Windstorm Causes Widespread Illinois Damage
Chicago area suffers 68 mph winds and heavy rain causing tens of thousands in damage. injuries reported include Nellie Fay and a streetcar collision, with fires and destroyed buildings in Forest Park and Wonderland Park. Tornadoes touch down near Quincy. multiple counties report crop damage and outages.
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Chicago
Nellie Fay
Emerald Avyense
West 87Th
Halsted
Terman
New Forest Park
Quincy
Country Club
KE. L. Walcott
Thomas D. Gardner
Wonderland Park
George Werener
Tivoli
D. Kanney
Pawson
Woodford
Peoria
Tazewell
Fulton
Knox
Mob Attacks Belleville African Methodist Church
A mob stormed the African Methodist church in Belleville to seize Fletcher Stutchinson, a Black man who had stabbed John Brand. Police sergeant urged restraint as crowds searched the building with vehicles and cycles aiding the pursuit. the suspect escaped through a rear door during the confrontation.
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Belleville
M. EB
Fletcher Stutchinson
John Brand
Sergi
Sean
Corwin
Deaf Couple Forgive After Man Fined for Bad Language
In Logan County Justice Hunter heard a case where a deaf and dumb man was fined nine dollars for using indecent language toward his deaf wife. The couple communicated via written slips, agreed to patch up, and forgave each other before leaving court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan County
George
Petro
Hunter
CLEW IN CORPSE EYE REVEALS UNKNOWN MAN FACE
Coroner Streeper and a photographer create a retinal photograph from a Mississippi River body found at Alton. The unidentified woman’s eye plate allegedly shows a bearded man with a hooked nose and sparse hair, to be used in ongoing investigations.
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Streeper
Mississippi River
Alton
Fright Kills Mrs. Orendorff in Wind Storm
Mrs. Alfred Orendorff died in Springfield from a hemorrhage caused by fright during a severe wind storm. A large tree toppled in front of the Orendorff home as she sat by a window. Her husband, General Orendorff, is a prominent Illinois lawyer who served as adjutant general under Governor Altgeld.
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Alfred Orendorff
Springfield
Orendorff
Gen
Illinois
Guv. Altgeld
Death of Illinos Democratic Leader Charles K. Ladd
Charles K. Ladd, a prominent Illinois Democrat and longtime Kewanee attorney since 1867, died after months of illness in Kewanee. He sought the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1904. Also noted: Blanche Webb from Mount Vernon Accoladed for perfect attendance.
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Charles K. Ladd
Illinois
Kewanee
Mr. Ladd
Local option upheld by Illinois Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court denied a rehearing in the local option case, upholding the law as constitutional. Ernest A. Leroy of the Illinois Saloon League says the ruling is well founded and will influence state politics, with primaries in August and the November election shaping legislative action to align with liquor interests.
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Spreme
McBride
Supreme Court
Josth
Ernest A. Leroy Springfield
Illinois Saloon League
Illinois
General Assembly
Chicago Express Company Thief Confesses Stealing Valuables
Louis Siegel a 21 year old Chicago driver employed by the Adams Company for three years was arrested after a raid at his home 424 Irving Place and an alleged confession. Detectives OMalley and Dempsey recovered goods worth about 3 dollars and Siegel admitted taking portions of shipped packages he opened. His wife said the items were given to watch him. He claimed he never took more than half the contents of a package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Davis
Liliopolis
George Hartman
Waterloo
Agnes Pollock
Tilden
St. Louis
Sendalbach Wheel Company
Second Street
Division Avenue
East St. Louis
Harry
Buddy”) Lyons
Harry Lyons
Springfield
James Gregg Abney
Chicago
Harrisburg
Charles Lotshaw
D. Nasser
Salem
Gov. Deneen
Julia C. Lathrop
Rockford
State Board of Charities
Miss Lathrop
John R. Tanner
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Alfred Babcock
Dunning Insane Asylum
Eleasure O'Neil
Urbana
Bloomington
O'Neil
Gertrude Pearson
Convention of
Woman's Federation Clubs
Thirteenth Congressional District
Sterling
L. K. Wynn
Hattie Obersole
Luella Mack
Matilda Riedal
West Twenty-first Place
Freda Riedal
John Brown
Marion
Winchester
Frank Bates
Zion Evangelical Congregation
Addieville
G. Plassman
Namcoki
T. Oberhelmann
C. L. Langerhouse
United States District Court
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
Streator
A. H. Whigam
Samuel Austin
Austin
Whigam
Bond Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Ruby Johnson
Taylorville
Albert Weaver
Weaver
Louis Siegel
Express Ge
Irving
Ad Company
Rei O'Malley
John ‘Dempsey
Adams Company
West Side
O'Malley
Riegel
German Catholics Elect Officers in Rock Island
At the Illinois League of German Catholic Societies closing session in Rock Island resolutions defend personal liberty. Teoria chosen as next meeting site and the officers elected include Christ Amrein president and M Girtin first vice president with a slate of Illinois leaders serving in key posts. Bishop J J Janssen named protector of the league.
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German Catholica
Rock Island
Ajourn
Illinois League of German Catholic Societies
Teoria
Christ Amrein
Springfield
M. Girtin
Chicago
Albert Huber
H. W. Uldrich
Bloomington
F. X. Mangold
Carmi Daughters Attack Step Father In Elopement Fallout
Misses Ora and Blanche Kirk of Carmi armed themselves with brooms and clubs to attack George Upton, new husband of their mother Mrs Upton, after he eloped with her to Mount Vernon Indiana. Police did not arrest the girls despite the incident. The couple returned and were married, while Upton fled the scene.
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Ora
Blanche Kirk
Carmi
George Upton
Mount, Vernon
Ind
Disappears on Wedding Eve in Galesburg
Carlysle Carroll a 25 year old employee of McKinley Street Car Company in Galesburg vanished after seeking medical advice for tuberculosis and postponing his wedding to Miss Ott. Family from Aledo Wisconsin Council Bluffs assist in the search as officers investigate his disappearance.
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Carlysle Carroll
Galesburg
Ott
Carroll
McKinley Street Car Company
Aledo
Wisconsin
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Snell will case verdict voids will for Richard Snell
A Clinton Illinois jury voided Colonel Tom Snell's will on insanity grounds and awarded $750000 to his son Richard. The Thorn ton Snell children receive $750000. Mabel McNamara and others receive nothing. The case featured letters from interested women including claims about Mabelle Snell McNamara receiving $100000.
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Snell
Clinton
Tom” Snell
Colonel Snell
Richard
Thornton Snell
Richard Snell
Mabel McNamara
Illinois Faml
Coloel
H. A. Hamilton
Mabelle Snell McNamara
Mabelle Snell
Richard Lemon
Coun
Tase
Ilinoisland
Abduction Ends Fatally in Indiana Lake Case
W. W. Patterson keeper of the Syracuse boat house on Lake Wawassee was shot and killed during an abduction attempt of Mrs. J. M. Sargent. Ernest Franks, Patterson’s brother in law, was seriously wounded as a posse pursed them near Millersburg. Patterson opened fire wounding Franks before a posse member shot and killed him.
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W. W. Patterson
Syracuse
Ind
Lake Wawasse
Ernest Franks
Millersburg
Patterson
J. M. Sargent
Hoover
Ligonier
Franks
Belmont Park Opens with Metropolitan Handicap Victory
Jack Atkins wins the rich Metropolitan handicap at Belmont Park New York. In Beloit Wisconsin Beloit College defeats Nebraska University 3 to 1 in eight innings. Rudolph Anholz loses in the eleventh round to Joe Gans in San Francisco. Warren Travis injured in Brooklyn club house, may die. Sir Cleges wins Blue Grass stakes at Churchill Downs ahead of Dark Night. Trance surges to 2 to 9 in Suffolk selling stake at Jamaica. He corn ered five furlongs in 1 05.
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Jack Atkins
Belmont Park
New York
Beloit
Wis
Beloit College
Nebraska University
Rudolph Anholz
Joe Gans
San Francisco
Warren Travis
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Metropolitan Club
Jamaica
Chicago Business Improves Amid Heat Wave Demand
Dun's Review reports steadier business in Chicago with improved weather boosting retail and wholesale activity. Bank clearings rise 10.1 percent from a year earlier and failures fall. Across the United States and Canada, weekly business failures show declines or moderate levels, with mixed crop and trade signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dun’s Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Multistate Live Stock and Crop Prices Reported
The notice lists commodity prices across cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye barley and other staples. It also covers farming topics from seed inspection rice crop sowing to cold damage and prize carcass awards.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ste
Ste. Detroit
Ste. Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
Texas Experiment Station
Mississippi River
Black Hills Poultry Association
Shelby County
Iowa
Montana
F. B. Bone
Alva
International
Chester
Texas
Beneft
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Illinois State News
Fright
Mrs. Orendorff
K. Ladd
Kankakee
Blanche Webb
Mount Vernon
Bruce Northup
Vermilion
Charles Crawford
Crawford
Richard Shell
Cou
Thomas Snell
Ass Richard As
Millionaire
Ruth Bryan Leavitt
William Jennings Bryan
Omaha
Bessie Johnson Mariani
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Frederic Mariana
Yale
Ity
Wood Hall
New Haven
Conn
Augustus ©. Ledyard
Philip
Russia
St. Petersburg
James Stokes
New York City
Public Service Commisselom
Indiana
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