Limited Trains to St Louis Springfield and Peoria Sleeper
Train schedule notes limited and local trains with departures to North and South. Parlor cars attached to limited trains. Includes St Louis Springfield Peoria sleeper carrying seat passengers with limited stops north of Springfield. Local agent P R Sommerlad Jr and traffic manager G W Quackenbush named.
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St. Louis
Springfield
Peoria
Staunt
Litchfield
Hillsboro
P. R. Sommerlad, JR
Time Card for East St. Louis and Suburban Rail
Schedules detail departures from East St. Louis Collinsville Edwardsville Maryville and Matthews Crossing with frequent hourly times from early morning to late night. Officials A Thomas and C F Hewitt sign as Superintendents of Passenger Traffic and the general superintendent.
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E. ST. Louis & Suburban
St. Louis
Collinsville
Edwardsville
Maryville
East St. Louis
3Rd
Broadway
Caseyville
Edgemont
O’f .1Lon
Lebanon
Matthews
A. Thomas
C. F. Hewitt
Government Rules Against Beef Barons Trial
In Chicago on January 9, the government failed to tie any individual packer directly to the alleged monopoly in the beef industry. Judge Carpenter ruled some marginal notations in price sheets inadmissible. Witness Pratt testified that after a 1902 restraining order, the defendants held weekly meetings at the homes of Meeker and others, with Pratt in attendance.
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Chicago
Carpenter
Armour & Co
Witness Pratt
J. Ogden Armour
Arthur Meeker
Thomas J. Connors
Jerome H. Pratt
Pratt
Meeker
Swift
Taft to name judge Hook for supreme court seat
President Taft indicated he would nominate Judge William Hook of the Eighth Circuit to fill the late Justice Harlan on the Supreme Court. White House declined to release formal decision details, but reports say a stiff Senate fight is likely with Progressives vowing strong opposition over Hook's circuit rulings.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Supreme Court
William Hook
Eighth Circuit Court
Harlan
Senate
Hook
Cold Wave Eases But Threat to Peach Crop Lingers
St Louis reports the worst of the cold wave over but warns of continued winter weather for a week. Nurserymen say up to half the peach crop may be lost as temperatures dropped to 15 below zero. Train service remains disrupted with many delays at Union Station. Weather forecasts predict a sequence of storms crossing the country, bringing rain and snow then a sharp cold snap. Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma set new low records as rail lines in Kansas suffer outages and aid is sent by wagon to towns cut off by frozen tracks.
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St. Louis
Montrose W. Hayes
Washington, D. C
H. J. Weber
St. Louis County
Union Station
Washington
Utah
Great Central Valleys
Pacific Coast
Middle West
North Atlantic
British Isles
Europe
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Drug Cure for Infants Shown by New Drug
Dr Simon Flexner of the Rockefeller Institute reports a newly discovered drug urotropin may cure infantile paralysis. He told the South Side branch of the Medical Society in Chicago that practical use will require months or years of experiments to refine a version doctors can control.
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Chicago
Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
South Side
Medical Society
Illinois News Orders Women to Quit Cards in Centralia
Centralia's society women are barred from playing cards for prizes by Chief of Police M. Duncan and City Attorney L. B. Skipper. Card games in saloons and cigar stores for drinks cigars or checks were halted days ago as a violation of city gambling ordinances.
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Centralia
M. Duncan
L. B. Skipper
Skipper
Farmer George Stowe Arrested After Wife Attack Near McCall
George Stowe a farmer near McCall was arrested by Hancock county Sheriff E E McAdams after an alleged attempt to kill his wife and an unknown man. He reportedly fired two shotgun blasts from his home at a wagon containing his wife and a driver wounding both, the woman more seriously. In Sterling James Gruis, overcome by fumes and mauled by skunks, was in critical condition after falling into a ravine den of skunks. he reportedly killed seventeen by his bare hands before his brother aided him.
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McCall
George Stowe
E. E. McAdams
Hancock County
Stowe
Sterling
James Gruis
Gruis
Deneen Reappoints State Board Members Across Professions
Governor Deneen names H. C. Christianson and James P. Crowley to the state board of pharmacy with John C. Whitecraft Grayville and J. B. Michels El Paso also named. Christianson and Michels are renewed. Whipple of Quincy is reappointed examiner for the state dental board.
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Springfield
Gov
Deneen
State Board of Pharmacy
H. C. Christianson
James P. Crowley
Chicago
John C. Whitecraft
Grayville
J. B. Michels
el Paso
Christianson
Michels
Henry P. Whipple
Quincy
State Dental Board
Lincoln Memorial Day banquet speakers named
Senator Cullom of Illinois has secured two speakers for the anniversary banquet in Springfield on February 12 Lincoln's birthday. The guests are Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts and Representative Frank B. Willis of Ohio.
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Washington, D. C
Cullom
Illinois
Lincoln Memorial Day Association
Ilinois
Springfield
Lincoln
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Northern Life of Rock Island Reinsured by Federal Life Chicago
The Northern Life Insurance Company of Rock Island was reinsured by Federal Life Insurance Company of Chicago after an agreement was reached between their management.
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Federal Co
Springfield
Northern Life Insurance Company of
Rock Island
Federal Life Insurance Company of
Chicago
Former Duquoin Police Chief Dies in Mine Accident
Melvin Brayshaw, former police chief of Duquoin, was killed instantly at the Davis mine when a heavy coal fall buried him as a charge exploded before he could reach safety. He worked as a shot firer at the mine.
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Duquoin
Melvin Brayshaw
Davis Mine
Body of Miss Emma Otto Recovered in Peoria
Searchers recovered the body of Emma Otto, an 18 year old telephone operator, from the Illinois River. She had been missing since Sunday, and police say she feared informing her parents about a friendship with a young man.
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Peoria
Illinois
Emma Otto
Bank embezzlement case widens in Albion National Bank
In Battle Creek Michigan on January 6, the Albion National Bank failure case widens as Cashier H M Dearing and son Palmer are charged with embezzling 144000 via forged notes. Miss Addie M Hollon, bookkeeper for Cook Manufacturing, is named in the allegations. Palmer Dearing testifies Hollon forged 30 to 40 signatures including the so called Compton note.
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Battle Creek
Mtch
Albion National Bank
H. M. Dearing
Palmer
Addie M. Hollon
Cook Manufacturing Company
Palmer M. Dearing
Star witness swears crossed fingers prompt new trial
In St. Joseph Missouri during a divorce case Helen Damitrov versus Philip Damitrov attorney Joseph Coldman requests a new trial after the defense witness had his fingers crossed while being sworn in before Judge William K Amick. The court granted the husband a decree on his crossbill.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Helen Damitrov
Philip Damitrov
William K. Amick
Circuit Court
Joseph Coldman
McManigal Arrives East to Face Grand Jury Probe
Indianapolis January 9 Ordle Br McManigal arrives in the east to be the principal witness in the federal grand jury investigation of the alleged dynamiting plot. He ended a secret journey from Los Angeles Monday. The St Louis Post Dispatch Globe Democrat Republic Times or Star from Daniel Peterman agent.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ordle BR. McManigal
Federal Grand
Los Angele
St.’ Louis
Post-Dispatch
Globe-Democrat
Republic, Times
Btar
Daniel
Peterman
Bacteriologist Dr Simon Dies After Bite Incident
Dr Simon, a bacteriologist in Zurich, died after being bitten by an inoculated person involved in an experiment to develop a serum for blood poisoning. The incident underscores risks in early serum research and public health concerns.
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Zurich
Simon
Lorimer Elector Dies in Polo Illinois
Sterling-Johnson Lawrence, a Republican member of the Forty sixth Illinois general assembly who voted to elect William Lorimer to the U S Senate, died in Polo Illinois from heart disease. The notice notes the Want column readership.
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Lorimer
Sterling—Johnson Lawrence
Forty-sixth General Assembly
Illinois
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Polo
Ill
Water Famine Threatens St Louis City
Water famine threatens St Louis with shortages across several districts on Monday afternoon. Pressure was so low that only a small stream issued from hydrants. Six large laundries shut down for lack of water, along with several smaller establishments.
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St. Louis
Mrs Roosevelt Illness Cited For Roosevelt Contact Absence
Oyster Bay Jan 8 The statement says Mrs Roosevelt has been seriously ill for several days, explaining Col Roosevelt will not see newspaper correspondents or allow visits to Sagamore Hill, the home of the former president.
Keyesport Times to Resume Publication After Fire
The Keyesport Times, a weekly, resumes publication after a two year suspension caused by a fire that destroyed the plant. H. C. Kelly serves as editor.
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Keyesport Times
Carlyle
H. C. Kelly
Baby shoe sale at Edw. H. Klein
A newspaper ad notes babies sizes 5 to 8 priced at 98 cents during a sale at Edw. H. Klein. The offer includes a 1.25 dollar sample shoes line in limited 5 2t sizing.
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H. Klein’s
Babies' Shoes on Sale at Edw. H. Klein’s Store
The ad promotes baby shoes priced at 98 cents with sizes 5 to 8 and notes a sale at Edw. H. Klein’s store, inviting readers to subscribe to The Call for home news and updates.
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le Noll
Edwardsville Station
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G. W. Quackenbush
Ariety Store
Copvricuts &c
Ion Ree
Ely
Arnmenten
New York
Fey
Klein
Judge Hook
Rockefeller Institute
Illinois News
Hunter
Skunks
Names Pharmacy Board
HE Crossed His Fingers
W’manigal
Los Angeles
Dynamiter
To Alf
Riebold & Co
McCall’s
Magazine and
McCall Patterns
McCall's
Agcecus
Mart Trem
Kcall’s Magazine
Area St
York City
Brennan
Pettera
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