Governor Deneen trims lump sum Illinois appropriations
Governor Deneen clipped lump sum appropriations by 1 255 000 dollars reducing total to 15 752 000 with only the special session costs keeping him from axing more The University of Illinois faced a 34 065 dollar loss due to a heating plant funding error and several state institutions saw reductions The day’s news also notes decrees involving state hospitals prisons and various civic items across Illinois.
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Deneen
Forty-fourth General Assembly
University of Illinois
Elgin Insane Hospital
Kankakee Insane Hospit
Jacksonville Asylum
Antia Asylum
Bartonville Insane Asylum
Watertown Asylum
Quincy Jacksonville School
St. Charles
National Guard
Pontiac Reformatory
Chester
Harleston Normal School
Normal School
Normal
McCook
Kenesaw Mountain
Thirty Applicants Pass Illinois State Pharmacy Exam
The Illinois State Board of Pharmacy announced that thirty applicants passed certificates in the May 16 and 17 examinations. Names listed include registered pharmacists from Chicago, Springfield, Peoria, Decatur, and other cities, with several assistants and time service registrants.
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Illinois
State Board of Pharmacy
William A. Bakcke
Cropsey
W. K. Bartsell
Peoria
Harry Brent
Decatur
Ray M. Brown
Elgin
BE. R. Chase
East St. Louis
R. C. Ettlinger
Chicago
C. T. Evans
Bloomington
C. C. Garber
Springfield
G. Knewitz
L. A. Kravick
B. A. Lukasek
A. W. Nimmer
J. Patterson
F. D. Pratt
W. D. Richardson
Centralia
4. Homano
R. A. Schneider
Jerome Livia
H. 4. Carlson
Mofine
L. J. Whlert
A. P. Enlow
William L. Gott
Mount Carmel
James M. Hansik
R. C. Luly
Altony
Brute Kills Bride in Quincy Man’s Frenzied Crime
William Stuke, a Quincey dairy proprietor, beat his young wife with a shoemaker’s hammer, killing her. He then slashed his own throat and wrist in a failed suicide. He told doctors a jealous temper caused the crime while friends call him dangerously jealous.
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Quincy
William Stoke
Stuke
Purchase of Pana Coal Mine by Smith and Lehr
J Will Smith and Rudy Lehr purchase the Springside Coal Mine in Pana from the Overholt heirs for about $100,000. The deal takes effect immediately. The idle mine, formerly leased by Manufacturers' Fuel Company of Chicago, is expected to employ about 200 men when in operation.
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J. Will Smith
Rudy Lehr
Springside
Pana
Overholt
Messrs
Mana
Manufacturers’ Fuel Company of
Chicago
East St Louis Man Sues Railroad for 25000 Damages
Peter G. Strange of East St Louis files in La Porte Indiana Circuit Court seeking 25000 from Pere Marquette Railway Company for injuries at Michigan City depot. He alleges the railroad failure to display lights caused an engine to strike him, leaving him injured for life.
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East St. Louis
Indiana
Peter G. Strange
la Porte
Ind
Pere Marquette Railway Company
Strange
Pere Marquette
Michigan City
Judge Loses Two Fingers After Cancer Operation
Judge W Branson of Peters Durg on the State board of law examiners had the second and third fingers of his right hand amputated at Springfield hospital. The cancerous growth operation was successful.
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Brandon
W. Branson
Peters Durg
State Board of Law Examiners
Springfield Hospital
Two Knox County Sisters Find Their Long Lost Father
Mrs Bryan and Mrs Morgan of Knox county reunite with Orville B. Allen of Los Angeles after 25 years of separation and believed he was dead. Allen, a prospector, sends a gold nugget and plans to visit Illinois in summer to meet his daughters who learned of him from a local newspaper clipping.
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Illinois
Bryan
T. Morgan
Knox County
Orville B. Allen
Los Angeles
Cal
Minnesota
C. R. Gittings
J. T. Chandler
Terre Haute
O. B. Allen
Allen
California
Honor for Carbondale Man Dr H C Mitchell New President
Dr H C Mitchell of Carbondale elected president of the Illinois State Medical Society. He is a Northwestern Medical School graduate, head of Jackson State Bank and treasurer of Southern Normal School, with a wife and five children.
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H.C. Mitchell
Ilinoia
Jackson State Bank
Southern Normal School
H. C. Mitchell
Americans Lead Crime Rates in Chicago 1905 Early Months
Figures prepared by city statistician Hugo Grosser show native born offenders dominate crime in the first three months of 1905 across all branches. Germans rank high, with Poles and Russians contributing substantially. Irish follow, though at a lower share than Germans, Poles, and Russians.
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Chicago
Hugo 8. Grosser
Elliott Durand Named Illinois VP of National Manufacturers
Elliott Durand of Chicago was elected vice president from Illinois of the National Association of Manufacturers. The group held its annual session in Atlanta, Georgia. Durand has spent twenty years with Heath & Milligan Manufacturing Company and before that ten years as a newspaper correspondent and editor in Chicago.
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Elliott Durand
Chicago
Heath & Milligan Manufacturing Company
Illinois
National Association of Manufacturers
Atlanta
Durand
Rock Island Claims Smallest Colored Adult in America
The Rock Island report identifies Minnie Dimery as the smallest colored adult in America. She is 42 inches tall, weighs 49 pounds, and is 43 years old with mental development equivalent to a six year old. Her family members are described as normal.
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Rock Island
America
Minnie Dimery
Executors Named for Mrs G P Lord Estate in Elgin
Probate Court appoints G P Lord N P Zimmerman L XN Seaman and Dr L F Cleveland as executors of Mrs G P Lord estate of Elgin valued at about 500000. Bond of 50000 required.
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G. P. Lord
N. P. Zimmerman
L. Xn, Seaman
L. F. Cleveland
Elgin
Burglars Enter Cottonwood Stores and Postoffice
Robbers raided George Boyd’s hardware store and Knight Holland’s general store at Cottonwood. They took several revolvers and razors from Boyd’s, and some small change from the postoffice drawer inside Knight and Holland’s.
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Cottonwood
George Boyd
Knight « Holland
Boyd's
Knight & Holland
Thirty Ninth Illinois Encampment Opens in Rockford
The thirty ninth annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Rockford opens with a parade and ceremonies. Mayor Jackson presents the key to the city as veterans from six posts totaling about 300 men gather with aides, cadets, and color guards.
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Lockford
Illinois
Grand Army of the Republic
Charles E. Jackson
Thia
Forest City
Springfield
Tors
Memorial Hall
Jackson
Charles EB
Fuller
R. M. Woods
Nettie Gowan
Virginia McClurg
Strong
Chi
Robert Mann Woods
Highland Park Aoad
River Forest
Man W.blackmar
Camerin
Hia
Enst
Samsis
Bite
Statehouse
Wyames HH. Davidson
U. S. Grant Post
Chicago
Mann Woods
Bishop Samsons
Roosevelt
Vespasian Warner
Gen
Johnith
John. N. Stewart
E. H. Buck
B. P. Murdoch
James H. Moore
Polo
C. B. Vaughn O'Donnell
R. M. Campiia
B. E. Lee
Rockford
G. Everest
George Waukegan
Smith
Galesburg
How to Build and Use a Hot Bed for Early Crops
The article describes constructing a hot bed from a wooden frame with sash covering to heat soil by decomposing horse manure. It details placement, excavation, soil layers, and planting times for crops like lettuce radish cabbage and tomatoes. It also notes ventilation and protective coverings to control temperature for year round use and mushroom or cucumber yields.
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R. L. Adams
Massachusetts
Ewes in Spring Clip Advantage and Horse Digestion Advice
The article notes clipping ewes after lambing yields better wool, fewer weak spots, and quicker recovery, with lambs not trampling wet wool. It advises clipping in mild weather without washing, and that a cold snap after clipping helps lambs stay warm. It also mentions indigestion in workhorses and recommends a specific green feed remedy including flax seed and herbs, plus gradual exercise.
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Sveral
Indiana
Small pastures preferred for better grazing and gains
Farmers should favor small, rotating pastures over large fields. Frequent changes keep stock, especially sheep, healthier and tastier pastures prevent rank grain. Hogs thrive on staged grazing while varied grasses improve overall forage, and well wintered hens and cocks aid hatching success.
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T. W. Jones
Guidelines for Selecting Sows and Breeding Readiness
The selection notes emphasize docile sows with at least twelve evenly placed teats and forward belly carriage. Avoid large flat teats, verify dam milking quality heredity, ensure good size for young sows, and provide exercise until breeding age about eight months. Also mentions eight German ambassadors in major capitals as nobility.
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Sterling
Igar
Jacob Miller
Aurora
Ras Rasmusen
Thomson
John Kelley
Hillsdale
St. Paul
Dagmar
Dora Tunsberg
Forest Glen
George Sorge
Schmidt's Hall
Ward Republican Club
Peter Kane
Lemont
William Tomkoviak
Kane
Jessie Palmer Webb
Maxwell & Crouch and
Sports Brothers
National Stock Yards
Rockford and Interurban Railway Company
William J. Trautmann
Minois
Washington
John Deitrich
Olney
Charles H. Carter
William Chandler
Fifteenth and
State Streets
Thellinois State Saniay
Clinton
Henry Moser
Geheseo
W. B. Rundle
Illinois Southern Allroad
John KR
Walsh
C. F. Weinland
Nashville
Mor Box Board Company
Morr
Edward Saftig
McKinley
Czolgosz
Joliet
Saftig
St. Louis
Clarence Irvin
Cairo
John Petit
Thebes
W. N. Butler
Petit
Irvin
Waverly
W. W. Paul
Tilford
Robert Braden
Paul
Caldwell Farm
Wranklin
Frederickstown
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Rochelle
Clark
O. E. Murray
T. V. Flock
Murray
Flock
Williard W. Richardson
Otto Linse
Board of
Hidneation
Grard
Milton K. Weems
Weems
Barbers’ and Molders
Mr. Weems
Quincy Employers’ Association
Brute
Sues Road
Carbondale
BIG Elgin Estate
JA. R
Nde
Venus
Allied Bodies Elect
Ian
Mmised Smith
Mae Ball
J.C, Smith
Ganpen
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