Woman Freed of Murder Charge in Record Time
A Paris jury acquitted Mrs. William Mings of shooting her husband with intent to kill after only six minutes of deliberation. The defense offered no testimony and the key witness, the victim, did not testify as expected. The case centered on who fired the fatal shot and whether others could corroborate the story.
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Pacis
Paris
William Mings
Edgar County
Terre Haute
Mings
Madden Succeeds Barber as President of State Agriculture Board
Illinois State Board of Agriculture at the Springfield fair elected George H. Madden of Mendota president for the year. He succeeds A D Barber of Hamilton, who becomes vice president at large. Madden has served on the board since 1894 and hails from Mendota born in 1854. He graduated from Notre Dame in 1872 and later led Madden & Goedtner banking firm.
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George H. Madden
A. D. Barber
Illinois State Board of Agriculture
State Fair Grounds
Springfield
Mendota
Hamilton
J. J. McComb
James Drake
A. J. Lovejoy
G. H. Madden
Save McKinley ancestral home in Ireland appeal
Two American youths on a world tour discovered the cottage in Ireland where William McKinley’s ancestors lived. The landowner agreed to a three month delay to allow time for a national fund drive to preserve the house.
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Ireland
William McKinley
Moline
George Hi. Holt
Lester R. Croutz
McKinley
United States
Pick Suffrage Officers Illinois Convention Names Mrs Ella Stewart
The Illinois equal suffrage convention at Nigin named officers led by President Mrs Ella S Stewart and First Vice President Dr Anna K E Blount. Other officers include Second Vice President Mr El mira Springer Recording Secretary Mrs Alice B Tracy and Corresponding Secretary Miss S Grace Nichols. Treas er Mrs Ellen B Foster Auditor Mrs D E B Jones Executive committee members include Mrs Lizzie W Long Mrs Eugenia M Bacon Mrs Ellen M Henrotin Catherine Waugh Mc Culloch Iva G Wooden and others.
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Illinois
Ella Stewart
Nigin
Ella S. Stewart
Anna KE. Blount
Oak Park
Elmira Springer
Chicago
Alice 8. Tracy
S. Grace Nichols
Ellen B. Foster
Wvanston
D. EB. Jones
Lizzie W. Long
Barry
Eugenia M. Bacon
Decatur
Ellen M Henrotin
Catherine Waugh McCulloch
Iva G. Wooden
Hva Munson Smith
Wlecta Abbott
Sage Heirs Accept Terms in Will County
Heirs of Russell Sage in Will County prove heirship and sign agreements to accept double the amount initially willed by the late millionaire. New York attorneys were engaged to settle with legatees and reported satisfactory progress for Olin Augustus Sage of Channahon and family, including Hattie L. Davis and relatives Alta Sage Martens and M. Schoonmaker.
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Will County
Russell Sage
New York
Olin Augustus Sage
Channahon
Hattie L. Davis
W. B. Davis
Alta Sage Martens
M. Schoonmaker
Crete
Springfield Woman Attacked. Black Suspect Arrested
Mrs Christan Baumann, 69, confronted by a Black man while walking near her Springfield residence. She was dragged into an alley and choked in a savage assault. Wil Jin Kang, a Black man in the vicinity, has been arrested on suspicion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christan Baumann
Glorintine Boumann
Springfield
Wil- Jin Kang
Illinois ministers balk at mixed marriage in Wabash County
Enoch Garrett a Negro and Mrs Johnson a white woman sought a minister or justice of the peace for two weeks to wed in East Mount Carmel. They finally married by Elder John Lockett after other clergy and officials refused due to racial integration. License obtained Sept 20 from the Wabash County clerk at Mount Carmel.
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Illinois
Enoch Garrett
Johnson
C Mony
Joh W. Lockett
Wabash County
Garrett
East Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel
THINK GIRL PLANNED FORGERY IN COUP FORGED FUNDS
Hyrmal Jacobs alias Wisie Jacobs Florence Scott and Emma Burns, a college girl held in Galesburg for a $1,000 forgery, was bound over to await the grand jury. Officers doubt she was forced and believe she forged to pay debts with possible outside suggestion, though Lowe of Berwyn provided letters showing their companionship.
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Hyrmal Jacobs
Wisie’ ‘Jacobs
Florence Scott
Hmma Burns
Galesburg
Justice Hamilton
Harry Lowe
Berwyn
Lowe
Plunder’s Weight Kills Thief in Sudden Death
In Upper Alton coroner's inquest finds Mary B Wells a negro servant died of apoplexy from exhaustion while carrying stolen goods from employer B Young's home. The incident sparks fear among Black residents who deem it swift punishment for wrongdoing.
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Alton
Mary B. Wells
B. Young
Upper
Shoots at His Wife Charged With Attempted Murder
Fred Ludwig, employe of the Chicago Telephone Company, was arrested on a warrant charging an attempt to kill his wife Mrs. Clara Ludwig, 18, as she walked on Laurel street in town with a companion. Ludwig fired twice after she refused a ride. he claimed the revolver held blanks. Rock Island Mayor Indicted in relation to Burlington track destruction, with John Looney and E. I. Stanley charged with criminal libel against State's Attorney J. K. Scott.
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Fifty-fifth
Illinois Infantry
Bushnell
Otto Zweig
Centralia
Illinois Central
Joliet
Armor Steel and Foundry Company
Florence Scott
Monmouth
Noah Clarke
Virginia
W. R. Hill
Chicago
Murphysboro
George W. Banstead
Elgin
Mary Hendrickson
Elon G. Douglas
Stork
William Sayers
New Bedford
Sayers
E. H. Brown
East St. Louis
Ashley
Chalen Martin
Alhambra
Maud Kirk
Omaha
Ottawa
Jay William Cahlan
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Mattoon
Donald W. Billings
Henry County
United States
Kolb
Niles
Minnie Leggett
Morris
Illinois Insane Hospital
Kankakee
Bourbonnais
James Derenzy
Freeport
Wesley Shenberger
Charles Stout
Litchfield
Snow
Pontiac
Greene County
Kaput
Ke- Wanee
Brandenburg
Germany
Pearl Allman
Kent
Clarence Everhart
Pearl City
Oscar Gressler
Everhart
Gressler
Chicago Telephone Go
Fred Ludwig
Chicago Telephone Company
Clara Ludwig
Laurel Street
Dlgin
Ludwig
Rock Island
George W. McCaskrin
Burlington
John Looney
E. I. Stanley
J. K. Scott
Woman Near Death After Jar Breaks Arm Cut
Mrs. John Diegel of near Copedale narrowly escaped bleeding to death when a fruit jar shattered by her, cutting a blood vessel in her arm. No one was nearby and the doctor from Hopedale arrived too late to save her.
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John Diegel
Copedale
Hopedale
TOTAL GRAIN YIELD AND OCTOBER CROP REPORT DATA
The October crop report from the Department of Agriculture shows a total cereal yield of 7 264 000 000 bushels, with declines from last year's record highs. Wheat, oats and barley figures are detailed, noting winter wheat’s strong contribution and spring wheat’s shorter harvest, while oats show unfavorable conditions and potential effects on flour supplies. A separate note covers a court rebuke of the Kaiser after a socialist meeting in Germany.
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Department of Agricultre
Rockies
Europe
Navy to Guard President on Panama Isthmus Visit
A Roosevelt Panama voyage will be escorted by a squadron stronger than many Central and South American navies. Two battleships and a cruiser will form the president's bodyguard as he enters Colon, with the trip having official character and requiring protection for the executive fleet. Credit for global prestige and safety, not fear, motivates the plan.
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Panama
Roosevelt
United States
Colon
Central
South America
Navy
Taft Words Weigh In On Unemployment And Policy
The piece blends satirical notes on public figures including Taft and Platt with quips about Palma joining the unemployed and the so-called Policy King Al Adams. It notes a New England powder magazine blaze, a defaulting banker in striped garb, Zion City’s debt, and a lighthearted jab at a ballooning American victory in Paris, ending on a wary note about patriotism.
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Taft
Senor Palma
Senator Platt
al Adams
New England
Stensland
Zion City
Brother Dowie
Paris
Poverty in New York Decline in Vagrancy Arrests
The article notes shrinking extreme poverty in New York City and traces vagrancy arrests from 1897 to 1902, with figures rising to 7,000 in 1898 then gradually falling to about 4,109 by 1902, indicating a continuing but uneven improvement in social conditions.
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York City
Industrial Outlook Amid Cold Weather and Rising Costs
Dun's Review of Trade reports commercial activity in Chicago responding to cold weather and urgent needs in manufacturing and construction. Material shortages and inadequate railroad facilities hinder prompt forwarding, with costs rising in pig iron steel rails plates and copper. Cotton textiles fluctuate as grains decline and provisions firm, while general merchandise volumes reach unprecedented levels and new building plans exceed last year.
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Chicago
Dun
Commodity Prices Across Markets and Grains
The list details cattle hogs sheep and grain prices in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Buffalo New York Toledo and more. Entries cover wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and clover seed with varied bid ranges per market. Prices span from a few cents to several dollars, reflecting regional fluctuations.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York
Toledo
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Boatwright
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Hughes
Dora Mahr
Ewalt Mahr
Tuscola
Christian Church of Flora
Clay County
Enti Feminine
Sun School
M’kinley
SAGE
Plunder
Plecen
Pearce Holderby
Carmi
Cincinnati Post
Gera
Buechel
Wiliam
President
Brazil
Rothschild
Dre
Bradstreet
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