Duquoin Doctor Slain in Office Shooting by Former Patient
Dr. D W Dunn, former mayor of Duquoin Illinois, was shot six times through his office door by Jease Joplin after Dunn refused medical aid for a child. Joplin, who wounded Dunn severely, was arrested by Chief Plumley as Dunn later died in St Louis.
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Dunquoin
Til
Jease Joplin
D. Winton Dunn
Duquoin
Joplin
Plumley
Pinckneyville
Dr. Dunn
St Louis
Missouri Baptist Sanitarium
Odd Fellows Building
Dr. Daggett
Addles
Innocent Verdict In Winters Mystery Case
W R Cooper, a Newcastle Indiana boarder, was absolved of a charge he aided in the disappearance of Dr William A Winters daughter Cath erine. He had been jailed for failure to bond out after arrest alongside the Winters couple but denies any knowledge of the girl’s whereabouts or involvement.
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W. R. Cooper
W. A. Winters
Newcastle
Ind
Catherine
Illinois fish hatcheries expand to flood of fry and cheap eating
The Illinois game and fish conservation commission undertakes large scale propagation of fish. 10,000,000 pike-perch eggs hatched at Havana with buffalo fry. plans to reach 50,000,000 buffalo fry annually. Spring Grove bass hatchery to produce about 3,000,000 fry for northern waters, plus a 50,000,000 pike-perch fry capacity. Rescue efforts, 650,000 fish saved near Galena, with 40,000 released at Freeport and nearby rivers.
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Illinois
State Game and Fish Conservation Commission
Old Fish Commission
Havana
Game and Fish Conservation Commission
Spring Grove
McHenry County
Mississippi
Galena
Freeport
Warren
Apple River
Elizabeth
Cofs
Iowa Fish Car Grants 60 Day Statewide Fry Distribution
The Illinois commissioners will use the Iowa state fish car for 60 days to distribute fish fry and larger fish across the state, set apart as preserves where fishing is restricted to hook and line, courtesy of Iowa.
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Iowa
Illinois
Wild Pitch Costs Life In Kansas City Dynamite Blast
A deadly accident in Kansas City occurred when a boy attempting to prove his pitching skill hurled a rock into a box of dynamite. Roy Branson was killed and three others injured as the explosion followed the rock impact. The incident underscores the dangers of handling explosive material during reckless stunts.
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Kansas City
Roy Branson
George Foster
Harold Willey
Eddie Burke
Daniel O'Neil
W. B. Wiley
Brady Street
Foster
Wiley
Burke
Ned Lee
Island
Matt Lamb
Phelan
Bishop Kinney
Brady
Jannsen
Davenport Keys to Day: Local Firms Form Two Ventures
The W. S. Holbrook Furniture Company is converting to a corporation with a $65,000 capital, led by W. S. Holbrook as president and treasurer and Julia M. Holbrook as vice president and secretary. A second Davenport group forms Wisconsin Mines & Development to explore copper in northern Wisconsin with $20,000 capital, featuring Charles S. Simpson and other local investors. The week also reports ground breaking for the Iowa Coliseum, flower day chairmen, smallpox concerns at St. Vincent's home, a veteran fireman rejoining duty, multiple obituaries, and a public notice roundup.
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Men Farm Mining Company
Wisconsin Mines & Development Company
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Charles S. Simpson
Jacob Volger
W. E. Hayward
W. B. Robertson
D. J. Ryan
P. A. Bendixen
Oswald Becker
Leon J. Zoeckler
Carl Lambach
Tillery Corps
Hagens
Parson
John Robinson
Brewster
Plymouth Colony
South
E. C. Roberts
Lucy Hagans
Chicago
Nellie E. Burmeister
Howell Street
Muscatine County
Davenport
Edward Burmeister
John Ward
Henry Adolph Saling
Charles L. Saling
Marquette Street
Emma Saling
Herbert
John
Ruth
Ernest Saling
Lena Fintel
Arthur Fintel
Glenwood
Iowa
TIZ relieves tired feet in lively 1920s ad style
Humorous Roamin foot remedy promises instant relief for aching feet with "TIZ" drawn from acids and poisons that puff up feet. Ad touts 35 cent box available at Harper House Pharmacy, claiming shoes fit better and feet stay fresh and happy after long standing or dancing.
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Harper House Pharmacy
Ady
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W. R.cooper
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Charlie
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Phia
Boy
George W. Koons
Lawton
Mich
Detchon
Otto Grotjan
Second Avenue
Rock Island
Gust Schlegel & Son
West Second Street
Post
Coliseum
West Fourth Street
Wfh
Struve & Son
John Fey
Rock Island Bridge and Iron Works
Walther- Vogler Company
Sanitary Plumbing & Heating Company
Iowa Coliseum
Thomas Sharon
West Side Settlement
T. J. Meier
Gus Eckhardt
A. K. Reading
T. J. Stebbens
Julius Hasler
Charles Steele
D. E. Stafford
Kuno Struck
D. M. Burrows
G. H. Knowles
Spencer Howe
A. C. Fedderson
Charles Smith
J. H. Rice
Bert Thompson
Sharon
Lee
John E. Baumgartner
Davenport and
Villa N
Schaefer
Pleasant Valley
St. Vincent’s
Gaines Street
Paul Germandt
Tri-City Railway Company
Central Station
Germandt
Almira Lewis Hagans
M. B. Hagans
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Tad
R. V. Pierce
Calif
Temenen Gosees Fi
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