Indictments Loom in Peoria School Board Robbery Case
Grand jury reaches indictments for Edie Adie Fay and Patsy Flaherty in the January school board safe raid. Tate implicated others but indictments withheld against prominent Peorians pending corroboration. Warrants for Fay and Flaherty to be issued. Chicago detective and Joliet officers link Tate to the crime.
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Peorla
Edie
Ate
Adie Fay
Patay Flahorty
Tate Ag
Uns
Brnte
Scholes
Tate
Dougherty
Pearlius
Jofiet
Eddie Tate
Eddie Agend
Patsy Minherty
Peter A. Weast
Peoria
Peter A. Mweast
Peria
Fatal gas well accident claims two men
A gas in a well on a farm proved fatal for Willis G. Glave and John Marshall while Brean Holdredge survived after being lowered to recover Marshall asphyxiation. Dynamite was used to deepen the well and Marshall died. Holdredge revived after three hours. A neighbor refused the offered reward for the rescue.
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Kewanne
Willi G. Glave
John Marshall
Brean Holdredge
Glize
Hmself
Ghisze
Holdredge
Joseph Miwner
Marshall
Eight Rail Men Killed In Hartford Train Crash
A passenger train on the New Haven railroad collided with a work train near Hartford Connecticut. Casualties include eight dead and thirty five injured with two possibly dying. Rescue efforts freed trapped victims and the scene remained chaotic as responders worked into the night.
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Hartford
Conn
Pwo
New York, New Haven and
New Britain
Tie
Rochester
N. Y
Mitchell
Rescue and Whisky Aboard Debris After Wreck
A man trapped beneath debris was found under several tons of wreckage after a collision. An officer offered a whisky bottle to the survivor saying it was his first drink in twelve years and he clearly needed it.
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Mra
J. Elfen Foster
New York
Emory Wester
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
the World
Z. Ellen Foster
Two Officers Rescued From Balloon Danger at Niagara Falls
Detec t ive Cullinan and Patrolman Roeder hovered twenty minutes 400 feet aloft in a captive balloon as a mechanism failure sent it rising toward Niagara River rapids. A sudden gust tore the balloon past chimneys and roofs and into high tension cables before the basket nearly plummeted into electricity, but both men were saved.
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Niagara Falls
Cullinan
Roeder
Ooder
Callinan
Niagara River
Resignations and indictments mark tense U.S. and empire news
Count von Posadowsky-Wehner resigns as German interior secretary and vice chancellor. A Denver grand jury returns about seventy indictments against men tied to coal and timber land frauds across Colorado Wyoming Nebraska New Mexico Utah Nevada Wisconsin and Missouri. Italy delays night work bill prompting a nationwide baker strike in Italy. London's tidal tunnel project led by Charles T. Yorkes costs 25 million dollars. Taft arrives in Washington from a western trip and heads east for Yale University business. Telegraphers strike in San Francisco shows little progress as rail and river traffic strain. The Missouri River rises from Leavenworth to Omaha after heavy rains. The Arbelter Stengerbund closes its festival in Davenport Iowa with 16 000 attendees. The opium eradication order in Shanghai is followed with no disturbances. Constines Titus, amateur sailing champion, retires from competition.
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Count von Posadowsky - Wehner
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
New Mexico
Utah
Nevada
Wisconsin
Missouri
Denver
Tlondon
Charles T. Yorkes
Taft
Washington
Jatt
Yale Wolversity
San Francisco
Leavenworth
Omaha
Arbelter’ Stengerbund
Northwest
Davenport
Shanghai
Titus
Care of Cows Observations for Oregon Dairy Quality
Oregon Dairy Commissioner J. W. Bailey urges dairymen to improve butter quality by starting on the farm. Clean stables fresh air and washed udders prevent germ contamination. milking in dust free spaces and wiping udders with a damp cloth reduces off flavors and spoiled cream.
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Oregon
J. W. Bailey
Kimball
Lima Beans In California Vines Not Polled
In California lima beans are cultivated initially with bean knives, then by hand as vines outgrow the tool. The crop grows to cover row lines in six weeks, forming a solid green field dotted with small white flowers. Beans are planted between young walnut orchards to utilize the soil. The main observation notes the bean does not seem to deprive the self.
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California
Feeds for Hogs and Coarse Grains Rise in Coast Farming
A coastal valley region notes drought resistant Lima beans and Horde crops thrive without irrigation due to fog moisture. Agricultural writers urge using oats wheat rye and barley for bone building minerals, while some farmers store coal ashes and charcoal to boost mineral intake for hogs.
Selecting Laying Fowls by Form and Head Shape
A short discussion notes that choosing laying hens by form can be effective, though egg type varies. It claims crow headed hens with long peaked heads and unusually long legs are not typically good layers, per J C Halpin.
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J. C. Halpin
Daily Journal Delivery Tariff Cited for Citywide Week
The Daily Journal advertises citywide home delivery at 1.06 per week, offering service to any part of the city.
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the Daily Journal
Doctor’s Mistakes Buried Yet Misunderstood Women’s Ills
A historical ad-style piece notes that many women mistake uterine problems for other diseases and overuse doctors. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe, effective tonic aiding nervous symptoms, fatigue, and digestive issues tied to feminine health, plus Pleasant Pellets for stomach and bowels.
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Pierce
Plerea
Analysis of Mother of Pearl Structure
A microscopic examination reveals the shell consists of fine lines so tightly packed that white light splits into prismatic colors, producing the phenomenon described as the ping of colors. Casting a careful wax model yields the same prismatic effects.
Editor Declares No Editorial Notes For Readers
In the early daily paper begun in London in 1703 the editor stated he would not burden readers with editorial notes, trusting them to form their own reflections on the news and events.
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London
Origin of the Fan and Other Curious Facts
The article recounts Langsin as a legendary origin for the Chinese fan during a lantern feast, where she unveiled her face revealing the fan. It notes cows worn with rings for identification in Belgium cattle records. It mentions Arab coins bearing the Koran and caliph’s name, not imagery. It cites Ottoman empire use of carrier pigeons in the 14th century for dispatches from Baghdad to Aleppo, a thirty day trip turning into forty eight hours.
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Langsin
State Department
Ottoman Empire
Lithgow
Bagdad
Aleppo
Korsan
Wanted the Earth in Ocean Sickness Tale
A sea passenger endures three days of sea sickness at sea. A fellow passenger asks how to help and she replies she wants the earth, a wish reflecting her longing for solid ground and relief from the ocean ordeal.
Home Remedy Promises Digestive Relief and Legal Notice
A Chicago drug store manager touts Compound Tincture of Cinchona Prosene Compound and Sherry Wine as a stomach remedy claiming it aids digestion. The text also records a Stephenson County estate matter where Robert J. Long seeks court approval to sell lands to pay debts, with defendants summoned for the July 1907 term.
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Chicago
Atock
Stephenson County
TiMnolts
Robert J. Long
Henry Rohrbach
Sophy Rohrrbach
WilMan
Roohrbach
Robert Rohrebach
George Rohrbach
Ida Mayer
Olye Raymond
Nora Horstman
Annie Spaulding
Eva Davis
Jennie Cuppett
Jennie Cupldd
Arthur Howe Jall
Arthur Hoyt Petitson
Rockoe
Tlingia
Wald Court
Court House
Freeport
Stephenson Convaoty
Ellinda
F. ¢. Held
Eckert
Plaintia
Humor of the Hour Two Scotch Ministers
A Hudtown Wisconsin resident recalls the resignation of Senator Spooner and praises his career. The piece recounts a courtroom tale with two Scottish ministers sharing a story about a rusted chair, a churchyard pipe, and a stiff drink to ward off rheumatics on a stormy day.
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Hudton
Wis
Semitor Spooner
Senate
Efe
Tie
John
Spooner
Caught Between Courthouse Echoes and Teasing Remarks
An odd courtroom exchange unfolds as a young man nervously greets a girl's father and jokes about being a guest and thief. The judge, unmoved, insists on full enforcement of the law while a voice from the Houston Post notes the scene.
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Houston Post
Uncomfortable Seat Quotation From Philadelphia Press
A brief exchange recalls remarks by Coakley on Luckley’s rise to success and happiness. Coakley notes the irony of reaching a pinnacle without contentment, reflecting on the nature of achievement.
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Coakley
Luckley
Philadelphia Press
Awful Warning and Erewhon Echoes in a Satirical Exchange
A dialogue mocks public officials and grand jury pressures. Pa cites ancient Egypt’s intellect then decays from smoking. Senator Sorghum laments corruption and belbery while characters discuss funerals, sympathy, and political trials in a Washington Star excerpt.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
Humorous Clippings and Local Notices Collection
A mosaic of jokes and light notices appears, including dialogue about missionaries and cannibals, quips about social climbers, race with the cabbage joke, and short phrases from various periodicals. The page also features minor ads and a piano tuner reference.
Whittier's Lost Love Revisited in Marblehead Tale
Rev. T. J. Gregory recounts poet John Greenleaf Whittier's brief courtship with Evelina Bray of Marblehead in 1828. Their families' differences kept them apart, reunion in 1885 revealed aged lovers, and Whittier returned home to write of memory and enduring love.
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John Greentont Whittier
Marbiehead
Erelina Bray
Erelina
Whittier
Marblehead
Evelina
Whittler
Bvelina
Haverhill Academy
Pointed Paragraphs From An Atchison Globe Column
A reflective column discusses ambition and how to turn ideas into action through conflict. It notes that helping a man builds friendship, while harming him breeds enemies, and that heroism depends on others’ high regard. The piece ends with a town proverb about opportunity and time.
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Atchison Globe
Admiral’s supper tale of red lobsters on boiling island
A famed admiral, famed for tall tales, recounted a voyage in the Pacific. He claimed to have passed an island red with lobsters, insisting they were alive and boiling from volcanic springs, while a guest doubted lobsters turn red until boiled.
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Bla Bowers
Walte
Pacific
Anid
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