Bribery Trial Details of Butler City Deal Revealed
Fulton Missouri February reports the state resting its case in the Edward Butler bribery trial over the 47500 doodle deal in St. Louis. Witnesses Murrell Helms Robertson portray the money split among 19 combine members with Butler arranging payments. Citizens react as courtroom testimony outlines legislative traffic and payoffs in the lighting bill saga.
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Fulton, Mo
Edward Butler
St. Louis
George Robertson
Circuit
Folk
John K. Murrell
Mexico
Murrell
Combine
Butler
John Helms
Julius Lehmann
Lehmann
Charles Kelly
Edmund Bersch
John Sheridan
Helms
Deal
House
J. K. Murrell
Charles Gutke
Gutke
Robertson
Jack
Col. Butler
Bersch
Kelly
Lee Avenue
Sheridan
Denny
Fulton
Funeral of William C Whitney to be held at Grace Church
New York reports the funeral of the late William C Whitney will be Friday at ten oclock at Grace Church with limited admission by card. Interment follows at Woodlawn Cemetery on a special Grand Central train. Payne Whitney arrived from Thomasville. Pallbearers include Grover Cleveland Thomas F Ryan Elihu Root and others. Navy flags to half mast on all ships and yards Friday in Whitney memory.
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New York
William C. Whitney
Grace Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Grand Central Station
Payne Whitney
Thomasville
Grover Cleveland
Thomas F. Ryan
Elihu Root
Thomas Dolan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Grant B. Schley
Col
William Day
P. A. B. Widener
H. McK. Twombley
G. G. Haven
William Ordway Martridge
Mr. Whitney
Secretary of the Navy
Moody
Navy
Bedford murder clues point to a crew in the case
Katherine Griffin a Bedford servant identifies the killer as the same man who followed her the night of the murder and believes the teacher was mistaken for her in the mystery. Lafayette detectives receive the statement and view it as a potential breakthrough in the Bedford case.
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Lafayette
Ind
Bedford
Katherine Griffin
George E. Jenks
Miss Griffin
Miss Schafer
Weinhart
William Jennings Bryan Speaks in Frankfort Honor Goebel
William J. Bryan addressed a crowded Kentucky capital crowd invited by the legislature on Wednesday night. The assembly adjourned for memorial services in honor of William E. Goebel with eulogies from Bryan and several lawmakers. An original poem was read and grave services conducted by Dr. Arnold. Governor Beckham introduced Bryan praising him as a beloved public figure.
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Frankfort
William J. Bryan
Kentucky
Capital
General Assembly
William E. Goebel
House of Representatives
Bryan
Arnold
Beck
Refusal of Certificate in Kansas First District Nomination
Topeka Kansas February 4 The secretary of state refused to accept the certificate of nomination from D R Anthony Jr of Leavenworth who Tuesday was nominated for congress by Republicans after a split in the First district The managers of Congressman Charles Curtis nominated for re election filed their certificates Tuesday night
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Topeka
Kas
D. R. Anthony, Jr
Leavenworth
Congress
Charles Curtis
Canadian Express Wrecked Near Halifax
Halifax Nova Scotia February 4 Intercolonial express train wreck left eight miles west of the city. Five cars plunged 30 feet into the Shubenacadie river injuring all 30 passengers and 10 crew members. Casualties reported two dead three fatally and 25 seriously injured. Also noted is an obituary line for Miss Rose McHugh aged 105 in Appleton Wisconsin born in Ireland.
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Halifax
N. S
Hunter's Crossing
Appleton
Wia
Rose McHugh
New London
Ireland
A Bachelor Tea With Bufty and Dolls
A child narrator, Lilian Palmer Powers, describes an afternoon tea with her dog Bufty and three boy dolls. They pretend Rob Roy and Bobby Shafto join in tartan fun while Jack the midshipmite sits beneath the table. They share bread, crackers, buns, and nursery treats as Bufty wags his tail.
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Bufty
Rob Roy
Bobby Shafto
Jack
Buff
Lilian Palmer Powers
St. Nicholas
Wonderfully bright cucujo fireflies studied and used in Cuba
The cucujo or firefly, noted for its twelve luminous organs, fascinates Cuban usage from paper lanterns to night lighting. Studies show light is produced in darkness, not stored daytime, as larvae react to damp nights, with Cuban to Florida specimens present. An 1890s Philadelphia Record note also mentions a Catholic women’s group in New York aiming to curb divorce.
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Tropics
Cuba
Florida
Texas
Havre
Philadelphia
New York City
Tortoise Reveals True Race Story Of Slow Victory
Old Brother Terrapin recounts how he won the Hare and Tortoise race not by plodding but by a ruse. He explains a staged start with Bill Sykes's bulldog, grabbing the dog’s tail to gain speed, then finishing with brains over brawn. The legend from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch nuance remains playful.
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Terrapin
Rabbit
Bill’ Sykes
Mr. Rabbit
Dog
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Salzer Seed Ads Tout GrassMixtures And New Oats
Salzer's Grass Mixtures praised for rapid sprouts and high yields with letters from farmer H Rappold of Mast Park Georgia. Notes Salzer's Renovator Grass Mixture for pastures and meadows and its quick, prolific growth. Also highlights 100,000 barrels choice Seed Potatoes and Salzer's New National Oats touted as prolific across 30 states. Prospects urged to mail 10 cents in stamps for free catalog and seed samples from John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse WI.
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Salser
Salzer
H. Rappold
Mast Park
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Promoters of Courage and Spartacus-Women Inspire Courage
A Baltimore American snippet notes Courage and Spartacus-Women as strong incentives to manly courage. The author adds personal commentary on fights with a wife, stating that after marriage the prospect of a brawl with the meanest man on earth feels like child’s play.
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Spartacus
Smarticus
Baltimore American
Historic Route to Florida by Dixie Flyer and Chicago Limited
Route via Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta over Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway and Western & Atlantic Railway through Lookout Mountain and Chickamauga Park. Dixie Flyer runs sleeper service Chicago to Jacksonville and St Louis to Jacksonville. Chicago & Florida Limited operates winter runs Chicago to St Augustine with sleepers St Louis to St Augustine. For literature, write E G Woodward T P NC and St L Ry Nat Bank Building St Louis MO.
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Chiceco
St. Louis
Florida
Nashville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Western & Atlantic R. R
Lookout Mountain
Chickamauga Park
Chicago
Jacksonville
Chicago & Florida Limited
St. Augustine
E. G. Woodward
T. P
Nat’l Bank of Com. Bidg
Poor Luck Fishing Stray Story Snippet Dialog
A brief Stray Stories fragment shows a man asking about his mustache and a companion noting its development. The dialogue humorously hints at timing and perception in a quiet domestic moment.
Doan's Kidney Pills End Backache Says Portland Inspector
H B McCarver of 201 Cherry St Portland Oregon inspector of freight for the Trans-Con tinental Co cites persistent backache caused by kidney trouble and credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relief after months of discomfort a cold suspected as the trigger. Dean's Kidney Pills sold by dealers 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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Doan
H. B. McCarver
Cherry St
Portland
Oregon
Trans-Continental Co
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Wasps Head Cut Off Feeds On Sugar Water
A naturalist conducted a grim experiment by severing a wasp head and mounting it on a needle over a saucer of sugar water. The head displayed immediate feeding behavior, greedily lapping the liquid though it was being expelled from the body as it swallowed.
Dogs Pull Cart Rivalry Between Toodles and Binkie
A Detroit Free Press item describes Binkie the lively New York dog and Toodles the older calm companion. They are described as playful mates rather than friends, with Binkie eager to join every activity and both dogs displaying self contained vanity.
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Oodles
Binkie
Toodles
New York
Detroit Free Press
Toodless
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Demurrer
Murrell and
Helimsa
WM. G. Whitney
Clew
WM. £. Goebel
Kennetuccky
D. R. Anthony
Finas
Canadian Express
Tim
St.Jacobs Oil
Western
Canada
Om Pees Ae
Crawford
Wats Ninth Street
Kansas City
Broughton
Quincy Building
Wasp
Yanta
Samoe
BO Ey Ae Seed CO
LA Crosse ,Wis
THE
Maumee Saint Louis
Mother Gray
Aap Olmsted
le Roy
Anakesis Fx
Anakesi
Tribune Building
Craemer
Ytec
Arbuckle- Goode Commission CO
Cesreeyer
Winchester
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