Fire destroys Bloomington old court house landmark
Illinois history loses a landmark as Bloomington’s oldest building and state’s oldest county courthouse burn. Once a log cabin, then brick, it hosted early circuit court sessions and notable figures, including Lincoln. Century-old ownership changes, thoughts of moving it to Miller Park, and Dr. J. W. Stipp ties are recalled as the fire ends debate on its fate. The blaze follows a string of statewide incidents and notable deaths and industry notes across Illinois.
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Bloomington
Illinois
James Allin
McLeane
Old Court House
Lincoln
Salem
Davis
Asabel Gridley
Bloomingston
J. W. Stipp
Tipp
Chicago
Stead
Chicago Coal Teamsters
Thomas Turner
Virginia
Sterling
Samuel Elgin
Minoak
Thomas W. Hynes
Southern Illinois
Greenville
Devereux
Springfield
Milwaukee Road
William O' Donnell
Elgin
O'Donnell
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
St. Louis
Vincennes
Ind
J. A. Egan
State Board of Health
Elijah Walker
Assumption
Hyde Park
France
Chicago South Park System
Illinois State Horticultural Society
Champaign
Central Illinois
Trunk
George E. Pass
San Jose
Gun Club
W. R. Welch
Bunker Hill
Burlington Railroad
Northwestern Railroad
Peoria
Five Mile Creek
Whiteside
Held Court In Joliet Jail As Maniac Struggles
A violent miner from the coal fields, William Burowich, could not be dressed for a court appearance. Deputies and jail staff fought to restrain him in the Joliet county jail corridor for an hour, using blankets, straps, chains and ropes before judges ordered a psychiatric examination and transfer to Kankakee.
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Joliet
William Burowich
Wills
Burowich
Judge Haven
Kankakee
Death of Rev. Pearson Prominent Quincy Divine
Rev Charles Pearson pastor of the Unitarian church in Quincy died in London while visiting his daughter. He served twenty seven years as professor of literature at Northwestern University and was central in a famous Methodist heresy trial before affiliating with the Unitarians. He authored several volumes of poems and theological works including The Carpenter Prophet. Born in England sixty years ago, much of his early life was at sea and in South America.
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London
Charles Pearson
Unitarian Church of
Northwestern University
Methodist Church
Unitarians
Pearson
Carpenter Prophet
England
South America
Fox Terrier mauls boy in Chicago nose injury
A fox terrier snapped the end of 12 year old Gerald Heyliger's nose when the child paused to pet the dog in front of his home in Chicago. Blood ran down his cheek as the terrier fled down the street, neighbors say the animal showed aggression in a dangerous incident.
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Gerald Heyliger
Chicago
Gerald
Red Cross Society Formed in Illinois With Deneen as President
Illinois branch of the American Red Cross Society is organized by Chicago leaders at Lambert Tree residence. Officers elected include Governor Charles S. Deneen as president and a large executive slate with prominent figures from church, academia, finance, and industry.
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Deneen
American Red Cross Society
Chicago
Lambert Tree
Red Cross
New York
Massachusetts
Maryland
Connecticut
Michigan
Ohio
California
Japan
Guv
Charles 8. Deneen
Vica
James J. Quigley
Robert T. Lincoln
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Emil G. Hirsch
J. Otis Humphrey
Springfield
Edmund J. James
University of Illinois
Orson Smith
Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company Bank
Honore Palmer
Frank Billings
Lloyd Wheaton
U. S
McArthur
J. A. Spoor
Frank Hamlin
Martin B. Hardin
Robert A. Ross
Walter C. Newberry
Bryan Lathrop
Medill McCormick
Henry Davis, Jr
Capital Torn Over Franchise Sparks Springfield Riot
Springfield Council clash over a lighting franchise ended in a chaotic scene with revolvers drawn and fists used. Mayor Devereaux adjourned the meeting as aldermen opposing him held a rump session and the ordinance leasing the light plant to a corporation passed. A kidnaping, arrests, and public protests followed the volatile session.
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Springfield
Council Chamber
Devereaux
Hanse
Edward Wing
Wing
William Ridgely
William Lawler
Bee Swarm Fatality Strikes Blue Island Boy
John Bauer a three year old Blue Island resident was killed after fighting a swarm of bees that erupted over hay he was loading. He toppled from the wagon in a field west of Blue Island and died from injuries and presumed heart failure after the bees attacked him during the heat.
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Blue Island
Falla
John Bauer
Bauer
Suit at heels of injury at circus ends town
Miss Lula Vantine, a Bradley music teacher, filed a $5,000 damage suit against Pawnee Bill after an opera chair collapsed during Pawnee Bill's wild west show in Kankakee. Injured at 8:10 p m, she summoned an attorney, notified Major Gordon Lillie, and had process served before 11 p m.
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Lula Vantine
Bradley
Kankakee
Gordon Lillie
Pawnee Bill
Highland Baseball Club Hack Sinks in Shoal Creek Incident
A Highland Baseball Club hack broke apart midway across Shoal Creek near Greenville causing the coach and players to plunge into four feet of water. Ernest Everett twenty one, son of Dr W W Everett of Highland, was thrown overboard and crushed under teammates. He was rescued after near drowning and suffers serious internal injuries.
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Greenville
Highland Baseball Club
Ernest Everett
W. W. Everett
Highland
Everett
Boer General Marry Pittsfield Woman in St Louis
Gen. Ben J. Viljoen, formerly of the Boer war, wed Mrs. Myrtle Dickerson Lowden of Pittsfield in St. Louis after meeting during the world's fair. A separate report notes the drowning of Frank Sekiatti, 23, of Selbytown, in the Sangamon river while river fishing with friends. he could not swim and rescue attempts failed.
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Ben J. Viljoen
Pittsfield
St. Louis
Myrtle Dickerson Lowden
Gen. Viljoen
Frank Sekiatti
Selbytown
Sangamon
Springfield
Sekiatti
Dowie's Zion Village Renamed Barth in Carroll County
John Alexander Dowie succeeds after two years in changing the village name Zion in Carroll County to Barth. Much of the population complies with the alteration and local identity shifts as residents adjust to the new designation.
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Dowie Brooke
Zion
John Alexander Dowie
Carroll County
Barth
Tows
Peace Envoys Meet on Mayflower in Oyster Bay Ceremony
Komura Takahira and their suites aboard the Mayflower meet Russian envoys Count Witte and Rosen in a grand ceremony off Oyster Bay. The President hosts, fifty nine cannon salute, amid speeches and handshakes signaling a hoped for swift and just peace. The event marks a historic first on American soil as two warring powers discuss terms, with U S influence highlighted as key to future diplomacy.
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Minster Takalira
Peace Commission
M. Witte
Baron Rosen
Flayfower
Oyster Bay
United States
Sagamore Hill
Russia
Japan
Europe
Paris
Berlin
London
England
Spain
Pierre
Takahira
Count Witte
Ambassador Rosen
Pierce
Galveston
Portsmouth
Chicago
Grant
Lee
Appomattox
Indemnities in Wars Through 1900 with Key Nations
A historical table lists war indemnities demanded by nations in various years from 1842 to 1900, including England China Germany Austria Russia Turkey and Greece. Amounts range from tens of millions to over a billion dollars, with notes on opium war Taiping rebellion Boxer rising and territorial losses such as Alsace Lorraine.
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China
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Prussia
Austria
Germany
France
Russia
Turkey
Greece
Alsace
Lorraine
Japan aims for Asia mainland empire new world order
Washington correspondent Walter Wellman reports a future Japanese empire on the Asian mainland, embracing Korea and Manchuria with Siberia perhaps. The plan centers on the Sea of Japan, seeking regional dominance and a shift in world power, reshaping relations with Russia, Britain, and the United States.
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Asia
Walter Wellman
Washington
Korea
Manchuria
Siberia
Japan
Sea of Japan
Japanese Sea
United States
Caribbean Sea
Russia
Great Britain
Sea of
Empire of
Nippon
Humorous News Notes and Oddities Recounted
A collection of witty items notes a rain-barrel sized government cotton leak and Chief Engineer Stevens signing a pledge not to resign. It jokes about tainted money demand, Peary in a straw hat heading north, Chicago teamsters striking and never reaching first base, and the Zemstros viewed by Caar as James H Hyde of Rus.
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Stevens
Peary
North Pole
Chicago Teamsters
Zemstros
Caar
James H. Hyde
Rus
Aristocrats and rulers in quirks and fortunes
A string of brief notes on notable figures. aes M. Combes works as a physician after premiership in France. Lord Yarmouth praised as a skirt dancer. The Shah of Persia could fetch over 35 million dollars in valuables. The Emperor of Japan donated 5 thousand dollars to the M. C. A. Sponten, a Dutch sailor, traced to Cape Horn. Rembita the Spanish bullfighter retires at 30 with nearly 500 thousand dollars. Emperor William taps Baron Karl Mayer von Rothschild as an army officer. Paul Heyse noted as a leading German novelist with broad fame in America.
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M. Combes
France
Lord Yarmouth
Persia
Japan
Rembita
Emperor William
Germany
Karl Mayer von Rothschild
Sponten
Cape Horn
Hoorne
Zuyder Zee
Paul Heyse
America
Fatherlard
Shah of Persia’s Crown Jewels Inspire Intrigue
The fifth Ka jar monarch Muzaffer-ed-him is described as Shahinshah with absolute rule over Persia. He owns vast wealth and crown jewels valued in the millions, with princes and daughters. succession favored to a son of a Kajars princess, while foreign figures like Pobiedonostseff shape power behind the throne. The narrative shifts to American figures including Chauncey Depew, Francis McGovern, and Joseph Spencer Kennard, highlighting graft cases, anti graft efforts, and upcoming knighthood.
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Persia
Muzaffer-ed-him
Shah
Mohammed Ali Mirza
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