Witness Describes Marion Lambert Mood Before Fatal Poisoning
In Waukegan on June 17, Mrs. Pragk Lambert testified Marion Lambert was of a happy disposition until the day of her death on February 9. The testimony challenged Marion’s mood accounts from her friend Josephine Davis and described the fruitless search for a cyanide container in Helin’s woods.
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Waukegan
William Orpet
Marion Lambert
Pragk Lambert
Marion
Donnelly
James H. Wilkerson
Ralph F. Potter
Young Orpet
Wenban
Wenbon
Gee
Cady
Percy Longland
Wilkerson
Longland
Cyrus McCormick
E. O. Orpet
Orpet
Dady
Mr. Dady
Receiver Powers Granted by Court in Chicago Railroads
Federal Judge Carpenter authorized Jaroh M. Dickinson, the receiver for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad, to issue 2 1/2 million dollars in receiver's certificates to pay interest due July 3. He also allowed renewals up to six months for a 1.6 million dollar loan maturing June 26 and a 2.5 million dollar Central Trust loan due June 1. William J. Jackson, receiver for the Chicago and Eastern Wisconsin railroad, was cleared to issue 6 million dollars in receiver's certificates to replace maturing certificates.
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Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Carpenter
Jaroh M. Dickinson
Central Trust Company of New York
William J. Jacksn
Chicago and Eastern Wiineis Railroad
Jurge Carpenter Tt
The mariner's compass performs ket of important needlework.
A fragment notes a compass or needlework topic with unclear wording. It reads like a brief item from a maritime or craft column, mentioning navigation instruments and sewing tasks in a terse, possibly mis Transcribed form.
Irv Cobb Encounters His Antithetical Ego in St Louis
In St Louis on June 15 Irving Cobb, a Democratic convention reporter, bumps into William F. Sapp of the Democratic National Committee. The exchange aside, Cobb and Sapp compare personas, debating who is the other and who they would become, with playful banter about bank heists and Kansas.
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Ivy Cobb
St. Louis
Irving Cobb
Democratic Avention
Broadway
Tony Faust
Irv Cobb
Belgium
William F. Sapp
Democratic National Committee
Counfed
Kaplan
Mr. Cobb
Sapp
Mr. Sapp
Cobb
Bert Stafford
Panama
Kansas
Favorable Report on the Army Bill in House
A favorable report on the annual army appropriation bill carrying 157 123 009 was submitted to the house by Representative Hay. The measure funds regular army increases national guard federalization civilian training camps and creates an executive council for mobilization of resources. It also allows use of army transports to move commercial cargoes to insular possessions and provides a 600 annuity to Mrs Carroll mother of the late Surgeon James Carroll who died uncovering the yellow fever cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Representative Hay
Executive Council
United States
Bill Heads to House for Passage Next Week
A brief note states that the measure will be taken up in the house for passage next week. No additional context or participants are provided in the readable fragment.
Wilson Completes Draft Reply to Carranza Note
President Wilson has nearly finished his reply to Carranza as the Democratic platform ties Inter vention Last Resort to Mexican actions. The note, finalized with Secretary Lansing, signals intervention only if Carranza provokes or loses control, and aligns with vows to keep armed forces on the border until bandit raids end. Precautions include refugee ships and mobilization of the national guard while awaiting details of the San Ignacio raid.
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Washington
Wilson
Carranza
St. Louis
Mexico
Mexico Have Not Altered Mr. Wilson
Lansing
San Ignacio
United States
Cecil Spring-Rice
Suffrage Plank Wins At Party Convention After Stormy Debate
Delegates shouted for votes while Pittman urged support for women’s suffrage as Senator Walsh defended the administration plank. A thunderstorm interrupted the floor fight before the roll call confirmed the plank’s adoption as written, affirming party unity on suffrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittman
Walsh
Wilson
Senator Walsh
State soldiers on standby in readiness for call up
A report notes the AFL in readiness as state soldiers stand by for potential muster if needed. The statement emphasizes preparedness and discipline among troops and organizations amid evolving conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afl
Golden Anniversary Membership Service at Vermont Street Methodist
The Vermont Street Methodist church hosts a golden anniversary service for members with 50 or more years of membership led by Rev. N. M. Rigg. A 10 36 morning worship follows with soloist Mrs. Farmer Rusk and an old fashioned love feast. A list of 75 honored saints, including many residents and several at Soldiers' Home, is invited to attend with arranged seating and transport.
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N. M. Rigg
Vermont Street
Seeny Williams
Jersey
S. V. Richards
Isabel Hageluken
Washington
Mary Geigerich
Kentucky
Louise R. Jansen
Fersey
W. T. Beadles
Soldiers’ Home
Sarah Orr
Broadway
James Skinner
Eliza A. Ogle
Vermont
Henry Wilson
South Twenty-fourth
Amy McCrory
North Eighth
Sophia Fox
Spring
Catherine Y. Burns
North Twelfth
Anna E. Turner
North Fourth
F. A. Hotchkiss
Mary E. Smart
T. R. Moorman
North Twenty-second
A. A. Whipple
North Fifth
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Vincent Affre
North Sixth Street
New Bank Building
California
Adv
Quincy
Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating Co
Orphe. Thompson
Nort Fifth
Mise Sarah Thrush
A. A. Roten
Soldiers' Home
Rachel Pearce
South Sixteenth
F. R. Phillips
Springan Putman
W. N. Newcomb
Mary Musselman
Anna Lovely
North
Lena Howell
Osborn
T. HL. Nichols
Ideila Hewes
North Twenty-fourth
J. H. Hinton
J. F. Hughes
George W. Fifer
H. B. Dines
Nort
Lucien Cover
Emerson
NEW Deere and Sterling
Geo. Keller & Sons
Ninth
Maine
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