Leaders urge adoption of Illinois constitutional amendment
Leading state figures from outside Chicago back the proposed amendment to grant Chicago a new charter. W H Stead, James D Putnam, W F Bundy, James W Templeton, H W Clendenin, A H Jones, Fred J Kern, Judge Owen Thompson and others say the change will ease Chicago's governance, reduce state legislature load, and benefit the entire state while preserving other rights.
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Chicago
W. H. Stead
Ottawa
Illinois
James D. Putnam
Peoria
Peoria County
Cook County
W. F. Bundy
Centralia
General Assembly
City of
James W. Templeton
Thirtyseventh
Princeton
H. W. Clendenin
Illinois State Register
Springfield
A. H. Jones
Robinson
New York
London
Fred J. Kern
Belleville
Supreme Court
Owen Thompson
Jacksonville
J. E. Bangs
Arsenic Mining Across the Blue Ridge Awakens Industry
A Virginia arsenic mine atop a 3000 foot summit expands into a major operation. Ore bodies average 25 to 30 percent with twenty veins over seven miles. The plant runs automatically from crushing to final product, producing three tons daily, enough to threaten national safety if misused. The piece notes the blunder of treating workers as equals without self-respect.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Boston Herald
United States
America
Japan
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Germany
England
Austria
Virginia
Brinton
Globe
British naval actions and Russian fleet tensions near Vigo
A British channel fleet dispute, Russian Baltic squadron movements at Vigo Spain and Dogger Bank, with Admiral Rojestvensky expressing regret for the North Sea incident. Reports cite port officials restricting coal, preparations to coal 400 tons for Tangier, and rumors of a possible recall and replacement of Russian leadership.
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Vigo
Spain
Rojestvenaky
North Sea
aDaewsae
Emperor Alexander III
Borodino
Orel
Kniaz Zouvaroff
Anatol
Rojestvensky
Estramadura
Tangier
Galicia
Prince Keretelli
England
London
St. Petersburg
Chouknine
Avellan
Choukaine
Black Sea
Accused of Incendiary Fire at Hegewisch Plant
Chicago officials announce a probe into a Hegewisch fire at the Chicago Car and Locomotive Co. with incendiary origin cited. Isaac N. Perry, president of the National Bank of North America, is named in allegations of insurance manipulation and ownership motive, while Perry denies any guilt, claiming a conspiracy and asserting the insurance funds would benefit the company.
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Chicago
Chicago Car & Locomotive Co
Hegewisch
E. B. Tolman
City Law Department
Isaac N. Perry
National Bank of North America
Tolman
Perry
Bank of Men
Brothers Commit Death By Own Action In Tennessee
In Knoxville on October 27 two brothers aged about 21 and 22 lay on Jellico railway tracks near Athens four miles away and were run over by a train. Their identities are not found on their bodies. The engineer reports seeing figures on the track, but the men did not move. Indications point to a deliberate double suicide.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Jellico
Athens
Warrants Issued for Fifty Negroes in Illegal Registration
Kansas City, Oct 27 warrants were issued for 50 negroes by the county prosecutor for illegal registration. The crime carries two to five years in the penitentiary. Officials said 250 more warrants would be issued Thursday for the same offense. The suspects are alleged to have past theft convictions making their registration a felony.
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Kansas City
Killing in ambush near Walling in White county
Nashville telegram reports L. D. Hambree and his 18 year old son shot and killed by an unseen assailant while returning from a cornfield near Walling White county Tuesday afternoon. Marquette notes snow blanketing ground after Wednesday into Thursday.
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Nashville
Tenn
Walling
White County
L. D. Hambree
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Central Ave
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Jennie L. Epwards
H St
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Washington, D. C
Dougs
W. L Lehn Bongins
W. L. Douglas
Everywote
Superior II
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Coron
Douglas
Brockton
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