Woman in the Case for She Supplies the Motive
In Decatur Illinois on October 16 testimony in the Magill trial revealed that C G Oakman an undertaker from Clinton testified he saw Faye Graham visit the Magill home and that Fred Magill and Faye left together often. Mrs W C Campbell testified that Fred remarked the public would blame him for Pet Magill s death and that Faye asked to destroy a blanket found around Pet s head. Prosecution noted no improprieties over the years but said there was strong discussion of Fred and Faye s conduct in relation to Pet Magill s death. Fred found his wife s body about five, calling a doctor an hour later.
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Decatur, Ill
Red Magill
Faye
Magill
C. G. Oakman
Clinton
Magills
Pet Magill
Faye Graham
Oakman
Mrs. Campbell
Red
Pet
Marguerite
Tred
Fred
Fred Magill
Examinations for Attendants to Hire at Illinois Hospitals
Springfield announces state civil service exams for attendants to be held in November at insane hospitals in the state, Chicago and Mount Vernon. Wages are $20 monthly for women and $25 for men plus board lodging and laundry. Men must be 21 or older, women 18 or older. Passing requires 70 points. The process aims to select competent applicants, not exclude.
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Springfield
State Civil Service Commission
Chicago
Mount Vernon
Commission
Assessment criteria for polites and grade requirements
The passage outlines evaluation components for a qualification process: 40 points or applied into a perfect physical condition, 80 points on an oral examination, and 20 points on common school requirements. These do not exceed the standards taught in the fifth grade.
Rep Oglesbys primary bill introduced in house
Springfield Oct 15 Representative Oglesbys voluminous primary election bill was introduced in the house this morning. Attorney General Stead epitomizes provisions of the bill, providing for a direct plurality primary that applies to all state and local offices and party matters, abolishes conventions, authorizes state party platforms, and includes an advisory vote on the U S senator.
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Springfield
Oglesby
Stead
Higher fines set for drunkenness in Urbana
Bloomington Illinois October 14 report notes Urbana city's last session raised the minimum fine for drunkenness to 10 dollars. A second offense within a year now carries a 26 dollar fine.
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Bloomington
Tlinals
Urbana
Cucharacha slide hampers Culebra Cut work in Panama
United States engineers report trouble at the Cucharacha slide at the south end of the Culebra cut. The land formation, a perennial source of difficulty since the French attempted the dig, remains in motion and is expected to hinder work during the wet season.
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Panama
United States
Culebra
Spreckels Narrow Escape From Bath Fire
San Francisco Oct 15 7 D Spreckels son of John F Spreckels suffered a narrow escape at his home when he collapsed in a bath due to escaping heat from a heater in the bathroom causing near drowning and loss of consciousness.
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San Francisco
D. Spreckels, i
John F. Spreckels
Spreckels
Eas
Their warcry 'sfick' Small causes union crisis
New York unions demand that J Small resign as suspended Commercial Telegraphers' Union president and seek a fair hearing before an executive committee. Strike effects persist in Chicago Western Union and Postal Telegraph offices as leadership debates the action and treasury nears empty.
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Chicago
J. Small
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union, Io
Small
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
Cook
Western Union
Russell
Called on to resign by New York telegraphers
New York telegraphers meeting passed resolutions demanding President J. Small resign immediately. Addresses were made and discussion followed, with some saying Small erred tactically but is not to be ousted. The event took place in New York on October 15.
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New York
J. Small
Small
Britain Faces General Railway Strike Amid Unfavorable Union Demand
London on October 15 reports that a broad railway walkout is likely after Richard Bell MP, general secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, said railway companies rejected the union’s demand for recognition. The developments signal intensification of labor action across Great Britain with potential widespread disruption.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
Richard Bell
M. P
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
Balloonists gather for Bennett cup races in St Louis
In St Louis on Oct 15 crews prepare airships for the James Gordon Bennett cup races set to begin Oct 21. All participating balloonists are present except the French and German teams, as they stay away from the field.
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St. Louis
Public Clock Evolution From Horoscopus to Automaton Ringer
A historical account details how early Parisian and European clocks used horoscopuses to strike hours, the rise of mechanical automaton bells in the fourteenth century, and famed examples like Lyons and Strassburg clocks. It recalls the Anet château clock with a stag and bloodhounds, its auction sale, and later replacement by a Wagner piece, while noting the zodiac dial and Renaissance portal design by Philibert Delorme.
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France
Caen
Beaumont
Palais de Justice
Paris
Charles V
Henri de Vic
Europe
Lfe
Lyons
Strassburg
Henri Deux
Chateau of
Anet
Chateau
Act
First Republic
Wagner
Philibert Delorme
Death in Zoo Park Explained by Heart Disease
In an inquest into the death of James W. Level, found dead near Zoo Park north of Springfield, the cause was determined as heart trouble. The report notes the dangers of idleness and the need to value time.
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Springfield
James W. Level
Zoo Park
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Sweden
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Daily Graphic
Crystal Palace
North Sea
Denmark
Scandinavia
Brockin
Ringera
Crowqull
Grand Opera House
Freepo
Bailey’s Park
Freeport
Stephenson and
Empire and
Carroll Streets
A. C. Knorr
Stephenson St
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