Illinois News Roundup from Adams to Vermilion
Illinois items from Adams County to Vermilion record arrests and accidents across multiple counties. Notable entries include Frank McGrath linked to a Quincy hardware burglary, fires damaging homes in Galesburg, a Venice-like string of legal changes, and various violent incidents, drownings, and hospitalizations across Rockford, Beards, and Taylor counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Frank McGrath
Boye
Chicago
Quincy
Boone County
Belvidere
Wareau
Charles P. Bascom
J. J. Col
Beardstown
Virginia
Supreme Court
Rock‘ford
Rock Island & St. Louis
A. Rock
Milwaukee
Feuding claims and stray gunfire in Vermilion area
A chaotic report describes a shooting near Danville involving a man named Henry Iryen and a separate attempted suicide by Mrs. Jane Keanepie of Mount Carmial. Also noted are a Joliet lightning express derailment with minor injuries and a Channahon shooting incident where Tom Conroy tried to kill Tom Harrington, injuring Harrington’s mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David" Randall
Woosung
P Polo
Peoria
Oakford &Fahnestock
Tinola
Horticultural Society
Rowse
Lill
Randolph
John D.lee
Mountain
Meadow
Utah
Ellis Grove
Langeman
Springfield & Northwestern
Springfield
Tlinots-State Farmers Association
Stephenson County
Freeport Dollar
Tanewell County
Matthias Harris
Ons Nafziger
Milier
Ott
Vermillion County
Henry’ Iryen
Danville
Jane Kéanepie
Ada
Savid
Wil County
Jghtning Express
Chicago& Alton Railroad
Miieg
Joliet
State Beat
Channalon
Madel
Channalion
Tom Harrington
Boy Harrington
Conroy
Horseback Riding Advocated For Rural Improvement
Rural New Yorker urges more horseback riding in the Northern States, praising health, economy, and practicality. It argues riding is easier than harnessing, allows access over fences and gates, and promotes vigor and manners among young people, preferring mounted riding to carriage travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harne
New Yorker
Revolver and Stomach Pump Incident at Dinner Table
Jep Rice confronted a hungry trespasser dining at his table and threatened with a revolver after the man claimed he would pay later. The standoff ended with the intruder joking about a stomach pump, and Jep inviting him to supper before the crowd dispersed at Leavenworth Commercial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jep Rice
Jep
Mat Matson
D. B
Mat
Acport
St Rice
Leavenworth Commercial
Watt and the Coal Driven Century of Machines
The article reviews the shift from early steam and coal use to the Watt era, highlighting steam engine improvements, coal’s rise to industrial power, and the birth of the factory system. It cites Arkwright’s Nottingham mills as pivotal to the transition from craft to mechanized production, noting the broader impact on commerce and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bavannah
Horatio ‘Allen
Dave
England
America
Newcomen
Art
Watt
Northwest Passage
India
Europe
Asia
Stites
Astoulton, Pitch, Rumsey, Evans
Richard Arkwright
Lancashire
Hargreaves
Wolverhampton
Birmingham
Sheffield
Axminster
Arkwright
Nottingham
Mental Training and Health in Schooling Critique
Dr Nathan Allen argues in Popular Science Monthly that education must align with bodily health and brain physiology. He laments neglect of physical laws in schools from ages five to fifteen, urging reform of schooling hours confinement recreation and study load to protect children’s health and brain development.
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Commonwealth
Nathan Allen
Popular Science Monthly
Subterranean Fishes Across Sahara and Nile Link
From Harper s Magazine a note on subterranean desert fishes resembling whitebait, tied to Biskra and Nile waters. Gervais argues they are mostly fluviatile with relatives in Senegal, Mozambique, Syria, Egypt, Iberia, and even America. Fossil forms may be lacustrine. existence does not prove Mediterranean intrusion in north African soils. A Worcester shooting and medical anecdote follow with product plug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara
Biskra
Thebes
Galbe
Egypt
Nile
Gervais
Senegal
Mozambique
Syria
Iberian Peninsula
America
Mediterranean
Africa
Harper’s Magazine
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Illinois
Christian County
Timothy Cashon
Taylor- Mille Calaboose
Eell
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Coles County
Piseb
Jock Koontz
Me'Kalb County
Sycamore
Wayette County
Elothea
Lord County
Hiram Constant
Paxton
Greene County
John B. Englow
Gls Igrocery
Kane
Nan
Chas
Massey
Englow
Enslow
Shim
Logang
Lrem
Asmirant
Andi
Alfred Hinton
Circuit Court
John B.hamilton
William’Bharen
California
United States
Nevada
Carrollton
Jefferson County
William Stallman
Mt. Vernon
William Kline
Stallmng
Kline
Sexnsey’ County
Jerseyville
George Adams
Matthews
Jorseyville
Kane County
Elgin Board of Trade
Maox County
Samuel’ K. ‘Baseett
Galesburg
Balle County
Chris Baker
Patrick Eganci
le Salle
Andao
la Salle
Fred. Hesa
Kee County
Willow Creek
Gogan County
Smith
Mount Puleski
Spetan
Ender
Miss Fogle
Atlanta
Denver
Col
Mincoupin
County
B. Lawson
Chesterfield
Hetat
State Board of Public Charities
Marion County
Cen
Tralia
Manon Coumtyst
Mra
Low
Havana
Mielean County
Bloomington
Carey
John Roach
Byron Dunlap
Padua
Hughy McHarry
Lafayétte
Ind
Ilinois Wesleyan University
Say“brook
Vatad
Board of Supervisors
Supreme ‘Court
Gorge Burk
Weston
Wenard
Napper
Worcester
E. H. Hopkins
Jackson Center
Shelby Co
Chiiken
Wishart
For All
All Drug
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