Mystery of the San Francisco mission and a missing boy
Giles Dudley travels to San Francisco to help Henry Wilton on a secret mission and assumes Wilton’s identity after Wilton is found dead in a morgue. He fights through a Chinatown slumming raid, a stock exchange deception, and a looming threat as he protects the boy and uncovers danger from Tim Terrill and Darby Meeker. Mother Barton urges caution and equips Dudley with guidance for a perilous night.
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Giles Dudley
San Francisco
Henry Wilton
Dudley
Wilton
Knapps
Morther Barton
Tim Terrill
Darby Meeker
Knapp
Twella
Chinatown
Terrill
Luella
Giles
Carson
Stock Exchange
Crown Diamond
Omega
Decker
Luella Knapp
Mother Barton
Mother Borton
Barkhouse
Phillips
Porter
Wilson
Toyter
Borton
Pacific Street
The Unknown Driver at the Palace Hotel Morning
The narrator and allies mobilize to search for Barkhouse while awaiting orders at the Palace Hotel after a tense night. Wainwright joins the facade of a bustling hotel as dawn breaks and the narrator hopes for a sign from the unknown employer or a trusted emissary.
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Broadway
Montgomery Street
Porter
Fitzhugh
Brown
Wilson
Lockhart
Abrams
Oakland Ferry
Trent
Home Guard
Owens
Phillips
Larson
Barkhouse
Wainwright
Palace Hotel
Trailed Chapter Aboard Ship to Livermore in Pursuit
In a tense chase, Wilton and his seven retainers escort a mysterious child toward Livermore after receiving coded orders from the Unknown. Tension climbs as Doddridge Knapp’s motives loom, and a wary Wainwright guards the boy while the group boards a ferry and later a train.
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Livermore
Abrams
Scott
Doddridge Knapp
Long Wharf
Wainwright
Lock
House Fly Seen as Greater Threat Than Mosquito
The article argues that while mosquitoes spread diseases like yellow fever and malaria, scientists now regard the common house fly as more dangerous due to its association with filth. Typhoid and tuberculosis germs spread via housefly contamination of refuse, affecting food such as butter.
Just a Thought on Flowers for Graves
A reflective remark questions who will plant flowers on graves, suggesting many people would do so gladly. The comment hints at communal care beyond individual planning and mortality.
National Hobo Reunion Planned With Parades and Feasts
The committee for the Fraternal Order of the Unwashed announces the national hobo reunion from September 14 to 20. An inspector will verify membership, with transport for those lacking proof. A grand parade with the hobo national band precedes a Riverview park feast, followed by rest and a Marion UL excursion on the final day.
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Clifford
Iron Mountain
Hobo National Band
Riverview Park
Hobo Auxiliary Club
Marion
Big Muddy Avenue
F. O
U.’s
Bees Halt Clover Hay Cutting In Illinois Patch
In Vermilion county on the Silas Baird farm a clover patch holds 100 bumblebee nests delaying hay cutting as bees drive workers from the field. Farmers report masks of mosquito netting used to keep the insects off while Clover yields break records statewide.
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Bloomington
Illinois
Silas Baird
Vermilion County
Decatur Hotel Sold for Four Thousand Despite Higher Offer
In Decatur the Decatur hotel property was sold by Sheriff McGorray for 4000 dollars. A. Wait will pay 15000 dollars for the property, representing judgment creditors who agreed to sell their claims for that amount. The 4000 bid stood as a formal title transfer. Nearby items note a Danville death and a half-million estate, plus local incidents from Joliet to Virden.
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Decatur House
Decatur
Decatur Hotel
Sheriff McGorray
A. Wait
Walt
Scottville Masonic Hall Dedicated
Scottville dedicates its Masonic hall a two story concrete block building at the northeast square corner with the bank occupying the first floor.
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Scottville
Masonic
Bank
Death on top of freight train at Danville incident
Urbana C H Bridges a large Four brakeman was found dead on top of a freight train upon its arrival at Danville from Urbana. His skull was crushed and death likely instantaneous. Theories suggest either a collision with an overhead bridge or murder by tramps as several tramps were seen boarding the train in Urbana.
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Wainwright
Market Street
Tom Terrill
Livermore
California
Urbana
C. H. Bridges
Danville
Lincoln-John Tobin Jr Fined for Brick Toss at Barber Shop
Tobin under the influence allegedly hurled a brick through a Dickinson barber shop window and directed an oath at Black residents. Justice Rosenthal fined him 200 dollars, plus costs, and sent him to county jail for 40 days. Dickinson, the proprietor, is noted as a colored man.
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Lincoln
John Tobin, Jr
Dickinson
Tobin
Rosenthal
Record of Nebo officers and distant travel noted
At MNIT Nebo officers include President Ji of Barry and secretary Miss Liz of Griggsville with treasurer C Ja of Milton and vice president Mrs Shoemaker of Griggsville. Next convention set for Bleant Hill. Samuel Brown rural free carrier and his horse completed six years service and 46 800 miles before a month away in Castle Park Michigan. Officials in Jackson county conclude John Crow was murdered and robbed, body placed on Iron Mountain tracks near De Soto. R A Youngblood former bank president jailed for misusing funds. his wife Mrs Ransom A Youngblood dies in Anna insane asylum. Henry Walker in Lincoln pleads insanity to forgery charges.
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Ing
MNIT
All Nebo
Ji of
Barry
Miss Liz
Griggsville
C. Ja
Milton
Shoemaker
R.T. Hicks
John Shi
A. A. Ross
James P. Blake
Bleeant Hill
Samuel Brown
Solvel
Marshall County
Uncle Sam
Brown
Castle Park
Mich
Jackson County
John Crow
Iron Mountain
de Soto
Crow
Duquoin
R. A. Youngblood
Coal Belt National Bank
Benton
Ransom A. Youngblood
Mitcheis
Anna
Motor Injures Bicycle Rider in Freeport
Harold Hettinger a ten year old bicycle rider was struck by a car driven by Alderman George W Brokhausen and dragged under the vehicle for about a hundred feet sustaining fatal injuries the incident occurred in Freeport authorities report clear details remain pending.
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Freeport
Harold Hettinger
George W. Brokhausen
City council orders scrip for all city employees
Carmi report says the city council issued scrip to all city employees after the treasury ran dry due to the abolition of saloons. The paper notes banks discount the scrip while funds remain unavailable.
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Carmi
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Ygtorg
New Montgomery Street
The
Bay
Mr. Wilton
Golden City
Hur
Strasburg
Berle
London Globe
LTE
Burns
Manhattan
Charles Draper
State Institution For the Insane
Kankakee
Draper
Eb, A. BE. Kimbrough
LaSalle
Father O'Regan
Joliet
Claud Smullin
Joseph
Frank Zubka
Smullin
Zubkas
Litchfield
August Thorwortht
Virden
Chicago & Alton
Jacob Ueiceson
Tramps
Big Four
Lincoln Man
Negro Barber Shop
Deneen
Christian
Taylorville
Christian County Republican Committee
Yates
P. S. Haner
L. Y. G. Grundy
G. T. Meacham
Democratic Committee
J. J. Davis
George T. Wallace
Montgomery
Hillsboro
Institute of the Teachers of
Montgomery County
Joseph Carter
Champa' M
Henry Walker
Walker
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