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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1906
Page
15
The crew, after a brutal night at sea, are taken aboard the San Joseph by Portuguese sailors. Captain and Professor Marone clash with Graden and Isaac as they attempt to understand their peril and seek safe passage. The trio discovers the shipboard hideaway and plans to present their case to the captain.
Dr James L G Pe appointed superintendent at Kankakee hospital after serving as Nebraska State Hospital head in Lincoln. Born in Indiana forty three years ago he trained at Indiana and served in Norfolk and Lincoln before leading Nebraska hospitals. He also led the Nebraska State Medical Association last year.
James Lorens of Chicago and his family arrived at Pistaker Bay near Fox Lake for a two week stay. While swimming near the hotel the father drowned trying to save his son as the boy and another youth went beyond their depth. The tragedy occurred Saturday night with the father and one child losing their lives.
Pekin attorney William RR Curran, a prominent figure in Tazewell County, spoke at a convention of the State Bar Association in Chicago. He is noted for long practice, high standing, and involvement in the legal community amid references to graft and reform discussions.
The Hurl family of Aurora suffers a string of fatal incidents over years. E W Hart, once of Wurora, was killed while assisting a railroad switch crew at DeNalB. His wife died in a Kansas cyclone years earlier. Two young daughters perished in a Great Western railroad wreck at Wasco. A son was killed by cars in town. A twin sister and her husband also died in an earthquake incident related to Frisco lines. Seven years of calamity culminate with Eo W Hurl’s burial in Aurora. The text notes he worked for the American Steel and Wire Company.
Franklin Nelson, a wealthy manufacturer linked to the Nelson and Forest City Knitting firms, shocked his mother and brothers by presenting a wife and two children as his family. The marriage to Nilda Larson took place in Yuma on March 31, 1908, kept hidden from friends and was a surprise to many.
J G Davidson of Bryant awoke to burglars in his room and raised a revolver. The hammer slipped, the .38 fired, striking his left hand and killing his wife who slept beside him. Police uncertain if burglars caused the mishap or were nearby.
An ice piece slipped from a carrier in Chicago striking his right rib and body. The 22 year old man fell, tried to catch it, and suffered a fractured rib and bruising.
State Temperance Legion of Illinois plans its annual convention in Jacksonville on July 28. Bloomington women operate street cars for a day to raise charity funds. Reports include a Dale man killed by a fall, a boy struck by a freight train, and other incidents across the state.
An editorial charges the Illinois civil service commission with scheming to hire out of state teachers for the State School for the Deaf, violating residency laws and inviting federal involvement. It accuses both state and national agencies of conspiring to bypass statutes to fill three vacancies.
W H Schook of Chicago meets with Lipiealeie traction directors to build a connecting line between Indianapolis and St Louis. They plan a 28 mile route through eastern Illinois with $200000 funding and road equipment by Schook. Preliminary work completed and line reconstruction now assured.
William Harrison Bushey died Saturday at his home 843 West Adams Street Chicago Illinois after a long illness. Born February 24 1840 in Vienna Ohio he was a Civil War veteran who began writing from the front during the conflict and later worked as a newspaper writer in Chicago contributing to several dailies.
Convict Henry Johnson, jailed in Joliet for burglary from DeKalb County six years ago, attempted to escape while working outside the prison walls on a stone crusher crew. Disguised as a civilian carpenter, he hid but was discovered near a quarry hole and surrendered after a guard leveled a gun.
Tax Collector John White of Peoria refuses to turn over 158000 dollars in school funds, arguing the ousted eight are part of an illegal board. The board warned of prosecution if funds are not released. Nearby, a drowning incident at Rockford and a Chicago case of a woman living stomachless for six years are noted along with Evanston’s female-majority census.
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