Doctor Kills Banker in Crescent City Mystery
In Crescent City a bank vice president J B Sayler was shot dead by Dr R W Miller in his home after a confrontation over Miller’s attentions to Sayler’s wife. Police report suggests premeditation as mob fear rises and a coroner's inquest continues.
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J. B. Sayler
Miller
Crescent City
First National Bank of
R. W. Miller
Iroquois County
Sayler
Watseka
Saylor
Casey Taken from Kankakee for Joliet Treatment
Dwight Casey brother in law of former Will County State’s Attorney William D Heise was moved from the Kankakee Insane Hospital to Joliet after relatives alleged cruelty. Judge George J Cowing ordered the transfer and Casey is now under care at St Josephs Hospital. Casey’s sister-in-law vows to seek presidential action if the governor does not intervene.
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Joliet
Dwight Casey
William D. Heise
Will County
Kankakee Insane Hospital
George J. Cowing
St. Joseph's Hospital
Casey
Heise
William C. Graves
State Board of Charities
Tragedy at Plano Rail Yard Kills One and Wounds Two
A Burlington Railroad accident at Plano leaves Samuel Stephens of Sedalia Mo dead Ray Businge and Frank English both from Nevada Mo seriously injured and another trainer injured Nine horses from W B Taylor string were hurt as a drawbar dropped fouling an east bound car and toppled it en route to Aurora for horse racing.
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Burlington
Plano
Samuel Stephens
Sedalia
Ray Businge
Nevada
Frank English
Missouri
Aurora
W. B. Taylor
Peoria
Tornado devastates central Illinois towns including Xenia and Pana
A fierce tornado swept across central Illinois on Sunday causing widespread damage. In Xenia the storm leveled homes and toppled structures within seconds, followed by a cloudburst. Pana also suffered destruction as trees were uprooted and houses were destroyed. Relief committees formed to aid hundreds left homeless and crop losses mount statewide.
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Illinois
Ilinois
Xenia
Pana
State Happenings: Drownings Shootings Sufferings Across Illinois
A collage of tragedies and notices from Illinois: Lloyd Spiller, 17, drowns in the Kishwaukee at Belvidere. two Quayle sons killed by lightning near Mahomet. convict John Van Gordon killed by a freight train in Centralia. Howard Brown, 17, dies from tetanus after a Fourth of July hand injury. 13-year-old William Cook dies of lockjaw at Piper City. Fourth of July injuries rise. Hector Remillard, 17, dies in Kankakee from tetanus after a hand wound. George H. Fonk becomes immigration secretary for the National Y M C A in New York. William Potter arrested in Springfield for murder in St Louis, claiming self defense. Daniel Sapp, ex-mayor of Pekin, dies at Augustana Hospital after gall stones operation at 67. Benjamin Neff, 19, dies of lockjaw from toy pistol injuries on July 4, second Pan a victim. city to restrict dangerous fireworks.
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Lloyd Spiller
Dixon
Belvidere
Kishwaukee
Thomas Quayle
Mahomet
John van Gordon
Chester Penitentiary
Centralia
Howard Brown
Ashton
Lockjaw
William Cook
Piper City
Hector Remillard
Kankakee
George H. Fonk
Sterling Y. M. C. A
Sapp
Benjamin Neff
Pana
President Taft Commutes Miss Grey’s Annuity Broker Sentence
Miss Marian Grey, previously convicted in Chicago for improper use of the mails tied to a matrimonial agency case in Elgin, has had her one year term commuted to zero days by President Taft on Attorney General Wickersham’s recommendation. Health concerns and appeals by friends aided the clemency, with the commutation noted by the District Attorney. The place of service is to be designated, possibly the House of the Good Shepherd.
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Taft
Marian Grey
Elgin
Searchlight Club
United States ‘Court of Appeals
Miss Grey
Benton Harbor
Sims
Wickersham
House of the Good Shepherd
Burlington Forms a New Road to Link Chicago and Gulf
Articles of Incorporation filed at Metropolis for Herrin Southern Railroad with $100 000 capital. Incorporators include Daniel Willard Frank E Ward J M Dering Ed A Howard and L B Larson all of Chicago. Extension from Herrin to Metropolis then to Paducah and on toward the Gulf. The line aims to connect Chicago with the Gulf via a 57 mile stretch and a further 300 miles toward Tennessee terminal links.
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Herrin
Chicago
Gulf
Metropolis
Herrin Southern Railroad
Daniel Willard
Burlington
Frank E. Ward
J. M. Dering
Ed A. Howard
L. B. Larson
Ohio River
Paducah
Tourlisigvolley Couree
Cenderty
Road
Tennessee
Probe Buggy Shooting In Wadsworth Leaves Two Wounded
Police watch Loretta Doyle and George Seable after a Friday evening attack as they walked home from a dance. A shooter hid in bushes and fired five times. the girl Loretta Doyle was struck twice in the legs and expected to recover. A former sweetheart remains under watch as investigators seek a link.
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Loretta Doyle
George Seable
Wadsworth
Man and wife wounded in accidental squirrel hunt incident
Kelley Jones and his wife, farmers from southwest of Carmi in Perry County, were shot while walking through a field near a thicket by hunting companions who then fled. Both are in critical condition with poor prospects for recovery as officers pursue the shooters.
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Kelley Jones
Carmi
Perry County
Offcers
Illinois man charged with wanton assault in Shelbyville shooting
Andrew Dyer of Tuscola is jailed in Shelby County awaiting a hearing on assault with intent to kill and concealed weapons charges. Prosecutors allege he fired two shots at Will Biggs near Shelbyville after a prior meeting, with Biggs stating the attack was unprovoked. Police found knucks and a revolver with three unexploded cartridges.
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Illinois
Andrew Dyer
Tuscola
Shelby County
Ben Gordie
Shelbyville
Dyer
Will Biggs
Biggs
Minister Jilted at Altar in Mattoon Wedding Farce
With 100 guests present Rev. B. B. Braden stood beside the bridegroom as Miss Tannie Doty refused to marry Pastor Joseph Snodgrass of Hammond Indiana. The ceremony collapsed as the bride declared she loved another.
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B. B. Braden
Mattoon
Tannie Doty
Joseph Snodgrass
Baptist Church of
Hammond
Ind
Taft Seeks Downward Tariff Revision Amid Party Push
President Taft issued a formal tariff statement after a conference with Republican and a lone Democratic representative, reaffirming a downward revision stance while stressing duty must be judged by evidence. He defended the party platform and argued reductions would not hurt industry if protection was unnecessary, noting broader national interests over district ones. Sixty firefighters were overcome by smoke in a basement blaze at 7th and Poplar, with two plants destroyed in Detroit causing about 150000 in damage. three firefighters were seriously injured but not fatally. Indian George sought a land grant visa via a Fresno clerk’s office record if he lives to 100 and beyond, potentially securing title with age.
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Taft
Young
Michigan
Mondell
Canada
Republican Party
Congress
George
Maty
Fresno
Cal
U S Vessels Form Largest Fleet For Cape Cod Maneuvers
A grand fleet of about 54 ships including fourteen battleships lies at Province Town Massachusetts ready for a month of fleet maneuvers. Two divisions went to sea Monday while two remained for ongoing drills, with the groups alternating as training proceeds.
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Cape Cod
Provincetown
Mass
Stars and Stripes
Blast at church fireworks display kills three
A gas pipe bomb exploded during a Holy Rosary Catholic Church celebration in Kansas City, killing three parishioners and injuring others. The device, built by a parishioner, caused a panic among thousands. debris shattered church windows and nearby homes while two policemen were stunned.
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Holy Rosary Catholic
Kansas City
Building Collapse Kills Seven in Philadelphia Market Street
A five story brick building at 11th and Market collapsed during reconstruction for United Gas Improvement Co. Burying thirty two people, seven killed, one missing, one fatally injured, and twenty four seriously hurt. Workmen Sax and Abbott were the contractors. The lower floors had been torn out and temporary shoring failed likely when a girder shifted.
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Philadelphia
11Th and
Market Streets
United Gas Improvement Company
Sax & Abbott
Oklahoma Pipeline Extension Approved for Prairie Oil and Gas
Acting Secretary Pierce approves the Prairie Oil and Gas right of way for an eight inch pipeline from Tulsa County through the Glennpool field across Creek Cherokee and Choctaw nations to the Oklahoma Arkansas line totaling 151 miles. The line extends Secretary Ballinger’s change to oil and gas rules removing common carrier and confiscatory clauses.
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Ballinger
Prairie Oil and Gas
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Tulsa County
Oklahoma
Glennpool
Arkansas State Line
Interior Pierce
New Depot for Kansas City Passes Council Approval
The Union station ordinance passed by the City Council and signed by Mayor Crittenden moves Kansas City closer to a new passenger depot replacing the ramshackle structure long an eyesore. Seven white and six Black prisoners escaped Paducah jail through an eighteen inch wall hole during dinner.
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Kansas City
Crittenden
Paducah
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade in Chicago summary
The report notes strength in manufacturing capacity, expanding wholesale trade, and buoyant demand across textiles clothing and furniture. Farm markets show good crop marketing and rising livestock activity, with high prices and strong agricultural distribution. Bank clearings reach 269,236,328, up 14.7 percent from 1908 and higher than 1907. failures in Chicago district total 29 with 12 liabilities over 5,000.
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Chicago
Dun’s Weekly Review of Trade
New York Business Outlook July Trade and Failures Report
New York reports mixed midsummer influences in trade and industry with fairly good seasonal volume and a steady move toward normal. Retail clearances are universal but weaker purchasing power offsets gains. wholesale summer goods demand is light. Fall trade remains strongest, Chicago most active, Northwest next. U S failures total 206 for the week ending July 15, Canadian failures 36.
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New York
Southwest
Chicago
Northwest
United States
Bradstreet’s
Midwest and East Market Prices for Hogs Cattle and Grains
Compiled price ranges from Chicago to New York for cattle hogs and sheep across multiple live markets. Includes wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and seed crops with bid ranges and quality notes for Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo Cincinnati and New York.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
Cincinnati
Sie
New York
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Will Sfayler
Golda Savyler
John B. Sivler
State
Arife
Aib
7Th
Poplar Streets
Louis
Deoit
Milled Screw Company
Ichigan Stamping Company
Nelson, W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
U. S
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