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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
3
An early morning murder of Joseph White, a Duquoin night policeman, remains one of the town’s most mysterious crimes. After colleagues started rounds, White did not return, and his mutilated body was found in an alley behind a grocery. The crime follows a spree of petty thefts, with a theory that White confronted burglars during a grocery store burglary.
Theodore Birch marshal of Benbow City jailed his wife after she nagged him and interfered with his patrol duties at a concert hall. He says he acted to teach her to stay home. a friend was deputized to take her to jail amid the dispute.
The State Sunday school convention closed in Olney with a 3000‑strong parade and a session where Dr. William Eva of Moody Bible Institute spoke. It voted to hold the 1911 gathering in Quincy and the following year in Elgin. Dan Z. Vernon of Olney was elected president with Alexander Anderson of Polo as vice president and F. D. Everett of Highland Park as treasurer. W. B. Jacobs became general secretary. New executive members named include A. H. Mills of Decatur H. T. Lay of Kewanee J. B. Sikking of Broadland R. C. Willis of Toledo and J. H. Mulford of Peoria.
Joliet High School expelled Glenn Smith after he admitted copying the prize story from the senior class yearbook for a magazine piece. The confession revealed that Angela's Muslin Gown matched Her Class-Day Gown by Charles Ware Bassett in St Nicholas, tainting scholastic honors.
Frank D. Fox of Peoria was elected president of the Illinois Elks Association at a Quincy meeting where Alton was chosen as next year’s convention site. Officers named include Vice President Harry Berriman Olney, Secretary Fred A. Farnum Springfield, Treasurer C. H. Williamson Quincy, and Executive Committee members Sam Ryerson Rock Island J S Callendar Galesburg and Dr Snell Litchfield. By laws changed to allow a State officer to serve more than one term.
In Chicago, Mrs. Frank Lewandowski died from injuries after a beating, police say her husband will be charged with murder for returning home to find supper not ready. Hospital doctors report bruises and internal injuries. Also note a Rockford warehouse fire costing about 5000 dollars affecting two factories and thirty households inside. James F. Nash of Chicago dies after being struck by a train near Sterling. body sent to Chicago for burial.
Electrician Louis Plucker of Cleveland drowned in Fox River near Algonquin while canoeing. Robert Johnston Jr killed himself in the Leland Hotel while en route from St. Louis to Springfield. Glen Lawrence, teased for stuttering, took his own life in Geneva. Robbers blew a safe at Iron Miles store in Graymont, netting $35 with no trace. Charles Miller of Mount Vernon, Ind died after being run over by a westbound freight near Dahlgren. Hosea Tabor pleads guilty to manslaughter in Vienna. Gov. Deneen militia action cited. County fair receipts in Streator topped $10,000 for Eke home fund, $7,000 net. Henry Kos shot himself twice along Rock Island riverbank. Mrs. Lawrence Y. Sherman dies in Springfield. remains to Montrose Effingham County. MecLean County clerk Charles C. Hassler dies in Bloomington. poet and GOP leader. George Wilson of Chicago averts wreck near Harlem by stopping train. John Hays, 26, of Mount Vernon, passes navy weight test after drinking water to meet required weight. Highway commissioners from over 20 cities meet in Aurora to form a state farmers’ aid organization. A Vienna court sentences Perry Tabor, John Jenkins, and Alex Jenkins in a race-related case tied to militia actions. John Larsen, janitor, murdered in his sleeping apartment opposite the Board of Trade. arson follows a prior heated exchange. A $15,000 damages suit in Tazewell County against several Bishops and Friedingers over a Bloomington elopement and alleged poisoning of a wife’s mind.
Pastor Rev W F Turner led Central Christian Church of Peoria to a completed 64 by 24 by 12 foot chapel built in under ten hours. Volunteers and donating firms supplied all materials in a rapid, indebtedness free project with telegrams of congratulations from Christian churches nationwide.
Two Felker sisters Kate of Evansville Indiana and Dora Felker Lind reunited after six years apart. Dora, once in an Evansville orphanage, was adopted by a farmer named Scheider who moved to Illinois and married last year. Kate remained unaware until a local ad traced the sister near Carmi. They met this Sunday for the first time since their parents died.
The will of Ottawa magnate S. B. King filed in Fergus Falls allocates 5 185 acres valued at 128 424 to trusts for education. A nephew receives 100 000 with homestead, others 10 000 each. 60 000 to a high school, 50 000 to YMCA, 40 000 to Ottawa hospital. Funds fund education for worthy young men excluding theology.
The Illinois Railroad and Warehouse Commission rules that Illinois Central must accept packages in carload lots at the door and place perishables in refrigerator depots or heated depots in cold weather. The carrier may charge a reasonable fee, not exceeding 1 cent per hundred pounds, for these services when requested.
Illinois strawberry growers in Pulaski County report profits of about 250000 from the 1910 crop. From Villa Ridge station 13 cars and nearly 100 more cars from Pulaski shipped, with most fruit sent to Chicago. Prices ranged 1.50 to 2.50 on the track, and profits funded autos for some growers.
S M Hilsabeck, a baggageman from Pinckneyville, shot the train fireman in transit to Eldorado and then tried to shoot the night operator. Arrested by the night marshal at Eldorado, he faces confinement amid suspicions of temporary derangement. A Staunton woman, Mrs Otto Arndt, 29, killed herself by shaving her temple.
The article discusses guinea fowl as a niche poultry option, noting European demand and higher egg prices in Leipzig, with white variety favored for domestication and egg production. It covers sexing, breeding ratios, nesting behavior, confinement, feeding frequency for fledglings, and market values for young birds. It also touches farm economics, incubator cautions, and general poultry care tips from Southern Planter and Farmers' Home Journal.
The article discusses profitable care for Indian Runner Ducks emphasizing warm sheds, small enclosures, or a wide range, with secure feeding, sand access, and ground feed. It notes their strong year round laying, eggs selling above hen eggs, and compares strain quality to Barred Rock. It also includes a salt brine method to kill body lice in fowls.
A fresh young stenographer is targeted by a male coworker during lunch hour as he tests a time worn joke. She answers guilelessly asking to hear the mate to chat explaining Noah’s ark joke and prompting surprise and confusion in the office.
Mrs Hawkins consoles Mrs Jones over a house fire and jokes it has a bright side as they recall fearing to discharge their cook. The piece notes ostrich feathers mainly come from Africa, reflecting supply origins.
In eighteenth century England, stylish women often needed their elaborate headdresses to remain undisturbed for extended periods. The practice reflected social norms and hair fashion of the era, with grooming routines and etiquette shaping daily life and appearances.
R G Dun and Company screens a stable Chicago trade picture with fewer bank payment defaults and improved future outlook. Production and distribution are helped by a confident mood, transportation rate talks, and better weather for fashion lines. Bond and local security markets lag last year while realty investments rise. bank clearings total 267.7 million, down 2.6 percent from the prior year. 18 district failures reported, seven with liabilities over 5 thousand.
Unseasonably cool conditions depress retail activity and crop progress in the northern United States while southern districts report some cotton and fruit growth. Jobbing trade shows quiet consumer demand with small, frequent reorders. Industrial output curbed. collections range slow to fair. Bradstreets reports 189 US business failures for the week ending June 9, versus 160 prior week and historical years. Canada records 36 failures, up from 18 and 29 in corresponding 1909 week.
A regional price report lists cattle hogs and sheep values across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo Cincinnati and New York. It shows futures ranges for wheat corn oats rye barley and dairy prices including butter and eggs with monthless yearly figures.
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