Mysterious Mission Draws Giles Dudley to San Francisco
Giles Dudley arrives in San Francisco to aid Henry Wilton on a secret errand. Wilton dies without explanation, leaving Dudley to assume the disguise and search for a protected boy amid danger, intrigue, and a Chinatown confrontation. Dudley encounters Luella Knapp, firmer ties with Knapp, and a tense stock exchange pursuit.
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Giles Dudley
San Francisco
Henry Wilton
Dudley
Wilton
Knapp
Giles
Terrill
Carson
Luella
Stock Exchange
Crown Diamond
Omega
Decker
Luella Knapp
Mysterious Unknown Forces a San Francisco Escape
In a tense pursuit through Market Street and toward the ferry, Captain Wilton and his seven guards defend a frightened child. A veiled Unknown hands him to Wilton with orders for Livermore, as rival foes led by Doddridge Knapp loom in the background.
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Oakland Ferry
New Montgomery Street
Market Street
The
Bay
Wainwright
Tom Terrill
San Francisco
Golden City
Fitzhugh, Brown
Fitzhugh
Abrams
Dotty Ferguson
Fair Wind
Clay Street
Livermore
Scott
Doddridge Knapp
Long Wharf
Lock
Brigands use cremation urn extortion at Strasburg
A Strasburg crematorium with an urn depository saw the urn holding ashes of two Berle family members vanish. Police lack clues as the Berle family received a late phone call demanding £5,000 for the urn's restoration, per the London Globe.
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Strasburg
Berle
London Globe
House Fly Labeled Greater Threat Than Mosquito
Scientists now view the common house fly as more dangerous than the mosquito. While the mosquito spreads limited diseases, the fly's filth carries typhoid and tuberculosis germs and other refuse that contaminates butter and milk.
Just a Thought on Flowers for Graves
A reflective line notes that many would gladly plant flowers on graves without worrying who does it, implying broad willingness and shared care. The casual musing touches on communal memory and daily acts of remembrance.
National hobo reunion gala planned for September
The committee for the national hobo reunion set September 14 to 20 for events at Riverview park. An inspector will verify membership proofs. those lacking will be sent away by Iron Mountain freight. A grand parade with the hobo national band precedes a feast, with last day an excursion to Marion Illinois. Bed setups and rustic benches are being installed around the park.
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Iron Mountain
Hobo National Band
Riverview Park
Hobo Auxiliary Club
Marion
Ill
Bees Halt Clover Hay Harvest Across Illinois Fields
In central Illinois farmers report a surge of bumblebees thriving in record clover crops. A Vermilion county patch on Silas Baird farm held 100 bumblebee nests, forcing workers to retreat from the mower. Some farmers shielded faces with netting to keep bees away.
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Bloomington
Illinois
Silas Baird
Vermilion County
Decatur House Sold in Sham Bid for $15,000 Claim
Decatur hotel property sold by Sheriff McGorray for 4000 dollars, but buyer A Wait plans to pay 15000 dollars to honor creditors' claims. The bid served only to transfer title. In Danville, Charles Draper, a 30 year inmate of the Kankakee insane asylum, is reported dead leaving an estate valued at about half a million dollars with no known heirs and conservatorship previously held by Judge Kimbrough.
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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
Livermore
California
Wainwrigth
Decatur House
Decatur
Decatur Hotel
Sheriff McGorray
A. Wait
Wait
Danville
Charles Draper
State Institution For the Insane
Kankakee
Draper
BE. R. EB. Kimbrough
Calls Halt on Charivaries by Local Clergyman
LaSalle Father O'Regan denounces in sermon the custom of playing practical jokes on newly married couples as barbarous and urges parishioners to discourage such practices in the city.
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LaSalle
Father O'Regan
Chimney and Steps for Rent Case in Joliet
Claud Smullin and brothers Joseph and Frank Zubka accused of removing a chimney and porch steps after failing to collect rent. Smullin had the Zubkas arrested for trespass in Joliet.
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Joliet
Claud Smullin
Joseph
Frank Zubka
Smullin
Zubkas
Tomato Can Explosion Burns Woman in Litchfield
Mrs. August Thorwortht was badly burned when a can of tomatoes exploded, showering her with hot contents and narrowly avoiding eye damage thanks to her protective glasses.
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Litchfield
August Thorwortht
Flames Consume Dwelling House at Virden Coaling Station
Fire destroyed the dwelling house of the Chicago and Alton at the Virden coaling station two miles south. The building housed the family of Jacob Ueiceson, the station caretaker.
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Virden
Chicago & Alton
Jacob Ueiceson
Scottville Masonic Hall Dedicated
Scottville unveils a two story Masonic building at the northeast square corner. The first story houses the town bank, with the hall rising above for lodge use.
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Scottville
Masonic
Bank
Dead on top of train in Danville
Urbana report of C H Bridges a Four brakeman found dead atop a freight train on arrival at Danville from Urbana. Skull crushed and death likely instantaneous. Two theories: struck by overhead bridge or murdered by tramps. Some say bridge height makes a strike unlikely while others point to tramps boarding at Urbana.
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Urbana
C. H. Bridges
Danville
Lincoln Man Bombards Barber Shop and Is Jailed
Lincoln man John Tobin Jr allegedly drunk hurled a brick through a window of Dickinson’s barber shop, a colored proprietor. The act was accompanied by an oath toward the negroes. Tobin was fined 200 dollars and costs and jailed 40 days by Justice Rosenthal. Deneen wins in Christian, GOP committee officers named. Democrats choose Davis and Wallace as leaders.
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Lincoln
John Tobin, Jr
Dickinson
Tobin
Rosenthal
Deneen
Christian
Taylorville
Christian County Republican Committee
Yates
P. 8
Haner
L. Y. G. Grundy
G. T. Meacham
Democratic Committee
J. J. Davis
George T. Wallace
Montgomery Teachers Meet in Hillsboro Institute
The annual Montgomery teachers institute gathered in Hillsboro with speakers including Joseph Carter of Champaign Pace of Macomb Mig Keith of Joliet and Mrs Bay of Hillsboro and Mr Shee leading sessions.
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Montgomery
Hillsboro
Institute of the Teachers of Montgomery
Joseph Carter
Champas Pace
Macomb
Mig Keith
Joliet
Bay
Shee
Local Officials and Notables Featured in Regional News
In Nebo and nearby towns officials and prominent residents are listed, including President J Barry, secretary Miss Lind, treasurer C Milton, and vice-president Mrs Shoemaker. The next convention will be at Pleasant Hill. Samuel Brown, rural carrier in Lacon, and his famed horse take a month’s vacation after 46 800 miles of service. Carmi officials doubt a death on the Iron Mountain line near De Soto was accidental, ruling it murder and robbery. In Duquoin, Mrs Ransom Aibi dies insane after worry over her husband R A Youngblood’s bank conviction. Lincoln courts consider insanity for Henry Walker charged with forgery.
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Ing
Nebo
J of Barry
Miss Lind
Griggsville
C. of
Milton
Mrs. Shoemaker
R. T. Hicks
John Shi
A. A. Ross
James P. Blake
Pleasant Hill
Lacon
Samuel Brown
Marshall County
Uncle Sam
Brown
Castle Park
Mich
Jackson County
John Crow
de Soto
Crow
Duquoin
R. A. Youngblood
Coal Belt National Bank
Benton
Ransom A.bi
Illnois F
Anna
Fatal Bicycle Collision In Freeport Involving Alderman
Ten year old Harold Hettinger was struck while riding a bicycle in Freeport. Alderman George W. Brokhausen was dragged under the auto for about two hundred feet and died from his injuries.
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Freeport
Harold Hettinger
George W. Brokhausen
City Scrip Issued to Workers as Treasury Scrip Dried Up
Carmi reports city council orders paying employees with scrip due to empty treasury. Scrip will be issued to all workers and circulated through banks. The financial squeeze stems from saloon closures and revenue loss.
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Mother Borton
Barkhouse and Phillips
Borton
Pacific Street
Mr. Wilton
Hart
Mimois
Burns
Manhattan
Rom
Hous
Tramps
Big Four
Lincoln Man
Negro Barber Shop
Henry Walker
Licoln
Walls
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