Cottage house advice by William A Radford in northern Chicago
William A Radford offers free answers on building topics to paper readers. He discusses cottage design, materials, drainage, damp cellars, heating, and room layout for a practical one-story home of 41 by 25 feet with five rooms, noting suburban appeal and the need for careful initial construction.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Til
Middle West
Abraham Lincoln
Earth emits light, Franklin scientists report
Scientists at the Franklin Institute measure earth light and report that the planet itself glows in the dark sky. The finding highlights a subtle illumination from the ground and atmosphere, suggesting a steady natural luminescence observable from space and within the night air.
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Franklin Institute
Not Patented Cooperation Aids Accident Prevention
A major railroad company designs all accident prevention devices for its shops and offers blueprints to others who wish to implement them. The approach emphasizes non patenting to spread safety ideas and reduce accidents across industries.
Perseus Described by Student With Waxed Mustache
A teacher reading the Perseus and Medusa myth asks pupils to imagine the hero. One girl described Perseus as tall and stately with a black waxy mustache and a monolog over his left eye.
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Perseus
Medusa
Queerest Word in Language Pocket Handkerchief
The piece traces the evolution of the word kerchief to handkerchief and finally pocket handkerchief. It highlights how the term shifted from a head covering to a hand carried and pocket kept item, illustrating linguistic drift across usage.
Borrow and Souls Great souls attract sorrow as mountains attract storms
A clipped quotation from Richter on great souls drawing sorrow, likening them to mountains attracting storms, reflecting a philosophical observation about temperament and fate.
Old Officers Re elected Springfield Historical Society
Officers of the Tulnola State Historical Society were re elected. Honorary president Clarke E Carr of Galesburg. President Dr Otto L Schmidt of Chicago. Secretary Mrs Jessie Palmer Webber of Springfield. Vice presidents include United States Senator Lawrence Y Sherman former Gov Richard Yates W Norton of Alton and George A Lawrence of Galesburg. Governor Dunne among honorary members elected.
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Springfield
Tulnola
Governor commutes murder sentences for brave acts
Springfield reports Governor Dunne commuted the 1909 Chester murder sentence of Loren Dale to 14 years, citing his heroism saving 20 mules in a fire and granting release on May 31. Also commuted are Andrew Henzey’s 14 year term to expire July 4 and John McCully’s life sentence to expire May 30.
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Springfield
Dunne
Loren Dale
Chester
Circuit Court
White County
Andrew Henzey
St. Clair County
John McCully
Randolph County
Eligible to State Jobs in Springfield
The state civil service commission announced two new eligible lists from recent exams. For physician general the names include Walter C. Cook Water Town Peter S. Winner Philip M. Dale Barnet Lemchen Isador E. Bishkow Harry C. Rolnick Chicago George W. Brock Peoria Sidney A. Smith Prophetstown. For collector of tolls the list includes Clyde Purcell Hartsburg William E. Hemmerle Ottawa Bilas B. Wright Henry William H. Richards Colchester Roy P. Shafer Jerseyville Maurice T. Hart Ottawa Frank J. Goggin Patrick J. Sheartn James Noon Chicago Scott L. Jackson Canton John L. Boultinghouse Toulon Constantine G Donahue Morris Renwick P. Grabier Peoria John W. Bardsley Banner John Johnston Canton.
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Springfield
State Civil Service Commission
Walter C. Cook
Watertown
Peter S. Winner
Philip M. Dale
Barnet Lemchen
Isador E. Bishkow
Harryc. Rolnick
Chicago
George W. Brock
Peoria
Sidney A. Smith
Prophetstown
Clyde Purcell
Hartsburg
William E. Hemmerle
Ottawa
Bilas B
Former Judge Returns to Prison in Forgery Case
Pontiac reports Fred G. White once county judge who forged the name of David S. Myers head banker of the Modern Woodmen of America on a $2400 note, surrendered by bondsmen after a three day stay, arrested in Chicago and sent back to Joliet to resume an indeterminate sentence.
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Pontiac
Fred G. White
David S. Myers
Woodmen of America
Chicago
Joliet
Rankins Celebrate Golden Wedding at Home
Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Rankin of 510 South Second Street observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary at home. Friends called in large numbers to offer congratulations and the couple received many remembrances including flowers and cards.
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Springfield
Henry B. Rankin
510
South Second Street
Mrs. Rankin
Effingham Files Protest Over Election Results
Effingham county records petitions contesting recent elections. Effingham Shumway and Altamont became by territory amid allegations over the legality of women's suffrage. Cases await Supreme Court ruling on constitutional status of suffrage before hearings proceed.
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Effingham
Wets
Shumway
Altamont
Effingham County
Supreme Court
Legacy of 14000 Left to Kewanee Waitress
Miss Maude Parks, a waitress at the Hotel Alexander in Kewanee, learned she will receive a legacy of $14,000 from the estate of James Mayes of Laporte Indiana. A draft for $8,000 was sent with the notice, the remaining balance to be paid in six months.
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Kewanee
Maude Parks
Alexander
James Mayes
Laporte
Live Wire Fatality at Bloomington Traction Line
Morris power house worker Frank Near, station agent, was killed after touching a live wire while cleaning insulators in the traction line power house at Bloomington Morris. The accident occurred during routine maintenance and authorities are investigating the incident.
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Bloomington
Morris
Frank Near
Actor Taken On Stage Dies in Sherman Kelly Company
Frank Moore of Chicago, leading man for the Sherman Kelly Stock Company, collapsed on stage and died shortly after a stage illness. He was forty four years old.
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Taken
Sycamore
Frank Moore
Chicago
Sherman Kelly Stock Company
Writ Sought to Free Bride Held by Parents
Ottawa report states Jozeph Kazmuakis filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus claiming his bride of four fidys is being held prisoner by her parents in La Salle. The action seeks legal release for the woman.
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Fifes
Ottawa
Jozeph
Kazmuakis
la Salle
Discovers Den of Wolves Sterling Farmers
A terse report notes Sterling Farmers uncovered a den of wolves after a hard fight, claiming nine of eleven units found were cleared.
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Sterling
Four Drown in Crowded Rowboat Near Moline
Four people drown when an overloaded rowboat capsizes in the Mississippi River near Moline. The dead include Jack Smalley, his ten year old son, Henry Powell, and an unidentified man. Mrs Smalley survived after revival with a respirator.
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Moline
Mississippi River
Jack Smalley
Henry Powell
Urge Approval of Terminal in Chicago by Rail Allies
Springfield and attorney Frank J. Loesch for Union Station and allied railroads press the public utilities commission to approve Chicago Westside passenger terminal plans. The Pennsylvania rail group allocates 61 million dollars for the project. boards may accept ordinances after commission approval.
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Springfield
Robert Hedfield
Frank J. Loesch
Union Station Company
Chicago
Public Utilities Commission
Pennsylvania Group of Railroads
Chicago Council
Commission
Boards of Directors
Illinois Mines Kill One a Day
In Illinois coal mines one man dies daily with the Danville district suffering the highest risk, averaging one fatality every ten working days and accounting for ten percent of annual deaths. A University of Illinois mining report covers three years, noting Illinois produces 62 million tons of coal annually, about one eighth of U.S. bituminous coal.
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Linois
Champaign
Tllinois
Hife
Danville
Department of Mining Engineering
University of Ilinois
Ilinois
United States
Illinois dry sweep closes thousands of saloons
Springfield reports the thirty days grace period under law has expired as more than a thousand saloons were voted out in township elections. In larger towns like Decatur hundreds of workers lost jobs and many buildings sit vacant as over two hundred cities and villages become saloonless and more than twenty counties ban saloons.
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Illnois
Springfield
Decatur
Aged Physician Dr. T C McCaughey Dies in Hoopeston
In Hoopeston Danville, Dr. T C McCaughey, Ver milion county’s oldest practicing physician, collapsed while collecting rent. A 75 year old father of Robert McCaughey of Rush Medical College, he once led the American Medical Society and served several terms as president of the Ver milion County Medical Association.
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Danville
T. C. McCaughey
Vermilion County
Hoopeston
Robert McCaughey
Rush Medical College of
Chicago
American Medical Society
Vermilion County Medical Association
Home Made Cannon Injures Boy in Pontiac
Dewey Abertson, driven by war news from Mexico, built a cannon from gas pipe. The device exploded prematurely at Flana fan, causing serious injury that may cost the boy his eyesight.
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Pontiac
Flanafan
Dewey Abertson
Mexico
Rich oil field discovered near Plymouth
Oil geologist Raymond C. Blatchley of the Illinois Geological Survey reports a rich oil field developing in Plymouth, McDonough County. The well is only 420 feet deep and already producing about 500 barrels per day as oil men rush to the site.
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Champaign
Raymond C. Blatchley
Ilinois Geological Survey
Plymouth
McDonough County
Prominent Banker Ends Life in Bloomington
Prominent banker and local option leader Mason W. Mason committed suicide by swallowing wood alcohol after a nervous breakdown. The fatal act occurred in the presence of Rev. W. H. Baker of the Episcopal church who was making a pastoral call.
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Bloomington
Episcopal Church
Ball Victims Identified in Wabash Continental Wreck
Decatur reports two men killed in the wreck of the Wabash Continental Limited identified as Frank and Rudolph Gronkowski. The miners were en route to the river to fish when struck by the train.
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Ball
Decatur
Wabash Continental’ Limited
Frank
Rudolph Gronkowski
An Overnight Passage Through Manchuria Aboard A Distant Car
The narrator recalls traveling from Mukden toward the Pacific in a late night train filled with Japanese and Chinese passengers. A porter offered discounted pink tickets to Dannyclipped, while the scene on board shows curious interactions, air cushions perplexing the Chinese riders, and a mix of beer and slumber as dawn approaches near Nieuchang.
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Mukden
Danny
South Manchurian Railroad’ Company
R. T. Wright
New York Tribune
Pacific
Nieuchang
Manchuria
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Illinois State Historical Society
Mrs. Smalleys
Neek
Woods
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