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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1914
Page
2
Notice indicates prices for obituary poetry not published and resolutions by lodges or societies on a member's death. It lists admission announcements at five cents per line and states communications are subject to editorial revision.
Joseph W. Wallace of Auburn township announces as a Democratic candidate for County Sheriff subject to the party primary in Clark County.
County Treasurer candidate Melvin L. Behner files to run in the Democratic primary for Clark County Treasurer, with the vote set for September 9.
The article describes Al Jennings, a former outlaw and ex convict, challenging for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Oklahoma. Jennings draws large crowds with his reformist rhetoric and claims of public corruption, arguing that his ten year pardon proves genuine repentance and that he would bring safety and reform if elected.
Mrs Jennie Smith of Philadelphia files for a dependent mother pension in Washington. Her son, Charles Allen Smith, joined as a seaman in 1911 and was killed at Vera Cruz in 1914 while serving on the South Carolina. Pension Office expects approval in due course.
Hon. Charles A. Karch, ex legislator and former private secretary to Fred J Kern, has been confirmed by the Senate as United States district attorney for the East St. Louis district. Supported by Senator Lewis and Rep. Baltz, the appointment follows prior nomination. Also sought is Cooper Stout for U S marshal. In other news, three burglars escaped from the Robinson jail using a rope fashioned from a fire hose, aided by a clarinet playing distraction.
Rear Admiral Fletcher orders the evacuation of San Juan de Ulua at Vera Cruz after an inspection reveals brutal confinement and torture devices. About 400 prisoners were housed there, 116 remain to be moved as officers document long imprisonment and emaciated, half blind inmates awaiting transfer to hospitals or new prisons.
Mrs Mary Higgins of Mattoon sought help from a Charleston fortune teller after losing her pocketbook. The seer traced Higgins through downtown and back, claiming the bag had been dropped in a local store and would be recovered, even naming the contents including thirty dollars in various denominations.
The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co notes a year of uncertainty and market declines. It recounts the Colorado mine conflict, detailing strikes, militia actions, and deadly clashes around Ludlow and neighboring mines, condemning UMWA leadership for disorder and promising protection to loyal operators.
Fragmentary text mentions Dr Mary Walker and Mr Bryan in a discussion about tobacco and a possible navy order. It hints at a quid pro quo in exchange for a substitute, but details and context are unclear and timing uncertain.
A note on combining patriotic spirit with suburban garden efforts suggests practical improvements for home landscaping and small-scale gardening projects. The idea emphasizes community pride and DIY work to boost local green spaces and personal values.
Terre Haute election fraud probe clashes with Judge Charles M Fortune as the Vigo County grand jury is dismissed without notice. Special prosecutor Chalmers Hamill accuses Fortune of violating duties and promises amid looming indictments. Richard A Werneke to prosecute the cases.
The Government Printing Office in Washington produced the largest Congressional Record edition, 186 pages averaging 2000 words per page, about 37 000 words, in eight hours. Thirty seven type machines ran for three hours and fifty machines for four, finishing in one hour.
Rev. Lewis Patmount, who vanished from Danville Illinois on April 1, was identified by his Canton Ohio brother Oscar Patmount after exhumation near Rockport cemetery in Cleveland. Coroner says murder likely on freight train and body dumped along the Big Four tracks.
A local resident Mrs C M Means of Paris Illinois lauds Doan's Kidney Pills for weakness of kidneys in children and adults. She notes long trial in her family with satisfactory results and urges others to use the product priced at 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY.
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