Springfield’s ex mayor Charles T Baumann dies
Former Springfield mayor Charles T Baumann who served from 1915 to 1923 died after several months illness.
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Charles T. Baumann
Springfield
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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1924
Page
3
August Lierman Dies After Auto Collision Injuries
August Lierman of Champaign, seventy five, died from injuries after being struck by a car. He was injured in the accident and succumbed to his wounds, authorities reported.
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August Lierman
Champaign
Three-Pound Girl Born to Mount Carroll Couple
A three-pound girl born to Mr and Mrs Charles Shellhaus of Mount Carroll is reported as normal in every respect except size and is thriving.
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Charles Shellhaus
Mount Carroll
Flooding Rages Near Sterling Causing Local Damage
Small creeks and streams have been raging in the Sterling vicinity with high water causing extensive damage to nearby properties and roads. Residents report eroded banks and washed out paths as authorities monitor rising levels.
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Sterling
Tragedy Near Atkinson Claims Lawrence Verkruysse
Lawrence Verkruysse aged 22 drowned in flood water near Atkinson north of Kewanee after climbing onto a log in Spring Creek which overturned. He was swept away as rescuers attempted to reach him.
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Lawrence Verkruysse
Atkinson
Kewanee
Spring Creek
Illinois babies listed for ninth annual state fair event
Babies from eighty seven Illinois counties are listed for the ninth annual better babies conference to be held in Springfield from September 13 to 20.
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Illinois
Springfield
Automobile tourist parties boost Moline camp use this year
More automobile tourist parties utilized the Moline tourist camp this year than in the previous three years, according to members of the camp supervisory board.
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Moline
Livingston County oats yield at Ford Boyd farm
A record oats yield from Livingston County comes from Ford Boyd’s farm where a 14 acre tract produced an average of 101 bushels per acre.
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Livingston County
Ford Boyd
Farmer John Gar ecobarri dies in rollover near Peru
While en route to the hospital to visit his wife, farmer John Gar ecobarri from near Peru was killed when his automobile turned over on the way. Local authorities investigated the crash and notified his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Garecobarri
Peru
Reverend David F Seyster Dies at Polo at 66
Reverend David F Seyster sixty six longtime pastor of the Christian church died at Polo. He previously held pastorates at Kankakee Lynville Lanark Mount Morris and Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David F. Seyster
The
Christian Church
Polo
Kankakee
Lynville
Lanark
Mount Morris
Savanna
Danville laborer’s death from self-administered poison
Hlmer Gardner aged sixty two formerly a prosperous Battle Creek hotel man died in a workingman’s hotel from self-administered poison after eighteen months in the street department of Danville. His death is recorded as a suicide.
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Hlmer Gardner
Battle Creek
Mich
Danville
Farmers from Essex visit Urbana to study Illinois agriculture
A party of 100 Canadian farmers and their wives from Essex county Ontario known as the corn belt of Canada traveled to Urbana to study the College of Agriculture at the University of Illinois and to inspect other points of interest at the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex County
Ontario
Canada
Urbana
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Rockford Man Survives Wreck After Hitting Rut
Desperately gashedHarvey Frazer was thrown through his windshield when his car hit a rut on a country road. He staggered over a mile to the city outskirts where an ambulance was summoned. He will probably recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Frazer
Rockford
Boy Finds Father’s Revolver. Sister Wounded in Chicago Home
Four year old William Adelman found a revolver belonging to his father at 1917 Irving Park boulevard Chicago. He pointed it at his sister and it discharged the bullet entered her abdomen. Ruth remains in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Adelman
Irving Park Boulevard
Chiago
Ruth
Bandits loot Inland Trust in Chicago robbery
Seven men robbed the Inland Trust and Savings Bank at Cicero and Milwaukee avenues in Chicago. They seized cash from teller cages and fled as patrons and officials were struck by gunfire. A robber dropped 4000 dollars as the exchange began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inland Trust and Savings Bank
Cicero
Milwaukee Avenues
Chicago
Veterans Carnival Draws 700 plus From Chicago
More than 700 veterans from Chicago are expected to attend with large delegations from other cities. About 5,000 people will watch the two day athletic carnival conducted by the One Hundred Twenty ninth infantry at Hilgin on September 27 and 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
One Hundred and Twentyninth Infantry
Hilgin
Lake Bracken spillway overflows at new Burlington reservoir
Water pours over the spillway of Lake Bracken, a newly built $500,000 Burlington reservoir at Galesburg this spring. Heavy summer rains fill the lake, assuring ample water for Burlington's division for a to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Bracken
Burlington Railway
Galesburg
Burlington of Aly
Waters Rise On Spoon River Floods Reach Henry Knox Fulton
Flooding along Spoon River surges downstream from headwaters near Wethersfield in Henry County through Knox and Fulton counties. The unprecedented rise inundates bottomlands causing heavy losses to farmers and stock raisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spoon River
Wethersfield
Henry County
Knox
Fulton Counties
Harry Wander Founder of Hammond Ironworks Dies
Harry J. Wander aged sixty five, founder of the Hammond Malleable Ironworks and a leading manufacturer in Indiana's Calumet district, died at Evanston hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Wander
Hammond Malleable Ironworks
Calumet
Indiana
Evanston Hospital
Train wreck near Mahomet injures crew on No 43
An engine and three coaches derailed at Mahomet due to a 500 foot washout on Big Four passenger train No 43. The engineer and a mail clerk were injured while no passengers sustained serious harm, only minor cuts and bruises were reported.
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Mahomet
Becke of Rantoul Dies in Paxton Train Collision
Theodore Becke, a resident of Rantoul, was killed in Paxton when struck by an Illinois Central train. The accident occurred near the station as Becke was walking along the tracks, authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Becke
Rantoul
Paxton
Iliinoig Central
Principal B Frank Brown Dies After Illness
B Frank Brown aged 58 principal of Lake View High School Chicago for 12 years died following several weeks illness. Funeral and obituary details are not provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Frank Brown
Lake View High School
Chicago
Mrs Grubenbach Dies in Danville Fire From Stove Clothing
Mrs Henry Grubenbach, aged 76, was burned to death in Danville when her clothing caught fire after contact with a kerosene stove. The tragedy occurred in her home, with neighbors and authorities responding to the blaze.
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Henry Grubenbach
Danville
Venice State Bank Robbed Again by Four Men
A Venice State bank was held up for the second time in two months as four men escaped with 5851 dollars and 66 cents. Authorities sought leads and described the suspects, urging locals to report any information.
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Venice
Local Farmer Aaron Bonser Dies at 79 in Illinois
Aaron Bonser, aged 79, longtime resident of a farm near Pana, died suddenly of heart disease. He and Mrs. Bonser observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary on August 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Bonser
Pana
Mrs. Bonser
Insull suffers 30000 fire loss at Hawthorne dairy barn
Samuel Insull, a Chicago public utility magnate, faced a 30000 fire loss when a large dairy barn burned at his Hawthorne farm near Libertyville. Good cattle were saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Hawthorne
Libertyville
Boy Rescuer Drowns Saving Girl at New Bedford Riverbed
Kenneth Conley nine and three girls waded in a river bed south of Sterling. One girl drifted too far and could not return. He plunged after her, stepped into a deep hole, and drowned. The girl he saved survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Conley
New Bedford
Sterling
Waterloo Civil War veteran Louis Sorcher dies aged near ninety
Louis Sorcher a longtime Waterloo resident and one of the area’s few Civil War veterans died in Waterloo. Born in Germany he came to America as a youth and worked as a grocery clerk in St Louis before assisting farmers near Waterloo. He was nearing his ninetieth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Sorcher
Waterloo
Germany
America
St. Louis
Corner Stone Laid for Pana St Patrick Church
The cornerstone of the $200,000 St Patrick s Roman Catholic church of Pana was laid by Rev Father J P Moroney rector with fitting ceremonies. Bishop James J Griffin of Springfield will bless the cornerstone upon his return from vacation.
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Pana
J. P. Moroney
James J. Griffin
Springfield
Illinois weekly report records smallpox outbreak
The Springfield issued weekly report for August 16 lists fifteen smallpox cases in Illinois with seven from Cook county. The document also records 60 diphtheria cases, 85 scarlet fever cases, and 191 pneumonia cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Springfield
Cook County
Christopher Tops in Postal Savings Deposits in Ili nois
Christopher is the only town in Ili nois besides Chicago with a standing among towns where residents deposited over $100,000 in postal savings. For July Christopher ranked ninety third among municipalities, with residents totaling $124,525 in deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher
Ilinois
Chicago
Widow sues for damages over hunting death
The widow of Louis Matezjell sues John Suder of Standard City alleging criminal negligence and seeking 10000 dollars after Matezjell was killed when he stepped into range as Suder fired during a squirrel hunt. Suder was later exonerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Matezjell
John Suder
Standard City
Matezjell
Suder
Telegraph operator Stiles H. Pierce long-serving Rock Island man
Stiles H. Pierce of Rock Island Illinois a telegraph operator is believed to hold a record for continuous service in the profession. Born in New York in 1853 he learned telegraphy at fifteen in Tampico and has since pounded a key for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad spanning fifty five years of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiles H. Pierce
Rock Island, Ill
New York
Tampicell
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Estate of Indianapolis News owner fights will amendment
Attorneys for Delavan Smiths estate in Warrick County circuit court oppose an amendment to a suit seeking to break the will disposing of the publishers 3 million dollar estate. They argue granting the amendment would require affidavits from 150 foreign witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delavan Smith
Indianapolis News
Waukegan
Danville Woman Invents Booze Cure Police Approved
Mrs. Floyd Bartlett of Danville claims a new booze cure approved by the police chief. Officers found Bartlett tied to a cot with her husband on a sanitary restraint and a board nearby. She said she was sobering him up after he drank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Bartlett
Danville
Bartlett
Corn seed shortage warned by Illinois expert
J C Hackleman crop extension specialist at the University of Illinois warns of a possible seed corn shortage next spring, the worst since 1918. He urges farmers to gather a substantial surplus seed to be prepared for the threatened deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Corn
J. C. Hackleman
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Lincoln raises street car fares from five to ten cents
Failure to earn enough money to equal operating expenses has forced the city of Lincoln to raise fares on its municipal street car line from five to ten cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Lincoln
Three Bandits Rob Union Trust at Madison
Afternoon robbery at the Union Trust on Madison yields 3747 dollars. Cashier A V Andreoff was reading a letter from the Illinois Bankers Association noting the recent epidemic of bank robberies in the Tri Cities and urging prisoner measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Trust Company
Madison
A. V. Andreoff
Illinois Bankers’ Association
Tri-Cities
Meas As
Freshmen to Undergo Psychological Testing Across Universities
Freshmen from over a hundred colleges will take new comprehensive psychological tests developed by L L Thurstone of the University of Chicago with five cooperating universities Princeton Minnesota Dartmouth and Northwestern. Tests cover language use arithmetical reasoning artificial language comprehension proverb reading reading summaries opposites quantitative estimates common sense and grammar to gauge readiness for college work rather than mere high school records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
L. L. Thurstone
University of Chicago
Department of Psychology
American Council On Education
Thurstone
Princeton University
University of Minnesota
Dartmouth College
Northwestern University
H. Y. Moore
Stuart C. Dodd
Thelma Gwinn Thurstone
A W. Kornhauser
C. Brigham
Doctor Thurstone
Cyril Burt
University of London
Berlin's Zoo Receives Abyssinian Animals Shipment
Berlin's zoo welcomed a large Abyssinian animal shipment from the Norwegian freighter Randsfjord. The cargo included drome dairies, jackals, panthers, leopards, 80 large apes, 24 porcupines, giant turtles weighing 2500 pounds, and 80 prey animals. Unloading proved difficult as camels balked on the deck and a leopard injured a zoo helper with a foreleg slash. Each animal was inspected by a veterinary official before landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Randsfjord
Abyssinia
Berlin
Autoist Chokes Wildcat With Wire
Grand Junction Colorado miner Victor Douglas and a companion chased a wildcat that crossed the road. Douglas looped a wire around the animal and swung it until the cat was strangled against a cliff. He and his companion escaped to their car unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Junction
Colo
Victor Douglas
Here
Douglas
Best sable field said to be imperiled by oil
In Kamchatka, Russia, oil discovery threatens the peninsula’s sable hunting grounds. An expert find boosts regional oil prospects while a government decree protects the sables, constraining drilling. The central question is whether Moscow will lift the ban to permit extraction or preserve the fur trade and wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Kamchatka
Bering
Russia
P. L Poleyov
Soviet Geological Survey
Baku
Siberia
Caucasus
Sakhalien
Sinclair Company
Moscow
Professor Polevoy
Fifth Avenue
Paris
New York
Firstborn Said to Lead in Mental Deficiency
London report notes Dr Robert Hutchinson told the British Medical Association that two thirds of mentally deficient children in his practice were firstborn. Defenders of primogeniture cite monarchies while critics point to Franklin as a counter example in lineage debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Robert Hutchinson
British Medical Association
Doctor Hutchinson
Benjamin Franklin
Josiah Franklin
Want a Job Try Him Francis L Jones Champion Job Finder
Francis L Jones director of the United States Department of Labor employment service heads a team that places an average of 2,156,000 people into jobs each year. The famed job finder leads a nationwide operation aiding job seekers through a network of assistants and offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis L Jones
United States Department of Labor
Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Featured In Ad
An advertisement extols Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a premier medicine for kidneys liver and bladder ailments. It touts quick mild effects and broad patient relief, offers sample bottle for ten cents, and directs readers to purchase at drug stores with a notice to mention the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
Adversity Faces A Clever Plan Belief
A reflective note on resilience suggests that people resist hardship when they feel they hold an effective counter to the challenge. It frames adversity as something to outwit with a found method or trick, implying confidence comes from perceived control.
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