Illinois Teen Fatally Shoots Father After Domestic Attack
Winona Gillham, 16, shot her father John Gilliam at the Gillham home eighteen miles west of Peoria after he assaulted her mother and menaced her with death during a drunken night. She surrendered to the sheriff and faces the aftermath of the shooting, which occurred about 2 AM after she retrieved a shotgun. Neighbors say the father, long a county resident, was a violent, liquor-fueled assailant.
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Winona Gillham
John Gilliam
Hem
Congressman Marsh Dies After Long Public Service
Benjamin J. Marsh, longtime congressman from Illinois Fourteenth district, died at his Warsaw home after weeks of illness. Born in Wythe township, he served in Civil War campaigns, then held Congress seats 1876-82, 1892-1900, and 1902 until death. He leaves five children and his wife, who died months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin J. Marsh
Illinois
Warsaw
Col. Marsh
Washington
Wythe Township
Hancock County
Jubilee College
J. W. Marsh
Lincoln
Springfield
Goy. Yates
Marsh
Congress
Rank Morgan
Iola
Leland
Ben Williams
John Smith
Harrisburg
Herman E. Hall
Lincoln Park
Chicago
New Christian Church
Forest
Charles Reign Scoville
Moline
Frank G. Allen
B. I. Marsh
Fourteenth
R. van Sant
Minnesota
Augustana College
Rock Island
T. C. Turner
Sterling
Cecile Jones
Village Board
Harlem
William Harrison Bradley
Illnois
Manchester
England
Olaf Oleson
Presbyterian Hospital
Ernest Lowell
Lanark
Kewanee
Chicago Presbytery
Franklin County
Benton
Zeigler Coal Company
Justin Goedtner
Mendota
White
Round Lake
Waukegan
Metropolis
Everett Lowry
Lowry
Bruce H. Garrett
Sons of Veterans
R. F P. Locke
Rockford
BE. C. Stockburger
Prank D. Sheets
L. H. Burrell
Freeport
C. H. Spilman
Edwardsville
Bloomington
John Johnson
Alice Roosevelt
Johnson
Sweden
Miss Roosevelt
Jacksonville
Oak Lawn
Worth Township
Teeling
Illinois Exhibit on the Way for Lewis and Clark Expo
Illinois prepares a Portland exhibit shipped from the University of Illinois. Forty eight wall cases will showcase Lincolniana and general state history including French rule, Federal control, Illinois frontier wars, Civil War, Chicago, the fire, the Columbian Exposition, and Illinois Heroes. Jessie Palmer Weber will supervise, likely with Mary Berkey as matron.
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Portland
Illinois
Exposition Grounds
University of Ilinois
Ilinois
Chicago
Jessie Palmer Weber
Mary Berkey
Champaign
Monster Snake Attacks Infant Near Kewanee
Mrs F H Dunn of Elmira township reports a giant snake on her porch attempted to swallow her infant daughter. The serpent bit the child's hand and arm, leaving a slime and inflamed wounds, but doctors expect the child to recover.
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Kewanee
F. H. Dunn
Elmira Township
Sleepwalking defense in Paris shooting case
Nathaniel Flint of Paris explains wounding friend Charles McMullen as a sleepwalking act after failing eyesight and prior work at a lighting plant. He said he woke, fired through the door, and claimed he would not shoot Charley for the world. McMullen, released from jail, said Flint wasn’t to blame.
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Nathaniel Flint
Paris
McMullen
Charles McMullen
Flint
Charley
Freed by an old friend Edward Dye released from insane asylum
Edward Dye, once a Chicago musician, spent twelve years in the Northern Illinois hospital at Elgin after relatives refused to sign a parole. Recovered after eight months but remained confined until old friend G B Brigham, who met Dye by chance, signed his parole and secured his release.
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Edward Dye
Chicago
Northern Illinois Insane Hospital
Elgin
Dye
G. B. Brigham
Lake Street
Brigham
Elgin Hospital
Bytle
Brigham Dye
Hig
Illinois St Louis Exposition Commission Closes With Savings
The final meeting of Illinois St Louis exposition commission at the Palmer House Chicago reports savings of about 15000 from a 250000 state appropriation. The state building sold for 4250 and other items brought returns to near 6000, with eight of fifteen members present as the commission ends within six months.
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Illinois Commission
Louisiecstj Purches Positon
Palmer House
Chicago
Springfield
H. W. Dunlap
Ilinois State Building
Elgin Judge Dissolves Injunction on City Lighting Deal
Judge Bishop dissolves the injunction blocking the traction company from a city lighting contract. No fraud found in the nine Aldermen who voted to lease the light plant for ten years. Mayor Botsford supports municipal ownership, planning to transfer plant equipment to the traction firm at 50 dollars per lamp per year for 47 lamps, claiming large city savings.
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Elgin
Bishop
Botsford
Charles H. Potter
Traction Company
Deep Mystery at Waukegan Cemetery Unfolds
In Waukegan residents witness men at the old St. Marys Cemetery when a farmer Eric Hollenbeck reports a mysterious light. Investigators find Michael Starcks grave opened though the body was long removed. Nearby a partly dug grave is found as police pursue links to Matilda Dabratas disappearance.
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Waukegan
Lady of Pioneer Missing
St. Mary’s
Eric Hollenbeck
Michael Starck
Matilda Dabrata
Chicago Mail Service Record Shatters City Coverage
A Postmaster General report shows Chicago mail carriers cover 192 square miles, more than any other city. New York and Brooklyn cover 132 square miles with fewer carriers. Chicago’s per delivery cost stands at 12.87 percent versus 14 percent in Greater New York.
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Washington
Engo
New York
Bryn
Chicago
Story of the Russo Japanese War Chronology
A dated timeline lists key battles and events from the Russo Japanese War, detailing sieges, naval clashes, land battles, and strategic movements with dates from 1904 to 1905. It includes Port Arthur, Vladivostok, Mukden, and the cost of the war alongside casualty figures and ship losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millistis Keshia
Uirat
Beas
Surah
Chena
Pithur
Lanse
Leonwid Maschupe
Kereneh
Rournynt Hovlered
Stovssel
Port Arti
Vladivostok
P—Adiiral Makareff
Port Arthur
Pest
Husshins
Cheng-Ju
Petropavlovsk
Port Arthers
Dalny
Keller
Dass
Tashirbao
Newehwang
Yinkow
Tomucheng
Haicheng
Oku
Ang
Yamasuchi
Port Wia
Round Island
Rurik
Korea Strait
Anehanshan
Ane
Kuroki
Annag
Japan
Liao- Yang
Yental
Sha River
Bali
Gripenberg
Sandapu
Tesingocheng
Ta Pass
Oyama
Mukden
Tie Pass
Lineviteh
Fukumen
Kalyuen
Battle Feet
Sea of Japan
Roosevelt
Russia
Batue
Pupod Eeds Creas Cncnsrecees
Port Mrehos
Rise in U S Naval Power in Brassey’s Annual Review
Brassey’s Naval Annual chronicles a steady U S rise from a minor naval player to a leading power. By end of 1908, the United States surpasses Germany in built and building first-class cruisers and battleships, challenging France for second place behind Britain.
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Brassey
United States
Italy
Japan
Trussia
Germany
France
Sparks from Wires Fire Damages Oneonta NY. other disasters noted
Sparks from electric lines in Oneonta New York caused fifty thousand dollars in damage. A wagon of nitroglycerine was abandoned near Owensville Kentucky risking four thousand people. Y M C A officers reorganized at garo Falls. A cloudburst near Rhea Ohio killed Mrs J J Nunemaker and a child, plus two Cox children. London obituary notes Henry Charles Richards East Winsbury MP died of heart disease born 1851.
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Oneonta
N. Y
Owensville
L. L. Pierce
Washington
W. K. Cooper
Springfeld
Mass
Garo Falls
Rhea
Three Pedestrians Die as Car Plunges from Rush Street Bridge
Three touring party members rode side by side toward an open Rush Street bridge in Chicago. Hoops driving failed to stop at the draw, sending the car into the water after a splash and splashy plunge. Fireboat Illinois and patrol wagons aided victims while authorities ordered drivers to stop at bridges to prevent repeats.
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Chicage
Hurge
Rush Street
Willkin TL
Hoops
Illinois
Patterson
Banker Goes To Prison Ten Year Term
Frank G Bigelow Milwaukee banker pleaded guilty and was sentenced by Judge Joseph W Quarles to ten years in the Port Leavenworth Kansas penitentiary. The judge cited his prominent position and breach of trust while expressing sorrow over the duty to sentence. He noted no mitigating circumstances and spelled out the ten year term for each count.
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Frank G. Bigelow
Milwaukee
United States
Marshal Johnson
Government
Port Leavenworth
Kan
Joseph W. Quarles
Bigelow
Quarles
United States Penitentiary
Morning Editorial Snippets Reflecting Public Mood
A collage of brief quotes from various papers discusses topics from urban pride and labor strife to politics, currency debates, and distant imperial ambitions. The snippets touch on Chicago strikes, Rockefeller influence, sea power rhetoric, and the notion that a life insurance company belongs to its policyholders, highlighting a snapshot of contemporary concerns and tone.
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Washington Star
Birmingham Ledger
Isthmus
Kaiser
Thomas Lipton
Thomas Lawson
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Syracuse Post-Standard
Humorous Quotations Spark Mixed Front Page Tone
A sprawling zigzag of snide remarks and editorial quips from various papers mocks politicians, social debates, and public figures. It cites Burbank on strawberries, dairy and free delivery costs, Cleveland and women's clubs, Mormon migrants, bachelor life in Oregon, Osage oil power, Kidd house sale, piracy in New York, and stern opinions on hats, igorrotes, and newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Chicago News
Uncle Sam
Burlington
Washington Post
Mexico
United States
San Francisco Chronicle
Wisconsin
Oregon
Portland Oregonian
Standard Oil Company
Oklahoma Times-Journal
Captain Kidd
New York
Wilmington Journal
Augusta Chronicle
Missouri
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Dispatch
Chicago
Ee Department
Augusta Chroncle
Elijah III” Dowie
Savannah News
Hoch
Chicago Chronicle
August W. Machen
Post Office Department
Buffalo Courier
Anna Shaw
Rey
Anna
Topeka Herald
Panama
Pine Bluff
Ark
Press-Eagle
Fitzhugh Lee
Nebraska State Journal
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Cushing
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
T. Louis Republic
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Illinois State News
John B. Castle
Sandwich Argus
Illinois Press Association
Erouse
Sandwich
Castle
Chicago College of Law
Banker
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