Business Changes at Ainsworth Livery Barn and Local Horse Trade
McEllam and Allen sold a half interest in their Ainsworth livery barn to Frank Crawford who will take charge. McCollum and Cherry Holmes plan shipping a carload of horses to Ohio, with McCollum accompanying. Local Brighton residents Ed Deeds Dr Dash and Gene Briar visited, while Mt. Pleasant host Mr Moore arrives to work for baker L Z Miksch. February sees active horse buying as shipments of high grade drafters continue to move to markets. May Meeks of Springfield visits JK Kilgore, once in Mrs McCall’s millinery, now in Springfield business.
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Pss
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Lexington
Allie Wilson
D Thompson
F Bruty Werters
Ainsworth
Montgomery
East Main Street
Sacha Simpson
Harrison
Letts
Donovan
McEllam & Allen
Ainenworth
Frank Crawford
Frank
McCollum & Cherry Holmes
Ohio
Mr. McCollum
Ed Deeds
Dr. Dash
Gene Briar
Mr. Moore
Mt. Peeasant
L. Z Miksch
May Meeks
Springfield
JK. Kilgore
Fairbanks Offered Cabinet Post If McKinley Wins
Indianapolis dispatch reports that upon Secretary Day's retirement the cabinet post was offered to Senator Fairbanks. He weighed the choice and told President McKinley he preferred the Senate. The post remains open to Fairbanks if McKinley is re elected. Senator Beveridge visited from Washington to see his ailing wife who travels to Florida for a month.
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Indianapolis
Florida
Washington
Irish Parliamentary Races in Mayo South and North
Dublin reports three candidacies for Mayo seats with two nationalists still jailed for speeches and threats to landlords. South Sligo also fields a candidate amid imprisonment. A Wisconsin firm forms Chippewa Valley and Northern Railway connecting Grand Rapids to Hayward to back lumber business. Wisconsin Dairy association backs Groat bill to adjust oleomargarine taxes and interstate commerce rules.
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London
John McBride
Irish Transvaal Brigade
North Mayo
Michael Davitt
Metride
John O'Dowd Chhairman
Sligo County Council
United Irish League
South Sligo
Madison, Wis
The
Chippewa Valley and Northern
Bruce
Chippewa County
Hayward
Sawyer County
Daniel J
Edmund V
Joseph Z
Arthur M. Arpin
W. R. McMellen
Grand Rapids
Arpin Hardwood Lumber Company
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Oromia
Reckless Young Lovers Drink Poison After Marriage Objection
In Farmington Illinois Sadie Le Masters 18 and Meredith Hall 19 were lovers since Christmas. Their marriage was blocked by parents triggering despair. After a Friday dance quarrel they took morphine and were found unconscious. Sadie died, Meredith survived.
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Farmington
Ills
Peoria
Sadie le Masters
Meredith Hall
Hall
Princess Leads the Work to Equip South Africa Hospital Corps
Princess Salm Salm of Germany arrived in New York on the Lahn and will spearhead a drive to raise funds for a hospital corps for service in South Africa. Applicants, mostly medical students and nurses, seek to volunteer by contacting her sister at 4838 Ellis Ave or nephew at 4786 Grand Blvd. The effort garners strong public interest.
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Chicago
Princess Salm Salm
Germany
New York
Bremen
South Africa
Mis
H. Ray
Ellis Avenue
Edward Mendel
Grand Boulevard
Transvaal
Major blaze devastates Bowdle business district
A February 17 fire in Bowdle's business district caused estimated damage of 115000 to 120000 with partial insurance. Heaviest losses hit T. G. Ward general merchandise and hardware firms, The People’s Bank, post office, C. I. Slater drugs, Olsen and Christianson goods, C. Larson jewelry, and other local merchants.
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Bowdle
8. D
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General Merc
TLA
Mason
The
People’s Bank
C. I. Slater
Olsen & Christianson
C. Larson
Paris Hotels Raise Rates Amid Oddities
A jumble of early 20th century notes reports Paris hotels lifting rates from 3 to 0 a day while a London threadmaker Andrew Coats dies aged so. Other items note a masked train robbery thwarted, French troops sailing to Martinique, and various local incidents across Chicago and Pittsburgh.
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Paris
Andrew Coats
London
Pairlauks Ari
Martinique
The Brother Man Conversions in a Winter Storm
Philip Strong, stirred by visions from the so called Brother Man, observes tenement suffering during a brutal storm. He debates giving up comfort to aid the poor as his wife fears his growing crusade and the mills strike. He prays for guidance as the crisis nears.
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Advance Publishing Co
Philip
Sarah
Clinton
Europe
Christ
Appellate Court Reverses Woodmen Policy Claim
A split verdict in a modern woodmen life policy suit ends with the appellate court reversing the lower court in Mrs Rosa Haller’s favor. The case hinges on the decedent’s death being suicide or drowning within a policy voiding its payment. The decision emphasizes no conflicting evidence and the presumption of death by own act.
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Indianapolis
Rosa Haller
Haller
Evansville
French Defeat Rahab in Central Soudan Victory Report
Paris reports Rahab the African Napoleon, chief of the Central Soudan, defeated by a French expedition. Rahab’s fortress at Kouna between the French Congo and Lake Tehad fell after a desperate fight. French commanders say Rahab is morally crushed with 2 000 to 3 000 killed in losses.
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M. Decrais
Freneh Congs
Rahab
Soudan
Napoleon
Kouna
Congo
Lake Tehad
Prosecution of Doctors in Wisconsin for License Violations
Oshkosh February 17 reports that about 1,000 Wisconsin physicians may be prosecuted for failing to obtain or register licenses by April 1 under the state license law. Of 3,000 physicians, only 2,000 are licensed or registered. a Milwaukee meeting will aim to urge non-registered doctors to comply. At a La Crosse meeting this week 115 physicians registered.
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Oshkosh
Wisconsin
H. B. Dale
State Medical Board
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Attempted Jail Breaks and Lectures Hit Headlines
Charles Neeman and accomplices, jailed on blackmail and robbery charges, attempted escapes near Port Huron Michigan and Abbotsford. Martin Carroll Goosen, ex Grand Rapids figure, rents Bette City Opera House in Racine for a self styled lecture. English Americans in Chicago plan a hospital corps for the Transvaal. Choynski wins decision over Maher in Chicago. Sam Scott travels to Indianola with smallpox eruptions triggering city health actions. Governor Tanner in Springfield shows slight improvement. Mary Scott dies by laudanum after a lover’s jilting in Evansville.
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Racine, Wis
Martin Carroll Goosen
Grand Rapids, Mich
Bette City Opera House
The Cigar Stubs Our Cigars Offer Pure Tobacco Enjoyment
The ad promotes cigars with a long burn and full flavor claiming no waste and clear smoke. It emphasizes value by stating the cigars are excellent and priced attractively compared to prior offerings.
Carpenter Mr Barr to Move to Crawfordsville
DeWitt carpenter Mr Barr spent Sunday at the W. F. Bailey home and plans to move there soon with his family to work in Crawfordsville. Geo Fete narrowly escaped serious injury Saturday afternoon after falling from a wagon load of straw. a horse struck him, splitting his nose and tearing flesh. Dr. Stewart treated the wounds and Mr. Fete reached the city today.
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Mr. Barr
DeWitt
W. F. Bailey
Crawfordsville
Geo. Fete
Mr. Fete
Harvey & Warfel Bakery Headquarters Promotes Meals
The text advertises Harvey and Warfel as a bakery supplier for meals and lunch aimed at the public. It markets affordability and a strong reputation in serving customers with the claim no one can serve better, inviting readers to remember the brand.
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