Sayler Trial in Full Crowds Hear Pleas in Banker's Murder
A Crescent City banker’s murder case dominates a Winchester courtroom scene as Mrs. Sayler, her father John Grunden, and Dr. W H Miller head to trial on fourteen counts. Ira Grunden faces an accessory charge. Indictments detail conspiracy and murder with evidence highlighting bloody clothing and a pistol transfer. The term will resume in November with pleas and trial. A boy loses a leg in a rope accident near Rockford. surgery saved him. Governor Deneen names T Finley Russell to the Illinois State Livestock Commission to replace A W Sale.
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John B. Sayler
Crescent City
John Grunden
Ira Grunden
W. H. Miller
Iroquois County
Sayler
Hoover
Lucy Sayler
Hooper Vin Watseka
W. R. Miller
Free P. Morris
Eugene
Hooper
Dr. Miller
Miller
Grundens
Deneen
T. Finley Russell
Pana
Illinois State Livestock Commission
A. W. Sale
Springfield
Ussell
Actress and brother drown while fishing near Peoria
Jeannette Dolan a musical comedy star in Richard Carle's company and her brother James Dolan of Chillicothe drowned at Columbia Park Peoria while fishing. In company with Dick Arnold they rowed across the river and after setting lines tried to change seats the boat capsized and all three fell in. Dolan and her brother drowned Arnold saved himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jannette Dolan
Neaur Peoria
Jeannette Dolp
Richard Carle
James Dolan
Chillicothe
Columbia Park
Peoria
Dick Arnold
Arnold
Earthquake Shocks Hit Mason City Area
A minor quake rattled Mason City at 10 35 Sunday night sending residents into the streets. The tremor was felt in Petersburg Pleasant Plains Forest City Springfield and Farmington with no damage reported.
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Islinois
Mason City
Petersburg
Pleasant Plains
Forest City
Springfield
Farmington
Bank President Moves to Springfield as Commission Office Man
The president of the Pana National Bank relocates to Springfield to serve as the office man of the commission. Elgin tragedy reports a boy named Ralph Allen aged 11 dies from lockjaw after a Fourth of July toy pistol accident. A buggy is found but the girl remains missing. Axel Larson hangs himself at his Maple Park home, despondent over poor investment outcomes.
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Pana National Bank
Springfield
Commission
Elgin
Ralph Allen
C. Allen
Axel Larson
Maple Park
Wailing Her Choice
A young millionaire pleads to marry chorus girl now, arguing a rushed wedding would still gain press attention. She pushes back noting that with grand opera stars in town, only a minor vital statistics line would mark their nuptials.
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Chicago Post
Case of Unselfish Crusaders
A Dublin Irish Homestead extract asserts the Irish have earned a reputation for adventure and global influence. It claims the Irish voice is heard on every continent and notes their aid in civilizing other lands while lamenting neglect of their own country.
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Dublin
A High Old Time Adventure in an Airship
A playful note from the Cleveland Plain Dealer imagines a bold joy rider inviting his best girl aboard a borrowed airship. They ascend in a starry night through an awing realm of upper dark ness for a romantic, dreamlike voyage.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Illinois Soldiers Encamp at Elgin Governor Visits Camp
Elgin hosts the Illinois National Guard encampment at Wing Park with Governor Charles S. Deneen visiting on Governor's Day. Crowds from Chicago and across the state tour Governor Deneen's Row as Battery C I N G fires a 17 gun salute.
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Elgin
Illinois
Wing Park
Charles 8. Deneen
Chicago
Illinois National Guard
Camp Deneen
Foreman
Edward C. Young
Governor's Row
Battery C. I. N. G
Trumbull
Cooke Paroled From Joliet For Mother's Sake
John A. Cooke former Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County is released on parole from Joliet prison. The State Board of Pardons expedited action due to fear delaying could harm his ailing mother. He is paroled to William J. Moxley who will provide employment and parole may end after twelve months if reports are satisfactory. The $2000 fine was guaranteed by Senator Lorimer in a letter to Governor Deneen.
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John A. Cooke
Circuit Court
Cook County
Joliet Penitentiary
State Board of Pardons
William J. Moxley
Chicago
Pardon Board
Cooke
Lorimer
Deneen
Thief Robs Matthew Chapman in Aurora Home
A masked burglar entered the home of Matthew Chapman president of the American Well Works at 229 Grant Place Aurora and robbed him of jewelry valued and surrendered gems to the burglar during the early morning burglary tied to a divorce suit figure.
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Matthew Chapman
The
American Well Works
Grant Place
Aurora
Governor Deneen Reviews Illinois National Guard at Elgin
Governor Deneen and staff inspect the Illinois National Guard at Elgin. He notes the troops’ appearance and grounds, omits talk of a special legislative session, and praises the First Brigade’s maneuvers as 50 000 visitors observe without incident.
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Deneen
Elginiies
Camp Deneen
Chicago
Milton J. Foreman
Firstlinois
Illinois Banker Arrested Over Insolvent Deposit Case
McNelly, a Blue Fand banker, faces arrest for allegedly taking a $145 deposit after knowing his bank was insolvent. The warrant by Samuel Schweitzer cites the alleged crime and a preliminary hearing date set for July 16 with bond at $1,000.
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McNelly
Otis McNelly
Blue Fand
Facon County
Warnt
Amuel P. Schweitzer
Blue Mound
Illinois Leads Rural Mail Routes In Nation
Illinois remains first in rural mail routes with 2824, followed by Ohio 2527 and Iowa 2424. National total June 140,637 routes served by 40,508 carriers with most routes daily except 668 three times weekly. Missouri sixth with 2118 routes and 59 petitions pending.
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Missouri
Ohife
Iowa
United States
Illinois
Ohio
Iown
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Boar Attack in Brighton Injures Youth
Elmer Weiss of Brighton was badly injured when a boar attacked him while he repaired a fence on a local farm. The animal gored his right leg from ankle to hip in four places, tearing and lacerating the limb. Weiss escaped after his hat fell, an event believed to have saved his life.
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Elmer Weiss
Brighton
Young Weiss
Judge Upholds Rail Discrimination Act in Springfield
Judge Creighton found the railroad discrimination act constitutional in the Circuit Court at Springfield and overruled the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway demurrer in a suit brought by Attorney General Stead. The case involves a fine for rate partiality on goods shipments and will be set for trial at the next term.
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B. & O. Demurrer
Creighton
Springfield
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway
Stead
Bank Washes Hands of Benbow City Dispute
The Alton Banking and Trust Company of Alton turns over funds to the court and enjoins city officials in a Benbow City dispute. Officials remain bound by court order as settlement actions proceed.
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Benbow City
Alton Banking and Trust Company of
Alton
Cir
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Drown
OHN P Tallipsard
Lroquocif Coont
Adelia Hammond
Galesburg
Ransom Sanitarium
Ransom
Axel Olstrom
Alpha
James Haslett
Bloomington
Herman Lyons
Peter Lyons
Paxton
A. G. Russell
Elm Grove
Monmouth
Guy C. Scott
MRE
S.b.sayler
Javler
Payler
Chicago Examiner
Bassine
Chapman
Mr. Chapman
Lee-Chapman
Mary Wilcox
Ward
W. BE. Thomas
J. B. Cowle
Lake Superior
Thomas
Miles Thomas
Enfield
John van Gordon
Centralia
Oates O. Kilgore
Auburn
Galena
George Kistler
Clinton
Pocahontas
Joseph Lpeiler
Estella Dunn
Milwauke
Estella May Dunn
Milwaukee
Miss Dunn
S. M. Dunn
Wauwatosa
Dunn
Trinity Hospital
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