Illinois Brevities roundup of deaths, thefts and trials
George W. Curtiss dies after heart attack at 77. Illinois railroad property valued at $829,597,972. Joppa bank hold up nets $1,400. West City gang robs $2,000 in loot. A 4000-pound church bell stolen in Bloomington. Belleville editor Alfred E. Kern dies after major operation. Train robbery nets $10,000 in alcohol. Jury rights for women advances. court denies rehearing. Coal mine suspensions hit 800 jobless in West Frankfort and 600 in Christopher. Bank examiner Harry Funk given life term. Water illness liability outlined for utilities and officials. Virginia road bond delays hamper highway plans. Bodies of two prohibition agents found near Granite City. gun battle noted. Jacksonville uncovers major auto theft ring with Springfield suspects.
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George W. Curtiss
Dime Savings and Trust Company
Peoria
Illinois
State Tax Commission
Joppa
Florence Bunchman
West City
Bloomington
Western Avenue
Alfred E. Kern
Belleville News-Democrat
Fred J. Kern
Kern
Rock Island
Henry
State Supreme Court
Hannah Fyfe
Oak Park
Cook County Election Commission
Farmers’ Bank of
Oscar L. Carlstrom
State Health Department
Isaac D. Rawlings
State Highway Department
Supreme Court
Virginia
Edwardsville
Granite City
Omar Hockett
Fred Balke
Hockett
Jacksonville
Frank Kiloran
P. Hutson
Harry Witwer
Hutson
Springfield
Roy Drendie
Louis Starr
Harrison Washington
Charles Pisch
Favrile Glass Screen by Tiffany Studios Displayed
A notable favrile glass screen designed by Maxfield Parrish and produced by Tiffany studios is highlighted in the Curtis Publishing building lobby at Independence Square Philadelphia. The work marks the 1894 origin of favrile glass named by Louis Tiffany.
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Louis Tiffany
Curtis Publishing Company
Independence Square
Philadelphia
Maxfield Parrish
Tiffany Studios
Thunderstorm Frequency Across Poles and Java
The British meteorological office reports thunderstorms occur about once in ten years at the poles while in Java they average 228 days per year. Global annual thunderstorm total reaches about 16,000,000 events.
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British Meteorological Office
Java
Water and Obesity: Myths About Hydration
An article argues water does not fatten or affect digestion and that prohibiting water only influences eating less. It claims current beliefs about water are superstition and that people can drink water freely while dieting.
Robert Morris and the Bank of North America
In May 1781 Morris presented to Congress the plan for the Bank of North America, the first bank for general purposes in the United States. The financial operations aiding independence during the Revolutionary War were chiefly carried on by Robert Morris.
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Robert Morris
America
Morris
Congress
Bank of North America
United States
Ashes Clean Silver Polish From Cigars and Cloth
Ashes from cigar or cigarette ashes applied to a moist cloth or chamois can serve as an effective silver polish. This method uses everyday ash as a gentle cleaning compound for tarnished silver items.
Old Superstition Tied to Black Ox Folklore
A 19th century superstition links a black ox to misfortune and sorrow while a white ox relates to Jupiter. The belief holds that crossing a black ox’s path invites divine visitation and hardship, as noted in Vatchfinder Magazine.
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Pluto
Vatchfinder Magazine
Gulls and Terns Banded Across Great Lakes Region
William I. Lyon of the Inland Bird Association reports a study tracking banded gulls and terns in the Great Lakes area. He bands over 3,500 birds yearly to study lifespan mating habits and migratory patterns.
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Great Lakes
William I. Lyon
Inland Bird Association
Amber from Britain an Early Prize and Tax Collection
The note explains amber found on British shores mainly in winter after storms. Amber has long been prized and used in necklaces as mascots. Julius Caesar allegedly exacted yearly payment of amber from Britain, a historic claim cited by London Tit Bits.
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Julius Caesar
Britain
London
Pasteur's rabies prevention via dogs reduces bite mortality
Hygeia Magazine notes Pasteur's preventive rabies treatment cut bite fatalities from 16 percent to under 1 percent. It highlights dogs now receiving protective care to prevent disease.
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Pasteur
Hygeia Magazime
Genius Tom Moore The Poet Grocer’s Son
Irish poet Tom Moore rose from humble beginnings as a grocer’s son and short stature to craft a ballad that endures as a landmark in music and verse.
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Tom Moore
Seals Found Near Uruguayan Island Impress Scientists
Fur bearing seals, second only in pelt quality to Alaskan seals, inhabit waters near a small island off the Uruguay coast in South America, drawing interest from researchers studying marine mammal distribution.
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Uruguay
South America
Prosperity Through Shared Conditions and Collective Effort
A quote urging continued conditions for prosperity, arguing each person shapes and should sustain financial and other conditions. It stresses shared responsibility and collective effort as essential to personal and communal prosperity. The statement attributes the idea to a publication named Grit.
A Well Marked Trail
A Flint Journal line hints at dangers for easy marks as a road to wealth exposes risks. The piece uses a sharp metaphor about crime and deception along a path to quick gains and warns readers to beware.
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Easy Street
Flint Journal
Desperate Moss-Troopers Plunderers Across Scottish Borders
The hardy robbers and lawless soldiers hid along Scotland borders. Severe laws were enacted to curb them, but they were not eradicated until the sixteenth century.
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Scotland
Poor Way to Pray
A San Francisco Chronicle observation cautions against relying on prayer when it feels harmless if it fails. The piece notes a trend of people praying without believing it will help, suggesting a misalignment between intention and outcome.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Bait Agent Prompts Wife Insurance After Threat
A bait agent pressures a man to take a $50,000 policy for his wife, asking why not, while the victim insists he has no wife. The agent hints the man would soon have a wife after the report circulates. The exchange appears in the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
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