Eight Arrests In Chiago Iroquois Inquiry
Coroner Traeger and detectives seize eight mittimus to arrest Mayor Carter Harrison Will Davis and six city officials and stage hands tied to Iroquois theater disaster. Mayors and aides bond out at city hall while others face grand jury scrutiny.
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Chicago
Traeger
Carter H. Harrison
Will J. Davis
Wm. McMullen
James E. Cummings
Harrison
Will Davis
Grand Boulevard
North
Oakley Avenue
Davis
Hempstead Washburn
Walker
Musham
Williams
Loughlin
Messrs
Criminal Court
California's Stone Arch at Exposition Highlights Minerals
St Louis reports California will showcase a 23 foot high stone arch built from leading building stones, bears heads and state seal. Inside a lapidary column features tourmaline crystals. Exhibits include gold quartz, placer sands, cinnabar, quicksilver, onyxes from San Luis Obispo, Riverside marbles, Porterville magnesites, and chrome ores from northern districts.
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St. Louis
California
San Luis Obispo
Riverside
Porterville
Patti Did Not Sing in Butte Concert
In Butte Montana on January 27 the Patti concert scheduled for Monday night did not occur. Patti’s attendant refused entry citing high altitude and smelter smoke as harmful to the diva, jeopardizing the remainder of the tour. Public skepticism grew that seat sales were below expectations.
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Butte
Mont
Mme. Patti
Mme. Pattie
Ole
Yiske
When Godfrey Grows
A poem by Lilla Thomas Elder in Youth's Companion ponders a child’s growth. The speaker notes clothes fitting only because the child is slow to grow and contrasts this with a classmate named Tommy Pitt whose growth seems unseen. The verse reflects a child's nightly longing to grow amid daily activities.
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Lilla Thomas Elder
The Sacred Mistletoe Plant Tale
A mistletoe plant grows parasitically on an apple tree, nourished by the host until it blossoms into white berries and is harvested at Christmas. The legend ties the plant to Baldur’s myth, where a blind god pierces him with a mistletoe spear, shaping lore and the plant’s sacred status as cited by Longfellow.
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Baldur
Odin
Frejya
Hoder
Longfellow
Danish lion tamer says calm hands prevent lion danger
Miss Ella, a Danish lion tamer at Royal Music Hall Holborn, performs with seven African lions and explains accidents arise from forcing tricks. She says not nervous in the den, has handled beasts since youth, and asserts facing lions is a mistake while turning her back reduces risk.
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Berlin
Ella
Royal Music Hall
Holborn
London
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Siegfried
Vienna Zoological Gardens
Miss Etla
How to Make Paper Chrysanthemums with Tissue Mums
Bright girls learn to craft chrysanthemums from tissue paper using white and yellow shades. Six flower groups of twelve circles form petals, with scalloped edges, central holes wired for stem, and leaf-green tissue wrapped around the stem for a finished chrysanthemum.
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Cincinonat! Enquirer
Prince the Fire-Saving Dog of Hicks Street
The big white dog Prince woke his sleeping family by barking as smoke filled the Hicks Street space. He led Frederick Otto and Bridget McCarren to safety, then went back into the blaze to guide Prince to escape, earning praise from neighbors and the police. The Otto family and residents escaped in disarray, grateful for Prince’s quick thinking and loyalty.
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Prince
Frederick Otto
Brooklyn
Hicks Street
Freddie Otto
Bridget McCarren
McCarren
Otto
N. Y. Herald
Bear Invades Beaverhill Farm and Steals Pig
A bear exited a dense woodland near Edwin Miner’s Beaverhill farm and attacked a pigpen, seizing a fat porker. Mrs. Miner, on the porch, witnessed the event as the farm dog charged the bear. The bear fled as the dog closed in.
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Edwin Miner
Beaverhill
Elevator Waiting Sparks Grim Reminder
In a terse courtroom exchange, Old Grim-Remember warns that there is always room at the toy while Young Sprawley admits waiting for the elevator as the judge presides.
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Old Grim
Young Sprawley
Look She’s Holler on a Four Master Deck
A fragment shows travelers from up state on a four master bound for an eastern port. A woman calls out from an open hatch, exclaiming in excitement at a discovery as the ship nears the coast, with the scene aboard a coal laden vessel and the city docks nearby.
Dodd’s Kidney Pills Praised by Toledo Dentist
In Toledo on January 25 Harry B L Lewin a city dentist reports kidney trouble relief after using Dodd’s Kidney Pills. He says years of disease followed by severe pain and nightly awakenings ended after six boxes with continued use, leaving him completely cured.
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Toledo
Ohio
Harry BL
Lewin
Sumit Street
Sey
Dodd
Tan
J. W. Walls
Lebanon
Doan
Foster-Milburn, Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Two Women Mr Finnick Would Marry
The Philadelphia Public Ledger quotes a dialogue where Mr Finnick tells Miss Egeau he has met only two women he would marry. Miss Egeau playfully asks for the name of the other woman.
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Mr. Finnick
Miss Egeau
Mr. Vinnick
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Salzer Seeds Claim Record Yields in 1903 for 1904 Use
U S Department endorses Salzer's Oats and other seeds with high per acre yields reported across 30 states in 1903. Promises 1904 gains with pedigree seeds including Beardless Barley 121 bu, Home Builder Corn 300 bu, Teosinte fodder 160000 lb, Billion Dollar Grass 50000 lb, and Pedigree Potatoes 1000 bu. Readily available by sending 10 cents for catalogs and seed samples from Salzer See Co La Crosse Wis.
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U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Salzer
Farmer
Billion Dollar Grass and Alfalfa Ad Prospect
A historic advertisement extols Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass as the premier hay producer, claiming 5 to 14 tons per acre and extensive pasture. Westlore Farms of Pa reports 60 acres of Salter's Alfalfa Clover with three crops in one season. Send 100 stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co. for catalogs and seed samples.
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America
Institute
Salzer
A.alford
Westlore Farms
Salter
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Family duty weighs on youths, Uncle Eben reflects
In a Washington Star quotation, Uncle Eben laments that a father may overburden a son by expecting him to be diligent and capable enough to correct the faults of the rest of the family. The remark captures a social pressure on young men to bear family burdens.
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Eben
Washington Star
Quack Remedies and Market Sayings of 1900
An assortment of old adage style lines and product pitches. References include Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for coughs and colds at 25 cents, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, and June Tint Butter Color used by steameries. A dated note from Trinity Springs February 15 1900 contrasts with reflections on aging and leadership.
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J. ¥. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Peruna Featured By Medical Experts In Early Ad
A medical examiners endorsement from Dr. Llewellyn highlights Peruna as a systemic catarrh remedy. Physicians including Roberts and Gee praise its cures and suggest it for coughs, stomach weakness, and menstrual issues. Dr Hartman offers free advice to readers.
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United States
Robert R. Roberts
M. D
Washington, D. C
Hartman
M. C. Gee
San Francisco
Cal
M. D. Gee
Peruna
One Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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Milwaukee Sentinel
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Crawford
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