Nauvoo Academy to Seek Jury Trial Over $700000 Notes
The Nauvoo Academy of Benedictine Sisters contends notes indorsed by Pp. Kieran were not authorized by the academy and no consideration was given for the $700,000 paper. The institution says notes signed without stockholder consent and plans a jury trial at the June US circuit court term, with Mother Otellia Hoeveler presenting the plea. Sister Mary Pullman’s signature is not disclosed in the filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nauvoo Academy
Mary Pohlman
Springfield
Pp. K. Kieran
Idelity Funding Company
St. Mary's Academy of Benedictine Sisters of Nauvoo
United States Circuit Court
United States
Otellia Hoeveler
Mary Pullman
Academy
Depot project in Chicago faces delay over quo warranto action
Paepcke Leight Lumber Co seeks signature from State's Attorney Wayman on a quo warranto proceeding to halt Chicago and North Western condemnation suits along the North Branch of the Chicago River. Attorney Mayer argues the move could force an immediate Supreme Court ruling while the railroad contests land appraisals and refuses to meet the lumber firm's price. Lloyd W. Bowers, railroad counsel, says the firm aims to block the depot work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Paepcke- Leight Lumber Company
John E. W. Wayman
Levy Mayer
Lumber Company
North B
Chicago River
Lloyd W. Bowers
Mayer
Supreme Court
Bowers
Autos in Collision on Michigan Avenue Sends Man Near Death
An automobile insurance patrol crashed into Warren McArthur's car on Michigan avenue near Thirteenth Street while rushing to a fire at thirty miles an hour. One man is fatally injured likely to die, six others are badly bruised. Ernest Frese, chauffeur for Warren McArthur, suffered broken legs and arms and internal and scalp injuries with doubtful recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Warren McArthur
Michigan Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Ernest Frese
Street Car and Fire Engine Crash In Chicago
Three firemen were badly injured when an engine carrying them was struck by a street car at Twenty First and Morgan streets Chicago. The engine was wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jan
Twenty-First
Morgan Streets
Killings in Missouri Depot Spark Legal Grievance
In Himo Missouri Thomas Blay of Mound City Illinois was shot dead by his brother in law John McIntorf at the depot amid a long running dispute over a lawsuit. A bystander, a negro porter, was also shot in the foot. The feud had flared from a past quarrel over legal action. Big Golf Tourney to Be Held Here. Wheaton Illinois Jan 9 The United States Golf Association voted in New York to hold the 3909 amateur championship at the Chicago Golf Club near Wheaton starting Sept 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Thomas Blay
Mound City
John McIntortf
Himo
Wheaton
Ill
United Sates Golf Association
New York
Chicago Golf Club
Reformatory Chief Resigns Amid Mutinies
The superintendent of the boys' reformatory at Great Charles Illinois reportedly resigned following mutinies. The Chicago paper supplied the report on January 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformatory
Gt. Charles
Boys’ Reformatory
Chicago
Courthouse Sold For Two Dollars In Kankakee
The Kankakee County courthouse built in 1871 or 1872 was sold at auction for two dollars to a local contractor. It will be replaced by a new building costing about 140000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee, Ill
Kankakee County
Bride On The Run Appeals For Aid After Elopement
A distressed young bride sobs Isn’t it awful as she admits to asking her intended husband to wire for help. The scene captures a moment of urgency and confusion as the couple seeks assistance. The fragment hints at a hurried elopement and a plea for aid transmitted by telegraph.
Praising Dead Senator Proctor Honored by Senate
Washington Jan 9 the upper national house devoted its session to eulogies for the late Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont. The address by Senator Dillingham followed a postponement from December 12 and highlighted Proctor as a Civil War veteran state and national legislator and former secretary of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper National House
Proctor
Washington
Senate
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Senator Dillingham
Maine liquor sales for medicinal use under 25 percent
A Maine liquor commission assessment via a special legislative committee finds only about a quarter of liquor sold in state agencies is for medicinal purposes. The report, released in Augusta, notes the low share and highlights strict distribution controls as of January 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Augusta
Maine
Illinois Earthquakes Long History Revealed by Professor
Chicago January 9 Professor R D Salisbury of the University of Chicago spoke at the Hamilton club on causes of earthquakes stating Illinois has seen hundreds of quakes whose origin is ancient. He cited many notable cases including a San Francisco tale of a cow swallowed by ground rupture and later recovered by the professor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
R. D. Salisbury
University of Chicago
Hamilton Club
Salisbury
San Francisco
Confession Saves a Life in Sing Sing Case
Marie Ferrillo confessed perjury born from hatred toward the man who killed her husband. Her statement led to Nicolo Zarconi being spared the electric chair. Zarconi’s death penalty was reduced to ten years imprisonment after being taken from the death house at Sing Sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sing Sing
New York
Marie Ferrillo
Nicolo Zarconi
Thief for Bride's Sake Sentenced in Embezzlement Case
Wesley A. Martin once a Granite City banker pled guilty to embezzling twenty thousand dollars from his bank. He said he took the funds to build a home for himself and his bride and received a five year federal prison sentence at Leavenworth. His wife stood beside him during sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Wesley A. Martin
Granite City
Leavenworth
Kaw
Martin
Pasteur Finds Rabies in Wichita Squirrels
A Chicago Pasteur Institute telegram reports examination of Wichita squirrels shows rabies. Four persons were bitten by the rodents, which were later killed by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasteur
Wichita
Kas
Jan
Chicago
Railroad Duta Time of 400 Men
Hartford Jan 9 The New York Newhaven and Hartford railroad shops employing 400 men are on a four day week eight hour schedule. The former nine hour six day schedule is abandoned. It is expected the New Haven shops will adopt the same change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
New York, Newshaven
New Haven
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises Quick Kidney Relief
The advertisement urges immediate use of Foley's Kidney Remedy at early signs of kidney or bladder trouble to prevent Bright's disease or diabetes. It claims to correct irregularities and cure all kidney and bladder disorders and lists H. J. Moogh and Wmh. F. Jungkuns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Bright
H. J. Moogh
Wmh. F. Jungkuns
Suite nicely pressed at Mal le s Galena and Van Haren streets
A fragment notes a suite neatly pressed at a location described as Mal le s Galena and Van Haren streets with unclear context. The readable text mentions streets and a pressed suite, implying a small detail from a larger event or listing. No clear person or organization is identified in the legible portion.
Congress Urged to Curb Liquor and Promote Temperance
Washington news reports the president’s homes commission urges sweeping DC welfare measures. Proposes 2 percent monthly loan rate, board to curb quackery, and legal restraint for habitual drinkers and drug users. Recommends playgrounds and athletic fields to foster temperance and chastity, with housing relief by redirecting tobacco funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
District of Columbia
President's Homes Commission
California bills target pools and school segregation
Sacramento January 9 1930 Assemblyman Otis of Alameda introduces a bill to ban pool selling on horse race results. Senator E B Martinelli of Marin introduces a companion bill in the Senate. Other measures bar aliens from corporate membership and insert the word Japanese to strengthen Oriental school child segregation laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Sacramento
Cal
Otis
Alameda County
E. B. Martinelli
Marin
Houses Survive Quake in Sinopoli With Wirelined Walls
Rome dispatch says at Sinopoli all houses fell to ruins except three rebuilt after the 1905 quake. The surviving structures use hollow brick wired together in vertical lines and tied at the top with horizontal wires, making a compact frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Sinopoli
Hammerstein Gets Offer to Lead Big Opera Merger
New York January 9 The World reports a plan to combine the Metropolitan Opera Company and Oscar Hammerstein opera houses under one leadership. The proposal hinges on Hammerstein who would decide whether to take charge of the merged operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aetropolitan Opera Company
Oscar Hammerstein
Hammerstein
Coatless deceiver pitsburg learns the ways of the pass er
Pittsburg on January 9 Julius K. Dillman a noted forger of counterfeit bank checks was arrested. A hatless man in shirt sleeves entered a department store posed as a clerk from a nearby business and persuaded $50 cash on the firm’s check to meet its payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Julius K. Dillman
Hundreds Starving as Anatolia Faces Severe Winter
Distress in Anatolia rises from crop failures with hundreds actually starving. Officials report the winter as the most severe on record, intensifying suffering across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anatolia
Constantinople
Pistol duel leaves two dead in Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City on January 9 Geo Johnson and Samuel Howard fought a pistol duel. Both men died from their wounds and the cause remains unknown. A relative of Senator Dick is mentioned. Separately in Sisterville, West Virginia, a tow boat named Valiant struck two men in a skiff. A produce dealer Scoon maker and a relative of Senator Dick are named as victims, with their bodies not yet recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Geo, Johnson
Samuel Howard
Sisterville
W. Va
Valiant
Scoonmaker
Ohio
Simple Remedy for La Grippe Cures Coughs Fast
An ad touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a quick cure for la grippe coughs that may become pneumonia. It claims the remedy heals inflamed lungs and prevents dangerous complications, recommending the yellow package and naming H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Junogkupz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Junogkupz
Harriet M Burbank Piano Teacher Studio 4% Grove Bt
Harriet M Burbank is described as a piano teacher with a studio located at 4 Grove? Bt. The fragment indicates a personal business listing likely for piano instruction. No dates or additional organizations are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet M. Burbank
Grove Bt
Andte
Credit on Firm Basis Progress Declares Dun's Weekly
J G Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade says credit and confidence are restored on a firmer basis at the new year’s opening. Progress is steady and safe, with mills and factories maintaining and even advancing employment and wage scales. Iron and steel mills remain busy on booked business and new orders, while hides ease due to reduced takeoffs rather than market weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun
New York
J. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade Today
Thaw renews fight for freedom today
Nyack New Jersey January 9 The case of Harry K Thaw returned to court for the third time since his commitment to Matteawan as his mother seeks a writ of habeas corpus and a jury trial to test his mind She asserts he is not criminal and now sane despite earlier commitments and opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nyack
N. J
Harry K. Thaw
State Hospital For the
Matteawan
Supreme Court
Tompkins
Thaw
Britt to Fight a Gaul Twenty Rounds in Paris Night
In Paris on January 9 French fans anticipate the Adolphe versus Jimmy Britt title bout. Britt, former American lightweight champion, seeks victory before a sports mad crowd while Adolphe is praised as a rising class act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolphe
Paris
le Boxe
Jimmy Britt
America
Britt
Maloney Wins Amateur Marathon at Madison Square Garden
Mat Maloney won the amateur marathon held at Madison Square Garden in New York on January 9. The race showcased endurance as Maloney prevailed over fellow competitors in the event.
Weather Outlook for Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Iowa
Forecast notes partly cloudy and warmer in Illinois and Indiana. Lower Michigan to see snow. Wisconsin and Iowa face threatening conditions with warmer temperatures and rain or snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Chicago markets and grain prices January report
Winter wheat and spring wheat prices by sample listed for No 2 red to No 3 spring with values ranging from about 1.01 to 1.10. Corn and oats prices provided. Chicago live stock activity shows hogs to 6.45, cattle to 7.75, and sheep to 8.00. East Buffalo and Elgin markets note steady to strong trends and various livestock prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Fed
East Buffalo
Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
A Religious Author Recounts Kidney Remedy Relief
A religious author describes years of kidney trouble then a severe winter attack confining him to bed eight days. He reports thick white sediment in urine and frequent urination until using Foley's Kidney Remedy, which eased the pain and restored normal urine. He recommends Foley's Kidney Remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Junghuns
Pastor at Michigan church linked to gruesome murder
Port Huron Mich Jan 9 A pastor Rev John Carmichael of Adair is sought after for the dismemberment of Gideon Browning at the Rattle Run Methodist church in Columbus township A reward of 500 is offered by St Clair county supervisors Details describe Carmichaels height weight limp facial scars and brown beard as investigators probe motives and a troubling letter alleged to relate to a secret romance Browning's identity is confirmed by teeth found in church ashes and Mrs Carmichaels statement about a sister inmate in an asylum
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Huron
Mich
Gideon Browning
Adair Village
Little “Rattle Run” Methodist
Columbus Township
St. Clair County
John Tf. Carmichael
Adair
C. H. Browheer
Carmichael
St. Clair River
Canada
West Virginia
Carpenter
Convicts Scalded to Death Charge at Kansas Inquiry
Lansing Kan Jan 9 Allegations of graft surfaced at the state penitentiary investigation. Miss Kate Barnard Oklahoma prisons chief said Kansas men should learn coal mining allocations to state institutions and disposal of remaining coal. Ira N Terrill testified that prisoners were scalded to death. Barnard dismissed a question about her private secretary being an ex convict as an insult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Lansing
Kan
State Penitentiary
Kate Barnard
Oklahoma
Ira N. Terrill
Barnard
Hains Defense Closes Trial for Annis Killing
In Flushing New York January 9 the defense for Thornton J Hains and his brother Captain Peter C Hains closed their case in the trial for the killing of William E Annis Justice Crane said the case would end before mid next week A full day of court was set for today The defense presented alienists Dr L Manson and Dr Lt Pierce Clark who testified Captain Hains suffered impulsive insanity when he shot Annis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flushing
N. Y
Thornton J. Hains
Peter C. Hains
William E. Annis
Crane
Manson
Lt Pierce Clark
Captain Hains
Annis
Carnegie as a Prophet
Andrew Carnegie predicts in an interview with the International Trade Bulletin that soon most raw materials now forming the backbone of U S exports will be used domestically and exported manufactured goods will replace them. He says American manufacturers have focused on domestic needs and neglected export trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andrew Carnegie
International Trade Bulletin
Hie
Storm Rages Over Crow's Nest Pass Division
Winnipeg reports the worst storm in Crow's Nest Pass division of the Canadian Pacific railway. The temperature plummets to 50 below freezing as the blizzard wreaks havoc on rail operations and regional travel. Authorities issue warnings and crews race to keep lines open amid extreme conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Crow's Nest Pass
Canadian Pacific Railway
Foley's Honey and Tar Advertises Safe Child Remedy
Public notice-style advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as the only safe cough remedy for infants and children, claiming it contains no opiates or narcotics. Endorsed by H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz, it urges careful mothers to keep a bottle at home and refuse substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Fragmentary OCR Adage Sparks Uneven Pastiche
A garbled line from an OCR page produces a fragmented marketing quip about advertising. The readable tokens reference goods and advertising in a stray, nonsensical way. No clear event or person names emerge to anchor a broader story.
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Grother-In-Law
Rolla
Illinois
Bride
President’s Commission
Cash Grain Market
Elgin
Rev. Carmichael
Fiocka
Weam
Hains Defense
Carnegie
Corn Products Refining
W . J. Laible
Adams Street
Stephenson County
Choice Picnic
C. G. Schoeffel
Burrell Brothers
Stephenson St
Union Loan and Building Association
Freeport, Ill
S. Galena Ave
Rice
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