Notable Echoes of Crime and Property Disputes From Illinois News
A man murdered his wife over a hat dispute then killed himself. Loggers invade two large walnut tracts near Clinton, Illinois. A Wheaton woman was killed in a two-car crash near Dixon. A Rockford junior plans a perfect attendance senior year. A Chicago man shot a woman then killed himself in her home on South May Street. A theft case ends with six months for the accused. A Supreme Court ruling affects an antenuptial agreement in a large estate.
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Richard DeCamp
Rockford
Fred Scheuling
Dormer
Susanne Otten
South May Street
Chicago
Emmanuel Eller
Charles Newcombe
Newcombe
Decatur
Buller
Supreme Court
H. J. Parker
Maron
Parker
Dering Coal Head Jackson Kemper Dering Dies at 54
Jackson Kemper Dering of Chicago and Lake Villa, coal company head and noted sportsman, died in Waukegan hospital. His son Jackson K. Jr. was beside him. Mrs. Dering travels home from Europe. He was 54 and active in coal since 1888 with homes at Ambassador Hotel Chicago and a Lake Villa farm. Meanwhile Illinois National Guard encampment plans for Camp Grant August 15 to 29 proceed, with possible mobilization of artillery units at Camp Sparta Wisconsin.
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Jackson Kemper Dering
Chicago
Lake Villa
Waukegan Hospital
Jackson K. Jr
Illinois National Guard
Camp Grant
Black
Springfield
Illinois Guard
Camp Sparta
Wis
National Guard
Fort Sheridan
Adjutant General's Office
Chicago court clerk reports big earnings and rising crime
The Chicago Municipal Court clerk cites net annual earnings over one million dollars and notes a world wide rise in crime. Six weeks produced 158 541 criminal cases versus 187 577 in 1924, with 152 554 dispositions and 51 794 civil dockets cleared. City fines topped 183 595.50.
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Chicago
Illinois Collects 1924 Income Tax Revenue
The federal government derived 64,807,502 from the 1924 income tax in Illinois, announced by Mrs. Mabel Reinecke in Chicago. Tax paid in 1924 totals 2,859,199,649 with nearly 700,000 filers in Illinois, a 10 percent rise in returns and 22 percent rise in net income, including a single payment over 5,000,000 likely by Standard Oil.
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Mabel G. Reinecke
Chicago
United States
Illinois
Standard Oil Company
American Business Club Arranges U S Marine Band Concert
Arrangements for a Danville November 16 concert by the United States marine band have been completed by the American Business club. William Thompson former Vermilion county sheriff was killed in Danville when a Chicago and Eastern Illinois switch engine struck his bicycle.
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United States Marine Band
Danville
American Business Club
William ©. Thompson
Vermilion County
Illinois crop bulletin notes progress and final plow
The Illinois crop bulletin from Springfield reports corn making excellent progress and a large amount plowed for the last time. A special election in Aurora on September 8 will decide annexation of several newly developed sections. George M. Lucas of Dallas Brothers Iron Works died in Mobile Alabama from a diving accident.
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Illinois Crop Bulletin
Springfield
Aurora
George M. Lucas
Dallas Brothers Iron Works
Chicago
Elks Club
Peoria
Mobile
Ala
Tragic Electric Rail Fatality in Chicago Yard
A sixteen year old boy was instantly killed in the Chicago Rapid Transit yard at Forest Park after tripping and falling onto a high voltage third rail from an embankment. Authorities unknown.
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Chicago Rapid Transit Company
Forest Park
Death of William J. O'Neill in Downers Grove
William J. O'Neill husband of Illinois first woman legislator Lottie Holman O'Neill died at his Downers Grove home after a yearlong illness at age forty five. He aided her 1922 campaign. Rev B J Aiken of St Charles Methodist church argues domestic science could boost marriages and cut bachelors by about 1.5 million.
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William J. O'Neill
Lottie Holman O'Neill
Illnois
Downers Grove
Mr. O'Neill
B. J. Aiken
First Methodist Church of
St. Charles
Morrison child sues Zeiglers for 20000 damages
Ralph Morrison eight sues hardware dealer William Zeigler and his sons Lloyd and Lyle for negligence after finding a dynamite cap near the Zeigler property and striking it with a hammer, causing the loss of a hand. The suit seeks twenty thousand dollars.
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Elgin
Ralph Morrison
William ©. Zeigler
Lloyd
Lyle Zeigler
Morrison
Zeigler
Legion Commander Dahlquist Dies From Heat At Geneva
Elmer Dahlquist commander of the American Legion at Geneva died from heat at a Legion celebration held there. Fred Rumple a Sandwich farmer aged 43 also died in Geneva. The memorial included half staff flags and a courthouse lawn prayer with buglers.
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Elmer Dahlquist
American Legion
Geneva
Fred Rumple
Dahlquist
Campbell McCarthy Sentenced to Die for Gitzen Murder
Campbell McCarthy a nineteen year old colored youth was sentenced to death for the May 4 shooting murder of Christian Gitzen a twenty seven year old watchman. The jury deliberated twenty minutes before returning the verdict two months after the crime.
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Campbell McCarthy
Christian Gitzen
Chicago
McCarthy
Gitzen
Tragic Drowning of Ten Year Old at Frontress Lake
Robert Strutzner ten drowned at Frontress lake near East Dubuque after cramps while swimming. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Strutzner of Waterloo Iowa.
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Robert Strutzner
Frontress Lake
East Dubuque
Mrs. Strutzner
Waterloo
Iowa
State Supreme Court Upholds Rockford Board Education
The State Supreme Court sustained the Rockford Board of Education in a suit by F. L. Segar father of a pupil who refused payment of a textbook deposit. Segar contended the deposit was unreasonable.
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State Supreme Court
Board of Education At
Rockford
F. L. Segar
Segar
Coolidge Kellogg Confer China Policy Following Swampcott Talk
President Coolidge and Secretary Kellogg completed a weekend conference in Swampscott Mass centering on China policy. They urged scrupulous observance of Washington treaty obligations and urged China to protect foreigners, while noting progress on Chinese debt settlements and plans for a Peking conference with MacMurray and Strawn. The aim is to widen the customs conference scope to address related issues without a full general conference.
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Swampscott
Mass
China
Kellogg
Coolidge
Washington
Grew
State Department
St. Paul
Minn
White House
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
Portugal
France
Peking
John van A. MacMurray
Silas Strawn
Chicago
Ashurst Attacks U S Forestry Bureau as Oppressive
Senator Ashurst of Arizona denounces the Forestry Bureau as an engine of oppression and urges Congress to consider mending or abolishing it. He says the bureau’s policies have nearly ruined Arizona sheep and cattle industries over twenty five years while hearings on Southwest forest and public land issues wrap up.
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Washington
Forestry Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Ashurst
Arizona
Senate
Southwest
James J. Hill's Son Sued in Alienation Suit
Walter Hill, son of the late James J. Hill empire builder, is named defendant in a $200,000 alienation suit filed in Billings district court by Frank M. Gottlob a rancher and canner from near Big Timber Montana seeking damages.
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Freeport
Frank Doll
Alice Doll
Minnie Leckington
George Howard
James J. Hill
Billings
Mont
Walter Hill
Empire Builder
Frank M. Gottlob
Big Timber
Lightning strikes Capitol dome in Washington
The Capitol dome in Washington, crowned by the statue of the Goddess of Liberty, was struck by lightning. No damage was reported, with officials noting such strikes are common during electrical storms.
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Washington
Capitol
Liberty
Mine Owners Reject Union Wage Demands
Atlantic City leaders report mine operators refuse 10 percent wage rise and $1 day pay for day men, warning of industry disruption if not arbitrated. Samuel D. Warriner argues higher costs threaten jobs, while John L. Lewis counters with broader demands and recalls 1,000 deaths and 40,000 injuries in two years.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Samuel D. Warriner
Sail Warriner
Warriner
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Missouri Pays U S in Taxes 1925 Total 61 Million
Washington reports Internal Revenue data showing Missouri's fiscal year 1925 intake reached 61,840,079.16 with 42,472,089.78 from income tax and the remainder from miscellaneous taxes. Illinois totals hit 201,575,870.92 with 159,420,253.58 from income tax. Arkansas shows 5,284,865 overall with 4,698,265 from income tax.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Missouri
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Iegraphic
St. Louis
Kansas City
Illinois
Arkansas
Wealthy Farmer J. M. Micenheimer Dies by Suicide
J. M. Micenheimer, 62, a prosperous farmer living six miles south of Taylorville Illinois, hanged himself in the shed of his barn. Despondency over ill health listed as the cause. He was worth about $125,000.
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Farmer
Taylorville
Tll
J. M. Micenheimer
Here
Micenheimer
Jewel Thieves Hold Up Fifth Avenue Firm for $20000
Two armed men robbed the office of Barnett Robinson and Co. at Fifth Avenue and 45th Street in New York. They escaped with diamonds and other gems valued at about $20,000. An investigation is ongoing.
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Holdup
New York
Barnett, Robinson & Co
Fifth Avenue
45Th Street
French Chamber Votes Budget Amid Political Turmoil
In Paris the Chamber passed the budget by 421 to 150 with Socialists opposing. Caillaux defended revenue needs while Painleve’s government won support 825 to 245, despite calls to reinstate tax relief for small dealers and traders.
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Paris
Chamber
Senate
Blum
Painleve
Caillaux
Great Britain
United States
Coolidge Narrowly Escapes Injury at Fort Andrews
In Swampscott Massachusetts Richard Jervis chief of the White House secret service force fell into an open elevator shaft while guiding President Coolidge into Fort Andrews repair shops. Jervis escaped with bruises and shock. The President said this was an act of carelessness and planned an investigation to address the dilapidated conditions at the fort.
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Swampscott
Mass
Richard Jervis
White House
Secret Service
Fort Andrews
Jervis
J. T. Boone
Coolidge
Chinese Plot Against Foreigners Exposed in Canton
Hong Kong reports claim of a plot to seize Shameen and Kowloon with help from Russian aviators. Cadets in Canton allegedly prepared a plan to capture these areas, and a clash on June 28 left a French merchant dead and several Brits wounded as marines fired on demonstrators.
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Hong Kong
J. Pasquier
Shameen
Southern Railway Protest Over Valuation Method
Washington reports the Southern Railway challenges the Interstate Commerce Commission valuation of its properties at 251 million dollars. It argues many large railways and cost differences were excluded and says the total should be 879.7 million, well above recorded assets of 625.5 million as of June 30, 1916.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Railway
Southern
Marie Jeanne Wins Arec Club Prize Balloon Race
The French balloon Marie Jeanne captained by Auger won the Arec Club annual grand prize race started at Lyons France. Auger landed at Mendeliem near Cannes covering about 205 kilometers.
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Lyons
France
Marie Jeanne
Auger
Arec Club
Mendeliem
Cannes
Suit Seeks Halt on $19 Million Sanitary District Bonds
The Chicago Home Rule League filed a petition seeking a court order to stop the sanitary district bonds authorized by the last Legislature, arguing the Legislature was not legally constituted and its acts lacked authority.
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Chicago
Chicago Home Rule League
Death Sentence for Killing Woman in Chicago
Frank Lanciano convicted of murdering his common law wife Rose Attillio Lanciano on March 27 receives a death sentence scheduled for October 16.
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Chicago
Frank Lanciano
Rose Attillio Lanciano
Postal deficit likely due to Congress raises, says Postmaster General
Washington. Postmaster General New warned that postal revenues may fall about 40 million dollars short in the fiscal year ending June 20, 1926, due to pay raises and higher rates approved by Congress. He noted the revenue increases are failing to cover the roughly 68 million dollars in salary hikes and related costs.
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Washington
New
Congress
Federal
Treasury
Coolidge
New Penn Metabolism and Behavior Course
University of Pennsylvania psychology clinic develops a new field linking biological chemistry to behavior. The introductory course "metabolism and behavior" trained thirty students under Dr Henry B Starr, aiming to interpret emotion and life philosophy through chemical changes in the body. The program emphasizes research over fixed conclusions.
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Philadelphia
Psychological Clinic
University of Pennsylvania
Henry B. Starr
John Marshall
American Slain by Filipinos in Manila
An American official, H. C. Lemac of the Sugar Central in Occidental Province, has been killed by Filipinos, according to advice received.
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Manila
H. C. Lemac
Sugar Central
Occidental Province
Ben
Santa Barbara Feels Recurrent Earth Tremors
Santa Barbara California reports a new series of tremors with four or five distinct quivers. Two quick sharp jolts prompted occupants to notice but no damage or further excitement followed.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Federal Deportation Move Targets 125 Prohibition Offenders
Springfield officials report J. T. Mercer leading the federal dry squad seeks the deportation of 125 aliens detained for violation of the prohibition law.
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Springfield
Dll
J. T. Mercer
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Warner and
Moore Estates
Clinton
Lulu Dumper
Roosevelt Road
Wheaton
Dixon
George Alonge
Rock Island
de Kalb
Genoa
Willow Springs
John J. Jasista
U. S. Forestry Bureau
U. S
New Says
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