Iroquois Memorial Emergency Hospital Opens in Chicago
Formal opening in Chicago at 87 Market Street marks the memorial association’s effort after the Iroquois theater fire that killed more than 600. The seventh anniversary of the disaster was observed with dedication rites and memorial services at the YMCA auditorium.
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Chicago
Iroquois Memorial Emergency
Market Street
Memorial Association
Iroquois Theater
Iroquois Memorial Association
W. A. Evans
Antonette Zebrowski
Michigan rail schedules face overhaul after probe
Lansing reports the state railroad commissioner is conducting an extensive investigation into Michigan train timetables. The probe targets junction points where competing lines fail to provide convenient connections, forcing travelers onto longer routes to boost passenger receipts.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Market Recap Chicago and East Buffalo Live Stock
Chicago market reports show hog receipts at 15 000 with heavy hogs at 7.99 to 7.95 and light hogs 7.90 to 8.00. cattle receipts 1 500 with prime steers 6.50 to 7.10 and veal calves 8.50 to 9.10. sheep 5 000 with lambs 5.00 to 6.35. East Buffalo reports cattle receipts two cars steady. hogs 40 cars active at 8.00 to 8.15. sheep 50 cars slow with best lambs 6.25 to 6.40.
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Chicago
Omaha
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Cut Prices Slash Clothing at Dougherty Bros
One-fourth off on all suits overcoats pants shirts underwear hats and caps at Dougherty Bros with reduced prices announced in a local advertising notice. The sale aims to clear stock across clothing lines.
Representative Wagner Aims Street Car Straphanger Relief
Indianapolis December 31 Representative William E Wagner of Clark county will introduce a bill in the general assembly to aid street car riders who must stand. The measure requires conductors to issue a voucher for a rebate or extra transportation equaling one half of the passenger's fare.
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Indianapolis
William E. Wagner
Clark County
General Assembly
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised Cautions Mercury Free
Public health notice warns against mercury containing catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective. The ad notes internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and mentions 75 cent price and testimonials. It also urges purchasing Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Ferry Boats Tied Up As City Firemen Strike
New York experiences its first municipal strike in years as firemen on Manhattan to South Brooklyn and Staten Island ferries quit over reduced crew levels. Rush hour chaos follows with detours to New Jersey, docked boats, traffic jams, and police directing streets.
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New York
New York City
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Staten Island
New Jersey
The
Battery
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IOwA State News Boy Bandits Nabbed
Algona Iowa December 31 an organized gang of boy burglars was run down when Leonard Ayres aged 15 and Babe Hart aged 13 were arrested for burglarizing a store room housing the household goods of Joe Ford foreman of the Upper Des Moines Republican The youths were found in the store room just before 6 pm Wednesday night Marshal Hackman arrested them Thursday afternoon Ayres initially defiant was committed to jail and a fellow prisoner bootlegger James Jenson was ordered to secure a confession.
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Leonard Ayres
Babe Hart
Joe Ford
Upper
Des Moines
Republican
W. H. Bingaman
Marshal Hackman
Ayres
Farmer Dies From Wagon Accident Near Adel
Joseph Messmer, a prosperous farmer eight to nine miles northwest of Adel, died from injuries suffered December 19 when a wagon wheel passed over him after a stick used to block the wheels slipped during a rest on a hill. He sustained severe lacerations, stripped skin, five broken ribs, and a lung injury.
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Adel
Joseph Messmer
Prohibitions Leader A C Wilcox Dies in Harlan Iowa
A C Wilcox prominent third party prohibitionist dies at his home in Harlan Iowa. Born April 2 1833 in Oneida County New York he moved to Shelby County in 1874. He served as justice of the peace and was noted for road building expertise as road superintendent and township supervisor. He was a multiple time nominee of the Prohibition Party for state offices and for the legislature from Shelby County.
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Harlan, la
A. C. Wilcox
Iowa
Mr. Wilcox
Oneida County
New York
Shelby County
Insane Farmer Captured After Wife Slaying
Keokuk Iowa December 81 news from New Boston reports Christian Shrock a 40 year old farmer killed his wife in a fit of insanity then held a sheriff's posse at bay for hours. He was captured late last night and brought to Lee County jail. He had recently been released from a hospital for the insane at Mount Pleasant and likely will be returned there.
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Keokuk
New Boston
Christian Shrock
Lee County
Shock
Mount Pleasant
Man Found Dead in Sand Pit Near Bellevue
The frozen and lifeless body of Michael Fleming, about 50, was found in Landin's sand pit near Bellevue, on Wednesday morning. He had been drinking Tuesday evening and is believed to have wandered from a path, sleeping in the pit on his way to visit a friend, John Fens.
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Bellevue
Michael Fleming
Landin
Here
J. Sandt
John Fens
German Soldier Ernest Bergmann Buried After Christmas Suicide
The German soldier Ernest Bergmann, who hanged himself on Christmas Day in Iowa City, was buried Thursday with aid from Amish farmers. A coroner’s letter from Bergmann’s sister in Germany thanks him for a Christmas gift he sent, unaware of his death by his own hand.
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Iowa City
Dee
Ernest Bergmann
Bergmann
Germany
Farmer Bitten by Mad Dog near Grundy Center
Charles Burkhart, living northeast of Grundy Center, was bitten by a mad dog Wednesday afternoon. A physician ordered immediate transfer to Chicago for Pasteur Institute treatment. The dog belonged to Burkhart.
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Grundy Center
Charles Burkhart
Chicago
Pasteur Institute
Mr. Burkhart
Library Closed Over New Year Weekend
The library will be closed Sunday and Monday January 1 and 2 2012.
Patient Dies After Jump From Hospital Window
Mrs. Sophia Moeller a Mercy hospital patient in Davenport Iowa died after leaping from the fourth story window during delirium following an appendicitis operation Relatives left for Church Iowa her former home with the remains today
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Davenport
Sophia Moeller
Mercy Hospital
Church
W. R. C. and G. A. R. Plan Joint Installation
The W R C and the G A R will hold a joint officers installation on Tuesday January 3 at 7:30 p m. at 112. The event brings together two veterans organizations for a formal installation and ceremony.
Want Ad Promises Quick Results in Journal
A brief notice hints that placing an ad in the Journal will yield fast responses. It emphasizes effectiveness and prompting potential customers to act. The ad aims to attract readers seeking goods or services through the newspaper listing.
His Two Seats
A pompous man from New York, staying at a Washington hotel, berates staff for days and demands two seats on the 4 o'clock New York train. He orders tickets for one seat to sit and one to rest his feet, with seats delivered to the train just before departure.
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Washington
New York
Saturday Evening Post
Answers on the Best Form of Government
The passage recalls seven ancient thinkers at Periander’s court debating ideal governance. Bias favors law supremacy, Thales calls for balanced wealth, Anacharsis honors virtue, Pittacus rewards the virtuous, Cleobalus warns against blame, Chilo elevates laws over orators, and Solon asserts any injury to the least subject harms all.
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Greece
Thales
Miletus
Anacharsis
Pittacus
Mitylene
Cleobalus
Chilo
Solon
Athens
Tea Table Dream in Washington Window Display
In front of a top Washington furniture shop a frail inlaid tea table on rollers stands as a symbol of luxury. A woman sighs over the piece while a companion remarks it suits households without a cook, amid talk of fiction and operas.
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Washington
Washington Star
Feminine Resource Courtroom Farce at Club
Mr D visits the club then returns to find his wife and a scandalmongering friend in the drawing room. He sighs that the old cat is gone. The wife interjects with a wry deflection claiming she sent the cat to the cats home in a basket this morning.
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Mr. D
Poison Line in 1881 French Campaigns
When the French beat the Formosans along the coast in 1881 they pushed inland and faced a deadly poison line. The Formosans poisoned springs and watercourses as they retreated, stalling French advances and causing many deaths. The toxin was described as native and as deadly as arsenic or strychnine.
Argus Eyed and Hydra Headed in Classical Fables
The article explains the idioms Argus eyed and Hydra headed from Greek myth. Argus eyed refers to Juno’s jealous watchman with one hundred eyes, slain and his eyes placed on a peacocks tail. Hydra headed notes the Hydra regrowth where nine heads produced two more when one was cut.
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Argus
Hydra
Juno
Hercules
Fire in the Old South Church Stove Protest
A 1783 Boston lament notes the Old South church adding a stove to warm the meeting house. The author bemoans extinguished sacred fire and fading zeal, contrasting cold worship with artificial warmth in a historic religious setting.
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Old South Church
Boston
House of God
Barber and customer exchange over hair trimming ends
A humorous exchange has a barber asking to trim ends of a patron’s hair while the customer jokes about avoiding a middle haircut, preferring ends only. The playful dialogue reflects light local humor.
Have you noticed how many fools there are on earth
A wit asks about fools on earth and replies that there are always more than one would imagine, reflecting a playful exchange about human folly.
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Sourire
Fidelity in Small Things Shapes Great Achievements
A concise aphorism attributed to Wagner emphasizes that steadfast attention to minor details builds the foundation for major successes. The quote frames discipline as essential to excellence across endeavors.
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Wagner
Fragmentary notes on a Perry Devin painkiller scheme
Disjointed OCR text references a Perc y Dav ie painkiller and a “half a gee” of water or milk. Mentions a Stole system, heated with cold overdteet, and onbeatitates. Confused phrases imply a dubious medical or chemical scheme linked to a person named Perry Devin.
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Percy Davie
Perry Devin
Price
Insurance notice by Mrs Miles Bradford to renew policies
Mrs Miles Bradford announces she is authorized to continue writing insurance for the companies represented by her late husband. Policies taken out under Mr Bradford can be renewed by Mrs Bradford. Companies include Iowa Town Mutual Iowa Tornado Mutual Assessment Mutual Mercantile Mutual. See Mrs Bradford for Insurance.
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Ford
Bradford
Iowa Town
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