The Tell Tale Letter In The Walters Mystery
Hoyt steals a mail box after finding a letter he wrote for Eva Walters. A bundle in a shrubbery contains fur cape jewelry and silver, revealing a burglary. Eva discovers the letter is hers, and Hoyt’s feelings deepen as he faces possible rejection and romantic pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva
Poe
Hoyt
Jim
Mr. Walters
Eva Walters
Duke Fuight
Marvin Prout
Bright
Seventh Infantry Regiments Pledges Model Guard Organization
Officers praise the Seventh Virginia Regiment for discipline and drills resembling regular army standards. Maj. B. P. Brady returns from Chicago on 20 days leave to recruit. Capt. Dan Morgan Smith shares army habits fading after civilian life. In Illinois Teachers Association, Letty M. Henry of Moline leads opposition to male nominees. A new rule supports female representation and passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Infantry
Border Service
National Guard
Macqark
BP. J. Brady
Chicago
Jim
Dan Morgan Smith
Moline
Ilinois Valley
Illinois Teachers’ Association
Letty M. Henry
H. B. Fisher
Streator
Miss Henry
Cigar Shortage Sparks Price Stand in Local Shop
A man with Hughes brand whiskers asks for a freely smoking cigar, but the boy at the counter explains no cigars in stock smoke for under five cents, highlighting a local shortage and price constraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
A Good Time Misunderstood Prank In Racing Car
A man plans a reckless stunt to show a friend a good time by taking him in a racing car and delivering a scare. The incident reflects how social humor can misfire and cause fear rather than fun.
Farmers and Grain Dealers' group to meet in Galesburg
Illinois Farmers and Grain Dealers association selects Galesburg as the 1917 meeting site. Officers elected include J C Saylor as president, John Miller as vice president, George Brunskill as second vice president, Harry M Wood as treasurer, Hugh Greigg and others as directors. The group endorses a national amendment for woman suffrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Decatur
Farmers’ and Grain Dealers’ Association of Illinois
J. C. Saylor
Cissne Park
John Miller
Galva
George Brunskill
Pontiac
Harry MM. Wood
Delavan
Hugh Greigg
Oneida
Werman
J. Wernsing
Harvel
Two Illinois Guardsmen Stabbed in Mexican Quarter
In San Antonio Texas Sergt T Rigden and Pvt H Knedsen of Company C Third Illinois infantry were stabbed in a knife fight in the Mexican quarter. Rigden suffered a pierced right lung and Knedsen was stabbed in the chest with arm injuries. Police suspect Mexican involvement and seek a third Illinois guardsman alleged to have carried out the stabbing.
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San Antonio
Tex
T. Rigden
H. Knedsen
Company C
Third Tiinois Infantry
Rigden
Knedsen Savas
Illinois
Somnambulist Theory In Danville Hotel Death
Investigators weigh a somnambulism theory after Charles W. Ream fell from a three story hotel window. Claude Lendley, Ream’s roommate, faces a murder charge and detectives seek acquaintances of the deceased to support the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Charles W. Ream
Claude Lendley
Arrest in Death Mystery at Wayne Hotel
Panville C. M. Pendley is under arrest and Dan Moulton is being sought after the death of CG. W. Ream of New York City. Ream was found crushed on a sidewalk and is believed to have been thrown from a third story window of the Wayne hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panville
C. M. Pendley
Dan Moulton
CG. W. Ream
New York City
Wayne “Hotel
Pendley Confesses to Pushing Advertiser to Death in Hotel
Claude Pendley admitted to the state attorney that he pushed Charles W. Ream from a third story hotel window and Ream later died in a hospital. Ream was a general agent for a New York advertising firm after a quarrel between the two men. Y M C A Building Burns at Urbana, caused by a defective fire. The railroad workers club building suffered its second blaze in ten years with an estimated loss of forty thousand dollars.
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Danville
Claude Pendley
Charles W. Ream
Ream
New York
Urbana
Rescue postmaster George Brown held for federal grand jury
Savanna reports post master George Brown of Rescue was held to the federal grand jury on a charge of taking 1050 dollars from the United States postal department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
George Brown
Rescue
United States Postal Department
Haussier Dies After Stroke in Centralia
Dwight F. Haussier, 36, formerly a United States consular agent in Sonneberg Germany, died in Centralia after a stroke caused by uremic poisoning. His death is reported by local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight F. Haussier
Centralia
Dwight FF. Haussier
United States
Sonneberg
Germany
Joliet Motor Company Capital Boost Approved
Secretary of State Stevenson granted Joliet Motor Company of Joliet permission to raise capitalization from ten thousand dollars to one hundred thousand dollars. The action expands the company's capital base and underlying business scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Stevenson
Joliet Motor Company of
Joliet
Brundage Wins Recount Suit in Illinois Primary
Chicago Judge Jesse A. Baldwin sustains Edward J. Brundage's demurrer to Richard J. Barr's recount petition for Cook County votes in the September 18 Republican primary. Lawful deadline would end recount with state secretary's filing in four days, so no appeal is allowed.
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Brundage
Chicago
Jesse A. Baldwin
Edward J. Brundage
Richard J. Barr
Cook County
Baldwin
Girl Jumps to Safety as Fire Destroys Essex Buildings
Miss Helen Macaumher aged fifteen leapt from a second story window as fire raged through John Bakers building and nearby business houses causing losses over 50000 dollars. Miss Anna Baker was rescued by William Dyer after exposure to smoke.
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Essex
Helen Macaumher
John Baker
Anna Baker
William Dyer
Divorcees Remarry Reunite in Secret Rockford Ceremony
Allen Smith Pennington and Lavinia Pennington previously divorced, married by County Judge Recknew in Rockford to avoid publicity. The couple, now living in Chicago, renewed their vows after years apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Allen Smith Pennington
Lavinia Pennington
Chicago
Recknew
Yawn Dislocates Jaw in Belvidere Woman
Mrs. Qomeda Crandall, while drowsy, yawned and dislocated her jaw. She was taken to a hospital where an anesthetic was given and the jaw restored to its proper position.
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Qomeda Crandall
Mississippi River crossing on dry land tale from Lew
Lew relates that at Kaskas kia island in the Mississippi River the water is so low pedestrians cross from Missouri mainland to the island which is part of Dlingis on dry land.
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Mississippi
Lew
Bellevile
William Nebgen
Kaskaskia
Missisippi River
Missouri
Dlingis
Broomcorn Prices Hover Amid District Sales
Dealers comb the district for remaining broomcorn crops and report many sales around 260 dollars. Some transactions also occur at two hundred dollars, while a few crooked trades match that price in the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arevla
Presbyterians to Plan New Church at Carthage
The Presbyterian congregation, whose church was burned, will meet in the high school building to decide on plans for erecting a new church. In Christopher, the three year old son of Mr and Mrs Dock Hamilton burned to death while playing near a pile of burning leaves.
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Carthage
Christopher
Dock Hamilton
Chhristopher
Echoes of Titanic Disaster and Ice Patrol Trials
A review outlines post disaster measures from 1912 including an international conference in London establishing a north Atlantic ice patrol. It notes US led patrols by Birmingham Chester Seneca and Miami, later Liverpool, in season routes from St Johns to Halifax, debunks iceberg temperature signals and echoes myths about berg detection, stressing slow navigation in thick weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oner
Tugaic
Europe
Ant Aimeredos
P. I. Medjrath
American Review of Reviews
London
North Atlantic
United States
Britain
Germany
France
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Italy
Holland
Norway
Russian
Sweden
Birmingham
Chester
Seneca
Miami
St. Johns
Walifax
Nova Scotia
Americans Prefer Noise Over Silence In Pianos And Talking Machines
The Philadelphia Ledger notes Americans dislike quiet, citing daily production of about 1,000 pianos and 1,800 talking machines. Piano value is three and a half times that of phonographs, yet piano output has fallen while talking machine production rose by half. Two years ago Americans spent 15 million dollars on talking machines and 1 million on records, with stock in the sector high and dividends strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Philadelphia Ledger
Party静 Rivalry Bubbles in Quiet Birthday Tale
Billy recalls his birthday party while Louis feels left out and envious after missing the invite. The friend challenges Billy about the prior celebration and implies doubt about Billy’s health the next day.
Strangers in the City and Streetcar Travel
A dialogue notes how visitors easily ride street cars in the city. Festus Pester questions if outsiders come solely to ride and claims transit runs frequently.
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Festus
Goon Reason Sparks Tense Day Between Air Stubbins and Maria
The quarrel begins when Air Stubbins lectures Maria on driving a nail with a flat iron and she refuses to speak to him for the rest of the day, as noted in Puck.
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Maria
Air
Stubbins
Puck
Freezing Fish in Ice Bath Patented in Denmark
A Danish patent describes preserving fish by immersion in a cold liquid rather than air freezing. The method claims to keep flesh less dried or damaged by ice crystals, yielding a higher quality product.
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Denmark
Wings for Skaters Patent Aims Wind Assisted Movement
A recent patent describes attaching wings to skaters arms and legs to harness wind for propulsion. The design envisions improved speed and lift, enabling skating performances and potential new modes of movement.
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George Elmer Cobb
Illinois Guardsmen
Bracy
Ilinois
Ottawa
Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria
Marseilles
George Stanks
Victorman
la Salle
Archie Marshall
William M. Smith
Sheridan Read
Knute Anderson
Selmar
Pharton
Cecelia Schroeder
Jene Johnson
A. K. Winam
Feo Thomason
Bloomington
Leo Baker
Morris
William Churchil
Leo Morgan
Washington Park
J. K. Peck
Cerro Gordo
Peck
Sangamon
Decatm
Billy
Louis
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