Narrow Escape on Joliet Drainage Canal Disaster Report
In Joliet a temporary breach in a coffer dam and high water endangered 75 workers on the Lori mer Gallagher section north of the Ruby street bridge. Engineer Mike O Grady emerged as the hero, steering the crew to safety as water flooded machinery and cars. A raft later rescued fireman John O’Hern, who had a wooden leg, from the firehouse. The broader Illinois dispatch notes multiple incidents statewide, including deaths, accidents, and notable local developments.
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Laborera
Joliet
Coffer Dam
Lorimer & Gallagher
Ruby Street
Mike O'Grady
O'Grady
John O
Widow Sues Over Estate Bequest In Antenuptial Contract
Mrs. Walter B. Hess sues in Kankakee County for her dower in a $30,000 estate claiming her late husband’s will and ante-nuptial contract entitle her to more than a cow horse and buggy. He was 78 at marriage. she was in her sixties. Heirs in Momence Independence Kan ind Lake Village and Chicago Heights noted. The suit draws local attention.
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Walter B. Hess
Kankakee
Hess
Ind
Fred Ward
Chicago Heights
Ramsey Church Chooses Miss Myrtle Parke Pastor
Miss Myrtle B Parke aged 18 has been called to the pastorate of the Christian church in Ramsey She is an evangelist and Eureka College student who previously occupied the pulpit and resigned to attend college Her home is Staunton and church associates predict a bright future.
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Ramsey
Myrtle B. Parke
Christian Church
Eureka College
Narrow Creek Drowning Escape In Harrisburg Area
Arthur Lewis twelve year old son of State's Attorney A W Lewis nearly drowned in a Harrisburg creek while swimming with Roscoe Metcalf and Ed Wilson. Wilson sought help as Metcalf swung from a tree to reach Lewis with a pole as the current swept him downstream.
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Baves
Arthur Lewis
A. W. Lewis
Harrisburg
Roscoe Metcalf
Ed Wilson
Lewis
Wilson
Metcalfa
Farmer Shoots Wife Then Burns Self Near Bloomington
Illinois farmer Conrad Blanchard and his wife, both about 50, were long residents near Bloomington. During a quarrel he shot his wife twice, then killed himself with a final bullet. No motive is known beyond his violent temper.
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Ilinois
Conrad Blanchard
Bloomington
Blanchard
Thehusband
Explosion Wrecks Train in Winston Killings
An explosion tore through a Wabash freight engine near Winston killing engineer Harry Taylor and fatally injuring fireman Charles Clark and brakeman L. F. Redman, all of Decatur. The boiler blast occurred at twenty five miles an hour as several cars were wrecked.
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Harry Taylor
Charles Clark
L. F. Redman
Decatur
Wabash
Winston
Fairbanks’ Brother Hurt on Dredge Foot Injury
W D Fairbanks, brother of the vice president, was brought to Passavant hospital in Jacksonville after a rusty wire pierced his foot on a dredge boat on the Illinois river near Miranipsville. He remains hospitalized and is in stable condition.
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Jacksonville
W. D. Fairbanks
Passavant Hospital
Illinois River
Miranipsville
Walrbanks
Coal output declines in Illinois and nation in 1904
Coal production fell by about 6 million tons in 1904 from 1903. U.S. total mined was 196 954 000 tons of anthracite and bituminous coal, with Illinois producing 35 090 796 tons and Pennsylvania leading with 170 ...
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Illinois
Country Sal
United States
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Illinois to Exhibit at Lewis and Clark Exposition
Illinois plans a comprehensive display at the Portland Oregon Lewis and Clark Exposition including the Illinois State Historical Society exhibit. The committee seeks portraits of notable state figures notably Gen. B M Prentiss of Adams County who led troops at Shiloh and received a jeweled sword after the war.
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Illinois
Portland
Ore
Illinois State Historical Society
B. M. Prentiss
Adams County
Shiloh
Vote to Oust Pastor at Waukegan Church
A Waukegan Christian church business meeting ousted the radical Rev. R. N. Tucker after a tense session aided by a city policeman who kept order. Tucker had opposed dancing and card playing and had supporters among some members while the board of directors took power amid hostility to the pastor.
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Waukegan
Christian Church of
Tucker
Sac City
Iowa
Crolius Seeks Recount in Joliet Mayoral Race
Former Joliet mayor Crolius petitions for a recount alleging fraud by judges clerks and supporters of Mayor Barr. He claims a plurality existed and that many ballots were improperly counted rejected or replaced, though no precise lists of fraudulent voters or precincts are provided.
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Joliet
Crolius
Barr
Crosius
Aged Pastor Honored in Omaha on 81st Birthday
Rev. R. M. Davis of Omaha marked his eighty first birthday with about 300 friends at his home. A Cumberland Presbyterian pastor for fifty two years, he has spent sixty two years in the ministry, the longest tenure among southern Illinois ministers. Relatives and friends presented him with 50 dollars in gold in appreciation of his work.
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Nicholas Weise
San Jose
Charles Landers
Naperville
John A. Ferris
Crab Orchard
Ilinois Central
du Quoin
Peter Youngerman
John Hartned
Michael Chelski
Illinois Steel Company
Chicago
E. J. Connelley
Woodlawn
John N. Sandblom
Scandinavian-American Dental Society
Europe
First National Bank of
Moweaqua
Commercial Bank of Moweaqua
Springfield
Pana
J. Will Smith
Rudy Lohr
Lazarus Ogosian
Ezakilian
Thomas B. Lee
Negro High School of
Carbondale
John Nance
Nance
Lee
Alva Long
Illinois Central
Decatur
Jacksonville
Illinois Traction Company
William B. McKinley
Champaign
Jacksonville Street Railway Company
Jacksonville Gas, Light and Coke Company
McKendree H. Chamberlain
McKendree College
State Police Commission
Deneen
Civil Service
Benjamin M. Mitchell
Cook
United States
R. M. Davis
Omaha
Mr. Davis
Illinois
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Ashley appoints George T Guyman city marshal and street
George T. Guyman is appointed city marshal and street commissioner of Ashley at 50 cents a month. He has qualified and filed his bond and serves in the dual role. The move aims to trim costs amid saloon shutdowns revenue loss and a heavy municipal lighting plant debt.
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George T. Guyman
City of
Ashley
Guyman
James Dalrymple
Glasgow
Chicago
Dunne
Galloway
Scotland
John Young
Dalrymple
Chicago Juvenile Court Punishes School Strike Rioters
Judge Mack in Chicago juvenile court imposed severe reprimands on boys guilty of inciting school strikes. Three were sent to institutions while one received probation. The rioting began at Hendricks school, with youths throwing stones at coal delivery drivers serving the campus.
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Mack
Chicago
Hendricks School
The Watcher Poem Silent Night Patrol
A poem evokes a watcher prowling the town at night with large bright eyes fixed on a window. The speaker fears the creature yet plans to follow it at dawn guided by pine shadows and perpetual darkness. The piece appears from Harper's.
Dorothey and Thamthon Contrast In Neighborly Pact
Aunt Dee notices a boy neighbor with long hair and ribboned shoes, sparking Dor othy’s curious questions. The boy, Thamthon, has a Bible-quoting aunt and a missing father, while the girl ponders life’s troubles as she observes the child next door and his fragile family ties.
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Dorothy
Aunt Dee
Mercy
Dee
Thamthon
Sampson
Merthy
Debating Samson and Delilah in a children's tale
Aunt Dee recalls a past love as she helps Samson cut off his curls to become a boy. Dorothy aids with scissors while the scene shifts to a reunion with David Whiting and a family seeking motherly love for the boy. A dialogue and transitions blur fantasy and memory in an Indianapolis Sun extract.
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Dorothy
Sampson
Aunt Dee
Mamaina
David Whiting
Grace Thornby
Deborah Wright
Deborah
Dee
Grace
Samson
David
Ike
Delilah
Aunt D
Aunt Mercy
George Washington
Indianapolis
Strong Faith Question Spurs Minister on Faith
A Detroit Tribune caption recounts a parish scene where a minister asks if a pictured woman’s sister is truly faithful. Mrs Dusenberry clarifies the image shows her departed daughter and notes her daughter’s faith endured through dancing and cooling in a draft.
Trials of the Fair Sex and the Marriage Dilemma
A lighthearted pareddown exchange on spinsterhood and marriage regrets from the Cincinnati Hauser. The office rarely pursues a man, but circumstance often pursues a woman, prompting humorous reflections on choices and consequences.
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Detroit
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Bureau of American Republics
W. W. Rockhill
China
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Germany
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W. W. Russell
Maryland
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Herbert W. Bowen
Venezuela
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Charles E. Magoon
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