The Strange Experience Of Dr Robert Harland Chapter Three
The narrator reflects on a perilous mission as Mary Weston and Dr Harland plan to protect her from a hidden danger. They consider sending Mossel or Iteskr, then decide to contact a Polish innkeeper to rendezvous in London. Tension builds around a mysterious pursuit and a looming confrontation with the killer.
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Marnac
Saurhdarpten
Tee Parker
Ara
Schelar
Henry Grage
Sturn
Mary Westen
Westen
Euston
Mary
Tsai
Mosses
Heidelberg
Mossel
Iteskr
Robert
London
Weston
Dr. Weston
Mars
Pallvengu
Rea T
Departure at Platform Reveals Romantic Tension
A fragment from a serialized tale shows Graden and Reski discussing secrecy around Dr Weston’s residence. Messages travel via secure cover, with a telegram hinting at police interest in the capture. A long farewell kiss and the carriage window scene reveal buried emotion before the story continues.
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Graden
Miss— Maury
Harry Graden
Lincoln’s Fairness in Federal Appointments and State Ties
The article recalls Abraham Lincoln while in Congress, noting his impartial fairness in recommending candidates for government offices in Illinois. It describes his careful, candid letters to Washington and his adherence to a one-term pledge among Springfield peers, shaping his future career and national contacts.
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Taylor
Lincoln
Congress
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Springfieck
Gener. Taylor
Washington
Springfield
President Tabor
General Land Office
Oregon
Tnion
St. Nicholas
Bullet proof shirt tests and reactions of owners
Fragmentary dialogue notes show discussion about a bullet proof shirt claimed to resist bullets and sword thrusts. Inventor explains government testing was too severe and mentions sending the shirt to a facility. Various exchanges touch on resolutions, health, and social remarks in a broader overheard conversation.
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Cleveland Lewler
Multiple Fatalities Reported Across Illinois and Indiana
A flurry of drownings, electrocutions, and accidents hits towns including Chester and Bloomington in Illinois and Lawrenceville and Flora in Indiana. Notable deaths involve James Stewart struck by lightning, William Langoth crushed at a plant, and Edward Chandler aged 9 who drowned. Additional incidents include thefts, a bridge rebuild plan, and legal actions in Springfield and Chicago area.
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James Stewart
Chester
r _K. Dryhead
Lawrenceville
Big Tite
yin _cennes
Ind
Sbs Averitt
Foratty
Bradner
Smith
Rockton
William Langoth
Bloomington
Bartley Welsh
Harrisburg
Ingston
Edward
Chandler
Charles Chandler
Louisville
Flora
Elijah Price
Price
Litchfield
D. K. Pearsons
Ghieazo
McKendree College
Lebanon
George Hecker
Easter
Rescue American Sailors In British Navy Case
A government inquiry investigates two Springfield men who disappeared months ago and were said to be shipped on the British sailing vessel Celtic Monarch bound for Australia. The State Department requested release of McLaughlin and O Donnell in Honolulu, noting they were deceived into signing to sail on a sailing vessel rather than a steamer.
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O'Donn
United States
Australia
Department of Gom
Merce and-Labor
Honolulu
Hawaiian ‘Islands
McLaughlin
Q.donnell
tenches—HonolulIu
State Department
Race Tensions After Third Murder at Ulin Picnic
News describes rising race hostility in Ulin after a white man, Homer A Harris, is fatally shot at a Negro picnic. A manhunt targets two Negro men, including William Daniels, accused of Harris’s slaying as mobs fear lynching and renewed violence.
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Stira Cp Witter
Ulin
William Daniels
Homer
A. Harris
Alline Harris
Major Stansfield Honored by War Veterans in Chicago
Major James H. Stansfield, elected commander of the Depart ment of Illinois of the United Spanish American War Veterans, has long service in the Illinois militia since 1891. He served as captain of Company F, Second Regiment in Cuba and helped take possession of Cienfuegos. Born in Illinois, he is 49 and has practiced law in Chicago since 1900.
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Stansfield
Cuba
Ias
Chicago
Isu
State Board Reveals Sealed Inquiries Into Asylum Conditions
The State board of public charities held its first quarterly meeting behind closed doors. Special investigators reported on hospitals for the insane at Kankakee Watertown South Bartonville Jacksonville Anna and the Soldiers Widows Home Wilmington the Soldiers and Sailors Home Quincy and the Asylum for Feeble Minded Children Wincoln. A verbal update on the Stanka kee inquiry was given by Dr Billings and a public statement will follow after Dr Greeny assumes leadership.
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State Board of Charities
State Board of Public Charities
Kankakee
Watertown
Bartonville
Jacksonville
Anna
Wilmington
Soldiers and Sailors
Quincy
Wincoln
Illinois Branch elected at Shelbyville Forest Park convention
The Illinois Christian Endeavor convention in Forest Park Shelbyville named officers including President Nicholas J. Johnson Obatavia First Vice President J W McDowald Decatur Second Vice President Walter Mee Chicago General Secretary W J Williams Chicago Statistics Secretary Miss Alarr Matton Mount Vernon Treasurer Karl D Pope Duguen with Rev Charles S Medbury of Des Moines delivering a sermon on the "Supreme Ministry" as part of a praise and consecration service.
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Illinois
Shelbyville
Illinois -Christian Endeavor
Forest Park
Nicholas J. Johnson
Obatavia
Accused of Killing Babies in Benton Case
Authorities reopen charges against Mrs Orton wife of a farmer near Cho lied in a suspicious manner Eleven children of Mrs Leary vanished or died and the woman is jailed in Benton pending inquiry The specific charge is murder of the eleventh child whose body was found with a broken neck An inquest was held last week and authorities now claim innocence while criticizing the charge against a mother.
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Benton
Orton
Leary
Oran
Torney
Crossing dispute sparks derailment and injuries at East St. Louis
At a disputed crossing near East St. Louis and Nashville lines, shots were fired and tracks damaged as workers clashed over electric road permissions. A Louisville and Nashville crew tore up two tracks while the rival line rushed workers to the site to defend a third, leaving one person seriously injured. The incident follows months of conflict over crossing access and railroad authority.
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Houlsville
Wasi —RiMsing
Savintharcre
Touisvile and Nashville Railroad
Ilinois Traction
Nashville
East St. Louk
Lewisvillé
Nashvile
Louisville and Nashville
Lynching Threat Averted by Police Escort
A mob of about 200 black residents gathered to hang an alleged killer from Homer Harris as officers moved the prisoner from Mounds to Mound City. The police escort prevented violence and removed the man to safety, ending a potential clash between black and white groups.
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Ofivers
Cers
Mounds
Mound City
Homer A.‘Haris
Mound
Expect Record Apple Crop in Marion County
Orchardists estimate a large apple harvest with 1000 trees in Marion County bearing fruit. The county ranks third in apple production nationally, behind Texas and Washington. Labor may be needed to handle a potential over 80 percent crop as shipping and facilities are uncertain.
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Marion County
United States
Tenton
Washington
Marion
Bal ks at Widows Family Leads to Wedding Off
Prospective groom Rufus Crim of Charleston balked on six children in sight of his bride to be Mrs Nin Buck of Grpsum Kansas. The couple met through a matrimonial paper arranged meetings and after a brief correspondence Buck arrived with her six children. On seeing the brood Crim balked and the plan was abandoned in a mutual decision to call the wedding off.
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Cupid
Rufus Crim
Charleston
Nin» Buck
Grpsum
Kan
Crim
Buck
Miracles Reported at St Anne's Shrine Grottos
Three alleged miracles were reported at St Anne's grotto near Kankakee during a May service. Barbara Bertoncello walked after seventeen years and Mayme Chaney of Muskegon cured from poison ivy after a year bedridden. A large Chicago audience joined the pilgrimage to the shrine.
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Witleas
Anne's
Anne
Kankaker
Barbara Bertoncelo
Pam Tspee
May
Aged Man Die at Hands of Thugs in Chicago
William Godman aged 73 of Elwood Nebraska was severely beaten by a mob in Chicago while en route to his granddaughter’s home. He sustained multiple injuries including a broken jaw and bruises, with his possessions stolen. a week long search followed with unclear condition reported.
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William Godman
Charleaia aMtoultric County
Elwood
Nebs
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