Boy Morrett Run Over by Freight Car in Rock Island Yards
Nine year old Bob Morrett was fatally crushed in the Rock Island yards near the round house when a switch engine struck a car he rode on top. He died after about forty five minutes despite aid from doctors Jenkins and McLaughlin. An inquest is set for 6 pm and the funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 pm, with interment in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Bob” Morrett
Rock Island
Round House
Fi. R. Norton
Roundhouse
Bob
Norton
Sam” Nelson
John Walker
Holt
Ernie
Mr. Norton
Drs. Jenkins and
McLaughlin
Fred Elliott
Joe Morrett
East Fourth Street
Allen
Susie
Cleo
Frances
John
Marguerite
Martha
Morrett
Dan
William
Ainsworth
G. W. Hay
H. V. Comin
Elm Grove Cemetery
The Rise and Fall of John W Gates in Paris
The late John Warne Gates died in Paris at fifty six after a life of wealth gambling and high society. A farmer's son who became a Wall Street pioneer and financier Gates was known for bold betting and lavish Waldorf Astoria entertainments. He hunted down his brother Gilbert Gates' killer for thirty years, a case that ended with an acquittal for the accused. His fortune was once reported above fifty million dollars, recently valued around thirty million.
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John Warne Gates
Paris
Wall Street
Canfield’s
Monte Carlo
John W. Gates
Faro
Bridge
the Waldorf
Gates
Lambert
Jom A. Drake
John B. Madden
Jockey Club
Waldorf-Astoria
Gilbert Gates
California
Alexander Jester
Jester
Cork Industry Highlights Spanish Regions
The cork industry in Spain plays a major role with large factories in Catalonia Estremadura and Andalusia employing thousands of workers across these districts marking significant regional industrial activity.
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Spain
Catalonia
Estremadura
Andalusia
Praying Caps Sail Through Chicago Churches
Chicago women adopt small black praying caps to satisfy church rules on head coverings. Caps will be supplied at the church entrance, allowing hatless attendance for women in hot weather without violating dress codes.
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Chicago
Advice to Vacationers on Safe Tanning Practices
A period advisory poem explains tanning abroad as a blessed thing for travelers and suggests careful methods to avoid painful burns. It warns that overexposure harms skin, causes blisters later in the week, and that gentle, proper care yields a healthier tan and greater joy.
Corey to Succeed Gates as Republic Iron President
Pittsburg Aug. 214 Steel men here declare William Ellis Corey former head of United States Steel will succeed the late John W. Gates as president of Republic Iron and Steel. The move signals a merger of Republic with Bethlehem and Lackawanna companies. Corey also announces he will return actively to the steel business.
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Pittsburg
Wiliam Ellis Corey
United States Steel Corporation
John W. Gates
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Republic Steel Company
Republic
Bethlehem
Lackawanna Company
Corey
Fire destroys Purdue animal husbandry barn at Lafayette
A blaze at Purdue University in Lafayette Indiana consumed the large wooden barn housing horses. Firefighters and campus workers evacuated the animals and saved the rest of the horses as the barn burned to ashes within twenty minutes of discovery.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Chamberlain's Remedy Sells At Lemmon's Pharmacy
An ordinary case of diarrhoea can be cured by a single dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This remedy has no superior for bowel complaints. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Hay Fever Relief Claim for Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
A Chicago man, M. Stewart of 1034 Wolfram St., reports that Foley's Honey and Tar Compound greatly relieves his hay fever during hot summers. He notes others with similar symptoms will benefit from his experience. Sold by all druggists.
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Woley
Ff. M. Stewart
Wolfram St
Chicago
Foley
Stewart
Decrease in 1910 Field Crop Values Across U S
The department of agriculture estimates all field crops averaged about 15.47 dollars per acre in 1910, down 99 cents from 1909. Nebraska club endorses Wilson in Omaha, led by W. J. Bryan and the Jacksonian club urging support for Woodrow Wilson.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska Club
Wilson
Omaha
Jacksonian Club
W. J. Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Aid
Ivan
Reunion of Sixth Michigan Infantry in Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Michigan hosts the thirty-eighth annual reunion of the Sixth Michigan infantry later heavy artillery. The gathering occurs on Tuesday in the city, with attendees from the unit and veterans circles.
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Michigan
Kalamazoo, Mich
Sixth Michigan Infantry
Heavy Artillery
Nokomis Bank President Dies at Age Sixty Six
Nokomis Illinois August 21 George Sip pell president of the Nokomis National Bank is dead at sixty six years old.
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Nokomis, Ill
George Sippell
The
Nokomis
Ll National Bank
Foley Kidney Pills Promise Kidney and Bladder Relief
An all purpose drug claims to check kidney troubles and heal by removing the cause. Sold by All Druggists.
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Foley
Foley Kidney Pills and Chamberlain Liniment Advertisements
An old advertisement extols Foley Kidney Pills for women with kidney and bladder troubles causing backache headaches nervousness loss of appetite and poor sleep promising quick relief. It also promotes Chamberlain's Liniment for cuts bruises and rheumatic pains claiming faster healing and antiseptic effects with Jammon's Pharmacy as seller.
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Ana
Foley
Derregiste
Jammon
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STECK
H. F. Steck the Jeweler
Shallenberger
Washington, Colenso Hotel
Shailenberger
Bright
Busi
W. E. Shallenberger
Lake Avenue
ISIS
Drexel State Bank
Ansco
Frey
Nicola
Oriez &Speer
Rock Island Yards
Sporting
Lyke
Lykewyse
Boston Post
Hughes & CO
Cates
Republic Iron and Steel Co
Purdue
W. A. Whiting & & Son Bath
Svitut Green Foundry and Furnace Works PX
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