Disaster Flood Hits Joliet City as Bursts Cause Widespread Destruction
Floods spill into Joliet on June 4 following heavy rains from the Hidhoiy 616 dei area. Several deaths occur including Kiddie McGovern and Lizzie Mellover Kennedy. Lower town submerged, streets flooded, houses swept away, police rescue boat-driven. Jefferson and other main streets underwater. streetcar lines washed out and no service.
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Joliet
Dei
Thin City
Kiddie McGovern
Lizzie Mellovern-Kennedy
Jefferson
Rock Island Trains Delayed By Joliet Wash-Out
Big wash-out near Joliet last evening halted Chicago mail and express No 15 delaying service until 6 40 this evening. Rock Island No 1 arrived on time but through passengers and mail were delayed eight hours. No 20 was three hours late and No 30 eastbound was one hour late.
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Joliet. I
Chicago Mail
Express
Joliet
Lil
Chicago
Fort Madison Detains Alleged Slayer Over Lynching Fears
Edward Hale, accused of fatally shooting Mise Dono hue at Cantril, was moved to Fort Madison and jailed in the penitentiary to prevent threats of lynching from residents of Mt. Sterling and vicinity where both parties lived.
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Fort Madison
Edward Hale
Mise Donohue
Cantril
Mt. Sterling
Vicioity
Fire at Penn Oil House Threatened Destruction
A deliberate fire was started in the Penn Oil Company's oil house in the southeast part of town but was extinguished before major damage. Mrs Ro Stuart alerted authorities and Mr Hollou, tank custodian, preventing spread as damp material slowed the blaze amid heavy rain. The tanks hold several thousand gallons of oil and gasoline, and the act could have caused a catastrophic explosion if fully fueled.
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Penn, Oil Company
Penn Tank
Local Hews Notes and Community Card Items
Local arrivals and departures mark a busy morning with Crawfordsville and Davenport connections. Community figures including Mayor Patton and Mrs James Greenwood appear in transit, while real estate moves and a June music festival plan surface. Chamberlain's Colic remedy is recommended for summer bowel issues.
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Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Lost and Found Notice From Renr-A Cottage Area
Found a kid glove reported to the Journal office. A small gray mare with dark mane and tall frame is missing and details may be reported at the Journal office. A boy is wanted to work on a Wanren farm, applications accepted at Journal office.
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Journal Office
Community Notices From Washington Iowa Area
Local residents visit relatives in nearby towns and cities as numerous families host guests in Washington. Traveling plans include trips to Crawfordsville Burlington and Dubuque with social events noted at churches and mutual visits. A newborn girl joins Mr and Mrs Wm Black as celebrations continue.
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Wm. Black
Electric Centipeda in Insect World Shocks London
The London Times describes electric centipeds as attractive yet eerie. Black multi legged crawlers resemble serpents skeletons and emit a bright phosphorite trail as they move forward or backward. They are said to appear during the day when the Hiwmi nation is not visible.
Louie Pitzbeiner Talks Bicycle Ownership
Columbus State Journal reports Louie Pitzbeiner asking about a new bicycle from Gottlies Schneider. The owner says they have not used it much and have already inquired about pawning it.
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Gottlies Schneider
Louie Pitzbeiner
Columbus
State Journal
Parrot Cage Becomes Subtext in Conversation
Fragmentary quotation shows a man preferring a cage to a parrot with the cage speaking as the preferred interlocutor. A stray line notes “You were Statesman” as part of the snippet.
Fraternal and Religious Conventions Calendar Listings
Fraternal and religious bodies announce upcoming conventions with dates in Portland San Francisco Denver Minneapolis Tacoma San Francisco Salt Lake City and Burlington with dates from June through August. Contact Venett Law for rates and travel information.
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National Gooveation
Iravelers Protective Association of America
Portland
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Supreme Lodge
Ancient Order
Wah
Imperial Council
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
San Francisco
Cal
International Sunday School Association
Denver
National Educationale Association
Minneapolis
Minn
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Young Peoples Christian Union
Society of the United Presbyterian Church
Tacoma
Wash
Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodger Benevolent and Protective Order of Elke
Salt Lake City
Utah
National
Fraternal Congress
Venett Law
Awst
Paes
Hurlington
Lowa
Fox
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Crawfordsville
Mise Eva Jones
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Will White
Wake Neal
John Lytle
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James Greenwood
Keota
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Pleasant Plate
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Davenport
James M Thompson
Heights
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M. Buchanan
Fairfield
Washington
Walter Ayres
Ballard
Iowa Avenue
Mr. Ballard
Everette
Ralph Smith
Cora Bell
Anna Henderson
M. W. Batley
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T. J. Netawanoni
Miere
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Emma
W. ©. Martin
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Ainsworth
Grant Norton
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J. A. Crawford
Misa Mary Stormer
Hammas A. L. Erdice
Grand Lodge
Dubuque
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Thomas Harding
Iowa City
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Ora Henderson
Anna Southwick
Galenburg, Ill
L. & Cocklin
Crawfordaville
Cotter
R. W. Williams
Chamberlain
Croup
H. J. Strickfaden
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Fair Haven
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First Presbyterian Church
Milan Shields
North Second Avenue
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Louisville & Nashville
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Countess Mogelstud
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Elkhart, Ind
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B.C. Carrs & Go
East Side Drug
Iowa
Matt J. Johnson
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Mart J. Johnson Co
St. Paul
Dabeque
J. MM
Stewart
West Side Square
Manila
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Hoosac Tunnel
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