End of the Republic Foresaw If Class Rule Takes Hold
President Roosevelt at Jamestown opening of the tercentennial exposition warned that nations fall when citizens favor one class over all. He urged defending a republic against plutocracy or mob rule, stressing reform of corporate wealth while preserving private property and equal opportunity. He praised unity and the founders' ideals, citing Washington Jefferson and Marshall.
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Europe
Japan
Clergyman’s 15 Acres Prove Model American Farm
A retired Pennsylvania clergyman with no farming background mailed soil samples to the Washington Agricultural Department and followed their guidance exactly. He built a 15 acre farm on credit, paid down a $7,000 mortgage with interest, and now earns about $2,000 yearly while the department documents his success.
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Pennsylvania
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
To Pay Women Teachers More in New York City
The New York State Senate passed a teachers salary bill aimed at equal pay for women and men in city schools. It bases salaries on job position, not sex, while granting the city board of education discretionary powers to honor home rule. The bill sets a minimum of 720 dollars with annual increases fixed for both sexes.
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New York City
City Board of Education
President Calls for Reform of Corporate Wealth and Fair Play
The President argues for balanced control of vast wealth to protect public interests while allowing legitimate profits. He condemns wrongdoing on any scale, pledging to stop abuses without vindictiveness and to reform with equity rather than vengeance, aiming to build up the nation.
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Cleveland reports William J Bryan to run for president under Mayor Tom L Johnson's guidance. James W Wadsworth criticizes President Roosevelt as a "humbug and a fakir." Justin Morrill's long Congress record noted. Senator Allison near matching. Roosevelt favors Taft for 1908 nomination and Ohio stamp this summer. Florida Senate votes 23 to 5 to void the 14th and 15th amendments to disenfranchise Black voters, signaling possible Supreme Court action.
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Supreme Court
Only Nineteen Bills Passed by Forty-Fifth General Assembly
A summary notes that only nineteen of 1,386 bills introduced in the Forty-Fifth General Assembly became law with Gov. signings. Of the nineteen, three are of general public interest. Major items include $150,000 appropriations for investigations into the Illinois Central Railroad and a Circuit judge salary increase to 5000 yearly. Deep waterway plans extend Joliet channel with new dam and dam removal.
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Senate
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Canal Bill Agreed By Illinois Canal Trustees
The Illinois and Michigan canal commissioners and Chicago’s sanitary district trustees reach a bill creating a deep water route to Joliet lakes and abolishing dam No 1 whose power is leased to Joliet Economy Light and Power Co for 10400 dollars yearly. The district pays the State 25000 dollars annually in lieu of dam No 1 rentals and State rights on the west bank until the federal channel deepens to Peru, after which payment ends. The district retains water power but cedes navigable rights to the State. docking on State property and sanitary district property. retaining walls may be built on both sides of the channel.
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State Senate Opposes Charities Budget Cut
The senate rejects a rough omnibus appropriation for state charitable institutions cutting about a million dollars. The action defies the governor and follows a state board of charities report condemning cruel conditions in county almshouses. It urges extending state institutions to care for insane patients. The bill, denatured and stripped of board recommendations, goes to a third reading.
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State Board of Charities
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Committee Rejects Ballot Circle and Voter Reform Bills
The elections committee reported unfavorably on Schaefer’s bill to remove the party circle at the head of ballots, and also opposed Richardson’s vote rights bill for presidential electors and municipal officers, plus Hill’s occupation disclosure for registrants, arguing such a law would burden judges with work for party committees.
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Berty
May Call Extra Session On Reform Of Charitable Institutions
Governor Deneen may call a special session to force adoption of a plan for reforming the state charitable institutions. Administration circles whisper the governor is piqued after the senate committee on appropriations rejected the bill prepared by the State board of charities. The State board report on care of the insane in county almshouses is seen as leverage over the appropriations committee and state leaders.
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Senate Committee On Appropriations
State” Board of Charities
State Board
Appropriations
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Illinois House Narrowly Backs Anti Cigarette Bill
The Young anti cigarette bill passed the Illinois House 114 to 3 and moves to the Senate after past defeats there. A parade of about 1,000 school children with drums and flags celebrated the win. The measure bans sale, gift or manufacture of cigarets and papers with fines of 25 dollars for first offense and at least 100 dollars for each repeat offense.
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House
Senate
Supreme Court verdict orders ex treasurers to repay Illinois funds
Illinois Supreme Court holds former state treasurers and auditors liable for 321001 dollars illegally drawn from the treasury since 1872. Restitution is required, though interest is limited to the period after the state's demand. Gov. Deneen's stance is supported but not to the full extent. Additional suits may be needed to collect. The decision affects other state officials and outlines the scope of liability. Nearby items report deaths, crimes, accidents, and local incidents across Sterling, Chandlerville, Chicago, and other places with multiple names and events.
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Chicago M D Doomed Supp Court Blocks Car System Plan
The Illinois Supreme Court ruling on the 75 million Mueller law certificates halts municipal ownership plans for Chicago street car lines. While the law remains, the funding method to obtain money for purchase or construction is effectively removed, delaying any municipal venture.
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Illinois
Chicago
Dunne
Threat to Kill Reform Warns Litchfield Saloonkeeper
An anonymous letter to J. S. Teany, once a saloonkeeper, warned that if saloons are voted out in Litchfield his home would be burned and his life taken. Teany, now a converted reformer, denies the threats as largely false, recalling his past liquor business and recent baptismal renewal.
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Argenta veterans open information bureau in old building
Old soldiers of Argenta and nearby residents opened a bureau of information in an older building. Anyone may call for news and answers to difficult questions. A justice of the peace is present to dispense justice and answer inquiries. No swearing drinking or gambling allowed in the room.
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Murder of worker over union strike in Chicago
Edward Page of Chicago was killed by associates tied to a strike effort after he refused to join fellow laborers. Fazo, a Greenfield chain employee for a Chicago company, died in the assault. Police arrested Paul Lay and seek Henry Wotkar and Joseph Majka, all from Chicago, implicated in the incident. The murder is described as brutal and cold blooded.
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Deneen Frees Man From Jail In Illinois Precedent
Governor Deneen pardoned James Cordon a Bloomington mechanic who had been sentenced to six months for stealing tools. The move marks possibly the first Illinois governor pardon of a county jail inmate, rooted in an appeal to aid a needy family and a good prior record.
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Labor Leader Feared Dead After River Find At Cairo
A coat and vest belonging to P. H. Strowham, general organizer for the American Federation of Labor, were found on the Mississippi river bank below Halliday hotel in Cairo. The well known labor figure from Murphysboro is missing, with search under way and belief that he may have jumped into the river while delirious.
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Burglar Tate Escapes From Peoria Hospital
Eddie Tate, the Chicago burglar linked to the Peoria school board safe robbery and implicated in Newton C. Dougherty embezzlement cases, escaped from St. Francis hospital after a police guard’s lax watch. Peoria authorities, under Mayor Tolsen, launched a citywide manhunt with Brennan dismissed for failure to secure him.
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Tom Brennan
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Storekeeper Arrested for Larceny at Kankakee Asylum
W A Bartlett, storekeeper at the Illinois eastern insane hospital in Kankakee, was arrested on a larceny charge after authorities found storehouse goods sent to Chicago. Superintendent J L Greene had suspected theft for some time. Bartlett pleaded not guilty and was jailed awaiting trial after failing to post bail. He had held the post since November 1905 and has a wife and six children.
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W. A. Bartlett
Chicago
Illinois Eastern Insane Hospital
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Explosion Destroys Snakes In Jefferson County Den
In Farrington township Jefferson County a snake den was dynamited by snake hunters. The blast loft a huge ball of snakes into the air and the ground over nearly an acre was covered with reptiles. Hunters killed about 450 snakes, many rattlers, with clubs after the explosion and scramble to dispatch survivors.
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Jefferson County
Illinois
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Man Thought Dead Is Alive From Kentucky Disclosures
Gridley town marshal J C Bryant who vanished two months ago and whose clothes were found on the Chicago river banks has sent word from Kentucky. He says he was robbed but escaped, fled to Kentucky to avoid pursuit, and has been living in retirement. His family and friends gain relief from the denial of his death.
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J. C. Bryant
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Indiana capitalists seek oil and gas leases near Bloomington
Indiana capitalists drive to secure leases in Macon and McTean counties near Bloomington for 25 000 to 100 000 acres per county. Inspectors see no reason to doubt oil or gas presence in this region, comparing carboniferous conditions to Pennsylvania and citing the Robinson fields near Casey as a precedent for a Bloomington strike.
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McTean
Pennsylvania
Robinson
Casey
Kewanee Labor Ticket Wins in School Election
In Kewanee a school election saw the citizens' labor ticket defeat the regular caucus slate. Alexander McLean was elected president with Jolson and Henkle as members, defeating Dr. H. J. Stewart and Griggs Dormerath. Four thousand votes cast. McLean ticket led by about 500. Hundreds of women voters participated.
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H. J. Stewart
John E. Griggs
N. J. Domerath
Citizens’ Labor
Alexander McLean
Oscar Jolson
Adam J. Henkle
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