Freeport Man Caused Visit Over One Dollar Letters
Illinois state news recounts Daniel McMullen and brother David McMullen of Chicago and Freeport Hardware involvement as Daniel sought loans of one dollar from recipients. Various regional incidents follow, including deaths, arrests, and civic actions across Peoria to Bloomington and Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Daniel ¥. McMallen
David McMullen
Chicago
Freeport Hardware Company
Y. McMullen
McMullens
McMullen
Convict Assaults Guard At Joliet Prison
Henry Jones, a Joliet inmate jailed for burglary, attacked Guard McDonald with a hammer after being reproved for a window error. The guard was cut on the cheek as Jones yanked him from his post. Jones loses good time and parole chances. Fred Moose, serving life for murder, may receive a commutation for aiding the guard and likely saving the guard’s life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry Jones
Joliet Penitentiary
Cook County
McDonald
Fred Moose
Jones
Mystery in Harrisburg Illinois Fire Incendiaries Suspected
Fire destroyed the east half of Harrisburg's public square starting at Pearce Brothers grocery and meat market. Two dry goods stores and adjoining buildings burned, with losses totaling around 28 000 dollars. Origin unknown but suspected incendiaries. insurance was limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pearce Brothers’ Grocery
Chronicle Printing Office
J. Ww
Warner Gets $500000 Legacy From Illinois Pensions Chief
Col Vespasian Warner, Illinois pension commissioner, inherits a quarter share of a roughly two million dollar estate from his late father who died at 86. The will, filed at Clinton, makes Warner estate executor without bond and places the property in trust for four children for fifteen years. Existing assets span Illinois Iowa Nebraska Missouri Ohio and Indiana.
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Illinois
Vespasian Warner
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Ohio
Indiana
Warner
Clinton
Fines Levied on Illinois Firms for Trust Law Compliance
Secretary of State Rose lists about a thousand Illinois corporations that failed to file affidavits denying any connection with trusts or illegal combinations. Attorney General Stead will certify the names to county State's Attorneys to begin collecting $50 per day fines from Oct 30 for noncompliance.
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Illinois
Rose
Stead
Bridge plan across Illinois River tied to Peoria station
Chicago and Alton and Vandalia lines intend a new bridge over the Illinois River at Peoria. They withdraw from the Washington depot accord with the Peoria and Pekin union and aim to use a Rock Island Peoria union station. Likely serve Rock Island, Chicago and Alton Vandalia, Iowa Central and possibly Burlington lines.
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Chicago and Alton and
Vandalia
Peoria
Illinois River
Teoria
Washington
Peoria and
Pekin Union
Rock Island
Chicago and Alton
Iowa Central
Burlington Lines
Boy Burglars Caught in Grassdale Robberies Confess
Three youths Andrew Swanson aged 19 William Keck 14 and Louis Sherwood 14 were arrested and confessed to robbing the residence of Justice Melville in Grassdale and the nearby Grossdale schoolhouse. Justice J P Montgomery bound Swanson over to the Criminal Court in 2000 dollars while Keck and Sherwood were sent to the juvenile court. The stolen goods were recovered from an abandoned quarry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Swanson
William Keck
Louis Sherwood
Justice Melville
Grassdale
Grossdale
J. P. Montgomery
Swanson
Keck
Sherwood
Governor Deneen names new Illinois state charities board
Governor Deneen announces the appointment of a new State board of charities. Appointees include Dr. Frank Billings and Rev. Dr. Emil G. Hirsch of Chicago, Miss J. Julia Lathrop of Rockford, John C. McAnally of Carbondale, and Rev. Father Edward Kelly of Chicago. Resignations and interim appointments follow, with Judge W. G. Cochran stepping down from the soldiers' orphans' home board for ill health and A. B. Wright of Woodstock named temporarily, while John H. Duncan of Marion resigns from the Chester penitentiary board. Unable to name a successor yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Deneen
State Board of Charities
Frank Billings
Emil G. Hirsch
J. Julia Lathrop
Rockford
John C. McAnally
Carbondale
Edward Kelly
W. G. Cochran
The
Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home
Wright
Woodstock
John H. Duncan
Marion
Chester
Urbana Doctor on Trial Over Alleged Defamation and Mail Fraud
Dr. Charles A. Nichols of Urbana faced trial in Springfield charged by postal authorities after his former wife Mrs. Susan Day alleged he published statements claiming she was his common law wife and used the mails to defraud and blackmail. Mrs. Day, divorced from William A. Day, former treasury auditor, former interstate commerce attorney, and current attorney for the Equitable Assurance Society, helped procure the indictment and is expected to testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Charles A. Nichols
Susan Day
Springfield
Mother's Search Rewarded Locates Last Child in Pana
After twelve years Mrs. Anderson finds Beulah Anderson of Pana, the final missing member of her six-child family. She had been committed to a southern Illinois asylum seventeen years earlier and later learned her family had scattered. The discovery comes after years of searching and a farm visit near Pana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pana
Anderson
Beulah Anderson
Mob Seeks Lynch Threat as Spring Bay Jail Surrounded
A mob of about a hundred Spring Bay citizens besieged the village jail with ice tongs and clubs to kill farm hand Lewis held inside. The crowd also attacked the year old daughter of farmer Rolly Sheets during the siege. After an hour the assault failed and Marshal Urban secretly moved Lewis to Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Bay
Lewis
Rolly Sheets
Marshal Urban
Peoria
Insane Women Transferred to Bartonville Asylum
Twenty five insane women from the Dunning asylum in Cook county have been moved to the Bartonville institution. The transfer will continue monthly with the goal of relocating 800 inmates from Dunning to Peoria county facility, expanding Bartonville from its former 250 capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunning Asylum
Bartonville
Cook County
Peoria County
Dunning
Bridegroom Arrested Over Underage Marriage Claim
Father of a girl alleges she is fourteen. John Downs of Edgar county caused the arrest of Ernest Harris of Grand View after he obtained a license to wed Pearl Downs, aged fourteen, by swearing she was eighteen. Harris posted $500 bond. The bride has vanished. Harris’ mother is suspected of aiding her escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Downs
Edgar County
Ernest Harris
Grand View
Pearl Downs
Harris
New Line to Connect Mattoon and Hillsboro Proposed
Representatives from Mattoon Hillsboro and intermediate towns met in Pana to elect directors for a new electric line. The project aims to connect St. Louis to New York City by electrical railways. A survey fund of 10000 dollars was subscribed at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon
Hillsboro
Pana
St. Louis
New York City
Minister in Morrison Faces Charges of Intoxication
Rev James Shaffer rector of the Episcopal Church of Morrison for ten months has been summoned before Bishop Anderson in Chicago to answer a charge of intoxication in Morrison. His wife and two children have reportedly deserted him for western Iowa. In a letter to a vestry member he says he is ashamed and will not return. It is claimed he previously had a strong drinking habit before entering the ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Shaffer
Episcopal Church of
Morrison
Anderson
Chicago
Iowa
Morrison Church
Traveling salesman arraigned on a train in Paris
J. E. McNier was arrested on a Big Four train and brought before a magistrate in Paris. He was fined 18 dollars, given a receipt, and boarded the same train out of town. The charge had stood for over a year though he had not been in Paris during that time.
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J. E. McNier
Paris
Traction Merger Rumor Ties St Louis Group to Iowa Cities
A rumored scheme aims to buy and consolidate street car lines and lighting plants across Moline Rock Island and Davenport with a $10,000,000 syndicate led by George Kobusch of St Louis. The plan, credited to St Louis interests, seeks control of the local utilities and transit assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Rock Island
Davenport
St. Louis
George Kobusch
Dyspepsia cures and Redwood Reproduction
A San Francisco Call piece extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for indigestion with patient Mil ler testimony, then discusses redwood trees regrowing from stumps and ancient logs underscoring California climate fertility. It notes redwood, willow and poplar recovery in moist coastal soils and reproduction along river corridors.
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Coast
Humboldt County
Mill Valley
Contra Costa
San Francisco
London Police Rent Safe Metropolis Report 1904
The London commissioner of police reports 1904 figures showing life and property largely safe in a metropolis of about 7 million with 17 000 officers. Only 126 580 arrested and 112 723 summoned for minor offenses. One in twenty eight appeared before magistrates for compulsory proceedings. Minor offenses listed include riding steps of omnibuses and failing to sweep chimneys.
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Eat
London Commissioner of Police
London
Chimwa
London Police Use Fingerprint System Gains Favor
A London police report highlights close street surveillance and frequent arrests for minor breaches. It notes strong approval for fingerprinting over the old anthropometric method, with 2,616 recognitions in the year, showing fingerprints as valuable corroborative evidence before courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Kingdom
Metropolitan Police
Philadelphia Ledger
Red Wood Trunk Regenerates After Being Felled
Report from Ukiah in Mendocino County describes a redwood in vigorous regrowth after its trunk was cut for timber. The illustration highlights enduring vitality and reproductive resilience of the giant trees under California climate conditions.
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California
Ukiah
Mendocino
Catarrh Cure Promises Universal Relief and Reward
A Cincinnati window fills with an ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming a 100 dollar reward for any failure to cure. The pitch explains the remedy as a constitutional treatment taken internally to cleanse blood and mucous surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Nearby items include a humorous classroom exchange about nature and eye surgery and a short piece from the Intelligence Office about wages and household chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Hall
I. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
An Aid to Memory The Sword Swallower Knot in Boa Constrictor
A quirky item cites a memory aid involving a sword swallower and a knot tied in a boa constrictor. The Albino snake charmer is mentioned as part of the memory prompt, with a brief nod to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery touted for stomach cures
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for weak stomach indigestion and related disorders. It claims glycerine as a safe, alcohol-free base and lists multiple plant ingredients with endorsements from eminent doctors, asserting relief for dyspepsia heartburn gastritis and constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Finle, Ellingwood
Bennett Medical College
Chicago
Pierce
R. Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
Hobart A. H. M
University Pa
Laurence Johnson
University of New York
Edwin M. Hale
Hahnemann Medical College
Pen M. Scudder
John King
Four Years of Agony Healing with Cuticura Remedies
A Ohio reader describes severe foot injury in 1899 ending after seven months of Cuticura Soap and Ointment use. He credits the treatment with restoring function, noting prior doctors failed and costs were modest compared to earlier bills. He remains working eight months after stopping therapy.
The Fault of the Clock
Mrs Hooligan snaps the stove lid back on the iron in impatience over time. She mutters about time and its uneven patience, recalling yesterday at one moment and today near twelve.
Robbed in Church By Continuous Coughing Cures
An advertisement complains of disrupted church services from coughing and promotes Anti-Gripine as a guaranteed cure. Sold nationwide for 25 cents. Manufactured by F. W. Diemer, M. D., Springfield, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Diemer
M. D
Springfield
No, sir, football needs no reform say ticket speculator
A humorous clash in a Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon features a man with a waistcoat declaring football fine as is while a gray stormcoat bearer asks his occupation. The reply reveals the man is a ticket speculator, highlighting streetwise sports ticket hustle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Denter
Pa Twaddles and Ma Twaddles Debate Tommy’s Language
A Cleveland Leader blurb records a domestic quarrel about profanity. Pa Twaddles laments Tommy learning offensive language while Ma Twaddles suggests self-shaving as a remedy, reflecting humorous small-town dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Cleveland
Coffee Linked to Lost Eye Sight In Aurora Case
A Rockford Register Gazette report details O. A. Leach of Beach county who lost forward vision but keeps side sight after heavy coffee use. Doctors say nerve damage is incurable if coffee continues. remedy urged is quitting coffee and using Postum Food Coffee as a nerve rebuilding alternative.
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Rockford, II
Register Gazette
William Langhurst
Leach
Gavnette
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Joshua Siglin
DeKalb County
Arthur Johnson
Sterling
Miss Hewitt
Warren
Truman Day
Aurora
Tle
Otto Shenkle
Bloomington
A. W. King
Chicago and Northwestern
Waukegan Station
Bureau County
Republican Central Committee
Louisa Gilbert
Elgin
Ross Purcell
Dengen
State House
Joseph Fuller
Milledgeville
Court of Honor
Ogle County Grand Jury
Samuel Elgin
Eric Bookholder
John Anderson
Walter W. Juntgen
Danville
J. G. Leckley
Anti-Saloon League of Illinois
J. 8. McCullough
Hydro-Carbon Gas Manufacturing Company
Omaha
N. B. Cottrell
Waterloo
John F. Kenna
Helmerich& Richardson
Tord
Kenna
Express
Elliott
State Board of Agriculture
State Fair Circuit
National Association
William Nagel
Josephine Collett
Carl Brady
Southern Railway
Kallmont
George Conway
Albert Doran
Oak Park
O. L. Garthwait
Jefferson
Names New Charity Board
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Police and Crime
Nellie
Intelligence Office
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