Death Claims Alfred Peats Wall Paper King at 42
Alfred Peats a leading wall paper dealer and head of a major wall paper combine died in Bloomingdale asylum Westchester NY at 42 after a two year illness marked by paresis. A Rockford native he rose from clerk to prominence and fortune through the sample book idea. He leaves a widow and an estate of about half a million.
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Wall Paper
New York
Alfred Teats
Bloomingdale Asylum
Westchester County
Peats
Deatsy
Rockford
Wall Paper Combine
Chicago
Tie
Hospital nurse wed Negro stirs Kane County family
Grace Green, daughter of a Kane County farmer and former Chicago hospital nurse, married Ulysses Grant Chairman, a Black elevator operator. Her parents, including C Green, owner of a large farm and township assessor, condemn the union and refuse to discuss it as they say she disgraced the family. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Charles T. Sheen.
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Kane County
Grace Green
Chicago Hospital
Ulysses Grant
Chapman
C. Green
Blackberry Township
Charles T. Sheen
Chicago
Back of Murder Case Set for Trial in Plea of Not Guilty
Gertrude Pearson and Elasure O Neal face trial for the death of John L Pearson from suspected strychnine in coffee. Pearson claims there was no poisoning and cites unsubstantiated charges of motive. The dead man’s father urged warrants for the two defendants, with O Neal described as 62 and a farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Pearson
Elasure O'Neal
John L. Pearson
eCoggeshall
O'Neal
Woman Leaves Husband and Five Children for New Affinity
Willis Olerdorg of Walton found his five children crying and their mother gone after she quit the family to pursue a new attachment. He discovered a farewell letter stating she could not live without her new partner. It is alleged she fled with Prams Shanahan toward Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Olerdorg
Walton
Prams Shanahan
Calse
Canada
Carmi Street Duel Ends in Death and Wounding
In Carmi on Main Street two men shot at each other after an egg theft dispute. Lotten Dale fatally wounded John W. Fulford who died instantly after being shot twice. Dale fired four times, was wounded in the head, and is jailed refusing to speak.
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Carmi
Business District
Main Street
Lotten Dale
John W. Fulford
Dale
Mulford
Fulford
Murderer Keppler Taken by Boat to Joliet Penitentiary
Frank Keppler convicted of murdering his young nephew Alex Keppler was chained and escorted by an officer as he crossed the Illinois River by boat from Lacon to Sparland to reach a train bound for Joliet penitentiary. High water closed the bridge and hundreds watched from the banks, hoping for an escape attempt.
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Frank Keppler
Alex Keppler
Illinois River
Lacon
Sparland i
Joliet Penitentiary
Keppler
Glucose Company Bankrupt Receivership Appointed in Illinois
R W W Pratt of Chicago was named receiver for the United States Starch and Glucose Company by Judge John in Macon County Circuit Court. Plants near Decatur and Lititz Pennsylvania face a $30,000 debt with a $10,000 mortgage on the facilities.
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R. W W. Pratt
Chicago
United States
John
Macon County
Decatur
Lititz
Newslore Notes Afloat From Rock River Drowns
A Roscoe drowning reports body searches for Misa Bessie Griswold after a Rock river incident. Tenry Harster, 14, and Virgie Walls suffer near fatal injuries in separate incidents. Springfield theater fire ties to a McCann Brothers indictment. A legislative info bureau proposal, hospital gift, elopement, perjury trial, and various regional notices fill a broad dotage of Illinois happenings from Sterling to La Salle.
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Misa Bessie Griswold
Rock River
Roscoe
Tenry Harster
Carmi
Virgie Walls
Dawson
Olympic
Springfield
McCann Brothers
Prof
Warner
University of Illinois
Charles E. Merriam
Chicago
Legislative Information Bureau
Illinois
Wisconsin
Charles H. McCarty
Helen Brookfield
Sterling
Sterling Medical Society
Thomas A. Galt
Edna Zilley
Rockford Business College
James Mitchell
Beloit
Wis
Eugene W. Montgomery
Galena
Kenosha
Frank Jackson
Edward Collier
Collier
Montgomery
Jackson
Eureka College
Fred R. Branham
Christian Church
Girard
Macoupin County
Jacksonville
Morgan County
B. FP. Darneille
John J. Stowe
Charles I. Sargent
J. N. Anderson
W. W. Bercher
George McBride
Mount Vernon
McBride
Ore
Blair
William Clendenin
Peoria Internal Revenue District
Third Brigade
Moline
Clendenin
Govs Fer
Tanner
Milton T. Zimmerman
Livestock Commission
Zimmerman
United Mine Workers
Duquoin
Labor Party
Ilinois Farmers’ Institute
Peoria
Hugene Davenport
State University College of Agriculture
Army and Navy
Otis Mumphrey
James G. Doyle
la Salle Daily Post
Democratic State Central Committee
Marie Goskusky
la Salle
Doyle
New York
Eva Bowater
William Bowater
Panama
William Randolph Hearst
la Salle County
Cattle Slaughter Plague at Lincoln Asylum Milk Supply
State veterinarian Dr. M. Wright reports nearly fifty cows at the Lincoln asylum for the feeble minded must be slaughtered due to tuberculosis. Tests show that about one percent of milk from the 111 cows came from diseased cattle, with replacements needed to restore supply.
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Lincoln
M. Wright
Asylum
Wright
Cath
Smulski Ships Interest to State Treasury
Treasurer Smulski reports a $21,756 payment of interest on state public funds for Oct 1 to Dec 31, bringing total turned over to date to $1,766. He is credited as the first in office to turn over any interest, noting a new law on loaning state funds takes effect July 1, with an estimated $200,000 in interest to be turned over over two years.
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Smulski
International
Chicago
Mogland
Massachsetts
Minneapolis
Arki
State Federation of Labor
Noa
New York and
New Jer Trades Association
Galesburg gas franchise declared perpetual in court ruling
In a long standing case City of Galesburg vs. the gas company Judge Grier of the Circuit Court held the gas company's franchise was perpetual and that a twenty five year clause was a qualification, not a term. The decision aligned with the Chicago gas case but favored the city on several pleadings.
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Galesburg
Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Stead Airs Opinion on Anti-Saloon Territory Law
Attorney General W. N. Stead issues guidance on the local option law for townships without towns. The opinion states that the anti saloon territory law does not permit voting to create saloon territory, only whether a area becomes anti-saloon territory, with existing licensing rights unchanged if the measure fails.
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Sterling
W. N. Stead
Woman Slayer Gets 20 Years for Lover's Death
Miss Kate Trainer formerly Mrs William Goins was indicted for killing Samuel Roberts in front of the Hillside hotel at Xenia. She pleaded guilty before Judge Rose and received a twenty year sentence in the penitentiary. She confessed to slaying her former lover to avenge public scorn and a failed reconciliation offer.
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Miss Kate
Clay County
Kate Trainer
William Goins
Samuel Roberts
Xenia
Rose
Roberts
Deneen Signs School Bill Expands Trust Fund Rules
Gov Deneen has signed the Hay security bill widening the powers of school trustees to invest funds beyond real estate mortgages and school bonds to include state bonds and bonds of sanitary districts counties townships and cities. The same issue also notes saloon licensing to be on the Springfield ballot next month after the state election commission confirmed sufficient registered voters.
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Mensure
Deneen
Chicago
State Election Commission
Anti-Saloon League
Springfield
Global Labor Movements Spread Across North America
A survey of labor activity notes unions organized in Brainerd Minnesota and Montreal Quebec. Cornerstone laid for a new labor temple in Kansas City. Oregon ten hour day for women upheld as constitutional. Canada and Britain show rising metal trades employment and union activity. Several state federations push labor laws, education for migrants, wage scales, and weekly papers in Yiddish. Inflationary and organizational growth marked by new charters, constitutions, and international conventions, with Chicago and Boston preparing major unions facilities.
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Metal Trades Council
Brainerd, Minn
Montreal
Canada
Labor Temple
Kansas City
Oregon
Great Britain
Boston
Taunton
Mass
San Francisco
Cal
Concord
N. H
Newport News
Washington
Minneapolis
Minn
Loom Fixers
National Association
Regina
A. F. of
L. F
International Union of Philadelphia
Key West
Fla
Brooklyn
N. C
American Federation of Labor
Cornwall
International Steam Shovel and Dredge Engineers
Associated Brotherhood
Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers Brass and Silver Workers’ Union International
Kansas
New York
Union No. 1
New York City
Price of False Economy and Collinwood Tragedy
Coroner blames faulty construction for the Collinwood high school fire, exonerating janitor Fritz Hittere. He notes a closet start, overheated pipes, and a two foot eight inch vestibule partition that trapped children. W S Lougee calls for overhauling aging schools nationwide to improve fire safety.
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Collinwood
Fitz Hirter
Hitter
Politicians comment on suffrage and public ownership issues
At a New York judiciary hearing delegates from the Socialist party including Morris Hillquit argued for striking “male” from the state constitution as a matter of social right. Samuel Gompers told a House judiciary panel that Roosevelt may not be fully informed on remedies for labor complaints. The Public Ownership party in St Paul questions a $10 filing fee for candidates. Minnesota Democrats back Governor Johnson for President after a tough fight with Bryan supporters.
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Judiciary Committee
New York State Senate
Socialist Party
Morris Hillquit
New York City
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
House Committee On Judiciary
Roosevelt
Gompers
Public Ownership Party of
St. Paul
Minnesota Democratic State Central Committee
Bryan
Gov. Johnson
Trade prospects in Chicago district show recovery and higher activity
The Chicago district weekly review notes improving production and distribution, stronger bank deposits, easier credit for choice paper at 5 percent, and rising activity in construction, docks, shipyards, and manufacturing. Ore stocks remain high, hides market soft, and building materials gain. 30 district failures reported, liabilities over 5,000 numbered 11.
Trading tone improves but demand remains cautious
The report notes better general trade tone and higher jobber bookings yet buying remains conservative. While overall business volume rises versus last fall, it trails a year ago. Collections lag, staple prices fall, wage cuts limit employer earning power, coal trade risks suspending activity. Iron and steel demand shows little expansion. old material eases and plants run short time. Cotton goods production remains heavily curtailed with further 10 percent wage cuts at eastern mills. US weekly business failures total 276, down from prior weeks and years. Canada reports 31 failures, fewer than last week and similar to last year.
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Withal
United States
Canada
Commodity price snapshot across major markets
The report lists bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep across Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with prices for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and clover seed. Notable figures include Chicago hogs 4.00 to 4.95, New York wheat 0.99 to 1.01, Milwaukee wheat 1.07 to 1.08, butter 7 to 9 cents, and clover seed at 12.00 dollars per bushel.
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Chicago
Lay
Timothy
Cincinnati
Detroit
Ste
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
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Alfred Peats
Self
Henry Schafer
Washburn
Bloomington
Christian Schmallfield
L. L. Olds Seed Company
Clinton
West
Walter Dwyer
Stead
West Virginia
Cleveland
Fritz Hirtere
W. S. Lougee
Weekly Review of Trade
Hk. G. Dun & Co
South
Gulf States
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