Nick Tighe Convicted of Robbery by a Jury
Nick Tighe was found guilty of robbery by a jury after a trial ending shortly before 4:30 this morning. The verdict imposes a two year term in the state penitentiary. The case drew attention as a second ballot produced conviction, with defense plans for a possible new trial.
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Nick Tighe
Pinney
Nick
Joseph Rande
Braidwood
Tippling House
A. F. Mather
Rande
Mokena
Flanders
Daniel Higgins
Haley & O'Donnell
Blood-letting at a Texas Ball among the Best People
In Dallas a Cedar Hill ballroom prize fight ends in a brutal knife duel between Samuel Tomlinson and George McGregor over Miss Burdette. Both men are severely cut as the crowd of elite attendees watches, the floor stained with blood. Babe Hawkins faces a sheriff investigation after a Shelby County incident ends with gunfire and arrests.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Shelby County
Babe” Hawkins
Shelbyville
Babe Hawkins
Charles
Babe
Tex
Cedar Hill
Samuel Tomlinson
George McGregor
A Man of a Thousand and the Indian Hemp Cure
When death seemed imminent a doctor used Indian Hemp in a risky experiment on his only child. The child recovered, and the doctor now offers his cure recipe for two stamps to cover expenses. Crappock & Co. 1082 Race Street Philadelphia. Pad9dim
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H. James
Crappock & Co
Race Street
Philadelphia
Hadley Community Notes Share Dances Delights and Death
The Hadley column reports funeral news from Deacon Chamberlin and a calm church festival at the Baptist church with about one hundred attendees. Socials at Curtis Morse and Charles Haley residences feature singing, readings, and a two week notice for the next sociable. Local mischief avoided, a potato query from Frank Farnsworth, and Leopold Lehman offering violin flute and guitar lessons with music copying at the Mansion House Joliet Illinois.
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Conley
Children of Israel
Deacon Chamberlin
The
Baptist Church
Hadley
Frank Farnsworth
Curtis Morse
Chas. Haley
Pettigrew
Jimmy
DopeeEr
Leopold Lehman
Joliet
Til
Blood and hair tonics pitched by early 1900s ad copy
An advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to enrich the blood and improve health, promising renewed color and vigor. It also promotes London Hair Color Restorer as a perfumed, non sticky cosmetic for hair growth and color, offered by J. H. Brown & Co with pricing and dealer notes.
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London
J. H. Brown& Co
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State Penitentiary
State Legislature
Illinois
Wabash
Illinois River
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Hunt
Congress
Canada
Montreal
Steamship Canada
Cullom
President Hayes
R. B. Hays
Northwest
S. M. Cuttom
Washmeron
Abad
Indiana
Blound
Féxas
Texas
G. F. Wolf
Wisan Bros
White Swan Shirts
Penang
Chevoit
Chicago
Efferson Street
Court House
Insurance
TNA
Hartford
Phwawiv
GA. Continental
Imperial & Northern
British & Mercantile
Lancashire
Wuy
Suu
Rhode Island
Shawmut
Springfield
J. Hobbs C. Knowlton
Jefferson Street
Joliet, Ill
O. Fox
FIRST
NAT. Bank
Tasper Adler
St. Nicholas Hotel
Ford
Wm. Garinton
Mississippi Avenue
D. Demmond
Washington and
Ottawa St
J . F. W. Woodruff
J. Moreland
Arnold Bowen
Porter's Brewery
Egbert Phelps
Goodspeed
Tux Sun
Scott Street
Tae Sun
Undersey
el, Lockport
California
Mansfield Young
H.R. Knowlton
Hobbs
Will County
D. Meers & Son
Joliet, Illinois
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