Watson vs Milwaukee Road heads to district court trial
Hiram L. Watson of West Chester sues the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul road for 4000 alleging injury from unloading bridge rails near Rock Island depot. Watson, 28 with a wife and three children, broke his right leg May 20 last year and remains disabled. Defense argues no responsibility. jury impaneled with local witnesses and attorneys Cook and Eicher & Wilson.
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Hiram L. Watson
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
West Chester
Watson
Tle
Milwaukee
Rock Island
Drom
Judge Cook
Cedar Rapids
Eicher & Wilson
Brookhart Bros
Plaintif
A. L. White
M. BE. Ebner
Joe Romine
D. O. Foster
R. Turnipseed
A. A. Griffith
O. O. Fullerton
Pressley Figgins
Bert Flynn
Oscar Schooebelen
H. J. Keints
Miller family mourns Frances Jenks death in Lancaster
M. P. Miller learns of his sister Mrs Frances Jenks death from consumption in Lancaster Pennsylvania. She was one of ten children in the Miller family with long lived ancestors. The report notes family relocations from Germany and a potential eastward funeral trip for Miller. An upcoming funeral was held for Mrs D C Hamil in East Second Street with Rev Anderson presiding at Elm Grove cemetery. An addition is planned for L H Baughman Co mitten factory to gain more space.
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M. P. Miller
Frances Jenks
Lancaster
Rohrer
Miller
Germany
Pennsylvania
D. C. Hamil
Hamil
East Second Street
Mr. Anderson
Aledo
Elm Grove
Messrs
W. J. Hamilton
P. Maxwell
Andrew Ferguson
J. M. Maxwell
W. B. Kell
G. M. Smit
Society Repasts At West Washington Home
Mrs. J. C. Smith hosted a dinner with red and white carnation décor at her West Washington street residence. Four courses were served for a small gathering including Mesdames J. H. Stewart, C. M. Sturges, K. T. Beamon, M. S. Mac Gugin, H. A. Burrell, Claude Terry, Charles Keck, L. D. Young, BE. Cowles, Eva Livingston, 4. B. Crooks, J. A. Dickson and Miss Ora Dickson. May Crone later hosted guests at her Heights home for a children's games evening and light refreshments in honor of Alex and Elia Wilmot.
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J. C. Smith
West Washington Street
J. H. Stewart
C. M. Sturges
K. T. Beamon
M.S. MacGugin
H. A. Burrell
Claude Terry
Charles Keck
L. D. Young
BE. Cowles
Eva Livingston
4. B. Crooks
J. A. Dickson
Ora Dickson
Miss May Crone
the Heights
Alex and
Elia Wilmot
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted for burns and ulcers
The ad proclaims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a cure for burns, scalds, cuts, bruises, ulcers, fever sores, eruptions, salt rheum, and more, adds that 25 cents buys it at Stewart’s drug store, and notes store upgrades at Snouf fer Hughes & Co. plus new show cases and counters crafted by Miller & Son. Also mentions Johnson’s bakery with chocolate pies tomorrow.
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Bucklen
Stewart's
Snouffer, Hughes & Co
Miller & Son
Beacon coal ad and local society notes
John Shields & Son advertise Beacon coal praised for cleanliness heat and steady quality for furnaces steam and beacons. Various local society items follow including W A Chilcote recovering from appendicitis Mary Showens license to wed William Chalupa, and visits from Floyd Brinton Bert Dixon and others with brief hometown updates and commerce notes.
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John Shields & Son
Tel
Columbia Pharmacy
Wm. F. Chalupa
Mary A. Showens
Persons seek phonograph music and rental listings
Applicants may contact Arnold Twiggs for party music. A Lost Pocket book with small change was reported. Rentals include a six room frame house near an organ factory and a two hundred acre stock and grain farm. For sale a Jewett typewriter and a desk. Houses for sale near Lisle Morehouse with terms.
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Arnold Twiggs
C.be
Jewett
Lisle Morehouse
Runaway Dog Causes Comical Property Mishap in Washington
A south east Washington incident involved Neal Boileau's team and a dog with a tin can on its tail. The canine runaway damaged plum trees and brushed the Jas Conger home but caused no major harm. The story ends with a humorous quip from a Newark News quotation about a bank, stock and a penicillin joke.
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South East
Washington
Jas
Conger
Neal Boileau
Mr. Boileau
Baths of Caracalla Capacity and Size Details
The article notes that 1,600 bathers could use the Caracalla baths at once. The unclosed area spanned 360 square yards with a foot racing course, and the facility measured 240 yards long by 1L wide. Remains show walls 8 to 10 feet thick and up to 50 feet high in places.
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Caracalla
Cashier Suspicion Foils Bank Cashier and Counterfeit
A well dressed man named J. P. Newton presented a $1000 certified check drawn on T. A. Root of Michigan City at the Merchants National Bank Lafayette. President Murdock vouched for signatures, but cashier Vail remained doubtful and a telegram led to the suspect's detention before boarding a train to Indianapolis. Police recovered $420, three gold watches, and a valise receipt. the man carried an express receipt for three $500 packages, and investigators doubt his real identity.
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Lafayette
Ind
J. P. Newton
Merchants’ National Bank
Michigan City
T. A. Root
Vail
Samuel Murdock
Meiers
Root
American Express
Woman Tests Station Clerk Over Time For Scranton Train
A Philadelphia Ledger note recounts a woman with her four year old son asking a railroad station clerk the time of the next Scranton train. The clerk stammered “twenty minutes past four” three times, provoking the mother’s quip that her boy wants to see him work his mouth.
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Scranton
Philadelphia Ledger
Poor boarder star rises in swell Baltimore boarding house
A Baltimore Herald excerpt recalls a man who squandered money yet secured a fine position in a high end boarding house. He poses as the star boarder while loudly lamenting his gout to attract sympathy from prospective boarders.
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Star
Baltimore Herald
Peppermint for Sleeplessness Touted by Physician
A physician endorses peppermint water as a simple remedy for sleeplessness. The note warns that a mixture with spirits of chloroform may induce sleep, but claims the peppermint alone helps by drawing blood toward the stomach. The article suggests peppermint water as an easy, approachable remedy.
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Atchison Globe
Minister Quips About Matchmaking and Widow Advice
A parson counsels a sad youth after Miss Silverton declines his proposal. The minister cites a Bible line about asking amiss, then suggests he ask a widow next time with a sly twinkle, in a humorous Chicago News vignette.
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Chicago News
Cholly Misreads Plans as Gladys Prepares for Basketball
A humorous exchange shows Cholly assuming Gladys will buy candy for an evening, while Gladys insists she is training for a basketball game. Cholly adds to the confusion by mislabeling his own companions, revealing a comic misunderstanding.
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Cholly
Gladys
Chicago Tribune
Quip on Men and Love From Chicago News
A humorous observation contrasts men with sandwiches and a flower’s fate, noting that some men lack substance while others are worse, and comparing a woman’s love to casting a flower into a sepulcher. The item reflects a witty, period voice.
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Chicago News
Hawthorne
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J. A Marie
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Colenso
Frank Rogers
Watson VS
District Court Today By
Chester
Charlotte Russe
Johnsen Bakery
L. H. Baughman & Co
Mitten
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
E.C. Carris & Co
North Side Druggists
NEW Century Comfort
Johnson's Bakery
W. A. Chilcote
Chicago
The
Johnson Bakery
Lee Duncan
Columbus Junction
Equitable Life Insurance Co
Des Moines
Floyd Brinton
Stewart, Iowa
JW. Ingham
Brighton
Tom Foley
Grace Hill
B. F. Dixon
Bert
Upper Alton
Dixon
al Cocklin
Ainsworth
Ray Townsend
Winterset
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California
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Muscatine
City
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Carrie Smythe-Horridge
Vinton
Roll Bratton
West Main Street
Smith Department
Ht. Bell
L. B
Margaret
Ehurn
Newark News
Love
Pat
Towne
Browne
Philadelphia Press
Iowa Central Railway
Iowa Central
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
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Ocaeh
London
Nocash
Miss Fullpurse
Amins
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Windsor Grocery
Matt J. Johnson
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Pasa
Marr
J. Johnson Co
St. Paul
Mina
J. F. Merry
Dubuque, Ia
J. Stewart
West Side Square
Happi
Merrell-Soule Co
Syracuse
N. Y
DR. Fenner
Eemaeuscu
Portia
Caretta
Fenner
Warum
Hamiet
Enner
de Fenner
Smith Premier Typewriter Company
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