Local News Briefs From Illinois Docket and Deaths
Deaths include Joan Armour infant of Lake Forest from pneumonia and Mrs Chester A Gallagher of Cleveland with fatal burns. Resignations and crimes noted: Rev George L Stine leaves Danville church for Paris literary work. Edward Steph fined $250 in Danville for transporting liquor. Mayme Gale Herman linked to killing Frank Andrews in Rock Island jail. Also Illinois roads advance toward a record build season with 54 miles paved last week.
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Joan
Philip D. Armour
Lake Forest
George L. Stine
First United Brethren Church
Danville
Paris
Edward Steph
Rock Island
Mayme Gale-Herman
Frank Andrews
Andrews
Bond Set For S Glenn Young In Danville Indictment
S Glenn Young former Williamson county Klan operative appeared before U S Commissioner W W Hart in Danville to post bonds totaling 15000 on six counts in a federal indictment accusing him and six others of impersonating federal officers. The article also notes a burial, a coroner's verdict, a prison visit by a life sentence father, and various labor and education items from Illinois.
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S. Glenn Young
Williamson County
Benson
United States
W. W. Hart
Danville
Young
Tragedy at Lake Michigan Near Waverly Beach
H Coffine aged 45 of Oak Park drowned in Lake Michigan after falling from a canoe near Waverly Beach. His daughter was aboard the canoe. Porter County coroner H E B Gowland said death likely resulted from drowning. A $60,000 social center is planned by Park Methodist Church Bloomington with immediate fundraising.
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H. ©. Coffine
Oak Park
Lake Michigan
Waverly Beach
H. EB. Gowland
Porter County
Sexy
Park Methodist Church
Bloomington
Illinois and Chicago News Roundup of September Events
Illinois and Chicago area items cover travel, a convention of animal lovers in Decatur, a duck hunting accident in Des Plaines, car thefts in Oak Park, a court case in Kane county, and a judge's death in Morriston. Also noted are oldest U.S. triplets, state museum exhibits, corn seed shortages, fruit crop outlooks, and crop surveys near Paris.
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Illinois
Decatur
The
Illinois Humane Society
George A. Scott
Chicago
United States
Martha Staley
Carmi
Mary Wiley
Greybull, Wyo
Jerry W. Williams
Layington
White County
A. J. Surrat
Springfield
Surrat
Ilinois
Expatriate naturalist warns on eagle and caribou decline
Edwin A. Osborne reports from Alaska and the Northwest that the bald eagle population is shrinking under a government bounty, while caribou face potential extinction as hunting and weak enforcement threaten preservation. He urges abolition of the bounty and greater protection, citing habitat loss from forest fires and risky wildlife encounters during studies.
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New York
Edwin A. Osborne
Richmond Hill
Alaska
Northwest
Permanent Wild Life Protection Fund
William T. Hornaday
Osborne
Washington
California
Montana
Deer Seen Carrying Young in Its Mouth
Saranac Lake New York Adirondack guide Edward Spain reports deer will lift their young by the skin in their mouths when threatened. He found a doe with two fawns near Beaver River. one fawn was weak and unable to walk, while the mother swiftly carried it into a swamp with the other fawn nearby.
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
Edward Spain
Beaver River
Champion Dancer Campbell 8 Griggs Wins World Title
Flint boy Griggs Campbell aged twelve has earned over 180 medals and several cups in dancing exhibits against top dancers from Scotland Ireland and the United States. He is described as world champion in the dancing field for his age.
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Campbell
Griggs
Flint
Mich
Scotland
Ireland
United States
Preacher Biard Bears Wide Oregon Charge
Reverend William Biard holds a charge covering a third of Oregon. On a circuit through the eastern end he noted sixty-five miles without a ranch house or a barking dog. The district contains 20,000 square miles of cattle ranges under the Presbyterian synod.
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Eugene
Ore
William Biard
Oregon
Doctor Biard
Synod of the Presbyterian Church
Woman Finds Gems 3,000 Years Old
New York report profiles Mrs. Harl Morris an archeologist and explorer who with her husband recovered turquoise pendants and three skulls from a prehistoric cemetery near Canyon del Muerto New Mexico. The find illuminates 3000 year old basket maker culture and burial adornments.
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New York
Harl Morris
American Museum of Natural History
New Mexico
America
Earl
Mrs. Morris
Canyon del Muerto
Basket Maker
Morris
Paris
la Quina
France
Pyrenees
Surgeons Employ Radio Knife At Alexian Brothers Hospital
In Chicago surgeons use the radio knife, Dr. Louis B. Schmidt's invention, to cut tissue via a low power radio current. A single knife terminal touches the patient while tissue resistance heats and burns through skin fat and muscle. Two men with bladder cancer reportedly benefited.
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Alexian Brothers’ Hospital
Chicago
Louis B. Schmidt
Burglary defendants in England and Wales 1922 convictions
Of 118 burglary defendants in England and Wales in 1922, 105 were convicted.
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England and
Wales
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Helps Woman Avoid Surgery
A Chicago reader recounts severe menstrual pain requiring injections and near surgery. After trying Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound, she credits it with relief and later childbirth, recommending the product to others.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Feast on Boston Common Celebrates IL C O F Grand Event
The Boston Globe recounts a June 19 1845 grand celebration on Boston common with a lavish feast including boiled ham tongue corned beef saltpeter beef corned pork lobsters roast beef veal chicken pig apple mince and a wide array of pies cakes fruits and drinks.
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Boston Common
Boston Globe
Rabbits Cause Over 100 Million Loss To Australian Productivity
A deputation of farmers who met the federal treasurer of Australia stated that annual rabbit damage to Australian productivity exceeds 100 million pounds.
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Federal Treasurer of Australia
A Good Habit Quietly Guards Personal Life
A reserved man avoids discussing marriage or personal matters. Friends note he keeps troubles to himself and does not reveal his private affairs. The item portrays a private, reticent personality in a casual social setting.
Dr Carey’s Marshroot Prescription No 777 for kidneys
For over four decades Dr Carey promoted Marshroot Prescription No 777 to treat kidney and bladder ailments. The ad urges early action for symptoms like high colored urine and nocturnal urination, noting refund if not satisfied within a week and availability through local druggists or Carey Medical Laboratories in Elmira New York.
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Carey Medical Laboratories
Elmira
N. Y
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Chester A. Gallagher
Cleveland
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Joe Graves
Johnston City
John H. Walker
Victor A. Olander
Ilinois State Federation of Labor
Francis Glair
Blair
Knox County
Warren County
University of Ilinois
Urbana
Chica
Cynthia Becker
Myline
Walter Ingstrup
Arlington Avenue
Des Plaines
West Side Hospital
Cook County
Highland Park
Lake County
Charles Burns
Chicago & Western Illinois Railway
Debs
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Flowers
Warren J. Lincoln
Aurora
Lina
Byron Shoup
Kane County
Geneva
Frank D. Ramsay
Morriston
Ramsay
Lillian R. Davis
East St. Louis
South Dakota
United States District Court
W. R. Crook
State Museum
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois At Urbana
J. ©. Hackleman
Charles Widepan
Fairlands
Thomas Cannon
Waters
Eagle
Seattle
Wash
Mr. Osborne
Sears
Denver Glacier
Skagway
Doctor Hornaday
Lydia E. Pinkham Pieble
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Daniel G. Carey, M
Winslow
Atall Dragels
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