Funk for Governor as Progressive party nominating Chicago
State Senator Frank H. Funk of Bloomington was nominated for governor by Illinois Progressive convention. The gathering pledged delegates to support the ticket and Roosevelt for president, with a platform calling for initiative referendum recall, direct election of senators, anti corruption measures, eight hour law, state housing and more. The event drew 1100 delegates, with Miss Jane Addams among prominent attendees.
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Chicago
Frank H. Funk
Bloomington
New Progressive Party
Dean _ Franklin
Macomb
Fletcher Dobyns
Philip Decker
Murphysore
Edwin Winter
Danville
Edward O. Peterson
Aurora
University of Illinois
B. F. Harris
Champaign
Raymond Robins
Frederick L. Hatch
Spring Grove
Jane Addams
Mary J. Wilmarth
C. D. Thomas
Frank G. Allen
Moline
Medill McCormick
la Verne W. Noyes
John F. Bass
Progressive Party
John P. Conrad
Will County
David Morrison
Thomas A. Russell
Twentieth Ward
John Boyle
Springfield
Illinois
Charles E. Merriam
Merriam
Colonel Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
New
Cess
C. R. Pendarvis
Henderson County
Arthur L. Curvey
John L. Hamilton
Hoopeston
Charles Ringer
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Funk
Senator Funk
Robert Eaton
Dekalb County
W. H. Fram
Eaton
B. O Aylesworth
Cass County
Walter Clyde Jones
E. D. Telford
Marion County
William H. Frame
Duncan C. Milner
National Progressive Party
State Tax Commission
State Board of Equalization
State Industrial Commission
An Embryo Financier And The Buzz At The Office
A dialogue between a father and son explores confidence and social schemes. The boy asks if confidence men run trust companies while mentioning a buzzer heard in the office. The exchange blends curiosity about finance and a humorous mistrust of elders.
The Unkindest Cut Reveals Family Tension
A child recalls a painful scene where a father cuts both the meat and the allowance, highlighting harsh discipline and strained finances in a stark domestic moment.
Recognition of Genius in American Discovery
The quote contends that explorers deserve posthumous honors, noting that the continent’s greatest discoverer was overlooked in his lifetime. It asserts that America, not Europe, is the land that discovered Columbus, reframing the historical narrative.
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America
Illinois Farmers Institute to Hold Expanded Meetings
Illinois state bulletin reports a record season of farmers institute events with 254 towns hosting 422 days of gatherings. Central and Southern Illinois meetings in Paris and Cairo plus Sterling state institute in 1913. total state speaker addresses expected to reach 1647 from September to February.
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Springfield
State Farmers’ Institute
H. A. McKeene
Farmers’ Institute
Illinois
Central Illinois Farmers’ Institute
Paris
Southern Illinois Farmers’ Institute
Cairo
Sterling
State Institute
College of Agriculture and Experiment Station
Country Life Conference and Illinois Federation Meeting
Representatives of rural interest groups gathered for a three day conference marking the second annual Illinois Federation for Country Life Progress meeting. Notables and local leaders attended sessions led by Dr Harvey W Wiley and others, while arson charges led to Jim Atkins being tracked by bloodhounds and arrested in Havana.
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Country Life
Illinois Federation For Country Life Progress
Grange
Farmers’ Institute
Harvey W Wiley
Warren H. Wilson
New York
Oliver Wilson
The
National Orange
Edward J. Ward
F. R. Morgaridge
Lovejoy
Havana
Jim Atkins
Saidora
Ed Hamil
H. G. Strumpfer
Atkins
Post Offices Hit In Illinois Robberies Across Two Towns
Chicago reports two Illinois post offices at Lyndon in Whiteside county and Bluff Springs in Cass county were robbed by an organized band. A. W. Greeley and G. F. Carls report losses of $20 and $32 respectively as post office damage is noted. Inspectors pursue suspects.
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Chicago
Illinois
Lyndon
Whiteside County
Bluff Springs
Cass County
A. W. Greeley
G. F. Carls
Face Cleared After Cuticura Treatment
Mrs. J. Brooksher of Moberly Missouri describes two years of facial tetter or eczema. After trying remedies, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment for a month, saw cooling effect and extraction of matter, and was cured. Sample offers and mailing address included.
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Moberly
J. Brooksher
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
In Practice
Husband vents about extravagance and fear of life without support. Wife retorts that she would be better off than a woman who never had any practice.
Paxtine Antiseptic Promoted for Catarrh Remedy
An advertisement touts Paxtine Antiseptic sprayed into nasal passages as a successful catarrh remedy. Available at druggists for 25c a box or by post from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston Mass. A humorous aside notes a young man should seek a reputation after declaring love to a girl.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Mia Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething
An old advertisement touts Mia Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children to ease teething pain gums and wind colic. The bottle price is listed as 250 per bottle.
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Mia
Winslow
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Illinois State Board of Agriculture
Russell
London
G. C. Driscoll
Dayton
Dickinson
Driscoll
Mr. Driscoll
Title and Trust
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Secretary of State
Real Estate Title and Trust Company
Title and Trust Company
la Salle Fair Incorporated
la Salle Fair Association
George A. Wilson
Frank EH. Lewy
J. E. Malone, Jr
Mlinois National Guard
Naval Reserves
Illinois National Guard
Naval Reserve
Charaer
F. S. Dickson
Chester
Chester State Hospital
B. R. Bur- Troughs
State Board of Administration
A. L. Bowen
State Charities Commission
Charles Breitske
Windes
Brettske
Breitske
Board of Administration
State Board of Pharmacy
J. W. Baille
Lyell F. Cook
Frank M. Hassett
Arthur M. Kidd
John E. Livingston
Henry Matthews
M. A. Pokorney
Michael E. Rubin
Joseph P. Shure
Morris Zoub
Rae H. Rolts
Arilyste
Otto Korhonen
Walter H. Puterbaugh
Sampson Abrahams
Joneson Aron
Emil Barre
Bern M. Cahill
William H. Campbell
Harold P. Dereby
Flavia Farren
Vernette Gaskins
Henry Greenberg
Simon Gurevitch
Lucas P. Hanneman
Frank Heda
Frank Hust
Giles E. Krolick
Walter Landaker
Joseph E. LeZama
George B. Lucashevsky
Thomas W. Lyman
Jackson D. Malcomb
M. A. Palumbo
George T. Primm
Albert Rabinovitz
Emanuel Ritalin
Reynolds E. Sandman
Bernard Zak
Cenfer
Militia
Ilinois National Guard
News OF Illinois
Board of Review
Frank W. Jones
Ilinois Tax Reform Association
William J. Conzelman
Pekin
Frank Funk
Blomington
Senate
State Committee
Conzelman
Duquoin
A. D. Millhouse
Jackson County
United States Treasury
Murphysboro
Millhouse
Baltimore
Edward Cohen
Cook County
Cohen
Zion City
Wilbur Voliva
Zion Church
Voliva
John Dawney
Dawney
Mcleansboro
Institute of Teachers of
Hamilton County
Cicero
Ifty-Ninth Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Daniel Hudson Burnham
Europe
General Custer School
Chile
Tetter
Fipemores
Miho
Whittemore Bros. & CO
Albany St
Cambridge
Orpathian Pelpe
Denver
Mahoka
South Georgia
A. B. Cook
Fitzgerald, Ga
Nat'l Bank
Alabama
State Board OF Immigration
Montgomery
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