Magills Out on Bail in Murder Case at Clinton
Fred Magill and his wife Faye Graham Magill were freed on $5,000 bonds as they fight to delay their murder trial. The state seeks more time to gather evidence while Judge Cochran weighs immediate trial prospects for the Magills, who face charges in the Pet Magill case.
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Clinton
Fred Magill
Aye Graham Magill
Cochran
W. OT. Oglevee
Magill
French Deland
Warren Folton
Faye Graham
C.K. Ingham
R. A. Lemon
Ingham
Flolton
Poison for the Wheds
The ILLinois Central railroad tests a weed destroyer along its right of way. The spray cart carries two 4,000 gallon tanks and eight tubes to lay a toxic mist ten to fifteen feet from the track. The solution is pushed by air pressure and used at about ten miles per hour.
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Bloomington
I Linoiis Central Railroad
Ankque
Widmayer Victory Appealed in Alabama Mayoral Contest
Judge O P Thompson ruled in favor of Widmayer a Democrat in the Widmayer Davis mayoral election contest finding Deen in court since last May. Davis has served six years as mayor and appeared to win by nineteen votes. Davis attorneys filed a motion for Supreme Court appeal.
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Supreme Court
Jacksonville
O. P. Thompson
Widmayer
Eircuit Court
Widmayer-Davis
Deen
Davis
Boy Dies After Dog Bite in Vermilion County
Bloomington Aug 5 George Davis age 12 died in a Vermilion county hospital after being bitten by a strange dog June 18 The animal seized his hand as he tried to pet it and the wound was not treated with proper attention.
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Bloomington
George Davis
Vermilion County
Death of BE. A. Gastman Brightens Decatur Education History
BE A Gastman longtime Decatur educator and president of the Illinois state board of education died in Boston. He served forty seven years as superintendent of Decatur city schools and influenced local and state education progress.
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BE. A. Gastman
Augustus B. Gudenus Dies in Cornish After Illness
Augustus B. Gudenus, the sculptor known as St. Gaudens, died at his Cornish home after a long illness. A breakdown of the system caused partly by nervous dyspepsia led to a rapid decline in the past month, ending his troubled health.
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Cornish
N. BL
Aus
Augustus B. Gudenus
LL. Bh
Driver Zimmerman in Pittsburg Fatal Downtown Robbery
Pittsburg August 5 7 HW Zimmerman a department store driver was attacked by three highwaymen in the downtown district he fired killing Edward Shields one of the assailants as the robbers searched his clothing The other two fled Zimmerman chased them until arrested revived at central station and John McCarthy of Chicago was later taken as a suspicious character The case drew quick police and detective attention marking a bold robbery attempt for the city.
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Pittsburg
Zimmerman
Lage
Edward Shields
Zlimmerman
Williams Wins U S Senator Seat in Mississippi Returns
Early unofficial totals based on county returns show Jim Sharp Williams leading United States Senate race in Mississippi by about 2,250 votes. Final results await official certification from all counties.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Jim Sharp Williams
Unite
Dovt Shae Williams
Renater
Eighteen Victims of Mine Explosion in Homburg
An explosion of fire damp in a Homburg mine in Prussia on August 5 killed eighteen miners and wounded eleven others.
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Homburg
Prussia
Baseball scores from Chicago and other cities
Summary of weekend baseball results across leagues and associations with scores from Pittsburgh Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago New York Philadelphia Boston and others. Highlights include Brooklyn 7 Pittsburg 5, Boston 3 Cincinnati 4, Chicago 2 New York 2 in extra innings, Philadelphia 5 Cleveland 3, Chicago 6 New York 3 in a second game, and multiple doubleheaders with varied outcomes across American, Association and Western circuits.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnnati
Cleveland
Chiceago
Washington
Detroit
Association
Toledo
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Columbus
St. Pan
St. Paul
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianaapolis
Todianapolis
Western
Deg Moines
Omaha
Des Moines
Denver -Sioux City
Denver
Sioux City
Pueblo
Lincoln
Des Moines -Omaha
The Daily Journal Circulated Citywide at Ten Cents Weekly
The Daily Journal is delivered throughout the city for ten cents per week. Neighborhood news, classifieds, and local notices accompany the daily issue as it reaches readers.
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Daily Journal
the Daily Journal
A Home Remedy for Stomach Troubles Promoted by Chicago Druggist
A Chicago prescription drug store manager touts a compound remedy for stomach issues. The mix includes Compound Tincture of Cinchona Prosene Compound and Sherry, dosed before meals and at night. He credits Prosene Compound with providing pancreatic juice to aid digestion and notes its prescription-only status.
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Chicago
When Airships Reshape Life on Earth
A Century piece imagines a near future where airships fill the sky and collide with everyday life. It questions safety as “white eagles” and “red hawks” roam upper air and reckless pilots threaten pedestrians and studios below.
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New York
Bill
Grace Church
Charlies Battell Loomis
Century
King Edward's Many London Clubs
London hosts nearly 300 clubs serving society, military, art and sport with over 280000 members. King Edward belongs to a dozen top clubs, voting rules ease for his candidates, and he is treated as an ordinary member at clubs he frequents.
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King Edward
London
Services
Army
Cavalry
Edward
Prince Henry Recovers Queen Wilhelmina's Lost Duchess
Prince Henry the consort of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands searched a pine forest for the queen's cherished duchshund. He sat through the night with foresters, finally locating the dog at dawn, a feat praised by royal subjects.
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Prince Henry
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Thaling Pandlochben
Kodol Digests Food Sold By Wim Jungkunz
An advert for Kodol for Indigestion and Dyspepsia describes it as a vegetable acid digestion preparation containing stomach juices. It claims to digest what you eat and is sold by Wim F. Jungkunz at 5 Stephenson Street for $5.
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Wim. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Choice building lots in Arcade addition for sale cheap
Arcade Manufacturing Company offers building lots in the Arcade addition for sale at low price with monthly payments. Apply to Arcade Manufacturing Co. at 7 l9diw.
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Arcade Manufacturing Co
Daily Journal Delivery Offer Citywide at Low Weekly Rate
The Daily Journal announces citywide home delivery for ten dollars a week. The notice highlights affordable service to every neighborhood and invites subscribers to sign up for daily newspaper copies.
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Promoted as Cure All
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery with claims of complete ingredient listings on bottle wrappers. It touts glycerine content and use for indigestion catarrh bronchial cough and chronic stomach and bowel disturbances. The text promises relief for mucous membrane diseases and cautions against expecting cure for advanced consumption.
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Pierce
Sage
Theo T
Household Hints for Everyday Use
Mustard kept in cooled boiled water preserves flavor and color. Swollen corks can be softened by boiling. Old velveteen makes an excellent chamois leather substitute and can be washed like a duster. A foot bath mix of aluin one ounce rock salt two ounces borax two ounces per quart soothes tired feet. bathe nightly for a week.
Early higher education milestones across regions
The Cairo Azhar school traces records to 975, proving ancient roots of higher learning. Belgium set the template for domestic training schools with an 1889 establishment. The Wesleyan Female College at Macon became the first world chartered to award diplomas to women graduates. Mississippi first chartered a state institute for higher education of young women, and the Elizabeth Female Academy at Washington was chartered on February 17, 1819.
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Cairo
el Azhar
Belgium
Wesleyan Female College
Macon
Mississippi
Elizabeth Female Academy
Washington
Notable Writers and their Surprising Biographies
The passage notes Shelley’s unhappy marriage ending in suicide, Julian Hawthorne’s rapid 35000 word novel, Mrs. Oliphant’s prolific output of 76 novels plus biographies, Louis N. Parker’s Franco birth and mixed heritage, and Hils asides about his American and English parentage with Italian as his first language.
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Shelley
Julian Hawthorne
Oliphant
Louis N. Parker
France
Hils
Cooking tips from The Cookbook
The article explains soaking a salt ham in cold water for twelve hours before cooking. It notes cabbage stewed in milk improves with no beaten egg and baking until brown. It mentions using bones scraps tough meat carcasses of poultry for soup stocks, and adding small portions of fresh vegetables to season the stock.
Industrial Items and Labor Across Nations
From Norway wages for printers average three cents daily. In France women work in four sectors agriculture 28 commerce 35 domestic 77 and learned professions 33 percent. England relies on metal industries especially machinery employing about one eleventh of workers, a number doubled in twenty years.
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France
England
Squaring the Circle in Mississippi Town Charter
A correspondent shares a statute that incorporates a town in Mississippi and defines its corporate limits as a 1 700 yard square starting at Caleb Hannah’s quarter stake. The item notes the irony that a circle cannot be squared.
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Mississippi
Caleb Hannah
Cascasweet Baby Remedy Sold at Stephenson Street
A short advertisement advises parents not to lose patience with peevish babies and suggests Cascasweet as a non harmful stomach remedy for infants and children. It notes the product is sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson St.
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Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Piano tuner J Burdett sought by Brown and Dollmeyer
Fragmentary notice indicates piano tuner J Burdett connected with Brown and Dollmeyer in a local business matter. Limited readable text provides no date or location details.
Harriet M Burbank Piano Teacher at Grove Street Studio
Harriet M Burbank offers piano instruction from her studio at 36 Grove Street, unit g4dtf. The teacher advertises lessons for students of all levels with focus on technique and musical expression.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Grove St
How He Won His Spurs and His Wife
A wagon train led by Nye defends against 200 hostiles after Major Sildreth’s party is scattered. Nye’s tactical arrangement saves the women and children, two drivers die, Chipman is mortally wounded, and Marcia Hildreth fares as Nye’s devoted ally. Washington boosts Nye to independent command. Marcia later becomes his wife.
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Sildreth
Kelley
Nye
Chipman
Marcia Guildreth
Idreth
Marcia Hildreth
Marcela Hildreth
Washington
Marela Hildreth
Chipotan
Hourglasses in London church preserve four on brass frame
The London Standard notes that the British and Foreign Sailors' Church on Ratcliff Highway houses four hourglasses used to regulate sermons. These relics are in perfect preservation and mounted together in a solid brass framework.
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London
Ratcliff Highway
London Standard
The Actual Great Divide
The Rocky Mountains ridge known as the backbone of the continent marks the Great Divide. Signs warn travelers crossing this ridge as water splits toward both the Mississippi system to the Gulf and Atlantic, and toward the Columbia and Pacific.
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Rocky Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
New York Herald
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve marketed for piles
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve penetrates pores and heals quickly, advertised as especially good for piles. Sold by Win. F. Jungkunga at 9% Stephenson St. Vacation notices ask summer subscribers to forward papers by leaving their address. phone 25. Addresses can be changed freely. Half the vacation pleasure is reading hometown happenings.
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DeWitt
Win
Jungkunga
Stepheenson
Journal
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Remin
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Ireland
Farragut Sherman and Cooper
Garfield
Springfield
Mass
Shaw
Rock Creek Cemetery
Logan
Diana
Madison Square Garden Tower
Illinois Central Railway
ST. Gaudens
United States
Williams
Vardaman
College and School
Merrick Avgur
Ayer
Iene
Sustam QkaQwa Co. Caka
Malone Kepkiews
Buster Brown
Coal Pile Savings Bank
Freeport Hardware Co
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