Shorty Kidnapped History Traced by Robinson Argus
A Robinson Argus writer outlines the life of a former Marshall resident known as Shorty or Billy Adams. Born to an Illinois regiment family, he grew up in Adams home near Lamotte Prairie, served as a painter, married, raised children, and returned to Robinson. He recalls nothing of his early life before a voyage with Sergeant Adams and remains unsure of his birth parents or name.
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Robinson Argus
Marshall
Selma
Via
11Th
Missouri
Lee
Crawford County
Illinois
Zach
Joe Adams
Josiah Adams
Lamotte Praire
Co H
Mary Jane Goodwin
Prairie
Cairo
Sullivan
Ind
Alemphis
Adams
Memphis
Sergeant Adams
Billy
William Adams
Shorty
Mr. Adams
Gome
Robinson
Quiet Oil Week Shows Steady Output Across Counties
In the Abness petroleum field output held steady with fewer wells started than the prior week. Lawrence county's Jennie Seed farm led with three wells delivering 1600 900 and 1000 barrels daily. overall production across Crawford Lawrence Clark Marion Clinton Macoupin totaled 4915 barrels for the week as pipelines and Oh field outlook remain positive.
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Abness
Lawrence County
Roth
Bridgeport
Jennie
Diggin
Crawford
Lawrence
Clark
Marion
Clinton
Macoupin
Socks as Luxuries and Tariff Talk in the Democrat
The Clark County Democrat editor questions tariffs on clothing while noting five cent socks sold locally. He previously raised newspaper rates citing wood pulp tariffs and now says he secured a year of paper at low cost, sparking a charge that the paper is overserious and unfunny.
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Clark County Democrat
Democrat
High School Opens September with Meetings for Students
Dr J K B Taylor, secretary of the school board, and Principal R D Kean announce the new year. Kean will be in the high school office weekdays 2 to 4 pm to help students plan courses and arrange housing for country students paying room and board in exchange for services.
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J KB Taylor
R. D Kean
East Main St
County Sunday School Convention Set In This City
County Sunday school convention opens tomorrow and runs two days with record attendance and strong program. Noted workers will lead conferences and Friday parade features adult class entries with a silk banner prize. Marshall township is barred from the contest.
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Marshall Township
Gas Well Strikes Large Find Near Mattoon
Natural gas in large quantity was struck in a well southeast of Mattoon by Robert Best last week. The gas force threw water and gravel to heights of 120 feet or more, indicating a significant productive result at a relatively shallow depth.
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Robert Best
Mattoon
Great School Week Ends With Broad Graduation Event
The Marshall AHS teachers week featured lectures by Prof Warold Bright and Mr Booth with strong praise for staff and a stirring address by Mr Piercy. Seventy five pupils graduated from the Review Year with county and state scholarships listed for the first fourteen graduates.
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BE J Nitsche
Frank Cale
Emma Cole
Cole
Buff Piercy
Mr Vernon
Piercy
Will Cats Eat Sugar Discoveries In Arsenic Poison Plot
A near murder mystery unfolds as chemical tests reveal arsenic in sugar used by the Tears Rallumierman family. The family cat died after a sugar test. Earlier milk tampering sickened the family. physicians and authorities pursue motives and suspects amid a large church conference report.
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Loews
Rallumierman
Onlin
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
Ward Emerson Shear age 28 of Westfield and Geneva Nichols age 23 of Westfield. August Wesche age 26 of Terre Haute and Katie Pantle age 18 of Wabaship. Freddy Steward age 23 of Paris and Doyne Kempff age 19 of Paris. Jeff Walters age 23 of Vevay and Goldie May Jacobs age 18 of Vevay Park.
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Geneva Nichols
Westfield
August Wesche
Terre Haute
Katie Pantle
Wabaship
Freddy Steward
Paris
Doyne Kempff
Jeff Walters
Vevay Park
Goldie May Jacobs
How the New Rate Works on Personal Tax in Ca Sey Township
Figures from the board of review show the personal assessment under the new law. The one third valuation base yields a taxed amount of 1 975 860 on a total valuation of 1 460 912. The article outlines the shift in taxation and its impact on Ca Sey township.
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Ca‘Sey
Igunder
Ranattlon
MQT Wty Ae
Early Morning Wedding Joins Jeff Walters and Gatdie May Jacobs
Jeff Walters and Gatdie May Jacobs of Vevay Park wed in the county clerk's office after arriving by early train Monday morning. The ceremony was performed by Esquire Benson Martin, with additional nuptials for Freddy Stewart and Doyne Kempff of Paris on Saturday evening following a settlement of age license issues.
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Jeff Walters
Gatdie May Jacobs
Vevay Park
Esquire
Benson Martin
Squire
Freddy Stewart
Doyne Kempff
Paris
Real Estate Transfers and Parcel Details Listed
A sequence of property transfers shows numerous parcels exchanged between individuals and entities including Robinson to Carr Steppet and Fuller to Lawrence. Amounts range from $10 to $12,000 with descriptions of lots, blocks, and subdivisions across Dulaney and Marshall areas.
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Robinson
Carr Steppet
Lucretia Fuller
Jnok Lawrence
Rosbrough
Jasper Ave Place
Casey
Stumson Et al
Hamilton
S Pine
R Peck
Clara H Cannady
Dulaney S
H Bradley
S W Weir
Archer
Marshall
Myrtle M Liffick
A S Wilbur
H D Foley
W P Anderson
John Hadley
Elma Kelly
Dulaney
Chas M Conner
J H Bails
Distinguished Visitor Samuel Visits St Joseph’s College
Very Rev Father Samuel O F M of St Joseph's College Teutopolis, on a Monday visit with Father Healey en route to Dayton to see a sister. He is noted as brilliant yet unassuming and recently named president of St Francis College Quincy, with many local friends greeting him.
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Father Samuel
St Joseph’s College
Teutopolis
Healey
Dayton
Samuel
St. Francis College
Quincy
Foolish Vault Break-in Reported in Marshall Scholfield Case
Friday morning Deputy Trover found candles soap fuses and a nitro glycerine bottle on a table in the office. A three inch hole drilled into the vault door and a funnel with a seat suggested an attempted explosion to disrupt the Scholfield contest records. Most believe it was a crude practical joke rather than a real robbery plan.
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Paris
Baen
Trover
Marshall Scholfield
Bootlegger Arrested in Casey and Terre Haute Case
Charlies McCurdy former saloon keeper at Casey now in Terre Haute on liquor selling charges in anti saloon territory. He waived preliminary and posted 400 bond then faced eleven gambling charges at Casey and posted 500 bond.
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Charlies McCurdy
Casey
Terre Haute
Towit
Wm Lusk
McCurdy
Mortgage Filed by Indiana-Illinois Elevator Co for 250000
The Indiana-Illinois Elevator Co filed in the circuit clerk’s office a mortgage for 250000 to secure a loan on about twenty grain elevators across Illinois. Security for the loan consists of ten year five percent gold bonds for 250000.
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Indiana-Illinois Elevator Co
Ilinois
Marshall
Walnut Prairie
Decatur Fire Destroys Block in Business District
A devastating Sunday fire in Decatur wiped out a block of business district buildings. The blaze burned twenty four firms out of business with damages around one million dollars. Firefighters started work before the ashes cooled.
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Decatur
Seattle sinks after snag collision on Wabash River
The boat Seattle of Terre Haute struck a snag near Hutsons ville Friday night and sank. Three women passengers and the crew took refuge on the upper deck until shore boats rescued them.
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Seattle
Terre Haute
Hutsonsville
Narrow escape as man touched live wire on barn roof
Charles Redifer nearly died after noon when he grabbed an uninsulated live wire while helping roof Mrs Walter Cole's barn. Resuscitation followed after quick medical aid. Oil Belt Practition Line directors plan to extend the road to Mt Carmel with Mt Carmel as southern terminus through Casey Belair Oblong Hardinsville and Bridgeport. four and a half miles already built.
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Charles Redifer
Walter Cole
Oil Belt
Mt. Carmel
Ality
Charleston
Mt. Caresmel
Casey
Belair
Oblong
Hardinsville
Bridgeporta
Fond Haven
Westfield Man Robbed: Details Scarce in Report
An incident in Westfield involves a male resident assaulted during a robbery on 214 avenue. The report includes incomplete phrases and unclear details about the suspect or weapon, with no further identifying information available in the accessible text.
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Evangelical ‘Church Notice
Ee Seog Yee
Will Fishback
United Brethren Conference
County Institute
Urbana
Tata
Drake
Warold Bright
Booth
Marshall Ahs
Mr Hogge
Rewark
Reba Frakes
Ignatius Taubeneck
Letitia Elliott
Ernest Newman
Ora Mullen
Cora
Jackson Merle McNary
Jester
2H Smith
Mae Funk
Gussie Gibson
Cleo Weir
Elden Keith
Nellie McGee
Rosa Patson
Novte Corsell
Fairy © Johnson
Lilian Schiekadonze
Fred Gisert
Lena Dehli
Edith Collet
Frances FE Hart
Ethel E Haddix
Tina Day
Lizzie Gard
Edith Lindley
Darrell Green
Ernest Barker
Raymond Sockler
Claude Fox
Gene Tanbneck
Esther Schafer
Fred Huffinston
Ethel Goodwin
Edward Buckner
Mint Ingram
Herschel Cline
Kad Geheb
Jessie Hill
Myrta Hull
Effie Hutchins
Bennie Robertt
Lola Garner
Bertha Manhart
Maude Brown
Stella Hewitt
Cora Prust
Asis H Percival
Urbana Au Walham
Wmarsthll
Qeaters
Goonweek
Ke James Baker
Tring Mod
University of Lbools
Thy
Milford
Otome Liahs
Uti Psaty
Sdeneak
Pbatuate
California
Fishback
Selma Ingh
Universus
Cupid
Overture
United Brethren Church
M Matthews
Funas
Rey Sosn
Cate
Danville
Rooseneff Puestdines
Ashmore
Baal Miewaards
I. Matson Chesterfield
Bucknir
Muncle Finnglay
Vadrick Gallon
Roger Locust Grove
Bundy Newman
Woot Nickersen Reval Gow
Venfir
Venfir Lu Winton Beasley, Potomac, HC Me Conaughs Haary, Ao J. Cox
Redmon
Hudson
Rossville
Phelps Taylorville
Knapp White
Ade
KB Connett
Joe Pelluam
Annapoliis
Peters Beecher
T H Decker Clarks
Burz Woo
Albert Casey
Perkins Casey
Wood
Perkins Greenup
Otto Cummins
Island Grove
Curtis Williams
Loogovtee
CO Miers
Martinsvill HS
Reese
McCreers
Blaford
Boward
Edgewood
Elizabeth Thouson
Woc
Harbert
Gladwell
Mt Vernon
New Hebron
Broadstone
Stine
EN Bogard
Olney
L. Duncan
Parkersburg
McIver
Patton
J F Fowler
Norviel St
Francisville
E M Pierson
RE. Ward
Emerson Shear
Lockard’s
McNutt & Cook’s
Edgar County
Sheriff's Office
Ene Avenue
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