Chicago Mayor Harrison Murder Shock Follows Assassination
A Chicago murder shocks the city as Mayor Carter H. Harrison is shot at his South Ashford Avenue home by a former police officer turned paper carrier. The mayor dies at 8:25 PM after multiple wounds while pursuers chase the assailant who surrenders at a Desplaines Street station. The coroner cites five wounds from four bullets. Harrison’s life and career, from Yale to Chicago politics, are recounted, with public mourning and the World’s Fair closing in gloom.
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Mr. Harrison
Ashford Avenue
Mary Hansen
Mr. Morrison
Mayor Harrison
William Preston
Annie
Harrison
W. J. Chalmers
Ashland Avenue
Preston
Mr. Chalmers
Chicago
Desplaines Street
Prendergast
Carter H. Harrison
Fayette County
Carter
Louis Marshall
Kentucky
Thomas T. Marshall
Yale College
Lexington
Europe
England
Ireland
Scotland
Egypt
Bayard Taylor
Syria
Asia
Taylor
Pennsylvania
Democrats
Congress
Geraany
Austria
Tyreland Switzerland
Paris
Germany
Wale
Harrion
Uiness
Oglesby
Cook County
Harrigan
Samuel W. Allerton
the Times
Allerton
Grace Island
Oscar D. Wetherell
Dr. Greene
West 14Th Street
New York
Greene
North Olean
D. W. Sheehan
Standard Company
Our Man About Town Finds Faces and Follies in Town
This column surveys talk and gossip from Warren with tales of vanity and virtue. It reflects on the Senate repeal fight and the quirks of human nature, offering anecdotes of gossip, generosity, ingratitude, and social slips amid a world of small-town characters and recent world fair notes.
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Warren
Chicago
World's Convention Notes Draw Wide International Attention
A white ribbon banner signals unity across forty eight nations at the World's Convention with thirteen nations sending delegates twice as many as the United States. Notable figures include Japan’s Chika Sakurai and Sen Tsuda, Finland’s Selma Borg, and Susan B. Anthony receiving a grand welcome as delegates gather in Columbus Hall for the annual service led by Lady Henry Somerset and other leaders.
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Washington
Parliament of Religions
Chika Sakurai
Sen Tsuda
Japan
Finland
Selma Borg
United States
Mother Stewart
Dominion
Susan B. Anthony
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Columbus Hall
Henry Somerset
Repeal Bill Passed After Notable Senate Battle
Washington October 29 The Senate resumes with 52 members as the urgent deficiency bill passes and the repeal bill is taken up with leaders predicting a Monday vote on Voorhees bill. Amendments from Perkins Bland Allison and others fail as the chamber seals the repeal in a historic parliamentary clash.
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Voodees
Senate
Tomorow
Stacey
Repeal
Committee On Rules
Washington
Cullom
Ilinois
Illinois
Wolcott
Sherman
Ohio
Gorman
Maryland
Shoup
Stewart
Berry
Arkansas
Allen
Neb
Treasury
Yeas
Blackburn
Washieroy
Hood's Pills and Arnica Liniment Claims
An advertisement touts Hood's Pills as purely vegetable and Arnica and Oil Liniment as harmless and non staining. It also promotes Down's Elixir as a cure for any cough or cold and references a romantic line implying Melancholy was defeated by Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
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Ayer
Century Catarrh Cure and Spavin Lintment Adverts
Mothers learn to treat catarrh in pale children using Century Catarrh Cure from Century Manufacturing Company Warren Pa. Enclose fifty cents for mail order. Also promotes Spinner Mantle Fire Place heater as clean safe gas heating and a Warren industry.
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Century Manufacturing Company
Warren
Englis
G.N. Ritchfield
T—Ly
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Ind
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