Dowie must appear before bankruptcy referee
Chicago December 5 John Alexander Dowie must appear before Referee in Bankruptcy Sidney Eastman to answer questions about his finances. Receivers face heating winter with Zion City residents in distress as industries may continue or close. Creditors note large tithes fund Dowie income and claim vault cash and promised contributions.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Sidney Eastman
Kolhisaar
Zion
Zion City
Dowle
New York
Zion Bank
Pepert
N. L
Pierce
J. H. Clark
Currier
Blount
Dowie
Shiloh Cottage
Brown resigns from public service amid graft probe
Chicago on December 5 reports John J. Brown former secretary of the police pension board and later city clerk's office staff was asked to resign and did so promptly after aldermanic graft committee investigations into extortion charges by widows applying for pensions.
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Chicago
John J. Brown
Chicago Police Pension Board
Mvith
Public Service
Aldermanic
Cripple Creek Placed Under Martial Law
Governor Peabody proclaims Cripple Creek in insurrection and rebellion and suspends habeas corpus as civil authorities lose control of the gold camp. The action places Cripple Creek under martial law amid unrest and disruptions.
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Cripple Creek
Denver
Peabody
Boulevard plan eyed for West Main street
Citizens on West Main propose turning the street into a boulevard by moving sidewalks to widen the road to sixty three feet and parking a central strip about thirty feet wide from opposite the High School for two or three blocks, creating a beautified central park area with driving lanes on each side.
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West Main Street
Gymnasium Class Begins At Club December Seventh
The new club gymnasium begins Monday evening at 7 00 with an athletic training class open to all. Regular members may enter without charge while junior members pay 3 in advance for six months. Lockers cost extra but use is not required.
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Club Gymnasium
Club Tay
Spalding
Massachusetts
Printers Plan Independent Type Foundry in Chicago
In Chicago officers of the International union completed plans for an independent type foundry to be run on a cooperative basis. The venture aims to aid type founders who are on strike or locked out due to disputes with employers.
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Chicago
International Union
Colfax Banker George Wood Dies by Self Inflicted Shot
Des Moines reports George Wood a leading Colfax banker shot himself in the head early today and died instantly. He was a prominent figure in Colfax and the tragedy shocks the local community.
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Des Moines
George Wood
Colfax
Childish Amusements In Boston
A Boston boy replies to a benevolent man asking if he is playing horse. He explains they amuse themselves by imagining Brother Waldo as an ichthyosaurus and the boy as a prehistoric man chasing him. The Washington Star report frames the playful scene as a child’s inventive game.
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Boston
Waldo
Washington Star
One of Them Speech Echoes in Family Exchange
A Chicago Tribune quote captures a tense exchange as a friend comments on a nephew's fate while the uncle hints at help for a troubling situation. The dialogue hints at legal trouble and potential aid from kin.
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Silas
Chicago Tribune
Pride of His Performance in a Downtown Church
An organ blower nervously asks the organist how the new hymn sounded after services. The organist replies it went very well, noting the blower had never played that hymn before, highlighting the humorous mishap in a Philadelphia Press tradition.
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Philadelphia Press
Sailor’s Raft Find of Ivory and Gold in Indian Ocean
A castaway, William Scott, second mate of the Tap py Day, is rescued after fourteen weeks on a barren Chagos island. He reports a cave with over 200 elephant tusks and five jars of gold dust. The crew pursues the treasure, sails back, and discovers the cave looted by whalers, confirming Scott’s tale.
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C. Tt. Lewis
Chagos Islands
Indian Ocean
William Scott
Scott
Chagos
Ile
M. Quad
Inside the Earth A tour through its age, density, and depths
The article surveys competing estimates for earth’s age, its heavy mass, and the interior state. It weighs teaching about a solid globe, discusses crust temperature rise, rigidity, and air envelope limits. It notes a flat oblate shape, polar flattening, and sea level variations across oceans tied to mountains and currents. It cites Globe-Democrat style science overview.
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Lord Kelvin
Tait
Japan
England
Ireland
New Zealand
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
South America
Atlantic
Himalayas
South Pacific
St. Louis
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