Legal fight looms over gas company merger in Illinois
Illinois Attorney General Stead warns of possible dissolution of the Western United Gas & Electric merger linking Joliet Aurora and other northern cities. He argues permits vary by city, while the company values its capitalization at about 6.5 million dollars. Officials say a suit may proceed to block consolidation. The Me jas Oil & Gas venture reports a well near Medora at 418 feet with further signs of oil at 800 feet. Rev William E Toll is named archdeacon for the Episcopal diocese and will lead fundraising. A Pawnee fire damages a building and boiler room, with losses running high and 300 workers facing a lengthy rebuild.
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Stead
United Gas &Ompany
Joliet
Aurora
Illinois
Dinavod mM
Volavom
Pely
May head WRC Havana candidate for national president
Mrs Amanda M Brown of this city is a candidate for national president of the Woman's Relief Corps. She has endorsement from the Decatur encampment and Chicago convention and seeks election at Saratoga New York next September. Brown is a former state president and currently a department chancellor.
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Havana
Ananda M. Brown
Woman's Relief Corps
Amanda M. Brown
Decatur
Chicago
Saratoga
N. Y
Brown
Woman’s Relief Corps
Eddie Tate to be Indicted in Peoria Grand Jury
Peoria prosecutors plan to present Eddie Tate, known as Fucsia's burglar, to the current grand jury within ten days. State's Attorney Scheles, ex-Chief Charles Wilson, and attorney Henry Fuller approved the move and also signaled possible actions against Tate and the school board in a related safe robbery probe.
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Peoria
Eddie” Tate
Fucsia
Scheles
Charles Wilson
Henry Fuller
Tate
Murder and suicide shock Springfield area
In Springfield Illinois Cora Lederbrand aged 17 and her sister Carrie seven were found dead in Sugar Creek with a 232 caliber revolver wound each. It is believed Cora killed her sister then shot herself after wandering into the creek. The weapon lay on the creek bank discovered by a searcher. Lederbrand’s despondency and family history are cited.
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Springfield
Ill
Cora Lederbrand
Joseph Lederbrand
Carrie
Sugar Creek
Lederbrand
Each
Thomas Brunk
Coral Lederbrand
Whistlers Cock Fight Yarn Told By Whistler
Century Magazine recounts Whistler narrating a tale of American sailors in a English seaport cockfight. An American eagle, disguised as a cock, faces a real bird and is defeated, prompting Whistler to mime the eagle biting off a head and asking for more birds.
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Whistler
England
Century Magazine
Gladstone’s Axe Wood Returns to Montgomery Farmer
The Manchester Guardian recounts how John Jones of Montgomeryshire, a Gladstone admirer and amateur woodcarver, received wood felled by William Ewart Gladstone’s axe. Jones used the timber for walking stick handles crosses and keepsakes prized by friends.
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Gladstone
Chateau de Choronc
Lord Rendel
Montgomeryshire
John Jones Vichir
W. E. Gladstone
John Jones
Mr. Gladstone
Manchester Guardian
What Chance A Bald Headed Man Has In This World
A dialogue contrasts hope and risk as a bald headed man asks about his chances while another replies that a fighting chance exists since his adversary cannot grab him by the hair. The exchange underscores resilience amid limitation.
Life Revisited in a Hot Spell Conversation
A pessimist laments life choices while an optimist jokes about enduring a spell of hot weather again, with both characters trading quips on the chance to relive past summers.
Why He Lost Interest in Country Life
A New York lawyer, touring a New England farmhouse, endures rural misadventure. He recalls his Humane Society ties as a livestock trial unfolds: chased by a bull, kicked by a mule, bitten by a dog, and rammed through a hedge, illustrating urban manners meeting country realities.
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New York
New England
The
Humane Society
In Theory Only Estimate From Banker On City Costs
An eccentric banker who loves numbers estimates that each adult in New York City bears a car related cost of 26.4 dollars. The odd figure reflects a whimsical monetary claim rather than an official statistic.
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Hbanker
New York City
Boudoir Needle Books for Bazaar Fancy Articles
The article describes old style needle books made from perforated card silk and ribbon for bazaars. It details No 8 a four fold screen to hold needle packets, assembly steps, buttonhole loops, ribbon edging, and how to finish two-layer card leaves with flannel for needle storage.
Picture Coats in Fashion Dominate Summer Styles
The article reviews current coat trends featuring picturesque evening wraps and cape models. It notes kimono sleeves, Chinese and Japanese influence in design, short mandarin coats with blue embroidery, taffeta short coats with soutache, and hip length semi-fitting coats trimmed with filet. Natural pongee or tussor coats with self-tone embroidery also appear as chic options.
Design for Midget Frame Embroidered Flowers
The design uses linen or silk foundations with mercerized cotton or silk embroidery. Flowers appear in iris mouve satin stitches, leaves in pale green, with green corded stalks. An opening for a photograph may be centered, square round or oval, and the design can be enlarged for cabinets or cartes-de-visite.
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Cartes-De-Visite
Surplice Effects Dominate Paris Fashion Show
A Paris fashion focus highlights surplice effects with drooping sleeves and circular skirts. It notes blue shades, voile fabrics, and silk soutache braiding, plus a Delft chiffon dress with pale gray ribbons and pink rose motifs, epitomizing summer resort elegance.
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Paris
Delft
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