Illinois News Notes A potpourri of Illinois disasters and notices
Four year old Steve Galek drowned after falling into a water-filled barrel at Walier. Two miners died from monoxide gas near Danville. A former railroad worker won $40,000 for an arm loss against the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. A Havana court suit seeks 250,000 damages from the Chicago Sanitary District for Illinois river overflow losses.
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Steve Galek
Walier
Charles W. Hubbel
Rankin
New York, St. Louis & Illinois Railroad
Chicago
Havana
Chautauqua
A. C. Koch
Breese
H. G. Laubhan
Thomas A. Scully
England
Grundy
Will
Livingston
Scully
Illinois
Greater Chicago Lake Company Wins Chicago Area Water Permit
The Illinois Commerce Commission approves the Greater Chicago Lake company's plan to build a three year $35 million water project supplying Chicago Heights and 100 nearby towns via a three mile lake tunnel and a Cicero pumping station. The city and Municipal Water Company contest failed, with Chicago expected to begin operations within three years from start.
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Lake Michigan
Chicago Heights
Chicago
Greater Chicago Lake Company
Illinois Commerce Commission
Municipal Water Company
Chicago Company
John Ericson
Ericksen
Thomas J. Dolan
R. J. Nash
A. J. Forschner
Cicero
Aurora
Elgin
Lake Forest
Barrington
Joliet
Dolan
Corporation
Charlemagne Builds Western Empire Ruling France Italy and More
Great ruler and fighter Charlemagne united much of western Europe into a new empire. He controlled Francia and Italia and ruled parts of Spain and Germany. He lived from 742 to 714, a period marked by his leadership and lasting impact.
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Charlemagne
Charles the Great
Europe
France
Italy
Spain
Germany
Newgate Prison's Fate Tells of London Criminal History
The article recounts Newgate as London's chief prison near Holborn Viaduct with roots in 1218. It endured the 1666 Great Fire and the 1780 Gordon Riots before being demolished in 1902 to clear space for the Central Criminal Court.
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London
Newgate
Holborn Viaduct
Newgate Prison
Central Criminal Court
Ways of Women and Marriage Myths
A small boy quotes the Detroit News to suggest marriage risks for men. He jokes that wives may marry for money, sue for alimony, or outlive husbands to collect life insurance benefits. The remark frames a cynical view of matrimonial motives.
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Detroit News
Egyptians Avoided Wheat in Diets Due to Religion
An authority explains that ancient Egyptians did not use wheat for food because of religious prohibitions. They did recognize the grain but favored maize instead, kneading it with their feet to make a bread described as spelt.
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Pratt
Finish for Furniture Eyeshell Glass Method
To create an eyeshell glass effect for furniture, gather a clean shoe brush a saucer of light linseed oil a cheesecloth bag of fine ground pumice stone. Apply oil to the surface dust with pumice then brush along the grain long strokes. Wipe away pumice and oil residue with clean rags.
English golfers on North Foreland make joint hole in one
Two English players at the North Foreland course in London both scored a hole in one during the same round marking an unusual shared feat in a single game.
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North Foreland
London
Charcoal Formation Explained as Limited Air Burn Process
Charcoal is the carbon rich substance left from wood after heating with restricted air. The process burns off other elements while carbon remains largely unchanged.
Strait Bab-el-Mandeb Gateway to Indian Ocean
The Bab-el-Mandeb strait called the gate of tears links the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. It spans 14 miles in width and owes its perilous navigation to ancient times. A British government lighthouse is now erected on Perim Island to aid ships.
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Bab-el-Mandeb
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Perim
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Illinois News Notes
Danville
Charles Martin
Charles Martin, Jr
Louis FitzHenry
United States District Court
Springfield
Shelton Brothers
Leavenworth
Kans
Collinsville Mall
Harry Dungy
Birger
Sheltons
Anna Hertel
Velma
Taylorville
Conrad Bushman
Charles Bothner
George Brown
Antioch
Channel Lake
Bothner
Bushman
William H. O'Connor
Robert B. Crowe
Abraham Lincoln
Geneseo
Dixon ii
Lincoln
Lincoln Highway
Downstate
Dixon
Geneseo College Institute
M. Ridder
Michigan Ave
China
Laat
Malloy Coal Company
Dolton
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