Prisoners Sent to County Jail in Urbana Court
William Griffith of Champaign pleads guilty to petty larceny and is fined five dollars plus costs and sentenced to thirty days in county jail. Alex Robinson pleads guilty to stealing coal and receives fifteen days plus costs. May Davis pleads guilty to assault and is fined twenty five dollars and jailed thirty days. Agnes Mann settles with William Black in Urbana for four hundred dollars to avoid prosecution. Probate matters include approval of guardian reports for Heiser siblings and final reports for Rehbeck estate. Inventory and accounts for several estates are recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Griffith
Champaign
C. C. Staley
Urbana
Griffith
Earl Hix
Alex Robinson
Illinois Central Railroad Co
May Davis
Mary Smith
Agnes Mann
Staley
William Black
William
Guardian
John E. Heiser
Joseph Heiser
Amos Heiser
Fred Rehbeck
Byron D. Abbott
James B. McKinley
John C. Block
M. E. Jones
Princess Louise of Saxe Coburg Said to Bond with Janitor
Berlin reports a fresh royal scandal involving Princess Louise of Saxe Coburg daughter of the Belgian king. She has been confined near Dresden for five years after eloping with an Austrian lieutenant and now is said to have formed closeness with the asylum janitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pricess
Louise
Saxe-Coburg
Berlin
Dresden
Leutenant
Belgium
Collision injures seventeen in Queen & Crescent crash near Cottondale
The southbound Queen & Crescent Limited from Cincinnati collided with a freight near Cottondale Alabama early this morning. Seventeen persons were injured and no fatalities reported. Local authorities investigated the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen & Crescent
Cottondale
Birmingham
Ala
Dee
Queen & Crescent Limited
Cincinnati
Gas line break leaves Parkersboro in cold for days
A break in the natural gas line cuts gas service to Parkersboro West Virginia. About twenty five thousand residents endure freezing temperatures as heating and lighting fail across the city. Authorities work to repair the line and restore supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersboro
Czarina's Great Grief Over Dead Russian Prince
Berlin December 21 The Lokal Anziger reports the czarina of Russia has given birth to a stillborn son deepening the royal sorrow. The news notes the czarina's profound grief as the nation contemplates the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Lokal Anziger
Czarina
Russia
Canal Treaty Faces Democratic Split in Senate
Washington reports reveal Democratic leaders led by Gorman Morgan and Daniel seek to defeat the Panama treaty as a rebuke to the Roosevelt administration. The vote hinges on delicate party unity and possible defections, with Maine Senator Hale and southern papers cited as pivotal in ratification support. In New York, Senator Hanna remains confined to bed though not seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama
Roosevelt
Gorman
Morgan
Daniel
New Republic
Senate
Teller
Dubois
Hoar
New England
Hale
Maine
Colombia
Congress
United States
Panama Canal Company
South
Hay
Georgia
Louisiana
Florida
North Carolina
Ausgiang Yields to the Japanese in Korea Dispute
An official report says Russia acknowledges Japan's pre dominating influence over Korea. Japan seeks a written pledge that Manchuria won not join Russia. The London telegraph notes the Far East situation unchanged with coal orders for Port Arthur still being booked from Cardiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Russia
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
London
Exchange Telegraph
Far East
Cardiff
Port Arthur
Injunction Sought Over Sidney Farm Lands Trust
In Urbana circuit court Maranda Rogers Ella A Bonnell and Kate A Hyatt sue Samuel G Lehman Oscar Gulick and Walter Corlis claiming Lehman as administrator and former executor improperly rented farm lands near Sidney after probate of Meshach Hyatt will Feb 15 1897. Plaintiffs seek injunction to stop use rent and occupancy without removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Maranda Rogers
Ella A. Bonnell
Kate A. Hyatt
Samuel G. Lehman
Oscar Gulick
Walter Corlis
Meshach Hyatt
Sidney
Hyatt
Lehman
Walter ¢ Oscar Gulick
Mrs. Hyatt and Daughters
Oscar Gilick
Accused of a Murder in New York Dive Incident
Emil Totterman alias Carl Nielsen was arrested this afternoon charged with murder. He was identified as the man who accompanied Sarah Martin to a room, after she was found dead in a New York dive Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emil Totterman
Carl Nielsen
Ant
Sarah Martin
Fledtterman
Colombian Troops Reportedly Land on Isle of Pines
About a hundred Colombian troops landed at the Isle of Pines near the Gulf of Darien, Panama territory. The Mayflower vessel left yesterday to confirm the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Isle of Pines
Gulf of Darien
Panama
Alderman Giese Buys Grocery Store on South Neil Street
Alderman W A Giese has purchased the grocery store formerly run by the late Robert Fulton at 108 South Neil street and will take possession next Monday. The stock will be invoiced next Sunday. Giese brings fifteen years of grocery experience from Champaign firms and leaves Mittendorf and Kiler in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Giese
Robert Fulton
South Neil Street
Giese
Champaign
Mittendorf & Kiler
Alderman Brennan and two others sentenced for voting frauds
Chicago dispatch reports Alderman John Brennan jailed for one year after conviction on election fraud charges. Herbert Kent and Charles McCabe received three and two months respectively. All three found guilty of voting using the names of deceased men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Brennan
Bridewell
Herbert
Kent
Charles McCabe
Gardner Acquires Twin City Sanitary Line Co Assets
George Gardner, newly naming himself as owner of the Pearl and Nile worth parfor at the Nach Nell street, purchases the Twin City Sanitary Line Co. on East University avenue and plans to open a milk business and bid for success in the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gariner
Nell Street
Twin City Sanitary Mite Co
East University Avenue
United Christian Party Nomination Convention Plans
A mass convention held in St. Louis on May 1 aimed to nominate candidates for president and vice president. The event was organized by the United Christian Party Chartans team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Ramei Mass
Ite O
St. Lows
Chicago's Dead May Be Buried
Chicago officials report undertakers and liverymen asking unions if they may operate hearses and what pay is required. Unions consider the proposal as strike tension continues. Hearses are scarce and corpses are awaiting burial or sent to cemeteries in wagons while funerals occur under cover to evade pickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wreck of Meteor passenger train at Godfrey Kansas
The 8th Louis & San Francisco flyer known as the Meteor wrecked at Godfrey. The entire train overturned injuring about twenty with nine confirmed dead. Rails spread caused the disaster as the engine and cars demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Scott
Kan
Texas
Godfrey
Drunken Ad Arrests Reported Near Central Tracks
A man in Cape employed as a waiter faced charges after a Sunday incident near Sinnese Central tracks. The 13 year old was involved in a plea during a court hearing. Details remain unclear due to garbled text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape
Sinnese Central Tracks
Young Cope
Toghearet
Harve Parris Release Notice in Local Pages
Fragmentary OCR text notes Harve Parris release and references to peers and chores. It mentions a local event or notice with names such as Mr Tedeble and Peere Olf, and indicates a public or court related context on a dated page. Further readable fragments suggest releases and procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tedeble
Allmoes
Isa
Imeem
Race Gambler Kills Wife and Children Then Ends His Life
Cleveland dispatch reports Roscoe W. Derby a 45 year old machinist who, burdened by debts from race betting, shot his wife Della and three children Harold Alice and Thomas before killing himself. A note to a friend warned of the deaths as authorities found the bodies in their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Roscoe W. Derby
Derby
Santa Claud
Thomas
Harold
Alice
Revelry crackdown at Walnut Street home ends in arrests
Police raid a north side residence at Colombia Avenue and Walnut Street after complaints of disorderly conduct. Aleck Wright and Lettie Horenineen were named as operators. Wright, Mare, and Hutediness were arrested amid a chaotic scene as Faber, Gese, and Mathews fired a warning shot and the crowd dispersed. Florene H Mutinenen paid a fine of ten dollars for indecorous behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia Avenue
Walnut Street
Aleck Wright
Lettie Horenineen
Faber
Gese
Mathews
Wright
Unclear OCR Fragment From a Local Death Notice
Fragment reads like a damaged death notice or obituary item mentioning names and a place with scattered terms. The readable portions include references to a person, a family or surname, and a possible location, but key details are severely garbled. No clear event date or definitive relationship can be established from the legible text.
Ripper Case Echoes In Gotham As Slain Woman Found
A New York coast crime recalls London Jack the Ripper murders with a mutilated body found at a James Street hotel near the East River. Detectives suspect a Swedish sailor. hotel ties, past arrests, and local rumors surround the case as investigators pursue leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack the Ripper
Whitechapel
Olf
James Elsp
East River Front
Shakespeare
East River
Sailor
Ike "Hakespeare
Ike
Sarah Martin
Martin Larsen
MoClusky
Detective Bureau
Maat River
Shakepeare
James Breen
Bing Bing
William Keyes
James Street
Tle
Potet
Death Notice for Mre Anna Marie Laurie Drew
Funeral details for Mre Anna Marie Laurie Drew, longtime resident of Champaign County, born May 29 1814 in Leopdehesen Germany, aged 68, wife of Theodore died January 2 1871, survived by eight children and many grandchildren, services to be announced by Rev Willem Arth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Marie Laurie Drew
William Preetin
Washington Street
Champaign’ County Fort
Mre
Prestin
van Nie Fond
Leopdehesen
Germany
Theodore Tie
Pelen
Willem Preetin
Preetin
Peters
Willemarth
Turkey Delivers Workers Seasonal Meal Deals In City
A garbled notice outlines a seasonal turkey offer for employees and mentions related holiday provisions. It references a company and local context but the details are unclear due to OCR flaws.
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Huri
Parkersburg
Hanns
Senator Hannas
Ei Ve
ASK
Republic of Panama
Grogery Stor
Alderman Giese
Gardner
Qut
Twin City Sanitary Milk Co
United Christian Party
Arpes
Harve Parris
Clinton
Mary Twings
Gilman
Werman
Kreet Marley Borevet
Matier
Gotham
Anna Marie Loulepreetin
Turkeys
Kireet Hallway Company
Noten
Gerry
Rave
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