Lads Take Balloon Jump Ended Safely at Fair Grounds
Two Toledo youths, sons of Toledo Blade editor 8 8. Knabenshue, cut the balloon lines and rode a captive balloon for about four miles up and six miles across in thirty five minutes. The ascent sent them into near freezing air before the gas was released and the craft landed safely despite employees rushing to intervene. A farmer’s wagon later hauled the balloon back to the city.
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Paul and
Roy Kuabenshue
Knabenshue
Toledo Blade
Fair Grounds
Ratter Aed
Beva
Peary in a Train Wreck Shakes Arctic Explorer and Wife
Arctic explorer Peary and his wife survived a train wreck aboard the Sydney fiver of the Intercolonial Railway near New Glasgow. Both engines were damaged and the passenger train jolted. no one was seriously injured and the couple resumed travel after about two hours.
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Arctic Explorer
Sydney
New York
New Glasgow
Leon Peary
Dheliy
KING DEMANDS 500 MILLION WAR TRIBUTE
A UK government plan seeks a massive payback from colonies for the Asian conflict detailing imperial costs and colonial burdens. The report notes resistance in some colonies and hints at delayed funding, with broader implications for imperial finances and governance.
Farmers Storing Eggs in McLean County Initiate Egg Trust
McLean County farmers organize an egg trust with Danvers firm building a storage plant for up to a million eggs. Wagons radiate across the county to collect eggs, which pass tests for clarity and breaks before being stored in cement tanks with a secret preservative fluid. The Danvers operation cites 75 percent profits and expansion plans across central Illinois.
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McLean County
Mclaean County
Bloomington
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Danvers
Denmark
Illinois
Witness Beaten to Death Found in Bloomington Barn
Charles C. McDonald of Pontiac, located in Bloomington for two months, was found in Frank Edwards’s barn with a crushed skull. An ax with blood spots was hidden nearby, challenging the horse accident explanation. McDonald had testified in a highway robbery case and was feared targeted by a gang ahead of a grand jury session.
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Bloomington
Charles C. McDonald
Pontiac
Frank Edwards
Sam
Fresh trouble at Eldorado barn burned under militia eyes
John Bean a colored resident near Eldorado reports a night attack as his barn containing two horses and about 1000 pounds of tobacco was burned. Militia guards at Bean’s house did not see the fire until it was well under way as about fifty to sixty shots were fired toward the home and barn. A guard fired at a mob member climbing the fence and another was fired upon while moving toward the guard’s aid near the house.
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John Bean
Eldorado
Bean
Society Woman Is Missing in Sterling Mystery
Mrs Charles Cassell a prominent Sterling society wife vanished after visiting her sister. Last seen walking west of the city alone, her husband recently returned from a trip has offered up gowns and presents left at home. Relatives search but no trace of Mrs Cassell has been found.
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Charles Cassell
Sterling
Chicago
Cassell
State Treasurer's Report Shows August Receipts and Disbursements
The August state treasurer report lists receipts of 158,696.88 and disbursements of 492,324.45. On September 1 state funds totaled 4,068,769.58 with 158,696.88 receipts and 402,324.45 disbursed. Detailed accounts include Revenue fund 118,892.02 and school fund 19,840.90 as receipts, and Revenue fund 488,611.76 plus school fund 197.67 and state game protection fund 308.43 and local bond fund 3,146.57 as disbursements.
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Williamson
Robbers Attack Freeport Brewery in Silent Safe Heist
Five masked men entered the Baler and Orlendorf brewery in Freeport and bound engineer Brown and a man named Clancy in the engine room. They blew open the safe but recovered only a single dollar, then escaped.
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Freeport
Baler & Orlendorf
Min
Engineer Brown
Clancy
Illinois News Roundup From Fairbury to Cairo
State notes include Rev BE Kelley accepting a Fairbury Baptist pastorate John Miller dies from laudanum overdose Dr Draper joins Illinois Indian commissioners Ethel Braden Ava wins gold at Catler WCTU contest Miss Huey second prize Thomas Watts in Danville fatally shoots Clinton Lynch over a buggy ride Voters approve State Bank of Antioch charter with 25000 capital Grand jury at Murphysboro indicts Mrs Riley for murder Carl Becker married at Brokaw Hospital Illinois buys Chicago property University of Illinois records and more local items.
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BE. I. Kelley
Fairbury
John
Dr. Draper
University of Illinois
Board of Indian Commissioners
Ethel Braden
Ava
Catler
Missy Mary Huey
Jee Thomas Watts
Danville
Clinton Lynch
Vina Patterson
Auditor of Public Accounts
State Bank of Antioch
Murphysboro
Bla M Riley
W. H B. Riley
Joseph Gin
Bloomington
Brokaw Hospital
Jennie M. Harris
Edward L. Roland
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
la Porte
Ind
Church of the Redeemer
Cairo
Aledo
Tona Dunlap
Allie Dool
College of Philicians and Surgeons
Congress Street
Ogden Avenue
Chicago
Edwards County
Albion
J. R. Williams
Carmi
William Hook
Cook County
Weyerhauser & Denkmann
Rock Island
George W. Perkins
New York
Chicas
H. Bh. Weaver
St. Charles
Carbondale
Simon Walker
Walker
Sixtieth Regiment
Illinois Volunteers
Board of Education
Elderidy
Vermilion Special
Livingston County
W Thompson
Datville
Vermilion County
Yates
Fifth Judicial District
Ferdinand Bookwalter
S. M. Clark
Guy Yates
M. T. Layman
Jacksonville
State Board of Pardons
Frank Crane
Worcester
Mass
Mary Watkins
Henry Watkins
Paris
Cresty
Commercial Bank of
Moneaqua
J. Wheeler Brown
Blue Mound
J. R. Pogie
Sullivan
J. E Gregory
Mooweaqua
Pond
de Kalb
Couty
Sycamore
DeKalb
Telephone Girls Strike in Rock Island and Moline Exchanges
Forty female employees in the Rock Island and Moline exchanges of the Central Union Telephone Company quit work seeking a raise to 30 dollars a month and an eight hour day. Annie Sieghartner, union president, faced dismissal for supporting the strike after refusing to quit the union. Replacements from Chicago and Peoria were brought in.
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Rock Island
Moline
Central Union
Thephone Company
Annie Sieghartner
Twin-City
Telephone Operators’ Union
Richards
Elgin Social Elopement Ties Swan and Wahl
Thomas L Swan son of a wealthy Elgin merchant fled with Miss Deux Wahl an employer in his father's store. They married next day in Springfield after leaving Elgin and Chicago. Wahl had been engaged to George Gronberg of Chicago, who works at Marshall Field Co. The elopement shocked Elgin society and reached the elder Swan by telegram.
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Elgin
Chicago
Springfield
Illinoys Justice Missing Franklin Park Man
Johan Draper justice of the peace from Franklin Park near Chicago disappeared in Minneapolis on Sept 3. His brother H A Draper believes foul play may be involved between St Paul and Grand Forks on Sept 8. Draper and Jared Malden traveled toward Grand Harbor North Dakota. a missed connection at St Paul led to Draper's absence at Minneapolis Union Station.
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Johan Draper
Franklin Park
Jobn Draper
Chicago
Minneapolis
H. A Draper
Poice
St Paul
Grand Forks
N. J
Draper
Grand Harbor
N D
Red Malden
St. Paul
Minneapolis Union Station
Malden
Shortage of 14400 Plaguing Rock Island Treasurer’s Office
Experts in Rock Island County Treasurer’s office report a cash shortage of about 14 400 dollars in the account of A E Lyford the missing deputy treasurer who left the city for Chicago promising to return. He managed office duties including signing checks and deposits and is accused of diverting portions of large deposits.
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Rock Island
A. E. Lyford
Chicago
Jtatter
Burglars Loot Hebron Railway Depot Safe
Burglars blew the Chicago and Northwestern Railway depot at Hebron and escaped with about $200 from railroad and American Express funds. Two horses and buggies were stolen from Richmond residents. rigs found at Antioch, but suspects remain at large.
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Hebron
Tfl
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Railroad
American Express Company
Richmond
Antioch
Gates Purchases Duquoin Coal Mines Near Weaver Co
John W Gates acquired the New Jupiter coal mine and 1000 acres of coal land northwest of Duquoin from the L Linois mines group. The Weaver Coal and Ice Company of Chicago, led by Gates, plans to develop the fields and connect them to Chicago steel operations. The deal value was reported around 125,000 dollars.
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Duquoin Pase
Weaver Company of
Chicago
Jupiter
Duquoin
Weaver Goal
Ocke
Chica
John W. Gates
Gates
Chicago, Steel
Ill
Speaker Declines Nomination Amid Tariff Debate
A letter from David B. Henderson reveals his withdrawal from the Republican bid for Congress in Iowa's Third District over tariff policy. He cites district sentiment and his duty to public policy, noting no further nomination steps.
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Mawkeye RepaPusites
Hlenisett
Henderson
Iays
Anz' To
O. B. Albrook
Vidora
Congress
David B. Henderson
Accla- District
Iowa
Henderson Declines Nomination Over Tariff View
A Republican delegate from an unnamed district announces the refusal to accept the nomination. He cites a growing belief that he does not represent party tariff views and promises to publish detailed views later. He defends his twenty years of service and supports protectionist policy with a stance against Democracy.
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Betteved
Republican Party
United States
T. B. Henderson
Henderson
European steel influx shifts U S import patterns
European manufacturers now sell steel to Americans as Chicago imports iron from Scotland and Europe. Demand outstrips domestic capacity with orders around 10 000 tons and shipments expected within months. Foreign mills have altered products to suit American construction and issued new price lists to Chicago traders.
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Chicago
Scotland
Europe
Church and Clergy: International Congress in Norway
Thirty one nations were represented at a world congress held in Haale Norway. Queen Alexandra attended and spoke on colonial relations while delegates discussed aid and mediation amid evolving global affairs.
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Haale
Norway
Alexandra
A Century of Wheat and Rail Needs Highlighted in Markets
An advance report notes 22.9 percent bank changes in New York over a week, with railways seeking new locomotives and foreign mills supplying materials. Wheat exports and fleet capacity are discussed, with 1901 freight tensions and a cautious view on weather and frost impacts.
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Cca
Thatyar
New York
GaDun &Co
Quutatla
Seat
Chicago Cattle and Commodities Report Snapshot
Chicago cattle and hog markets show mixed prices with cattle ranging from four to eight dollars, hogs at fair to choice levels, grain futures for No 2 red wheat and corn around fifty to sixty cents, oats near fifty cents, butter and eggs steady at creamery quality levels, and overall prairie dairy prices modest. Readable figures indicate a bustling commodities page with varied livestock and grain quotes.
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Chicago
Rey “Hee
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