Illinois Earthquake Tremor Widespread Across State
Reports describe a light to strong quake felt from Peoria to Dubuque with shocks lasting seconds to minutes. Buildings shook, plaster fell in White School, panic erupted in Sterling and towns like Tampico and Dubuque witnessed fear as residents evacuated. No major damage or injuries reported overall.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Inllinois
Peoria
Glen Oak
Sterling
Tll
Whiteside
Tampico
Erie
Rockford
Ill
Dixon
Kewanee
Iowa
Dubuque
Elderly Woman In Critical Condition After Peculiar Accident
Mrs. Catherine Smith, eighty four, of Oxford Ohio, is reported in critical condition at her son’s home following a peculiar accident. The elderly woman had recently recovered from a broken hip and remains under medical care in Oxford.
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the Tribune
Oxford
Catherine Smith
Rev J C White to Deliver Baccalaureate in Lone Spring Ark
Rev J C White of Broadway M E church departs for Lone Spring Arkansas to deliver the baccalaureate sermon and education address for the Arkansas Conference college of the Methodist church. Trustees selected a Logansport minister as speaker this year for the first time. He will be away about a week or ten days. Broadway church services continue with a pulpit fill for morning worship and Broadway M E and Broadway Presbyterian join for the evening at the Methodist church with Rev Walter Johnson delivering the sermon.
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Hattery retires after 36 years in Logansport drug trade
Dr Hiram D Hattery ends a long career by selling his West Side drug store at Miami and Plum streets and retiring to 812 Miami avenue. Marion Miller, former Michigantown resident, takes over the business and real estate, promising continued old‑time service to West Side customers.
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Marion ‘Miller
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Dr. Hattery
Logansport
Hattery
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Madison County Goes Dry In Indiana Election Day
Special to The Tribune Madison County Indiana voted dry with an estimated county majority near 1000 though three large towns fell short. Anderson township stayed wet by about 500 while Elwood and Alexandria stayed dry altering county totals. Twenty plus saloons are affected as Crawford and Owen counties also chose dry by remonstrance.
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Ingalls
Anderson, Elwood
Indianapolis
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Post office letters hold counterfeit bills in Midwest case
In Des Moines on May 26 officials report letters containing fake one hundred dollar bills sent through the mails. No signatures were attached though one carries a postmark. In Portland Oregon five people admit receiving 1125 dollars with a widow receiving 225 dollars.
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Lorimer Wins Senate Seat After Long Contest
Springfield, May 26 William Lorimer of the Sixth district was elected United States senator by a joint session. He plans to remain in Springfield to discuss cooperation with the Illinois General Assembly on a deep waterway project before heading to Washington.
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Springfield
William Lorimer
United States
General Assembly
State of Illinois
Washington
Pearl in Mussel Brings $500 Baptism Story
Evansville Indiana May 0 Associated Press reports John Maunee of Maunee Til near the Wabash river was baptized after a mussel clamped a string dangling from a shoe he wore in the river. The shell concealed a pearl which Maunee sold to a dealer for 500 dollars. He says he would like to be baptized again.
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Associated Press
Evansville
Ind
John Maunee
Maunee
Wabash
Morgan
Trimmer Pit Cave-Ins Buried By Heavy Rain
Two cave-ins at the Trimmer pit on the Panhandle submerged a large steam shovel. The accident occurred last night after heavy rains. Engineer Jesse Fromm directed the operation and the shovel is out of commission for some time. Section men were alerted and a large crew worked to free the machine.
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Panhandle
Jesse Fromm
Kokomo Ball Team to Attend Funeral
Kokomo prepares for a large delegation to attend the funeral of Leo Smith in Logansport. All Interurban League games involving the Kokomo team are canceled until after the funeral, with the entire squad present. The late Logansport player caused Smith's fatal injury, a fact he insisted was unintentional.
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Leo Smth
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Logansport
Smith
Bluffton
Harvard cockroach Alonzo mourned in Halworthy Hall ceremony
Alonzo the trained cockroach, famed among Harvard students at Halworthy Hall, is dead. Karl Cate and Halworthy residents led a memorial noting Green Currier Cable and Paine trained the insect in balancing on a pipe sliding to bases and playing dead when Yale is called.
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Alonzo
Harvard
Halworthy Hall
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Halworthy
IF. P. Farquer
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Paine
Yale
SoX to Last Lif eTime at Panhadle Shops Bradford
A garbled fragment reports a foreman at the Panhadle shops in Bradford receiving an unusual birthday gift. The text mentions Hoffman and a wreck and a repair track but remains unclear on specifics.
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Andy ‘Hoffard
Bradford
Principal warns trespassers after night vigil at school
Mitchell, principal, conducted a night vigil at the high school building after raiders damaged property and painted 1911 on the steps. He recorded names of offenders and threatened arrests for trespass, vowing to stop the nightly stunts.
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Mitchell
Bridegroom Held for Murder in Grandmother Fire
Roland Rich aged 23 married to Anna Kaiser was arrested for murdering his grandmother Christine Coryeon. He claims he heard a body fall in the bedroom then found her lying in a pool of blood as flames engulfed the room. He says he dragged her to safety before raising the alarm.
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Roland Rich
Christine ° -Coryéon
Rich
Pigeon in Headlight On Night Train Near Richmond
A carrier pigeon found alive in a locomotive headlight after a fast passenger arrival near Richmond Tuesday. Workers dressed the minor cuts and care for the bird. One band reads 40009 and the other copper market tag noted.
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Panhandle
Richmond
New Senator From Kansas Voices Tariff Debate
Associated Press reports Kansas Senator speaks in Washington during a long session on tariff policy. The address includes calls for reduced duties to protect U S interests and avoid dependence on other nations. Senators Burrows and Smoot joined in support while Bristow introduced a rate proposal.
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United State
A. Diament
Burrows
Michigan
Smotee
Bristow
Burglar and killer found in Indianapolis reports
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a burglary suspect named George Thompson slain at his East Side home. Early evening events and family references are partially captured, with unclear timeline and missing details.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
George
East
Thomps
A Fragment Prompts Look at Local Election Candidates
A read fragment hints at eight candidates in a local race. The note references a hall and campaign action but omits key names and dates, leaving the outcome and specifics unclear.
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