Illinois News Briefly Told
Accidents, births, and crime color the brief item from Illinois. Hunter Albert F. Grose and farmer Frank Newkirk died after a gun misfire on Grose’s Carlyle farm. Mrs. A. M. Snyder of Mendota gave birth to twins five weeks apart, a record unlikely but celebrated by doctors. Smallpox quarantines spread across multiple counties, while Beulah Smith and daughter Lillian faced swindling charges in Rock Island. Officers named in Perry county, a gas works explosion in Galena, and coal mine suspensions in Duquoin and nearby towns also appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
Frank P. Newkirk
Albert F. Gross
Gross
Newkirk
Mendota
A. M. Snyder
J. B. Lee
Springfield
State Board of Health
West Frankfort
Benton
Augusta Township
Hancock County
Prairie Township
Rock Island
Beulah Smith
Lillian
Willam H. Ballard
Charles City
Ballard
Duquoin
Perry County
Charlton
Creed R. Smith
Pinckneyville
William Glover
Bommerschiem
Marie Haton
John D. Roe
Mary Ross
Galena
Interstate Public Service Company
Fred Fielder
Illinois
Pana
Witt
Peabody
Little Muddy
Tamaroa
Here
Willis Coal Company
St. Louis
Willisville
Sparta
Lynn Howes
Edinburg
Hamilton
Effingham
John Shea
Paul Taylor
Piper
Martin Jakle
Illinois News Nuggets Roundup Sparks Local
Illinois items report a six month gap before Rev. J P Nisbet is unanimously called in Sparta. An Aurora dealer cites orders to buy 15000 cavalry horses for the British army. Danville’s R E Thomas jailed in Detroit for alleged express shipment robbery. Springfield notes two senate contest filings. Mount Vernon marks Aunt Betsy Story’s 102nd birthday with postcards. Ottawa affirms Will County defamation verdict against Musical Courier publisher. Pana reunion surprise finds Gilbert Mills alive in Wyoming. Joliet bomb investigation targets a dynamite home device. Danville train crash endangers 150 passengers. no injuries. Springfield drug probes lead to cocaine convictions in Quincy. Joliet convicts enjoy Peggy O My Heart staged in prison. Marion reports a smallpox outbreak prompting vaccination drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
First United Presbyterian Church
J. P. Nisbet
College Springs
Aurora
United States
Illinois
Danville
R. E. Thomas
Chicago
Cairo
Detroit
Mich
Springfield
Stevenson
Thomas F. Byrne
Joseph Strauss
Mount Vernon
Betsey” Story
Brownsville
White County
Ottawa
Second Illinois District
Will County
William Geppert
New York
Musical Courier
John V. Steger
Steger & Sons Piano Company
Pana
Gibert Mills
Trowbridge
Charles Mills
Gilbert
Wyoming
Joliet
George Monte
Chicago Street
Monte
Chicago & Western
Nashville
St. Anne
John J. Conroy
State Board of Pharmacy
Quincy
Conroy
Oliver Morosco
Peg O
Illinois State Penitentiary
Edmund Allen
Wien
Allen
Mike
Peggy O’neil
Marion
Benton
West Frankfort
Franklin County
Board of Health
Must Be Pleasure in Work and the Call of Labor
A reflective exploration argues that genuine fulfillment comes from loving one’s work not as a time-killer but as a vital expression of self. It notes that efficient workers invest all energy, refuse idleness, and even in rest remain mentally tethered to their craft, like Edison or explorers who never truly leave their laboratories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Florida
New Jersey
Spouin
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
Ind
U.S
Canada
Ottawa
C. J. Broughton
Weat Adams Street
Chicago
Illinois
M. V. Macinnes
Jefferson Avenue
Detroit
Michigan
Physical Exercise Benefits Mind in English Thought
The text argues that physical exercise and hygiene influence mental faculties and social attitudes. It cites Romans and English as heirs to a tradition of healthy bodies supporting achievement. It praises Newton Darwin Spencer and Adam Smith, Bacon and Galileo for shaping science and wealth, noting their ideas spread globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Darwin
Spencer
Germany
Adam Smith
Bacon
Galileo
Snake Captured After Standoff With Police Reserves
A six foot snake, full of fight, defied a market street standoff for over an hour. Police with revolvers ropes and sticks kept clear as the serpent wriggled along Market street. A quick moving bystander finally captured the reptile after it escaped from an animal store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid Transit Company
Morrison
Market Street
Philadelphia
Lakeside Utah Lucin cut off extends solid fill
At Lakeside Utah the mountain is gradually cut away and dumped into Great Salt Lake to extend the Lucin cut off with rock and limestone fill begun in 1901. Since 1905 more than 1 125 000 cubic yards have been placed at a cost over 2 million dollars. The fill is over twenty miles long and up to 35 feet deep. Piles pickled in the lake show no decay due to preservative salt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside
Utah
Great Salt Lake
Southern Pacific Company
Lucin
Vintners Elect New Master Sweep City Path
Gentlemen in tall hats and white sashes were seen sweeping a clean path from Vintner's Hall to the old church in Upper Thames Street London to honor the Vintners' Company new master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vintner’s
Upper Thames Street
London
England
Vintners’ Company
Not Taking Her From Him Drama Dialogue
A brief exchange shows a fiancée fearing marriage will separate her from her father. He questions if the father plans to leave, prompting a gentle inquiry about separation and attachment in the household.
Castoria Ads Emphasize 30 Years In Use
Mothers urged to inspect bottles of Fletcher's Castoria ensuring safety for infants and children. The ad touts Castoria as a trusted remedy with the claim in use for over three decades. It notes that children cry for Castoria and reinforces its safety messaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Marine Eye Remedy Ad on Great Scott Vessel
An old maritime style advertisement urges use of Marine Hye Remedy for eye comfort. It features weathered dialogue about gale navigation and a sales pitch from Marine Hye Remedy Co of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Marine Hye Remedy Cor
Chicago
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Illinois News
Hunter
Albert F. Grose
Garlyle
Frank Newkirk
Barney Bertsche
Illinois Supreme Court
Bertsche
Clairvoyant Trust
DR. Pierce
R.V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Pierce
Johnson
Jeaser
PhiloHay Specialties Co
Newark
N. J
Adv
Carter
BYR Fae Atc
Absorbine, JR
W.F. Young
Temple St
Maia
Gutter Laboratory
Berkeley
Cal
U. S
Kayo
Standard Oil Company
Indiana Corporation
Chicago, Ill
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