WIFE KILLS HUSBAND IN JEALOUSY AT MARYVILLE
Leonard Shannon a 38 year old East St. Louis Suburban street car conductor was shot four times by his wife Lucy Shannon at their home near Maryville in a jealous rage. He died next day after an inquest found Lucy Shannon responsible. No witnesses beyond relatives, Len had recently argued over infidelity and long separations from home. Lucy Shannon jailed, coroner's jury pending grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Shannon
East St. Louis & Suburban
Troy
Lucy Shannon
Maryville
Azid
Shan- Non
St. Louis
Shannon
Collinsville
Paul Shannon
Marahat Joseph Qualatto
Edwardsville
St. Mary's Hospital
East St. Louis
John
William
Dra
Siegel
Goldman
Edgemont
Len Shannon
Ashe
Cme
Dia
Len
Paul
Gregory
St. Mary's Hosptal
Marks
C. N. Streeper
Alton
Shannon Brothers
Delaplaine
Marshal Quaiatto
George C. Schoettle
R.S. Lowden
W. M. Fletcher
Ww. Zimmermann
H.C. Kronikin
Arthur Cohn
Gollinsville
James Shannon
Cressey Place
Eowardsville
Lucy McTeer
Dying Miner Pleads For Comrade In Final Farewell
A suffering miner in a coal shaft speaks to a loyal comrade, asking to be left to die where he falls. He recalls wife and two young children Nell and baby Foe, the love of home easing toil, and bids farewell before the fatal moment in the dark cavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherubs
Nell
Foe
Nellie
Papa
Ilain
Court House Items Social and Personal
Petit jurors for the January term of the Madison county circuit court are listed with names and reporting date January 25. The new circuit court docket includes numerous cases and foreclosures against multiple firms and individuals. A marriage license was refused at Belleville for Esther Miller but the couple later secured license and planned to reside in Scammon Kansas. Local social notes mention a masquerade ball, visits, and movements of residents around Edwardsville and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Fred Burk
H. J. Hedges
John Milter
George Schaffer
Wm. Gusewelle
Fred Stamper
Edw. Lewis
Henry Hextra
H. G. Riene
C. G. Eckert
A. C. Schuppert
Henry Knebel
Edwin Rogier
Wm. Schoeck
Emil Droll
Sidney Anderson
Victor Lange
Joseph Koberna
Andrew Derris
Belleville
William Price
Scammon
Kan
Esther Miller
Troy
Miss Miller
Teachers and families return home after holidays
Prof Clyde E Osborn and wife and son Kenneth of Oak Park Ill spent New Year's day with sister Mrs M F Auwarter in the city. Miss Bertha Osborn returns to Bacone University I T after holiday visits with relatives here and at Upper Alton. Prof C C Conley of McCray Dewey academy returns after a holiday vacation including the Michigan state teachers association meeting and a visit to Rockford Ill. W J Bennett comes back from El Dorado Springs Mo where he and Mrs Bennett attended the funeral of her mother and she remains there to care for her aged father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Langwinch
Kirkwood
J. R. Renfro
Verna
Edwardsville
John Dippold
Sam EB. McKittrick
Mies Mamie Morrias
San Joseph
Brunswick
Greenville Sun
Earl W. Donoho
Champaign
the University
Home Folke
Clyde E Osborn
Kenneth
Oak Park
M. F. Auwarter
Bertha Osborn
Bacone
I. T
Bacone University
Upper Alton
C. C. Conley
McCray- Dewey Academy
Michigan State Teachers’ Association
Rockford, Ill
W. J. Bennett
el Dorado Springs
Church And Society Notes In Troy Community Update
The Troy Cemetery Mite Society plans a January 12 meeting at 2 pm at Mrs. T H Bell home. Merry Workers Society gathers with Mrs. H A Canedy next Wednesday at 260 o'clock. Officers will be elected, full attendance urged. Rev J W Britton to preach at M E church tomorrow 11 am and Mt Zion at 3 pm. No evening service due to union revival opening at Presbyterian church. St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church elected officers for the year including Henry Rucker and others. Union revival meetings start tomorrow at 7 15 pm at Presbyterian church led by Gordon W Hill and family, with singing and solos expected. Everyone invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Cemetery Mite Society
T. H. Bell
Merry Workers’ Society
H. A. Canedy
J. W. Britton
M. E Church
Mt. Zion
Presbyterian Church
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Henry Rucker
Fred Schlimmer
George Wittmann
H. FL. Miller
Chris, Gerling
George Flath
Plan Big Improvement At Smithboro Mine In Illinois
The Mississippi Valley Colliery Co. plans extensive upgrades at the Smithboro coal mine in Illinois, aiming for completion by February 1 to begin full operation. Upgrades include a double scales system, a box car loader, and new rail switches, with heat shipping facilities and bottling works for the mine output. The project expects to raise employment from 15–20 to about 100 workers, leveraging the water from the mine as a valuable medicinal asset. A Chicago firm will contract the entire output for bottling operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley Colliery Co
Chicago
Smithboro
Donk
Brief News Notes from the County Town
Avis ill with threatened appendicitis at home. Rural routes idle due to New Year holiday. Jurors drawn from township for Madison county circuit court. Welte installs whistle for dinner and daily hours. Gerfeo installs three horsepower engine at Market and Hickory. DeWitt’s kidney pills advertised for rheumatism and relief. Dr. F. E. Linder ill with cold and ear rise. Mrs. Emily Elva Gordon dies in Pocahontas. Prof. J. A. McCollum resigns St. Jacob post. Becker to succeed. Local honeyed “cotton tail” rabbits bagged near Old Ripley. Troy Masons install officers. Alton’s Prof. Lowry to join Highland School staff. Mrs. Zella Mowe dies in Lebaron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Droll
Fred Burk
Madison County
Franz Welte
Fred Gerfeo
Market
Hickory Streets
DeWitt
S. Kingston
F. E. Linder
Emily Elva Gordon
J. H. Gordon
Pocahontas
W. W. Edwards
Sparta
Theodore Cates
Greenville
J. A. McCollum
St. Jacob
Wisconsin
Becker
Granite City
Prof
McCollum
C. S. McCollum
Troy
Herman Schmacker
John Norbury
Gilbert Fries
Lawrence Benardin
Henry Schotemeier
Wm. Healey
Willie
J.W
F. We 'Zanders
W. J. Vetter
Fred Campbell
James Raweon
S. D
P. M. Davidson
J. D
T. A. Bell
Tyler
Robt. Holliday
Ss. S
Peter Grieve
Robt
L. Lowry
Upper
Alton
Highland School
A. E. Arendt
Joliet
Lowry
Highland
Richi Mowe
Lebaron
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County Jazz
Pearl _Courtney
Colorado
Miss Courtney
Board of Education
Judson
City
Colo
Tae Catt
Frank J. Hayes
Collinsville Herald
NEW Circuit Court
CASBA
People
John Bobery
C. Cremer
Wm. Lile
Bertha Oram
Ernst
Consolidated Coal Co
Thomas Moss, Jr
New Staunton Coal, Co
A. Bushnell
F. Oawald
John Schroeppel
Benjamin Rees
Helmbacher Forge Co
Mary Feldman
Charles Feldman
Dower
Anvil Wright
American Steel Foundries
Alton Germania B. & L. Association
Fred Foster
John Mainserich
Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railway Co
Lewis Gregory
American Car
Jolly Three
Samuel
Mandolin Club
Evelyn. Renfrew
Church and Society
Misennippi Valley Colliery Co
Avis
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