Circuit and Probate Court Dockets Show Mixed Verdicts
In a recent circuit court session, appeals by City of Troyon and James Giger were dismissed or narrowed, several cases moved to continued or jury-ruled outcomes, and foreclosures and partition actions were approved. New cases include trespass damages of 5,000 against Doak Bros. Coal & Coke Co., divorces, and numerous property transfers and qcd deeds in Collinsville and surrounding townships.
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City of Troyon
Kimberlie
James Giger
John A. Smith
Conrad Bartels
Executrix
Henry Coho
Asaumpsit
T._C. Salveter
J. M. Harlan
Fred Droege
Julius Rosenberg
R. J. Brown
C. S. Youree
Coate
C.F. Stein
Chicago and Alton Railroad Company
NEW Circuit Court
Louia Neverova
Doak Bros. Coal & Coke Co
Louis Reeves Ve
Wm. Eaton and Wabash Railroad Company
Justice Court
Tillie McClure
Albert McClure
Oratrix
Tillie Tecklenberg
Names of men and women listed with ages and towns
Havana July 14 Twenty of the artillerymen who took part in the conflicts have been held without bail Monday night in the tenderloin district. The charges include sedition and murder. Quarantine to be removed. Panama July 14 On the recommendation of Cal. Wm. C. Gorgas chief sanitary officer of the canal zone the quarantine against La Boca will be removed due to the discovery of bubonic Peak Will be moved by com of C
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Havana
Olgillang
Tenderloin
Panama
Cal. Wm. C. Gorgas
Canal Zone
la Boca
Bubonic Peak
Appointment of M Witte Signed for Peace Mission
Emperor Nicholas I has signed M Witte’s appointment as chief plenipotentiary for Russia in the United States peace negotiations. He will sail July 26 on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse from Cherbourg. The retirement of M Muravieff is linked to Japan’s protest over his Hague arbitration remarks. Japan’s Takahira to discuss conference preparations with President. Witte’s selection is welcomed in Tokyo.
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A. Petersburg
Nicholas I
M. Witte
Committee of Ministers
United States
Hedd
Washington
Cherbourg
M. Muravieff
Japan
Bit
Hague
Venezuela
Atti Lberty
the Hague
Takahira
Oyster Bay
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H
Setback for Mayor Weaver in Philadelphia Contract Bills
Philadelphia on July 14 reports Mayor Weaver faced a setback as the common council declined to authorize special counsel for city contract disputes. The body passed three bills granting the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. rights to lay tracks over 60 additional miles of streets, with no compensation to the city, despite the mayor's request.
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Philadelphia
Weaver
Common Council
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co
Unwritten law feud ends in Artesia fatal shooting
In Artesia Mississippi Bob Watts, yard engineer for Mobile and Ohio, is killed by John Shepherd, a freight conductor on the same line. The two met in the Mobile & Ohio station’s passenger room and Shepherd fired his pistol, Watts dying shortly after from head and chest wounds.
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Columbus
Miss
Mississippi
Bob Watts
John Shepherd
Artesia
Shepherd
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Montgomery
Ala
Watts
Mobile & Ohio
Conference Between Emperor William and King Oscar at Gefle
The July Gefle meeting between Emperor William and King Oscar covered naval show of force as Germany plans a major fleet deployment in Swedish waters. By July 20 Gothenburg hosts six battleships and eight cruisers, Uddevalla receives eight cruisers, August 3 brings seven battleships ten cruisers and a torpedo boat squadron to Stockholm and Norrkoping and Karls krona, with government approval for port access.
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Stockholm
Emperor William
King Oscar
Hohenzollern
Gefle
Oscar
William
Germany
Gothenburg
Uddevalla
Norrkopping
Karlskrona
Corpses Minus Left Ears Signals Baseless Fear in Wyoming
In Cody Wyoming lawmen report three cattle ranchers murdered in two weeks with the killers removing the left ear of each victim. Sent by anonymous letters warning to quit the country, the threats escalate as ranchers fear this coordinated attack across the Big Horn basin.
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Big Horn Brain
Wyoming
Cody
Wyo
Big Horn Basin
Robert McCoy
Bill McClintock
Joe Handy
Equitable clerk sentenced over policy robbery
New York court sentenced Emil H Neumer a clerk for the Equitable Life Assurance Society to the Elmira reform school for an indeterminate period for complicity in robbing a policy from the vaults. Justice Foster condemned crude methods and warned that insider collusion would have harmed policyholders more. Neamer gave the policy to Samuel Lobley who borrowed money and is jailed in Sing Sing.
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New York
Emil. H. Neumer
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Elmira Réformatory
Equitable Company
Justice Foster
Court of General Sessions
Equitable
Neamer
Samuel Lobley
Sing Sing
Governor Ferguson Appeals for Reform in Civic Duty
In Carthage Missouri a July audience heard Gov. Ferguson of Oklahoma praise reform and the people. He urged primaries participation to nominate good citizens, called for practical education over classical, and emphasized strengthening the home as civilization’s foundation.
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Carthage
Ferguson
Oklahoma
Injunction to protect Bridal Veil Falls in Idaho
In Boise on July 14 the U.S. circuit court issued an injunction restraining the Shoshone Power Co from diverting Snake River waters that flow over Bridal Veil Falls. The petitioners led by United States Senator William Clark of Montana urged the court to preserve the falls’ scenic beauty.
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Boise
Idaho
United States
Shoshone Power Co
Snake River
Bridal Well Falls
William * Clark
Montana
Keong
Ord Reserve
A Hunt That Means Death in Jackson
Miss Nora Blanton woke to a negro crawling through her window early yesterday. She screamed and the intruder fell in convulsions and is in custody. Police with bloodhounds searched near Memphis and surrounding areas as several hundred men joined the hunt that followed.
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Jackson, Tenn
Nora Blanton
Memphis
Ed Albright Acquitted In Suburban Franchise Bribery Case
Troy Missouri July 14 The jury acquitted JT Edward Albright former member of the St Louis house of delegates after about an hour's deliberation in the bribery case tied to the Suburban franchise boodle scandal in the municipal assembly.
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Troy
Edward Albright
St. Louis House of Delegates
City Council Minutes Light Rates Debate and Adjournment
Roll call shows Mayor and aldermen present. Light rate fixed at 25 cents per light with church exception. several votes and reversals noted. Committee to Highland to gather rate info. electrician and treasurer reports read and accepted. Bond for City Marshal Jarvis approved. minors under 21 to join Volunteer Fire Co require parental consent. Krieger complaint referred to Street and Alley committee. Council adjourns.
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Std
Dawson
Hornley
Llewellyn
Peterman
Schiemater Snodgrass
Taylor
Snodgrass
Llewell
Schiemmer
Faylog
Liewellyn
Horsley
Light
Highland
Electrician
Schlemmer
Treasury
Wilkisson
Matshal J. S. Jarvis
Volunteer Fire Co
August Krieger
Henry STo_tTe
R. L. Dawson
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W. F. Hommert
George Wigger
Andreas Maeb
H.P
Maehl
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Chas Brady
William Tutt
Charles Henkel
J. H. Shoup
Frank le Masters
Anton Dellamano
W. H Hartman
Dar Tow
W. H. Hartman
Callinsville
John A. Trauernicht
Julia E. Dubre
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Catherine Ogle
Joseph Higginbotham
Henry Millenburg
Fletcher
Lizie O. Black
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C. H. Fairer
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Joseph Dumbeck
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Evangelical Salem Congregation
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Fr. Russell Rena E. Lawrence
Alton August L. Tibbitts
North Alton
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Collinavillie
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Oliva
Minn
Margaret Mueklenburg
Troy J.J. O’keefe
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Alton Gustav Rucker
Glen Carbon
Maria Volkmer
Wesley Owens
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Alton J.B. Walter
Bertha Harmon
St. Louis
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Montapolis
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Star Taborine Company
Star Tailoring Company
M. F. Auwarter
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John C. Gebauer
Kingston
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