Local News Highlights And Detours In Town
Local items note G W Howe and others in Oone and West Chester, Miss Dora Thompson’s trip, Warren Eddy’s laundry run, David Burroughs’ Missouri return, and Judge Dewey resuming duties. Rocky Mountain Tea ads appear amid society notes and legal trial coverage of Herman Jacoby and Cora Miller in Washington.
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Herman Jacoby
Cora Miller
Burlington
Washington
Iowa
Frank Thompson
Merry Chase sparks laughter as man dies from amusement
Beaver Pennsylvania resident Miss McClelland visits Marion Crawford home as townsfolk pass through. A Wayne County farmer dies laughing at a comedy on the Firefly run to Cedar Rapids, while relatives and neighbors travel to and from Brighton Crawfordsville and Os. Notable arrivals include Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Crawford and Warren Cowles, with many others visiting kin and attending funerals. Pension raises for Martin Dennison noted along with local travel and rural delivery route expansions in Iowa.
Elmer Walters Scenic Comedy A Thoroughbred Tramp Coming
Elmer Walters' big scenic comedy A Thoroughbred Tramp comes to Graham next Saturday evening with a strong company of actors and clever specialties. The production features pleasing scenery and will thrill audiences. tickets are on sale at Carria Pharmacy.
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Elmer Walters
Graham
tCarria Pharmacy
Carria
A Thoroughbred Tramp At The Graham Ahead
Tickets are available at Car ria pharmacy for A Thoroughbred Tramp at the Graham next Saturday. The big farce comedy A Merry Chase is also coming. If you want something nice buy Képhart's caramels.
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Képhart
Oldest Illinois couple beggar survivors in Chicago basement
Valentine Oslick who turned 101 on January 6 and his wife approaching 100 in February live in a basement at 06 Holt Avenue Chicago in dire poverty. They emigrated from Posen as peasants, married, and raised seven children. They moved to the United States twenty years ago and worked in brick yards and tanneries on the West Side until age disabled them. Recently burglars stole their remaining 80 cents from a house they shared with neighbors following break-ins exploiting their vulnerability.
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Chicago
Holt Avenue
Wllinois
United States
Valentine Oslick
Posen
Oslick
West Side
Oslicks
Requisition Denied for Chicago Badger Worker
Boston governor refused to honor a request from Illinois for Maud Walker alias Mrs Kennedy, accused of jewelry theft in Chicago. Police in Chicago identified the suspect from a photo. bail was posted, later a lawyer’s office sighting failed to confirm the Walker identity.
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Boston
Jane
Yates
Alinola
Maud Walker
Chicago
John
Hartford
Kennedy
Meeting of Illinois Judges in Springfield Senate Chamber
Judges from across Illinois gathered in the Cape Tol building at 109 for the annual meeting of the new state organization. Judge Tuthul of Chicago spoke on juvenile court and delinquent children.
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Minolta
Springfield
Ils
Dan
Illinois
Senate Chamber
Capetol
Tuthul
Chicago
Secretary Shaw and Mrs Shaw Visit Chicago En Route East
Secretary and Mrs Leslie M Shaw arrived in Chicago yesterday morning on their way to Washington. They spent a few hours in the city before departing at 8:30 p.m.
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Cora
Fairfield
J. B. Crail
Sarah Boileau
Winfield
Rock Island
Hotel Colenso
Chicago
Jan
Secrtary
Leslie M. Shaw
Washington
New Catholic Bishop Named for Sioux City Diocese
Sioux City January 30 Dr P J Garrigan rector of the Catholic University at Washington has been named bishop of the Sioux City diocese.
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Sioux City
P. J. Garrigan
Catholic University At Washington
Curious California encounter with a fatal centipede
A traveler recalls watching a large centipede unearthed by a California farmer. Crows gathered as the insect was revealed, and one crow swallowed the centipede whole. The crow then spiraled, crashed, and died, a dramatic reaction tied to a joke about tabasco. The Detroit Free Press attributed the tale.
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California
Detroit Free Press
Phase It Only Once
In his time an actor says a man plays many parts and some repeat ones. One role he never duplicates is the angel, for no fellow has the money to repeat it. The ChiCare Post notes the reflection on acting and the rarity of renewed benevolence.
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Washington
Washington County
Jacoby
Burlington Gazette
Chicare Post
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Dora Thompson
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Warren Eddy
David Burroughs
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Wayne
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Grinnell
Rocky Mountain Tea
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Society of the ME
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Geo McConahey
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Germantown
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T. J. Neiswanger
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