Illinois Miners Massacre Near Herrin Shelters 78 Dead
An Illinois mine conflict near Herrin escalated into a massacre as striking miners attacked Southern Illinois Coal Company workers. Reports place the death toll from 23 to 75 with 48 corpses counted along the road and many captives killed or missing. Survivors and authorities search the woods for more bodies as troops are not yet requested.
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Herrin
Southern Illinois Coal Company
Black
Springfield
Southern Hiiness Coal Company
Miny
Col
CK Medowell
Ling
James Shoemaker
William Lester
Coal Company
Modigyell
Jeters
Heya
Johnston City
Johnson City
Marion
Melvin Thaxton
Hunter
Sam N Winter
Adj
Carlos Black
Soecal
Robert Davis
Carbondale
Gen. Black
Robert M. Medill
McDowell
Shoemaker
Chicago
Mouth Cleansing Suction Protects Mouth From Bacteria
Johns Hopkins researchers show the mouth clears bacteria by muscular suction. The action creates pull currents that draw bacteria toward the rear of the mouth in 15 to 30 minutes, preventing spread to teeth or pharynx. Porportar Mechanics.
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Johns Hopkins University
Illinois News Notes Highlights from a crowded state page
Illinois reports highlight ongoing projects in Rock Island and Bloomington paving totals, a guilty verdict in a Quincy manslaughter case, discovery of Civil and Revolutionary War graves near Mulberry Grove, and state actions on juror pay and county finances. Also noted are wheat and crop forecasts, county road funding, labor data, tax comparisons, and public safety visits.
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University of
Quincy
Edward Lashbrook
Schuyler County
Mulberry Grove
Bush Brown
American Legion
Peter Hubbard
Lake County
Sangamon County
Board of Supervisors
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Illinois
Edgar Eldredge
la Salle County
Hmnolg Agricultural Association
Dixon
Hiinotgs Coat
C. F Honnold
Ultnots
Honnold
Hifnols
United States
Mississippi
Ohio River
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Treasury
States
Territories of the
Union
Ilinois
Syall
Ignatz Potz
Wiliam
Peterson
Winthrop Harbor m
Waukegan
Supreme Court
Small
Ira Walker
Cook County
Charles Conway
Kankakee County
Joliet
J L. Middleton
Imported parasite boosts hope for gypsy moth control in New England
A USDA bulletin reports the imported parasite Apanteles melanoscelus established in New England since 1911. It completes two yearly generations on gypsy moth larvae, spreading beyond liberated colonies and attacking both orchard and forest trees, especially oaks and birch, while avoiding conifers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New England
Department
S. S. Crossman
Packing crate saves field handling for grapes
A grape crate shown in the illustration uses four tapering molds. When filled the top is nailed on, molds inserted from the open bottom, packed with grapes, then removed. Four boxes are placed over the grapes and the bottom nailed. It is claimed the crate can be packed in the field, saving handling.
Watch Peach Tree Growth For Proper Form
Check newly planted peach trees for evenly spaced branches. If shoots are around the body, choose three or four for the head and remove the rest. If shoots grow on one side, keep only the strongest and remove the others. Grow to 18 inches, pinch the top, then side shoots will form to create a well branched tree by season's end.
Proper Orchard Fertilizer In Orchard Care
Stable manure is the best and most natural fertilizer for the orchard and all crops. If the orchard grows up in weeds the leaves and weeds form a decaying mass, robbing the soil of humus.
Gardening in Late Summer Irrigation Boosts Yields
In dry late summer weather a small irrigation plant can help a garden through lack of water. If water is available, the system will pay for itself quickly through higher yields of all vegetables.
Pinch Back Berry Canes for Higher Next Year
Pinch back the tops of new raspberry and blackberry canes when they reach about three feet. This pinch will cause branching, increasing the fruiting wood for the following year.
Bad Orchard Practice: Coarse manure risks young trees
It argues against placing coarse manure in planting holes for young trees, labeling it bad policy and harmful to orchard development.
Treea Produce Shade
Fruit trees that receive no care yield about as little as shade trees. The terse observation notes that neglect halves productivity compared with properly tended trees, suggesting limited value from undermanaged cultivation.
Gains 8 pounds in two weeks time
Mrs Celesta Fell of Boston reports eight pound gain in two weeks after using Tanlac. She describes prior severe indigestion pain and weakness preventing work and sleep, and credits Tanlac for renewed energy and health. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
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Celesta Fell
Prince Street
Boston
Mass
Taniac
Tanlac
Secret Joke TeNed Comes From Martha’s Sagely Remark
A reader recounts a moment where someone urged Martha to reveal her secret and she replied that a secret ceases to be one once it is teNed, offering a wry, cautious outlook in a succinct anecdote.
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Martha
From Girlhood to Womanhood in Kansas
A testimonial from Eva Aldzigh of Emporia praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a valuable remedy for women's troubles. She describes using the product to help with discomfort during puberty and later life, claiming it helped with common female symptoms.
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Kansas
Lydia Pinkham
Eva Aldzigh
Union St
Emporia
Lydia E. Pinkham
D&ye
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Illinois News Notes
mid-West
Peoria
Kane County
County Board of Supervisors
Dundee
Rockford
Williamson County Fair Board
Fair Board
Jones
Charles C. le Forgee
Mortimer
Mr. le Forgee
Ti'Inois Police Chiefs’ Association
Granite City
Fitzmorris
Finois
Illinois Sunday School Association
Galesburg
Illinois Department of Labor
General Advisory Board
Mississippi Valley
Central Division
American Red Cross
Iliinois
L. G. Nutt
Washington
Charles A. Gregory
Colonel Nutt
Haynes
Ri C Muvoore
State Teachers’ Association
Moore
H. H. Hanly
State Department of Registration
L. C. Taylor
Taylor
Grape
Annie
Allen
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