Illinois vote on supreme court constitution changes warned
An editorial mixed with notes on a proposed Illinois constitution warns that enlarging the supreme court and its patronage could threaten voters. It urges defeating the proposition at the December 12 special election. The piece also covers a Syrian Armenian orphans trek, Indiana banjo monument plans, and various global notes from the era.
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Supreme Court
Jlinois
Zou
Roy WO
Commonwealth
Sue Brome Court
Powah Tnder Thas
Finols
Go to School Week in Forest Park Invites Parents
The article urges Forest Park families to visit public schools during American Education Week December 3. It notes dangers in aging buildings, overcrowded rooms, and calls for greater parental involvement, especially mothers, to support improvements and school board leadership. It highlights Superintendent Rudolph Mueller’s concerns and promotes meeting the new superintendent.
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Forest Park
Wehool
Aby Ra
Johnny
Mary
Cuddy
iMenauro
Batter Get Some New Ones
Fragmentary OCR note humorously suggests a batter needs new words and groan worthy lines to be more entertaining. The text appears as a scrapped quotation or humorous aside from a January entry, with unclear full context.
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Janrinh
Daily Thought: Marcus Aurelius Quote
A compact note from a Daily Thought feature quotes Marcus Aurelius urging care in deeds and words, warning against thoughtless rumbling. The brief item presents a timeless reminder attributed to the ancient philosopher.
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Leo
Marcus Aurelius
Prohibition Gasoline-Grade Alcohol Ring Indicted
In Cleveland, Louis and Abraham Auerbach and associates faced not guilty pleas on indictments accusing a conspiracy to evade prohibition. The scheme allegedly moved 80 000 gallons of grain alcohol via false permits, sold to bootleggers for 24 a gallon, diluted to three parts, colored, and sold at 64 a gallon, with over 15 million dollars involved in bonds and transactions within just over a year.
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Abraham Auerbach
Cleveland
Aittle
Auerbach Brothers
Abraham Limbert
Morris Moss
Samuel Selker
S6irit Cohen
Des Fendants
Narrow escape after nitro blast at West Virginia oil well
A well near St Marys West Virginia exploded as an offshore crewman prepared to lower a second shot. The blast collapsed a derrick and sent rocks over the scene. The shooter shielded the charge with his body and survived though a nitro wagon nearby held 60 quarts. The accident, tied to an unfired shell, occurred before easing the well.
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St. Maryn
West
Rinin
Tey
Tifa
Diverse 19th century news items on ecology and industry
Reports on water hyacinth as a useful raw material in Louisiana and its benefits to manufacturers and shipping. Notes large caribou herds near Dawson, Yukon, affecting river navigation. Mentions Newport coal relief plans and coal barges. Records German newspaper closures, a call for girls to learn sewing and dressmaking, a claim of a method to replace paralyzed muscles with artificial devices.
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Louisiana
Interoxtas
Xukon
Dawson
Yukon Territory
Tmvery
Oklahoma boy electrocuted and tied to murder case
A 10 year old Negro boy is electrocuted in Oklahoma on November 1. He allegedly murdered five white women after his brother in law promised him a pig. The brother in law received a life sentence for complicity. The 18 year old boy is in McAlester penitentiary. In Chicago drills a “movie” gas explosion scare floods corridors but no fire occurs. Pupils and apis conduct praised.
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Taba
Oklahoma
McAlester
Chicago
Tie Apis
Former kalaer's tea visit expands royal outreach
The kalaer shifts policy inviting more visitors, tea with him on October 5 draws high status guests. He bids that he and his future wife will reciprocate visits. Separately, over 1,000 miles of mileage added this season as federal and railway growth continues, with August to date totals rising to nearly 20,000 miles.
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Kalaer
Doorn Cuatlo
The Vegetarian Husband Enlists as a Gentler Man
James Clifford, a once hardy thirty year old, abruptly declares himself a vegetarian, confusing his wife Eva as his behavior grows odd. Eva tempers the change with meals and patience while the two navigate hunger, secrecy, and a strange, affectionate tension that ends with him admitting his need and Eva providing a shared supper.
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Biya
Hya
Harry
Eva
Kiva
Jamea
Mordé
James
Damed
Minaelf
Atalra
Bya
Plunger the Richest Man in State Killed in Wild West Style
In a garbled Eastern style scene Pancho and Broucho discuss a dramatic killing. A bank robbery quick draw ends with a man shot and the vid man dropping dead. American Legion Weekly presents the chaotic exchange and clues about the crime.
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Pancho
Broucho
Truy
Pete
Bia
Sda
American Legion Weekly
It Was the First Drive After All the Driver’s Statement
The victim recalled the crash saying I had never driven a car before and rushed ahead losing control. I tried to escape as a bridge approached and cannot recall more beyond that moment. The Country Gentleman notes the incident as described.
Home Made Floor Oil Mixes For Polished Surfaces
The excerpt describes a home made floor oil recipe using one part boiled linseed oil thinned with three parts turpentine and a second mix with one part night oil combined with four parts kerosene. It notes results similar to commercial floor oils and mentions sources such as Scientific American. The text reflects era advice on finishing floors with readily available liquids.
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Anya
Scientific American
Necessity for Friction in Everyday Life
A fragment explains friction prevents motion from continuing unopposed. Without friction an object in motion would travel forever, nails would not bend or hold, and walking on smooth ice or polished surfaces would be impossible. The note reflects on friction as a protective, essential force in daily activity.
Twilight Explained by Earth's Atmosphere Refraction
The text explains how twilight occurs as the Earth's atmosphere refracts the sun's rays after sunset. It describes light bending at a specific angle before rays vanish below the horizon, outlining atmospheric effects on solar light.
Paleolithic burial rites linked to modern religion claims
Professor Muling of the French Catholic Institute argues Paleolithic funerary practices reveal a belief system not radically different from contemporary religions. The claim centers on solemn rites and the idea that early humans practiced structured worship.
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Fils
Bmulings
French Catholc Institute
Bounds Natural and Trenton Man Move in Spirit Tale
A Washington Post note recalls a man moving after an apparent haunting tied to her late husband. The piece frames the event as a casual, tongue in cheek comment on superstition and aftermath.
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