Drowned excursion steamer Columbia sinks near Pekin
A river excursion steamer carrying hundreds sank in fog near Wesley City south of Peoria after hitting a sand bar. Rescue teams recovered dozens of bodies with estimates of 100 to 150 dead, many from Pekin and Kingston Mines, as survivors recounted frantic scenes on the dance floor and lower decks.
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S River
Pekin
Peoria
Eck
Fram
Uing
Hurer
Gere
Wesley City
Eny T
Lancaster
Coal Company
Columbia
Kingston Mines
T. A. Collins
Camp Bradley
Chicago
Allen L. Davison
Henry Tripler
Wesley
Clary
Clyde Witcher
William Newman
Ben Murphy
Call Numbers From Continent Page List Read
A fragment lists names including Leslie W. Metcalf and Joseph Machus of Spring Valley along with Forest F. Golden Hollowayville and others. The OCR shows a roster style sequence with multiple Spring Valley residents and several town names.
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Leslie W. Metcalf
Spring Valley
Joseph Machus
Forest
F. Golden
Hollowayville
Harry C. Petty
Zinto Ballerini
Ladd
Harvey M. Hubbard
Princeton
George C. Blankenburg
LaMoille
William Howell
Arlington
John Washnevsky Jr
Spring Val
John J. Ruskusky
Burton J. Cherry
Joe Galetto
Unclear OCR fragment lists several names and places
An unreadable OCR snippet lists Kay Malden John Kirkman Spring Valley Frank Lolli Chicago David Shaw Dalzell Lawrence Sutton Malden John Canarina Spring Valley without coherent context or events. No dates, actions, or outcomes are present to summarize.
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Kay [Ee
Malden
John Kirkman
Spring Valley
Frank Lolli
Chicago
David Shaw
Dalzell
Lawrence Sutton
John Canarina
Harvey Held for Death in Ida Murray Case
Teal Harvey is held in the city jail in Springfield on a manslaughter charge after a coroner's jury linked Ida Murray's death to blows to head and body. Witnesses testified of five years of living with Murray and prior mistreatment, including a Sunday morning beating alleged by the prosecution.
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Teal Harvey
Springfield
Ida Murray
Murray
Harvey
Scott Walter
Notable Local Incidents and Community Events
Mrs Charles Hanson and two children visit relatives in Waterloo Iowa while Hattie Ladzinski is jailed after a by deputies. She was committed to Watertown Hospital in 1916 and returned on July 11 for confinement. A musical revue and lawn fete at Arlington July 18 benefits Westfield township and the Women’s State Council of Defense. Sammy Jenkins, 15, shot above the heart in Kewanee during Fourth of July celebrations, lies in St Francis hospital with guarded prognosis after a misfired 22 caliber pistol incident.
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Charles Hanson
Waterloo
Iowa
Hattie Ladzinski
DePue
Beyer
Bansch
Watertown Hospital
Watertown
F. J. Nelan
Arlington
Spaulding Hall
Women’s State Council of Defense
Westfield Township
Sammy Jenkins
A. L. Jenkins
Kewanee
St. Francis Hospital
Sammy
Widow Caroline Mason Newman Dies After Illness in Malden
Mrs. Caroline Mason Newman of Malden died Sunday evening after a brief stomach illness. Born in Streator about 52 years ago, she lived here many years and was active in the Red Cross. She leaves her husband W F Newman two sons Rollo and Clarence, and several brothers, with funeral from Malden to Granville.
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W. F. Newman
Malden
Streator
Caroline Mason
Newman
Rollo
Clarence
France
Frank Mason
Minnesota
Warren Mason
Charles Mason
Oliver Keim
DePue
Granville
Coal ration plan urged as war demands tighten supplies
The fuel administration warns coal stocks will be enough only if households cut waste and follow strict economy. A new system will ration coal, curb hoarding, and require house by house inspections to ensure fair allotments and penalize fraud while national shortages push England and France into rationing.
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Office of the Fuel Administration
Garfield
England
France
The
Bulletin
Department of Coal
Fuel Administration
Industrial shift improves mine rail car flow
The article notes workers increasing output per man and the railroad administration delivering a steadier car flow to the mines, reaching about 100 percent efficiency. It also urges consumers to find new conservation methods to absorb the resulting deficit for commercial and domestic use.
Death notices for Manlius resident and Mexican laborer
Martin Franks a 71 year old Manlius Township resident was found dead in his bed last Thursday morning after a day of gardening and a heartily eaten supper. The funeral was held Saturday at Manlius Baptist church with interment in Wyanet cemetery. Coroner Malm investigated the death of Bissule Amergunta a Mexican laborer who died in his bunk car on Thursday morning with the jury noting cerebral apoplexy as the cause.
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Martin Franks
Manlius Township
Mr. Franks
Mantius
Central
VanOrmer
Williams
Smithfield
Brown
Manlius Baptist Church
Wyanet Cemetery
Malm
Bureau
Bissule Amergunta
Amergunta
DePue
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Tes
Span- 4A
Mehl
Tom
Tazewell
Mrs. Mehl
Manlius
Aviusitin
C. A. Mason
Gramville
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