Evangelist James L Williams Murdered Near Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon police investigated a mysterious nocturnal murder near the fair grounds. James L Williams an evangelist formerly of Jefferson county and later Paragould Ark was found dead beside a suitcase by lantern light. He was reportedly en route to the home of Rev W N Atkins two blocks away. Authorities found no clue to the killer.
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L. Williams
Mount Vernon
Fair Grounds
James L. Williams
Jefferson County
Paragould
Ark
W. N. Atkins
Jefferson
Hamilton
Revenge prompts jail time for Zamponi brothers over ear
Baptiste Zaac of Williamson wins a judgment for damages after a March confrontation with Ernesto and Zeck Zamponi. The Zamponis are jailed in Madison county at Zaac's request until they pay board costs of 35 cents per day, amounting to about $4 weekly, or $490 a week if detained indefinitely under the Illinois law.
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Baptiste Zaac
Williamson
Ernesto
Zeck Zamponi
Madison County
Illinois
Zamponi
Zaac
Zuac
Runaway husband a bigamist tracked to Peoria by wife
Mrs. Sara Newman pursued her husband from England over 5,000 miles and three years to Peoria where he was arrested for bigamy. A 19 year old Jewish bride to be, who also faced arrest, claimed she met Newman in Chicago ten months ago. Newman, using the alias Max Ross, confessed to bigamy after his wife confronted him.
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Peoria
Sara Newman
England
Number Two
Newman
Chicago
Max Ross
Hotel Guest Falls From Third Story Window to Death
McNichols a 38 year old man from Nosha Wisconsin died after rolling from his bed through an open window on the third story of the Ironsides Hotel at 134 West Madison Chicago. Found by a night watchman, police initially suspected foul play but later recovered the man’s clothes and valuables. His body was removed to the county morgue.
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McNichols
Nosha
Wis
Chicago
Sironsides Hotel
West
Madison Street
Desplaines Street
New Motor Goat Is Wonder Hydrocurve Sets 35 MPH
The hydrocurve motor boat by C. A. Manker of Pearl reached thirty five miles per hour on the Illinois river in a measured test under the Illinois Valley Yacht Club. The inventor says hull design, not engine power, governs speed as the submerged portion widens then narrows to a stern apex, with slightly convex sides and a skim over the surface rather than plowing.
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C. A. Manker
Pearl
Dlinois
Illinois Valley Yacht Club
Surgeon Dr Taylor Dies From Infection After Operation
Dr Leonard Taylor of Elgin, a leading West coast surgeon, died after saving a patient in May. While sewing a wound for necrosis he punctured his thumb with a needle. The infection spread through his blood and claimed his life at age 40. He leaves a widow and three children.
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Taylor
Elgin
Leonard
West
Judge Reverses Jacksonville Mayoral Race Loss
Circuit Court in Jacksonville rules Democrat Widmayer won the mayoralty contest over Davis after a long six year tenure and a narrow last election with nineteen vote margin. Attorneys announce appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Jacksonville
O. P. Thompson
Widmayer
Davis
Supreme Court
Architect Daniel Burnham Injured In Home Accident
Architect Daniel H. Burnham, famed for national reputation and civic beauty designs, suffers blood poisoning after an attempt to remove a painful coin with a knife at his Evanston home.
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Daniel H. Burnham
Saill
Evanston
State News in Brief Highlights Drownings and Local Incidents
August Messer drowns while swimming in South Fork near Taylorville. A portrait of ex governor Richard Yates hangs in Springfield. Bert Perkins loses an ear in Peoria after a glass attack by Albert Selig. Selig to be returned to Joliet. Samuel Bohren killed by lightning at Olney’s Gilbert concrete works. others shocked and barn burned. Gas well near Medora roars loudly. Vermilion county wages war on unmuzzled dogs. two hydrophobia deaths. Royal Insurance bids for German Insurance Co. assets in Freeport. Harlem to Forest Park name change. Two Crawford brothers injure one another in Oakland. Hillsboro women dance in men’s attire due to lack of escorts. Boys arrested for Grand Trunk wreck plot in Chicago. Mary McKinney of Aledo insane trapped at Watertown asylum. Bloomington suit over $4,000 unpaid salary. Mrs. G. P. Freeman saves herself from a seven-foot black snake. Henry Hartman drowns after launch sinks on the Sangamon River.
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August Messer
William Vesser
South Fork
Taylorville
Richard Yates
Suzanne Small
Len Small
Kankakee
Capitol
Springfield
Peoria
Bert Perkins
Albert Selig
Perkins
Selig
Joliet
Samuel Bohren
Gilbert Concrete
Olney
William Elliott
Medora
Vermilion County
Susan Moulton
Bloomington
Judge Heard
Royal Insurance Company
German Insurance Company
Freeport
San Francisco
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Trarlem
Chicago
Harlem
Forest Park
Harry Crawford
Oakland
Charles Crawford
John Crawford
Hillsboro
Fortyninth
Lincoln Streets
Stock Yards
W. E. Taylor
Watertown Asylum
Mary McKinney
Aledo
Peoria County
Stella Grady
McKinney
George W. Anderson
George
Anderson
Sangamon County
Sangamon
Henry Hartman
Hartman
Sangamon River
Chinquapin Hill
Elevators Won't Quit as Illinois Supreme Court Rules
Judge Orrin N. Carter of the Illinois Supreme Court upholds injunctions against three railroad companies and five warehouses seeking to withdraw elevators from public service. The ruling keeps the writs in force while the court reviews the merits, ensuring temporary protection for grain trading and warehouse receipts. Final action expected at the October term.
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Carter
Chicago Board of Trade
Orrin N. Carter
Illinois Supreme Court
Honore
Supreme Court
Board of Trade
Star of Grain
State Equalizers Adjourn After Slow 1907 Report
The State Board of Equalization met in Springfield for the 1907 session but adjourned for two weeks after finding only Hardin County submitted a final assessment report and little railroad data. The board plans to finish work by November 1, tightening the schedule set by the last Legislature to avoid delays to county treasurers taxing extensions. Edward H. Marsh leads the railroad committee and $. Barnes oversees the capital stock committee. The board's rail and corporate valuation remains uncertain, with possible assessment above the usual 70 percent for taxable purposes.
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State Board of Equalization
Springfield
Hardin
Board of Equalization
Origh
Edward H. Marsh
Rockford
Barnes
Fairbury
Capita
State Civil Service Announces Eligible Examinations
Joseph Mason, secretary of the Illinois civil service commission, lists names of examinees eligible for appointment as vacancies occur. Included are Songral physician. Wilhelmine A. Wieland of Geneva. Henry W. Miller of Dunning. Fred B. Clarke of Elgin. Emil Z. Levithin of Chicago. Harriet Hook of Lincoln. Louis Abbott of Anna. Richard F. Winsor of hospital. Angelina G. Hamilton of Ann Arbor. Rachel A. Watkins of Peoria. Edward A. Foley of Woodstock. Cyrus H. Anderson of Melrose Park. Robert B. Hough of Lincoln. Eugene Cohn of hospital. and Clarence R. Belly Thayer as first assistant physicians and medical interne.
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I Joseph
Mason
Illinois Civil Service Commission
Songral
Wilhelmine A. Wieland
Geneva
Psychopathic Institute
Henry W. Miller
Dunning
Fred B. Clarke
Elgin
Emil Z. Levithin
Chicago
Harriet Hook
Lincoln
Louis Abbott
Anna
Richard F. Winsor
Hospital
Angelina G. Hamilton
Ann Arbor
Mich
Rachel A. Watkins
Peoria
Edward A. Foley
Wood
Stock
Cyrus H. Anderson
Mel Leans
Boro
Robert B. Hough
Eugene Cohn
Clarence R. Belly Thayer
State Receives Logan Relics Memorial Collection
Mrs John A Logan widow of General Logan presented to Illinois a memorial collection of souvenirs shipped from Washington. The gift will be placed in a Capitol room set aside by the Legislature following an appropriation. The items include the general's saddle and sidearms tributes condolences and bound volumes of resolutions noting his life and Civil War era.
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Illinois
John A. Logan
Geni
Springfield
Washington
Gen. Logan
Major Logan
Od Logan
Ilinois
State Capitol
Oil Prospects Good Near Medora
St Louis capitalists and Medora residents are optimistic about striking pay oil in the Medora field. Natural gas found just west of the Medora public school building, with a well at 32 feet producing a growing pressure and a blaze ten feet long, suggesting an inexhaustible supply.
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St. Louis
Medora
Natural We
Plans for a central asylum under Deneen administration
Governor Deneen and the State board of charities draft plans for centralizing insane care and asylum control statewide. The new law enables state control over county facilities and outlines administration by the state. In Hillsboro a mob chased blacks from town after a public disturbance that lasted hours.
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Hillsboro
Roca A
Being and life duty in a time of spiritual crisis
Voices from the Salvation Army and religious writings urge action over despair. The piece cites personal guidance that life is a gift from God and emphasizes making purposeful choices, encouraging kindness, discipline, and service to others amid social pressures and loss of faith. It references Torrey Alexander revival meetings and a Texas man’s conversion, praising Christ’s gentle healing and steadfast mercy.
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Salvation Army
Earth
Controversy Over Virginia Ten Best Foods Sparks Debate
North Carolina readers push for a primary to settle a list of ten best foods as proposed by J. B. Wolfe of Greensboro. Critics argue oysters deserve multiple spots, with calls for additions like soft crabs, spot, hog-fish, lobster, canvasback duck, and Princess Anne turkey, ending with strong appetite descriptions.
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Virginia
Charlotte
Greensboro
North Carolina
Norfolk
J. B. Wolfe
Bermuda
Mr. Wolfe
Smithfeld
Wolfe
Parson and Yank Stand Test of Parsonage Pickles
A clergyman traveling with a bottle of hot pickles meets a stranger who asks for the condiments. The minister passes the bottle and the Yankee reveals he suspects the preacher, joking about hell fire and the minister’s samples. The tale ends with a punch about samples and religion.
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St Louis Post-Dispatch
Restful retirement misread by social duties
The old friend jokes about retirement as a time for rest but Mr. Gumrox explains his pause serves family social duties. The Washington Star notes a rare moment of good nature in such situations.
Chicago and New York Markets Highlight Mixed Weekly Trends
In Chicago business shows conservatism amid higher living costs and a strong rail activity outlook. Crop prospects improve with favorable weather boosting corn and spring wheat progress. Steel, copper, and iron demand shift while rail freight earnings exceed year ago records. New York reports varied crop progress and easing prices with widespread fall buying building among country merchants. Corporate failures show weekly totals near prior years in both nations.
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Chicago
New York
Bradstreet
United States
Canada
Grain and Livestock Prices Across U.S. Cities
Regional commodity quotes list cattle hogs sheep and grain prices in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo for the day. Details include ranges for cattle hogs and sheep, wheat corn oats rye barley and related products with various No. 2 and mix classifications.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Northern
New York
Toledo
Island Jamaica suffers severe drought amid warm seas
For three months Jamaica, a tropical island ringed by seas, endures extreme evaporation and drought. Marcelin Albert, Midi revolt leader freed from jail, arrives in Montpellier to a frosty reception as late supporters chide him for delaying his return.
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Jamaica
Marcelin Albert
Midi
France
Montpelier
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