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Multitude of Oddities and Tragic Ends in Illinois Headlines
A compressed miscellany from Centralia to Belleville reports events and curiosities. Fires destroy Xenia Woolen Mills. a Hillsboro marshal fined for suppressing gamblers. a Payson farmer killed by a horse. a Decatur hazing death. a Washington Springs president killed by a train. marriages and bank safes, deaths, accidents, and curious vignettes across Illinois with scattered anecdotes and local color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centraliate
Hillsboro
Xenia
Belleville
McLeansboro
Dick Fowler
Georgia Lee
Cairo
Hillaboro
Chas. Seymour
Payson
David C. Jones
Decatur
M. A. Morgan
Washington Mineral Springs
Okawville
B. D. Smith
Lottie Dougherty
Humansville
Internal Revenue Office
Carrollton