Illinois wealth and potential in mining and farming
The Chicago Record-Herald extols Illinois as a national leader in coal and agriculture praising 1907 coal output valued at over 54 million, second only to Pennsylvania. It highlights Illinois as a vast, well-supplied, transport-friendly farming and industrial hub with minimal waste and strong prospects for expansion.
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Illinois
Pennsylvania
Hois
California
Colorado
Great Lakes
United States
Iowa
Mississippi
Ohio
New York
Chicago Record-Herald
Dream Reunites Mother and Daughter After Seventeen Years
Irene Thracher of Nashville recounts a dream in which her mother, living in Griggsville after a remarriage, appeared. She wrote to the local postmaster, who located the mother, leading to a reunion that began thirteen years earlier with a separation in Louisville.
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Irene Thracher
Nashville
Thracher
Griggsville
Louisville
Irene
Christian Orphan Home
St. Louis
Bloomington nurse sues estate after two decades of service
Elizabeth Nullmeyer of Bloomington, who tended an aged couple for twenty years, sues the George Frederick estate for $3,000 after receiving only $300 from the will. The estate valued at $15,000 is in Peoria County Probate Court. Heirs include George Leers of Chicago and German church and orphan asylum groups in Warrenton Missouri, with additional heirs in Germany.
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Bloomington
Elizabeth Nullmeyer
George Frederick
Peoria
George Leers
Chicago
the Methodist Church
The
Orphan Asylum
Warrentown
Germany
Illinois Woman Best Speller Wins World Contest at Winona Lake
Mrs Douglas Gilbert of Pana won the world's spelling championship at Winona Lake Indiana, taking $20. A B Curry of Memphis Tennessee and Helen Servoss of Muncie Indiana finished second and third. Several difficult words tripped contestants as the event drew sixty participants.
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Gilbert
Pana
Winona Lake
Ind
Douglas Gilbert
A. B. Curry
Memphis
Tenn
Helen Servoss
Muncie
Son Fatally Wounds Father in Cullom Quarrel
Andrew Haag longtime Livingston County supervisor and farmer was shot seven times by his son Albert Haag during a dispute over finances at the Haag home in Cullom. Albert Haag surrendered and is jailed. The elder Haag chased toward a dresser with a revolver and pitcher prior to the exchange of shots as the son fled the residence.
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Andrew Tl. Haag
Board of Supervisors
Livingston County
Albert Haag
Haag
Albert
Hang
Alton Woman Starves Baby After Insurance Spent
In Belleville a coroner's jury heard that Mrs. Mary Gennar of Alton spent 1500 in life insurance money after her husband died, buying a house, silk clothes and a piano. She used 400 to buy a parrot which died of starvation, while her infant starved for milk. She admitted not eating for three days.
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Alton
Mary Gennar
Ie Demuth
Missing Stamm Sons Found Near Chester Farm
The two sons of William Stamm who vanished over a year ago were found on a nearby farm under assumed names. Their father had been arrested after his daughter claimed the boys were murdered and bodies dumped in a well. Stamm denied guilt and helped search the well. the farmer was released and the boys gave no explanation for their disappearance.
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William Stamm
Chester
Stamm
Excellent Swimmer Drowns in Salt Creek
William Kintz Jr an 18 year old Maywood resident drowned in Salt Creek four miles north of La Grange during a fishing trip His body was recovered He was described as an excellent swimmer and succumbed to cramps after attempting to break a stick over his knee causing him to fall into the stream with two Chicago friends nearby.
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Harvey Burbridge
Quincy
Fred Caldwell
Chillicothe
Ilinois
William Roger
Brown County
Ash
New York City
J. Burns
E. W. Gibson
Illinois
Chicago and Northwestern
Sterling
Nora Trwin
Sepp
L. W. Potts
Liverpool
Hin
Anton Wennier
Gardner Governor Works
la Grange
Fountain Square
J. A. Morrell
Blackberry Center
John Anderson
Morrell
Anderson
Cerro Gordo
Salt Creek
William Kintz, Jr
Maywood
Young Kintz
Chicago
Kuntz
Man Kills Wife and Baby Then Flees to Oklahoma
Clay Harris, a white man, shot and killed his wife and their 1-year-old child in Tulsa after forcing his wife to sell Indian land. He wounded a wagon driver who tried to stop him, stole a horse and buggy, and fled toward Claremore Oklahoma. Illinois offers a $500 reward for his arrest as officers pursue him. Harris had been wanted in Fairfield Illinois for a murder on July 4.
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Fairfield
Oklahoma
Clay Harris
Walter Vann
Tulsa
Oklo
Harris
Ill
Illinois
Claremore
Okla
Chauncey Owens
Parson and Woman Arrested in Gambling and Desertion Case
The Rev. Benjamin F. Graff once pastor of Joliet church and prominent in Van Buren County Michigan was arrested on desertion charges after his wife filed a complaint. A woman captured with him faces similar allegations as rumors of gambling drinking and irregular finances surround his career. They are jailed in Kalamazoo as Mrs Graff vows divorce and criminal charges.
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Benjamin F. Graff
van Buren County
Mich
Blind Tigers
Graff
Joliet
Ste
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Illinois fruit outlook bleak with statewide crop failure
The Illinois Horticultural Society advisory board warns fruit production is at its worst in years. They report a near total apple yield collapse with only a small summer crop, and similar declines for peaches and pears, plus severe tree foliage damage across cherry and apple trees.
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Horticultural Board
Prominent Quincy Kin Arrested in Peoria Robbery
Tony Martin son of a noted Quincy family was arrested in Peoria on charges of robbing J. E. Murphy’s residence of diamonds and valuables valued at $1,000. Police found the loot when Martin was searched after being taken into custody at Mrs. Swords’ home, a friend of his mother.
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Quincy
Tony” Martin
Quincey
Peoria
J. E. Murphy
Martin
Margaret Murphy
Swords
Murphy
Love-Mad Boy Knifed Rival and Killed His Sweetheart
In Metropolis a jealous 19 year old Jim Kelly shot and killed rival Link James and fatally wounded Eva Sleeter while driving with Jena Oliver. Kelly then killed himself. James and Sleeter were dating Kelly for months.
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Shoota
Jim Kelly
Link James
Eva Sleeter
Metropolis
James
Miss Sleeter
Young Kelly
Jena Oliver
Kelly
Chicago Fire Destroys Grain Elevators In Major Blaze
A Monday afternoon fire at the Chicago Burlington and Quincy dock freighthouse on 16th Street and the river devastated two grain elevators and a freight depot. The blaze wrecked hundreds of thousands of bushels of grain, fifty freight cars, and multiple buildings with losses estimated at 1.558 million dollars. Firefighters battled high heat and wind as Fire Marshal Horan warned of a possible citywide conflagration if the fire crossed the river.
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Chicago
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
16Th Street
Horan
Chicago Heat Record Tops 96.4 Degrees in 1901 Warmth
A Chicago heat wave pushed the thermometer to 96.4 degrees the highest since July 21 1901. Forecasters noted strong winds of 20 to 25 mph and compared Kansas City Missouri’s 98 degree high as a nearby warmer reading while Chicago endured scorching conditions that day.
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Chicago
United States
Kansas City
Missouri City
Auto Brakes Snap in Fatal San Francisco Accident
A tonneau carrying five women and two children plunged down an embankment near Burlingame, killing five and injuring two after brakes failed. Miss Ethel McCornick at the wheel tried to slow the car using the foot brake, which failed, then used emergency brakes which also snapped, sending the vehicle over the grade toward Crystal Lake.
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San Francisco
Burlingame
Crystal Lake
Ethel McCornick
McCormick
Thomas McCormick
McCormick Iron Works
O'Brien
Keystone Manufacturing Works
Frederick Marrett
James D. Gilbert
Hutchinson
Kan
George A. Vanderveer
Ninth Judicial District
Rock Island
Fireboat Illinois sinks after Chicago blaze
The steel fireboat Illinois was sunk when the east wall of elevator F collapsed, injuring crew members and causing major damage. Two engineers and four stokers plus Capt Lyons were rescued. a pipeman was hurt by debris. The wreck followed a day of extensive fires near 16th Street and the river.
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Illinois
Chicago Fire Department
16Th Street
Lyons
Automatic Train Stop Trial Planned on Burlington Line
Secretary Borland of the Signal and Train Control Board of the Interstate Commerce Commission says a valuable award awaits the inventor of a reliable automatic train stop. The board favors a reasonably priced system and will trial the Rowell Potter design on the Burlington road for several months after reviewing many proposals.
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Borland
Signal and Train Control Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Burlington Road
New Revenue Rules Enjoined by Cincinnati Judge
Judge Thomson in the Federal Circuit Court at Cincinnati granted a temporary injunction to stop enforcement of the new internal revenue rules against local distillers. He finds branding practices from years past remain lawful and that re labeling products as spirits or alcohol is permissible despite the new department rules.
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Thomson
Federal Circuit
Cincinnati
Internal Revenue
Various Sports and Obituary Briefs From Regional Rail
An amalgam of sports results and notable deaths including F A McFarland breaking a three mile open professional bicycle record in Salt Lake City with 5 33. President Roosevelt sending a congratulatory message to the American rifle team for their Bisley Olympic victory. James R Keene rumored to ship his stable to England this fall over turf disputes. Latonia notes show Will Fizer leading owners with Pinkola as the horse of note. Allison Jack dies from injuries at a New Orleans track meet after being struck by a thrown hammer. Y Powers maintains a leading jockey position at Latonia with a 24 percent winning rate. Col Milton Young of Kentucky to sell McGrathiana stud along with 700 animals. President Bryce of Columbus Baseball Club dies suddenly before 8 000 spectators at the ball park.
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Salt Lake City
F. A. MccFarland
Roosevelt
Bisley
James R. Keene
England
New York
Latonia
Will Fizer
Pinkola
Allison Jack
New Orleans
Y. Powers
Col
Milton Young
Kentucky
McGrathiana
Bryce
Columbus, Ohio
American Association
Columbus
Labor News From Across The Nation And Abroad
Union organizing in Mayaguez Porto Rico and Wheeling West Virginia plus a North America label adoption. Washington printing trades push Cuban census printing. McConaughy named third vice president of IBEW. Sweden labor unrest foreseen. Mexico rail unions aim to exclude Americans. Kansas City builds a labor temple near 100000 cost. Pennsylvania mine safety report notes no fatalities except one non fatal. Los Angeles releases jailed socialist speakers as city drops the street speaking ordinance.
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Mayagues
Porto Rico
Photo Engravers’ Union of North
Wash
Trades Council
Pittsburg
International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
Washington, D. C
C. H. McConaughy
San Francisco
Cal
National Federation of Weavers
Fall River
Mass
United Textile Workers’ Union
Pullman Company
West Virginia
Mexico
Kansas City
Labor Temple
Campaign Against City Noise Sparks Police Crusade
Police Commissioner Tingham of New York launches a general drive to curb city noise. He seeks arrests for listed nuisances to improve sleep for night workers, including sirens, organ music, shouting, roller skating, noisy vehicles, barking dogs, and other disturbances. Several arrests followed and attempts to enforce the order continued.
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Tingham
New York
Big
Brazil’s Coffee Monopoly Tightens Grip on Global Market
The near halt in coffee speculation on New York and other exchanges points to Brazil’s government run monopoly. Epil bought the 1906 rouge crop to prevent price falls and now holds almost 8,000,000 bags worth $10 to $11 a bag, effectively controlling the market.
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Brasil
New York
Brazil
Epil
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Pasadena First Unitarian Church
Cloudsley Johns
Dorothy Johns
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