Navy and world power sea strengths in brief
A Washington Navy Department statement places the United States second in fighting tonnage among leading powers and third prospectively due to Germany’s build up. Also notes Supreme Court hearing on beef packers stay, Rockefeller response to charges, Lorimer election hearings ending in Chicago, and other varied news items across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
United States
Germany
Supreme Court of the United States
White
Washington
Chicago
United States Senate
William Lorimer
Illinois
Rassemble
Foreign Archbishops Made Cardinals in Vatican Consistory
The pope elevates Foreign Archbishops Farley O Connell and Falconio of America along with 14 other clerics to cardinal, at a Vatican consistory. Other world events include Arabic and Chinese conflicts and a deadly boiler explosion in Liverpool.
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Grover
Lincoln Center
Kan
E. G. Clark
Jay Fitzwater
Watson Scranton
Ed” Ricard
Mary Chamberlain
John Schmidt
Sherrell Clark
Tar Party
A. N. Simms
Farley
O'Connell
Falconio
America
Vatican
J. Bibby & Sons
Liverpool
Eng
Freight Train Crashes Into Peoria Street Car Injuring Many
In Peoria a southbound freight on the Rock Island and Peoria line collided with a North Adams street car. Three people died and several were seriously injured including the motorman J Berkenheimer and engineer William Knight. The car was hurled 200 feet. hogs damaged in the wreck.
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Rock Island & Peoria Road
Peoria
Rock Island
Adams Street
J. Berkenheimer
Alice Walsh
William Knight
Henry Johnstone
D. D. Black
James Sullivan
Mamie Walsh
D. E. Horn
Averyville
Berkenheimer
Canadian immigration pledge vows broader welcome for Americans
The new Canadian Interior Minister at a Winnipeg banquet declared an aggressive immigration policy. He stressed bringing desirable emigrants from England Ireland Scotland and other lands while praising American settlers and promising stronger ties with the United States under the Union Jack.
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Robert Rogers
Canada
Borden
Great
Republic
England
Ireland
Scotland
Rock Island shopmen avoid strike in Chicago talks
A committee of 8 000 Rock Island shopmen votes to avert a strike after conference in Chicago with a Rock Island general committee. The agreement prevents work stoppages amid the five craft representation dispute.
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Rock Island Railroad
International Brotherhood
Chicago
Rock Tsland
Age of an Egg Reveals Its Freshness
A short science note explains how an egg’s tilt in water changes with age. Fresh eggs lie flat, three to five days old tilt about 80 degrees, eight days about 45 degrees, three weeks about 75 degrees, and an 80 day egg rests on its tip.
Safeguards of Homes Highlighted by J G Holland
A quotation from J G Holland asserts that the homes of a nation are the bulwarks of personal and national safety and thrift, emphasizing the core role of family life in national well being. The line frames homes as foundational to savings, security, and virtue.
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Watseka
John P. Palliassard
J. G. Holland
Ht Goes Off in Fence Incident
A chaotic scene erupts as a person drags a gun along a fence causing tensions to rise. Onlookers describe the moment as almost as effective as stirring broader unrest. Police arrived to deescalate the situation and ensure public safety.
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John D. Rockefeller
Merritt Brothers
Stanley Steel
National House of Representatives
Mr. Rockefeller
Mesaba
Duluth, Missabe & Northern
Navy
Kenosha
Chicago, Rock Island , Pacific Railroad
Smuggling Trust
William J. Cummins
Carnegie Trust Company of
Sing Sing
Canadian Northern Express Company
Regina
Manitoba
Sana Berardino
Cal
Tripoli
Oasis
Nanking
China
Ming Tombs
Purple Hill
Shima Province
Ote
King George
Frederick Percival Farrar
Queen Alexandra
Bow Street
House of Commons
Montreuil- Ballay
France
Thouet Rive
Tejera
Cacerss
San Domingo
Pimentel
State Department
Archduke Franz Salvator
Cavalry Division
Vienna
Homs
Paris
Sian-Fu
Tin
n-Fu
Map
Pontiac
The
Horticultural Society of Central Illinois
Dunlap
A. M. Augustine
Normal
A. V. Schermerhorn
Ridge Farm
George Foster
Bruno Nehring
C. C. Winn
Griggsville
Mount Carmel
Wabash County
R. C. Gould
Springfield
Boys’ Brotherhood Brigade
Austin Methodist Church
Austin
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Frank §. Dickson
Herbert C. Abbott
Ilinois
Duquoin
Christian Chatman
Duncan
Mount Vernon
Chatman
Carlinville
Hillview
Greene County
Sparta
Randolph County Bible Society
T. B. Stephentors
William Watson
W A. Dunn
R. J. Easdale
Tilden
Scottsville Township
James M. Hettick
Dela Hettick-Waters
St. Louis
Edwardsville
George Coles
C. D. Johns
University of
Troy
Patrick Grannan
Belleville
Donk Coal & Coke Company
Grannan
Sui
Rockford
Harry F. Forbes
Ann Arbor
Decatur
Bessie Smith
Jay Smith
Arcade Hotel
Joliet
St. Francisville
Henry Burway
Williams Ditch
Vincennes
Collinsville
Baptist Church of
V. Colbert
Colbert
J. M Bandy
Granite City
Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railroad Company
H. M Merriam
J. P. Ramsey
Judge Bandy
Quincy
James Alexander
Palmyra
Quincy Police
Irma Brodenhouse
General Brodenhouse
Foster Gault
South
Second Avenue
Maywood
Marshal Sweeny
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
F. M. Gustin
Danville
George B. Roller
Canton
J. A. Moorer
Eureka
Norman Waltrip
Whitehall
Sam J. Baker
Olney
Samuel Watson
Champaign
J. B. Brown
Galesburg
Winnipeg
Western
Richmond, Va
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Beattie
Gertrude Gibson Patterson
Denver
Charles A. Patterson
Emil Strauss
Patterson
Kansas
Missouri
John F. Dryden
Prudential Life Insurance Company
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N. J
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Tom
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