Illinois apple crop predicted to reach two million bushels
Illinois state news reports a predicted 2,000,000 bushel apple crop in Clay County this fall. Orchardists note growing acreage since 1892 and expect a record harvest with Ben Davis, Jonathan, Willow Twig and Winesap varieties heavy. Authorities foresee surpassing 1802 exports and preparing to handle the yield.
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Illinois
Clay County
Ben Davis
Jonathan
Orchars
United States
State officials inspect East St. Louis packing plants
Dr J Egan secretary of the Illinois board of health Dr R B Neidringhaus of Granite City and Drs A A McBrien and W Lillie of the East St Louis board completed a two days inspection of East Side packing houses. They found handling clean and inspectors doing their work well and said improvements will be made at once. Egan will study Chicago packers next and two new inspectors will be added in East St Louis to condemn meat deemed unfit.
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East St. Louis
J. Egan
Illinois Board of Health
R. BE. Neidringhaus
Granite City
A. A. McBrien
W. Lillie
Egan
Chicago
St. Louis
Mason and Party Survive Squall on Illinois River
Former senator William E. Mason and party were nearly drowned when their motor boat Eleanor swamped during a squall on the Illinois River near Peoria. The vessel tipped and filled with water but was saved by Mason's son and crew, as women screamed and a river crowd watched. The party, traveling from Chicago to St. Louis, reached shore frightened but unharmed.
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Eleanor
Peoria
William EB. Mason
Startraot Trlents
Mason
Mr. Mason
W. FE. Mason, Jr
C. I. Mason
J. W. Meeker
Miss Mason
Miss Strong
Chicago
St. Louis
SEEKS SPOUSE IN OTHER WORLD
Widow Mrs. Fred Krie, widow of a prosperous German of Waukegan, killed herself with carbolic acid a week after her husband’s death. She had purchased a double burial plot and two bottles of carbolic acid while her husband lay in the house. A note disposing of her property ended with I cannot live without him so I am going to die. Authorities had kept a close watch, but she eluded oversight and died by suicide.
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Fred Krie
Krie
Waukegan
Erie
Head of asylum resigns from Elgin hospital
Dr Frank S Whitman, superintendent of the Illinois Northern hospital for the insane in Elgin, tendered his resignation to the board of trustees to take effect July 1. The trustees urged reconsideration but accepted the resignation. The institution is described as flourishing and praised by Governor Deneen as the finest in the state.
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Whitman
Elgin Hospital
Frank S. Whitman
Clinois Northern Hospital
Elgin
Deneen
Elgin Institution
Boy Death Spurs Saloons Closed on Sundays
In Carlyle the temperance drive closes all saloons after Edwin Shar, a 16 year old, dies from drinking a quart of gin. A temperance Chautauqua meeting sparked the mood, and a committee from saloonkeepers urged Sunday closures, supported by Mayor Ih5.
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Carlyle
Temperance Chautauqua
Edwin Shar
W. C
Ih5
Tragic Decatur Windstorm Kills 9-Year-Old Goldie Cameron
A severe wind and rain storm in Decatur caused a broken electric light wire when a tree fell. Nine-year-old Goldie Cameron was instantly killed after taking the wire’s shock. Rescue crews battled debris as damage spread through the area.
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Decatur
Onnady
Wecutt
Goldie Cameron
Oquana
Quail Restocking Experiment Proves Successful in Vermilion County
Bloomington game warden August Ellsworth reports Vermilion County issued 2100 hunting licenses in the fiscal year ending May 21, netting 2100 dollars for the state game department. Licenses doubled from last year and quail restocking from the South thrives, with most birds alive and game conditions good.
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Tilinoln
August Ellsworth
Bloomington
Vermilion County
Treasury
Game Department
Illinois
Sentenced for attack and lottery cases in Illinois
Reuben Good of Galesburg got twenty five years for brutal mistreatment of Lizzie Anderson. J K Miller of East St Louis was convicted in Springfield of a mail lottery and got ninety days. Hail damaged windows at Oquana. Other items note deaths, suicides, a lightning fatality, a near run, and coal mine purchases. Gov Deneen announces military staff and aides. Angstrand confesses to arson attempt near Rockford to lure Goembel family.
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Galesburg
Reuben Good
Lizzie Anderson
Illinois Itome and Aid Society
Thompson
Good
J. K. Miller
East St. Louis
Keystone Commercial Company
United States District Court
Springfield
Mumphrey
Peoria House of Correction
Mary Oliver
Owaneco
Thad Querry
Decatur
Adam Bowersock
Edward ©. Ruitt
Shelby County
James Sharkey
Hamilton Township
Tacoma
Wash
W. M. Campbell Beasley
Commonwealth Magazine of
Seattle
Peoria
R. C. Madden
Allen Dobbs
Madden
Mendota
Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
Alexander Hutchcraft
Neosho
Carmi
Wm. Jones
John Cahill
Cornelius
Peru
Roanoke
Pekin
Timothy Duggan
Henry Duggan
Spring Valley
Charles J. Devlin
Elias Kentree
Will
Joliet
Kenttee
Gov. Deneen
B. A. Eckart
Chicago
John RR. Thompson
Ira C. Copley
Aurora
Randolph Smith
Flora
State Guard
Abel Davis
First Infantry
Frank 8. Dickson
Adjutant Fourth Infantry
Ramsey
Daniel Morgan Smith
Seventh Infantry
B. N. Chiperfield
First Cavalry
Canton
John H. Lewman
Danville
Ogden P. McClurg
Naval Militia
Robert Angstrand
Rockford
Bargren
Rock River
Harlem Park
J. B. Goembel
Goembel
Angstrand
Goortbe
Snl
Eqing
Child Labor Decrease Reported by State Inspector
State Factory Inspector Davies released the 1905 report to Gov. Deneen detailing a marked decline in child labor due to strict enforcement of the new law. The year’s 71,358 inspections included 65,797 for child labor, with 11,755 children under 16 employed in the state, and 1,001 prosecutions, 799 in Chicago.
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Davies
Deneen
Chicago
Tax Law Declared Void Exemption of Capital Stock Unconstitutional
Attorney General Stead rules the Illinois revenue act amendment of 1905 unconstitutional for exempting capital stock of mercantile and manufacturing firms coal mining firms printing offices newspapers and livestock breeders from taxation. He cites constitutional uniformity and limits on exemptions, noting capital stock of profitable organizations is taxable and that the act conflicts with multiple sections of article nine. The State board of equalization previously exempted these stocks under the 1905 amendment.
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Stead
Supreme Court
General Assembly
State Board of Equalization
Supreme Court edict: bid to extort 10000 in Hudelson will case
A secret session court action aimed to extract 10000 from litigants by promising a favorable will decision. State's Attorney Richard C. Raugh faced disbarment charges for conspiring with H N Bradford, a Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern agent, to secure the money by delivering an advance copy of the ruling. Bradford allegedly showed advance copies to lawyers on both sides. a clerk may have supplied the document. Attorney General Stead filed the information. Bradford later vanished from the state.
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Supreme Court
Hudelson
Richard C
Reaugh
Clay County
Bradford
O Bradford
Stead
Reough
Hungarian Quarrel Over Love Ends With Payment
Mrs. Paul Raidisch of Peoria paid her husband forty dollars to leave home after tiring of him and favoring Vosse Youngevitch. He left but later learned Youngevitch abused Raidisch’s children and complained. The involved parties are Hungarians. The dispute traces back thirty years to a boyhood romance with the same woman.
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Vosse Youngevitch
Paul Raidisch
Peoria
Youngevitch
Raidisch
The National Pike and Presidential Pageants of Old
A historic feature traces the National Pike or Cumberland Road from tidewater to the Mississippi, noting its origins as buffalo trails, later used by Indians and settlers, and its role as a stage for presidential processions. It recalls taverns along the route and the gala receptions when presidents traveled the old highway before railroads.
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America
Tidewater
Mississippi
Pacific
Denver
Great Western Ocean
Montana
Puget Sound
Atlantic
Boston
Jacksonville
Pearce
Maryland
Old Cumberland Road
Raleigh
Smith
New World
Bering Straits
Appalachians
Gepuse
Cunberland
Potomac
Ohio
Cumberland Road
Washington
Braddock
Kentucky
Todiana
Virginia
Republic
Jackson
van Buren
Monroe
Harrison
Polk
Tyler
Relief effort in quake city swells with donations
A San Francisco correspondent reports massive nationwide aid after the disaster. Hundreds of carloads of toys, food, and clothing have arrived for refugees, with meals and essentials planned at large scale. A consolidated fund, led by James D. Phelan, has amassed about 38.5 million dollars with billions in pledges and promised support for housing, medical care, and sanitary work.
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San Princisco
San Francisco
General Relief Committee
Red Cross
Pardee
James D. Phelan
Phelan
Value of Steel Products
A census bulletin shows total output of American steel and rolling mills in 1905 valued at $7,985,026, an increase of 13 percent since 1900. The notice ends with a promotional line noting it pays to advertise in this paper.
Appreciation day at New York girls technical high school
The school adds hospitality to housekeeping with practical courses in entertaining guests. Classes have hosted receptions for wives of city officials, culminating in an all-class “appreciation day” to honor teachers and principals.
Chicago Business soars as steel and retail demand rise
Chicago reports show best steel year so far with resumption of soft coal mining and reemployment of workers. Manufacturing demand expands and distribution of construction materials grows while agricultural outlook stays strong. Weather remains hot but industry runs at capacity. material prices stay firm. Grain, livestock, and lumber movements rise. bank clearings exceed last year. failures in district up modestly. Bradstreet’s notes robust dry goods demand, falling seasonal quiet in New York, and easing money markets with rail earnings up. Exports of wheat and corn from US and Canada show multi-year trends through June 7.
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Chicago
Industria
Thia Port
Dan
Review of Trade
New York
Janes
San Francisco
Canada
Bradstreet
Market Prices Across Cities Show Wide Ranges for Commodities
The report lists Chicago cattle at 4.00 to 6.00 dollars, hogs 4.00 to 6.65, sheep 3.00 to 6.00, and grain quotes with No 2 wheat at 85 to 86 cents, corn 58 to 84 cents, oats 58 to 40 cents, rye 62 to 66 cents, with regional spreads for Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo and New York. Prices cover butter eggs potatoes and hay ranges, reflecting diverse regional markets.
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Chicago
Detroit
Ste
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
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War Department
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Board of Education
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