Indictments Rise as Evarts Faces Lynch Threats in Plainfield
Plainfield residents threaten lynching if Evarts is captured after eight counts are filed by the grand jury. Sheriff Stevenson defends his pursuit while Evarts remains at large with three warrants out. Evarts’ mother Emma learns of the indictment with little emotion amid bank collapse fallout.
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Plainfield
Evarts
Thomas Stevenson
Emma Evarts
Walter J. Manning
Margaret Shaw
A. C. Steiner
Theodore Burgstahler
Raymond Shiffler
S. & S. Traction Co
Western United Gas and Electric Company
James Aidukus
Rockdale
Tee Ale Pot
Aleck Tamasauskis
Noted Rabbi Will Speak At Synagogue On Clinton Street
Rabbi Nachman Helier of New York Philadelphia and Harrisburg will speak today at 9 am and Sunday afternoon at the Jewish Synagogue on Clinton street. He has translated the bible into classical Hebrew from Aramaic and is guest of Rev. F. J. Wolfberg.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Nachman Helier
New York
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Clinton Street
Helier
Joliet
Actor narrowly survives tiger attack on Florida set
Walter Seymour, a movie actor in St. Augustine, was attacked by Bengal tiger Prince during an African scene. Trainers drove off the animal. Doctors expect recovery. Prince reportedly has killed two people in the past.
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St. Augustine
Fla
Walter Seymour
Spencer the hammer man faces new stay in tango murder case
Henry Spencer the self styled hammer man condemned for the tango murder and alleged wife killer may be spared the gallows. Justice Orrin Carter in Aurora was asked to issue a writ of supersedes to grant a new trial or delay the January 16 hanging as ordered. Spencer, holding funds from friends, remains jailed at Wheaton and seeks relief through his counsel.
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Aurora
Ill
Henry Spencer
Alison Rexroat
Orrin Carter
Supreme Court
Spencer
Carter
Meee
Wheaton
Woman Says Rich Man Wrecked Life Aided By Relieft
Mrs. Carrie Crossman claims millionaire William Hutchinson ruined her marriage by pressuring her to leave her husband Earl Crossman. She received department store work and groceries in aid, and plans to sue for divorce. Hutchinson reportedly funded gifts and later took home and furniture, leaving Crossman with two young children and no home.
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Carrie Crossman
William Hutchinson
Mrs. Crossman
Hutchinson
Earl
Crossman
Free Press
Joliet Saloon Fight Echoes Editorial Clash and Call for Action
A Joliet editorial accuses Ira Copley backed media of propping up saloon interests and pressuring Mayor Wood. It claims Jim Ferriss and Archibald Leckie are aligned with Copley to keep saloons open, urging strict enforcement or license revocation to end Sunday closures.
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Harvey Wood
Herald and News
Ira C. Copley
Mr. Copley
Jim Ferriss
Men’s Christian Temperance Union
Jim
Leckie
Civic Committee
Phae
Joliet
Mr. Leckie
Mr. Wood
Ilinois
Copley
Hig
Archibald Leckie
Ferriss
Mr. Ferriss
Juliet
Mayor Wood
Jin Ferriss
Toy Sper Eeley
Congress
Feud Conflict Sparks Hunt for Wounded Man
A feud escalates as a wounded man is pursued by hunters. Police and local residents monitor the area for safety. Details on identity and motive remain unclear as the search continues.
Fatally Shot After Testimony Feud In Illinois
Angello Stanetto formerly of Illinois Steel in Joliet is believed fatally shot at 6 p m in Marseilles after a feud tied to his testimony in a Chicago black hand trial. John Marko 21, Stanetto s assailant, escaped as police across Illinois seek him tonight.
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Marseilles, Ill
Angello Stanetto
Illinois Steel Company
Joliet
Sanetto
Chicago
Marko
John Marko
Illinois
Stanetto
Statetto
Starz
Itali
Hdtanetto
Susans
Collier Street
Joliet, Ill
Japs Land Troops On Meniga Cost
Report from Washington says Japanese forces landed a guard from the battleship Irzuma to protect the Mikado's legation in Meniga City. Confirmation of the exclusive motion reported last night was obtained today after the bat bee incident.
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Blackhall
Yates
Public Utilities Commission
Chicago
Commission
International News
Washington, D. C
Siese
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Stevenson
Carsy
Martin Obsitnik
Chicago & Joliet
J. R. Blackhall
Gind
Blackhail
Utilities Commission
Will County
Teachers’ Institute
W. C. Bagley
University of Illinois
Prof. Bagley
W. W. Coulins
DeKalb College
Tiger
Marseilles
Meniga
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