Wheatland Wins Ball Game At Annual Funfest Near Wale's Crossing
Wheatland and Aurora clubs hosted a heat affected picnic at George Smith's farm with baseball, horse races, and running events. Reiser pitched for Wheatland as Crow's Wheatland Colts beat Aurora U E 8 to 2, amid numerous kid races and crowd activities led by Aurora band.
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Wheatland
Reiser
Aurora
Good Times Club
George Smith
Walf’s Crossing
John Richardson
Otto Haag
Charles
Nina Hafenrichter
Oscar Shoger
C. Burkhart
George Davy
Grant Leucks
Joey Hartman
Jennie Hartman
Probate Court Opens July Term With Pending Estates
The Probate court July term starts Monday July 6 listing estates awaiting final disposition. Names include George Stuffler Sophia Sing John Harms Sabrina Culver Abdi l M Arnold Charles Strom Alice Jordan Joseph Seitz Andrew Patton Henry Miller Ludewig Hunte Arthur Yack Johann Handorf Alma Cooley Homer Clark Joseph Van Nér Jeanette Richmond Jerry Ma Fentie Christoph Scroop Inez Say John McClellan John Teapot Jno 8 Hanna Mitchell Christopher Behrenstedt Sarah Doig Michael Tynell Friedrich Pries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Stuffler
Sophia Sing
John Harms
Sabrina A. Culver
Ab- Dil
M. Arnold
Charles O. Strom
Alice M. Jordan
Joseph Seitz
Andrew Patton
Henry C. Miller
Ludewig Hunte
Arthur Yack
Johann Handorf
Alma Cooley
Homer R. Clark
Joseph van- Nér
Jeanette T. Richmond
Jerry Ma Fentie
Christoph Scroop
Inez C. Say
John McClellan
John Teapot
Jno. 8
Hanna Mitchell
Christopher Behrenstedt
Sarah C. Doig
Michael Tynell
Friedrich Pries
Wild Runaway Mule Team Sparks Chicago Street Panic
A frantic mule team bolted through a busy Chicago thoroughfare drawing thousands of Saturday shoppers. The uncontrolled wagon caused chaos as bystanders dodged the unruly animals. no injuries or arrests were reported.
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Chicago Street
Clark ‘Transfer Co
Denied New Trial Case Appealed in Appellate Court
Personal injury suit by Thomas J. O Callaghan against Dellwood Park Co. ended in favor of the plaintiff. Judge Dibell denied a new trial, reduced the verdict from 1600 to 1300, and entered judgment in circuit court Saturday afternoon.
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Thomas J. O'Callaghan
Dellwood Park Co
Dibell
Heat Grazed Buds Bite Many Mer
The Police department continues to kill mad dog threats daily. Fred J. Bagwell, noted ball player and saloonist, was badly bitten in the right arm by a shepherd dog owned by his brother Ignatius Bagnell, a west side grocer. Howard Atkinson, 904 Columbia street, was bitten by a dog that escaped after attacking him.
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Loonist
Ignatius Bagnell
West Side
Howard Atkinson
Columbia Street
Officials tour Chicago drainage canal project and waterway link
Public officials visiting the Sanitary District trip down the drainage canal include Congressman Burton of Ohio Secretary Cassidy and Secretary Hay of the internal waterways commission They toured the Lockport power plant and bear trap dam displays praising Chicago’s water purification work and potential to aid the Lake Michigan to Gulf of Mexico waterway plan Trustees Clark Paulin and Didmann and Consulting Engineer Randolph represented the district with Commissioner Hanberg observing
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Sanitary District
Burton
Ohio
Cassidy
House Committee
O Rivers and Harbors
Hay
Internal Waterways Commission
Chicago
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Lockport
Bear Trap Dam
Congress
Calumet Channel
Clark, Paulin
Didmann Jand
Randolph
Hanberg
Spring Picnics and Simple Lunches for a Family Outing
A nostalgic guide to planning an outdoor excursion with simple woodland meals. It suggests light, easy-to-prepare foods, minimal waste, and practical packing ideas. The piece also encourages kindness to the elderly and orphans, and praises a cheerful, pleasant demeanor.
Smallpox Cases Reported in City on Second Ave and Jasper St
Only two cases remain in the city with patients on Second Avenue and Jasper Street. Health officials note the outbreak is contained though vigilance continues. Local clinics advise vaccination for at risk residents and report ongoing contact tracing.
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City
Second Avenue
Jasper Street
Fireproof concrete limits fires to original floor study
Cement Age highlights concrete fireproof qualities and its barrier effect. Examples from the Huyler Candy factory in New York and Dayton Motor Car Co show fires confined to the originating floor in concrete buildings, while brick and timber adjacents sustain major damage. Sprinklers failed to prevent spread in at least one case.
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Huyler Candy
New York
Dayton Motor Car Co
Dayton
Ohio
Huyler
Automobiles and Summer News Headlines Spark City Park
A fragment mentions Adelbert and Adelaide in a playful exchange about love and cars, then notes new bathing suits and toboggans at Electric Park. The snippet hints at a local leisure scene with entertainment and park attractions.
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Electric Park
Young Phillips Taken to Pontiac for Indeterminate Sentence
Sheriff Edward Kittilsen of Rock Island County escorted Edward Phillips through the city to Pontiac where he will serve an indeterminate sentence after being convicted of burglary and larceny. Phillips, 19, formerly from Joliet, linked with a gang that committed between fifteen and twenty robberies, is well known locally due to his father’s steel mill employment.
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Edward Kittilsen
Rock Island County
Edward Phillips
Pontiac
Phillips
Joliet
Mrs A B Cooley Guests In Waukegan Visit
Mrs A B Cooley of Waukegan visits her mother Mrs A F Smith at the Barnes Flats. New bathing suits and toboggans are featured.
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A. B. Cooley
Waukegan
A. F. Smith
Barnes Flats
Riley’s American Voice Rates With Twain and Whitman
The piece argues Riley is exceptionally American in spirit and style, comparable to Mark Twain and Walt Whitman, and asserts his unique ability to reflect Anglo Saxon Irish American speech and identity more vividly than other poets like Poe or Lowell. It contrasts how England influenced some poets versus Riley’s distinct American foundation.
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Riley
Dickens
Sidney Lanier
Poe
Europe
New
America
England
Mark Twain
Walt Whitman
Indiana
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