Five Men Attack Workers in Chicago Tailor Strike
Five unidentified men beat Mrs Lottie Millspaugh and her two daughters and Louis Barnett in front of 815 North Clark street, while police opened fire on fleeing assailants. The victims, nonunion workers at Hirsh-Wickwire, received medical care and were sent home as detectives hunted the attackers. Officials pressed arbitration talks between Hart, Schaffner & Marx and striking workers, with the city council committee backing a proposed agreement later rejected by the strikers.
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Chicago
Chicago Avenue
Lottie Millspaugh
Dorothy
Salome
Louis Barnett
North Clark Street
Hirsh-Wickwire Company
Clothiers
Chicago Federation of Labor
Coplay Member on Prison Removal Committee Chooses Site
A COPLEY committee member on the prison removal project selected the site for the proposed facility. The decision follows hearings and details about location suitability and impact on the surrounding community.
New York Bonds Issued At Four Percent For Fifty Years
The sinking fund authorized a 60 million dollar issue of corporate stock bonds at 4 percent interest. The two boards, with Chamberlain Hyde absent, plan a fifty year term. Proceeds allocate 30 million to general municipal use, 21 million to water works, 8.5 million to rapid transit for Fourth Avenue subway in Brooklyn. Date of issue to be announced this month.
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New York
Chamberlain Charles H. Hyde
Sinking Fund Commission
Banking Commission
Mr. Hyde
Gaynor
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Penitentiary Site Chosen for Illinois in Lockport
After a year long study Gov. Deneen's removal committee selects a 2500 acre site in Lockport township for the new state penitentiary and asylum. Located southwest of the town, it lies about one mile west of Joliet's prison with land valued around 500000 dollars. Construction is set to begin July 1.
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Chicago
Illinois State Penitentiary
Joliet
Deneen
James A. Patten
John Lambert
I. C. Copley
Aurora
Lockport
Des Plaines River
Tariff Commission Meeting Draws New York Merchants
One hundred merchants manufacturers and importers from New York and vicinity left on a special train to Washington for the National Tariff Commission association convention January 11 and 12. The party was arranged by the Merchants' Association of New York and included many directors officers and corporate leaders from prominent trades and industries.
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New York
Washington
National Tariff Commission
Merchants’ Association of
Unsettled Midwestern Weather Forecast Today
Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin see unsettled conditions with rain or snow today. colder air moves in tonight and tomorrow bringing much colder temperatures across the region.
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Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Markets: Chicago and Omaha Live Stock Reports
Hogs receipts 26 000 in Chicago with heavy to light demand and bids from 7.90 to 8.15 J the high. Cattle receipts 6 000 with prime steers 6 40 to 7 00. Sheep receipts 20 000 with lambs to 6 50. Omaha cattle 7 500 steady to a shade lower, native steers 4 75 to 6 50, cows 3 00 to 5 25, range stockers 3 00 to 4 70. East Buffalo Dunning Stevens quote cattle 3 cars steady, hogs 40 cars steady with heavy at 8 30 and 8 40 for Yorkers. Lambs 6 40 to 6 50, yearlings 5 00 to 5 50. Calves 5 00 to 10 75.
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Omaha
Texas
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. Y
Roosevelt to Hunt Wild Hog in Mexico Trip
Austin Texas January 11 Theodore Roosevelt will join Col Cecil Lyon on a mid March hunting trip to Mexico The plan includes hunting wild hog with spears on Lyon s ranch in Mexico Roosevelt will be Col Lyon s guest during the Texas visit and trip to Mexico
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Col. Lyon
Texas
Mr. Roosevelt
Austin
Tex
Cecil Lyon
State
Republican Executive Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Mexico
Col
Hugh Jennings Takes Bride In Scranton Cathedral
Hugh Jennings, manager of the Detroit club, married Miss Nora M. O'Boyle at St. Peter's cathedral in Scranton. Auxiliary Bishop Edmund F. Prendergast presided. The couple departed for a bridal tour extending to San Francisco.
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Scranton
Hugh Jennings
Detroit
American League of Baseball Clubs
Nora. M. O’boyle
St. Peter’s Cathedral
Edmund F. Prendergast
Philadelphia
Jennings
San Francisco
Explosion Kills Many at San Martin Gunpowder Plant
An explosion at a San Martin gunpowder factory in Buenos Aires on January 11 caused extensive fatalities. Twelve bodies were recovered from the ruins as rescuers continued the search for more victims.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
San Martin
Coodwin’s Wife Sues for Divorce in Scandal Depositions
Nat Goodwin’s wife Edna Goodrich files a divorce suit with depositions revealing alleged escapades in St Louis during a 1909 summer engagement. Chauffeur Jack Harris testifies that Goodwin and chorus girl Maud Lannon sat in his lap and shared late night rides, sometimes with other chorus members, while visiting Forest Park and a Campbells Crest home.
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St. Louis
Delmar
Nat Goodwin
Jack Harris
Goodwin
Edna Goodrich
Maud Lannon
Clark Avenue
Harris
John B. Edwards
Miss Lannon
Forest Park
Raymond Hitchcock
Campbells Crest
Julia Lannon
Herman Ll. Reth
New York
Actor Sued for Divorce Amid Pictured Former Wife
A well known actor faces divorce proceedings as a former wife appears in a photograph linked to the case. The filing cites marital breakdown and seeks standard relief. The parties have not released further comments.
The Largest Islands and Australia’s Status
The piece ranks world's largest islands: Greenland 850000 sq miles, New Guinea 312000, Borneo 280000, Madagascar 230000, noting rough estimates and that Australia is nearly as large as the continental United States excluding Alaska.
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Australia
Greenland
New Guinea
Borneo
Madagascar
United States
Alaska
Recruitment bias noted in wartime Chicago report
A Chicago News excerpt quotes a sergeant at the Cannon Street recruiting station claiming a preference for married men in the army. The rationale is that married soldiers supposedly require less effort to teach obedience.
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Cannon Street
Chicago News
Fire destroys residence and lodge in North Vernon
A blaze in North Vernon Indiana damaged a residence, Grinstead's general store, and the Odd Fellow Lodge hall. Losses were estimated between 1000 and 5000 dollars with partial insurance coverage. The fire started from a defective five.
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North Vernon
Ind
Jan. Grinstead
Jacinto
Ares
Curanes
Free advice to women from Lydia E. Pinkham
Women with illnesses are invited to write Mrs. Pinkham at Lyng Mass. All letters are read and answered by women. She claims strict consent for testimonials and offers a free Space Text Book by mail.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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D. A. Chalmers
Children In
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Tariff Commission
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Roosevelt
Nora O'Boyle
Scranton, Pa
Coodwin
MR. and Mrs. Goodwin
Blaze
San Jacinto
Losa Small
State of
County
Monroe
Rochester, N. Y
Nancy A. Herrick
Wyeth
Eneneca
Itary
Aiis
Are
Nam Alia
Sue
Wyete Chemical Company
Cortlandt
St. New York
W. Y
Battle
Wyeth Chemical Co
New York City
McElhinney Drug CO
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