Two Men Dead after Shootings and Arrest in Centralia and Salem
In Centralia City Marshal Thom Watson and citizen Douglas Duncan were killed when Charles Woods shot them before surrendering to authorities and being placed in Salem County Jail. The report also notes Joliet prison doctor Peter Winner’s discharge amid claims of pay-for-service affidavits from prisoners, and Governor Dunne's attendance at the Illinois Indiana football game in Champaign with Indiana’s governor and Indianapolis mayor among expected attendees.
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Salem County
Centralia
Charles Woods
Thomas Watson
Douglas Duncan
Woods
Salem
Jollet
Allen
State Civil-Service Commission
Doctor Winner
Champaign
Dunne Haa Ust
Indiana
Illinois
Ralston
Ink Avielt
Illnois
Indianapolis
Christian Brothers’ College
Ohio
Ilinois
Northwestern
Evanston
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Chicago
Wisconsin
Madison
Former chaplain dead in Windsor at seventy five
Rev. Thomas M. Griffith, a Civil War veteran and Baptist minister for nearly fifty years, died in Windsor. He served as chaplain at Chester penitentiary under Governor Tanner and was a longtime civic religious figure.
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Thomas M. Griffith
Chester
Windsor
Chester Penitentiary
Tanner
Anna Library Dedicated in Anna City
The Robert Burns Stinson Memorial Library was dedicated in the assembly room with remarks by Rev. H L McGill and Judge W N Butler and Judge M C Crawford. Mrs Harris Schulze unveiled the tablet. the library cost 35000 from 50000 earnings, given in 1904 by Captain Stinson. War may affect prison labor as 360 convicts at Joliet State Penitentiary face idleness without German rattan shipments.
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Robert Burns Stinson
H. L. McGill
Library Board
Free Public Library
W. N. Butler
Cairogava
Captain Stinton
M. C. Crawford
Jonesboro
Harris Schulze
Alden
Captain Stinson
Anpa
Joliet
Illinois State
Germany
Edmund M. Allen
New York
Allen
Freed of Murder Charge Linked to Suit in Cir cu it Court
Danville resident Dan Blugas Lithuanian jailed in April for murder of Rev Louis Patmont. body in Greveland proved not the missing preacher. he sues Rev James Bicket for 310000 claiming slander and false imprisonment.
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Danville
Tony Blugas
Westville
Louis Patmont
Greveland
James 8. Bicket
First Church of Christ
Escapes. Dr Hilary Mason on Bathing Beauties
Port land expert on eugenics criticizes Atlantic City bathers saying thousands show not one perfect specimen and noting escapes in the survival of the fittest. He declares many flaws in bodies as crowds watch the beach.
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Hilary Roberts Mason
Portland
Atlantic City
Mason
Child Learns Family Help Is Different
A young girl notices her friend's family cooks and cleans with their own grandmother doing the cooking. She confides to her mother that this arrangement felt cruel, revealing a child’s dawning awareness of caregiving norms within households.
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Lillian
Harper’s Magazine
Speed Mania Exchange Sparks Street Laughs
A brisk quip about Austria and Serbia circulates in the street as a Servian speaker is humorously told his country is out of the running. The punchline lands: the Austrian narrator never stops running, leaving the Servian speaker in a perpetual chase.
Slum Worker and the Worthy Woman Exchange Pleasantries
A Cleveland Plain Dealer blurb quotes a scene in which a woman offers sympathy to a destitute single man. The man replies he has no support and barely fends for himself, highlighting hardship and social treatment in the urban setting.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rechauffe Wit and Warming Pudding Quip
A humorous exchange: a waiter complains the pudding is cold, and a wit retorts that it has been warmed five times since morning. The brief joke relies on a recipe of repeated reheating as a comic point.
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Rechauffe
You Need a General Toals Take Crewe's The Old Standard
A fragment discusses a tonic claim, praising quinine and iron for liver, malaria, blood, and system health. It mentions percent value and a meddling parent note. A quoted line about Young Twillerby hints at boastful business pretensions and imagined wealth.
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Crewe
How To Give Quinine To Children FABRILINE
An advertisement touts FABRILINE as a palatable quinine form for children and adults unable to take standard quinine. It promises no stomach upset, no nausea, no nervousness, and no head ringing, with a claim of safe, tolerable taste. It also references a bottle product labeled Ferriliae with an “Idea” theme and an unrelated classroom joke about Rip Van Winkle.
Eskimo Sleds for Stefansson Expedition
Eskimo sleds built at Nome Alaska were used in Vilhjalmur Stefansson Arctic exploration halted by the Karluk wreck on January 16 1913. Plans supplied by Stefansson, but Eskimo natives under a mission priest guided the build. Eight snow vehicles engineered for strength and lightness with minimal lumber and reinforced joints.
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Stefansson
Vilhjalmur Sitefansson
Karluk
Nome
Alaska
Ex-Plorer
Women polo pioneers noted in American scene
The London Daily Mail lauds American women as first in polo for women, praising their pluck from hounds to horses and noting many mixed teams have played in the United States, led by women captains with men on some squads.
Proper Handicap at New York Bar
A famed comedian known for hiding highballs sits at a New York bar stirring ice while another actor drifts in. The second, greeting him as Hank, invites a drink but is shrugged off with a playful challenge. The scene captures a casual encounter among entertainers.
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New York
Hank
Charley
Saturday Evening Post
Eruption Over Child's Body in Little Falls
A Little Falls Minnesota couple recount a fever followed by a severe skin eruption. They sought relief and claim Cuticura Soap and Ointment healed their child in three weeks, with a free sample offer promoted.
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Little Falls
Minn
Wee
George Wolters
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Adv
Vacation Reflections: Returning Home Brings Joy
A wry remark frames a traveler’s return as the finest part of any trip. The exchange highlights the comfort of familiar routines and the relief of reuniting with home after a journey.
Cures. Old Sores and Remedies Won’t Cure
A vintage ad asserts that only Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil cures old sores and various ailments, promising simultaneous relief from pain and heat. It promotes price points of 25c, 50c, and 1.00, and mocks trendy fashion chatter as sheer nonsense.
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Porter
Dent F. Young
P.O. F
Temple St Sprinatia
Bromo Quinine Cold Remedy Ad Claims Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Cureso Cold in One Day claiming it stops dough and headache and works off a cold. It mentions a singular product named Bromo Quinine and references a full name Laxa Tive Bromo Quinine plus a signature by B.W. Grove and a price of 6 dollars.
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B.W. Grove
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