State Board Finds Illinois Insane Patient Treated Well
William C. Graves of the State Board of Charities exonerates hospital staff at Illinois Northern Insane Hospital Elgin after inspecting records on Matthew Gorman of Chicago. Graves and Superintendent Podstata find detailed hourly care, noting Gorman’s third stage parette condition and that he was “up, dressed, out on the grounds” and unaware of injuries.
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Asylut
William C. Graves
State Board of Charities
Matthew Gorman
Chicago
Illinois Northern Insane Hospital
Elgin
Gorman
Graves
South Infirmary
V. H. Podstata
Two Farmers Die as Lightning Strikes Near Middletown
Edward Morris aged 42 and William Mortimer aged 40, well known farmers, were killed instantly by a lightning bolt while seeking shelter under a hedge during a severe storm on the Mortimer farm three miles southwest of Middletown. Mrs. Mortimer found her husband Mortimer and Morris shortly after the strike. Mortimer is survived by a wife and eight children while Morris leaves a wife and two children in Lincoln.
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Award Morris
William Mortimer
Edward Morris
Mortimer
Middltown
Dunning Patient Ends Life At Dunning Asylum
A coroner's jury ruled death by own action for John Doe an inmate at Dunning asylum who seized a razor from an attendant while shaving and cut his throat. Officials and attendants faced no blame and the incident occurred after the patient exhibited a sudden impulse. Doe was picked up in a demented state and brought to the hospital on April 29. He spoke only to ask for tobacco.
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John Doe
Dunning Asylum
John Houlihan
J. L. Cress
Dr. Wilhite
Drowning and suicide incidents reported in Illinois
William Kreibrink aged 18 drowned while bathing in Fox river at Elgin after cramps. Companion C B Landes pulled the body from the water. Orvin Borten aged 55 of Abingdon died by self strangulation using a string tied to a bedpost.
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William Kreibrink
Fox River
Elgin
Kreibrink
C. B. Landes
Orvin Borten
Abingdon
Minor state items recount deaths and crimes across Illinois
At various towns a Chicago minister spoke to Abingdon graduates while others faced tragedy and crime. A shooting in Cooksville left 11 year old Harold Hayward wounded, and two Marshall men were fined for illegal liquor. A hunter died near Centralia, and Whiteside County elected a young sheriff. Other notices include a fatal fall at Rockford, a hospital cornerstone in Centralia, a near-drowning at Cedar Lake, church resignations in Bloomington, a predicted bumper corn crop, a Kanakakee streetcar collision, a self-inflicted death in Las Vegas, forged-check accusations in Rockford, plans for a Carmi Fairfield electric line, a rich man’s will distribution, and the death of Clara Reynolds in California.
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Hedding College
Abingdon
Ernest Wray O'Neal
Chicago
Clinton Shanks
Cooksville
Harold Hayward
Edward Mount
al Millard
Marshall
Centralia
Glen Rupe
Arthur B. Hamilton
Whiteside County
Illinois
Emil Oberg
Hess & Hopkins Leather Company
Rockford
St. Mary’s Hospital of
W. C. Luse
Diocese of
Belleville
Clyde Denumbrom
Port Byron
Cedar Lake
James Silk
J. H. .Gilland
Second Christian Church
Bloomington
First Christian Church
State Board of Agriculture
Ilinois
Central
Henry Wakeman
Essex
Kankakee
Charles Hutchinson Mills
Abbott Lawrence Mills
Chicago Board of Trade
Las Vegas
N. M
George B. Hayes
Warren Savings Bank
Warren
Ind
State Bank
Warsaw
Hayes
Algene Claremont
Fairfield
Burnt Prairie
Carmi
George W. Burn
Kansas City
Mt. Vernon
Evansville
William Elliot Smith
Illinois Glass Company
Howardsville
Nestor
Cal
Clara L. Reynolds
Jo” Reynolds
Board of Trade
Three Drowned in Mississippi River Rescue Effort
Five men were swept by a squall on the Mississippi River near Moline. Charles Harris 26 Kansas City Henry Kerns 23 Chicago Andrew Mangold 35 Dayton Ohio drowned. Axel Peterson boat livery manager sustained severe injuries while rescuing the two survivors George Marshall Boston Frank Meyers Romney.
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Mississippi River
Moline
Axel Peterson
Charles Harris
Kansas City
Henry Kerns
Chicago
Andrew Mangold
Dayton
Ohio
George Marshall
Boston
Frank Meyers
Romney
Harris
Mangold
Kerns
New Leland Hotel Planned for Springfield
Stockholders have subscribed the last funds needed to finance Springfield's new 500000 hotel. The New Leland Hotel will rise on the old Leland site, ten or twelve stories, fireproof, with a lobby spanning the ground floor and a cafe area. A stockholders meeting will organize immediate construction. Located in the convention and legislative city, the project emphasizes a modern lobby design as a centerpiece.
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Springfield
Leland
Couple Near Death in Feud Shootings
A farmer and his wife were shot five miles north of Benton during a drive home. Mrs. A. K. Jones lies dying and her husband is seriously wounded. Four men, Tom and James LeMaster and Jasper and Edward W, were arrested and bound on warrants. Authorities suspect a neighborhood feud and state officials discussed the case after a physician notified the state attorney. Jones declines to talk.
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A. K. Jones
Benton
Tom
James LeMaster
Jasper
Edward W
Deneen's Son Saves Girl From Lake Peril
Ashley Deneen son of Governor Deneen earned praise in Springfield for rescuing Miss May Childers from drowning at Clear Lake. Though Roy’s strength failed he dragged her by the hair to safety after finding her beyond her depth and unable to swim.
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Roy
Ashley Deneen
Governor Deneen
Springfield
Miss May Childers
William M. Childers
Miss Childers
Clear Lake
End Strip of Death Chicago to widen street car gaps
Chicago to abolish the narrow passing space known as the strip of death in all future street car track construction except downtown. Twenty five people killed in crashes between street cars in the last year prompts the change ordered by the board of supervising engineers. Existing tracks remain unchanged and wide cars stay in service until worn out. West Point cadet selections include Charles C Herrick Sterling first alternate Harry H Davis Monroe Center second alternate Harl Nisher Rochelle with high physical and combined averages.
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Chicago
Board of Supervising Engineers
West Point
West Point Military Academy
Thirteenth
Charles C. Herrick
Sterling
Harry H. Davis
Monroe Center
Harl Nisher
Rochelle
Herrick
Springfield printer expert named by Governor Deneen
John 8. Gault of Springfield is appointed printer expert to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Harry W. Jones of Ipain who left state service to join a Chicago paper company.
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John 8. Gault
Springfield
Deneen
Harry W. Jones
Ipain
Chicago
Farm Boy Loses Eye in Dynamite Accident
Walter Jacobson, a 12 year old farmer near Kankakee, suffered the loss of his left eye and serious hand injuries from a dynamite explosion when struck by a hammer.
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Walter Jacobson
Kankakee
Bigamist John Madson Held by San Francisco Police
John Madson sought for bigamy across many cities is in custody in San Francisco. Police say he married twenty four women and was engaged or married to fourteen others, with victims in St Louis Hannibal Stockton Springfield and San Francisco among others.
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John Madson
United States
San Francisco
Madson
Minnie Allen
Madison Street
St. Louis
Alice Richardson
Katherine Baughman
Maggie E. Bloom
Hannibal
A. Farran
Rocheport
Sylva Pollard de Bennett
Maye
Henrietta Leopold
Jessie Tretheway
Stockton
Cal
Mary Wiggins Crown
Springfield
Mass
Oakland
Memphis
Tenn
Lawrence
Kan
Jonesboro
Ark
Santa Rosa
Gettysburg
Ohio
New Orleans
St. Johns
Mich
Hamilton
Ont
Germany
Teachers shun book fight in NEA election showdown
James Yadkin Joyner won the NEA presidency in Denver amid a campaign against textbook price controls. Ben Blewett and J H Phillips were defeated. The association opposed high school fraternities, weighs simplified spelling, and elected Irwin Shepherd as secretary A H Cham erlain as treasurer and Lorenzo Harvey as first vice president. San Francisco was chosen as the next meeting site over Milwaukee and Boston.
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James Yadkin Joyner
Public Instructio
North Carolina
National Educational Association
Denver
Joyner
Ben Blewett
St. Louis
J. H. Phillips
Birmingham
Ala
Itggo
Irwin Shepherd
Winona
Gun Cotton Explosion Wrecks Detroit Plant
Police attribute the blast to labor troubles after a suitcase of gun cotton was placed beneath steel girders at the Whitehead & Kales yard on Becker avenue Detroit. The explosion shattered windows within a half mile and damaged nearby plants, notably Seitz Auto and Transmission Co, where all windows were broken and some machinery hurt. The girders were for a post office extension. Whitehead & Kales has faced open shop strife.
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Detroit
Whitehead & Kales
Becker Avenue
Seitz Auto and Transmission Company
Counterfeiting Plant Discovered In Milwaukee Raid
Police raided a cottage at 525 Reeds Street Milwaukee uncovering a counterfeit operation with dollars half dollars and quarters and a complete plant. Mrs Hajdukovitch her three young children and her sister Anna Helena Vieh were arrested with Vieh charged with attempting to pass bogus coin. The other item reports the Portuguese Duke of Albuquerque arrested in Madrid at Portugal's request, amid alleged involvement in the assassinations of King Carlos and Crown Prince Luiz.
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Milwaukee
Reeds Street
Hajdukovitch
Anna Helena Vieh
Albunerque
Madrid
Lisbon
Carlos
Rinen Luiz
Portugal
T L McWhinney Dies in Yellow Springs
T L McWhinney a noted writer speaker and minister died in Yellow Springs Ohio He served as chancellor of Defiance College and was recognized as a leader in religious and literary circles.
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T. L. McWhinney
The
Christian Church
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Defiance College
Mob Lynching Reported in Barwick Georgia
An unknown Black man was fatally harmed by a mob in Barwick Georgia. He was found hiding under a bed in a white family’s home. A mob gathered, forcibly removed him, and the incident resulted in his death.
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Barwick
Gunnison Tunnel Completed in Colorado After Four-Year Build
The Gunnison tunnel, the largest government project of its kind, was completed Tuesday with no deviations from engineers' four and a half year estimates. The $3.5 million works conects Gunnison River and Montrose in the Uncompahgre Valley to deliver irrigation water for 150 000 to 175 000 acres. Public celebration spread through the valley with bells and fireworks and a formal event planned for September 28 with President Taft possible.
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Gunnison
Colorado
Gunnison River
Montrose
Ancompaghre Valley
Uncompaghre Valley
Taft
Disaster near Aomori claims 149 lives on Nihonkai-Maru
Receipts from Victoria report 149 Japanese dead or burned after the Nihonkai-Maru caught fire near Aomori on June 14. Heavy fog prevented relief from shore, two lifeboats failed to launch, and improvised escape led to panicked deaths among fishermen and crew. No life buoys found aboard.
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Aomori
Japan
Victoria
B. C
Notech
Fourth’s Death Toll Falls Amid Safer Fourth of July
Nationwide Fourth of July celebration results show 44 deaths by Tuesday at 2 am, down from 56 in 1908. Total injuries reach 2,361, up from 1,899, with fire losses totaling 734,575 dollars, led by a 350,000 dollar Spokane blaze.
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Spokane
Wash
Crowds at C E Convention Open in St Paul
The twenty fourth international Christian Endeavor convention formally opened in St Paul Minnesota with the United society meeting at the Ryan Hotel. Trustees held their annual meeting and the first big general gathering followed. President Clark called the delegates to order in the Auditorium as crowds streamed from Union Station. Reception officials directed newcomers and issued instruction cards guiding each member to their headquarters church.
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International Christian Endeavor Convention
St. Paul
Child Killed by Thunderbolt Near Walla Walla Field
Clark Burton Downing aged 14 was instantly killed by a lightning strike while walking in an open field near Walla Walla Washington. Bolton Owen Field is named in the report as the location of the incident. The tragedy occurred during a storm that swept the area.
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Bolton Owen Field
Clark Burton Downing
Walla Walla, Wash
Chicago Trade Signals Strong Outlook and Industrial Expansion
Sustained heavy shipments, strong lake traffic, and higher rates describe a robust trade position. New capacity plans at Gary and Indiana Harbor, increased terminal and track projects, and rising demand for lumber and cement reflect continued industrial growth amid cautious breadstuff movement. Bank clearings top prior years, while failures stay low, indicating resilience in the Chicago economy per Dun's Weekly Review of Trade.
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Chicago
Gary
Indiana Harbor
Weekly Review of Trade
Trade, harvest labor demand, and weather affect markets
New York reports show continued good trade momentum despite weather delays. Cereal crop prospects look upbeat while rains hinder retail activity in parts of the central West and South. Labor demand for harvest and tariff talks loom, with Canadian and U.S. failure tallies noted for the week.
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New York
United States
Canada
Market Prices Across Cities For Cattle Hogs Sheep and Grains
Chicago prices show cattle 4.00 to 7.40, hogs 4.50 to 8.10, sheep 4.25 to 5.40, with grains including wheat No 2 at 1.22 to 1.28 and corn No 2 at 69 to 70 cents. Indianapolis and St Louis also list values for cattle hogs sheep and grains with varying No 2 and white designations and miscellaneous items. New York offers cattle 4.00 to 7.00, hogs 3.50 to 8.50, sheep 3.00 to 4.50, wheat No 2 at 1.44 to 1.15 and corn No 2 at 77 to 78 cents.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Toledo
Cincinnati
New York
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Louis Marlow
Henry Marlow
Pleasant Hill
Irvin B. Venable
Hoy
Leavenworth
Arthur Barrett
Thomas Delahanty
Landis
United States District Court
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Girl
Gunnison Tunnel
C. E. Convention
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