School Library Clash Spurs Fine and Alma Mater Ties
A Chicago dispute over a radical library for John P Altgeld school sparks a $10 fine for Victor B Scott who claimed to be a Michigan freshman. The judge and others also cite ties to the university as part of the humorous predicament. A crowd later chases a father with a child, mistaking him for a kidnapper after a divorce custody ruling.
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Chicago
Jan
Jefferson Club
John P. Altgeld
George A. Schilling
Board of Education
Echool Management
Victor B. Scott
Newcomer
Harrigan Street
Municipal Court
Michigan
Roe
Johson
Scott
Roberts
Clark Street
Pollution probe eyed for Lake Michigan waters in Illinois
Springfield Jan 5 The Illinois state board of health plans a thorough inquiry into alleged Lake Michigan water pollution from north shore factories especially Waukegan Growing domestic sewage and industrial waste from new plants prompt the investigation The American Steel and Wire Co is singled out for using 18 million gallons daily in cooling water and discharging acidic discolored effluent back into the lake Mortality note Henry Anderson Cambridge wife killed in bed with him remains of infant daughter mentioned in inquest adjournment due to inability to provide a coherent story at autopsy test confirms revolver near Mrs Andersons head.
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Springfield
Til
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Waukegan
Illinois State Board of Health
North Shore
American Steel and Wire Company
Henry Anderson
Kewanee
Ill
Cambridge
Supreme court allows school bond issue for building houses
The Springfield court decides a school district may issue bonds up to 5 percent of the equalized taxable value and levy a building tax of 24 percent annually until construction is finished, enabling school house construction.
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Springfield
Supreme Court
Wages Raised for Low Paid Workers at Illinois Firm
General Almager Fisher announces the Illinois faction system company has increased the wages of all employees earning under $2.50 per day by 15 cents daily. A bonus of 5 percent on their wages from last May will be paid then.
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Springfield
Almager Fisher
Illinois
Old Age Death Claim Applies in Mahomet Case
Champaign January 5 Mrs Mary E Abbott died at Mahomet Thursday aged 68 the attending physician said no disease but old age caused the death.
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Champaign
Mary E. Abbott
Mahomet
Princess Natalie's Honeymoon Trek Through Montenegrin Mountains
Princess Natalie of Montenegro and her husband Prince Mirko spend their honeymoon camping in the wild mountains of Montenegro. The princess is described as an enterprising sportswoman who enjoys the open air life, carries a rifle and cartridge box, and travels with a dog and a Kodak camera.
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Cettinje
Montenegro
Van
Natalie of
Prince Mirko
Litttle Country
Mountaineers Guarded Camp With Venetian Lantern Lights
Tie couple Tins escort band of mountaineers armed for defense with a tent lit by Venetian lanterns at a high camp. Princess Natalie aged 24, daughter of Count Constantinovitch, is described as a cousin to the late king of Servia and related to the queen of Italy and King Peter of Servia.
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Natalie
Constantinovitch
Servia
Italy
Peter of
Bill to curb unfair oil discrimination filed in Boston
Representative Griswold of Greenfield introduces a bill in the house to prevent unfair commercial discrimination. The measure follows evidence that Standard Oil sells oil in Boston and other cities at 14 to 18 cents a gallon while in Springfield and other competing areas the same oil sells for 10 cents a gallon.
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Boston
Jan. F
Griswold
Greenfield
Standard Oil Company
Springfield
Appeals to Supreme Court in Employers Liability Cases
Washington January 5 appeals will be taken directly to the Supreme Court in two cases under the employers liability act declared unconstitutional by Judge Evans at Louisville and Judge McCall at Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Washington
Department of Justice
Supreme Court of the United States
Mvans
Loulaville
McCall
Memphis
President to Deliver Address in Indianapolis in June
President Roosevelt will accept an invitation to speak in Indianapolis early in June at the unveiling of the General Henry W. Canton monument. He served under Canton in Cuba during the Spanish American War.
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Indianapolis
Washington
Roosevelt
Henry W. Cawton
Canton
Cuba
Forty Families Rescued in Springfield Flood
Forty families were rescued from homes along Front Street in Springfield Ohio after a creek swelled rapidly due to heavy rains causing sudden flooding in the district.
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Springfield
Front Street
Lombard College Secures Additional Endowment
Lombard College President Fisher announces the completion of raising an extra $100,000 in endowment funds. The announcement highlights the successful fundraising campaign and the college's financial stability.
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Lombard
Galesburg
Fisher
Lombard College
Markets Report From Chicago and Buffalo Volatile Prices
Chicago Board of Trade quotations show mixed grains with wheat corn oats and byproducts moving within narrow ranges. Hog cattle and sheep prices at Chicago bids reflect steady demand while Buffalo listings record strong hog receipts and firm lamb and veal values.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Choice Prairie
Peril Surrounds Stolypin After Assassination in St Petersburg
At a requiem for Major General von der Launitz, prefect of St Petersburg police, a disguised man seeking entry to the church was arrested. He claimed to be from the Seminovsky guard but wore a plain uniform and no sword. Police suspect he planned to kill Premier Stolypin. The funeral and inquiries follow amid a broad crackdown on suspected conspirators and propaganda of murder.
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St. Petersburg
von der Launitz
Seminovsky Guard
Moscow
Stolypin
Tambov
Princess Proubetskoy
Tsheinbot
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Reciprocal Demurrage Debate Draws Rail and Shippers in Chicago
Chicago railroad presidents urged the Chicago Commercial Association to join a united effort to ease the car shortage. A meeting was set between the association’s executive committee and railroad leaders to discuss alleged unfairness of reciprocal demurrage. Meanwhile shippers from forty associations across twenty states backed enacting reciprocal demurrage by Congress.
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Chicago
Chicago Commercial Association
Belek Held to the Grand Jury
Coroner's jury holds Herman Belek the fortune teller responsible for the deaths of three Varal children and the mother. Belek is held to await grand jury action. Jury finds arsenic given in small doses and notes life insurance motive related to the children.
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Belek
Chicago
Herman Belek
Varal
Mary
Ella
Rose Varal
Chinese Foreign Office weigh relief aid retaliation
Native newspapers report the Chinese foreign office is considering denying accepting U S famine relief contributions as retaliation for the U S rejection of Chinese subscriptions to San Francisco earthquake relief efforts.
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Shanghai
Jan
United States
San Francisco
Trust prosecution gains momentum in Standard Oil case
Judge Landis has opened the path with an anti immunity ruling, renewing government efforts against the trust. If convictions are secured in all cases, the total possible fines reach 128000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cin
Landis Havying
Deadly Greeting in Kilmore City Incident
Port Dodge Iowa January 5 A R Hayden of Kilmore City was startled when a friend slapped him on the back He drank some ice and fell sustaining a skull fracture and other injuries that caused his death an hour later.
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Port Dodge
A. R. Hayden
Kilmore City
Sympathy on a Street Corner Fends Off Footpads
A Chicago Daily News snippet depicts a mugging attempt on a lonely street with two pursuers demanding money. The victim claims to have been downtown buying Christian presents for his family and friends, prompting skepticism about his finances.
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Billy
Pete
Chicago Daily Nows
Golden Medical Discovery and Uses for Digestive Ailments
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a liver invigoration tonic and stomach regulator. It claims the formula contains no alcohol, uses native American forest roots, and cites medical authorities endorsing its ingredients. Free booklets offered by mail from Buffalo, New York, with accompanying Pleasant Pellets for digestion.
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Binone
R. Bartholow
Jefferson Med. College
Phila
A. G. Wood
Univ.of
Edwin M. Ifale
Hahnemann “Med. College
Chicago
John King
Jno
M. Scudder
Laurence Johnson
Rennes Medical College
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Local Social Roundup at Freeport and Nearby Towns
Happenings at Lena ham transacted business at Freeport yesterday afternoon. Leslie Cain visits from Artesian South Dakota. Miss Mildred Byrnes recovering from typhoid fever and sits up briefly. Miss Blanche Dimond returns to Rockford after visiting Rev and Mrs Wood. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Moore visit from Stockton. Mrs. James Schofield from Nora yesterday. Mrs. Jesse Dewey and Bernice go to Rockford then Chicago. Miss Ricka Altenbern returns from Savanna. Mrs. Chas Koym returns to Freeport. Mrs. Elizabeth Fox and Anna meet in Freeport. Miss Harriet Graham attends her father John Graham's funeral. Mrs. J H Hornig and Miss Harriet Hayes honor sister Mrs. George Selbig of Waterloo. Misses Elizabeth and Luella Buss spend day in Freeport. Mr and Mrs S Kevern visit the county seat.
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Ham
Freeport
Leslie Cain
Artesian
S. D
Mildred Byrnes
Blanche Dimond
Rockford
J. R. Wood
P. J. Moore
Stockton
James Schofield
Nora
Jesse Dewey
Bernice
Chicago
Ricka Altenbern
Chas
Altenbern
Savanna
Chas. Koym
Berhenke
Ask Big Sum For School At Iliinois College Of Agriculture
Urbana Jan. 4 The advisory committee to the University of Illinois College of Agriculture proposes two year appropriations to the legislature. Maintenance 75000 annually for the college and experiments Hive stock 40000 crop 16000 horticulture 25000 dairy 25000 soil 40000 first year 50000 subsequent years A B Grout chairman Colonel Mills secretary
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A. B. Grout
Winchester
Colonel Mills
Springfield
Pitcher Keeps in Practice from Bristol Tenn to Oshkosh
Oshkosh Northwestern reports O. N. Harkleroad, signed pitcher for Oshkosh in the state league, spends winter in Bristol Tennessee. He writes he is in good health and practicing in warm south weather and expects to be in better shape than the rest when season opens. He plans to return to Wisconsin in spring and pass through Oshkosh en route to Antigo.
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Oshkosh
O. N. Harkleroad
Bristol
Tenn
South
Harkleroad
Antigo
Markleroad
Chicago Bread Kneading Under Investigation by City Inspectors
Chief Sanitary Inspector Hedrick orders a citywide probe into bakeries after reports that bare feet are used to knead dough in Chicago. Inspectors will study Italian quarter bakeries and West Side shops while concerns about unhygienic conditions surface amid kosher-baker strike fallout.
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Chicago
Perry L. Hedrick
Sol van Praag
City Sanitary Bureau
Alth
Hedrick
West Side
Must Have Seat or No Fare in La Crosse
La Crosse Wisconsin January 4 patrons of the city railway will ride only if seated as ordinance requires. Conductor may not collect fares from standing passengers and railways face fines if cars are insufficient. The move aims to ensure seating and sanitation amid aging equipment.
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la Crosse
Wis
Chicago
Freeport Theatre Lease Consideration in Rockford Visit
A delegation of Freeport citizens met in Rockford with Manager Sackett of the Grand to discuss leasing a new theatre in Freeport if they build one. They indicated a stock company could be formed, but wished to learn about management first. The Rockford theatre association reportedly is not eager to enter the Freeport field under current conditions.
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Rockford
Dramatic Society Elects New Officers and Expands
The Ep is copal church Dramatic Society met at Miss Mayer’s home in Lunenon Avenue. Secretary Mr. Martin resigns to move to Los Angeles. Mrs Ralph Burt elected secretary. Six new members joined. Next social on Jan 10 at K of G hall with a dramatic program and dance. A public dramatic entertainment is planned for January 30.
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Dramatic Society of the Episcopal Church
Mayer
Luneoln Avenue
Martin
Los Angeles
Ralph Burt
Jan. Lo
K. of G. Hall
Twelve Years Since Close Call With Consumption Recounts
C O Floyd of Kershaw South Carolina recalls an eleven year narrow escape from consumption. He says weight dropped to 135 pounds with constant coughing until he used Dr King's New Discovery for six months, then recovered to 170 pounds. Thousands are healed yearly with this remedy at Joseph Ommert's drug store with a dollar trial bottle offered.
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C. O. Floyd
Kershaw
8. C
Dr. King
Joseph Ommert
Initiation at Cedarville by Cherry Camp MWA
Twenty four members of Cherry camp MWA including the drill team attended the initiation in Cedarville last evening. One candidate was admitted. The ceremony was conducted by Cherry camp officers with the drill team under the command of W F Gerberich.
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Cherry Camp
Cedarville
W. FE. Gerberieh
Rev. Bate Returns From Kenosha Illness Delays Work
Reverend F. J. Bate, recently ill for two months, has returned from Kenosha Wisconsin. His condition is improved but he will not resume work for at least three to four weeks.
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F. J. Bate
Kenosha
Wis
Digestive Aid Promises Relief From Indigestion
An old dietary notice touts a digestion aid named Kodo as a solution for indigestion after meals. It claims most suffer from stomach dread and starvation diets, urging readers to eat freely and let the product digest the food. Sold by all druggists.
Daily Journal Delivery Policy Intro
The Daily Journal offers citywide home delivery for 10 cents per week. The notice outlines service availability to all parts of the city and mentions weekly pricing.
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the Daily Journal
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Altgeld
Wreshman
Loulis I’. Post
Henry George
Iment
Post
Schilling
Hollinois Health Board
Prince
Chicago Grain
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
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Must Buffalo
Lane
Ead
Big
State Agricultural School
A.a.ufevers
C. Core
P.ycolic
J. K
Rook, &c
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Col
Willam
John Streets
New York
Ter
Chicago Sanitary Bureau
Dramatic Society Meeting
Rev. Bate
Ayer
Gunbosta
New York Press
Johnston
Schmaugs Co
Barrell Brothers
Stephenson St
Cash Grocers
Schoeffel & Brokhausen
Galena St
Schulz’ Shoe Dept
Julians and Kokenge
Congress
California Naval
F. A. Schulz
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