Gore Vindicated As Jury Clears Senator In Court Verdict
In Oklahoma City Senator T P Gore is found not liable to Mrs Minnie Bond after a two minute verdict. Mrs Bond sought $5 and charged Gore with assault in a Washington hotel in 1913. The courtroom erupted in cheers as Gore and his wife embraced.
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Oklahoma City
Minnie FE. Bond
T. P. Gore
Bond
Senator Gore
Udu
Washington
Clark
Mrs. Gore
Henry Carpenter
Carpenter
Mra. Gore
Gore
Er. J. Giddings
Alaska Railroad Bill Passed by House
The Alaska railroad bill was approved by the House, 230 to 87. It appropriates $1,000,000 outright and allows the president to spend up to $35,000,000 for government railroad construction in Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Alaska
Washington
Cars Collide in Indy, Four Killed in Streetcar Crash
In Indianapolis at Virginia Avenue and South Street a streetcar collision with two heavy traction cars left four dead and five others fatally injured, with about 25 more injured as slippery rails were blamed for the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
English Avenue
Virginia Avenue
South Street
Conference Likely To End Without Coal Wage Pact
Operators and miners in the central bi tuminous coal district have talked over a wage agreement for more than ten days in Philadelphia but are expected to adjourn without a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Central Competitive Bituminous Coal District
Liner Collision in Naples Damages Two Vessels
In Naples Italy the White Star liner Celtic collided with the Fabre liner Madonna. Both ships were seriously damaged and the Madonna cannot depart for New York with emigrants. Repairs have been started while the Madonna remains docked.
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Naples
Italy
Celtic
Madonna
New York
Man with Two Stomachs Discovered in Berne Youth
Doctors using Roentgen rays report a 19 year old Berne youth with two stomachs. He has suffered stomach disorder for some time and doctors say the anomaly was revealed by X rays. The case stands as a rare medical curiosity with no details on treatment or outcome available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Switzerland
Town send Editor Edward Nicoll Towns End Frozen Near Garden City
Edward Nicoll Towns, editor of the Nassau County Republican and a prominent Long Island figure, died of freezing near his home in Garden City Long Island as his wife and son awaited his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Garden City
L. I
Edward Nicoll Townsend
Nassau County Republican
Long Island
Fraud Charged to Student in Springfield Case
Colgarth Wins ton, a 21 year old youth, posed as a student seeking funds for a Washington university course. He was arrested after collecting about 200 dollars for fake magazine subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Clark swallowed poison in courtroom trial in Kankakee
Arthur Clark took poison in the courtroom of Judge C. B. Campbell during jury instructions in the case of the state against Clark for obtaining money by false pretenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
Arthur Clark
C. B. Campbell
Clark
New Jag Maker in Chicago Fined for Drug Store Incident
Charles Woods bought 36 bouillon cubes, dissolved them in warm water, and drank the mixture. The incident led to a $10 fine plus costs for attempting to wreck the drug store where the cubes were purchased.
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Chicago
Charles Woods
Woods
Mexican Bandit Captured After Cumbre Tunnel Disaster
Mexican bandit Maximo Castillo, blamed for the Cumbre tunnel catastrophe in which ten Americans and 41 others died, was captured 38 miles south of Hachita New Mexico by American troops.
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el Paso
Tex
Maximo Castillo
Cumbre Tunnel
Hachita
N. M
Convicted of Seven Mile Lie in Real Estate Case
New York real estate man P. M. Daniel Jr. was convicted of larceny after he told buyers that city lots were a 15 minute walk from the car line, when the distance was actually eight miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
P. M. Daniel, Jr
Margaret Wilson Engaged Reported in Washington
Persistent reports in Washington claim Miss Margaret Wilson eldest daughter of the president has become betrothed to Boyd Fisher of Princeton St. Louis and New York a well known social worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Wilson
Washington
Boyd ‘Fisher
Princeton
St. Louis
New York
Berlin Professor Korn Introduces Telegraphic Photography
Berlin professor Korn, inventor of tele photography, states pictures by cable will be first transmitted by his system during the Panama exposition in San Francisco.
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Berlin
Korn
San Francisco
Frisco wreck injures many near Springfield
Sixty people hurt in a collision of Frisco passenger trains No. 8 from Joplin to St. Louis and No. 104 from Springfield to Kansas City near Nichols Junction four miles west of Springfield Missouri. Five may die. relief trains and doctors rushed injured to Frisco hospital in Springfield. Notable injuries include Joe Keets Charles Holland Paul Hall and W R Jones with serious wounds and multiple lesser injuries among Springfield residents and travelers from Chicago Indiana Lebanon and Cameron.
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Springfield
Nichols Junction
Joplin
St. Louis
Kansas City
Frisco Hospital
Joe Keets
Charles Holland
Paul Hall
W. R. Jones
Marie Cappman
V. J. Hall
Y. V. Potts
Gore Denies Attack in Bond Suit Testimony
United States Senator Thomas P. Gore testified in the Mrs. Minne E. Bond defamation suit, denying accusations of offering indignities. He related his Washington hotel meeting with Bond advocating a federal job for her husband.
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Oklahoma City
United States
Thomas P. Gore
Minne E. Bond
Washington
Roma Floated Off No Man's Land Aboard 600 Persons
The Fabre line steam ship Roma ashore with over 600 people on No Man's Land off Martha's Vineyard Massachusetts has been floated and is headed to Providence per a wireless message to the company’s agents.
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Gale
New York
Fabre Line
Roma
No Man’s Land
Martha's Vineyard
Mags
Providence
Women Fuss Pastor Quits in Springfield Church
In Springfield Missouri Rev. George L. Peters read his resignation due to church dissension between women members and his wife. The resignation is expected to be accepted by the board of elders at the Central Christian church during the evening services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
George L. Peters
Central Christian Church
Board of Elders
Long Prison Term For Theft Of Tickets And Pennies
In Fort Madison district court S. Robinson, a Black man, received an in ten years in the penitentiary for stealing seven twelve cent railway tickets and ten pennies.
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Fort Madison
Robinson
Fines Set For Motorcycle Speeding In Portland Case
Municipal Judge Stevenson informed Walter Erickson and Albert Marks that they could pay the $30 speeding fines with a plan of one dollar down and one dollar a week. The incident occurred in Portland, Oregon.
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Portland
Ore
Stevenson
Walter Erickson
Albert Marks
Snow destroys Floral Gardens largest hothouse in world
Snow weights cause the Floral Gardens hothouse in North Wales to collapse, wrecking the roof of the world’s largest facility and destroying numerous rose stalks worth many thousands of dollars among the 7 000 plants.
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North Wales
Distress on French Liner Niagara in Atlantic
Brest France efforts to contact the French Line steamer Niagara with 147 passengers aboard failed after it reported distress 135 miles off Ushant. Rescue authorities continued attempts to reach the vessel as bad weather hampered communications and search efforts.
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Brest
France
Niagara
Ushant
Return From Grave Shocks Decatur After Seven Years
From Grave. Decatur I A Mont Schultz believed dead returns to his home after seven years of living in Sharon Pennsylvania. He reappears in the local scene, prompting questions about his absence and current status from friends and family.
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Decatur
Mont Schultz
Sharon
Witness in graft probe ends life in Buffalo hotel
John J. Kennedy state treasurer under Dix Sulzer and Glynn killed himself, cutting his throat with a razor at the Markeen hotel. He faced Grand Jury questions in New York over graft inquiries and financing accusations, leaving friends to blame temporary insanity. Gov Glynn ordered a full audit of Kennedy’s books. Albany rapid inquiry found treasury sound.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John J. Kennedy
Goverors Dix
Sulzer
Glynn
Markeen
John Doe Wraft
New York
Albany
Grand Jury
Kennedy
Four Guards Found Guilty in Seeberville Mine Killing
In Houghton Michigan three Waddell Mahon guards and a deputy sheriff were found guilty of manslaughter for the death of Steve Patrich, a striking copper mine worker, on August 14 in Seeberville.
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Houghton, Mich
Waddell Mahon
Steve Patrich
Seeberville
Morse Sails to Germany for Baths Abroad
Charles W. Morse, former banker, sailed on the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria bound for Germany. His son Harry Morse said he expects to be away about a month to take the baths.
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Morse
New York
Charles W. Morse
Germany
Harry Morse
Women place dictographs to curb profanity at polls
In Chicago women workers announced they obtained dictographs to be placed in polling places next election day to purify the language used at polling stations.
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Chicago
Fight Police to Install Pastor in South Bend
Six persons were seriously injured and 100 hurt less seriously when about 200 mobbed police attempting to carry out an order by Judge Funk to place Rev. Stanislaus Gruza in charge of St. Casimiere's Polish Roman Catholic Church in South Bend Indiana.
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South Bend
Ind
Edward Swanson
W. A. Funk
Stanislaus Gruza
St. Casimiere
Mutilated Teacher Is Dead in Charleroi Case
Prof. William L. Robinson, a music teacher, died after an assault alleged to have involved Dr. Martin Griffith and Mrs. Griffin. An autopsy by four specialists found nephritis as a preexisting condition, with details released in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleroi
William L. Robinson
Martin ©. Griffith
Griffin
Postmaster in Goldfield Faces $5,000 Shortage Charge
Goldfield Nevada postmaster E R Collins has disappeared after an estimated $5,000 shortage was charged against his accounts. A federal warrant accuses him of embezzling $1,500, issued for his arrest.
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Goldfield
Nev
E. R. Collins
Annual Report Shows Growth in Springfield Building and Loan Dept
The twenty second annual report of the building and loan department shows 591 associations in the state at year end December 1 1918. Resources rose by 7 549 766 60 to reach a new total, with net earnings of 5 608 906 41. Loans to stockholders in 1918 reached 75 972 023 22, up from 68 825 451 25 in 1912. Stock matured rose to 3 008 275 26, up 658 299 96 from 1912.
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Springfield
Office of State Auditor
James J. Brady
Chicago
Teacher Sues School Head Over Teaching Certificate
Carmi Miss Omo Kinsall of Oma ha files suit against J B Boswell Gallatin county superintendent seeking restoration of her teaching certificate after it was revoked for dancing a two step in a candy store. The plaintiff asserts the dance was not disqualifying and notes teachers in Gallatin county are barred from dancing. She is an active church worker supported by many locals.
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Carmi
Omo Kinsall
Omaha
J. B. Boswell
Gallatin County
Boswell
Miss Kinsall
Harrisburg Teacher Dies After Fight. Suspect Arrested
Autopsy and coroner's inquest in Harrisburg follow the death of Prof. C. A. Blankenship principal of Lincoln school. George Flossey is arrested and charged with responsibility for the teacher's death after allegedly throwing a rock during a pupil scuffle, striking him in the heart.
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Harrisburg
C. A. Blankenship
Lincoln School
George Flossey
Professor Blankenship
Flossey
Dayton Woman Frozen to Death in Dayton Near Ottawa
Miss Antonio Burkhart aged forty five was found dead in bed at Dayton after neighbors forced entry when she had not been seen since Saturday. She suffered severe burns from a stove fire that had gone out, leaving her to die of freezing. The incident is investigated as a fatal winter accident in the Dayton area.
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Dayton
Ottawa
Antonio Burkhart
Miss Burkhart
Well known Doctor J S Watson Dies in Aurora
Dr J S Watson a 55 year old physician widely known in Illinois died suddenly at his Aurora home from heart failure. He was son in law of timber king John Stewart and had just returned from Italy with Stewart, who is 89.
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Aurora
J. S. Watson
Illinois
Doctor Watson
John Stewart
Italy
Mr. Stewart
Progressives Rally and Reorganization in Dixon
The Progressives held a district round-up and rally in Dixon with county committees meeting at city hall to reorganize for the coming campaign. A banquet at the Dixon Inn followed, then a mass meeting at the opera house where Raymond Robins, state chairman, delivered the principal address.
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Dixon
Dixon In
Opera House
Raymond Robins
Canton Police Chief Held on Threat Charges
Canton police chief J. H. Watts is jailed on charges of threatening the lives of Richard Proctor editor of the Canton Socialist and W. L. Jacobson socialist justice of the peace. He is held for hearing in a $500 bond which he furnished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Richard Proctor
Canton Socialist
W. L. Jacobson
Justice of the Peace
J. H. Watts
Facing Arrest Death in Fall at Galesburg
Thomas Cox former Brown county treasurer died in a hospital after injuries from a fall from a train as he faced forgery charges totaling 1600 dollars in Mount Sterling. A deputy sheriff had come to arrest him.
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Galesburg
Thomas Cox
Brown County
Cox
Mount Sterling
Fire Drives Four, Sick, Into the Snow at Elgin Farm
John Unddenwager, his wife and eight children, four of whom have measles, were driven from their farm home 12 miles west of Elgin by a fire. Lightly clad, they tramped a quarter mile through the snow to a neighbor's house seeking shelter.
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Elgin
John Unddenwager
Here
Chicago Attorney Disbarred for Misappropriation
The supreme court dis barred Fred Lehman a Chicago attorney who was charged with collecting money for Alvin Carlson a Princeton client and failing to turn it over to Carlson.
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Chicago
Springfield
Supreme Court
Fred Lehman
Alvin Carlson
Princeton
Carlson
Endowment Campaign Aims to Raise $500000 at Knox College
Knox College in Galesburg marks its seventy fifth anniversary as President Thomas McClelland unveils a plan to build a $500000 additional endowment. The senior class begins with a $500 pledge. A $100000 gift from the general educational board is announced, along with a note of last year’s gifts including $60000 from the late Mrs J T McKnight and $40000 from Mrs Cornelia Dudley for a chemistry chair.
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Galesburg
Knox College
Thomas McClelland
Doctor McClelland
General Educational Board
J. T. McKnight
Cornelia Dudley
Train Snow Bound Twenty Three Hours Near Greenfield
A Chicago and Alton Springfield Eldred passenger train stalled six miles west of Greenfield in six feet of snow battled a blizzard all night. Two engines and crews fought the drifts until coal ran out and the engine died. Twenty three passengers and crew were rescued by farmers after a 23 hour struggle, then reached by a relief train.
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Greenfield
Springfield-Eldred
Chicago & Alton
Here
Rural Mail Carriers Plan Duquoin Convention
Dr HK L Buerkle president of the local rural mail carriers branch says February 23 is set for a Duquoin convention to organize all rural carriers in the Twenty fifth district. One hundred delegates are expected from Alexander Franklin Williamson Monroe Randolph Jackson Union and Perry counties. Dr Buerkle formerly served as postmaster at Stuttgart Ark.
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Duquoin
HK. L. Buerkle
Twenty-fifth Congressional District
Alexander
Franklin
Williamson
Monroe
Randolph
Jackson
Union
Perry
Doctor Buerkle
Stuttgart
Ark
Virden Pastor Resigns to Lead Decatur Church
Rev J H Cozad, pastor of First Baptist Virden, tendered his resignation at a membership meeting. The resignation was accepted and takes effect March 1 as he returns to Decatur to pastor East Park Baptist Church, a charge he held before coming to Virden two years ago.
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Virden
J. H. Cozad
First Baptist Church
Mr. Cozad
Decatur
East Park Baptist Church
Boy Wins Spelling Bee In Quincy Contest
Ray Gruny of Camp Point captured first prize a gold medal and dictionary at a city and country contest with seven city schools and 22 country schools represented. Blanche Morrow of Lima took second place and Elizabeth Merrick of Quincy finished third both receiving dictionaries and silver medals. All contestants received small dictionaries.
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Quincy
Ray Gruny
Camp Point
Blanche Morrow
Lima
Elizabeth Merrick
Illinois Grain Dealers Meet in Ottawa Convention
The Farmers' Grain Dealers' association of Illinois opens its annual convention in Ottawa on Tuesday and runs for three days. Principal addresses will be delivered by Charles Brand of Washington DC Henry Wallace Des Motney Ir and M R Myers of Chicago. Nearly every Illinois county is expected to be represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Ottawa
Farmers’ Grain Dealers’ Association of Illinois
Charles Brand
Washington, D. C
Henry Wallace
Des Motney
M. R. Myers
Chicago
Illinois
Mrs James Ill. Champaign Dinner Postponed
Mrs Edmund J James wife of University of Illinois president is seriously ill and has been sent south. President James has canceled all engagements and the Champaign Urbana chamber of commerce dinner honoring his tenth anniversary as executive was indefinitely postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor James
Champaign
Edmund J. James
James
University of Illinois
Champaign-Urbana Chamber of Commerce
Reverend Faris Cleo's Death Endures Sparta Church Service
Rev D. 8 Faris, longtime pastor of the Reformed Presbyterian church of Sparta for 48 years, died at his home aged 84. Funeral services were held at the Reformed Presbyterian church conducted by Rev H G Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faris Cleo
Sparta
D. 8. Faris
Reformed Presbyterian Church of
Reformed Presbyterian Church
H.G. Foster
Joliet Church Burns Down in $15000 Loss Incident
The Willow Avenue Presbyterian Church in Joliet burned to the ground causing about $15,000 in damage. A previous fire at the church occurred seven years earlier, indicating a history of serious incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet Church
Joliet
Willow Avenue Presbyterian
Wromen
Greene County National Bank President Dies in Carrollton
David J D Pierson president of Greene County National Bank died in Carrollton at sixty six. He was the wealthiest man in Greene county. He is survived by a widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linois Bank
Carrollton
David JD. Pierson
Greene County National Bank
Greene County
Decatur Pastor Accepts Call to Assumption Church
Rev. R. T. Gagsaway, pastor of the Hast Baptist church in Decatur, has accepted a call to lead the Baptist church of Assumption, located north of Pana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Assumption
Pana
R. T. Gagsaway
Hast Baptist Church
Baptist Church of Assumption
Bishop Rallies After Operation in Quincy Hospital
Bishop M. Howard Fawcett of the Episcopal diocese underwent surgery in a Quincy hospital and rallied afterward. He received support from clergy and parishioners during recovery.
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Quincy
M. Howard Fawcett
Quincy’ Bpiscopal
Who
Waa
Quincy” Hospital
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