Black Art in Chicago Death Mystery Unfolds
Prom mother to son reveals a Chicago inquiry into the death of a real family member linked to Herman Billek central European. Emma Weemann alleges insurance proceeds and says Billek used hypnotic influence, arranging elopement, chloroform, and medicine for profit. Family notes Billek’s mother Barbara Billek reads futures, famed for citywide revelations.
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Broadway
In the Sea Gull romance Violet and Miller part on yacht
On Mrs Warrenton's yacht the courtship between Violet Lee and George Miller unravels under pressure from Miller who demands an understanding or an end. Violet denies his claim, reveals she loves Drummond, and tears end his hopes while Miller leaves ashore with a heavy heart. Later Gaines confesses his love to Violet and she admits she loves him. The bridesmaids wear yellow chiffon robes and brown velvet hats in New York fashion.
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Mrs. Warrenton
Violet Lee
George Miller
Violet
Miller
Brenton
Drummond
Gaines
New York
Inspection Goes On With Governor's Appointed Commission
Representative Gus Condo secretary of the governor appointed commission visits state institutions to assess conditions and needs. Last week the group toured Michigan City prison Evansville Southern Hospital for the Insane and the State Forestry Reserve. This week they visited the School for the Blind and the University of Indiana. Plans include visits to Terre Haute Normal Knightstown Soldiers Orphans Home and the new epileptic village at New Castle with remaining sites at Indianapolis to be covered next week.
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Gus Condo
Hanly
Michigan City
Southern Hospital For the Insane
Evansville
School For the Blind
University of Indiana
Bloomington
Scion of King Dies in Poverty in Reno
Special to The Sum. Owen Stanley Heriamen Wooler, a descendant of Edward II, dies in Washoe county hospital Reno after rough West work. His body lies at Biount View cemetery awaiting removal to Britain. His death follows hardship in railroad camp life and a late discovery of his noble lineage. A family tree from England traces dukes, earls, knights and bishops back to Edward II and Philippa of Hainaut.
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Owen Stanley Heriamen Wooler
Edward II
England
Washoe Couny Hospital
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Wooler
Biount View
Hoe
Western Pacific
Chilcoot
Nev
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Phillipa
Hainaut
Brown and Blue Indoor Frock Described for a Young Woman
A fashionable indoor frock combines golden brown silk with turquoise blue accents. The girlish silhouette features an accordion plaited bodice and skirt, a valencie anea yoke with variegated embroidery, turquoise velvet trim, a deep pointed berthe in lace, and a tafteta bow. Accordion sleeves are slashed and trimmed with lace frills.
Train Collision Sparks River Rescue Near Springfield
Special to The Sum reports a west of Springfield collision on the Pearls and Eastern division of the Big Four. A caboose hit the lead engine amid a two engine crash aftermath. Conductor Grittan jumped into the river and survived blinded by a headlight, while K. W. Mason leaped to safety with a severe back injury. Engineer Goodburn and Fireman L F Thomas stayed aboard and escaped harm as two cars burned.
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Springfield
Pearls & Eastern Division
Big Four
Grittan
K. W. Mason
Goodburn
L. F. Thomas
Dress Devotion Sparks War Over Wealthy Heiress
Julia Morosini, daughter of banker Giovanni Morosini, faces sharp criticism from Mrs. J Phelps Stokes after interviews claim she spends large sums yearly on fashion. Morosini defends her right to spend and promotes dress as personal, a matter of taste and science, citing luxury and imported gowns.
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the Sun
New York
Julia Morosini
Giovanni B Morosini
Wallet
J. Phelps Stokes
Rose Pestar
Mins Sorustal
Bimburat
Riverdale-on-the Hudzon
Miss Morosini
Wardrobe and society in the Morosini mansion feature lavish rooms
The article sketches Victoria Morosi and Julia Moroses in Riverdale society. It describes a vast wardrobe room for hats, a garden swan boat bed, and the banker father who rose with Jay Gould. It notes Victoria’s elopement with coachman Edward J. Schilling, a convent retirement, and Julia’s gossip‑ridden life focused on horses and fashion.
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Boxer
Hélrese
Miss Morosin
Ufe
Jay Gould
Morosinis
Riverdale
Agu
Victoria
Edward J. Schilling
New York
Julia Morosses
George W. Perkin
Equestrienne
Bits and quips from a bustling, chatty page
A mosaic of humorous exchanges and brief notices from a lively column. Jokes about hotel charges and ambassadors mix with local chatter on Will Snow and Fuller, social clashes, and political snippets. The piece captures casual banter and small-town curiosities.
Alcohol in the hops. Prominent Danville merchant fined
William Taylor of Avon was fined $5 and costs in Justice Kennedy's court for selling a beverage called hops. A Brata Chemist testified it contained 142 percent alcohol and was beer weakened with water. The case was appealed to the circuit court. There are two other indictments against Taylor.
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Danville
Ind
William Taylor
Avon
Golden Will Correct Indigestion and Headache Claims
An aged advertisement for a product named Golden promises relief from indigestion headaches and liver torpor. It touts natural ingredients, notes no alcohol, and claims the remedy improves stomach function and digestion. The copy emphasizes vitality and sustained health in a long-ago formal tone.
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Sansa
BY. Aocerae
Jousneau
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