Saloons Renew Licenses and Local Incidents Across Illinois
In Pana saloons renewed licenses despite expectations with two new applicants. one bond approved, another pending. Pawnee reports a reported assault on an adopted daughter near Dozier farm, with suspect Henry fleeing. Waverly records Miss Jessie Everett died from burns after an apron caught fire while cracking nuts. Chester finds a man deceased from exposure. identity hints include William Hein. Champaign notes bruised stock due to Wham’s hospital visit. Pawnee reports large fall election registration and bond defeat. Springfield files a railway-related property claim. Bloomington covers a nursing services suit over a dying man’s recovery and a later marriage proposal. Havana politics lead to a street altercation over civic matters. Bloomington also notes American Tobacco buying land for ten fireproof warehouses to store crop tobacco.
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Pana
Barney Winosky
Fred Fleck
Antone Gent
Fleck
Pawnee
W. J. Dozier
Arthur B. Henry
Chester
William Hein
Richton
Cook County
Champaign
Illinois
Charles Wham
Orange and Blue Eleven
Wham
Butzer
Springfield
Springfield & Jacksonville Electric Railway
Sangamon County
Blain & Brown
Indiana
J. H. McFarlin & Co
Jacksonville
Bloomington
Iroquois County
Kate Johnson
Robert Colwin
Lafayette
Ind
Sheldon
Malinda Klanska
Hlavana
Philip Horschem
J. B. Smith
Horschem
Smith
American Tobacco Company
Edgar County
Ilineisa
Chicago
St. Louis
Louisville
Pigeon Extinction Asserted by Dr Kalbfus in PA Report
Harrisburg experts state wild passenger pigeons are extinct worldwide. Dr Kalbfus cites years of inquiry and notes misidentifications of pigeon species. He points to predatory birds and a 1879 mass destruction that depleted populations, with no proven present day sightings in the United States.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Joseph Kalbfus
Kalbfus
United States
C. F. Hodge
Clark University
Worcester
Mass
Hodge
Pacific
Kingston’s Fireproof City Revival in Jamaica’s Port
Kingston Jamaica rebuilt after the 1907 earthquake and fire shows reinforced concrete blocks for public offices and banks along King Street. Sir Charles Nicholson led the plans with a $400,000 first block, while public gardens and a restored harbor front redefine the city. A sea wall esplanade and a 45 acre park are proposed as further public improvements.
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Kingston
Jamaica
West Indies
Havana
King Street
Sir Charles Nicholson
England
Bank of Nova Scotia
Copenhagen's Deer Park Largest City Park in World
Copenhagen Denmark hosts the largest urban park in the world with an area around 4200 acres. The park spans the city of Copenhagen offering vast green space and notable size among global urban parks.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Guinea hens stage nocturnal concerts in Wilton
Miss Sarah L. Davenport of Wilton owns 200 guinea hens that serenade neighbors at night. After legal protests over barking beasts, local authorities consider reviving an old law banning animals that cry during sleeping hours. Davenport, from a wealthy lineage, previously kept a large kennel including the $10,000 valued Prince Leo.
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Norwalk
Conn
Sarah L. Davenport
Wilton
Miss Davenport
H. D. Ogden
New York
Mr. Ogden
Miss Avenport
Prince Leo
Portland Oregon to introduce Hungarian partridge
Portland reports plans to import sixty pairs of Hungarian partridge to eastern Oregon and Washington this fall. The birds will arrive in about two weeks and be released in the hills near Dayton, Washington. They are expected to thrive in grain districts, are hardy and colorful, and will be protected until 1913 when hunting may begin.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Washington
Dayton
Wash
Deer plentiful in Berthoud as hunters secure venison
In Berthoud Colorado deer numbers rise under strict game laws and short seasons. Hunters report success this year with many residents eating deer meat despite unfavorable weather. Two sightings within a two hour drive prompted several parties to hunt by car and obtain shots.
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Berthoud
Cole
Honor for Captain Sealby at University of Michigan
Captain Sealby, hero of the 1909 Republic disaster, has been elected vice-president of the junior law class at the University of Michigan. He enrolled in the law department last year after abandoning seafaring life following his ship’s collision with the Florida.
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Sealby
Ann Arbor
Mich
Republic
University of Michigan
University
Florida
Temperance Lesson for Sunday School 1910
A 1910 Sunday School lesson on Matthew 24 32 51 and Watch and Pray emphasizes vigilance against temptations and signs of end times. It recalls the Black Valley Railroad allegory by Rev Sid Harks, urges self control, healthful living, and building a noble character to fit heaven and usefulness, warning that early drinking habits lead to ruin.
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Jesus
Kingdom of God
Christ
Sid Harks
Abraham Lincoln
Black Valley Railroad
Crystal River
Black Valley
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Cited In Letters
Reports from DeForest Wisconsin and New Orleans Louisiana describe women saved from operations after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters claim long lasting relief from female troubles and praise the remedy's success over decades. Women urged to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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de Forest
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Auguste Vespermann
Wisconsin
New Orleans
Lily Peyrovux
Lovers Weddling Cake Recipe Parody in Verse
A humorous verse on marriage gifts a poetic list of ingredients such as four pounds of love and half a pound of youth. It mixes witty measures with phrases like blush of temperament and rippling laughter to describe an ideal partnership baked "forever" in a well-furnished house.
Oyster advice sparks coast to coast curiosities
The Test of Time duo Benjamin Hapgood Burt and AD. 8. Epperson of Kansas City tour Long Island and Douglaston stopping at Hvans hotel. They sample oysters and joke on determining a bad oyster by waiting for ptomaine poisoning. If no illness, they were good. This quip highlights safe tasting humor.
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Benjamin Hapgood Burt
Epperson
Kansas City
Long Island
Hvan’s
Douglaston
Mr. Burt
Can You Blame Him Skeptical Joke From Pa Dialogue
A humorous exchange questions the meaning of skeptical. Pa jokes that skepticism arises when a woman reveals her age, framing the moment as a playful stereotype about gender and aging. The quip relies on a father daughter setup and regional humor.
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