Judge Chetlain in Trouble Over Promoters and Debts
Chicago news reports judge Arthur H. Chetlain faces a crisis as suit by a money lender reveals overdue notes and a network with two men under arrest for swindling. Chetlain admits being duped by trusted associates and says no records will prove dishonor, while bond concerns and numerous notes surface. He explains he was gold bricked and emphasizes no outstanding notes exceed 413000 in value.
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Chicago Tribune
Arthur H. Chetlain
Superior Court
Cook County
Chetlain
Bond
Ernest B. Denison
John H. Curtis
Harriet Burnette
Chatlain
Denison
Justice Harely
Judge Chetlain
Curtis
Chicago
Chicago Athletic
Union League
Marquette
Injured with a Dray Sam Kittoe Seeks Care After Accident
Sam Kittoe was crushed between a dray wheel and a stone wall while helping unload at his father's home. He suffered a severe hip bruise and possible internal injuries. Though gaining easy movement after the noon accident, pain intensified by night and he remains under a doctor’s care with expectation of recovery in days.
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Sam Kittoe
Turner Society Reduces Members and Hints at Opera House
The Turner Society of Galena, owners of Turner hall, has cut membership to eighteen. The hall is paid for, stock to be called in and purchased. Proposals include selling the hall to Company M for an armory and funding a new opera house on vacant lots near McKeague livery barn. Prominent citizens may back plans for a modern opera house at an ideal site.
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Turner Society
Company M
McKeague
Turner Hall
Galena
Galena Shifts lineup for game with Dyersville tomorrow
Galena announces a changed lineup against Dyersville with Tracy at first base replacing Harry Friend and Connally of Decatur moving to third in place of Roth. Friends and Roth were released, drawing mixed reactions from locals who expect a general team improvement.
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Galena
Dyersville
Tracy
Harry Friend
Connally
Decatur
Roth
Friend
Coover
Quinn
Tsacyes Eens
Kane
Parrish
McKee
Vee
Eee Fitcher
Bird Lecture Tickets At Turner Hall For Children And Adults
Members of the Junior Christian Endeavor at First Presbyterian sell tickets for a bird lecture by Rett E. Olmstead in Turner Hall next Thursday afternoon and evening. Afternoon talk for under 14 includes stereopticon pictures. admission is 10 cents.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Mirst Presbyterian Church
Turner Hall
Rett E. Olmstead
New Leases Spreading Across Mining Land in Jo Daviess County
Mining leases flood Jo Daviess County as farmers lease land for mining and promoters push development. Charles Cook, deputy circuit clerk, is overwhelmed recording lengthy documents, with the record book months behind. Landowners discover mineral wealth and prospects rise, signaling widespread growth for the region’s mining future.
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Charles Cook
Cook
Daviess County
Jo Daviess County
Not Proven Insane In County Court Case
A 30 year old woman from Pleasant Valley faced a county court examination for mental condition. Judge Rippin presided after noon. jury found no mental imbalance and dismissed the case. She appeared despondent and sought asylum or hospital treatment.
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Rippin
Pleasant Valley
Iowa
Death of Antone J. Foecke in Chicago
News arrives of Antone J. Foecke dying in Chicago yesterday. He was brother in law of Hell, former resident of this city for about fifteen years. Funeral services will be held in Chicago on Sunday afternoon.
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A. J. Poecke
Antone J. Foecke
Chicago
Hell
Sale Saturday Night at Coatsworth
A local ad announces a sale Saturday night offering 9 cents worth of merchandise for 124 cents. Items include a ladies ribbed cotton vest 10 cents, black hose with spliced heel, a hemstitched white handkerchief, all sold at 14 cents and 124 cents total.
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Coataworth
Hemsaute
Coatsworth
Coatswort
Woodmen Meeting Date Rescheduled for June 14
Rose Leaf Camp No. 73 M W A regular meeting date moved from June 7 to June 14 due to carnival and Freeport picnic. All members urged to attend the meeting on June 14.
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Fathe Woodmen
Reception for Secretary and Mrs Dawson May 22
A reception is planned for Tuesday evening May 22 in the M C A building parlors. An interesting musical program will be presented. All attendees must be over sixteen years old.
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F. L. Dawson
Eighteen Holes Are Sunk On Montgomery Ward Mine
Miners prospecting on the Montgomery Ward land near Millbrig have sunk 18 holes with the drill and located some ore. A shaft reaches 180 feet and is being deepened as deep mining expansion continues. Two drills operate with a third expected soon, as promoters spare no money or labor to develop the property and anticipate good results.
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Montgomery Ward
Millbrig
What's in a Name Two Boys Fooled by a Carnegie Beam
Two boys on upper Main street misread iron beams from the Carnegie Iron works as proof the new Carnegie library would rise immediately. One boy insisted the beams proved the library’s arrival, while the other doubted the claim.
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Carnegie
Upper Main Street
Altona
Carnegie Ironworks
Main and Diagonal Streets Paved With Purington Brick
A street committee meeting let the paving contract for Main street to Schnell & Company of Dixon at $1,388 per yard and Diagonal street at $1.50 per yard. Work starts in about two weeks, finishing by late June with a large force. Paving bricks from Galesburg are guaranteed to last and be replaced free for ten years.
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Main Street
Rockford
Schnell & Company
Dixon, Ul, Schnell & Company
Diagonal Street
Galesburg
Light Market With Few Farmers In City Display
The market square saw few farmers as most toil in fields. Early spring vegetables and some cattle were on display while butter and eggs sold well. The King Daughters ran a household goods sale for the Chicago Children Fresh Air Fund. Farmers report extensive corn planting and near ready fields. Warm weather aids farm work and crop growth though oats need rain. Thursday night rain was light and little beneficial.
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King’s Daughters
Chicago Children Fresh Air Fund
Y M A Notes Prof MacDonald to Speak at Men’s Meeting
Y M C A notes announce Prof. B. MacDonald of Chicago will address the men’s meeting at 3 p.m. Sunday. He is well known in the state and Galeon men are urged to attend. All men invited. Judge Wm Spensley to address the boys’ meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday.
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Y. M
4. B. MacDonald
Chicago
Y.M. CG. A
MacDonald
Galeon
Wm. Spensley
Sunniest and cloudiest places on earth explored
The Sunniest Place on Earth is said to be the Sahara or the Arabian Desert while the cloudiest regions include northern Russia the southwest coast of Peru and the coast of the French Congo Africa based on a comparison of sunlight and cloud cover.
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Great
Sahara
Desert
Arabia
Russia
Peru
French Congo
Africa
Tells of the quake with fire dept and relief corps
Roy W. and Charles L. Gillette recount their San Francisco earthquake experience. Roy, in Oakland, rushed to Frisco as the city shook, witnessing ruins, torn buildings, and hundreds dead. They joined fire crews fighting fires, dynamited blocks to halt the blaze, and endured starvation and danger for days before escaping by Tacoma.
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Roy W
Charles L. Gillette
San Francisco
Roy Gillette
Oakland
Roy
Frisco
Bay
Empire Theatre
Market Street
Commission House
China Town
Gillette
Chinatown
Mr. Gillette
Tacoma
Knobb Hill
City Struck by Quakes Sinks Tracks and Hotel
Earthquakes caused tracks to sink into a 20 foot hole and twisted streets. The Valencian hotel collapsed killing guests. a three story building left only upper windows accessible for rescue. Over 150 minor quakes since disaster with a recent deadly shock two weeks ago. Despite ruin, food remains plentiful and rebuilding underway.
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Gillette
John Bertsch Dies After Long Tuberculosis Battle
John Bertsch a long time Galena resident and tailor born in Germany died at 10 this morning after more than three months with consumption. He came to America at 21, lived in Bellevue briefly, then Galena. Survived by wife, five children, and two brothers in Germany. Funeral at St Mary’s Catholic Church with burial in German Catholic cemetery.
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Germany
America
John A. Bertsch
Mr. Bertsch
Bellevue
Galena
Bertsch
John
Eleanor
Pauline
Thresa
Francis
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Rich mining hold at Roosevelt mine near Benton
The Roosevelt mine north of Benton hoists large lead and black jack ore. Local stockholders, mostly Cuba City business men, celebrate a promising future with expected dividends. Nearby mines Baxter, Cook, Wicklow, and Pine Tree show strong prospects as Cuba City thrives with intensive drilling activity and ongoing prospecting.
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Roosevelt
Benton
Cuba City
Benton Township
Baxter
Cook
Cuba
Wicklow
Pine Tree
Wicklow Bros
Memorial Stained Glass Windows Arrive for First Presbyterian
Bradshaw of M N Hoopre & Company from Chicago arrives to supervise installation of memorial stained glass windows at First Presbyterian Church. Independent baseball team receives new white and black stockings completing their uniforms.
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First Presbyterian Church
Bradshaw
M. N. Hoopre & Company
Chicago
Thirty-Second Annual Platteville Fire Parade Highlighted
The Platteville Volunteer Fire Department held its thirty second annual inspection parade on Main street with new uniforms and a city hall toast to efficiency. The event drew large crowds, praised by Mayor Murphy and community leaders, while the Normal school band provided music. The report also notes mining updates in the area, including Square Deal and Keystone drilling outfits, plus Oriole Mining and Enterprise improvements.
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Platteville
Main Street
Columbia Hotel
Murphy
Lewis
The
Tribune
Little Coat
the Gatens
Hazel Green
the Tribune
Zine
Sparta Iron Works Company
Keystone Drilling Company
Keystone Company
Oriole Mining Company
Badger Mining Exchange
N. E. Stephenson
8. A. Phillips
S. BE. Jones
Oriole
Miller
Oriole Company
English Iron Works Company
Kansas City
Brown
Columbia
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Galena Turner Society
Bloomington
This City
Nicholas Wearmouth
Purington
Dixon Firm
Francisco Survivor
Relief Corps
John Bertsch
Galenian
Platteville Volunteer Fire Company
Wisconsin City
J. H. Lewis
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