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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
3
Winona Gillham 16 wed George H Edwards 23 in Peoria after Edwards served on the jury that acquitted her of murdering her father near Oak Hill. The marriage followed the jury verdict and her mother’s consent. Edwards met the girl during the trial and was smitten, leading to the ceremony last week.
In central Illinois women join the corn harvest due to a scarcity of men. Miss Alice Isemenger of Marshall county husked and cribbed 1380 bushels in a day on a piano wager with her father, while Miss Emily Schrader of Bureau county, aged 17, gathered 100 bushels in nine hours.
Judge Farmer of Vandalia argues Illinois statutes should allow a $5,000 fine and penitentiary terms for concealed weapons offenses. He noted in court: Joseph Igo, who pled guilty to burying concealed weapons, received a $50 fine after six months in jail awaiting trial.
Gov Deneen and the state architect back a city beautiful program for Springfield. A mass meeting is planned to promote the project. Plans include a large State park in front of the capitol, with state buildings and a boulevard system. Meanwhile Clyde M Showalter a Wa bash county farmer who vanished on November 19 was found near death in New York in a freight car of corn shipped for export. He likely fell ill in the car and was unknowingly shipped eastward, discovered after the freight was opened.
Mrs Dearmond of Seminary valley three miles west of Alto Pass fired a gun and killed a large catamount she found in a tree after her husband refused to hunt the nocturnal animal whose screams disturbed the family.
Lena Pashore 17 and Clara Conway 16 admitted theft of 9 50 from Emelie Kroher 8 after holding up a child. They blamed each other as the perpetrator. Dances allegedly sparked the misdeed. Judge sent Pashore to Geneva and paroled Conway.
A fire swept through Potter Brothers Ary goods store in Mendota's Waldorf block when sunlight focused on a small electric light bulb, igniting cotton batting. The blaze threatened the entire building and its contents. Loss estimated around $12,000, fully insured.
In Chicago, M. B. Giles, son of Belvidere wealth, shot himself after leaving a note promising death if a sweetheart did not come by 5 30. Three letters were found, one to the unnamed sweetheart, one to Mrs Mary Giles, and one to his roommate Charles Ward. Mrs Chapman and her son were in the house when the shot rang out.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an event where a person named Mrs Chapman and her son reach a room after an unnamed prior occurrence. Limited readable details do not confirm full context or outcome.
State Treasurer received a draft for 550 775 from the Illinois Central Railroad for the first six months of the year. The sum equals a percentage of gross earnings on lines from Centralia to Chicago and Cairo to Galena. Gov. Deneen authorizes audit clerk Frank D. Whipp to examine records for the period, in routine verification to ensure lawful compliance.
Miss Bertha M. Franke, 16, of Floraville, spilled kerosene on her dress and her clothing caught fire. Her father Albert Franke arrived from St Louis just as she ran from the house engulfed in flames and helped extinguish the blaze. the house also caught fire but was put out.
Citizens of Warren and Henderson counties favor a proposed union to increase political prestige and reduce costs by sharing officers. Henderson lies on the Mississippi opposite Burlington Iowa with Oquansa as its main city. Warren lies east of Henderson with Monmouth as county seat. merger aims to unite administrations for mutual welfare.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt announce the engagement of their daughter Alice Lee Roosevelt to Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati congressman and heir to a Cincinnati fortune. The wedding is planned for mid February with a June bridal trip and residence to follow in Washington.
Brief sketches describe the President's key advisers with noted traits and habits. Moody stands out as the bachelor cavalryman type while Root blends intellect and stern resolve. Bonaparte and Metcalf are profiled by gait, appearance, and reserved manner. Short notices cover fires, expulsions in Russia, and other miscellaneous items from Washington and beyond.
A detailed note on alfalfa fields damaged by tickle grass crab grass and related weeds. It notes no infallible weed elimination method exists and recommends reseeding after plowing or mowing burning weed piles, with emphasis on cautious management to protect future alfalfa harvests.
A Boston ship captain sailed years ago with a ship cat to chase rats. After a round the world voyage the vessel returned to East Boston and the cat vanished. The owner later met Captain Barber and said the cat had found its way home, appearing at Canton Street the same day the ship docked.
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