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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
6
Grace Winans tends fever patients and wrestles with grief while Mrs Clendenon and Captain Clendenon face strain and duty. A letter from Lulu hints that Grace may be linked to a missing Washington child as the Willoughbys’ past shadows reappear in New York and London.
Captain Clendenon lies fevered and weak as Grace and his mother nurse him through a long typhoid illness. Lulu’s letter keeps the missing Grace child in mind while doctors and nurses contend with the perilous fever and the burden of care.
The article reports Yu hsien, the Chinese official who ordered and carried out the execution of missionaries and their families, being sentenced to death. It notes his calm acceptance, his plea to the emperor and empress dowager, and his claim of twenty years of service with no return. The piece also includes unrelated clippings and humorous notes on current events.
Fred Mink 21 with ties to a Pittsfield area farm killed Newton Harris a stockraiser and Harris stepmother with a rifle after being rejected by Harris. He fled toward Washington state boasting of the murders and claiming he would not be captured. A sweeping manhunt followed as reports and court notices flooded in about the double slaying and subsequent pursuit.
Chicago man Mathew J. Ryan rescues a family in East St Louis during flood waters. He marries his sweetheart Miss May Cooney at the justice of the peace office flooded near five feet deep, then boards a train to Chicago.
A cage of lions and tigers at the Gaskill Monday Carnival in Springfield erupted into a brutal battle. Trainer Col Munday separated the beasts after Dewey the large South African lion attacked Roosevelt the 2 year old, fatally wounding him as the show began.
Mrs. Annie Myers of Joliet receives a letter from Miss Rose in England revealing they are sisters separated over twenty years ago. Miss Rose was adopted in England, while Mrs. Myers was raised in Joliet. their father Damler has been missing for ten years. The piece also notes ongoing disputes between Teoria retail butchers and foreign packers over terms and shipping rules.
Five year old Henry Reinick died in Mascoutah after exposure to unknown illness while his parents were away. Authorities cite dangerous conditions at the home and are reviewing the circumstances of the incident.
A blaze at a Lee Sencenbaugh & Co. building in Aurelia causes $30,000 in losses to the Senesabangh structure and $93,000 in goods. Clerks John Berachery Bon Williams Larg derson Elva Murphy Clyde Allen die or are severely burned. Firefighters from Chicago were initially summoned but later stood down as flames engulfed three stories.
A riot near the residence of tarfman John S. Bratton in East St Louis leads to the death of Clifford Hanley and injuries to others as militiamen and naval reserves intervene. An inquest opens with witnesses examined but no shooter identified. Bratton is detained in Belleville awaiting coroner proceedings.
A Greenville mob broke into the jail seeking Ben Lee accused of assaulting Miss Merp Larrabon four miles east. Sheriff Floyd relocated Lee before the mob found him. Lee, son of James Lee, had prior reform school and penitentiary terms.
A syndicate led by F R Hazard of the Semit Solvay Company plans a 1.5 million dollar coke plant on 200 acres along the Calumet River in South Chicago. Construction of 120 ovens is to begin soon, with a two year build and install phase. The project, to be leased and operated by the Somit Solvay Company of Pittsburgh, will produce by products including ammonia and fuel gas.
Robert McDermott of Peoria detained on charges of stealing diamonds worth $2,000 from Thomas Webb. McGetrick, saloon owner, arrested for receiving the stolen gems from Chicago via Adama Express, with the package later found missing at the local office. Detectives worked the case as McDermott, an express driver, faced arrest. An unrelated report notes Albert Conley died of heart disease near Corpus Christi parish.
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