Hazel Hogan, who has defied the courts four times to testify, remained silent at arraignment before Judge Lockwood Honore and was returned to jail. She is serving an indefinite contempt sentence with a $1700 fine for refusing to prosecute Dr Irvine Sisinger Jerry Mack James Hogan and Cuttin R Young, alleged to have robbed her of 1756 in the doctor's office on July 18 last.
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Miss Hazel Hogan
Chicago News
Lockwood Honore
Miss Hogan
Irvine Sisinger
Jerry Mack
James Hogan
Cuttin R. Young
No Interference in Politics Declared by Dustin Stax
Mr Dustin Stax says he will never meddle in politics though others urge participation in elections. He argues that any involvement would be seen as taking control of the entire proposition rather than a mere vote.
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Dustin Stax
Washer Bros spring gown show wows shoppers on living models
Models in white and colored gowns paraded on a central platform as Washer Bros opened their spring display. Palms and lighting created a reception atmosphere while crowds watched dainty evening dresses, lace gowns, tailored coats, and Paul Poiret designs, leading to many immediate purchases.
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Washer Bros
New York
Paul Poiret
Paul Pottet
London
Paris
Doctor’s Champagne Cure After Sea Voyage Tale
In a witty exchange Bildad asks Slithers about a doctor taking his own medicine. Slithers recalls a past Atlantic crossing where Dr. Gidbody prescribed champagne to cure seasickness and would join in for a dose when it was due.
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Slithers
Bildad
Atlantic
Car dealer offers parts while ignoring the body
A second-hand dealer inspects a car and offers to buy only the machinery while rejecting the rest. Wiggins asks what to do with his body, and the dealer evasively suggests consulting an undertaker. This exchange appears as a darkly humorous quip from Harper's Weekly.
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Wiggins
Harper’s Weekly
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic Ad Promises Refund if No Satisfaction
A Rexall Store advertises Rexall 93 Hair Tonic with a personal money back guarantee. The copy asserts hair growth for most, except very long standing baldness, and promotes two sizes 50 cents and one dollar. The local dealer is H. N. Wagner at East Houston Street and Avenue C.
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Rexall
H. N. Wagner
East
Houston Street
Avenue C
Home treatment for tuberculosis offers at home cures
A patient testimonial extols Eckman's Alterative as a safe at home option for tuberculosis and lung ailments. The ad claims prior hospital failure, then relief within weeks, and complete cure for ten years. It promotes Bronchitis, Asthma, Hay Fever and general upbuilding, with mail order evidence and local druggist sales.
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S. 4Th St
Colwyn (Darby
Eckman
Mary Wasson
Fischer
Philadelphia
Chinese oath eyed to free man as jail tale shocks county
Ung Gow and forty Chinese prisoners urge the man to leave town and deliver a three day grace if he vows by Chinese ritual to quit the area. Deputy Stevens weighs options while some fear a revenge plot and a Confucius Gin Gnu oath ceremony may unfold in the county jail.
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Confucius
Ung Gow
Ung Leung Tong
New York
Ung Gon
Charles Stevens
Stevens
Cristian
Liang Tung Chow
Big Tong
Gin Gnu
Hancock Man Marries in Austria After Twenty Five Years
John Kausiec of Hancock Michigan left for his old home in Austria to wed Miss Marie Lassich. Engaged twenty five years ago, they delayed marriage due to lack of money. Kausic earned in Quincy copper mines and saved over 5000 dollars to fund their future fruit farm and comfortable life in Austria.
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John Kausiec
Hancock
Mich
Austria
Marie Lassich
Kausic
America
Quincy
Kausie
Rooster Triggers Stop on New Haven Passenger Train
A rooster aboard a New Haven passenger train near Winsted caused an emergency stop after flying to the air whistle pull cord between Beacon Falls and Seymour. Engineer Wilson Burns halted the train, then Conductor Timothy Dailey and express messenger Arthur C. Bennett explained the rooster signaled the stop and the train resumed.
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New Haven
Winsted
Connecticut
Beacon Falls
Seymour
Wilson Burns
Timothy Dailey
Arthur C. Bennett
Creature With Hand Like Feet Baffles Curiosity In New York
The New York American describes a small four footed animal from the Magdalena region in Colombia. It resembles a ferret with hand like feet and a hairless four inch tail. It bites Mr Dunk and eats fruit. The owners seek zoological experts for identification.
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New York American
R. W. M. Colson
Royal Mail
Oratava
J. L. Dunk
Magdalena River
Colombia
Mr. Dunk
Baranquilla
Absorbs Old Skin With Mercorized Wax Treatment
A vintage beauty tip recommends using mercorized wax purchased from a druggist as a nightly cream to absorb discolored outer skin. It claims days of use reveal fresher skin and removal of freckles liver spots pimples and blemishes.
Snowstorm Grimly Ties Up Chicago In Major Blizzard
A snow storm raged through Chicago and extended toward the eastern seaboard with heavy wet snow, near zero visibility, and widespread traffic disruption. Railways and telegraph services reported the worst winter conditions as wind and temperature drop, forecast to continue throughout the day.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Strm
Seaboard
Freezing Hit Longview Area Hurting Peach Crop
Longview Texas reports a freeze that damaged fruit trees with peach buds in danger of crop loss as cold continues. Local officials note freezing conditions persisted last night and fear impact on the coming harvest.
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Longview
Associated Press
Tex
Northerlow Drops Temperature in Vernon Texas
A norther swept into Vernon Texas last night driving temperatures below freezing and ending a mild spell. The sharp drop disrupted travel and prompted residents to prepare for cold conditions. Local officials reminded motorists to take precautions as chilly winds persisted through the night.
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Norther
Vernon
Associated ED Press
Tex
Freeze Ends Briefly as Temperature Drops to 30
The report from Palestine Texas notes a rapid cold snap with the thermometer sinking to 30 degrees. The brief freeze followed mild weather and prompted farmers to cover delicate crops and wrap tender plants. Local officials advised precautionary measures to minimize damage.
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Palestine
THE
Associated Press
Tex
Grace Lawrence 19 Walked Rode Freight Cars and Worked
Grace Lawrence aged 19 is described as having walked and ridden freight cars and worked during her life. The note references a broader statement that over fifty years the tight house service of the United States incurred a total cost of 150 million dollars.
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Grace Lawrence
United States
Beautiful Hair At Small Cost
Readers are urged to use Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to restore hair color reduce dandruff and strengthen hair. A fifty cent bottle is available from W C Kalteyer with promised visible improvements in a few days.
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Wyeth
W. C. Kalteyer
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Goggan & Bros
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Sam
Whittemore Bros. & CO
Cambridge
Masa
India Tea
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Colony of
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Miner
the Direct Tailors Co
East Houston St
Gunter Hotel
North
Were
UNION
Antonio’s
Haverill
Mass
Buffalo
Charles Lawrence
Throopsville
Syracuse
Miss Lawrence
Haverhill
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