Widow kept from funeral tightens case in Watseka
In Watseka Illinois July 16 Golda Sayler the 17 year old daughter of J B Sayler banker slain by Dr William L Miller vows to avenge her father’s death though her mother jailed as an accomplice may suffer. public suspicion and high emotion surround the case as preparations for a preliminary hearing set for Saturday involve testimony from Mrs Miller and John Grunden.
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Watseka
Golda Sayler
J. B. Sayler
Crescent City
William L. Miller
Miss Sayler
Miller
Sayler
Yeggs In Auto Obtain $1100 In Huntley Post Office
Three cracksmen dynamited the Huntley post office safe and fled in an automobile with $1100. A woman leader is suspected in the band, linked to a Glenview station agent robbery earlier. Walter Butler of Huntley gave a description after guiding one man to Elgin, noting a three-stranger car with no lights. The robbers fled leaving a horse and blankets from J D Kelley’s barn to dampen the blast.
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Chicago
Huntley
Glenview
Walter Butler
Elgin
J. D. Kelley
Steamer Pring Frederich Wilhelm Runs Aground
The steamer Pring Frederich Wilhelm, sailing from New York to Bremen, ran aground in the Ambose channel. She sits in an easy position and is expected to be released on the rising tide.
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New York
Bremen
Ambose
Crest of flood nears. dikes fail threaten vast areas
St Louis and vicinities face severe flood as Chouteau levee breaks near Venice Illinois. 3000 acres flood, 6000 acres in Cul de Sac district flood near St Charles Missouri. Ira Edwards 12 drowns. Water supply fears rise as pumping station inundated and residents evacuate to upper floors.
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St. Louis
Alton
East St. Louis
West Alton
Missouri Point District
Venice
Ill
St. Charles
Ira Edwards
Hay Hollow
O. C. Burrows
St. Louie
West St. Louis Water and Light Co
Mona Station
Chouteau
Chouteau District
Chouteau Levee
John W. Segar
George Willaredt
Schittinger
Cahokia
Newport
Madison
Granite City
Cahokia Creek
Horseshoe Lake
Pittsburg Lake
Prairie du Pont
Beauty Doctor Claims Youth Prolonged Beyond Forty
A Cincinnati Enquirer report quotes a beauty doctor arguing that cosmetic techniques can extend perceived youth beyond 40. He claims heroines in Dickensian tales aged earlier, while modern fiction shows 32 to 40 as plausible with cosmetic help. The double chin transformation is demonstrated in front of a mirror as the client observes no visible change.
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Dickens
Scott
Hichens
Allah
Carrie
40 Maugham
Mrs. Dot
Pinero
Cincinnati Enquirer
Submarine Collision Drowns Crew in British Fleet Maneuver
British submarine C-11 and C-17 collided during fleet maneuvers off Sheerness on July 16. C-11 sank with 15 crew lost. C-17 damaged and sailing toward Yarmouth. Lieuts Brodie and Watkins reportedly among survivors. one more submarine unaccounted for but possibly cruising nearby.
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Sheerness
Eng
Channel
Yarmouth
Endymion
Scege
Thames
Portsmouth
Brodie
Watkins
Suffragettes in riot at London jail disturbance
Seventeen suffragettes sentenced for disturbances at Prime Minister Asquith’s house disrupt Holloway Jail. They refuse regulation attire, threaten hunger strikes, and smash windows as wardens fear loss of control. Leaders Christabel and Pankhurst rally prisoners, magistrates summoned to restore order.
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London
Asquith
Halloway
Christobal
Wheat up in a whirl in Chicago wheat pit
In Chicago on Thursday July wheat rose from 1.27½ to 1.29 with a potential 1.30 by close. Traders fought for wheat despite oppressive conditions while July led gains and September and December opened modestly lower. Bulls Patten and Armour were active in guiding the market.
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Chicago
New York
St. Louis
James A. Patten
Patten
J. Ogden Armour
McGee's Baby Elixir Promotes Quick Diarrhea Relief
A vital point describes infant bowels and states McGee's Baby Elixir cures diarrhoea dysentery and stomach derangements. Sold by A C McAdams. Also notes Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for lingering colds that may lead to consumption and cautions against untried treatments from A C McAdams.
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McGee
A C McAdams
Foley
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Cayler Girl
Avenge Father
Yeggs
Weath Bureau
Tysons
Bastiste
Bates Brothers
Dickson Street
Brust
Mason's
Conner-Fulbright Grocery Co
Red Canas
Suttle’s
East Center Street
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