Illinois Central chairmanship feud and car fraud trial
Reports say Stuyvesant Fish may be reinstated as president of the Illinois Central as board members push for his return. Meanwhile, three former railroad officials face upcoming car fraud hearings in Chicago with Dan Coughlin signaling possible immunity talks.
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Chicago
Stuyvesant Fish
James T. Harahan
Illinois Central
New York
Fish
BE. H. Harriman
Bruggemeyer
Harrison Street
Wayman
Lee O'Neil Browne
Coughlin
William Armstrong
Washington
Frank G. Harriman
Illinois Central System
Charles L. Ewing
Ohio
John M. Taylor
Harahan
Borrowed smiles and sharp wits in old jokes and tales
A collection of light anecdotes from yesteryear. A quarrel over a waterproof collar after a honeymoon. Sheridan and his son spar over an oyster razor. Yorkshire pudding cures a chill with comic mishearing. Passengers form a contest pool on railway travel with quirky distinctions.
Unusual Offer Promises ZEMO Skin Remedy
The McElhinney Drig Co offers ZEMO and ZEMO soap with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The clear liquid claims to cure eczema pimples dandruff and other skin eruptions for all ages.
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McElhinney Drig ‘Co
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Doctors
The advertisement claims the remedy is the third best selling feminine treatment and has earned many cures. It states hundreds of fair minded doctors recommend its use despite advertising.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Davenport
Jury Acquits Girl for Killing Man in New Orleans
Mamie McLoughlin aged 18 was found not guilty by a New Orleans jury after killing Hugh Smith Jr. who dallied with rival Alice Blake. The verdict came amid crowds and support from the Era club women who funded defense and aided the defendant.
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Orleans
Mamie McLoughlin
Hugh Smith Jr
Era Club
Miss McLoughlin
Blake
Smith
Alice Blake
McLoughlin
Women of the Era Club
Notice of settlement from J. A. Work & Co
The firm announces the sale of their shoe business and invites all debtors to settle by cash or note between now and September 15. Books and partners will be at the old stand with Atchison Bros. ending with respect.
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Atchison Bros
J. A. Work & CO
Prayer Book Found Inside Ostrich Stomach in London
A examination of an ostrich in London reveals a prayer book lodged in its stomach. The discovery raises questions about the bird's intake and the specimen's origin.
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London
Circus Car Derails In Milwaukee Yard Mishap
A circus train car derailed in Milwaukee R R yards after unloading yesterday afternoon. An unreleased block under the wheels caused the derailment, sending the car skidding along the ties before stopping in a switch area. One trucks set tore loose and the car was badly damaged.
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Milwaukee R.R
Howse
Mi o N a stomach tablet advertises relief for indigestion
Appetite gone and stomach strain blamed on overindulgence. The ad promotes Mi o na tablets with or after meals and claims to cure indigestion and stomach ailments. It cites Lemmon's Pharmacy guarantee and lists multiple conditions from belching to nausea with a fifty cent price.
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Lemmon
Lemmon’s
Booth
Swiss Jail Life Easy Sparks Outrage in Sarnen
A Swiss correspondent reports at Sarnen that cantonal prison convicts roam freely in the town while awaiting night return. They work around the area unguarded and can spend earned money. some have sent wages home to families. A couple escaped recently but returned, faced reprimands, and were allowed back to their quarters.
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Switzerland
Thorburg
Berne
Sarnen
Canton
Oxwald
Landiine
Chimney Sweep a Scholar on Sea and Land
London papers note bar ber studying at Harvard. Walter Hunt, a chimney sweep, passed university extension lectures with honors after being a sailor. A Yorkshire canal boat man studies Greek mythology in the local library, reading Bunsen and Archaeologia and translating Herodotus in spare moments.
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London
New York
Harvard
Walter Hunt
Bunsen
Egypt
Archaeologia
Canaler
Herodotus
Rostand Awarded Animal Protection Medal Sparks Debate
The French animal protection society awarded Edmond Rostand the annual prize for Chantecler amid protests. Critics say the show used live birds and feathered costumes, including $400 worth of bird of paradise feathers, prompting concerns over animal suffering.
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Society For the Protection of
France
Edmond Rostand
Mme. Simone
Chantecler
Ex-Ambassador White Denounces Criminal Defense Folly
In a Syracuse Post-Standard letter, ex-Ambassador Andrew D. White blasts chicanery and pettifoggery in criminal defense. He cites homicide rises from 2000 to about 10000 annually and says capital convictions last year were around seventy, blaming a sickly sentiment undermining respect for law.
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White
Syracuse Post-Standard
Andrew D. White
Ile
Mr. White
Brazil’s Venice with Few Motor Boats
Pernambuco, once called the Venice of Brasil for its many waterways, now sees a scarcity of motor boats. The article notes the decline and hints at shifting travel or transport patterns affecting the famed water routes.
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Brazil
Venice
Pernambuco
Brasil
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Ity
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Frederick
Rclaimant
Perry Davis
Chicago News
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Tom
Yorkshire
Zemo
Barry Shoers
Vamp
J. A. Harwood
Hugh Smith
Hyome
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Meluinney
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Wadlington
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