Death by poison mystery near Zion City farmer dies
A farmer Deukeling, 45, near Zion City dies after eating poison gems prepared by Hazel, his wife or stepdaughter. The illness spread to his wife and daughter as investigators probe possible murder. Police report the poison caused extensive illness and the scraps in the yard also killed over 100 chickens. Local officials seek to determine if murder occurred.
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Offcinis
Zion City
Deukeling
Hazel
Denkeling
Shounder
Boys Show Proficiency at Illinois Manual Training School
The Glenwood site celebrated its nineteenth anniversary with 300 pupils participating. Visitors toured the 370 acre farm run by boys and observed shops in carpentry, shoemaking, painting, and other departments. In the afternoon ten military companies performed drills under U S Army guidance.
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Glenwood
Chicago
United States Army
Army Manual of Arms
Davis Faces Change of Venue in Manslaughter Case
Former Iroquoia theater manager Davis, linked to a fatal disaster affecting hundreds, seeks change of venue. Judge Smith urged defense state attorneys to agree on trial location noting potential jury influence from neighbors’ losses and suggested moving to Cook County or a nearby county if no agreement is reached.
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Cook County
Ben. Ms Smith
Will J. Davis
Chietzo
Davis
Smith
Torre
Tragedy on Calumet Bridge Ends in Two Suicides
A 15 year old Moszeynski lay between rails on a Calumet River bridge as a train approached and was crushed to death. His father Marshal Moazczynski and Raymond Szulhsewth leapt from the bridge to shore, escaping injury. The train halted after crossing and the boy’s body was found beneath the ties. The father collapsed in a swoon upon learning of the death.
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Calumet
145Th Street
Riverdale
Marshal Moazczynski
Raymond
Szulhsew
Thi
Hawthorne
Itosband
Glessner
Vandalia
Horn
Jesse Chapple
Busgell
Glessier
Quilla Hinstings
Glessher
Chapple
Russell
Elgin Insane asylum picks Dr Podstata for superintendent
Trustees of the Elgin asylum elect Dr V Podstata as superintendent to succeed Dr Fran Whitman who resigned. The choice followed a careful investigation of candidates by Chicago physicians and recommendations from prominent medical figures.
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Alexis Carrel
Guthrie
Chicago University Physiological Laboratory
Picture First Thought After Accident on Down Grade
William Tos a Mobile and Ohio fireman was knocked from his engine and seriously injured near Alto Pass as the train ran downhill. He recalls his first thought after the crash saying it was about getting his picture taken and he watched the caboose lights fade as he sat in the weeds.
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Areta
William Tos
Mobile
Ohio
Alto Pass
Tess
Nine Days Hearing in Kankakee Ends With Adverse Findings
Report to Judge Frank L. Hooper clears most charges in the Kankakee inquiry but reveals alleged graft in a hospital coal contract and state fund misuses. Names cited include De Witt and CG. Tk. Miller as officials. investigation involved Farm Superintendent Frank M. Life and other state assets. A deaf mute patient named George Merrill is noted in an alleged attack.
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Kankakee
Frank L. Hooper
Swhioa
Lele
Frank.m
Irs Foan Hink
de Awitt
George Merrill
Girl Fatally Burned in Gasoline Stove Explosion
Mae Adkinson daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Adkinson disappeared from 81 College Street Springfield was fatally burned when a gasoline stove exploded at a resort on North Eighth Street flames ignited her dress and she could not be reached before help arrived The tragedy occurred as she attempted to extinguish the blaze with water
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Mae Adkinson
Amfr
J. A1. Adkinson
College Street
Springfield
North Eighth Street
Old Railroad Man Francis Egan Dies After 46 Years in Railways
Francis Egan longtime Amboy City Council member died at his home after a life tied to railways. He served 46 years with Illinois Central and left six sons working for lines including Denver and Rio Grande, Grand Trunk, Southern Pacific, Oregon Railroad and Navigation, Great Northern, and more. Egan born December 2 1831 in Ennistymon Ireland.
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Central
Francis Egan
Amboy
Egan
Gentral
Denver
Frank W.egan
Grand Trunk
Detroit
George F. Egan
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Muntington
Ore
Emmet R Egan
Southern Pacific
Sacramento
Cal
Charles W. Egan
Henry W Egan
Great Northern Railways
Whitefish
Mont
Mr. Egan
Ennistymon
Ireland
Supreme Court to Hear Juvenile Court Act Challenge
The Supreme Court grants two rehearings in the Joseph Schwartz case against Nelson W. McLain over the juvenile court act of the previous year. The court previously reversed the juvenile court finding and discharged Schwartz, ruling the act exceeded legislative authority in handling minors.
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Minors Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Joseph Schwartz
Nelson W. McLain
St. Charles
Schwartz
Bride Slain At Joyful Aurora Wedding
Hungarian couple George Seilagiyi and his bride were murdered during wedding festivities at their Aurora home. Neighbor Andrew Kuk fled the scene after shooting and remains at large. friends claim a wheel accident was involved.
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Aurora
Mre
Bramble Inventor Of Yale Lock Dies At 84 In Macon County
William H Bramble a noted inventor died at his home in Macon County aged 84 He gained fame for the Yale lock widely used by police and others He also developed a computing scale and operated a small Lafayette Indiana shop and created a planter device Rev Charles Scadding of Ta Grange has been chosen bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Oregon succeeding Bishop B Wister Morris.
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William—H—Bramble
Macon County
Lafayette
Ind
Scadding Bhlecea Binkep
Charles—Scadding
Ta Grange
Episcopal Diocese of
Oregon
B. Wister Marris
Norway crowns Haakon VII and Maud as sovereigns
The coronation in Oslo honors King Haakon VII and Queen Maud with ancient Norse rites. Anointing focused on foreheads and wrists as church leaders preside over a ceremony marked by religious ritual, sword presentation, and a seventy one gun salute. Norway's path to independence and dissolution of the union with Sweden is outlined, including the 1814 1815 disputes and the eventual Carlstad treaty establishing future relations.
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Aure
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Norway Crowns Haakon VII After Oscar Refuses Offer
The Council of State under Premier Christian Michelsen moved to select a new monarch. King Oscar refused to consider his sons, leading to Prince Charles’s initial consideration but ultimately the people elected Haakon VII. Haakon and Queen Maud quickly became popular for their democratic unassuming conduct.
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Prominent Tennessee Politician Stabbed in Memphis
Thomas B Colter a member of the Tower house of the Tennessee Legislature and notable state figure was stabbed by T St Tucker a real estate man on a downtown Memphis street.
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Thomas B Colter
Tower House
Tennessee
T. St. Tucker
Memphis
Panama Canal Labor Tales From a Jungle Front
A dated letter from Pedro Miguel, Canal Zone, discusses Panama labor conditions aboard steam shovels. The writer recalls extreme heat, brief rest, and adaptation, then shifts to labor news including wages, strikes, unions, eight hour days, child labor laws, and the broader American labor scene with figures on wealth concentration and sick benefits.
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Chicago
Panama Canal
Pedro Migue
Canali Zone
Pan
Amayz
Neve
Timeline of major events from the early modern era
A fragmented chronology lists events from 1319 to 1905 including Piers Gaveston, Joan of Arc and Patay, Stokey and Waterloo, U.S. war declarations, Oregon boundary treaty, emancipation acts, Civil War battles, and late 19th century political assassinations. It also notes 1903 forest reserve administration costs and a simplified spelling reform effort.
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Tylee
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Patay
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Stokey
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