Illinois Auditor Brady in a Political Scandal Shakeup
A wife sues former Illinois Auditor Brady for breach of promise claiming a marriage in another state and a vow to legalize the union in Illinois was broken. The piece accuses Brady of various "got by" actions across state payrolls appointments and campaign funds, hinting at a broader misconduct scandal. The wife promises further revelations to illuminate editorial attention nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Ilinois
State Civil ‘Service Commission
W. H. Eubanks
Chicago
Obituary of Walter Ferris Born 1889 Died 1914
Walter Ferris oldest son of Randolph and Sarah Ferris died at Shawnee Oklahoma on June 1 1914 after contracting typhoid fever while seeking to regain health. He left West Union in April with his brother Cole arriving just before death. The funeral was held June 3 at the family home conducted by Rev Wheeler with large attendance. Interment followed at Shawler cemetery. He leaves parents two sisters Leona and Esther two brothers Ocie and Willis and many relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Ferris
Randolph
Sarah J Ferris
West Union
Shawnee
Okla
Cole
Leona
Esther
Ocie
Willis
Mr Wheeler
The
Baptist Church
Charles Prevo
Albert Wright
Alma Poorman
Louise Prust
Alma Couchman
Shawler
Vincent
Raymond
Field
Harry Williamson
Ivan Cline
Joe Cork
Terre Haute Reader Praises Doan’s Kidney Pills
A Terre Haute reader recommends Doan’s Kidney Pills, citing relief from kidney issues and headaches. She notes the product helps the kidneys remove toxins, mentions headaches and dizzy spells, and states the pills cost 60 cents at dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Mar- Shaw
McGoskey
Cleveland Ave
Terre. Haute
Ind
Dean
Doan
Irs
Mibourne
Local Happenings in Hutsonville and Nearby
A newborn son to the Westerfields in Chicago died days later and was buried in Hutsonville. Euna Alice Newlin and Dee Irwin Cox wed at the Newlin home in Hutsonville with Mr and Mrs Ira Winger visiting. Jo Frances Kopta died at age 3 11 from German measles and complications at home. Rebecca Rains fractured her hip in a fall west of town. Christian church hosts township high school commencement with Dr Edward Cary Hayes as speaker. ten seniors named including Gladys Cox Thelma Shore Paula Shore Ethel Hall Laura Swinger Maude Black Lucy Hamilton Lyman Lindley Charles Layton Rex Boyll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Westerfield
Chicago
Hutsonville
S. D. Newlin
Euna Alice
Dee Irwin Cox
Naperville
Ira Winger
Lamotte Prairie
Marshall
Geo. Gibson
Jo Frances
Frank
Rose Kopta
Rebecca Rains
The
Christian Church
Township High School
Edward Cary Hayes
State University
Gladys Marguerite Cox
Thelma Tay Shore
Paula Shore
Ethel May Hall
Laura Swinger
Maude Black
Lucy Hamilton
Lyman LaFayette Lindley
Charles Augustus Layton
Rex Boyll
Local notes from Casey and area events
Miss Bessie Landers of Marshall visits Mrs. Claud English this week. Mrs Sylvester Dehi and children travel to Chicago for Federated clubs meeting. The Captain of Plymouth staged by local talent at the opera house for class of 1914. Wallace Slusser returns with a bride from Cleveland after a visit. Remains of Mrs Leonard Ashley arrive for interment in Marshall. Five jailed for speeding after Indy race crowds. John Reha buried. raised by Mrs Geo Cochenour, died in a Van Buren sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Deh
Fresno
Calif
Allen Marshall
Coshocton
Ohio
J. D. McCoy
R. A. Young
Co. W. Shimel
Chicago
Plymouth
Opera House
Wallace Slusser
S. L. Slusser
Cleveland
Okla
Leonard Ashley
Weston
Ill
Cumberland Baptist Church
Craig
Marshall
Indianapolis
John Reha
Geo. Cochenour
Casey
van Buren
Ark
Weighing a Soul Prompts Saintly Skepticism in Haverhill
A Haverhill physician reports weighing a dying man’s soul at three quarters of an ounce. The piece notes varying soul weights, argues the experiment lacks practical value, and mocks the notion while asserting traditional weights will endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Mass
France
England
Westfield Notes on Visitors and Local Events
Andrew Melton of Willis Point Texas visits Westfield. Rev H H Heberly of Lincoln Nebraska comes for a visit. Prof W A Bandy of Shelbyville, visiting with home folks. Kansas offers free outdoor picture shows for weekly town visiting. Next week college commencement and the Mattoon District Epworth League convention will bring visitors from afar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Melton
Willis Point
Texas
H. H. Heberly
Lincoln
Neb
W. A. Bandy
Shelbyville
Kansas
Mattoon
Epworth League
Grandma Pate, Local Matriarch, Dies at 102
Mrs Sarah Pate known as Grandma Pate died around noon Saturday at the home of her foster son Matt Barricklow. She was more than 102 years old and the oldest resident in this part of the state. She had not been bedridden until two days before her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Pate
Pate
Matt Barricklow
Arcola
Sir Henry Seton Kerr Incident Recounted
A fragmented report recounts Sir Henry Seton Kerr's alleged actions aboard the Empress of Ireland. It notes a confrontational moment with another passenger and frames Kerr as behaving like a gentleman and a hero despite the tensions described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Seton- Kerr
Convicts Run State Clothing Factory Expands Output
Convicts at the Southern Illinois Penitentiary produced 118 641 dollars worth of clothing for state institutions in the last year, up about 14 000 from the prior year. The warden notes the factory supplies nearly all inmate clothing and related items for penal and charitable facilities statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois Penitentiary
Werden W. V. Choisser
Dunne
Illinois State Penitentiary
Illinois State Reformatory
Southern Ilnois Penitentiary
Board of Prison Industries
State Board of Prison Industries
June Visitors and Garden Pests Across The Orchard
A fragmented June vignette lists caterpillars nestling in apple trees and moths emerging from the sod. It mentions pests like curculio germs, chinch bugs, potato bugs, worms, and armyworms invading fruits and vegetables, with ants and roaches noted in cluttered domestic scenes.
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Democracy
the Herald
Banner Times
Bessie Landers
Claud English
Westfield
Marshall State Bank
F. O. B. Detriot
Irvih
Rogers
Marshall, Illinois
Reed Nye
Studebaeueir
Studebaker
Union
Eiought
W. Main Street
Marstall, Il
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