Made and Moved: Cannon Letters Flood Danville From Indian Fortune Tale
Speaker Cannon attracts a worldwide flood of letters seeking funds after a Bombay Indian fortune hoax. Ernest LeSevre says the mail is a growing burden as hopeful claimants request money for schools libraries hospitals and other ventures while officials warn of a con that misleads the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Danville’ Statesman
Union
England
France
Germany
Mexico
Uncle Joe
Bombay
Danville
Washington
Busby and
Murphy
Ernest X LeSevre
Spain
Missouri
Mattoon
Booker T Washington
Cannon Library
Carnegie
Riddles and Proverbs From an Early Reader Almanac
A pasted page of jokes and puns asks light questions about biblical figures and common sense. It plays on wordplay with answers like Cain hated Abel as long as he was Abel and Noah introducing salted provisions aboard the ark.
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Jonah
Addm
Cain
Abel
Hamlet
Ceylon
Noah
Real Estate Transfers From Knapp Logue and Others
Real estate transfers listed include Walter M Knapp to AJ and CE Bigelow for parcel Westfield Block 24 at $1000. Chas S Logue to Harry Redman for N E Ny 28 20 13 at $40. Other transfers mention Sarah B H Davis to Arthur Nie, Floyd Steele to G W Moore, Eva Hofexs, C O Nessinger, Phillip A Rhoads to Coral Bell, Moore to Robi Thompson, and Archer's Marshall amid scattered notes.
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Chas S Logue
Harry Redman
Harry
Redman
Chas
Sarah BH
Davis
Arthur Nie
Steele
Floyd
W ‘Moore
Doman West Union
Spangler
Wm H Morgan
Eva Hofexs
O Nessinger
Wolffield
Wil
Phillip
A Rhoads
Coral Bell
Moore
Robi ‘Thompson
Eamets T
Esairg
Archer
U. S. Dominates World Oil Output in 1910
United States produced two thirds of global petroleum in 1910, with total output exceeding 200 million barrels. Illinois, Appalachian and Lima, Gulf and Caddo, Midcontinent and Rocky Mountain, and California fields all contributed sizable totals. California saw notable Sunset-Midway district gains, while Illinois yielded new sands in Lawrence and Robinson counties and deeper sands in 2300 feet. Centralia Sandoval projects in Marion County promise impact in 1911.
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United States
United States Geological Survey
Illinois
Appalachian
Lima
Ind
Gulf
Caddo
Rocky Mountain
California
Sunset-Midway
Pacific Coast
Lawrence County
Robinson County
Marion County
Centralia
Family confidences stray in odd conversation
A tale unfolds with Mr Buggins in slippers and Mrs Buggins confessing a long hesitated action about a disliked acquaintance. The dialogue shifts to a catalog of a jeweled peacock and treasures, mixing domestic chat with references to a golden tiger head from Tippoo Sahib’s throne and other ornate relics.
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Odious
Mrs. Buggins
Fr. Baggins
England
Tate
Tipphé Sahib
Vvan
Timekeeping and the Chicago telephone service
The Record-Herald notes one eighth of Chicago families have faulty clocks. The Chicago Telephone Company estimates 499000+ families in the city and reports 52 thousand daily time requests. The service aids fire calls police calls burglaries and potential life savings through timely information.
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Chicago
the Record-Herald
Angus S Hibbard
Chicago Telephone Company
Estate of Albert Arbogast Executor to Face Clark County Court
The Executor of Albert Arbogast late of Clark County Illinois gives notice he will appear at the Clark County Court in Marshall for the March term on the first Monday. All persons with claims against the estate are notified to attend for adjustment. Creditors are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated January 6 1911. A Wm Tr Hollenbeck Executor.
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Albert Arbogast
Clark
Iinois
Clark County
Marshall
Hollenbeck
Administrator's Sale Of Real Estate In Clark County Illinois
Amid court notices in Clark County Illinois an administrator requests sale of real estate of Samuel R Schoffstall deceased as authorized by County Court decree. The order cites the November 1910 term and sets the sale for February 4 next at ten o’clock in the morning at the designated Crags location. The filing records include affidavits of non residence for Hurley Keith and summons to March terms in a separate chancery partition action.
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State of Illinois
Clark County
Jesse B. Norton Sr
Hurley Keith
James M. Norton
Guardian
Dick McCarty
Circuit Court
Marshall
Dysiniel Emerson
Everett, Connelly
Clark
Illinois
R. Schoffstall
Estate Sale Terms For Schofftall Property
Deed details state purchaser must provide title with personal security and mortgage on the premises to secure deferred payments. Deferred payments bear six percent interest from sale date with option to pay all cash at any time accruing interest to payment date. Dated December 1910. Wm. McDaniel administrator. Davison and Bartlett, attorneys.
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Wm. McDaniel
Sami. R. Schoffgtall
Davison & Bartlett, Attys
Dr King’s New Discovery Cures Coughs and Colds
A Fayetteville North Carolina correspondent A D McDonald praises Dr Kings New Discovery for curing frightful coughs and a sister diagnosed with consumption. He notes night sweats and bronchial troubles including sore lungs asthma hay fever croup whooping cough and hemorrhage with a 50 cent trial bottle and one dollar guaranteed by Robert Prewett.
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Eupreme
Robert Prewett
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vato
Jehoshaphat
God
Ihose Ahab
Israel
Judah
Ahab
Omri
Asa
Jehoshapphat
Naton
Kingdom of
Messaiah
Saul
Christ
Elect Church
Isael
Afttetes
Walter M Knapp
AJ & CE Bigelow
Orig
Westfield
U. S
Hoosier
Globe-Wernicke
Stearns & Foster
McElroy & Shannon
Sheboygan
Park Mills
Wilds
Legal Publications
Caroline Volkers
Caroline
Volkers
Stove Department
Deak
Shipe Hardware Co
Edgar C. Volkers
Ada Hollenbeck
Att A
Chancery
Srie
Fia
Logge Srs
Ambalse Er
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