Leet Family Quarrel Ends in Arrest in Chicago
Wealthy Mrs. Anna Boysen, wife of mining promoter Asmus Boysen, and Rudolph Hough were arrested at a Wells Street rooming house on a warrant sworn by Mrs. Leet of Aurora. Attorney Darrow said the charges are false and a family dispute over Mrs. Boysen’s $1.25 million inheritance drives the case. relatives deny a quarrel and plan to reclaim Mrs. Boysen.
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Chicago
Anna Boysen
Asmus Boysen
Leet
Aurora
Boysen
Rudolph Hough
Wells Street
Rose Thompson
Bradford
Ill
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Thompson
Keller Leet
Mary Stoughton
George Leet
Gray
Hough
Rink
Son Street
Wyoming
Helena
Marie
Darline
Denver
N. C. Brorson
Railway Exchange
Cooney
Frank
Harrison Street
November wedding unites Horn and Thompson in Peoria
Mr Wade Hampton Horn of Columbus and Miss Margaret Pearl Thompson were wed at the National Hotel Peoria at 2 30 PM, in a ceremony led by Rev Hugh Jack. The couple will reside in Columbus Ohio after a wedding dinner at the bride’s home, with a large local gathering and serenades marking the celebration.
Deaths of the week in Peoria claim Edward S. Humphrey
Edward S. Humphrey, 59, a longtime Peoria real estate figure and former clerk in grain office work, died Tuesday in Peoria after a brief illness. Born in Switzerland County Indiana, he and his family moved to Illinois in 1860 and later settled in Chillicothe before returning to Peoria to run estates and property. He leaves a father, a wife, and two brothers. tributes describe him as a man of integrity and business ability.
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Edward
Humphrey
Peoria
Edward S. Humphrey
A. G. Humphrey
George Nicholson
Solomon York
Henry Peoria
Peoria Daily Herald-Tran
Jack
Chicago Tittle & Trust Company
Knoxville Avenue
Switzerland County
Ind
Illinois
Chillicothe
Mr. Humphrey
EB. S. Humphrey
Hotel Webb to Rise in Peoria on Adams Street
Thomas H. Webb of Peoria has let a contract for a new six story steel frame hotel at Harrison and South Adams. The 100 room building will be fireproof of stone and concrete and cost about 200000 dollars, promising to be the city’s finest and most modern hotel. A christening name Hotel Webb is suggested.
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Thomas H. Webb
Peoria
Harrison and
South Adams Street
Webb
Monster bass and buried loot on Illinois river hunt
Charles Vogelsang and Wilf Peterman chased a day’s hunt above the dam on the Illinois river. A monstrous bass delivered a dramatic discovery exposing a $10 gold piece, 88 cents, and a charm, lost by a lock-keeper years earlier, linking impending marriage to the huge catch.
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Charles Vogelsang
Illinois
Wilf Peterman
Charles
Henry
L. D. Gregory
Lawrence
Jubilee Pope Mass Commemorates 50 Years in Priesthood
Golden Jubilee observed at St. Josephs church for the pope on Sunday with a jubilee hymn Long Live the Pope by Rev Hugh T Henry. The song praises the pope as Shepherd-King of Rome and Peter’s successor while invoking divine blessing and length of days. The hymn circulated to congregation.
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Dooling
St. Joseph's Church
Pope
Hugh T. Henry
Annie Laurie
Rome
Bishop Fawcett Preaches At St John Church
The Right Rev M Edward Faw cett bishop of Quincy visited St John s church on Monday and preached to a good sized congregation The failure of the electric light gave the bishop a chance to urge his message of a light that never fails He spoke on the mystery of light its necessity to life and urged listeners to walk in the light whose rays are never dimmed The timely sermon was warmly received by the attentive crowd.
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M. Edward Fawcett
Quincy
St. John’s Church
City News Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
Miss Emily Fawcette visits Athens. Hunters report game plentiful as quail, squirrel, and rabbit slaughter continues. St Johns church ladies plan cake sale at C. B. Smith store on Saturday afternoon Nov 21. Albert Griswold of Saunemin hospitalized in Chicago with stomach trouble. Ed Sterrett departs for Colorado Springs after delay. A lost shawl pin offered to owner. Henry lodge No. 119 election set for Nov 24. Local church and school figures attend diocese sessions in Peoria. New bride Wade Hampton Horn serenaded at School Street home. Mrs. Max Stewers hosts card party on School Street. Peter Horner’s mule team runaway ends safely. Deaconess Hospital project discussed with Feb 1 opening date and $30,000 new wing. National Grange session in Washington features President Roosevelt reception and high degree conferrals. Mrs. J. P. Hartley hosts Woman’s Club meeting with guests from Kansas and Indiana. civic improvement topics and art talks mark the afternoon.
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Emily Fawcette
Athens
Henry Republican
Chicago Daily Tribune
St. John’s Church
C. B. Smith
Albert Griswold
Saunemin
Lovica Griswold
Chicago
Ed Sterrett
Colorado Springs
Henry Lodge
A. F
A. M
F. C. Willet
Whitefield
Wade Hampton Horn
Margaret
Thompson
School Street
Max Stewers
Peter Horner
Lundy
Wrigley
Horner
Peter
T. A. Beall
Deaconess Home Association
Peoria
Deaconess Hospital
National Grange
Washington, D. C
Oliver Wilson
Washington Herald
Grange
Maryland
Roosevelt
Elizabeth K. Hendrick
Edith M. Hagleston
Lucy B. Swindler
Galdys Hannum
Nellie Coan
Evelyn Hartley
Leland Broaddus Pioneer Farmer Dies at 82
Leland Broaddus born Aug 30 1826 in Virginia came to Indiana then Illinois where he settled near Lacon. He married twice, had several children, owned about 400 acres, joined the Baptist church, and died Nov 14 1908 after a long life of steady work and respected citizenship. Interment was at Lacon with Rev J T Bliss officiating. His death followed a long period of feebleness and old age.
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Leland Broaddus
Keller
Leland Braddus
Lunsford
Nancy Broaddus
Caroline County
Virginia
Connersville
Ind
Marshall County
Ill
Lacon
Putnam County
Harriet N. Crane
Lunsford T
Bertha E
Hervey E
Bertha
Susan Case
Oxbow Prairie
John L
Clara E
James
Irving BR. James
Susan
Texas
Baptist Church
Mr. Broaddus
Reuben
Thomas Haws
James Shields
Stead
Hennepin Township
Henry
J. T. Bliss
Monica
Henry Republican
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New York
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National Hotel
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First Presbyterian Church of
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Rockford
Cherry
Hila Meier
Mrs. Horn
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Earth
Hell
Christ
News OF the City
G. M. Locke
Lawn Ridge
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