Lawrence Lore
- Mar 21
- 1 min
Children with Guns
Ten-year-old Walter Byrley, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James Byrley 1711 Fourteenth street, was fatally wounded when he was shot by his...
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Lawrence Lore
- Mar 1
- 2 min
First Woman Hanged
The only enforcement of the death penalty in Lawrence County, Illinois was that of Elizabeth Reed. She was however not a resident of...
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Lawrence Lore
- Nov 8, 2023
- 2 min
Who Killed Hilbert?
JULY 14, 1897 Heathsville is horror-stricken over the tragic death of John Hilbert, who has been making his home with Wm Long for several...
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Lawrence Lore
- Oct 17, 2023
- 2 min
Aaron Shaw, State's Attorney for Elizabeth Reed's Trial
Aaron Shaw was born December 19, 1811 near Goshen, New York. He attended Montgomery Academy in New York and studied law at Goshen. Shaw...
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Lawrence Lore
- Oct 16, 2023
- 1 min
Advertising Disaster for Watchmaker
On December 5, 1918, D. Galbreath moved his family from Johnson City to Sumner having leased the D. D. Emerick home. He then advertised...
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Lawrence Lore
- Oct 11, 2023
- 2 min
Slot Machines and Chewing Gum
September 28, 1911 Four Slot Machines Confiscated by the Sheriff and State’s Attorney Last week Earl R Decker, who owns a number of slot...
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