Man and boy die in woods after suicide pact in Chicago area
Henry Amann, 42, and Walter Knobel, 12, wandered two days through Fort Sheridan and Lake Forest, then killed themselves with a knife. Amann confessed to the fatal act as soldiers found the boy’s body. the coroner’s inquest continues with families and authorities examining motive and identity.
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Fort Sheridan
oMcorn
Amann Thrat
Frank Grif
Alek
Stark
Knobel
Walter
Mia
Mary Knobel
Muckne Avenue
Annan
Henry Rudolph
Otto Street
North Woods
Walter Knobel
Howard Martin
Chicago
Mr. Martin
Amann
Edward Martin
Hermann Fiedler
Germany
U.fl
Amant
Namoe
Miy
Mitchbox
Woale
O'Cloolk Amann
Sage
Company D
Sheridan
Lake Bluff
Lake Forest
Ida
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Salt Lake City
Lta
Big Jake
California
Hanna
Taylor
Waukegan
Btate
Ruler in Splendid Health Celebrates Bavaria Regent
Prince Luitpold, regent of Bavaria, marked his eighty seventh birthday amid Davarian nobility. Reports say the venerable regent remains in splendid physical condition, with elastic limbs and enduring stamina, despite years of public life and chase. Bavarian people reportedly forget King Ott, the interred mad ruler, and parliament debated Luitpold’s potential kingship, which he declined to accept.
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Luitpold
Bavaria
King Ott
Minich
Chance the Latin Professor Stuns Vanderbilt Class
Chancellor Kirkland of Vanderbilt, known to students as Chance, presided in chapel and during Horace. A student reading aloud uttered a line misquoting Horace as It is hard for we to endure the blows of chance, provoking a roar as the class realized the modern humor in the ancient verse.
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Kirkland
Vanderbilt University
One Big Combine Teed in Great Britain to the Loan of the People
A column by W. D. Percival laments the rise of catalogue houses and mail order networks that drain rural trade from crossroads stores. He urges country press and merchants to unite against these combined advertisers and catalogs, warning of mass closures and loss of local commerce. Also notes frog farming as a future national industry and a Balkan anecdote on a diplomat and a minister.
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W. D. Percival
Stanian
Neb
Elies
Crossrords
Arnt
Catator
Balkan States
Slidge
Sald
Dnough
Wald
No Slippers for Him in Birthday Pick
Five year old Albert and his grandmother search for a present for his mother. After many refusals he asks for opera slippers but suggests button boots instead saying mamma already has many slippers and he would not mind if they cannot be worn out from too many.
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Mary Knobel
Racine Avenue
Amann
Sud
Herman Fiedley
Otto Street
Hawthorne
Albert
Improving the Town Through Sewerage Systems
The article argues that proper sewerage drainage is vital for small towns to improve health and growth. It notes that many towns lack authority for public works, but Nebraska recently passed a law enabling villages and towns to bond for sewer projects. As towns expand, initial plans must accommodate future growth to sustain prosperity and sanitary conditions.
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Aaril
Thontax
Nebraska
Ag Atona
Hough
Buyers Beware Cream Separator Patent Case Ruling
United States circuit court in New York ruled for two cream separator patent holders against a large mail order house. The decision grants a permanent injunction and orders accounting, signaling royalties and damages on every infringing unit. Readers are urged to verify patent validity and prefer home merchants to avoid infringement risks.
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United States Circuit Court For
Southern District of New York
United States
Ohio Mississippi coal trade movement and costs
The Ohio Mississippi coal trade is described as a vast, ongoing transfer from Pittsburg to New Orleans. Coal is rafted and towed by steamboats along 2000 miles, costing less than 8 cents per ton, far cheaper than rail rates of about 4.50 dollars from Pittsburg to Memphis and 2.70 dollars to St. Louis. Millions of tons have moved this route, with boats often drifting and returning empty.
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Pittsburg
New
Nepts
Pittabura
Memphia
Ear Protection for Gunner Majesties in Naval Gunnery
The Grilled admiralty considers ear protection during heavy gun firing and approves plasticing with cotton wool. Officers may tailor the protection to their needs, with pinaticine and 50 to 80 grains of wool recommended for safety. Ships and gunnery vehicles can supply if demanded. material cost is small.
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Gunmera
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Iday
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J. J. Taylor
Edward Conrad
Lake County
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Fts
Lieut
Gritiia
Hittes Willer Wold
Kehool Street
Lake Blut
Hermann Modler
Letiara
Martin
Pal
Browelt
Consolidated Street Railway Company
Gormann and Rubenstoin
America
St. Louis
Imas
Marie E. Knobl
Walter Knoble
Manny
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