Grant Tablet Dedication Highlights 1861 Camp Yates
A marble tablet marking General U. S. Grant’s 1861 review of the Twenty first Illinois Infantry at Camp Yates was unveiled in Springfield on July 3 1861. J. E. Melick presented the tablet on property at Governor Street and Douglas Avenue with speeches by Governor Deneen Major Schnepp ex Adjutant General Vance Colonel Babcock and Major Connolly. The stone commemorates Grant starting his Civil War career.
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Camp Yates
U. S. Grant
Twenty-first Illinois Infantry
Governor Street
Douglas Avenue
Springfield
J. E. Melick
Mississippi Valley Interurban Railroad
Charles F. Mills
Deneen
Schnepp
Joseph W. Vance
A. J. Babcock
James A. Connolly
Camp
Yates
1861
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Grant
Option on land extended for United States Steel Company
United States Steel Company gains another month to acquire the Hammond Company mines and lands in Indiana. The Kelley mines in Danville district valued at 3 million dollars plus extensive land holdings south of Danville are included. R. R. Hammond, founder of the Dering merger and Hammond firms, with associates Jack Dering and Hugh Shirkie were once connected to the Dering interests.
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Dering
Hammond Company
Jack” Dering
Chicago
Hugh Shirkie
Terre Haute
Rock Island
Joliet Plant Dynamited Injuring New Bridge and Iron Works
A dynamite explosion at 12:35 AM targeted the Joliet Bridge and Iron Company plant. The blast wrecked the hoisting engine and boilers, with damages under 400 dollars, a claim supported by President Robert C. Morrison. Morrison suspects Chicago steel workers unionists arranged the attack.
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Bridge and Tron Company
Joliet Bridge and Iron Company
Robert C. Morrison
Morrison
Structural Ironworkers
Chicago
Joliet
Millionaire Refuses Comment on Mrs Cherry’s Disappearance
Mrs John Cherry Jr has been missing from her Jacksonville home for a week, while chauffeur Peter Hoxton is missing three days. Cherry, a Morgan County millionaire contractor, has previously faced a Paris Missouri suit by a woman claiming to be his wife. Mrs Cherry, formerly Lina Baskett of Paris, was daughter of a building and loan supervisor under Governor L V Stephens.
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Cherry
John Cherry
Jacksonville
Peter Hoxton
Morgan County
Paris
Lina Baskett
L. V. Stephens
Mother Kills Two Children and Herself in Chicago Gas Tragedy
In Chicago Mrs Emma Michel killed her two children Meta 15 and Gustav 12 then took her own life by gas after marital troubles and separation. The children were found in bed with gas jets open and Mrs Michel in the kitchen with a rubber tube in her mouth. The couple had separated for three months and she had filed for divorce while alimony was unpaid.
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Emma Michel
Chicago
Meta
Gustav
Patten Agent's Case Dropped in Settlement
The case against John McLaughlin, former Bartlett Patten Co elevator agent at Manteno, charged with forgery by farmer Arthur Guimond, was dismissed for lack of prosecution. Guimond accepted the grain company's settlement and State's Attorney Miller concluded McLaughlin was not guilty after an investigation into alleged client speculation.
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John McLaughlin
Bartlett, Patten Co
Manteno
Arthur Guimond
Guimond
Grain Company
J. Bert Miller
McLaughlin
Illinois Governors names Lake Erie centennial observance delegation
Governor Deneen selects a Lake Erie Battle centennial group for Put-In-Bay 1913 with Capt. P. C. Hays Joliet and Capt. Willis J. Wells Chicago among others. Illinois representatives to the Mississippi Valley conference on women and children law are Col. Nathan William McChesney John C. Richberg Charles L. Billings Louis F. Post all of Chicago.
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Selecta Mlinoisans
Deneen
Illinois
Lake Erie
Put-In-Bay Island
P. C. Hays
Joliet
William Porter Adams
Society of the War of 1812
Chicago
Willis J. Wells
United States
Chesley R. Perry
W. H. McIntosh
Rockford
Nathan William McChesney
John C. Richberg
Charles L. Billings
Louis F. Post
Robbers Crack Safe in Montgomery Home In Illinois
Four masked men burst into Postmaster Beher’s home in Montgomery early Saturday, forcing his wife to surrender about 175 dollars in stamps and cash from a tin box under the mattress. Neighbors armed with shotguns pursued the robbers, who fled by dodging freight cars in Burlington yards.
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Ilinois
Montgomery
Postmaster Beher
Strike in Elgin Asylum Over Attendant Resignations
Twenty two attendants at the State Hospital in Elgin resign, nine leaving immediately and others staying until August 17. The walkout followed claims of favoritism by Miss Curry Breckenridge, south wing supervisor, who oversees a mixed male and female staff in a ward with male patients. An investigation by Superintendent V H Podstata and Dr P M Woodworth found the charges unfounded and recommended no removal.
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Favorite
State Hospital
V. H. Podstata
Miss Curry Breckenridge
P. M. Woodworth
Board of Trustees
Lost Persons Aid Society Led by Aurora Clergy
Rev S B Dexter of Park Place Baptist Church Aurora says the Good Samaritan Bureau locates lost people as a philanthropic effort. The group reportedly has found about 6000 young women in Chicago who left home for dubious pursuits. Six wealthy men finance the bureau including residents of Chicago.
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S. B. Dexter
Park Place
Aurora
Chicago
Lightning Strikes Farmer's Outfit Killing Three Horses
Joseph Bohlen of Carpenter drives a four horse team when a thunderstorm hits. Lightning knocks the horses down. three die instantly while one recovers. Bohlen, stunned, finds his clothes burning from matches in his pockets lit by the electricity, yet he is unhurt.
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Joseph Bohlen
Carpenter
Bellen
Couple Arrested After Discovery of Infant's Death
James Pullman and May Williams of Mount Carmel are under arrest in Belleville on murder and accessory charges in the death of a four month old child. The pair allegedly tried to adopt the infant in East St. Louis. The child's skull was crushed and the body was found near a pond beside the trolley road.
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James Pullman
May Williams
Mount Carmel
Belleville
Pullman
Miss Williams
East St. Louis
Street Car Workers Reach Three and a Half Year Wage Pact
Chicago street car employees and surface traction companies reached a compromise contract covering three and a half years from Aug 1 1909. The agreement raises top rates from 27 to 28 cents in year one and to 30 cents in year three with stepped increases for new and junior workers, totaling about $1 million in added wages.
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Chicago
John M. Roach
Thomas E. Mitten
City
Calumet
South Chicago
Consolidated Companies
Walter L. Fisher
Salt Lake Occupied by G A R Veterans Tourists Fill City
Grand Army of the Republic occupies Salt Lake as veterans claim all points and communication on the first day of their forty third encampment. Edgar Allen, commander in chief of the Sons of Veterans, attends a Monday reception. Rail traffic is heavy yet orderly with 6000 arrivals Sunday and ample lodging. Two camp fires and a Wasatch wizard outdoor spectacle mark the evening. Nevius and allied officers meet visitors at a Commercial Club reception.
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Salt Lake
Grand Army of the Republic
Edgar Commas Aevils
Allen
Sons of Veterans
Federation of Labor Hall
Assembly Hall
Temple Square
Armory
Grand Army
Wizard of
Alaska Coal Land Fraud Hearings Set by Land Office
Investigations touching Alaska coal land frauds before Secretary Ballinger and Commissioner Dennett to uncover a major Land Office scandal. About 500 coal entries challenged. hearings to begin with top engineers and lawyers sent to Seattle. Railroad interests in New York Boston and Philadelphia seek delay awaiting Congress action.
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Interior
Ballinger
Fred Dennett
General Land Office
Alaska
Dennett
Denver
Seattle
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Economical husband hanged self after wife left
Albert Burts suicide followed his wife leaving him for being overly thrifty. In Mineola Long Island Mrs Burt found 2119 dollars hidden in the garret rafters and believes more may be found as she searches the house.
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Garret
Albert Burt
Burt
Mineola
L. I
Government to maintain navy with Quebec getting dry dock
At Montreal the Canadian Minister of Marines announced government policy to sustain a navy and grant Quebec preference for a dry dock suitable for large vessels.
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Montreal
Quebec
Interior Secretary Ballinger Angles With Wilson Dispute
Ballinger states he has not clashed with Secretary Wilson but says he and Pinchot differ over forest reserve law. The remarks reflect ongoing tensions within the administration on conservation policy and governance.
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the Interior
Ballinger
Seattle
Wilson
Aurora Pinchot
Boston Suffragists Back Miss Addams for President
Opinion among Boston suffragists grows as they pledge to work vigorously for the election of Miss Addams. Miss Blackwell asserts that a woman president could handle national duties as well as a man and cites historical examples of capable female rulers. At Hull House in Chicago Miss Addams downplays the issue as a joke.
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Jane Addams
Chicago
United States
Boston
Alice Stone Blackwell
Miss Addams
Miss Blackwell
Hull House
Fenton Shot After Jury Remark. Gunman Commits Suicide
Daniel A. Fenton, operator of the Hotel Elberton in Middletown New York, was shot on West Main Street around 2 PM Tuesday. A stranger tapped him, fired, pursued him, and after Fenton fled the assailant shot himself, uttering a name linked to a jury that sentenced him to prison.
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Daniel A. Fenton
Fenton
McSorley
San Francisco
Chicago
Skirt as Bank Burns with 600 Hidden in New York Home
Mrs. Charles Hart, wife of a retired contractor, concealed 600 dollars in ten dollar bills in a skirt in a closet. A parlor match ignited on the sill when she closed the door, setting fire to the skirt and destroying the money.
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Charles Hart
New York
Chicago Trade Prospects Rise With Strong Demand
The Dun’s Weekly Review notes continued favorable activity across industries in Chicago with rising new demand for factory output and commitments for future needs. Iron and steel production, rail and mercantile construction, and grains markets show gains while bank clearings and securities trading rebound.
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Chicago
Dun
Weekly Review of Trade
Improvement in general trade and industry shows manifest gains
New York reports broader activity across trade and industry with stronger buyer interest for fall and spring delivery. Railroads improve with fewer idle cars, iron and steel production up, rail purchases rise, building remains active, and US and Canada weekly business failures are listed with year comparisons.
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New York
United States
Canada
Bradstreet’s
Market prices for livestock grains and dairy across U.S. cites
A dense list of commodity quotes shows cattle hogs sheep and grain prices in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Cincinnati New York. Ranges include cattle 3.00 to 7.95, hogs 3.50 to 8.45, wheat around 1.05 to 1.98, corn 64c to 77c, oats 37c to 49c, rye 58c to 72c, dairy butter 22c to 27c, eggs 22c to 26c per dozen, with city and grain class specifics for each market.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Cincinnati
New York
T&ce
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