Five Hundred Ninety Enroll for State Civil Service Tests
Illinois announcements show 590 applicants enrolled for the general state civil service examinations with 88 for guard at Murphysboro and Chicago. Other jobs include janitor, unassembled-operator, shoe maker, actuary, and a grand total of 1590 positions. Soldiers drill at Camp Lincoln as Sixth Regiment, I N G, prepares for standard nationwide expectations. Maxwell’s son identified in Chicago. a Danville case links a killing to the deceased.
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Illinoie
Springfield
Tinois
Murphysboro
W. R. Robinson
State Commission
Anna
Fairfield
Marion
Mount Vernon
Kar‘Kakee
Golconda
Watertown
Chicago
Dunning
Peoria
Quincy
Carmi
Elgin
Jacksonville
Urbana
Lincoln
Charleston
Harrisburg
William Lawrie
Camp Lincoln
Danville
Maxwell
East Hightieth Street
Veres CC
M. Maxwell
John Moscoe
Detroit
Police Save Motorman From Mob After Fatal Truck Crash
Police rescue motor man Charles Hirsh and James Sullivan from an enraged mob after Hirsh’s big truck struck and killed two year old James Antalino. The incident ends with officers pulling the trio free as crowds disperse.
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Chicago
Charles Hirsh
James Sullivan
Hirsh
James Antalino
Two arrested for shooting in Cairo Illinois
Cairo Illinois Miss Maay Copeland and her fiance Lucien Turk of Bardwell Kentucky are under arrest for the killing of Hugh Atchison. Copeland says she fired the shot after Atchison started to harm Turk and Copeland. Turk is also held.
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Cairo
Maay Copeland
Lucien Turk
Bardwell
Hugh Atchison
Miss Copeland
Atchison
Turk
Colon Wilson and the Isthmus Commissary Machine
A feature on the Isthmian Canal commissary department, led by Col. Eugene Wilson, detailing its vast operations. It supplies meals, clothing, and goods to 70,000 people daily across Cristobal, Colon, and hotels, with extensive cold storage, bakeries, ice, laundry, and a major labor service network.
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Colon
Panama Canal
Department of Sanitation
Commissary Department
Panama Railroad
United States
Goethaly
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
United States Navy
Flecal
Cristobal
Porto Bello
Tself
Hugene Wilson
Wilson
Culebra
Pedro Miguel
Ancon Hospital
Commission
Peevish millionaire loses diamond cuff-links in New York
A Western millionaire known for sudden wealth bought diamond cuff links for 250 dollars in New York. One link vanished after two days, prompting a hotel wide search. A week later at a dinner he laments the loss, joking that Charles Darwin searched longer yet stayed calmer.
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New York
Gail Honaire
Crackey
Charles Darwin
Serious Obstacle in Trade Refused Bill Exchange
Brooklyn Citizen reports a grocer refused a trade deal when a gentleman offered to pay with the bill, noting the buyer was an undertaker. The exchange highlights cautious business practice and trust concerns in 19th century commerce.
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Brooklyn
Do They Eat Them Yeast Horses Export Figures Rise
A historical snippet notes rising exports of American horses with foreign buyers. It states that last year the value of horseflesh sent abroad neared six million dollars, reflecting strong demand and curious foreign tastes.
Insect Nuisance Sparks Comedic Exchange
A playful dialogue centers on a man obsessed with insects and a tense moment as a character fears interruption. He jokes about swatting a bug while another urges to flee, prompting a flurry of moonish miscommunication and mistaken reactions.
Auto horn serenade turns doorstep meet into surprise visit
A playful exchange recalls a man serenading a woman with a mandolin. She did not answer at the door, but another man arrived, and an auto horn brought her outside, creating an unexpected moment.
Sizing It Up and Witty Style Lines
A playful exchange compares a cigar to nothing with a punning quip about literature. The dialogue mocks literary gems as uncut, implying value in wit over polish.
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Egbert
Unlucky. The Thirteenth Man Prompter
Mollie dismisses superstition while noting Charlie proposed thirteen times. The dialogue marks a playful exchange about luck and fate in a social setting.
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Charlie
Mollie
Why women dress sensibly in public life
An exchange notes that if women dressed sensibly half the industries would falter. The speaker calls the up to date preacher, and remarks that big sermons brim with motor car metaphors.
Fragmentary Prose Snippets From an Odd Page
Miscellaneous lines remark on preaching versus practice, a man’s faults under late hours and strong breath, a geographic fact asserting earth area at 28 269 200 square miles, and aphorisms about cheapness and marriage. Mentions Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething and a quip about newly married men avoiding dodging.
Modern Life Cartoon Snippet and Odd Ad Text
A collection of vintage lines including a cigarette joke about 15 000 coupons for a new husband a quip about no quarrel with a wife a nervous mood note and an old Grove s Tasteless tonic ad claiming malaria prevention and a digestif product for all ages plus a pun about guessing a married man from his listening skills
His First Thought About Life Insurance Sparks Kitchen Joke
A humorous dialogue features Mrs. Justwed advising her husband to get life insured. He retorts with a wry question about whether that means she will do the cooking, turning the suggestion into a domestic joke.
How That House of Plungers Stands Out
A quirky local note describes a house built on a bluff with unique features. The piece highlights the builder’s bold choice and public curiosity about the structure’s standout design.
Strange noises as two men argue late at night
The other evening the household was kept awake for about an hour by two men arguing over a certain question. The louder man was right this time, though.
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O'Connor
Peoria
Fred Kern
Belleville
Hyland
Judge Burroughs
Edwardsville
Demeen
Had Gone Too Far to Change Story on Helen and Jack
A Chicago Tribune line recalls siblings Helen and Jack growing up together. Helen wants trousers but Jack insists she stay in her role, claiming she began as a girl and must keep it up.
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Bunker Hill
Helen N. Belt
J. H. Belt
James H. Belt, Sr
Helen
Jack
Chicago ~ Tribune
Sinnemer Wins In Street Pronunciation Debate
The London Chronicle notes the clash over cinema pronunciation with Keble Howard favoring Sinnemer and Filson Young endorsing Kyneema. The piece laments no royal mint for words and the street’s power to christen terms as the street boy proclaims Sinnemer.
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Keble Howard
London
Filson Young
Eye
Royal Mint
London Chronicle
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Elva Cagle
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Dunne
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Isham Randolph
Ohio
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Rivera and Lakes Commission
Arthur W. Charles
Thomas J. Healy
James Hyland
Chicago Company
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
Automatic Telephone System of
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Decatur
Stephen Keeling
Fort Scott
Keith
Edward Keeling
Maron
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William Henry Les
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Horsewhipa
Albert H. Hintz
Arthur F. Bohnette
Virginia
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Sete
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