A Dangerous Errand in San Francisco
A narrator and Henry Wilton, distant cousins, travel into San Francisco to discuss a delicate late-night assignment outside the law. On the ferry, a snake-eyed watcher spots them, hinting at danger as they move toward Wilton’s room to hear more about the perilous task.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Vine
el Capitan
Henry Wilton
California
Golden Gate
Henry
Market Street
London to Frisco Escape Sparks a Sinister Chase
A traveler and his companion flee by sedan and hide in a San Francisco hotel. Suspense builds as gunshots echo, a mysterious map emerges, and a tense night of pursuit ends with a police search and a foggy lead toward a danger-filled mystery. The narrator fears for his cousin’s fate while the masked man’s plans unfold.
Indictments in Pierson case cite poison cure for alibi
In Champaign Illinois, Mrs Gertie Pierson and Blezear O Neal are indicted on nine counts after Drs Walter S Haines and Ludwig Hektoen report finding strychnine in the stomach of James L Pierson. Mrs Pierson, 33, is accused of dosing her husband’s coffee to free herself for O Neal, 58. Judge Philbrick ordered no bail.
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Champaign
Walter S. Haines
Ludwig Hektoen
Chicago
James L. Pierson
Gertie Pierson
Blezear O’neal
O'Neal
Supreme Court Upholds Local Option Law With Full Bench
Springfield with no dissent the supreme court hands down an opinion declaring the local option law constitutional. Judge James H. Cartwright of Oregon writes a lengthy opinion of about 6500 words defending each provision and ruling every objection by the saloon element invalid.
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Springfield
Supreme Court
James H. Cartwright
Oregon
Peoria Couple, 81 and 75, Wed in Quick Ceremony
Benedict 81 and Amelia Behrends 75 both of Peoria were married by Judge Eagleton ten minutes after securing a license. County Clerk Heinrich notes they are the oldest couple ever to apply for a Peoria county license.
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Peoria
John Faulhausen
Amelia Behrends
Eagleton
Heinrich
Peoria County
Sugar Creek district school wedding surprises commencement plans
In Wabash county Fairfield A feature of Sugar Creek district school commencement exercises was an unscheduled wedding. Professor E Guy Mundy, the teacher, wed Olive Leach aged 18, a former pupil and graduating class member, in a ceremony not on the program.
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Fairfield
Sugar Creek
Wabash County
E. Guy Mundy
Olive Leach
Black Hand Blows Up Store in Streator
The front of Rizzo Salvatori's grocery was blown in by two men who had tried to lure Salvatori to his home. Salvatori had received Black Hand letters from Chicago last fall demanding sums of money.
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Montgomery Street
Henry
Rizzo Salvatori
Salvatori
Chicago
Utmmcss Tue Noting Penalty Rising
A garbled line suggests discussion of penalties tied to an event on a Tuesday with rising penalties. The fragment hints at a system or rule change affecting enforcement and costs. No clear names or places are readable.
Bryan Indorsed and Springfield Delegates to Denver Nominated
Springfield delegates to the national convention were instructed to use all honorable means to secure William J. Bryan's nomination. A platform plank favors broad personal liberty as long as it does not infringe on others' rights.
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Springfield
Denver
William J. Bryan
Five Thousand Dollar Heist Traced to Lincoln Men
Lincoln residents report that the first trace of the $5,000 stolen from millionaire Frank Frazer a month ago has appeared. Three men attacked Frazer on his way to a coal mine with miners pay envelopes, and the recovered boxes contain some pay envelopes but only 27 cents of the stolen money remain.
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Lincoln
Frank Frazer
Illinois Press association state meeting agenda set
The Springfield program for the Illinois Press association state meeting was arranged by the executive committee. The Urbana gathering will run June 2 to 4 with a key Douglas address by W. T. Davidson of the Fulton Democrat and a Lincoln talk by Co C. E. Yates of Pittsfield.
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Springfield
Illinois Press Association
Association
Urbana
Douglas
W. T. Davidson
Fulton Democrat
Lincoln
C. E. Yates
Pittsfield
Rockford Aldermen Quit Over Graft Probe
One Rockford One alderman is under arrest for bribery as two others resign, ending the first week of the city council graft inquiry led by Mayor Jardine. The committee's findings underscore a widening reform effort.
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Rockford
Jardine
Train Kills 10 year old Girl in Tower Hill Crossing
Shelbyville child Edith Boling, aged 10, was struck by a passenger train while crossing the Big Four railroad tracks in Tower Hill and died instantly. The incident follows a fatal domestic dispute where Frank Hubka died after ingesting carbolic acid following a rolling pin assault by his wife. Dr. C. H. Welch, pioneer physician of Fayette county, passes at 59.
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Shelbyville
Edith Boling
Jesse Boling
Tower Hill
Chicago
Frank Hubka
Jefferson Street
Hubka
Ramsey
C. H. Welch
Fayette County
Pants for the Orphans and a Banister Misstep
A family’s charity of sending worn boys pants to the orphan asylum is noted. A boy named Fred, sliding down stairs, explains he is making pants for the poor orphans, in a small incident highlighting the custom and family humor.
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Fred
Momma
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure For Constitutional Disease
In an era of sweeping cure claims, Hall's Catarrh Cure is touted as the only positive remedy for catarrh, a constitutional ailment. The advertisement promises $100 to anyone unable to cure with the product, claims it acts on blood and mucous surfaces, and urges readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio, with pills for constipation also advertised.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Takeo Hall
He who tells a He is not sensible to undertake
A reflective line attributed to Pope about the burden of invention and the need to create many more ideas to sustain a single one.
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Pope
Woman Recovers After Using Lydia E. Pinkham Product
Leesburg Virginia resident Maude E F Forgie writes that after months of feminine ills she found relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and the prescribed treatment. She says she now feels strong and well as ever and thanks Mrs Pinkham for the help.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Maude E F. Forgie
Leesburg, Va
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
FactS for Sick Women from Lydia E Pinkham
Thirty years of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound described as a standard remedy for female ailments. Claims to cure displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and digestive issues. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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