No Cause for Excitement Over Militia Strength
Washington reports that the war department’s inquiry to state adjutant generals about available military strength and equipment is routine and not tied to fear of trouble with China. Data show substantial militia and draftable manpower nationwide, with Illinois Indiana Missouri Ohio Pennsylvania New York and others listed, underscoring U S military readiness and capacity to mobilize if needed.
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Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
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Robbers Escape With $600 From Kenney Bank Safe
Five masked men armed with revolvers and rifles blown the People’s bank outer safe at 2 a.m. Tuesday in Kenney Illinois, escaping with $600 in gold and silver. Had they opened the inner safe they would have taken $3,000. They broke into Albert Jackson’s saloon, emptied a $5 cash register, took whiskey, and used a stove fire to melt nitroglycerin used to anchor the safe. Kenney, a town of about 600 in DeWitt County, lies on the Illinois Central near the Terre Haute and Peoria line between Bloomington and Decatur. The town has only one bank.
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People’s Bank
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DeWitt County
Illinois Central
Terre Haute & Peoria
Bloomington
Deccatur
Chicago Girl a Heroine Rescues Fire Victims
Miss Jennie Clark a 19 year old Chicago heroine rushed into a burning boarding house at 219 Austin avenue to drag three men to safety. Firemen rescued others, but Henry Johnson 76 died from smoke. Origin of the blaze is unknown and a dozen residents were burned or injured.
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Chicago
Jennie Clark
Henry Johnson
Austin Avenue
The Trouble at Nanchang
Telegraphing from Pekin, the Tribune reports the subprefect of Nanchang invited missionaries to a banquet. Afterward he withdrew and attempted suicide, an act seen as a need for vengeance by Chinese, contributing to the massacre of missionaries.
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Pekin
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Carnival in New Orleans features record crowd for Comus parade
New Orleans on February 28 reports the climax of Carnival with the Mystic Krewe of Comus parade drawing the largest crowd ever seen. The pageant themed The Masque by Milton showcased 20 floats, followed by a brilliant ball at the French Opera.
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New Orleans
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Murder at Mount Carmel Illinois railway shooting
In Mount Carmel at one am Wednesday ten men ejected two men from a waiting room. Murphy and Charles White returned with a revolver and shot two unidentified construction workers. One died instantly, the other died later after a head shot. Murphy was captured. White arrested. The men were on an Illinois Central gang. Names to be learned at coroner’s inquest. Murphy claims no involvement. White is younger and worked at a nearby round house. Murphy had prior wound through a window at George Krug.
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Southern Railway
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Charles White
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Illinois Central Railroad
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Pay of Rural Carriers Raises Compensation Call
Washington officials state there is no plan to cut existing rural carriers pay. The Post Office department urges Congress consider higher compensation, noting readjustments reduced some routes in mileage and lowered the average pay. As service completes nationwide, carrier salaries will fluctuate with route changes.
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Post Office Department
Post Ofice Department
Forgery Case in Norfolk and Western Bond Plot
Samuel J. Humphries of Brooklyn and Douglass E. Smith of Manhattan pleaded guilty to first degree forgery in a $4,500,000 bond scheme. The defendants, arraigned with Charles Augustus Seton and Charles T. C. P. Colmey, were remanded one month for sentence after two indicse by the grand jury.
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Douglass E. Smith
Manhattan
Charles Augustus Seton
Charles T. C. P. Colmey
Colmey
Sanctity of Human Life bill proposed in Albany
Albany lawmakers introduced a bill to absolutely prohibit advocating or suggesting that persons with incurable mental or physical ailments be put to death. The measure makes anyone who teaches or advocates such a duty or propriety guilty of a felony under state law.
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N. Y
Assembly
Bernhardt Stuns Kansas City With Camille Boom
An audience of over 6,000 gathered at Convention Hall to see Mme. Bernhardt and her company perform Camille. Organizers reported receipts exceeding $10,000, calling it a world beater and drawing attendees from surrounding states and territories.
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Mme. Bernhardt
Camille
Supreme Court Rules on Inheritance Tax Timing in Illinois
Illinois news reports the state supreme court upholds that residuary legacies in estates must pay inheritance tax immediately after the testator's death, not at the end of a trust period. The ruling affects large estates and follows a Peoria county decision, with about $15,000 expected to be paid to the state.
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Supreme Court
Martin Kingshan
Martin Kingman
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County Court of Peoria
Colfax Sevented in Smallpox Cases Quarantined Here
Quarantine is enforced in Colfax amid smallpox cases and mounting concern. Officials report measures in place to prevent spread while residents seek guidance and updates on the situation.
Train Kills College Professor in Alma
Marshall W. F. Aydelot, 75, longtime Christian College teacher in Alma, was instantly killed by a Vandalia train north of town. In Decatur, the Wabash railway property was burned, destroying the engine roundhouse oil shop paint shop and other buildings with losses in the thousands.
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Christian College
Alma
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