Illinois Towns Feel Aftermath Of Frenzied Fireman Attack
Charles Guenther, a former East St. Louis foundry fireman, vaulted a locomotive on a side track, sent it crashing through a brick wall into factory machinery, then threatened by pistol before being subdued by timekeeper W A Moore. Other items include wrecks, drownings, legal actions, and local political moves across Illinois.
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Charles Guenther
Pnt
American Area
East St. Louis
Guenther
W. A. Moore
Elgin Church Thief Targets Guests at Reception
A well dressed man posing as a visitor named Mr Siebers attended a reception at the First Congregational church in Elgin and left with coats and other attire from guests. The same man reportedly hit Aurora and Joliet churches, and identified himself to L N Seaman, bank cashier and church trustee. Reverend W I McMillen, secretary of the Congregational Sunday School Publishing Company, was among those who lost a coat.
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Raffles
Elgin
First Congregational
Aurora
Joliet
Sieibers
Chicago
L. N. Seaman
Elgin National Bank
Seaman
First Congregational Church
W. I. McMillen
Congregational Sunday School Publishing Company
City Suit Papers Stolen Delaying Springfield Lighting Settlement
The bill in the Springfield city suit against the Electric Light Co. has been stolen from Circuit Court files delaying the six month extension of the current municipal lighting contract. Officials deny theft and suspect municipal ownership factions seek to keep the controversy alive for the next election.
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Springfield
Electric Light Co
Focal Electric Light Company
Militia Camp Dates Fixed for Illinois Units
Adjt. Gen. Scott announces fixed dates for Illinois National Guard camps and naval reserve cruises. First Infantry opens duty June 23, with later Infantry units scheduling through Aug 25. naval reserve cruises span June 30 to Aug 25 across Quincy, Alton, Rock Island, Moline and other divisions.
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Illinois National Guard
Naval Reserve
Adjt
Scott
Illinois Naval Reserve
Quincy
Alton
Rock Island
Moline
Marriages Declared Illegal If Outside County Lines
Elgin and Kane county residents fear their recent weddings may be illegal after County Clerk William Lynch stated licenses must be issued and marriages performed in the same county. An Elgin couple, licensed in Geneva, sought a Hampshire ceremony but the local minister was away, leading to a Huntley ceremony in McHenry county with a clerk’s alteration.
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Elgin
Kane County
William Lynch
Geneva
Hampshire
Huntley
McFenry County
Kane
McHenry
See Evil in Marble Game Sullivan Pastors Condemn Keeps
The Sullivan Ministerial Association condemns marbles played for keeps as an evil pastime for American boys. Each city pastor vows to dedicate a Sunday to warn fathers and mothers about potential gambling habits and their dangers. Reverend Dr. Wheat of the Friar Methodist Episcopal church urges parents to guide children in choosing parlor games.
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Mattoon
Ministerial Association of
Sullivan
Boys of America
Dr. Wheat
Friar Methodist Episcopal Church
Convicts Indict Former Joliet Jail Warden on Theft Charge
Five inmates from Joliet Penitentiary testified before the County Court as they were brought in from the prison in handcuffs. Their statements led to the indictment of former jail usher Sterling for stealing money from letters mailed to convicts. Sterling was discharged recently.
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Joliet
Sterling
Elgin Residents Grapple With Freight Yard Plan
Elgin citizens oppose an Elgin Belvidere traction petition aimed at permitting freight hauling through the city and converting the Coliseum into a freight station. Negotiations for the stone Coliseum purchase proceed as the line nears, while a permit to double track State Street raises street-use concerns. Marengo wins car barns, Elgin secures main offices as part of the dispute and deals.
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Elgin
Elgin-Belvidere
Coliseum
State Street
Marengo
Belvidere
Union
Judge C. W. Thomas Dies After Unsuccessful Operation
Judge Charles Watt Thomas of St Louis died at Mullanphy Hospital after an unsuccessful brain operation. He had been a Republican nominee for judge in the First Illinois Supreme District, chosen after a 108-ballot deadlock ended by Judge Harker’s withdrawal in Thomas' favor. The district committee will fill the vacancy. Friends of Alfonso K. Vickers of Vienna claim fourteen of twenty four committees men favor him.
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Mullanphy
St. Louis
Charles Watt Thomas
St Louis
Thomas
First
Illinois Supreme District
Harker
Alfonso KK. Vickers
Vienna
Pair of Children as Elopers in St Louis Be yonce
An 11 year old boy Thomas Exton and a girl of 12 ran away from Madison to St Louis in a remarkable love affair. The boy testified they lived in a room until faithlessness and the girl left. they sold newspapers and then the boy returned home after the girl’s disappearance. He sought police protection and was placed with his parents.
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B. F. Grummer
Freepee and
Warren
Omaha
Neb
O. D. Butler
Joseph Eisinger
Chicago
North Hanover
Joseph Gardill
Harry Chamblin
Mason City
Peoria
Urbana
Dan R. Sheen
Stephen A. Martin
Masonic Hall
Williamsville
Walter Juntgen
Paris
Andrew Powell
Marion
Lusco Baker
Baker
Lacy Taggart
Campbell Hill
Chester
Walker Wilson
Montgomery County
Mexico
Elmer Pryor
Ben Pryor
Tamaroa
Stead
Cairo
Mount Olive
Henry Keppe
Decatur
Robert Zink
Farmers'Relief Association
Farmers’ Serial and Economice Union
Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association
Farmers’ Union
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
Humphrey
United States
District Court
Henry Clay Wilson
Springfield
Williams Brothers & Co
New York
St. Viateur's College
Bourbonnais
George Lynch
William Seibert
Galesburg
Thompson
Lynch
Seibert
William Mahen
William Connelley
Galena Junction
Mahon
Bertha
Freeburg
Sparta
St. Louis
Beyonce
Dren
Thomas Exton
Madison
Two Fishermen Slain Near Coal River Camp
Police arrest Henry Steffen after bodies of fishermen Hentz and William Sennett are found along the Coal River between Granite City and Henry Steffen’s landing. Steffen claims an unknown assailant opened fire at their river camp while the trio was camping, killing the two partners.
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Hentz
William Sennett
Coal River
Granite City
Henry Steffen
Steffen
Sennett
Race Riot in Mattoon Leaves Three Injured
In Mattoon a race disturbance drew about fifty participants, whites and a Negro. Thomas Beatty was stabbed near the heart and fatally injured, Wright Elliott was seriously beaten, and Frank Martin was badly bruised. Police and others restored order as the riot threatened wider violence.
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Mattoon
Thomas Beatty
Wright Elliott
Frank Martin
Springfield lad prodigy reads Latin at age five
Five year old Samuel Laird son of Attorney Orley Laird excels at reading newspapers and literature and can readily relate Latin with accurate pronunciation. He amuses playmates with swift Latin comprehension beyond many adults.
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Springfield
Little Samuel Laird
Orley IE. Laird
Sammy
Father Drops Dead at Birth Joy Proves Fatal
Ja cob Rompel an 87 year old wealthy Belleville foundry owner died suddenly after joy at the birth of his son following eight years without a child. Mrs Rompel suffered serious shock. Coroner reports heart disease as the cause of death.
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Belleville
Jacob Rompel
Rock Island grants 25 year underground phone franchise
Rock Island City Council closes terms with Central Union Telephone Company granting a 25 year underground wire franchise. The old franchise was revoked four years ago after Mayor McCaskrin cut down poles in parts of the city. Engine wreck kills two men at Carterville, engineer W. A. Murphy and conductor Toli Welly.
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Rock Island Council
Rock Island
Central Union Telephone Company
McCaskrin
Carterville
W. A. Murphy
Toli Welly
Court rules trusts must convict themselves under law
Supreme Court decisions in four cases apply to tobacco and paper trusts. Corporations must produce books and papers when government actions are brought and witnesses may be compelled to answer questions. Individuals may claim self incrimination immunity, but corporations are not individuals. Justice McKenna and Justice Brown delivered the tobacco and paper trust opinions respectively, interlocking the four cases.
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Iome
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Tobacco Trust
Paper Trust
Justice Brown
Justice McKenna
Colonel Mann Indicted for Perjury in Libel Trial
Colonel William D Alton Mann editor of Town Topics in New York is indicted for perjury by the grand jury tied to the Norman Hapgood criminal libel case. He is held on $1500 bail. Mann has led Town Topics since 1891 and founded Smart Set.
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Town Topics
William D’alton Mann
New York
Norman Hapgood
Collier’s Weekly
Mann
Smart Set
Mann Prin
Mobile congressman linked to Boudoir car inventor
A 1839 Sandusky born engineer and Civil War veteran who improved army accoutrements and invented the boudoir car later sold to Pullman is described as the first Democrat from Mobile to be elected to Congress during Reconstruction but not seated. He was a Loyal Legion companion with ties to New York clubs.
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Cipally
Pullman Company
Sandusky
Ohio
Michigan
Alabama
Mobile
The
Loyal Legion
New York City
Notable figures and moments span politics and culture
John Morley comments on the President as a cross between St George and St Vitus. Gen Bates becomes the army’s first brief single bachelor head of staff. Admiral Dewey remains a familiar, buoyant figure in Washington. Graves promotes celebrating Robert E. Lee’s centenary in Atlanta. Desha donates a Mexican idol to Carnegie Museum. Ashurst, Philadelphia postmaster, born in Naples, Penn grad and lawyer. The Dalai Lama in Calcutta remarks on world’s many people. Rev Fitzpatrick plans Holy Land trip after long Boston ministry not taking vacation.
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John Morley
White House
St. George
St. Vitus
John CG. Bates
Admiral Dewey
Washington
John Temple Graves
Atlanta
Gap) News
Robert H. Lee
Senor
Theodore Desha
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburg
Richard L. Ashurst
Hiladelphia
Naples
University of Pennsylvania
Tashi Lama
Tibet
Calcutta
W. H. Fitzpatrick
Boston
Holy Land
Pope Pius X
The Horse Versus Modern Machines and Farm Breeding
A 1920s style column argues the horse remains monarch of the road despite autos and motorcycles. It praises horse breeding, foreign demand for American stock, and warns against haphazard breeding as key to profitable farming. It includes notes on sheep on Ontario farms, poultry care, and how to feed swine.
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England
Germany
France
Scotland
Europe
America
J. W. Grand
The
Tribune Farmer
Ontario
Buildings for chickens plan egg production
The article emphasizes providing proper poultry housing to obtain eggs. It warns against roosting chickens in trees and stresses a definite plan for farm poultry. With energy and organization, farms can achieve impressive results.
Coleridge and the evolving taste in reading
The article weighs Coleridge's fruit tree metaphor for a good book against the changing mind of the reader. It notes that reader appetite and understanding shift over time, suggesting readers benefit from returning to a book after long intervals. It then shifts to a note that Buddhism is the religion of about one third of humanity.
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Coleridge
Nicholas
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Illinois State News
Robs
Elgin Church
C. W. Thomas
Col. Mann
John Campbell
Dominion Sheep Breeders’ Association
Tribune Forever
Indianapolis News
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