NEWSPAPER EXTRACTS - 1914
March 18, 1914
The Decatur Review
Decatur, Illinois
PERSONALS
Miss May HOWARD and Fred HOWARD, from Clinton, visited their cousins, Misses Grace and Cora CLARK, Sunday.
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H. H. EDMUNDS and family, from Clinton, spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Kate FRIEDMAN.
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Miss Hazel MILLS, of Clinton, was the guest of Miss Ethel BENNETT Sunday.
Submitted by Sheryl Byrd
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March 25, 1914
The Daily Review
Decatur, Illinois
CLINTON BOY MAKES PHI BETA KAPPA
Champaign, March 25.—O. W. ALLEN, of Clinton, a student in the University of Illinois, was today elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the honorary academic fraternity, the highest academic honor conferred on any student. Twenty-one others were elected.
Submitted by Sheryl Byrd
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March 31, 1914
The Decatur Review
Decatur, Illinois
W. J. ENTHOFEN OUT OF CLINTON JAIL
Released Because of Poor Health.
Clinton, March 31.—W. J. ENTHOFEN, who was sentenced to serve four months in the county jail for exhibiting obscene pictures, was released Sunday afternoon after he had promised to pay a $100 fine and the costs of the suit. Since being confined to jail Enthofen has been in poor health and it was upon this ground that he obtained his release.
Submitted by Sheryl Byrd
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March 31, 1914
The Decatur Review
Decatur, Illinois
JUDGE INGHAM SITS UP.
Judge INGHAM, the popular Clinton lawyer who has been seriously ill for the past several months, is steadily improving and is now able to sit up some each day. The last few days his condition has been so much better that he has been permitted to receive visitors.
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Submitted by Sheryl Byrd
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April 24, 1914
Clinton Public
Clinton, Illinois
MOVED TO OHIO.
J. B. WILSON, formerly a Dewitt county boy, being raised in Wilson township, who has been in the employ of a Bloomington company several years moved this week to Piqua, Ohio, where he will have control of the furnace department of a stove company, and have charge of twenty men.
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April 24, 1914
Clinton Public
Clinton, Illinois
A BAD SATURDAY BLAZE.
An Expensive Fire At The Home of Rodney HILL— Damage About $1,000
A Bad fire occurred at the home of Rodney HILL on West VanBuren street last Saturday. The fire alarm sounded just after 12 o'clock and there was a quick response by the firemen, which no doubt not only saved the most substantial part of the building, but also prevented the flames spreading to adjoining residences. The fire is thought to have been started from poorly insulated electric wires. There was a high wind at the time and the entire roof was a blaze before the firemen reached the scene. The roof was burned away and there was considerable other damaged by the fire and water. The damage is estimated at about $1,000 with no insurance in either building or its contents, Mr. HILL unintentionally having allowed his policy to expire, Mr. HILL who is rather advanced in years, has been very unfortunate lately, Some two month ago he had both hands so badly burned that he is still unable to use them, and now comes to the conflagration. Fortunately for him he is in good circumstances financially, and will not be a subject of charity. The roof of the building must be renewed and the interior repainted and plastered.
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April 24, 1914
Clinton Public
Clinton, Illinois
JUDGE DOES NOT IMPROVE.
Judge G. K. INGHAM, who has been confined to his bed several months, a part of which time he has been conscious of his surroundings remains in the same condition. His son Leonard stated today that there were no signs of improvement, and that the family had became resigned to the inevitable.
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July 15, 1914
Clinton Public
Clinton, Illinois
MISFORTUNE TO EVAN WILLIS.
An expensive blaze occurred on the Evan WILLIS farm south of the city; just north of Willis bridge yesterday, destroying a barn and some sheds adjoining. The contents destroyed were a team of mules, a horse, several sets of harness, 150 bushels of corn and 200 bushels of oats. The fire was discovered at 1:30 yesterday morning and the work of destruction was then almost complete, and nothing could be saved. There is no clue to the cause of the fire. The loss is about $3,000, with only about $300 insurance.
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