Fire disaster at Chicago flat wipes out building crowd
A devastating blaze at the Toledo flats on Sixty fifth Street and Minerva Avenue Chicago began with a basement explosion and spread rapidly. Scores escaped or were injured many leapt from second story windows. Firemen fought the flames as structural walls fell and smoke filled halls. Several residents including Mrs Updegraft Mrs Fillmore and John Miller were hospitalized with severe burns.
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Taledo Flats
Sixty -Fifth Street
Minerva Avenue
Chicago
Bou. Updegramt
Updegraf
Upierraff
A. Fillmore
C. Ballard
John Miller
Catherine Garmody
Herp
CHIME EPIDEMIC IN PIPerspunia
A Pittsburg report details a string of suicides and an attempted homicide. George PHUMps of Greenburg, Pennsylvania, killed himself by train after drinking catholic acid. A Cleveland woman, Ethel Atkins, was wounded by Walter Jones. Tessie Gallager and Harry Quillan attempted suicide by acid and poison, with Quillan surviving after being pulled from the river.
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Pittsburg
George Phumps
Greenburg
Ethel Atkins
Cleveland
Walter Jones
Tessie Gallager
Harry Quillan
Sheep Camp Raid Near Atchee By Cattlemen Band
A raiding band of cattlemen attacked the Taylor Bros. sheep camp near Atchee, Cole. They beat three sheep herders who fled to trees and killed 8,000 head of sheep, with the slaughter occupying most of the day.
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Taylor Bros
Atchee
Cole
Walsh Case Heard In US Court Of Appeals
Oral arguments in the appeal of John R. Walsh from a five year sentence for alleged misapplication of Chicago National Bank funds were heard in the United States Court of Appeals at Chicago on Thursday.
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Walsh
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
United States Court of Appeals
Chicago
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotations
Thursday quotations from the Sioux City live stock market show Toy Beever at 6.60 dollars and Nop hugs at 7.16 dollars per unit.
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Sloux City
Sioux City
Ballinore Postoffice Official Charged With Embezzlement
William 8 Myer assistant cashier at Ballinore Maryland postoffice was arrested charged with embezzling 1400 dollars. He had been employed at the postoffice since 1484.
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William
Myer
Ballinore
Helen Cortelyou Dead in Huntington Home
The nine year old daughter of former secretary of the treasury George B. Cortelyou died Wednesday night at the Cortelyou home in Huntington, S. I, from the grip.
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Helen Cortelyou
George B. Cortelyou
Secretary of the Treasury
Cortelyou
Huntington, S. 1
Grip
Paint Safety and Home Painting Guide Ad From 1902
ADetroit Free Press fragment notes caution for homeowners hiring painters seeking cheapest options. It promotes National Lead Company's Houseowner's Palette Outfit No. 49 from 1902 Trinity Building New York, a free guide with color schemes specifications and an adulteration detector. It mentions Dutch Boy white lead and warns about false promises from unscrupulous painters.
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Gant
National Toad Company
Trinity Building
New York
National Lead Company
National Lead Co
Ten Benifits of Fane's Family Medicine Claim
Text promotes Ten as a remedy for indigestion sour stomach and other ailments and urges readers to buy 25 cent packages. The excerpt ends with a humorous exchange about a new husband rather than a new father.
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Fane
Harry
Stuckley
Pettit's Eye Salve Adette Ad Testimonial
If your eyes bother you use Pettit's Hy Salve, a reliable eye remedy. Sold by all druggists of Howard Bros., Buffalo, New York.
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Pettit
Howard. Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
Provoked Mother and Tommy in Teething Syrup Ad
A fragment shows a mother and child scene with modal phrase you would not talk that way. It mentions Mrs Winslow's Boothing Syrup for teething and soothing gums though with garbled text and misspellings. The ad-like line ends with a misread bottle reference.
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Tommy
Mamma
In the Hands of the Law
A young lawyer writes back to a tailor seeking settlement of a debt. The tailor asks when a remittance will arrive, and the lawyer responds that no retainer has been received and offers to act once a $250 check is paid. The exchange mimics legal satire in Buccesa Magazine.
Mysterious pirate ship arrival stirs coast
A seaside narrator describes intruders, hidden assets, and a planned defense around the pirate ship held by Duponceau and Barbara Graham. Tension rises as suspicious watchers appear on the beach while preparations for a confrontation intensify. The officer-like tone recalls a nautical adventure with armed guardians.
War Begins On Beach And A Fast Hog Story
A beach scene ends with a pistol shot as Bar bara fires at a rock to announce armed status. The narrator notes the world watching Alas lair as war begins. A Florida rail tale follows about an Erie commuter who recalls Bill Rogers and a clever hog that outran a train, beating it by three minutes into New Smyrna.
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Aysou
Barbara
Iearn
Barhkara
Erie
New York Herald
Florida
Florian
Tampa
Orange City
Junellon
New Smyrna
Orange City Junction
New Simyrna
Bill Rogers
Bill
New 'Smyrna
Bul
Bui
New Smyrna Station
The Useful Pig Story From Tuskegee Aims At Pride
A Philadelphia Public Ledger writer shares a tale of a black woman at Tuskegee who prides herself on home ownership gained from humble starts. She recalls swapping a puppy for a pig, nursing it to wealth, yielding seven piglets, and later accumulating land and a house without buying meat since then.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Tuskegee
Looker Washington
Sub
Uncle Joe Cannon recalled as engaging despot in Success tale
An anecdote from Success Magazine portrays Uncle Joe Cannon as an engaging despot. A large Republican bloc hungry for votes rallies, a third roll call defies House rules, and a quip from the chair hints at party power. After the boss dies, a scramble for the post begins with a morbid joke about undertakers and a coroner.
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Uncle Joe Cannon
A. LK. Thomas
Success Magazine
Joe
Fider
Geneally
Social Revolution pamphlet cited as property crime tale
Mr Pipes claims someone stole his chickens last night and Mrs Lines comments that a truth-seeker found it in a pamphlet titled The Social Revolution or Private Ownership of Property a Crime from the Chicago Tribune.
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Penelope
Think Hard It Pays to Think About Food Ad claims relief
A Fond du Lac Wisconsin woman describes years of indigestion and heart palpitations easing after switching from coffee to Grape Nuts and Postum. She reports rapid symptom relief within a week, weight gain, clearer skin, and renewed energy, attributing her recovery to the products. She endorses the taste and recommends following directions.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Welmile
Pkge
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Ptt
BET
Matiqmal Lead Company
Vrlully Quadiog
the Pirate of
Rupert Sargent
Alastair Holland
Harvard
Charles
Barbara Graham
Duponceau
Tie
Harbara Grabain
Missy Graban
Doc Rodney
Monsieur Duponceau
Alastair
Europe
Jnlé
Duponcenu
Duponcean
Captain Kidd
Mie
Angel
Mademoisole
Hank
Monsieur
Meer
Mmn
Bin
Tharhata
Munyon
TRS A
Giyner
Jones’ Place
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