Illin mission contractor held for assault in Amboy case
Charles Allen of Peoria son of a wealthy contractor and nephew of Peoria ex mayor was held to the Lee county grand jury for a lascivious assault on Emma Hellitt of Amboy. The 69 year old victim identified Allen in court after a brutal attack near a Dixon train depot on Oct 20. Bail set at 3000 with bondsmen including J S Allen and ex mayor W B Brinton as crowds demanded lynching.
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Dixon
Charles Allen
Peoria
J. S. Allen
William H. Allen
W. H. Allen Son & Co
Lee County
Emma Hellitt
Amboy
West Amboy
Philipps
W. B. Brinton
Hellitt
Allen
William Allen
Stolen money recovered in multiple cities
Dallas reports that Pinkerton Superintendent Alexander said most of the $30,000 taken in the Burroughs Adding Machine pay truck holdup in Detroit on August 4 has been recovered. About $20,000 was located in Dallas and most of the rest in St. Louis.
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Dallas
Tex
Alexander
Pinkerton
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Detroit
St. Louis
Ringwood Bank Loot Tosses Hoard of $5,000 Looted
Cracksmen looted the Bank of Ringwood in Ringwood Illinois stealing $5,000 and escaping. They left behind sixty six cents recovered from the vault. The bank is part of the Hoy Banking Company.
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Ringwood
Ill
Bank of Ringwood
Hoy Banking Company
Four More Vessels Sunk In North Atlantic Patrol
Lloyds reports the Norwegian steamer Rabbi of 878 tons gross sunk along with the Danish schooner Fritzemil and the Swedish bark Ten ka. The losses were announced in London on October 24 by the shipping agency.
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London
Lloyd's
Ross
Fritzemil
Tenka
Reeney
Auto Bandits Lose 3200 In Smashup
Chicago news recounts two of four armed highwaymen seizing 3200 from William G. Groneman seven years old a messenger for Lake View Trust and Savings bank on Diversey parkway. The bandits skidded crashed and fled, one captured after a chase. money recovered from the car seat. Groneman was en route to Library Bureau to deliver the weekly payroll.
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Chicago
Diversey Parkway
Pauline Street
Hermitage Avenue
William G. Groneman
Lake View Trust and Savings Bank
Young Groneman
Library Bureau
Double Shooting Ends In Tragedy At Speer Home
In Peoria Illinois on October 24 William Wilcox lies near death at Deaconess Hospital and his wife is dead from a double shooting at their Speer Road home. Wilcox says his wife shot him and then killed herself. Divorce cases are pending in Marshall County court amid rumors of estrangement. He suffers a bullet wound to the abdomen. doctors doubt survival. Authorities question the suicide claim as the wounds to the wife suggest another cause.
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Peoria
William Wilcox
Deaconness Hospital
Wilcox
Speer
Marshall County
M. Milmer
Teutons Seize Predeal and Advance in Dobrudja
Operations report Mackensen nearing Constanza with half the Constanza rail line in his control and Rashovo captured near the Danube. Central powers’ forces occupy Constanza while Austro German units push toward Predeal and Medjidi Junction as Romanian forces retreat toward Tzeara Murat. Serbian troops resume advance toward Monastir with trench gains and renewed Bulgarian cooperation amid struma floods.
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Bucharest
Dobrudja
Tzeara Murat
Constanza-Tchernavoda
Constanza
Mackensen
London
Medjidi
Caramara
Berlin
Pobrudja
Transylvania
Roumania
Predeal
Predeal Pass
Monastir
Paris
Lake Doiran
Nakukovo
Rooster Attack Fatal for Indiana Child
Audrey Smith two years old, daughter of Mrs. R. E. Smith of Hymera, dies in Terre Haute hospital from a rooster spur wound to the head. The wound seemed to heal but reopened, with brain tissue seeping from the skull as the mother struggled to drive off the fowl.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Audrey Smith
R. E. Smith
Hymera
Kersey Cleared of Murder in Indiana Farmhouse Death
Ernest Kersey returned to Lawrence County after being acquitted here of the murder of Henry Sidwell, who owned the Sidwell farm where the Kersey couple lived. Sidwell was found dead April 27 in Kersey’s home with a revolver nearby. The Kerseys testified Sidwell had not been murdered.
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Brownstown
Ind
Ernest Kersey
Lawrence County
Henry Sidwell
Kersey
Sidwell
Kerseys
Mills Report Criticizes Militia Mobilization and Urges Universal Service
Washington reports that Brigadier General Albert L. Mills condemned the national guard mobilization in a pre death document. He urged universal military service noting only thirty percent of original guards remained when mobilization began and seventy percent lacked prior training. The full findings await Secretary Baker's annual report to Congress.
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Washington
Albert L. Mills
War Department
National Guard
General Mills
Baker
Congress
Britain Releases Tobacco From Seized Stocks
Washington reports Britain will release about 5 million dollars worth of American tobacco held in Copenhagen and Rotterdam after protests by the United States. The State Department announced this following visits by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice and trade adviser Sir Richard Crawford. Some tobacco trialed before August 31 but detained at the seaboard will also be allowed to move forward free of restrictions.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Copenhagen
Rotterdam
State Department
Cecil Spring-Rice
Richard Crawford
Seaboard
Guards Against Frauds At The November Election
Washington reports extraordinary Justice Department efforts to curb frauds conspiracies and bribery in the upcoming election. Instructions have been sent to many federal attorneys in the middle western states on election crimes as every district attorney surveys potential illegal voting in his state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Department
Middle Western
Guard Weds Benton Girl at Camp Wilson
Captain James L. Oliver fourth Winds In fantry and Miss Edna Aiken of Benton Illinois were married at Camp Wilson. Hundreds of soldiers witnessed the ceremony performed by a chaplain. Colonel F E Lang of the Fourth gave the bride away. Mrs Homer Coen matron of honor.
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Edna Aiken
Capt
Oliver
Illinois Guard
Camp Wilson
San Antonio
James L. Oliver
Winds Infantry
Benton, Ill
F E. J. Lang
Homer Coen
United States
Durango
Mexico
The New Gas Mask: How a British Soldier Looks Ready for Action
A British soldier dons a new gas mask design, showcasing its features and the readiness it imparts for frontline action. The item highlights equipment details and the portrait of preparedness amid evolving battlefield conditions.
Mine Chief Farrington Charged in UMW Illinois Case
Springfield Oct 25 The United Mine Workers of Illinois call a special convention in Peoria for Nov 9 to hear charges against President Frank Farrington. He is accused of aiding Frank L. Smith's gubernatorial campaign and of accepting money from politicians.
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Springfield
United Mine Workers of Illinois
Peoria
Frank Farrington
Duncan McDonald
Farrington
Frank L. Smith
Dwight
Will Carson Buys Half Interest in Greenville Advocate
Will C Carson purchases the half interest of W W Lewis in the Greenville Advocate including the business building. Lewis, formerly Greenville postmaster, has lived in Minneapolis for eighteen months. Carson has been connected with the Advocate for about twenty years.
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Greenville
Ill
W. W. Lewis
Greenville Advocate
Will C. Carson
Lewis
Minneapolis, Minn
Carson
Advocate
Urbana youth boasts of crimes across the coast
Chicago reports John Kenneth Carnes a nineteen year old Urbana former University of Illinois freshman was taken into custody in Evanston after trying to cash a $42 check. Bank policeman Fred Eklund detained him, and Carnes boasted of check passing in many cities from coast to coast.
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Chicago
John Kenneth Carnes
Urbana
University of Illinois
State Bank of
Evanston
Fred Eklund
Carnes
Man cuts rival with corn knife in Brookville dispute
In Brookville Indiana Ort 25 Herman Colyer and Owen Stewart argued over a fish bill. Colyer returned with a corn knife and struck Stewart twice wounding head and face. Stewart may die. Colyer not yet arrested. Both intoxicated per police.
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Brookville
Ind
Herman Colyer
Owen Stewart
Stewart
Colyer
Six Die in Barton Gravel Pit Cave-In
Barton Alabama October 25 five white men and a negro were killed when sand collapsed at a gravel pit trapping workers.
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Barton
Ala
French Strike Gem Verdun Breakthrough Ends German Front
Paris reports a massive French offensive east of Verdun driving four and a half miles, recapturing Douaumont and Thiaumont works. About 3,500 German prisoners taken as French forces push to reclaim key forts, woods, and vaults along a Meuse to Woevre line.
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Caslette Wood
Paris
Yallieni
Marne
Verdun
France
Teuton
Meuse
Woevre
Douamont
Thiamont
Haudremont
Caillette
Chen
War Office
Somme
Joffre
Nivelle
Bros
Port Douaumont
Caillette Wood
Fumin Wood
Chenois Wood
Damloup Battery
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Prominee
American Press Association
Fayolle
Texas
Auto Bandits
Mate
Roumanian
Teutons
North
Rooster
Army
Britain
Guard
Benton
Ben B. Lindsey
Urbana, Ill
Bill
Fort Douaumont
Thiaumont
Republic
Handremont
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