Murder at Depue Ends in Suspect's Capture in Granville
A shooting in DePue involved Premo Lorenzo firing on Premo Pacolia and Joe Brodus. Brodus is gravely wounded with a bullet to the head and Lorenzo was arrested in Granville after a manhunt lasting for hours.
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Joe Brodus
DePue
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Premo Lorenzo
Lorenzo
Antro Pacolia
John Romanni
Howe
Brodus
Morents
Nerenzi
Bansch
Springfield
Granvilleetc
Banseh
Movents
Heal
Granville
Putnam Ty
Bureau County
Bredus
Spring Valley Hospital
Poem of War Losses From Illinois Hospitalized Families
A readers’ poem laments Illinois men sent to war across the sea. It recalls noble deaths in battle and watery graves, prayers for peace, and hopes for veterans’ return with colors bright. The piece evokes maternal grief and national solidarity in red white and blue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sistre
William Stuart
Standard
Ill
Angerman in the U S Army Amid German American Tensions
Fragment describes a discussion about a German blooded American in the U S Army and tensions over un-American attitudes. It references names such as Schurz Steublin Pretorius and Pulitzer as possible authors and hints at public opinion and press influence. The text is fragmented and lacks clear events or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisgen
U S Soldiers in France Wed French Girls Amid War Romance
News writes of American soldiers in France forming marriages with local women as the war grinds on. It notes economic differences and vivid tales of U S wealth and American freedoms influencing courtships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
France
U. S
Crybody
Probate Proceedings for Week Ended March 6 1918
County court reports multiple estates Mary Ganahl Daniel Flaherty and others with final reports inventories and orders. Guardianship actions and guardian ad litem appointed for minors. Decrees for sale of real estate and distributions approved. March 25 to March 27 hearings and notices set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary M. Ganahl
G. C. Wilson
Daniel Flaherty
Fred Pierson
Guardian
Wade L. Carpenter
Charles L. Anderson
Julia C. Mosher
John G. Gaynor
Josephine Flemming
J. T. Skinner
Adm
John A. Frey
Guardian Ad Litem
Lottie Peterson
John Pierson
Admr
Sophia A
Elizabeth Walter
Ing
Lorenz Walter
Estate matters and wards receive court approval orders
Multiple estates including Croisant Conner Dremann Lempke and Petty have orders approving appraisement bills and widow's awards. Guardianship actions involve Catharine Frey and H. R. Brown with bond, discharge of guardians, and final reports. Debts, sales, and final settlements set or approved with heirs and guardians appearing or waiving notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Dremann
Felix Hubert, Sr
Thomas F. Kane
Carl F. Lempke
Orer
H. R. Brown
Anton Schlaf
Blaz Bernard
Guardian
Elijah Ross
Charles Armellani
Henry A. Hamrick
Wearing
Magnificent Aurora Borealis Lights Up Night Sky
Supt Frank A White of Galva described Thursday night as a magnificent display of the northern lights. The sky showed a red white and pink aurora with beams converging around a star producing a domed pattern that faded by 10 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. White
Galva
Armans
New York
Saher
Mr. White
Poison Mistaken for Whiskey Triggers County Tragedy
In Morrison Whiteside county a factory superintendent George Flayton died after taking a deadly nicotine solution mistaken for whiskey. A. J. Kahler of Morrison nearly died and both men were in hospital then. The inquest ruled Flayton died by poison taken by mistake, Kahler survived after collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Flayton
Morrison
A. J. Kahler
Whiteside County
Kahler
Dykema
Flayton
Pettit
Mr. Flayton
Detroit
Will Pilot Mail Airplane
Gustav Carlson a former Granville boy has joined the government as a mail pilot. He will fly the New York to Washington route aboard the government airplane line, a plan announced to his parents Mr and Mrs J G Carlson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Carlson
Granville
New York
Washington
J. G. Carlson
Arlington Father Fitzgerald in Chicago business call
Justin Larkin and Theo Ward attended a Masonics meeting in Princeton Thursday evening, two weeks ago, while Father Fitzgerald was listed as a business caller in Chicago Wednesday.
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Father Fitzgerald
Chicago
Justin Larkin
Theo Ward
Princeton
Unremitting Industry Quote From Capper's Weekly
A brief quotation notes the ant's steady, 6,000 year labor as a parable of persistent industry, urging steady work over overstatement. The line underscores perseverance and diligence in a concise, aphoristic tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant
Spanish Pronunciation Guide and Place Names
The text explains how Gothic and Moorish groups are pronounced like moths and boors, notes mantilla stress on the second syllable, Valladolid stressed last, Cervantes pronounced Thayr-ven tace with stress on the second syllable, and that the letter C with a small cedilla before e and i sounds like th as in thay. It also covers Seville Say-veel and Burgos Boor-goce.
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Morocco
Mantilla
Valladolid
Spain
Val
Seville
Burgos
Happiness as a skill to seize joy in every moment
Anne Gilchrist reflects that true happiness comes from choosing buoyancy amid life’s storms. She asserts resilience over despair, arguing that adversity yields strength and calm rather than defeat.
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Anne Gilchrist
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United States of North America
United States
Germany
States of Liberty
New York Harbor
United States of America
Holy God of Justice
Sam
Britian
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Warsaw
Vladivostok
Ted Cross
Wilhelm
Antoinette
Billy
Marie
Bob
Petain
Ais
Illinois
Angerman
U. S. Army
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Elizabeth Croisant
Wim. Conner
Peter Dykema
Fulton
Granville Boy
Arlington
Dakota Street
Spring Valley
Goodyear Tires
Mobilosis
Ford
A. Mason
S. & H. Green
Bamrick and Hanney’s
Peoria
Lu“ Mrick & Hanney’s
Spery Hutchinson Co
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