Girl Gabrielle's singing reaches heaven and ends in tragedy
In a quiet English town a gifted Italian mother’s daughter Gabrielle captivates Herr Professor, a great master who mentors her. She weakens and dies before learning whether her dream to sing will reach the world, but the final song rest on the stars as her rest.
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Maitcen
Leibchen
Gabrielle
Italy
Gabrielle Steed
Karl Hansel
Werr
Herr Professor
Lamkin
Leipsic
Film Flam in Photography Development Practices
A discussion in Amateur Photographer argues that mass development of exposed films and plates by mechanical means is the future. It contrasts this with the ideal of meticulous, manual development and notes commercial trends toward motorized batch processing and dilute-developer tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillon
Vermont Editor Henry Hurlburt Linked to Korean Review
Vermont native Henry Hurlburt, editor of the Korean Review published in Seoul, once resided in Bennington and studied at its high school, linking a Bennington background to his current role in the English language paper printed in Moorea.
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Vermont
Henry Hurlburt
Seoul
Moorea
Bennington
Women in Professions Highlight Education and Communications
The article notes 34 579 women teach music and 10 000 teach art and artists in the United States. Altogether about a quarter of a million women are teachers. It also cites 11 000 women working as telegraph operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Milwaukee Heiress Plans Missionary Life in Korea
Miss Callie Babcock daughter of Hi Babcock a leading paper mill owner in Wisconsin has decided to give up wealth to work among Koreans. Her move followed exposure to Korean reformers in Chicago and a desire to aid medical mission work among the hermit nation. Her family including Kimberly Clark ties have long funded industry in the northwest.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Callie Babcock
Babcock
Wisconsin
Far East
Hermit Kingdom
Chicago
Miss Babcock
Kimberly Clark Company
Northwest
Not Racket Enough: Champagne Pop Divides Patrons
The brief item notes diners unhappy with a quiet cork pop while ordering champagne. Some patrons demand a louder display, joking that a waiter should also fire a pistol.
An Augmented Vocabulary Teases a New Word Molly Caddie
A small boy explains to another that a molly caddie is a new word meant to spark a fight. The exchange shows playful linguistic invention in a schoolyard context.
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Jimmie
Perhaps in time Koreans may repay Japan similarly
A brief, reflective line comparing potential future Korean gratitude to Japan with the known gratitude of Chu bans and Filipinos toward the United States. The text hints at historical attitudes without detailing events or dates.
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Japan
United States
Suicide Attempt In Eureka By Mrs Pauline Major
Mrs Pauline Major of Peoria attempted to shoot herself in the breast at Eureka amid a troubled marriage. The couple, once eloping against her in laws, faced parental opposition as Ray Major, a traveling salesman, spent time away, and fears of separation contributed to her despondency.
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Peoria
Pauline Major
Eureka
Joseph Major
Ray
Notorious pickpocket Bertha escapes Bartonville asylum
Bartonville inmate Bertha Lubbucks known as Painting Bertha escaped from her ward after sliding from a second story window using a rope of bed sheets. She was recaptured in a basement about thirty minutes later. She had recently sought release from Gov. Dencen.
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Bartonville
Bertha Lubbucks
Bertha
America
Bartonville Asylum
Dencen
Liquor Dealers Seek Sunday Quiet in Petersburg
Menard County Liquor Dealers' association appeals to Petersburg mayor and city council urging strict compliance with the dramshop law and an end to open Sunday sale of liquor. The group pledges members to observe the law and seeks council steps to enforce the ban, a likely first of its kind.
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Bloomington
Petersburg
Menard County Liquor Dealers’ Association
Illinois
Tax Assessment Confirmed in Will County Sanitary District
Will county board of review confirmed a 2.5 million dollar assessment on the sanitary district property. Trustees vow to appeal to the supreme court with backing from the Commercial club and city officials. A strong committee will travel to Springfield for the October water ways session.
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Joliet
Board of Review
Will County
Sanitary District
Supreme Court
Commercial Club
Springfield
Fortune Found in Old Safe at Monmouth Cottage
An old safe in the cottage of John Shepherd in Monmouth revealed securities and money totaling $100,000 after his death. The house, described as a miniature arsenal, belonged to the 70 year old bachelor former blacksmith. His estate is left to his niece Margaret Shepherd Popal of Dunfermline Scotland.
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Monmouth
John Shepherd
Little York
Margaret Shepherd Popal
Dunfermline
Scotland
Real estate dealer found dead beside tracks near Hinckley
Burlington stock train crew discovered the body of James Fennell an Elmira real estate dealer near Hinckley. The death appeared to result from a fall from a passing train and police mentioned letters and cards in his pockets identifying him.
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Aurora
James Fennell
Elmira
Hinckley
Fennell
Murder Mistake Kills Local Resident Anna
Fred Holland, a well known young resident of this city, was struck down and killed by a stranger who later admitted he intended to kill another foe. The assailant mistook Holland for his target and stated Holland was not the man he sought.
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Anna
Fred Holland
Holland
Two Boys Killed by Train in Ottawa
Thomas Dunn aged 13 and Francis Burke aged 14 were killed by a Burlington passenger train in Ottawa. The tragedy involved two local youths struck while near the tracks, prompting investigations and inquiries by authorities.
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Ottawa
Thomas Dunn
Francis Burke
Burlington
Perjury Arrest Over Ill Watched Marriage License
In DeWitt county, Andre Fred Hobson was arrested for perjury after authorities say he and Ruby A. Vert Hobson forged ages to obtain a marriage license in Onenett. The bride is reported to be 14 while the groom is 23 and his master. Mrs Hobson released on bond via her grandfather.
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Clinton
DeWitt County
Onenett
Andre Fred Hobson
Peoria School Board Demands Action Over Prisoner Conspiracy
The Peoria school board adopted resolutions urging Gov. De Neen to remove Newton C. Dougherty former Peoria superintendent and John H. Donovan Joliet penitentiary inmate. They allege both men implicated in the January Peoria school safe robbery via a paroled convict and conspired to interfere with Peoria school inspectors.
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Peoria
Comes For to Marry Stranger Bloomington
Louis L. Kramer from Yuma Arizona traveled to marry Flora Weise of Tazewell County after responding to a family letter. He sought a wife while living alone on a ranch and followed aunt Mrs Patterson’s recommendation to initiate correspondence and wed.
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Bloomington
Louis L. Kramer
Yuma
Ariz
Flora Weise
Tazewell County
Kramer
Mrs. Patterson
Arizona
Couple Weds Second Time in Mount Vernon
A. G. Hausman aged 70 and Margaret IE. A. Dundy aged 57 were married in Mount Vernon on September 6. They remarried after discovering a similar case in which a license was issued in one county and a ceremony held in another, prompting a second marriage.
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Mount Vernon
A. G. Hausman
Margaret IE. A. Dundy
Coles County
Qmna Sims
Omba Knight
Cavalry Arrives at Fort Sheridan After Long March
Two hundred twenty men of the Thirteenth cavalry reached Fort Sheridan on September 7 after marching from Fort Riley, Kansas, starting July 27. The 702 mile hike lasted six weeks, marking one of the army’s longest marches.
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Fort Sheridan
Thirteenth Cavalry
United States Army
Fort Riley
Kan
Tragic Quicksand Incident Claims Three in River
In Peoria the bodies of Keeling Wilson and William Stinger of Lacon Illinois were found upright in quicksand with water to their necks. Nearby lay Charles Melkntee also covered by water.
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Caugh
Peoria
Minors River
Keeling Wilson
William Stinger
Lacon
Charles Melkntee
Woman Forget Caught in Forgery Case
Mrs. J. H. Massion of Kankakee is under arrest in Canada on a forgery charge alleged to have been committed in this county.
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Kankakee
J. H. Massion
Canada
Million Added to Peoria Real Estate Assessment
The Peoria board of review will increase the assessment on real estate by approximately one million dollars in the original Peoria.
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Peoria
Board of Review
Jordan Church to be Dedicated in Riverton
Riverton reports the Jordan church will be dedicated on September 15. A C Byerly will oversee the ceremony as the in charge official.
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Jordan
Riverton
A, C. Byerly
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Illinois State News
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Fredom
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Donovan
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