Attorneys Begin Talks to Jurors Afternoon in Indian Grave Drainage Case
The county court case before Judge Funk in the Indian Grave Drainage district closed at 10 last night after a long day of testimony. Nine defense witnesses testified on land damage while four rebuttal witnesses were presented in the evening. Jurors will tour the land today to assess value, with arguments to follow this afternoon. Attorneys Govert Lancaster and County Attorney Inghram lead the case, drawing great local interest and anticipation for the outcome.
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Ant
Messrs. Govert
Lancaster
Inghrama
School to Open November Adds Parents Department
In a Presbyterian church meeting plans for the Community Training school were outlined. An additional department for parents will be added to last term’s four departments. An executive committee of eight from each denomination will govern next term. J M Dunlap will notify pastors and arrange meetings to name the teachers and dean. The school opens November 2 with five departments: elementary, secondary, psychology and methods, and the new parents department.
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Presbyterian Church
J.M. Dunlap
Bamed
Dene
Dunlap
Sdom
Still Confident Of Reaching Men In Coaldale Rescue
Nine miners entombed in Foster tunnel at Coaldale are hoped to be rescued alive despite continual failure to reach them. Rescue crews halted work midday as 200 experienced miners joined efforts overseen by Samuel Warriner and G H Snender, who remain confident the trapped men survive the blockage.
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Lansford Mine
Lansford
Foster
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Coaldale
Samuel D. Warriner
Philadelphia
G.H. Snender
Ardmore Gas Explosion Probed by Court of Inquiry
A court of inquiry in Ardmore Oklahoma probes Monday's gasoline explosion that killed 42. The city hall investigation by the city commission proceeds daily to determine the cause. Santa Fe general attorney S T Bledsoe seeks access to evidence. Federal Mine Bureau investigators W B McMurray and J O Lewis arrive to join the inquiry for the conservation bureau in Oklahoma.
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Ardmore
Oklai
City Commission
S. T. Bledsoe
Chicago
Santa Fe Railway System
W. B.mcmurray
J. O. Lewis
Federal Bureau of Mines
Was Conservation Bureau
Oklahoma
Jurors Questioned On Beliefs In Munday Bank Case
Prospective jurors in the C B Munday trial at Morris Illinois on a venue change from Cook county were quizzed about their political beliefs and familiarity with Munday and former U S Senator William Lorimer.
Runaway wagon injures Cone township man Hultz
George Hultz of Cone township was hurt Wednesday morning when he leaped from a wagon as a runaway team pulled a whip cracker down a long Wolf Ridge road hill. He suffered fractures to his left leg between the knee and ankle and to his left elbow. Robert Neece and J F Decker were aboard. Decker was the driver and all three jumped, Hultz the only injured.
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Camp A Journal
George Hultz
Cone Township
Wolf Ridge
Robert Neece
J. F. Decker
Hultz
Camp Pointer Mourns Death of Daniel McClain
Daniel McClain died at his Camp Point home after a long illness. The funeral will be held at Horeb Church this afternoon at 2 o clock.
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Camp Pointer
Daniel McClain
Camp Point
Horeb
Indianapolis Mayor Bell in election conspiracy trial
Testimony describes polling irregularities at the Fourth ward and threats by Chief of Police Perrott to influence turnout. Witnesses report bells ringing after polls closed and doorways blocked to Republican watchers. Deputy clerk Brittain says Patrick Glenn led a rush at Seventh precinct.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Albert Snyder
Joseph ‘—E. Bell
Samuel V. Perrott
Co-Deferdanit
Snyder
Noah Fritz
Perrott
Fritz
Fifth Ward
Frank D. Brattain
Patrick Glenn
Thedt
Brittain
Bell
Glenn
Gas experts foresee deadly chemical weapon in war
SAN FRANCISCO Sept 30 chemical experts say the United States could devise a gas far more deadly than chlorine used by Germany if war involves the nation Dr A H Elliott of Rushing N C told the closing session of the International Gas congress.
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San Francisco
United States
A. H. Elliott
Rushing
International Gas Congress
Switchmen Seek Five-Cent Hourly Wage Increase
Chicago switchmen demand a five cent an hour raise from all railroads entering the city. Grand Chief Whitney of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen says petitioning is directed by the group. After Chicago settlement, similar demands may spread to other cities.
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Chicago
Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railway
Lost Item Ad Request in The Whig
The notice requests readers to call The Whig with lost item reports once items such as a watch or parasol are discovered missing, signaling a standard local lost and found appeal for timely recovery.
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Whig
Reorganizing Rock Island System Receivers Report
In Chicago on Sept 30 special master in chancery Herbert A Lundahl urged action by receivers to secure subsidiaries and interests for the Rock Island system. The report details interlocking holdings with Rock Island New Jersey and related entities including Galveston Terminal and Trinity and Brazos Valley, noting 96 percent of stock acquired in 1902 by the holding company. Jacob M Dickinson will act as operating head following H A Mudges resignation.
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Chicago
Jacob. M. Dickinson
United States District
Carpenter
Dickinon
Chicago, Rock Island and ‘Pacific Railway Company
Konwn
Rock Island Railway Company
New Jersey
New Jersey Company
Rock Island ‘Improvement Company
Galveston Terminal Company
Trinity, and Brazos Valley Company
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
Lundahl
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Rock Island Company of New Jersey
New Jersey’ Company
Turkish Defeat in Mesopotamia Reported by Britain
London reports Britain's success against the Turks in Mesopotamia. British cavalry entered Kut El Amara, found deserted Turkish positions as 8,000 regulars and tribal forces retreated toward Baghdad. Gunboats, aeroplanes, and Indian brigade units pursued along the Tigris. Prisoners total 1,65 but more are said to be captured. trenches and mines indicate careful fortifications.
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London
J. Austin Chamberlain
India
Mesopotamia
Bagdad
Kut-El-Amara
Tigris
Nureddin Pasha
Sloan's Liniment Promoted as Emergency Doctor
An advertisement extols Sloan's Liniment as a wonderful antiseptic that kills germs and poisons, neutralizes infection, and aids natural healing by improving blood flow. It claims a single application stops infection and relieves pain, urging continual use and noting price points of 25c, 50c, and 1.00 for larger sizes.
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Sloan
Troops of Carranza Battle Near Mexico City
Photographs show General Obrego with his right arm at the elbow. Reports earlier claimed Obrego dead, but later details indicate he survived the clash near Mexico City as Carranza forces changed hands in the past months.
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Carranza
Obrego
Loss of Life Seven in New Orleans Storm
Unofficial estimates peg storm damage in New Orleans at nearly 200000 dollars with seven deaths and about 150 injured. Winds peaked 120 to 130 mph for a minute, toppled signs and windows, flooding streets as telegraph and trolley service stalled and communication with gulf towns lagged for days.
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Baton
Rouge
Cumberland Telephone ‘Company
Weather Bureau
United’ States
Criminal Courts
Lake Ponchartrain
Milneburg
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Southern Pacific
Excelsior
Indict Convict for Allen Murder in Joliet
In Joliet Illinois Campbell a Black man known as Chicken Joe was indicted for the murder of Mrs Odette Allen wife of the former warden of the penitentiary His trial follows a June prison fire after which Mrs Allen s body was found in a burned bed Circumstantial testimony from other prisoners led to Campbell who had been transferred from the penitentiary to Will County jail
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Joliet
Ill
Campbell
Odette Allen
Cook County
Allens
Allen
Will County
Auditor's Office Open as Brady Logs Final Payments
Springfield Sept. 30 The State Auditor James J Brady kept his office open until shortly before midnight to complete final payments on appropriations enacted by the Forty-eighth general assembly. Under the law appropriations must cease at midnight.
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Springfield
Ill
James J. ‘Brady
Forty-eighth General Assembly
Western Illinois Lumber Dealers Convention Closes in Peoria
The annual convention of the Western Illinois Lumber Dealers association closed in Peoria with addresses by E. E. Hooper of Chicago and W. G. McRoberts of Peoria.
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Peoria
Ill
Western Illinois Lumber’ Dealers’ Association
E. E. Hooper
Chicago
W.G. McRoberts
Morgan Firm Reports Single 30 Million Bond Subscription
New York Sept 30 Members of J P Morgan & Co. said tonight that a single subscription for more than 30 million dollars of the bond issue had been received from one of the easiest men in the United States. They declined to reveal his identity.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
United States
Stay Granted On President's Request In Utah Case
Local officials report a stay granted on the president's request related to Morrison a grocer and a minister involved in a board of pardons action. The governor insists further investigation and a district court action may follow after a hearing.
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Salt Lake ‘City
Utah
Morrison
Senis
Sonal
Board of Pardons
Fighting Continues Amid Heavy Battles in Amsterdam
Reports from Amsterdam describe ongoing heavy fighting with intense action and strategic stakes. Observers note repeated bombardments and military movements as authorities warn of extended clashes and potential civilian impact.
Man Found Dead in Cemetery Near Peoria
A business man identified as Ewalt was found dead in a local cemetery near Peoria Illinois. Coroner's inquest held the next day determined death by his own action as the body had lay decomposed for about a week.
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Peoria
Ewalt
Missi
Tonigh
Sues for Accounting in $100,000 Suit in Alpena
Alpena Mich Sept 30 A woman Covington filed a $100,000 suit yesterday in New York against Rev John W for accounting alleging money owed after she invested with him in a breach of promise claim.
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Alpena,mich
Cille
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