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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1906
Page
15
A chaotic report details alleged rail freight thefts, disputed paternity claims involving Rockefeller kin, court sessions, and political disputes across multiple towns. It notes a Chicago jewelry robbery case, a murder suspect, and insane asylum commitments, alongside a state primary law overhaul and various indictments.
The State convention of the Travelers Pry yee A SSeg LO S ih Se cur elected Aarera as meeting Beetoe. Kalwoord ta Springtivad was chosen president with Fosner Chacgae as treasurer and Lee Danciile as vice president. The convention endorsed WYaeell of Chicago for national president and G. McConnell of Deva for a director.
An elderly couple in Chicago Lawn suffered severe burns when a lamp exploded inside their frame dwelling near Six byard and Leavits. Mrs Canary, who had retired, and her husband were upstairs as flames spread, both engulfed as neighbors and Engine Company No. 64 arrived to fight the fire.
Rufus C. Huntoon of Fairbury shot a man believed to have enticed his daughter near Fairbury timber. Neighbors alerted him. after tracking the couple, Huntoon fired, wounding the man who was moved to Pontine hospital under guard. The assailant is a parolee from the state reformatory.
Myron Jordan of Molfao filed a bill to set aside a trust deed claiming he signed away property rights once owed to Ada Stephens, daughter of S. A. Stephens plow manufacturer, alleging reconciliation talks. The filing exposes marital disputes and domestic troubles within a broader complaint. Two die in a packing house fire at Armour fertilizing plant in Brooklyn. Dick White and an unnamed employee perish. A fire destroyed the plant and stock. damages estimated at 1,000,000 with full insurance coverage noted.
Fragmentary imprint lists Adjutant General orders about guard units and brigades in Illinois. Mentions First Infantry Second Infantry Third Brigade Sixth Infantry and various command roles under different generals with scattered names and units.
Mary OBrien, four, died after her clothing ignited in a Chicago home bathroom. Neary Vries? Lishten? and the child’s guardian were asleep when the blaze started. the door was locked with a broken key, trapping the girl inside.
A 15 year old William Pierre died after touching a live wire while attempting a dare with three companions on an electric pole at Fifty second avenue and Ontario street in Chicago. He was struck by a heavily charged wire and fell about forty feet to the ground. The two other youths fled the scene as the investigation begins.
The 1906 Velie buggies are claimed to be 25 percent ahead of any prior model with standout features including a wrought fifth wheel and patent shafts. The text asserts improved strength in components that are weak in ordinary buggies, highlighting Velie’s numerous patents and innovations.
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