Gould Millions to Be Divided Frank Jay Comes of Age
The Gould estate turmoil centers on Frank Jay Gould reaching majority next month. Securities will be sold and shares distributed as Manhattan and Metropolitan Traction consolidation looms, with vast fortunes potentially reshaped by September.
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York
George Good
Jay Gould
New York
Frank Jay Gould
Cone
Wall
Metropolitan Traction Company
Frank Gould
Manhattan
Seaguemiong
Jy Morwat
Escuela Inn
Gould - Bee
Mindy
Frank Gouli
Guntellans
Ian Nee
Gould
Monty
Frank
Fefiane
Next Pope Rumors Stir Global Catholic Center
The article outlines a cache of cardinal factions and archbishop speculation about the next papal successor. It notes tensions within the conclave, with factions aligned around potential candidates and the cautious shaping of the Vatican’s future leadership.
Century-Old Man Survives Knife at Postgraduate Hospital
Jacob Klatkiskie a centenarian from Chicago endured an internal ailment and underwent a surgical operation at the Postgraduate Hospital Tweets-fourth and Bern streets. Reported to have survived the anesthesia and recovered enough yesterday to anticipate another quarter century, he expressed gratitude to his surgeons and remains under careful care.
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Jacob Klatkiskie
Chicago
Foye Morte Setehie & Centenarian
Jacob Kiatkiskis
Frantally
Fourth
Bern
Uthicki
Auiferiig
Ward
Policeman leaps from moving train to escape detectives
A well known local politician Georgs Rose leaped from a fast moving train near Thornton to evade two private detectives bound for Chicago. He escaped on foot along the track but was captured later and held at Cottage Grove during detective arrival. Police report a spree of thefts tied to a ring targeting shop goods and tools, with frequent robberies and stolen items from works and shops. Detective effort intensified as private operatives pursued the suspects.
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Chicago
Georgs
Thornton
Tro & Central
Throle Central Railroad
If Street
Fective Custer
Trin
Cottage Grove
Mvenny
Barry
Gana
Rose
Jean Brune
Fight With Showmen Over Concert Ticket Sparks Rampage
A dispute at Kewanen Kew escalated into a brawl between Buffalo Hills show excursionists and traveling showmen over a concert ticket. Fists and swearing turned into a stabbing attack on the showmen as the crowd surged, leading to a drawn out scuffle at the depot platforms before authorities regained control.
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Kewanen Kew
Ave
Buffalo Hills
Tha Tales Arbors
Jim
Olen
Joh Lisa A
Srineston
Qennet
Courthouse Wedding Invites County Officials
An odd OCR fragment mentions a courthouse wedding with Frank Bather and Miss Baine Joly, inviting county officials. The text is garbled but indicates a formal ceremony at a courthouse and involvement of local authorities, with partial names and roles appearing in the damaged excerpt.
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Nashville
Frank "Bather
Baime Joly
Irvingtas
Feak
Ak Hartman
Vienna Loves Poker Sparks Public Outcry Across City
London Telergaph’s Vienna report notes poker’s rise from court circles to all classes, thrilling merchants lawyers and clerks. Cases of women unable to pay weekly pensions from losses provoke police action. Courts rule gambling in public venues illegal while private games persist, fueling a sharper surge in secrecy.
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New York
London Teleraph
Vienna
Jeunesse Doree
Glucose and Whisky Trusts Plot Rail Rivalry in Peoria
In Peoria on August 9, reports say the glucose trust plans to push its own railroads and lease lines where possible to bypass the big combines. The move aims to force grain dealers to raise prices and reduce railroad dividends, with Chicago plants to handle most business and the two states to lose independent control.
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Peoria
Glucose Trust
Tts
Whitky Trust
Phim
Ras Union Railroad
Iengih
Rew Park
Falena Rrim
Tae
Tata
Chicago
Peared Ae
Bommand
Orien A
Syntax at Omaha Exposition Signs Amuse City
Omaha notices mix whimsy and misprints as visitors pass signs for Body Water sale five cents for pop and horses cared for. A tent promises fortune telling by Pharisees Egyptian with unclear explanation.
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Omaha
Twentieth Street
Exposition Grounds
India
Egypt
Buckion Arnica Salve and Santa Fe Route features
Old line advertisement notes Buckion’s Arnica Salve for cuts bruises sores and skin eruptions promising relief. Also mentions Honey Electric fans and new timely features on the Santa Fe Route designed to keep travelers cool and comfortable.
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Buckion
Santa Fe
Preacher's Omaha Exposition Tangle Ends in Arrests
A Texas preacher Rev J Osborne Ely and his wife Mrs Mary C Ely are involved in a romance scandal tied to Omaha Midway events. Arthur Reynolds, former chief engineer, and a young girl are also detained after a police investigation. Ely denounced Reynolds, then offered to let his wife keep their child if she surrender the girl.
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Omaha
J. Osborne Ely
Mary C. Ely
New Orleans
Arthur Reynolds
Mr. Ely
Ely
Reynolds
Lee Sew
Dalian
Omahe
Twenty-fifth
Parker Streets
Twenty-second
Manderson
Scole of Art
Haze
Llewellyn
Howard Reynolds
Mia
Swindler Von Clef Arrested in Miles For Embezzlement
Herman Vouch, alias Von Cleft, wanted by Archer Manufacturing of New York for embezzling nearly 33,000 while employed there. He swindled about 400 people in four states by taking advance payments on Archer orders for goods never delivered. He travels from Ridgeport to New York Ohio Michigan, aided by H Howard. Detective John J. Kelly to return him to New York. Local notice includes a testimonial about Chamberlain’s Cholera remedy for a baby’s illness.
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von Clef
Miles
Mich
Allan Niles
van Ness Cufford
Herman Vouch
Archer Manufacturing Company of
New York
Von
Ridgeport
Conn
Ohio
Michigan
Archer Company
von Cleft
von Cleft Cutlers Factory
Jersey City
H. Howard
von Cief
G. ML
Keokuk
Iowa
Farmers Visit Iowa State College on Big Ames Excursion
About seven thousand farmers toured the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts at Ames. They viewed departments and the experiment station, heard Gov. Shaw praise Iowa farms, and watched a college battalion drill amid a tent seating four thousand. President Beardshear welcomed the visitors.
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Iowa State School
Ames Des Moines
Iowm State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Ames
Beardshear
Gov. Shaw
Iowa
United States
John Gownile
Board of Control
College
Long Trip for Babes to Liverpool Under Care of Nurse
Maud Mona and Marion Edwards Quine, aged 38 months and 8 weeks, will depart next Wednesday from this city via Santa Fe and air routes toward Liverpool, England. They travel with nurse Miss Isabella Hardie and will sail from New York the following Monday to join their paternal grandparents. Mr. James Quine, late auditor’s freight receipts employee, died leaving the children with limited relatives.
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Santa Fe
United States
Ocean
Verpanula
Maud Mona
Marion Edwards Quine
James Quine
Quine
Liverpool
Counterfeiting ring busted in Detroit linked to Johnsons
Mrs Georgina Baylis is arrested by detectives in Detroit as part of a counterfeiting case involving Charles Edmund and Mia Johnson. Police seize over five thousand dollars in bogus bills, baseboard traps, tools including a die, and hidden silver coins from 106 McGraw Avenue. Windom plates still missing.
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Detroit
Mich
Georgina Baylis
Johnsons
Kane
Omcer Downey
Mc Graw Avenue
Charles
Edmund Johnson
Baylis
Hovsekeeper
Mistaken Seatsee Finds Cure in New Discovery
A bedridden patient misdiagnosed as hopeless by a family physician receives Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption. After a trial bottle, she recovers significantly, resumes housework, and experiences renewed strength. The account highlights the dramatic improvement and enduring effects of the remedy.
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Bettiss
Pageant Assured for Chicago Peace Jubilee in October
Chicago sets a national peace Jubilee in October to celebrate war victories and peacetime glories. A $250,000 popular fund will underwrite a week of events, including military parades, hero receptions, and a national-scale program in which President McKinley may attend. The plan emphasizes patriotism over commerce, with a carnival slated for next year and a permanent “peace arch” to be funded by subscriptions.
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Chicago
Firat
San Juan Bill
McKinley
Union League Club
United Find
Spain
Friends of the Jubiles
Truax
The
Republic
Dewey
Hobson
Philip
Clark
Miles
Shafter
Inet
Chicako
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Glucose Trust Acts
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Geo. Burghart
Cincinnati
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Hewson Manufacturing & Chemical
Wallasa Street
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Ieee Eine
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