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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
2
A poem recalls a boyhood friendship nearly broken by a quarrel a burning letter never sent and a reconciled bond. The speaker reflects on anger and forgiveness with gratitude for the friend who remained true.
John McGrath, a small Irish watchman hired by Morton's mills after a string of robberies, defies danger to protect the mill and his dying wife. When shot by burglars, he entrusts owner Morton to watch over his infant son, see that Morton keeps his word, and dies with a vow fulfilled.
A World To-Day article cites stories of honest Native people in the Canadian Northwest trading posts. Tales include a widowed native taking goods with no payment, returning to check balances, and a postkeeper’s trust ensuring rightful payment. Edmonton’s half-breed workers receive wages, and city furs are stored openly, reflecting local honesty. The piece contrasts village life with urban fame and notes Mont Blanc observatory efforts to photograph the sun's corona from snow.
The Academy notes that women writers are notably more attractive than men writers, whose looks are rarely equal to their literary output. It also observes that men quick to admit error tend to manufacture explanations for their mistakes.
An assailant hurls a stone at Col. A S Frost chief of Evanston police during dinner, narrowly missing his family. The piece lists a broader recap of Illinois incidents from arson and drownings to robberies, murders, and weather, naming towns like Evanston Sterling Aurora Mascoutah and Wilmette along with figures such as Rev B F Aldrich and Mrs Grace Foster Herben.
The Illinois Supreme Court rules a school district may issue bonds up to six percent of equalized property value for building schools and levy a building tax of 244 percent per year until completion. Carbondale district approved a bond of at least 17 million dollars for a new school, and after bond funding proved insufficient, a building tax was enacted to finish the project, challenged by railroads but ultimately upheld.
Chester A. Riley a 24 year old son of wealthy parents from Monouth, and a YMCA member, drowned in a mining tank at the west side branch 542 West Monroe. He lived at 8 Roe Street and worked in a downtown department store. He was not found until the following afternoon, lying under eight feet of water, apparently seized by cramps and sinking before his companions noticed.
Chicago judge Windes finds the Roan primary law constitutional overall but doubts two sections. He says one section on political committees arranging primary districts and another on voter qualifications may be flawed. The suit by Thomas Marshall and Roy D. Keehn is dismissed, but registration must be available before each primary election.
An advisory committee to the University of Illinois College of Agriculture plans to ask the Legislature for two year appropriations. The request covers maintenance, experiment stations, and specific programs in dairy breeding grain and soil work. A. J. Grant of Winchester chairs the committee with Col. Mills of Spring as secretary.
In Peoria county jail prisoners including a murder suspect and two federal inmates attempted a jailbreak. A wall hole was cut and a rope improvised from tied materials. The escape was thwarted by deputy Sheriff Lewis and his men, with several captives recaptured.
Gov Deneen appoints Harold McCormick Charles Dawes Arthur Geena Samuel McRoberts C N Webster E M Barton and Fook of Chicago E Pra Springfield and Prof G N Fisk as delegates to the Extension of Foreign Commerce convention in Washington on January 14.
The Illinois department of the Grand Army of the Republic announces a legislative appeal for liberal funding of veterans homes for old soldiers widows and orphans. Commander J H Buck leads the push noting Quin cy home houses over 1600 vets average 66 and 1400 Civil War graves. Wilmington widows home holds 86 inmates with 29 non pensioners and full rooms. Bloomington orphans home cares for 316 children age 1 to 16 with education and training. calls for a soldier spouse housing facility and a new legislative committee on legislation is named.
The Chicago school board reports 1906 enrollment of 265,085 in high and graded schools, with 5,042 teachers and 12,433 in high schools. 1,105 graduates and 11,044 eighth grade certificates. average teacher salary $830. total教育l expenditures $5,681,240.29. Accommodations for 18,014 more pupils were created. 14 new schools and 16 additions costing $3,950,000 were built.
Six Copernicus school pupils at West Sixtieth and Throop streets were injured in a clash between white and colored students. Stones clubs and a hotpot were used as weapons during a free for all fight that followed transfers from Earle school. Englewood police responded as students fled the yard after dismissal.
Two men died and a dozen were injured at Woodman Mall in Wilmington when a gas plant leaked during a card party. F. H. Pope and Edward Scheibner died after entering a rear room to stop the leak as an explosion blew through a partition. Mather Dwyer, the priest, and several others were among the injured.
John Anderson, whose wife was shot to death in Cambridge, has become a raving maniac as doctors fear he may die. A nine month old infant was the other witness and authorities worry the case may not be solved. Fists have broken out on the streets amid public anger. Sheriff Swan says a Galva arrestee is innocent and held on suspicion of burglary.
Eddie Mann aged 15 was out hunting with a companion near Springfield when he picked up a shotgun by the barrel and the trigger fired striking him fatally. The incident occurred while he sat on a lumber pile with the weapon at his feet.
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