Marion News Snapshot of Local Visits and Business Updates
Local residents visit Marion for weekends and holidays with multiple stops in nearby towns including Murphysboro Johnston City Cairo and Creal Springs. Businesses update services with Cole & Son Motor Company now offering car upholstery at 401 West Main Street. A note on county politics mentions McKinney's upcoming term start delaying formal succession until August after re election.
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Anna Hawking
Murphyspore
Creal Springs
Will Cox
Morris
Johnston City
Marion
Ollie Small
St. Louis
Tree Whitledge
Cairo
Paulton
L. Arnold
Dr. Dubb
Jene Beckman
John. Smalling
Harrisburs
Charles Gilley
Metropolis
Cole & Son Motor Company
West Main Street
Maude Davis
Pittsburg
Sarah Gohmer
Lillian
Elkville
Minnie Kelton
George Rochester
Chicago
H. D. Norris
C. W. Jay
J. K. Kelton
John Isaak
Ernie H. Doughty Spen
Corinth Visiing
A. J. Doughty
Edward Malcolm
Goreville
McKinney
Jury examination in Leter mine riot case continues
Tuesday morning juror examination failed to yield a verdict as four jurors remained unexamined at 11:30 while Judge Hartwell suffered neuralgia. Several prospective jurors were excused for cause due to opinions or inability to be fair, with one due to hearing difficulties. The panel to be reconvened at 1:30 for further excuses.
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Leter
Hartwell
Robert Ritchey
Charles MeInturff
J. M. Tiler
W. H. Chew
Carterville
John McGee
Southern Township
John Furgill
Union
Leva Mann
Hertin
Bota foga the Argentine racehorse dies at eight
Argentina’s favorite hare Bota foga, famed turf phenom, died recently at Mar del Plata at eight. Though not well bred, he wowed the world with speed debuting in 1917 and winning classics, including a notable reverse race after a defeat to Gray Fox.
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Argentina
Botafoga
Mar del Plata
Gray Fox
Toothache Superstition in English Groundsel Cure
Lome quaint superstitions persist in England as groundsel is said to cure toothache. The plant is dug up with an implement for a price of 10 fru and the root is touched to the aching tooth five times.
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Lome
England
Silence Propagation in Speech Delays and Echoes
A reflection on how silence spreads when speech stops and the longer it lasts the harder it becomes to find words. The idea echoes Samuel Johnson's observation about the self-reinforcing nature of quiet after extended pauses.
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Samuel Johnson
Gosnell Given State Mine Inspector Post
Springfield assigns G W Gosnell of Herrin Williamson county as district mine investigator and W L Morgan of Greenville as department mine investigator by Governor Len Small. Williamson county mine inspector vacancy results.
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Len Small
Springfield
Dec
G. W. Gosnell
Herrin
Williamson County
W. L. Morgan
Greenville
Department of Mines
Advising a Writer on Discipline and Impatience
The writer questions patience in craft and weighs how much of emotion and energy serves the tale. He urges self-scrutiny to distinguish personal impulse from essential character and circumstances, noting his own impatience while claiming long practice at his desk in line with Dickens.
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Mat
Dickens
There Are Dogs and Dogs
A five year old named Buster weighs in on his birthday wish. He tells his father he does not care what kind of dog he gets as long as it is not a hot dog. He rejects jokes and prefers a dog with any size coat or appearance.
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Buster
Los
Daddy
Volde
Moses
Mesa
W. F. Durand
San Francisco
Paulo Alto
Egypt
Den Man and Velvet Market Den Linked to Trap Tale
A fragment from a dialogue describes a man who is pressed to submit to a restrictive life. A velvet smoking jacket and ornate hall allow a man to be confined in a den. The passage hints at social roles and gaze in a cave setting, with reactions from a character named Miss Enne.
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Miss ©Enne
Eleven Jurors Held Over Right But Three Are Tentative
Court proceedings show eleven jurors held over with three held as tentative. several potential jurors were excused for cause due to expressed opinions on guilt or innocence. Creal Springs residents and union ties figure prominently among those questioned. court adjourned amid ongoing juror selection.
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Alya O'Neal
Laboy
Mustitte
Nathan Pendland
Farmer
Charles Mainturff
Tarner
Fobvert Ritchey
Miner
Walter Travelstead
Creal Springs
Saline County
Union
Will
Harry Perdue
J. BR. Collier
Grassy Towneship
Otly Clark
Mary
Goreville
Uity
Talesman
Big Begther
Madison
Bert Grage
Tad
Chanda
Saymer
Cys’ L
Arkig
Nalile
Braemar
Son of Otis Clark Married Son of Otis Clark M
Otis Clark son of Mr and Mrs Olly Clark married Miss Freda Moore Monday afternoon by Squire C M Parks. The ceremony in McLeansboro witnessed by Mrs Quark and her daughter-in-law Opal Dettenberg. The couple will live in Herrin where Clark works as a miner.
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Burgess Clark
Olly Clark
Freda Mowe
Squire C. M. Parks
Cluriy Waa
Alice
Olek Ie
Weaver
Herrin
Clark
Wve
John Moore
McLeansboro
Mindy
Moore
Canadian French and Park sia dialect note distinction
A brief discussion explains that Canadian French differs from Park sia and that immigration from France has been limited for years. It argues French in Canada is not defective, compares it to archaic English, and notes schooling aims for near French standards.
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Parksia
Canada
France
Jury Selection Rules In Court Dramatically Describe Talesmen
The passage notes jurors must avoid newspapers magazines and even smoking while seated in the jury box. It contrasts jurors routine examination with lawyers shifting the burden of questioning between them. This snapshot highlights courtroom constraints on jurors and the intense procedural atmosphere.
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Talesmen
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