Dynamite attack on Illinois canal irrigation sparks manhunt
Gov. James Deneen orders detectives to trace wreckers who blew up a section of the Illinois and Michigan Canal near Channahon and Joliet. The blast flooded farms and sank boats, killing fish and delaying canal traffic while Pinkerton men search for suspects amid farmer fever and official pressure.
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Illinola
Channalon
Joliet
Charles Erickson
Erickson
Leon McDonald
Veanal
Sone
Pinkerton
Farmers clash with state over bridges and taxes turn deadly
In Channahon township farmers blame the state for unsafe bridges and refuse taxes. a burned bridge follows threats. The report notes yeggs, a farmer Samuel L. Chase hanged himself, and a deadly train crash near Tremont. Other items include incorporations, arson, escapes, and a child crushed in an accident.
One Rioter Sentenced in Springfield Race Riots Case
Roy Young, a 16 year old, pled guilty to burglary larceny and rioting and received an indeterminate term in Pontiac State Reformatory. The case followed police confessions leading to further indictments while Abe Raymer faced motions to quash. George Richardson, whose arrest sparked the outbreak, was released from Bloomington jail after a judge dropped the indictment following Mrs. Earl Hallam’s affidavit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Pontiac Reformatory
Roy Young
State Reformatory
Pontiac
Young
Gummins
Abe Raymer
George Richardson
Bloomington
Earl Hallam
Ricardson
Hatch
Richardson
Werner
Two Convicts Escape Joliet Prison Quarry
Clarence Wise and James Kaiser escaped from Joliet Penitentiary while in the quarry. They eluded guards and hid until their escape was possible. Wise, jailed from Chicago for robbery in October 1905, Kaiser, jailed for burglary earlier that year, both under indeterminate sentences.
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Joliet Penitentiary
Clarence Wise
James Kaiser
Chicago
Joliet
Themelves
Wise
Kaiser
Walker in Sunday School Debate Ends with Sanity Ruling
Thomas F. Edwards of Kilbourne introduced a deck of playing cards at Sunday school and taught poker mysteries to his class. An inquiry before Judge McComas in Havana concluded with a verdict of sane, amid testimony comparing his behavior to a fire eater act.
Alton Negro Pupils Strike Over Court Ruling
In Alton the majority of black students walk out to enforce a State Supreme Court ruling allowing mixed schools. Seventy five pupils were denied admission to white schools, then transferred to Douglass and Lovejoy schools. Police guard white schools as mothers demand access.
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Alton
State Supreme Court
Douglass
Lovejoy
Killed by Runaway Horse in Springfield
Henry J. Lauer, a Springfield business man, was killed when a runaway horse struck his conveyance and crushed his skull. Mrs. Thomas Vredenburg was seriously injured when she and Lauer were thrown from a runabout as the horse rampaged through the business district. Lauer died shortly after being taken to a hospital.
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Quincy
Annie Bones
Mount Vernon
Henry J. Lauer
Springfield
Thomas Vredenburg
Man Claims to Be Writer Arrested in Springfield Riot
Edward Ferris, 60, a man who says he is a newspaper writer, was arrested in Springfield on suspicion of involvement in the riot that led to the lynching of two Black men. Police found silverware engraved with H. T. Loper's name in his room, a restaurant wrecked by a mob. Ferris admits collecting the silverware as a souvenir he found during his riot coverage.
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Springfield
Edward Ferris
Ferris
H. T. Loper
Fortune Told Woman Goes Insane Over Kidnap Warning
Mrs. Cora Phillips, 33, was adjudged insane in Moline County Court after a clairvoyant warned that her baby would be kidnapped and that she would have endless trouble to retrieve it. She will be sent to the Watertown asylum.
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Cora Phillips
Moline
Watertown Asylum
Warner Estate to Pay $16,000 Inheritance Tax Suit Sustained
The DeWitt county court upheld Judge Hill ruling requiring the Warner estate to pay $16,000 to Illinois as inheritance tax, despite Vespasian Warner’s opposition. The original $14,000 claim plus $2,000 interest stands.
Republican State Convention in Arsenal City Choice of Trustees and Electors
About 3000 Republicans gathered in the capital to hear Speaker Cannon and others at the first primary law convention. Key speeches urged party unity, tariff revision for protection, and endorsement of Roosevelt, Hopkins, and Deneen. Delegates nominated Mrs Evans and others for University officers and elected Reeves and Anderson as presidential electors, with all recent primary victors endorsed.
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Springfield
Arsenal
Cannon
Leslie M. Shaw
Deheen
Hopkins
Roy O. West
Roosevelt
Deneen
Shaw
Bryan
Trust Companies of
New York
STI
New York City
University of Illinois
Lawra B. Evans
Taylorville
Arthur Meeker
Chicago
Allen H. Moore
Pratt County
A. G. Grout
Scott County
John Whityman
Mary E. Goddard
F. G. Seonee
Goddard
Evans
Evans Iad
Walter Reeves
Streator
John Anderson
Bryan at State Meet Harmony Rules in the Party
Peoria hosts W. J. Bryan and Adlai Stevenson as Democratic delegates fill the crowd. Bryan speaks to 4,000 in the hall and 1,000 at the hotel, then 5,000 in courthouse square. The convention endorses Senator Stringer and the Democratic State ticket, with university trustees named for long and short terms.
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Peoria
W. J. Bryan
National Committee
Adlai E. Stevenson
Bryan
National Hotel
Courthouse
Bryan Adlai BH
Stevenson
Fred J. Kern
Belleville
Gore
Oklahoma
Lawrence B. Stringer
Springfield
Samuel Alschuler
University
Edward ‘Tilden
Chicago
A. L. White
Fairmount
Party Statements on State and National Issues
Republicans praise Roosevelt administration and Congressional record led by Joseph G. Cannon while endorsing Governor Charles S. Deneen as progressive. Democrats back the Denver platform and Bryan as right on issues, urging reform of Illinois state government to end corruption and politicized institutions. A late night baseball quip follows.
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Roosevelt
National Platform
Joseph G. Cannon
Charles 8S
Deneen
Denver
William Jennings Bryan
Ilinois
Prohibitionists Nominate Presidential Electors at State Convention
The Prohibitionists convened a state meeting selecting presidential electors and university trustees amid high enthusiasm. They urged Iauis would cast over 100000 Prohibition votes in November, with William P. Allin of McLean as chairman. Trustees named were Marie C. Brehm, Lula C. Meuer, Curtis E. Percival, and Edward Nethercott.
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Iaois
Prohibition
William P. Allin
McLein
University of Ilinois
Marie C. Brehm
Chicago
Lula C. Mé@fuer
Bone Gap
Curtis E. Percival
Urbana
Edward Nethercott
Fragmentary courtroom quip hints at dining room dispute
A judge remarks on a lack of space as a humorous aside about a dining room table while three daughters are in love. The fragment suggests a domestic dispute scene touched by humor rather than a formal ruling.
Unselfish She-George Responds With Birthday Gifts
A terse exchange features She-George praising a self-sacrificing man and the man denying using coins for gifts, saying he saves the ci gara for friends. The dialogue centers on generosity and personal sacrifice.
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George
Favorable Developments Support Chicago Recovery Outlook
Dun's Review of Trade notes broader improvement in Chicago business with rising mill and factory demand and stronger agricultural conditions. Breadstuffs movement up, hog arrivals dipping, and stockpiled provisions down while hides and wool receipts rise. August Chicago permits total 41 valued at 1.567 million. bank deposits steady. money rates 3.14 to 4.44 percent. 32 district failures.
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West
Chicago
Mercantile
Dun’s Review of Trade
Fall trade and festivals lift shipments in markets
Fall jobbing and cooler weather boost distribution at leading north western and southwestern markets with gains in southern centers. Crop movements grow, winter wheat and cotton lift collections to fair normal levels while overall trade remains below last year. Industrial output expands with iron steel at 60 to 80 percent capacity. strikes settled raise output. weekly failures total 210 in US, 17 in Canada.
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Alabama
New England
United States
Bradstreet
Chicago Market Prices Across Commodities and Regions
A dense list of farm and market quotes by city showing cattle hogs sheep and various grains with prices for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo and New York. Includes wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs potatoes and clover seed with quoted ranges and unit values.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ste
Soc
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
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Elgin
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Nixon
Newcastle
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Aurora
Pierre
8. D
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John Rt. Stewart
Centralia
Walnut Grove
Yeggmen
Samuel L. Chase
Dunham
Jacob Knapp
Tremont
Saline County Traction Company
Capital
Hidorado
Carriers Mills
George Wymans
Sam Ragan
Rev. J. Williams
Ellis Weant
Paris
Court House
Weant
Illinois State Reformatory
Fairbury
Morris Kirby
Benson
Gertrude Williams
Mayor Williams
Illinois
St. J. Warren
Waukesha
Wis
Warren County
Gayer
Frank Stont
John Cross
Stout
George Mulligan
Chandreau Island
J. R. Johnson
Burlington
Mulligan
Lucretia Spitzer
East St. Louis
Otto Price Spitzer
Rockford
Yalo
Bristol
John Bernhardt
Pocahontas
Warner Estate
Edward A. Channon
Lola Channon
Grace Nelson
Channon
Miss Nelson
Illinois Christian Missionary Society
Central Y. M
Bessie Hitchell
Harry Stevenson
Parkerville
Charles Rogers
Downing Post, G. A. R
Virginia
Rogers
Kate Brady
G. A. BR
Dayton Smith
Barry
Arines Murphy
Iowa
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