Proclamation by Turkey Promises Clemency Amid Atrocities Reports
Sofia reports Turkish authorities issue a final invitation to insurgents to return home or face pursuit and destruction. Monastir details a list of September atrocities including killings of children, massacres of prisoners, and mass torture of women and children. Dispatches note razed villages around Razlog, flight of thousands to Rila, and troops massing with field guns at the frontier.
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Monastir
Sofia
Sofian
Revolutionary Committee
Nevesko
Rila
Philippopolis
War Department
Razlog
Chicago Mayor Harrison pledges graft clean up drive
Chicago mayor says many in city hall are involved in graft but offers no proof. He vows to use remaining months of his term to clean out departments and remove suspects, though he concedes his hands are tied without solid evidence.
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Harrison
Chicago
Splinter Causes Fatal Lockjaw For Carpenter
New York report states a hem lock splinter half an inch long penetrated John Zimmers palm while he worked as a carpenter. His hand swelled rapidly and doctors could not counter the poison, death ensuing from lockjaw in its worst form. The splinter came from a hem lock board.
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New York
John Zimmer
Carpenter
Zimmer
Madison Slain Self-Destructs in Cowles Nebraska
A fragmented obituary note from Cowles Nebraska reports TOM MADISON shot himself leaving a dead body identified as Madison, a Kansas fugitive, found Wednesday. The coroner and authorities are handling the case as a homicide or suicide investigation with unclear dates and details.
Mattoon Mayor Indicted on 29 Counts in Malfeasance Case
Mattoon mayor Francis M. Menke faces 29 counts alleging graft and malfeasance. Charges include conspiracy with Dr Pinkstaff to levy weekly health certificates paid by women, with 60 cents to the doctor and 50 cents to the mayor per fee. Additional accusations claim appointment schemes with inflated bills and kickbacks. Menke was arrested and released on bond for trial before Judge Henley.
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Mattoon
Francis M. Menke
Pinkstaff
Menke
Henley
Abduction Attempt Ends With Girl Rescued In Springfield
Morlie Austin, 13, held in jail ward in Springfield after Will White, a burly man, tried to abduct her. White befriended the girl, shaved her head, dressed her in boys clothes, and promised wealth to lure her. He locked her in a house at Elev enth and Reynolds streets. he was stopped at Woodside while arranging the move to St. Louis. The girl, found in a pitiful state, confessed she agreed to go with him.
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Morlie Austin
Springfield
Will White
Mollie Austin
White
Eleventh and
Reynolds Streets
Woodside
Austin
St. Louis
Tragic Death of Seven Year Old In Apple Butter Kettle
Walter Isselhardt seven year old son of farmer John Isselhardt on Jefferson road five miles southeast of Belleville died after leaping into a boiling apple butter kettle containing about thirty gallons. The boy and companions played near the house when he ran to the porch and fell into the kettle unseen due to heavy smoke. His mother rescued him and medical aid from Dr. William Bahrenburg Belleville arrived too late to save him.
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Walter Isselhardt
John Isselhardt
Jefferson Road
Belleville
William Bahrenburg
Arthur resident James Wright leads local driving club
James Wright, an elderly yet active resident of Arthur, is seventy eight years old and serves as president of the Arthur driving club. He has trained race horses for years and owns a fast stallion named Neponset in central Illinois.
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James Wright
Arthur
Arthur Driving Club
Ilinois
Neponset
Illinois National Guard appoints brigade officers
Gen. D. J. Foster recommends the Third brigade appoints Joseph B. Caughey of Elgin as inspector general with rank of lieutenant colonel and Samuel H. Vowell of Bloomington as commissary of subsistence with rank of major Adjt Gen Scott announces the assignments.
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D. Jack Foster
Ilinois National Guard
Adjt
Scott
Joseph B. Caughey
Elgin
Samuel H. Vowell
Bloomington
Crandall Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from Woodmen Order
Walter Crandall pleaded guilty to four indictments for embezzling $12,000 from the Modern Woodmen while serving as a Rock Island head office clerk. He received an indeterminate penitentiary sentence.
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Walter Crandall
Order of
Modern Woodmen
Order
Rock Island
Woman Registers at Crescent Hotel Found Dead in Room
A woman registered at the Crescent hotel in Jacksonville as Mrs Holliday from St Louis. She was found in her room in a dying condition with an empty bottle labeled strychnine nearby.
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Crescent Hotel
Jacksonville
Governor Yates Honors Requisition for Griffith Return
Governor Yates approves a requisition for the return to Missouri of William Griffith who is wanted in Mississippi County for the shooting of George Bowden. Griffith was captured in Cairo by authorities and is to be delivered to Mississippi authorities.
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Yates
Missouri
William Griffith
Mississippi County
George Bowden
Griffith
Cairo
Carnival Tents Blown Down by Storm Near Pana
A heavy wind and rain storm collapsed carnival tents in Pana area endangering lives as rain-lashed streets drifted and electric wires posed hazards. Local authorities warned spectators and advised securing remaining gear.
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Pana
Courthouse Dedication Held at Bloomington
A new five hundred thousand dollar courthouse near completion was dedicated in Bloomington. The formal address was delivered by former Vice President Adlai Stevenson, highlighting the project’s significance and civic impact.
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New
Bloomington
Adlai
Stevenson
Farwell Former Senator Charles B Farwell Dies at Lake Forest
Former United States Senator Charles B Farwell died at his Lake Forest home near Chicago after months of illness heart trouble. Funeral plans not yet announced. Farwell served in the Senate and was a prominent political figure in the region.
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Farwell
United States
Charles B. Farwell
Lake Forest
Chicago
Tillman Trial Outcomes and Gonzales Dying Statement
In Lexington South Carolina on October 1 seven witnesses testified in the Tillman murder trial of Editor Gonzales. The state foresees at least two more weeks of testimony as cross examinations continue. Gonzales’s dying statement recounts a confrontation with Tillman and a defiant cry to shoot again while Tillman pocketed the pistol.
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Lexington
S. C
James H. Tillman
Gonzales
Hoyt
State Office
Main Street
State Capitol
City Railway
Jim Tillman
Capitol
Tillman
August Kohn
Babcock
Mr. Kohn
Bad Collision in Chicago Kills Five and Injures Many
Newsreel style dispatch reports a Wisconsin Limited passenger train colliding with a crowded Forty third avenue street car near Fifty second avenue in Chicago. Five people died and about a score were injured as the car was split in two and hurled occupants into the air. Motorman Kilroy blamed wet rails for the wreck while signals were alleged to be in order. Separate item notes a birth boom in Concordia Louisiana with three boys and five girls born to neighboring couples on a single day.
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Chicago
Wisconsin Limited
Kilroy
Sunday School Lesson on David and the Temple
The article presents 1 Samuel 7 4 16 with God’s promise to establish David’s throne forever while noting that David will not build the temple. It recounts Nathan’s initial prompt to build, God’s rebuke, and the ensuing prayer of gratitude and divine promises about David’s line and Israel’s enduring rule.
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David
Walth
Israel
Egypt
Sedar
Saul
Davie
House of David
Willis F. Beecher
U. S. Times
David Himeself
God
Temple
High Church Wedding Feud Over Spire Height
A New York Tribune snippet shows a witty exchange about a midsummer wedding. A friend notes the fashion for high church nuptials while the damsel insists her father will fund a church spire fifty feet taller, signaling status and prestige. The dialogue underscores social competition in churchly ceremonies.
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Papa
N. Y. Tribune
Cheap Excursion to the South From Kansas City
On October 20 the Kansas City Southern Railway offers a round trip fare of 16 dollars from Missouri and Kansas stations to Lake Charles Shreveport Beaumont and Port Arthur. The 21 day limit allows stopovers en route and requires reaching final destination within 15 days. Contact agents Warner Morris or their offices in Kansas City for details and arrangements.
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Kansas City
Port Arthur
Missouri
Kansas
Lake Charles
Shreveport
Beaumont
Southland
G. Warner
Bornley
J. H. Morris
His Failure and Witty Retorts in Print
A fragment from the Chicago Post notes a man’s lack of flirting knowledge and a failed attempt that changed when the girl did not marry him. The Ram’s Horn quips that half wisdom is in being absent when speech is empty.
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Chicago Post
Doan's Kidney Pills Claim Rapid Back Pain Relief
An advertisement extols Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney and back pain relief, swelling, rheumatism, and urinary issues. It cites free trials and testimonials from users in Wisconsin, Kentucky, and beyond, claiming immediate pain relief and better sleep.
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