The Vendetta Chase Aboard a Corsican Yacht
Burton Barnes American magnate rescues Eng lieutenant Anstruther and bride Martina from Corsican vendetta. They flee from St Tropez toward Nice on the steamer Constantine, pursued by a mysterious felucca. Tensions rise as Marina fears treachery while Barnes plans to outwit the Corsicans aboard the yacht with pistol fire and vigilance.
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Burton A. Barnes
Corsica
Englin Heutanant
Edward Gerard Anstruther
Martina
Paplls
Roward
Enid Anstruther
Leutenant
Ajaccio
Marseilles
Constantine
Marina
Corregio Danclla
Barnes
St. Tropez
Lady Chartris Seeks Answer From Mixed Language Suitor
In a scene from Chapter VI, Leboeuf declares he is only a cook, while defending his innocence and salads. Marina and Edwin press for a logical explanation as Enid and Barnes note a suspicious telegram delay at St Tropez and a pursuing fishing vessel.
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Barnes
Marina
Enid
France
Nice
Edwin
Miss Anstruther
Leboeuf
Anstruther
Cap de Salins
Gall
Monsieur Leboeuf
Barnes Ia
Johnny Drapeau
Monte Carlo
Corsica
Barnas
Felucca'a
Thia
Cape Corso
Burton
Messieurs
St. Tropez
Marseilles
Danella
Marlinapike
Pistol
Chartris
Ciel
Tce
Mental Photography Claims Stir in Berlin Experiment
A Berlin experimenter bound a blank plate to his forehead and, after 30 minutes of mental focus on a friend, produced a developed plate with faint marks resembling the friend's face. Skeptics call the marks indeterminate, while supporters say they resemble the subject. The case raises questions about photographing images on the human brain akin to X rays.
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Po Elety
Berlin
Philadelphia Record
Try It Once: Boy’s Foot Lift Stops Balky Horse
A Bristol youth William Frazer demonstrated lifting a horse’s forefoot for ten minutes to stop balking horses. The method, claimed to be simple and effective, spreads across England with no reported failures. Frazer says the idea came to him and he may not profit if it succeeds.
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William Frazer
Bristol
England
Seven Years After A Dreamy Roof Garden Exchange
A married man sits in a roof garden under a starry sky and reveals he found old love letters he had written to his wife before their marriage seven years ago. He admits reading every word, reflecting on the passage of time as the city lights glitter below.
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Jilinois Negro
Marlon—John Brown
Johnstons County
Here
Old Couple Take First Steam Car Journey
An elderly couple rides a steam car for the first time. The woman holds her breath while crossing a trestle and exclaims in a high voice that they have survived the trip, thanking the heavens.
Illinois Governor Signs Two Labor Bills
Gov Deneen signs Senate Bill 213 regulating mine work through compulsory examinations and a three miner board in each coal county to certify workers. Senate Bill 610 updates the labor bureau act to require employers to answer schedules from the state bureau of labor statistics. A separate item reports Mrs Alfred Orendorff killed by fright as a windstorm toppled a tree near Springfield. her husband, a noted Illinois lawyer and former Adjutant General, is in Oklahoma on bank business.
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Cape Corso
Marina
Barnes
Eewin
Migs Anstruther
Edwin
Peneen
S Oringheld
Deneen
Bureau of Labor Act
State Bureau of Labor Statistics
Springfield
Alfred Orendorff
Orendorff
Illinois
Altgeld
Vinita
Okla
First National Bank of
City
Tanner Memorial Dedication for Former Gov Tanner
The mausoleum at Springfield honoring former Governor John R. Tanner was unveiled in a formal ceremony. Judge J Otis Humphrey of the federal court presided as speakers included Humphrey O Donnell and G W Hanan of Chicago and W D Ryan of Springfield, secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America.
Used Mails to Defraud in Chicago Company Case
Chicago Heights executives Merinelle Engine Co. president Miller and sales manager Monroe found guilty of using the mails to promote a stock selling fraud. Sentence reserved while a motion for a new trial is considered. charged with swindling 28 agents out of 114000 dollars.
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Chicago
Thomas C. Miller
Merinelle Engine Co
Chicago Heights
Frank L. Munroe
S. H. Bethea
United States
Miller and
Monroe
200 School Children In Parade And Memorial Day Exercises
Memorial Day exercises were held under Medlwain post G A R and the Women's Relief corps with a parade of old soldiers Spanish war veterans local militia and 200 school children led by the band. The Rev J A Tyler delivered the oration at South Hill cemetery. Missouri Gets Impure Milk. U S District Attorney Northcott filed 31 informations charging persons with shipping adulterated milk from the state of Itals into Missouri. Names of defendants not public yet due to pending arrests.
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Medlwain Post
Women's Relief Corps
South Hill Cemetery
J. A. Tyler
Missouri
Springfield
United States
Northcott
United States District Court
Itals
Letter Carriers Pick Officers for 1909 Meeting
The Illinois State Association of Letter Carriers in annual session at Danville chose Champaign as the 1909 meeting site and elected officers: President R. F. Palmer Joliet, Vice President Charles Matings Peoria, Secretary M. T. Finan Bloomington, Treasurer H. P. Parker Elgin.
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Danville
Ilinois State Association of Letter Carriers
Champaign
R. F. Palmer
Joliet
Charles Matings
Peoria
M. T. Finan
Bloomington
H. P. Parker
Elgin
Apple crop outlook bright in Southern Illinois belt
Prospects for a bumper apple crop look strong in the apple belt of Wayne White and Richland counties in Southern Illinois. Commercial varieties are especially prolific with few fruits dropping. Extensive spraying has improved quality and the yield is expected to be good.
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Ilinois
Wayne
White
Richland Counties
Mrs Della Meanes’s Kidney Pain Cure Claim
Mrs Della Meanes of Maysville Kentucky reports seven years of kidney pain bearing down hips dull head aches and swelling ankles. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with marked relief after one box and full recovery after continued use. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Meanes
Maysville
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
The Highest Reward and Right Living
Quote from Tupper on the supremacy of right living and inner contentment over earned praise and wealth.
Meeting the Unusual in a Street Corner Scene
Mr Sinic notes three people walking together. One is a common ambulist, one a kleptomaniac and one a plagiarist. Mrs Getup confirms the trio. The Baltimore American records an oddball meeting with witty character labels.
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Mr. Sinic
Mrs. Getup
Mr. Sinie
That Woman's Fault Joke Over Fence Talk
A young wife complains about a noisy neighbor who talks all day. The husband learns the neighbor talks to her over the fence, turning the quarrel into a light doorstep joke. The story hinges on mistaken neighborly perception and humor.
Cyclone Caries Woman as Reporter Seeks Sightings
In a Kansas town a matron notes a cyclone carried a woman two miles and left her silent for weeks. A sun-tanned farmer grabs his hat and spy-glass to scan for more of the storm’s elusive signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hezekiah
Kansas
Hezeklad
Lucy
Helpful Hinta Hinder and Obsolete Household Hints
A retro piece critiques old so called helpful hints from mothers. It notes moist tea leaves stain carpets and salt gathers dampness and rusts tacks. Newspapers dampened work better for cleaning and rugs should be shaken from the sides to avoid loosening the veil.
First Taste of Coffee Caffeine Harm Prompts Postum Recommendation
A reader letter describes early coffee use causing nervous spells and insomnia, then credits Postum with improving sleep and reducing headaches. The testimonial from a Battle Creek Postum Co. source claims strong boiled Postum beats coffee. The piece urges readers to consider the "There's a Reason" slogan and to read related letters.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Welb
Wille
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Mr. Barnes
Ancusato Ciaveans
Guvrer Americah
MR Barnes
New York
Cipriano Danella
News OF Illinois
Kentucky
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