Ballots altered in Joliet contest and state news
In Joliet the mayoral election contest between R J Barr and W Crolius deepened as thirty nine more ballots in the Fifth Ward were altered in the same manner as those found in the Third Ward. Crosses in the Republican column were made with ordinary pencils while Crolius marks used indelible ink. Judges clerks and watchers testified ballots were tampered after leaving their possession and were turned over to the city clerk. An arrest fund for the guilty party was pledged by P C Haley. The report also notes a Chicago death of Graeme Stewart, a lightning fatality near Murphysboro, a retirement gift for Dr Arthur Reynolds, and other Illinois items including mine accidents and public notices.
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Joliet
Barr
Crolius
Fifth Ward
Third
Crosius
Third Ward
P. C. Haley
Robert Haley
Aaron Egbert
Murphysboro
Arthur R. Reynolds
Chicago Health Department
Thomas McCray
Moenequa
Daniel Denny
Polo
Rock River
Sterling
Cook County
Chicago Medical Society
Frank R. McCamyon
Chicago
Meyers
Rock Island
Franklin County
Douglas County Court House
Tuscola
Joe Leiter
Ziegler
Pittsburg
R. J. Barr
William Crolius
United States Construction Company
Decatur
Taylorville
Mechanicsburg
Springfield
Petersburg
Mt. Sterling
Quincy
George M. Skelley
John E. Melick
James 8. Sutton
Homesick Woman Ends Life on Farm Cistern
Selma Seifert, 32, a German immigrant wife of Ernest Seifert, living ten miles east of Edwardsville, drowned herself in a cistern after years of longing for her homeland. She had been in the United States about a year with her husband and three children. Her melancholia worsened as she begged to return home while her husband refused.
Wreck Near Spring Valley Injures Chicago Party
An auto carrying four Chicago tourists Mr and Mrs William Woodley their 9 year old son and J F O'Brien rolled back from a hilltop near Spring Valley after brake failure. Earl Woodley was thrown against a tree and seriously hurt while Mrs Woodley remained unconscious. The two men escaped uninjured. The car was wrecked and the accident occurred the afternoon of the outing after departing Spring Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Spring Valley
William T. Woodley
J. F. O'Brien
Earl
Four Shot In Race War At Lawrenceville Carnival
A carnival riot between whites and negroes in Lawrenceville left four men dangerously wounded and several others seriously injured. George Goins, a negro, clashed with a white man. Goins was knocked down and in the ensuing struggle gunfire erupted as whites and negroes rallied. George Bell of Neals and A. B. Combs of Vincennes were among the wounded, with Bell gravely hurt and Combs shot and injured. an unknown black man was fatally wounded.
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Lawrenceville
George Goins
Goins
George Bell
Neals
Combs
Vincennes
Ind
Accused of Wife Murder Durfree Arraigned in Elgin
W H Durfree of Elgin is arraigned on murder charges for the death of his fourth wife Mrs Mary Elizabeth Cunningham Durfree by poison. Sisters received letters from Mrs Durfree claiming he plotted against her life. She died June 20 after a rapid decline. doctors treated her and analyzing experts will inspect her stomach contents.
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W. H. Durfree
Elgin
Mary Elizabeth Cunningham Durfree
Durfree
Jury Deadlock in Cole Shelton Carroll Murder Trial
After forty eight hours the Galesburg jury reported disagreement and was discharged. The eight to four vote for conviction failed, ending a two week trial over the death of Tena Ramp, allegedly caused by Dr John Cole Williamsfield Isaac Shelton Yates City and Mrs Rebecca Garroll. The defense contends Ramp self-administered drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
John Cole
Williamsfield
Isaac Shelton
Yates City
Rebecca Garrell
Tena Ramp
Subway Nearing Completion for Chicago Freight Service
The Chicago Subway Company expects to handle freight by the end of August linking nearly all Chicago railroad terminals. Days and nights work accelerates bore completion amid a teamsters strike. In two months more than five miles of tunnels were finished with 60 000 cubic yards excavated and 25 000 yards of concrete moved. Nearly 32 miles of bore span the district between 12th and streets, Chicago avenue and the lake, to be wired and rails laid for electric freight service beneath the city.
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12Th and
Steel Streets
Chicago Avenue
New Y M C A Home Opened by PR and Railroad Leaders
The Chicago Young Men's Christian Association opened its new building at Doke Junction near the Ohio and Eastern Illinois railroad line. Officials from the railroad and association spoke on the venture, which cost 22000 and was furnished by the railroad. The property is leased to the association for twenty years with support funds to aid members.
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Coal Operators’ Association of Illinois
Shot Tirers
Great Northern
Chicago
Prc
Chicago Young Men’s Chic Association
Ohic
Eastern Illinois
Doke Junction
P. Bailey
The
Associ of Chicago
Lyford
Prudent Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
W. J. Jackson
Association
Woman Cook Kills Teamster in Staunton Camp Quarrel
Mrs. Butler a cook at J Laing construction camp fired on Jacob Beppler a Raymond based teamster and lodge member of the Foresters of Raymond. The shooting followed a quarrel with her son as Beppler watered his horses at Staunton. He died from a shot to the side.
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Staunton
Jacob Beppler
Raymond
Butler
J. Laing
Beppler
Lodge of the Foresters of
Templars' New Leader Elected at Illinois Grand Lodge
The fiftieth annual session of the Illinois Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars met in Aurora. Officers were elected Friday with Springfield chosen as next meeting site. G C T Rev H S Morrill of Chicago. G C Victor Nygren of Rockford. G V T Leonora Knox of Riverton. Superintendent Juvenile Temples Mrs Ella Sollett of Chicago. G C Oscar Oblander of Chicago. G T Fred Olson of Kewanee. G E S Goothard Thielberg of Pullman. G V C J A Rumberg named.
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Illnois
Oscar Oblander
Chicago
G. T
Fred Olson
Kewanee
G. E
Goothard Thielberg
Pullman
J. A. Rumberg
Stones Old Man to Death in Savannah Stabbing
Jesse Koser age 18 confessed to killing 65 year old Jacob Weaver by stoning in Savannah after an early evening altercation. Koser and his 16 year old brother Frank and their father Edward were held to the grand jury. the father and brother as accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tease Koser
Jacob Weaver
Jesse Koser
Savannah
Koser
Frank
Edward Koser
Weaver
Rosers
Light Company Insolvent Seized by Receiver in Bond Trust Case
The Carbondale Water Light and Power Company is placed in receivership after American Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago, holder of a deed of trust guaranteeing bond payments, seeks to secure owed sums.
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Carbondale Water, Light and Power Company
American Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Various European notices and curiosities from London to Cairo
A sprawling survey of international anecdotes and observations covers senatorial fortunes, fashion, theater tastes, and military prudence. Highlights include Senator Proctor’s wealth remarks, a London court scenting chandeliers’ rising value, and reflections on discipline, courage, and prudence in warfare with echoes of the Boer War’s lessons.
Surrender to Fear in Turkish Earthquake Officials Punished
A French analysis notes a Turkish officer’s exile for cowardice after a palace window-breaking escape during an earthquake. It debates whether fear under fire can justify deception and cites Napoleon’s wartime propaganda, arguing bravery can waver under pressure and is not the sole virtue.
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Eudgels
Chalons
South Africa
Washington
Braddock
Army and Navy Journal
Turkey
Paris
la France Militaire
Napoleon
Average Jury Verdicts and the Justice of the Twelve
The piece argues juries sit for about an hour listening to evidence and witnesses, then return with a self-satisfied verdict. It notes the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt and claims most acquittals reflect fair justice, while juries sometimes disagree due to stubborn jurors, yet the twelve ordinary citizens collectively wisdom vindicates the system.
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County of
New York
the Atlantic Monthly
No Hope for His Affliction and Cheer Up
Rev. Frank W. Gunsaylus of the Armour Institute in Chicago visited Dr Lorenz for his affliction. The preacher sought help but the doctor reportedly said there was no hope for improvement. The reporter noted Gunsaylus asked a public questions about significance, but the doctor dismissed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Gunsaylus
Armour Institute
Chicago
Dr. Lorenz
Hare
Dr. Gunsaulus
Artistic printing puzzles readers in old German and English text
Mrs Brown notes the olu program is very artistic while Mrs Green recalls deciphering the title page’s imitation German and old English black letters, a task lasting nearly an hour at the Detroit Free Press.
Help! We’ll Be Washed Ashore Rescue Hope
In a terse exchange from the Houston Post a distressed woman insists on being rescued while a man calm ly suggests they will be washed ashore. The brief dialogue captures a perilous coastal moment with a wary response.
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Houston Post
The Sound Steamer Parade Moment
The Cleveland Leader quotes Tommy Twaddles during a circus parade as he points out the loud music from a big attraction. The boy names it a sound steamer, with the adult replying in a playful exchange about the noisy vehicle.
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Tommy
Cleveland
Wallace resigns Panama post over offer from New York
Secretary Taft condemns Chief Engineer Wallace for leaving the Isthmus for a higher paying job in New York. Loomis to lead a Europe post audit, with August return expected, while whispers of reassignment arise. Capitol whispering gallery ceiling changes hinder acoustics. Army engineers doubt the sixteen inch gun’s practicality. only one built at Sandy Hook. Patriotism boosts US flag production to over three million silk flags yearly.
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War Department
Washington
Wallace
Panama
Taft
Great Canal
Cable
New York
Panama Commission
Isthmus
Mr. Wallace
United States
John Paul Jones
Loomis
Europe
B. Loomis
State Department
Department
Venezuela
Capitol
House of Representatives
Hall of Statues
United States Army
Sandy Hook
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Illinois State News
Graeme Stewart
Second Congregational Church
Oak Park
Edward J. Robins
Anna J. Collins
W. J. Collins
Woodlawn Avenue
David Molineaux
Crooked Lake
Lake Villa
George Parsons
Cairo
Yvonne Davis
Paul Koriwortz
Piper
Milwaukee
Russell
Bloomington
Geneva
Zearfuss
Randolph Township
Ilinois
Hill
New Y. M. C. A
Templars
Grand Lodge
Stones Old Man
Proctor
Vermont
England
Dun
Scotland
Longino
Mississippi
London
Cme
Bonaparte
Shorwell
Isle of Wight
Riett
Japan
Lumbia
Hiogo
Portland Oregonian
Lord Grimthorpe
Hamburg
Wag
Ipswich
London Globe
Betterment of London Association
West End
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