Inquest Opens Into Ira G. Rawn Death at Win nettka Home
Chicago report notes coroner Hoff man begins a formal inquest into the shooting death of Ira G. Rawn president of the Monon railroad. Speculation swirls over possible ties to Illinois Central fraud and whether Rawn faced testimony before his death.
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Chicago
Hoffman
Ira G. Rawn
Monon Railroad
Winnetka
Mr. Rawn
Illinois Central Railroad
Rawn
Illinois Central
Blue Island Rolling Mill Company
Witty remarks and oddball police calls headline the page
A rambling humor piece opens with jokes about co education and marriage timing then shifts to a 2:30 a.m. missing wife call described in comic detail about a brindled bull terrier and a quirky police response. Superintendent Hitchkiss comments on annuity purchases at a New York dinner.
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Puck
William H. Hitchkiss
New York
Aged Rider Fractures Thigh After Race Challenge
Mary Comer a 92 year old Bendigo Victoria horsewoman was riding with friends when she challenged younger women to a race. Her horse fell during the race and she sustained a fractured thigh.
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Dlub
Tim
Toledo Blade
Mary Comer
Bendigo
Victoria
Mi O Na Stomach Tablets Promote Quick Relief
Advertises Mi O Na stomach tablets and Booths Pills as cures for indigestion and related stomach and liver issues. Claims rapid relief within minutes and a full reset of stomach function after several days, with money back guarantee. Mentions Lemmon's Pharmacy and druggists selling the product for 50 cents.
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Lemmon
Lemmon’s
Booth
Washington Wins Ninth Inning Thriller At Keota
Washington defeats Keota 6 to 3 on Keota grounds. Four runs in the ninth highlighted by a Grimes single. Leverich and Thompson contribute key runners. Cotter suffers an ankle injury requiring stitches. Tallman relieves Cotter.
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Washington
Keota
Leverich
Cotter
Washington Thompson
Davis
Carlin
Thompson
Baird
Jess George
Frank George
Grimes
Frank
Tallman
Keota and Washington Clash in Third Season Game
Keota meets Washington tomorrow afternoon at the ball park for the fourth meeting of the season. Washington leads two games to one as Keota brings one of the town’s best teams. A big crowd is expected with a 3 o'clock start.
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Ball Park
Keota
Washington
Spain braces for riots on anniversary in Barcelona
Spain tightens guard in Madrid and Barcelona as the first anniversary of the Barcelona riots looms. Carlists and Republicans conduct stormy meetings while authorities prepare to thwart disturbances and a general labor strike is threatened.
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Madrid
Spain
Barcelona
Taft Visit Arrives in Biddeford Aboard Mayflower
President Taft and Mrs Taft arrive in Biddeford Maine aboard the government yacht Mayflower with their party. Mrs Louis T More, sister of Mrs Taft, departs to rest and visit as the group plans to return, arriving Beverly tomorrow morning.
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Biddeford
Taft
Chautauqua Parade Route Hints at Strong Attendance
An eight member advertising committee led by B. Dewey W. E Chil cote and Frank L Wilson rode Sidney Smiths car through Brighton Coppock Wayland Win field Wyman Crawfordsville and Ainsworth. They left at 8 and returned by 3 signaling good early interest in this years Chautauqua.
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B. Dewey
W. E B. Chilcote
Frank L. Wilson
Sidney Smith
Mr. Smith
Brighton
Coppock
Wayland
Winfield
Wyman
Crawfordsville
Ainsworth
Valuable Book for Women Free by Mail From Pinkham
A bound 80 page text on ailments peculiar to women is offered free by mail or at Mrs. Pinkham's laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts. The pamphlet promises to save serious illness or provide an intelligent understanding of one’s case and possible cure. It is mailed in a plain envelope without charge.
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Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co
Lynn, Mass
Foley Kidney Pills Proven To Cure Kidney Trouble
A letter from H. M. Winkler of Evansville Indiana reports severe kidney distress with back pain dizziness and fatigue. After regular use of Foley Kidney Pills he says he is now well and feels like a new man. Lemmon's Pharmacy McElhinney Drug Co. sponsors the claim.
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H. M. Winkler
Evansville
Ind
Foley
Lemmon
McElhinney Drug Co
Sears Roebuck Posts Record Mail Order Earnings
Chicago July 27 Thirty million dollars gross earnings for Sears Roebuck last year set a new record in the mail order trade. Net balance of 25 percent on outstanding common stock may yield a large dividend if the crop reports are favorable, with a board meeting in October expected to announce it.
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Chicago
Sears, Roebuck
Bank of England Closes For 216th Birthday Holiday
The Bank of England, founded 216 years ago, granted its 1500 staff a company outing today. The occasion honors the world’s strongest financial institution, known affectionately as the old lady of Threadneedle Street.
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London
Bank of England
Heinze Faces Jail Over Copper Stock Books
Arthur P. Heinze, brother of F Augustus Heinze, must appear before Judge Hand in the U S Circuit Court to receive sentence for mutilating the books of United Copper. The penalty includes a $250 fine and ten days imprisonment, with his counsel anxious about a possible combined sentence.
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New York
Arthur P. Heinze
F. Augustus
Hand
United States Circuit Court
United Copper Company
Heinze
City Scavenger License Standout Ad
Notice announces license as city scavenger and readiness to perform rubbish hauling and related work. Call responses promised promptly. Contact John Leeds at telephone 175 black, 3613.
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Black
John Leeds
Prayer Meeting Change at Methodist Church
Prayer meeting postponed from Wednesday to Thursday evening at 7 30 due to travel. Rev U 8 Smith to address topic Jerusalem and Environments in the church notice.
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Jerusalem
U. 8. Smith
Skin Diseases Cured by Simple Home Treatment
Mr. McElhinney the druggist says ZEMO, a scientific liquid for external use, quickly relieves and cures skin and scalp diseases from pimples to ringworm. He offers proof of cures and explains how to use this clean home remedy for infants or adults.
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Mr. MeckKihinney
Zemo
McElhinney
New England Farmer Wins Yield to Acre Prize in 1908
A Down East farmer wins the Yield to Acre prize for corn in 1908, praised for the sweetest species in the world. Massachusetts and Connecticut boosters promote the fair with pride.
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Massachusetts
Connecticut
New England States Claim Corn Crop Prowess
A 1908 New England farmer won a prize for the greatest yield of corn per acre. The text praises New England as home to the finest sweet corn and notes yields higher than the corn belt.
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New England
New England States
New England Corn Exposition Aims to Boost Local Farming
Recognition of surprising facts leads to the New England Corn Exposition to be held in Worcester Massachusetts in November. Six New England agricultural colleges and seven experiment stations will exhibit with daily lectures on corn improvement and seed testing. The US Department of Agriculture will contribute exhibits. Massachusetts officials believe corn can be profitably grown here despite higher production costs and a low current corn yield, noting Massachusetts prices for corn per bushel are high and fertilizer use can yield 60 to 70 bushels per acre, mainly for forage.
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Worcester
Mass
New England
New England Agricultural Colleges
United States Department of Agriculture
J. Lewis Elleworth
Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture
New Corporation
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Lilinois
Indiana
William P. Brooks
Ast Ntural Experiment Station
Weather Instincts of Animals in Rain Prediction
Observations suggest animals sense approaching rain through bird flight patterns cries of water birds and changes in cattle and pig behavior. The report notes that mammals and birds respond to humidity and atmospheric shifts as storms near.
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Iowa Gas & Electric CO
Washington National Bank CyutAl
Supdus
Washington County Savings Bank
James Montrose
Hale
James Flabb Montrose
Montrose
Detroit Free Press
Gaddie
Popley
Catholic Standard and Times
Washington Herald
W. A. Whiting & Son
Leverich and Cotter
B. Foster
W. Foster
President Taft
Government
Mayflower
Threadneedle Street
Methodist Church
DO Medicine CO
Davenport
J. A. Harwood
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