Boodlers Convicted in Aug. 5 Trial Verdict
Reports from Chicago describe the guilty verdicts in the major boodler trial. Eleven defendants, including Commissioners McLaughrey Ochs Leyden Van Pelt Wren Wasserman and Varnell, received two year terms with fines up to 1000 dollars. Others faced similar penalties while several were released on bail.
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Boodler's
Cutcase
Alexander Sullivan
Mr. Grinnell
McLaughrey
Ochs
Leyden
van Pelt
Wren
Wasserman
Varnell
McCarthy
Oliver
Casselman
Giles
Destructive fires scorch Will Grundy counties area
Reports from Morris and surrounding towns describe multiple fires burning over thousands of acres in Will and Grundy counties. One home lost, pasturage and fencing destroyed, with flames reaching up to thirty feet in places and moving faster than runners. formal investigations note extensive pasture loss and ongoing woodland fires near Matteson Carnahon Minooka Dresden Heights and nearby farms.
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Will and Grundy Counties
Jorser
Manhattan
Eden
Matteson
Carnahon
Minooka
Dresden Heights
Morrns
Grundy County
Josh
Tramp Run Down by Train Near Mireness
A Chicago and Alton passenger train struck and killed an unknown tramp about 9:30 this morning a mile north of Mireness Illinois. The engineer says the man appeared to step in front of the engine deliberately. He carried two cents. This is the fourth inquest in three weeks with two killed by trains, one drowned, one shot.
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Chicago
France
Germany
Massowahi
Utah
Northwest Territory
Kentucky
Colman
Agricultural Department
B of
Lake Monona
Council Bluffs
B. F. Butler
New Orleans
Henry M. Stanley
Stanley Pool
Navy Department
Ohio
Berlin
Mireness
Ill
Chicago & Alton
Striking Fact in Havana Tobacco Use Dominates Life
A Havana note highlights tobacco's ubiquity in daily life from drivers to hotel staff and professionals. It contrasts American usage with Cuba where tobacco pervades church and funeral moments, with smoking described as a constant presence in services, business, and personal routines.
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Havana
Cuba
Sexton
Curious Arizona Pinas Practice A Curious Custom
The Pinas in Arizona exhibit a strange daily custom tied to windy days. Observers report up to a dozen red men on Tam Batte with the gale bringing a yi hitle like song, described as monotonous and eerie.
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Arizona
Burks Iron Tome and Sarsaparilla Promoted for Health
An 19th century style advertisement extols Burks Iron Tome, Burks Sarsaparilla and Red Clover as purifiers of blood, tonics for energy, and cures for dyspepsia and asthma. It cites E Marsh of Alton as seller and touts 100 doses for $1 with claims of revitalizing the system and improving appetite.
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Hood
L. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
E. Marsh
Burke
Alton
Dragget
Burks
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C. A. Schlueter’s Agency
Third St
Langdon St
George
Langdon
12Th Street
Union St
Andere
9Th St
Effingham
Chas
Schlueter
Seneaa St
B. & G. Howe
KE. H. Goulding
Williams
Miwaukee
J. Sutter & Son
VU Furniture Rooms
State Street
Opp
Lucas Pfeitzenberger
Piasa
Lucas Pfeiffenberger
Alten, Til
Eagle
A. H. Hastings
Upper
Altona
Conabio
Eighth Street
Maith Chaintin
Osuaenene
Tasgard Root
Sale
Huntte
Secon Treet
Hunter's
Sulpman
Macoupin County
J. Hoffmann & Son
Ccm Temasrests
Undertaker
Seound
J. Wilkes Ford & CO
Washington
Chienee
Pnce
Rudershausen & Sonntag
Aptdwet
St. Louis
Browns
Cincinnati
Louisville
Louisvilles
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Athletics
Mets
Brooklyn
Brooklyns
Baltimores
Chicagos
New Yorks
Detroit
Its
Bostons
Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
Washingtons
Indianapolis
Prince Imperial
Asa Gray
Harvard
B. L. Dorsey
J Slarry Mann
Dorsey & Mann
Belle Street
Eorge
Henry
Upper Alton
Upper Alton ; Stable, &c
Walle
Plom
State St
Pit Ear
B. L. Dorsey, Jr
Harry Mann
Near
Third
Illinois
Indiana
Lehigh
Piedmont
Connellsville
Telephone
Abbott
Steel Gear Bugsies
Waneantas
THE
Studebaker
Moline
Johnston Hardware
Cor. 2d
State Sts
Tll
A. J. Howell
Jaln
Mal -A
Josefin Jakketiv
Ally
Raston
Alton Roller Milling Go
LaBelle
Higgins
Fureka
Tna Ib
J. A. Ryrie
Samira St. Dinedde
Ines
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