Confesses to Murder in Chicago Slaying Case
Paroled 19 year old David Jacobson admits presence at the killing of Robert C. Holmes. Holmes, 6447 Wentworth avenue purchasing agent for Commonwealth Edison, was found dead in an alley near Wabash and State streets. Jacobson implicates Samuel McEwen 19, Charles Lewis 22, and George Miller 24, with McEwen restraining Holmes and Lewis striking with a hammer.
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Chicago
David Jacobson
Robert C. P. Holmes
Wentworth Avenue
Commonwealth Edison Company
Wabash Avenue
State Street
Adams Street
Jacobson
Samuel McEwen
Charles Lewis
George Miller
McEwen
Holmes
Lewis
Honoring Frederick J. W. Skiff as U S Tokyo Exposition Commissioner
Frederick J. W. Skiff of Chicago is appointed commissioner general to represent the United States at the 1912 Tokyo exposition. He has led the Field Columbian exposition since 1893 and previously prepared Colorado exhibits for the Columbian exposition. Born in Chicopee Massachusetts in 1851, he later held roles in mining and United States exhibits at Paris Exposition.
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Chicago
Frederick J. W. Skiff
United States
Colorado
Department of Mining
Paris
Lewister Purchase
Senta
Mr. Skif
Chicopee
Mass
Fin
Amish Leader is Sued in Funeral Service Suit
In Peoria county Rudolph Witzig and associates were sued for damages. A deputy sheriff served summonses during a funeral as services were in progress at the grave, adding another chapter to the Amish controversy.
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Peoria
Rudolph Witzig
Witzig
Lured to Death Belief Ties Capron Man to Indiana Case
Belvidere residents believe Capron resident Olaf Jensen was killed in a crime linked to Mrs. Gunness. He reportedly left Capron two years earlier with $500 to investigate a potential marriage to a rich widow near Chicago, Indiana, before vanishing on a preliminary trip to Laporte.
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Belvidere
Olaf Jensen
Capron
Gunness
Laporte
Indiana
Chicago
Illiopolis Death at Power Plant Dynamo Incident
Illiopolis 20 year old David Davis died when the sleeve of his shirt was caught in a dynamo belt at the power plant. He was drawn into the machinery and his body was mangled beyond recognition.
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Illiopolis
David Davis
Return of debtor pays old debts in full
In Freeport fifteen years after fleeing Daviess county Edward J. Ahearnott returns to settle old debts. He locates creditors, pays them with generous interest, and restores his financial standing, ending years of vanished accountability.
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Freeport
Edward J. Ahearnott
Daviess County
Alton Limited Kills Man at Normal Crossing
Bloomington man J A Dunseth aged 60 was struck and killed instantly by a Chicago and Alton limited at Normal. He did not appear to hear the approaching train.
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Alton Limited
Normal
Bloomington
J. A. Dunseth
Chicago & Alton Limited
Deserter Hart Arrested at Litchfield
Deserter from the United States Army, Hart, a Litchfield resident, was captured here while wanted at Fort Robinson Nebraska. He will be returned to Fort Robinson for court or disposal of charges.
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Litchfield
James FE. Hart
United States Army
Fort Robinson
Neb
Flips on Merry-Go-Round Injures Local Boy
Nine year old Maurice Grounds of Pana suffered serious injuries after becoming entangled in the ropes while several other boys flipped on a merry-go-round. The incident occurred during a playful activity, with immediate medical attention sought for the injured child.
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Pana
Maurice Grounds
Snakes Reported Along Fulton County Levees and Tracks
Water moccasins garter snakes and black snakes are in evidence on vegetated levees in Fulton county and on railroad tracks through the Sangamon river bottom according to local observers.
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Havana
Fulton County
Sangamon River
Vaccination Order For Elgin Watch Factory Workers
State health inspector Dr. C B Crawford ordered all Elgin National Watch Co workers to be vaccinated or show a valid certificate. Accompanied by city physician Dr C E Waddle, Crawford visited the plant and other city factories amid a smallpox scare, as the school board weighed closure.
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Elgin
Elgin National Watch Factory
C. B. Crawford
Rockford
Crawford
C. E. Waddle
Board of Education
Tornado Ravages Quincy and Surrounding Areas
A tornado wrecked numerous buildings in Quincy and caused heavy cemetery damage. Suburban towns report severe losses as fifty thousand acres of valley land between Alexandria and Hannibal flood. The Illinois side of the Mississippi flooded for miles. the river reached six miles wide at Quincy and rose quickly, forcing farmers to flee. Missouri rail lines were abandoned on the opposite bank.
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Quincy
Alexandria
Hannibal
Illinois
Mississippi River
Missouri
Hero Receives Carnegie Medal for Rescue
Beardstown July 1906 Rolan Daily receives notice from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission of a gold medal and 500 dollars to liquidate his home mortgage. The award honors Daily for bravery in rescuing Samuel Walters a fellow dredge boat employee in the government fleet on August 14 1906.
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Beardstown
Rolan Daily
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Samuel Walters
Estate Leaves All To Wife For Life In $13,000 Probate
In Taylorville a will of the late Jerry Millhon of Owaneco leaves all real and personal property to his wife Catharine for her natural life. Upon her death the estate is to be divided equally among the children and their heirs. The estate is valued at about $13,000, with $12,000 in real estate.
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Taylorville
Jerry Millhon
Owaneco
Catherine
Wife Found In Burning House In Benton
Frank Blanchard of near Benton was away when two unidentified men entered, bound and gagged his wife, then sprayed coal oil and set the house on fire. Blanchard returned and rescued her but cannot explain the motive for the crime.
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Benton
Frank Blanchard
Mother of Twins Sent to Asylum in Joliet
Mary Perch of Coal City was deserted by her husband a year ago after becoming mother of twins. Declared insane in Grundy County court, the 32 year old is mother to five children including the twins and was committed to the Kankakee asylum.
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Joliet
Mary Perch
Coal City
Kankakee
Grundy County Court
Gunfire at Walker standoff on Route Three robbery attempt
Three men attempted a hold up of Ernest Lockwood, night operator for the Elgin Joliet and Eastern at Walker. Lockwood drew his own gun after a revolver was pointed at him and fired, but all three culprits escaped unharmed.
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Walker
Ernest Lockwood
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad
Lockwood
Strange airship found in tree near Nashville Oakdale
Rev. H. F. Miller reports a willow basket shaped miniature airship found in a tree near Oakdale. The craft contains a clocklike battery for propulsion and bears the inscription Observatoire Trappes with the number 274.
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Tree
Nashville
H. F. Miller
Oakdale
Observatoire Trappes
California Pioneers Gather in Pittsfield Meeting
Pittsfield hosts the annual gathering of the Pike County Association of California Pioneers at Judge W. B. Grimes home. The secretary, ill health confining him to the residence, presided over the meeting.
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California
Pittsfield
Pike County Association of California Pioneers
W. B. Grimes
Springfield Men Buy Horses Sale at Leach Residence
Springfield men purchase a number of fancy saddle and driving horses from the William Leach sale held at his residence near the city. List includes Elkhart-Col. John Oglesby of Lincoln William Odiorne and Thomas Werdenburg of Springfield as buyers.
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Springfield
Elkhart
John Oglesby
Lincoln
William Odiorne
Thomas Werdenburg
William Leach
Lightning strikes farmer at home in Stonington town
Reuben McDaniel, a farmer from Stonington township, was killed by a lightning bolt during a storm. The bolt followed a tele phone wire into his house, striking him fatally.
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Taylorville
Reuben McDaniel
Stonington Township
Breaks Havana Jail With Bar and Crowbar Escape
Albert Leonard of Mason City escaped from the county jail in Havana by sawing window bars and breaking through a brick wall with a crow bar. He gained freedom after the dramatic breakout from his cell.
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Havana
Albert Leonard
Mason City
No man should expect thanks for giving and a duty to give
A dated op-ed argues that philanthropy is overemphasized as a fashion and wealth should be secondary to personality. It contrasts Jewish communal responsibility with modern charity, warning that treating land and money as property harms the poor’s self respect and emphasizes personhood over statistics.
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Henry George
Great Is Mystery Heredity Doomed To Variation Inheritance
An analysis of heredity contrasts the theory of acquired characters with Weismann’s germ-plasm view. It discusses Lamarck, Darwin, and Spencer, noting that inheritance may transmit tendencies or incomplete variations rather than exact parental traits, with environment shaping outcomes.
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Darwin
Spencer
Lamarck
Weismann
Strengthening Investigative Methods in United Charities
A study across 50 to 60 city associations shows that extended investigations waste time by revisiting the same ground. The solution emphasizes complete record cards and a treatment and diagnosis card to capture essential family conditions at the start, improving efficiency without adding red tape.
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Associated Charities
United States
Practical Fashions Ladies Tucked Shirt-Waist Pattern 2378
Ladies get a Paris pattern No 2378 with all seams allowed in lawn chambray Indian head cotton China silk or madras. Front fullness is tucked to bust line, back forms a box plait, sleeves tucked in boxplait, lace wristbands velvet bound. Pattern sizes 32 to 44 and yardage for fabrics listed. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with size and address.
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Paris
Madras
Paris Pattern 2412 Corset Cover Dainty All Seams
Pattern description for a dainty corset-cover in eight sizes 32 to 46 inches bust. Front fastening with buttons, back seam, gathered waist into a peplum, ribbon bead ing, and two rows of insertion with matching edging. Materials require per size and pattern priced at 10 cents from Pattern Department.
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Paris
Nainsock
No Wonder. Boarder insults over grace at meal
A Detroit Free Press snippet recalls a humorous dining room moment where a new boarder refuses to say grace and instead prays for strength to eat the steak before them. The exchange underscores social tensions and etiquette in shared meals.
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Grace
Detroit Free Press
Against Favoritism In China Equal sharing at parent death
In China the property of the parent must be equally shared by the children on the death of the former.
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China
Humorous Exchange With a Fishmonger in London Opinion
In a whimsical note from London Opinion Mrs. Jones recalls asking a fishmonger about likeness to what one associates with. The dealer laughs that he has been a fishmonger all his life and cannot swim a yard. Separately an advertisement touts prime South Texas farmland from 10 to 640 acres plus two town lots for 120 dollars with 10 dollars a month, via Dr Charles F. Simmons in San Antonio, Texas.
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United States
Texas
Chas
F. Simmons
San Antonio
Witty ad copy from Lewis' Single Binder cigar
A humorous line claims heaven lacks marriages, followed by an advertisement for Lewis' Single Binder straight 5¢ cigar. It notes the product is value for money and lists Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois as the source, ending with a quip about people who pay as they go staying home.
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Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Queen of Actresses Praises Peruna Endorsement
Miss Julia Marlowe says she is glad to endorse Peruna and praises the remedy for digestion. She notes that good digestion nourishes the nerve centers and helps prevent nervous debility from impaired digestion.
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Peruna
Julia Marlowe
Peruna Helps Digestion and Nerve Support Claim
A testimonial states Peruna aids digestion and nerves by easing stomach catarrhal congestions leading to normal digestion. Gertie of California writes of six years stomach trouble diagnosed as nervous dyspepsia, improved on a liquid diet then cured after using Peruna. She notes initial relief but relapse when stopping medicine, then full cure after continued use.
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Peruna
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Andrew Wilson
Francis H. McLean
Heaven
S Food
Libby
McNeill& Libby
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