Illinoisan Judge thwarted by insane attacker in Chicago
In Chicago the renowned Probate Court Judge Charles Cutting narrowly escaped death when assassin Frank Ellerbrock fired at his head in the Criminal Court building main corridor. Overpowered by spectators, Cutting remained unharmed. Ellerbrock, deemed insane, blamed Cutting for not pursuing his sister’s estate. Other Illinois notes report train deaths, fires, and local mishaps across several counties.
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Chan
Chicago
Charles
Cutting
Cook County
Weame
Criminal Court
Frank Ellerbrock
Ellerbrock
Judge Cutting
Sheriff Killed by 17 Year Old in Keensburg Shootout
Mount Carmel sheriff Alexander Compton was fatally shot in Keensburg by David Kellum aged 17 while serving a peace order. Kellum fled but was captured and jailed in Mount Carmel after the incident that also involved alleged family disputes with Kellum’s father William Kellum and mother Mrs Kellum.
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Alexander Compton
Mount Carmel
Sire
Wabash
Keensburg
David Kellum
William Kellum
Kellum
Illinois freshmen hazing case tops campus discipline
Four University of Illinois Urbana freshmen, E N Bailey O A McCormick Sidney B Smith and T R Trowbridge, suspended from one month to a year for hazing. One incident tied to forcing a first year student to block an upperclassman’s shoes. Thomas McClure of near Galesburg pleaded guilty to stealing 3 pounds 75 pence from a Symposium locker and was fined five dollars and costs, then jailed five days.
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University of Ilinois
E. N. Bailey
O. A. McCormick
Sidney B. Smith
T. R. Trowbridge
University of Illinois
Urbana
Thomas McClure
Galesburg
Aunt Accused in Baby Death After Clothes Smothering
Five week old infant of Mrs. Lizzie Topciak Chicago died after aunt Katrina Mazuga allegedly threw a bundle of clothing onto the child during a quarrel over clothing ownership. Mazuga is held at a police station, coroner to investigate.
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Lizzie “Topciak
Chicago
Katrina Mazuga
Tthe
Caught in Child Labor Net in Springfield
Thirty seven Springfield merchants were arrested by state deputy factory inspector Johnson of Bloomington for violating the child labor law by employing children under sixteen. Many pleaded guilty and were fined after his two week tour of stores and factories. Holiday rush saw youths carrying bundles and running errands for merchants.
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Springfield
Johnson
Bloomington
Embezzler Frank E. Dooling Freed. Faces Other Charges
Frank E. Dooling, charged with embezzling funds from the Court of Honor, was discharged at arraignment before Police Magistrate Clark E. Shipp in Springfield. A previously filed indictment was nolle pressed due to faults, and a new proceeding was begun. Dooling, a prominent politician once a candidate for Secretary of State, awaits trial on additional charges.
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Frank
Dooling
Frank E. Dooling
Court of Honor
Clark E. Shipp
Springfield
Nolle
Shipp
Flames Draw Steam Engine Into Tampico Fire Scene
Firemen to thaw frozen pipes by running a steam engine into a burning Tampico barn. The engine stalled as pipes iced over but revived after ten minutes, allowing the engine to exit and prevent total loss of the building.
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Tampico
Illinois building at Jamestown expositon to become permanent residence
The Illinois structure at the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition in Norfolk Virginia will be a permanent building facing Hampton Roads near the water. Construction is set to finish by March 15 with options for permanent acquisition after the expo. Illinois plans a historical display with a state department.
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Hampton Ronda
Illinois
Norfolk
Commission
Hampton Roads
Springfield
Illinois Exposition HQ Building Plans Revealed
A proposed 40 by 60 foot two story Colonial design building by State architect W. C. Zimmermann will serve as the Illinois exposition headquarters. It features a 22 by 40 reception hall dining room kitchen and offices on the first floor and six bedrooms on the second. The brick veneer structure includes an ornate model staircase and porches, with potential sale as a residence after use.
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Commissioners
W. C. Zimmermann
Chicago
Illinois
Albion man named new State superintendent of insurance
Frederick W. Potter of Albion has been appointed State superintendent of insurance. He is the first practical insurance man in recent years to hold the post. Potter is 44, a former school teacher and successful Mutua l Bene Life agent with years in life insurance in the southern part of the state.
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Albion
Frederick W. Potter
B. W. Potter
Crazed Aunt Hurls Child Through Window in Chicago
Mrs Morris Selene, insane and believing her child was harmed, hurled two year old Gladys Hersh from a plate glass window onto stone steps forty feet below. The child survived. doctors hope for recovery. Selene was captured after a struggle with neighbors and is confined in the Detention hospital.
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Gladys Hersh
Morris Selene
Gladys
Benjamin Hersh
Chicago
Selene
Hersh
Ingersoll's Boys Meet Hold Peoria Reunion
Veterans of the Eleventh Illinois cavalry commanded by Col. Robert G. Ingersoll gathered in Peoria for a reunion ahead of the planned unveiling of a statue in his honor. The ceremony is set for July 21, 1907. The unit, raised across central Illinois in 1862, earned a gallant record with several hundred survivors.
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Peoria
Eleventh Illinois Cavalry
Robert G. Ingersoll
Ingersoll
Illinois
Lunatic shoots at Thacher at Bowling Green school
Joseph Snow, son in law of ex Sheriff McDonald, fired three shots at a Vandalia Bowling Green school party. He then rode to the schoolhouse flourished his revolver at pupils and teachers Addie Bingham and sister, forcing students indoors under threat. He was captured, declared insane.
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Addie Bingham
Bowling Green
Vandalia
Leon Shutt
Joseph Snow
McDonald
Snow
Life sentence for boy in murder of playmate
Chicago lad Robert Gordon, 15, pled guilty to the murder of Joseph Reed, 8, and was sentenced to life in the reformatory. He drew Reed under a sidewalk with a brick buried him, suffocating him after the attack, showing no emotion during plea or sentencing.
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Carson Stanley
Har Melrose
Grayville
Stanley
EB. L. James
First Baptist Church
Decatur
Chester
James
Johns
Chicago
Robert Gordon
Reformatory
Joseph Reed
Gordon
Reed
Young Reed
Coal famine drives Dakota settlers to extreme fuel shortages
In the western prairie a coal and fuel shortage forces farmers to burn outbuildings for heat. Russians, Grantham residents, and Benning families convert barns, wagons, and even stable boards into fuel while stock and livestock endure the cold. Real estate fears fall in land values as railroads fail to deliver coal.
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Great Western Prairie
Fargo
N. D
Russia
Grantham
Walldran
Benning
South
North Dakota
South Dakota
Flywheel to Steady a Ship Proposal by Odo Schlick
Hamburg marine engineer Odo Schlick proposes mounting a heavy wheel on a vertical axis to prevent ship rolling. The device would act on gyroscope principles to stabilize vessels at sea.
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Odo Schlick
Hamburg
Ohio's Record Voyage Arrives in New York Dec 2
The battleship Ohio, built by Union Iron Works of San Francisco, arrived in New York on December 2 after covering 50,000 miles without rivet strain. She sails as part of the policy to withdraw battleships from the Asiatic squadron. A fire destroyed ten Wareham buildings in the heart of Wareham, Massachusetts.
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Ohio
Union Iron Works of
San
Far East
New York
Ate
Wareham
Maas
Plan to drain swamps proposed in Congress with Flint as leader
A bill led by Senator Flint of California aims to drain swamp lands nationwide under government supervision. It creates a drainage fund funded by annual appropriations and land sales from reclaimed areas, using a model similar to national irrigation laws. The U.S. holds about 75 million acres of swamp land, with large swaths in Virginia New Jersey Michigan Minnesota California and Florida and the Everglades alone estimated at 7 million acres.
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Congress
Senator Flint
California
United States
Union
Virginia
New Jersey
Hoboken Flats
New England
Michigan
Minnesota
Sacramento Valley
Everglades Swamp
Florida
Political row and reform efforts dominate New York and New Jersey
Poultney Bigelow attacks the Presidents canal report, Philadelphia mayor Weavers testimony ties Boss Durham to public works actions, a new independent People’s Lobby forms in New Jersey. Pennsylvania Comptroller Berry blocks Capitol bills, a Cooper Union mass meeting backs Lodge, and New York canvass shows Hughes leading with 57 973, Chandler 5442, Hearst behind in state and city totals.
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Weaver
Philadelphia
McNichol
Berry
Pennsylvania
J. H. Sanderson
Joseph M. Huston
Gov. Pennypacker
Gen. Snyder
New York State
Hughes
Chandler
Hearst
New York City
Metropolis
Chicago and New York business and shipping outlook 1906
Chicago district reports a strong year end in trade with rising steel and timber stockpiles and improved winter operations. Rail freight expansion faces weather delays while bank deposits rise and cash collections stay solid. Grain and livestock movements in Chicago show declines. failures reduce. New York anticipates 1907 with record holiday trade and rising future orders. wheat and corn exports for week and fiscal year show varying totals versus prior years.
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Chicago
R. G. Dun & Co
New York
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Market Prices Across Cities for Cattle Hogs Sheep and Grains
Across major markets from Chicago to Toledo buyers quoted bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep with grain and dairy items. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs potatoes and seed with figures per weight and per unit in various cities.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
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Cora Naylor
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Carroll Applegate
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Frank D. Fox
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Circuit District Court
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Scott
Robert McKinney
Vermillion County
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Troop I
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