Missing girl Veronica Cassidy returns home after abduction
Chicago reports Veronica Cassidy, 12, who was taken to Cincinnati and placed on a streetcar by a young woman, is back with her family on St Tooma Street. She described initial kindness from her captor Blair, then fear and escape. Police spread word to Cleveland Buffalo and Rochester to locate Blair.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Veronica Cassidy
St Tooma Street
van Buren
Peoria
Veronica
Tello
Willian Cassidy
Blair
Polk Street
Mr. Bluir
Tie
Flo
Melaage
Lunatics subjected to industrial training experiments
Attendants from charitable institutions visiting the northern Illinois hospital for the insane conducted experiments on about fifty chronic patients. Twenty five attendants, all students of the Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy, sought to interest patients in basket weaving clay modeling and other industrial arts under the guidance of Professor Worst and Miss Sheldon.
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Elgin
Hh- Nois Hospital
Wollen
Chicago N School of Civics and Philanthropy
Professor Worst
Chicago
Miss Sheldon
Tillouse
Ted
Mother and Baby Missing in Rockford Fire Disaster
Aug 3 Rockford WL reports a seventh street blaze destroying seven stores and adjacent buildings in the laced ness district. Property loss expected to exceed 350000 dollars. One-day-old infant and others feared dead in the flames. Prisoners Beat a Sheriff’s Daughter in Budmore. Two inmates escaped Heath County Jail after assaulting the sheriff’s daughter with a hammer. They fled toward railroad tracks then into the woods.
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Rockford
Kite
Seventh Street
Lacedness
Atles
Taraught
Hames
Budmore
Th. Ang
Heath County
Knotty History of Knots in Old China
An excerpt recalls ancient knot memory systems in China before writing. It notes that knotted cards recorded events, with knot memory fading after Emperor Techang Ki introduced writing, leaving handkerchief knots as surviving descendants.
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China
Techang Ki
Honesty Its Own Reward At A Pantatorium
A young man asked Joe Marks to press his coat, inclining to return by evening. Inside the coat pocket Joe found a wallet with papers and $31. The owner from Des Moines finally claimed the wallet, with about $30 inside, and praised the honesty shown by the shopkeeper.
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Joe Mark
Joe
Des Moines
Modern Monument Methods Bring Labor Saving Tools
Pneumatic tools and an eight horsepower electric system have been installed at Flachtemeier Monument Works in Chicago area. Foster & Hasler installed the equipment for William H. Flachtemeier, enabling faster, finer lettering cutting and tracing. Located at 48-50 Stephenson street the firm has grown since its 1873 founding and serves northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.
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Flachtemeier Monument
Foster & Hasler
Chicago
William H. Flachtemeier
Cardinals Consider New American Cardinal and Bishop Decisions
Rome reports the congregation of the propaganda will meet August 10 to decide on appointing a bishop for the Rockford Illinois diocese and a coadjutor archbishop for San Francisco. Cardinal Gibbons attends private papal audience as Pope Pius weighs creating ten new cardinals this year.
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Rome
Rockford
Congregation of the Propaganda
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Cardinal Gotti
San Francisco
America
Catholic University
Mission House
Father A. P. Doyle
Washington
Vatican
Pius
Sacred College
Woman Is Best Speller at Winona Lake
Warsaw Indiana August first The first honors in the annual world s spelling match were won by Mrs. Duglas Gilbert of Pana Illinois who outspelled the announcer for a twenty dollar prize. A B Curry of Memphis Tennessee and Helen Servoss of Muncie placed second and third after failing on concatenation. Other contestants faltered on antiquist caputehouse rhinoceros innuendo aberration erysipelas surrogate chamois plepian and frieze with five more down on pleblian.
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Warsaw
Ind
Winona Lake
Duglas Gilbert
Pana
A. B. Curry
Memphis
Tenn
Helen Servoss
Muncie
Morning chat in congressman race overheard
A humorous early banter between Jim Smith and an unnamed interlocutor shows a light political exchange as they discuss district changes and influence while in the Capitol press area. The overheard conversation hints at maneuvering and campaign chatter in a casual morning moment.
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Smith
Jim
Bigamy debate in Mrs Henpeck scene cited by Philadelphia Press
In a quoted exchange Mrs Henpeck argues punishment for bigamy is too severe and condemns sympathy for a man who takes a second wife. Mr Henpeck counters asking Maria if he should be jailed, reflecting satirical newspaper dialogue from Philadelphia Press.
Pineules for the Kidneys Trial Offer at $1.00
Advert describes Pineules as a 30 days trial medicine for kidney and back pain. It claims relief after the first dose and purifies blood. Sold by H. J. Moogh and C. P. Guenther with guaranteed effectiveness.
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H. J. Moogh
C. P. Guenther
Beloit swimmer Tommy Mills sets Rock River crossing record
Thomas K Mills of Beloit known as Tommy completed a four and a half mile swim from Yost's park to Beloit in two hours 53 minutes. Accompanied by Arthur Cunningham in a boat, Mills arrived at the upper Beloit bridges looking fresh. The feat is described as a near miracle and possibly a record unlikely to be beaten soon. Mills, a Beloit native, has excelled in football baseball track and golf and is considered one of Beloit's most versatile athletes.
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Thomas K. Mills
Beloit
Tommy
Yost's Park
Freeport
Beloit Newa
Yost’s Park
Botton
Mr. Mills
Arthur Cunningham
Rock River
Mills
Mr.Mills
Low Rate to G. A. R. Reunion in Toledo
A general rail fare of one fare plus a half fare for the round trip will apply to the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Toledo starting August 31 with return extensions to September 15 for $1. Flat rates apply from far Western and Pacific coast points. No rate will exceed summer tourist fares. Lincoln Bucks of Jefferson Indiana left Freeport for Chicago after visiting his mother and sister.
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G. A. R. Reunion
Toledo
Ohio
Grand Army of the Republic
Far Western
Pacific Coast
Lincoln Bucks
Jefferson, In
Freeport
F. M. Bucks
F. G. Thomas
Chicago
Mrs Emil Bellman Visits Calumet For Weeks With Bonn Family
Mrs Emil Bellman of Calumet Michigan arrived Sunday to spend several weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs John Bonn.
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Emil Bellman
Calumet, Mich
John Bonn
John Kennedy Visits Friends From Rockford Sunday
John Kennedy of Rockford called on friends here Sunday, visiting locally and spending time with familiar acquaintances in a casual, social outing.
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John Kennedy
Rockford
Beauchamp Collapses After Lecture in Havana
Lou Beauchamp a noted humorist from Kentucky collapsed after his lecture at the Epworth League Chautauqua in Havana. He is reported to have heart trouble and remains in a precarious condition tonight.
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Lou Beauchamp
Havana
Lou J. Beauchamp
Kentucky
Resolutions of Respect by Freeport Knights of Columbus
At a July meeting of Knights of Columbus Freeport council No 653 resolutions were adopted mourning Frank Haggarty a loyal Knight and devoted husband and father. The charter will be draped in mourning for thirty days and a copy sent to the family and published in daily papers and the council records. Com. Jerry Sweeney A B Tracy Com. Bullivan chaired the tribute.
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Knights of Columbus
Freeport Council
Frank Haggarty
Epen
Knight
Jerry Sweeney
A.B. Tracy
Com. Bullivan
Doan's Kidney Pills Back Pain Relief Cited in Freeport Ad
Freeport readers praise Dean's Kidney Pills as the Old Quaker Remedy for back pain from weak kidneys. Jerry Driscoll of 156 Cherry Street recounts relief after using the product from Emmett's drug store, noting improved kidney secretions and restored health. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo NY is sole US agent.
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Freeport
Dean
Jerry Driscoll
Cherry Street
Emmett
Dom
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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Pikes Crossing
Jimmineddy
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Gilbert
Him
Thomas Mills
F. A. Schulz
Freeport Gas Light & Coke Co
Bradfield
Mitchell Cars
W. R. Mansfield
Galena Street
EY & Whea
Kirk
Lennox
Swift
Pride
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Santa Clara California
California
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Stephenson St
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