Washington Debates to impeach Justice Van Devanter
A sworn petition urging impeachment of Justice Van Devanter was filed in Washington. Other notes include a habeas corpus refusal after a forgery conviction and commissions weighing abolishing the commerce court. Units discuss labor bills and tax exemptions amid national policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice van Devanter
Supreme Court of the
Senate Appropriation Committee
Washington
Commerce Court
House
Papal audiences pause as pope rests amid weakness
A dispatch from Rome reports the pope granted no audiences for three days and remained in bed suffering from great weakness. In other news four scientists reported killed by cannibals in German New Guinea are safe on Murray island off Australia, with three others named. Frederick Penfield was received in Vienna by Emperor Francis Joseph as the new U S ambassador to Austin. Ulster provisional government talks paused by Sir Edward Carson's illness. A mutiny erupts in the Spanish Royal Guard battalion near Algeciras, one standard bearer killed and several wounded.
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Rome
P. R. Perkins
Philadelphia
A. H. Mayer
Washington
German New Guinea
Murray Island
Australia
D. H. Tennant
Bryn Mawr College
N. Hl. Wardy
Princeton
H. I. Clark
Harvard
Frederick Penfield
United States
Austin
Emperor Francis Joseph
Vienna
Michigan politician D. J. Campau injured in car crash
Personal D. J. Campau, longtime ally of William Jennings Bryan in Michigan campaigns, suffered serious injuries in an automobile accident and is hospitalized at Harper Hospital in Detroit attended by three physicians. Capt. J. R. Eggleston, the sole surviving officer of the Confederate ironclad Merrimac, has died at Sewanee Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cigar Stores Company
New York
Charles F Murphy, Jr
Temmany Hall
D. J. Campau
W. J. Bryan
Michigan
Harper Hospital
Detroit
Mich
J. R. Eggleston
Merrimac
Sewanee, Tenn
Constitutionalist retreat as 1600 federals pursue
Reports from Sabinas and Bar roteran Mexico indicate the constitutionalist army has suffered defeat and is retreating toward the border with 1600 federal troops in hot pursuit.
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Sabinas and
Barroteran
Mexico
Illinois News Briefs Highlight Elections and Appointments
E McDonald of Lincoln elected president of the Illinois State Electrical Association with Murat as vice president and Chubbuck of Peoria as secretary. Other officers include Reimers of Rock Island and Negley of Canton as vice presidents, Willoughby and King in Peoria. Deputies report 23,139 fish seined from sloughs during three days. Governor Dunne orders state workers of Jewish faith released to observe Yom Kippur. Capt Alvin Gillem wed in Bloomington before Philippines assignment. Prominent deaths include William H Rowe and David Burns.
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Quincy
E. McDonald
Lincoln
Illinois State Electrical Association
Murat
Fred Reimers
Rock Island
E. H. Negley
Canton
R. H. Abbott
Petersburg
H. O. Channon
H. E. Chubbuck
Peoria
C. A. Willoughby
C. W. King
Lewiston
Savanna
Springfield
Sherman
Dunne
Bloomington
Alvin Gillem
U. S. Cavalry
Harry Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Philippines
Gillem
United Brethren Conference
Smithfield
W. W. Overton
Chicago
Conference Church Union
Moline
Greater Moline
United Confederate Veterans’ Association
East Moline
Davenport
War Department
Jacksonville
Willliam
Rowe
Illinois
Here
Illinois Farmers’ Institute
Illinois Corn Growers’ Association
Illlinois State Alfalfa Association
Illinois AntiHorse Thief Association
David Burns
Masonic Lodge
Burns
Deerfield
L. C. Garver
Ilinois Council
The
Royal Arcanum
Samuel Pires
Council
Garver
J. C Garver
Rockford
City Hall Square
Michigan
Arizona
John Bohlander
Pekin
Tazewell County
Bohlander
Richard Newsam
James O'Malley
North
Franklin Street
William Oliverius
O'Malley
Nelson
Congress
O’malley
Illinois Happenings Roundup Delivers Widespread Local News
The dispatch reports mixed Illinois happenings from Mount Sterling to Danville. Marriages in Versailles unite sixty four year old Land Scan land and Lizzie Botkins. J A Obermeyer found guilty of selling liquor in anti saloon territory. a mad dog bites multiple in Danville. Doedsworth awarded 35 monthly under employers liability act. Howard Morahan named to state canal commission. Senator Lewis signals Pin dell for Russia ambassadorship. corn field husk anomalies noted near Rockford. October 18 set for highway superintendent exams. a miner Peter Bender killed in Minoak mine. Evangelism theme at Illinois United Brethren conference. Clarence Marshall convicted for patricide in Quincy. Danville saloon fight ends in death. Otis Riggles testifies. Grand Chain family row ends in multiple injuries. Champaign hosts reunion of Seventy Second Infantry. Paxton couple Goldens with large toast. extensive attendee list including Perdue Atwood family and ex Senator Matthew Edward.
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Mount Sterling
Richard M. Scanland
Lizzie Botkins
Versailles
Jacksonville
J. A. Obermeyer
Danville
Champaign
Thomas Doedsworth
Ray Williams
Springfield
Howard S. Morahan
Sheridan
la Salle County
Dunne
Illinois and Michigan Canal Commission
William L. Sackett
Morris
Peoria
Lewis
Illinois
Wilson
H. M. Pindell
Peoria Journal
Russia
Rockford
Illinois State Highway Commission
General Assembly
Bloomington
Peter Bender
Minoak
Illinois United Brethren Conference
Smithfield
V. W. Overton
M. B. Spayd
E. Long
Decatur
Quincy
Clarence Marshall
State
George Marshall
Marshall
State Insane Asylum
Haines
Will Fowler
Harry Fowler
Indiana
Thomas Morgan
Big Four Railroad
Fowler
Otis Riggles
Lafayette
Cairo
Joseph
John Hill
Bige Hill
Grand Chain
Joseph Hill
John
Bige
Illinois Infantry
Chicago Board of Trade
E. Q. Nye
Milwaukee
Charles E. Koch
Northwestern Dental School
Nicholas Shank
Chicago
J. B. Weeks
John Campbell
Henry Dyson
Peter Morehead
Peter Wright
Frank Mariott
Edward Havens Paxton
William Perdue
Paxton
Hortense Perdue
I. L. Atwood
Perdue Atwood
Daniel S. Perdue
Leonard
Dorothy
Monon
Ind
C. E. Whitten
Catherine
Elizabeth
Greensburg
J. T. Holtzman
William
Indianapolis
John Lowe
Matthew Edward
South Kansas
Perdue
Edward
Clergyman's Son Shames Sermons With Pebble Prank
A pastor's young son overheard friends complain his father's sermons were dull. The boy then hurled pebbles from the gallery during the next service and told his father to continue preaching because he was keeping the congregation awake.
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Atle
Cure for Scalp Dermatitis Promoted by Cuticura
A mother from St Louis recounts her daughter's severe scalp infection with white and brown scales, itching, and hair loss. After three months of ineffective treatment, use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment ended in complete cure within three weeks. The ad notes worldwide sales and offers samples via Cuticura, Boston.
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Tamm Ave
St. Louis
Walter Rogers
Postecard
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
We Are Behind in Aviation in America
The Philadelphia Telegraph argues the United States trails Europe in military aviation. It urges generous government pay and real family support to attract and retain top experts, noting troops are undermanned, under equipped, and under paid despite an American officer developing a deadly bomb dropping device for coastal defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
Philadelphia Telegraph
Sorry for the Chickens
Dorothy visits grandparents in the country notices chickens wear out feathers in a henyard. She scolds Grandpa urging action to curb the poultry piling up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Hiverybody’s
The Movement and Its Head Debate
A terse quarrel on leadership and movement structure surfaces with lines about acephaly and the need for a head. The exchange frames a question of organization and direction in a factional context.
Coffee to blame for ill health prompts Postum switch
A Virginia woman troubled by dyspepsia headaches and heart weakness blamed coffee after years of drinking it. She switched to Postum and reports improved digestion nerves and heart function. The ad cites Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan and offers two forms Regular and Instant with brewing tips. There’s a promotional tagline There’s a reason for Postum.
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Virginia
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Huerta
Daniels
Naval
Comptroller of the Treasury
Downey
Army
Department of Agriculture
Edwardsville
Ill
American Institute of Architects
N. Clifford Ricker
University of Illinois
National Organization
Pennsylvania
Felker
New Hampshire
Harry K. Thaw
Henry Clayton
Alabama
Senate
Oscar W. Underwood
Max Blanch
Triangle Waist Company
Yukon
White Horse
Dawson
Vancouver
Harriston, Miss
William Sulzer
D. W. Peck
Sulzer
Henry Morgenthau
National Democratic Committee
Morgenthau
Eutaw
Ala
Alabama Great Southern
Bibbeville Siding
William J. Gaynor
Brooklyn
Royal Baking Powder Company
Foss
Massachusetts
MacLeod
Public Service Commission
New Haven Railroad
Buenos Aires
National Baseball Commission
Giants
Provisional
Ulster
Edward Carson
Ulster Unionists
State Electricians
Association
H. &. Chubbuck
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