Fair Swindler In Prison In Illinois State News
Dorothy Wisdom, a demure stenographer, is jailed in Paris on a ten day sentence for obtaining money under false pretenses. She faces potential relatives of victims in other towns as Paris 70 cent settlements may trigger further claims across Illinois and Indiana.
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Dorothy Wisdom
Ulliois
Indiana
Paris
Wether
Rushville
Linton
Ind
Dorothy
Charleston
Pana
Taylorville
Clergyman's Son Accused of Grand Larceny in Minstrel Scene
The Rev J I Keener's 19 year old son Ward Keener, a James Milliken freshman and Iroquois Club member, was arrested on a grand larceny warrant for stealing an overcoat during a club minstrel rehearsal. The case follows an earlier incident where he allegedly took funds from merchant T T Springer.
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Ward Keener
J. I. Keener
Decatur
James Milliken University
J. F. Faries
Troquois Club
Keener
Iroquois Club
the Towers Opera House
Albert
T. T. Springer
Chicago Woman Denied Admission to Illinois Glass Works
Mrs. H N Vandervaart of Chicago was refused entry to the Illinois glass works at Alton for a child labor inquiry. General Manager George M Levis said she and other Chicago women accusing the plant would not be admitted. He asserted courtesies to investigators had been abused and warned she would be ejected if she attempted entry.
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Chicago
Ilinois Glass Works
H. N. Vandervaart
Alton
George M. Levis
Vandervaart
Levis
Two Men Killed By Southwest Limited At Elgin
Charles Church aged 38 and Charles Lange aged 19 were walking along the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul tracks at Elgin to their work when the Southwest Limited struck them. The train was moving fast and Lange, 800 feet ahead of Church, appeared to be killed moments after Church. A coroner’s inquest will probe blame amid a hostile crowd and threats to the engineer.
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Elgin Strack
Limited
Elgin
Southwest Limited
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Charles Church
Charles Lange
Lange
Church
Convicted Burglary Defender Granted Immunity in Murder Case
William Nagle of Rock Island was found guilty of burglary after being immune from a murder charge. Carl Brady was murdered at his Island B home in the Mississippi River near Rock Island last year. The Supreme Court ruled the four month lapse without trial granted immunity, allowing a second trial and a guilty verdict with an indeterminate sentence.
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William Nagle
Rock Island
Carl Brady
Island B
Mississippi River
Nagle
Ile
Supreme Court
Divorce Granted After Alleged Abuse in Rock Island
A Rock Island divorce reports Major Riche divorcing his wife Mrs Susan Riche on grounds of abuse including beating and a prior attempt to shoot. The couple, formerly of Chicago, were married in Galveston and the husband headed the government engineers on the upper Mississippi River.
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Major Riche
C. 8. Riche
Chicago
Mississippi River
Susan Riche
Rock Island
Galveston
Aurora Man Revealed as Married Father After Years
Gilbert Ripley a longtime Aurora resident and sidewalk contractor was unexpectedly exposed as a married man with a grown daughter. A well dressed woman identified herself as his daughter and her husband as Ripley’s son-in-law, prompting a heartfelt reunion after more than fifteen years apart. Ripley had hidden his past while living a solitary life in Aurora after leaving a farm and family in Canada.
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Gilbert Ripley
Aurora
Nee & Co
Ripley
Canada
Illinois Historical Society Plans Springfield Meeting Program
The Illinois Historical Society issues its eighth annual meeting program for Springfield on January 24 and 25. It lists prominent Illinoisans and topics across sessions including early literary figures, Indian legends, physicians, and state history education, with dinners and addresses by notable historians.
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Historical Society
Springfield
The
Illinois Historical Society
Memorial talk on Gen Grant by judge in Danville
Mrs Eller Henrotin of Chicago and Dr John Peck of Shurtleff College will speak at Friday evening personal reminiscences of Gen Ulysses S Grant. Judge Jacob Wilkin of Danville will introduce the event and the historical society will host a reception afterward.
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A E
Eller Henrotin
Chicago
John Peck
Shurtleff College
J. Otis Humphrey
Springfield
Gen. A. 8. Grant
Jacob Wilkin
Danville
The
Historical Society
State Justices in Long Coats Adopt Uniform Dress
Illinois Supreme Court justices will wear a uniform dress coat on the bench. The Prince Albert cut coats with silk faced lapels have arrived and are used, signaling a move toward uniformity in court attire while still serving other purposes.
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Illinoia
Shipman Will Gives One Million To Five Charities
Daniel B. Shipman Chicago paint and lead maker dies Nov 2 leaving 1 250 000 to five charities equally shared from the estate portion held in trust by Illinois Trust and Savings Bank Additional 75 000 allotted to relatives friends and servants with life annuities The estate totals 1 265 000 personal and 35 000 real value Beneficiaries Illinois School of Agriculture and Manual Training School for Boys Glenwood Chicago Home for Incurables Hahnemann Hospital Chicago Old People's Home St Luke's Hospital.
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Vizal
Chicago
Walter Traines
Hoffman
Grant Britt
Pulaski
Milo Gordon Cummings
The
Christian Church
Murphysboro
Des Moines
National Sanitarium Association of the Christian Church of the United States
Freeport
United States Steel Corporation
Joliet
Henry Mansfield
Raum
Conrad Luppen
Tess Smith Bank
Pekin
Luppen
Henry Novak
Illinois Steel Works
Novak
University of Illinois
Urbana
I’. R. McCullough
Streator
Alta Charles
Union Station
Effingham
Daniel B. Shipman
Ilinois Trust and Savings Bank
Illinois School of Agriculture and Manual Training School For
Glenwood
Hahnemann Hospital
Old People’s Home
St. Luke’s Hospital
Found Dead in Carriage Near Sparta
Harold Holworth of St Louis died mysteriously after bidding farewell to Miss Frances East and driving toward Sparta. His buggy and body were found in a livery stable with a broken watch chain a pocketbook and a collar button. Two deep head wounds suggested robbery and murder while the coroner's jury adjourned without a verdict.
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St. Louis
Frances East
Harold Holworth
Sparta
Holworth
Harold
Millionaire scale in New York racing season
The metropolitan racing season in New York drew massive attendance and spending, with estimates suggesting about $10 million in grandstand receipts and $20 million in lost wagering. Bookmakers reportedly took in around $100,000 per winner, while racing associations benefited from gate money and a record turnout, marking the season as historic for eastern racing.
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New York
Mountain of Gold Prospect Near Birling Saskatchewan
A prospector named Hughes reports a vein ten miles long and one mile wide near Birling in the Battleford district. An assay in Ottawa shows 55 dollars per ton. The deposit lies about 42 miles west of North Battleford, 550 miles west of Winnipeg, and 150 miles from Great Falls Montana, near the Saskatchewan river.
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Saskatchewan
Man
Hughes
Ottawa
Birling
Battleford
North Battleford
Winnipeg
Great Falls
Mont
Saskatchewan River
Strikes among Chinese workers stall trade in Transvaal
Chinese coolie strike continues delaying trade unions in the Transvaal. The disruption threatens 20 percent of skilled work and raises tensions as negotiations drag on amid mounting worker discontent and company sparring for leverage.
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Transvaal
Women Advance in Labor and Pay Across Sectors
The piece notes growing female influence in trade unions and higher wages for women teachers in Maine versus mill workers, plus union activity in Chicago. It reports on eight hour debates, Japan and Brazil immigration notes, and labor conditions in several regions, with focus on the role of women and the push for wage parity and organized labor activity.
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United States
New Zealana
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
South America
Brazil
Chile
Maine
American Federation
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Miss Rose Planstill
Board of Cigarmakers
Peter O'Brigin
Lincoln
Fulton
International Cigarmakers’ Union
Chicago retail trade holds strong as Christmas sales top prior year
Dun's Review of Trade reports Chicago retail districts show sustained demand across high grade apparel footwear and household goods with a shift toward luxury items such as jewelry art and music stores. Visitor numbers from outside points rise while bank exchanges edge higher aided by fewer closures. Production remains steady despite weaker new demand with raw materials and prices for pig iron steel lumber hides and leather remaining high.
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Chicago
Not So Long for Washington's Bachelor Members
In a Washington discussion, many regisistors say unprecedented numbers of senators and representatives will live bachelor lives this winter as free transport ends. Family travel costs press the question of where and how to live, with passes or payments required for relatives. The piece notes historical Indian uprisings and frames current Native peoples as increasingly assimilated, yet the era’s larger social shifts loom over policy and residence in the capital.
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Washington
Utah
Wyoming
Wounded Knee
8. D
Miles
Geronimo
Meeker
New York Holiday Buying Predicted to Hit Record Turnover
Holiday buying in New York grows as the season ends with forecasts of record turnover. Stocks are well disposed, and jobbers report a large volume of re-orders. General retail trade in seasonable goods experiences wider variation across markets.
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New York
Tebow and Whiluct Varlgans Woepe
Weather notes report low temperatures in the South and Northwest with uneven developments. Wholesale and jobbing business slow due to the season as drummers take holidays. Bradstreet's Commercial report records weekly US failures at 227, Canada 26, with year-to-year comparisons.
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Tebow
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Major Markets
Regional price quotes for cattle hogs sheep and various grains from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo and more. Listings include No 2 wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs and clover seed with ranges and shipper terms.
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Chicago
Indianaapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
Long Bridge to Be Destroyed Near Potomac in Washington
Long Bridge once spanning the Potomac toward Virginia to carry armies in Civil War campaigns will be dismantled. Orders issued, work begun to remove the aging structure which hindered navigation and posed danger. Nearby, a modern highway bridge rises as rail lines move to a safer route. The bridge’s historic role as Bull Run evacuee path is noted by veterans visiting the capital. The Nobel prize for 1905 goes to President Roosevelt for efforts ending the Russo Japanese War.
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Arouing
Potomac
Virginia
Long Bridge
National Capital
Bull Run
Roosevelt
Storting
Russia
Japan
Pierce
Christiania
Norway
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J. H. Peterson
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Paul Letaw
Sterling
S.D. Noble
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Lied
Martin Quigley
Brophy
Alexander Metzger
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Waterloo
Chalmer Thomas
Carmi
John Lundak
Marnest Sanders
Sanders
M. N. Cox
Clergyman
Illinois
George Dawson
James Ilall
Evarts B. Greene
Alped Bayliss
Macomb
John Edgar
James Roberts
Illlnola
Illinois State Historical Society
Charles 8. Deacen
Alfred Orendorff
B. T. Shambaugh
University of Iowa
J. A. James
Evanston
John Hollister
Millnois A
Clark McAdams
Parmi
Mountain OF Gold
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