Enforces Order in Police Court Case on Walters and Miller
Charles Walters and William Miller fought Tuesday on North Market street Urbana. Walters was fined $3 and costs after pleading before Magistrate Sims. Walters later swore out a warrant for Miller, but Miller was discharged after witnesses testified. Walters, angered, threatened the witness and was told to stop by the magistrate. Walters left to pay his fine, reportedly unsuccessful as of the latest report.
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Charles Walters
William Miller
North Market Street
Urbana
Walters
Miller
Sims
Prisoners Escape Jail By Battering Door In Illinois
Five inmates torn from hinges used a heavy battering ram to break the county jail door and escape. The plan, led by Cass Comstock, involved two horse thieves and two car robbers. Authorities freed an elderly woman and a man in the rush, but the escape went undetected until alarms rang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ill
Prisop
Cass Coms
Chicago strike延期 postponement and funeral notice
A strike of the case in 150 office buildings was temporarily postponed as engineers planned a conference with building managers over higher wages. Mrs Frank Donley's funeral was held from St Mary’s Church for a death found Monday at 509 East Park Street with services at 9 o'clock Wednesday.
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Piicago
Frank Donley
East Park Street
St. Mary's
Girls at Rosemary Hall Build Chapel by Labor Alone
Fifty wealthy young women at Rosemary Hall Seminary in Rock Ridge Greenwich plan and perform all building tasks for a new 100 seat chapel. They haul rock, load, and marshal materials aided by neighbor George Launder Jr. who donates stone. They intend to dig foundations, mix mortar, and carry on with actual construction when weather allows.
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Seminary
Stamford
Conn
Rosemary Hall Seminary
Rock Ridge
Greenwich
United States
George Lauder, Jr
Andrew Carnegie
Stone
Troy Club Fire Claims Three Attorneys
In Troy New York the Troy Club building burned in the early hours destroying the structure and burning to death three prominent attorneys who occupied rooms there. The deceased are William Shaw Moses Clough and Benjamin Kammey.
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Troy
N. Y
Troy Club
William Shaw
Moses Clough
Benjamin Kammey
Urbana woman seeks Florence Sidell on larceny charge
Miss Margaret Garrels of Urbana swore out a warrant Tuesday for the arrest of Miss Florence Sidell on a larceny charge for $7.50 dated October 17. The warrant was issued by Justice Weeks but the matter was settled out of court.
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Margaret Garrels
Urbana
Florence Sidell
Justice Weeks
Pleasantly Entertains At 901 South Busey Ave Urbana
Miss Anna Williams hosted a Tuesday evening gathering at her Urbana home with friends and a taffy pulling as a feature. Attendees included Misses Maude DePuy Glenne Hunt Mae Har Edith Tilton Edith Willams Bronson and Arthur Rugs with Messrs George William Webber Eugene Harold McKinney and Carl DePuy.
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Anna Williams
South Busey Avenue
Urbana
Maude DePuy
Glenne Hunt
Mae Har
Edith Tilton
Edith Willams
Bronson
Arthur Rugs
George William Webber
Eugene Harold McKinney
Carl DePuy
Chicago Theatre Panic Claims Hundreds In Inferno
A Chicago theatre fire traps and panics audiences mostly women and children. Sparks fall onto the stage as crowds flee, with early tallies showing at least fifty dead and hundreds injured. Firemen report bodies and unconscious persons throughout aisles, balconies, and the cellar as doctors rush to help.
Four Young Men Remain Under Bond In Interurban Car Cutting
Jesse Hill Eugene Richards and 8 M White along with Daniel McElwee were arraigned before Magistrate Sims in Urbana and each placed on $400 bonds to appear January 8. All posted bonds and were released. A Kentuckian fighter was not arrested citing self defense as witnesses said he acted in self defense. Dr J T Purcell treated Hill's wounds saying two cuts could have severed major arteries if deeper.
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Jesse Hill
Eugene Richards
8. M. White
St. Joseph
Urbana
Sims
Daniel McElwee
J. T. Purcell
Young Hill
Funeral processions in Chicago amid armed escorts
Chicago on December 30 reported funeral processions proceeding with armed escorts as hearse drivers and carriages organized under employer instructions. Liverymen issued an ultimatum to strikers, stating they would resume normal service tomorrow with green-onion men if strikers do not return to work.
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Chicago
Burglars Blow Several Dates in Midwest Thefts
A Bloomington gang used dynamite to blast three safes at Bar Jose and the post office, taking about $1,000 in money, stamps, and government property. They later blew safes in a hardware store and a saloon, securing about $40. In Des Moines an early morning blast at M. C. Cohen shop yielded roughly $4,000.
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Bloomington
Bar Jose
Traveling Man Dies on Dickerson Road
Coroner Penny was called to Dickerson in the northern county on Wednesday to hold an inquest into the death of Wo Ho Milligen. Milligen, a traveling representative for a Peoria grain firm, dropped dead on the eastbound road after stepping from his car around 9 AM. The coroner sent for Thekerein, but by press time the cause of death had not been reported.
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Penny
Dickerson
Wo HO Milligen
Milligen
Peoria
Dickersen
Jail Break Attempt Reported at Esch Colvago Jail
Emil Reeski member of an ear barn gang tried to saw through his cell bars on December 2 in Esch Colvago. He nearly cut a window to the street before discovery. Police suspect an accomplice supplied the saw, which remains missing. Guard presence around the jail has been increased.
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Colvago
Emil Reeski
Reeski
Bam
Marriage of Charles Hargo and Jane Parker at White Heath
Mr Charles Hargo and Miss Jane Parker of White Heath wed at 2 o clock on Wednesday after Dee Ay Squire Sims at the city building in Uris.
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Charles Hargo
Jane Parker
White Heath
Dee Ay Squire Sims
Uris
Har Aut Paral 1. Bergen See Rot Learns Rew Hae Informed Rugien Fran
Fragmented OCR text reports that officials warn of grave consequences over a proposed Beghtia tions project. It notes Japan pressuring to limit the process, with implications for international relations and potential action if canal limits are exceeded.
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Bergen
Rot
Rew
Rugien
Fran
Japan
Huasia
United States Troops Consider Panama Isthmus Duty
Washington reports alarm over orders to prepare troops for the Isthmus of Panama as the Panama treaty ratification looms. The discussions center on replacing marines with regiments to police the canal zone, with six to twelve regiments readied on short notice amid fears of a Panamanian crisis and possible Colombian invasion. Historical dispatches show Colombia pressing for treaty amendments involving payments to canal interests.
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Washington
United States
Panama
Canal Strip
Republic of Panama
Colombia
Beaupre
Bogota
Hay
Bolu Robbery at Tuscola Targeting Ticket Office
The Homota Central ticket office in Tuscola was robbed Monday. About 76 dollars was stolen from the money drawer while agent Joe Harland was briefly away to handle freight. Two men who bought tickets shortly before the robbery were seen nearby. their identities and whereabouts are unknown as telegraphs are sent to intercept suspects.
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Hhmota
Tuscola
Joe Harland
Aenlet
Albany Deere Drives Eee Tre In A Heated Race
A confusing note mentions Albany Deere and a hot race among drivers. The fragment hints at a rivalry or competition with terse references to times and places, but concrete details are unclear. No clear names or events emerge beyond the scrambled terms.
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Albany
Men Needed in Schools Says Pay Attracts Best Teachers
Springfield, Dec. 30. Supt. Edwin G. Cooley urged higher salaries to attract men to teaching, noting 90 percent of Chicago teachers are women and calling for equal gender representation in education. He warned of crowded classrooms and praised a shift toward shop and practical learning in future schooling.
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Springfield
Edwin G. Cooley
Illinois State Teachers’ Association
Cooley
Chicago
Ume
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Edgar County
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M. C. Cohen
H. Milligen
Har Aut
Paral
Russia
Isthmus
Troore
Canal Company
Heau Pre
Senate
Congress
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Root
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Paire
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Hele
Alfred Hailes
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