Illinois Grand Army encampment parade in Quincy
Three thousand persons marched in a column Thursday as Quincy hosted the Illinois department G A R encampment. Gov. Deneen spoke at the Soldiers Home and theater while crowds filled streets and the Soldiers Home grounds.
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Quincy
Illinois Department of the
Grand Army
Ladies of the G. A. R
Sons of Veterans
Association of War Musicians
Empire Theater
Soldiers’ Home
Court House
Gov. Deneen
John A. Logan
Illinois Grand Army
Veterans Parade and Illinois Leaders Elected at Grand Army Event
Crowds lined the march as 3000 veterans passed with drum corps and brass bands. Illinois units from Chicago, Aurora, Rock Island, Moline and Quincy joined Grand Army posts. Joseph Rosenbaum of Chicago won department commander with 258 votes to Murdock's 146 and Wells's 86. New officers elected include Orrin Wilkinson, I.C. First, Charles A. Partridge. a gavel from Citronelle, Alabama was presented. The Women’s Relief Corps chose Mrs. Elizabeth Morse as president over Mrs. Ida Palmer 207 to 196.
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Grand Army
Chicago
Aurora
Rock Island
Moline
Quitcy
Ilinois National Guard
Naval Reserves
Fifth Regiment
Sons of Veterans
Chaddock Training School
John M. Stewart
Congress
Joseph Rosenbaum
Mr. Brown
R. P. Murdock
H. 8. Wells
Quincy
L. T. Dickason
Illinois
Toledo
Rosenbaum
E. P. Murdock
Orrin Wilkinson
Princeton
I. C. First
Charles A. Partridge
A. L. Schimpt
Peoria
C. B. Wilson
Citronelle
Ala
Baldwin Park
Illinois National Guard
Woman's Relief Corps
Elizabeth Morse
Ida Palmer
Morse
Palmer
Blanche Calhoun
Decatur
Louise Spaulding Scovill
Rockford
Emma Burch
Kate
Women's and Veterans groups elect state officers in Jones NY
The national commander leads elected officers for the Ladies of the G. A. R. with Adelaide Reed as President and Sylvia Hall as Senior Vice President. The Sons of Veterans announce Commander R. F B. Lock and Vice Commander A F Tomlinson among others. Daughters of Veterans name Alice Chambers as President and Rose Dickinson as Treasurer.
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R. F B. Lock
Rockford
A. F.tomlinson
Galesburg
W. B. Jaycox
G. 8. Pease
Chicago
W. BE. Foster
Decatur
C. W. Reininger
Daughters of Veterans
Alice Chambers
Aurora
Lulu Carlin
Bertha Gusser
Fannie Kirk
East St. Louis
Rose Dickinson
Tupelo Gum Wood Gains Noted Value in Southern Forests
The tupelo gum, once neglected, is now valued for many uses after US forest service studies. Its wood finds use in pumps sound boards mantels moldings doors jambs and inner finishings. Tupelo flooring competes with Douglas fir in the Los Angeles market despite freight costs.
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New York World
Gulf States
United States Forest Service
Los Angeles
Louisiana
Cooled the Admiral and the Chain Cable Incident
An anecdote recalls a deep Rio de Janeiro harbor mishap where chain cables snapped under heavy strain. Admiral and Captain confront a rookie, who admits helplessness, prompting the admiral to concede with a puzzled retort about the crewman’s impossible restraint.
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Rio Janeiro
A. T. Mahan
Alfred
Coaming
Julius Caesar calendar reform joke prompts class debate
A classroom exchange questions Caesar's reforms with the young gentlemen's remark suggesting he was a shrewd politician focused on harmless issues. The single consensus hints at a reflective view of historical calendar reform and political tact.
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Julius Cesar
The Swift and the Race Cartoon Quote
A compact humor snippet notes a misquote about swift runners and horse races from Harper's Weekly. It contrasts a clergyman’s saying with a quip about the swift winning more often at the races.
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Farmer Jinks
Harper’s Weekly
The Natural Tendency in Indian Jade Mining
A Baltimore American quotation ponders motorists while reporting India’s jade mining output for 1906-07 at 2,214 hundredweight valued at $39,309. The remark notes drivers’ habit of harming others.
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India
Presbyterian General Assembly Opens with Moderator's Plea
The 120th General Assembly in Kansas City opens with retiring moderator Dr. Roberts urging Christian cooperation to combat irreligion and social ills. He calls for evangelism, education, and mission work to win America and the world for Christ as church membership and missions show steady gains.
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Dr. Roberts
Presbyterian General Assembly
Church In
America
Presbyterian Church In
Invention Hall
Kansas City
William Henry Roberts
Philadelphia
Roberts
United States
Europe
God the Father
Jesus Christ
Christ
Unions Win Butte Strike Settlement at Bell Telephone
Bell Telephone Co of Butte Montana ends fifteen month strike by conceding nearly one seventh in dispute. Ling men and operators return to work after boycott crippled service and merchants avoided phone use to protect trade. some labor leaders had faced jail under injunctions.
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Butte
Bell Telephone Company
Mont
Sonie
Whi
Farmers' Union members plow cotton to curb crop risks
Throughout the South members of the Farmers' Cooperative and Educational Union have begun plowing up a portion of their cotton fields to insure against an excessive crop. The yield will be further reduced by flood damage in the Southwest.
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South
Farmers’ Co-operative and Educational Union
Deficit Reported for New Haven Railroad System
The New Haven reports its largest quarterly deficit since the autumn panic, totaling $008,837, despite strict cuts in operating costs. National Prosperity Association leaders say they are negotiating with major manufacturers to push any business gains toward re-employing idle workers.
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New Haven
New National Prosperity Association
T Iatter
Panama Canal progress and plans for Miraflores and education
The Panama Canal excavation continues at a rapid pace with projected completion in thirty two months or by January 1 1911 amid higher labor and housing costs. Engineers shift dam and lock plans to Miraflores to reduce exposure to hostile fire and improve protection. The article also notes agricultural education proposals funded by the government, a protest against open plains cattle and sheep farming, Navy Secretary negotiations on a secrecy device for locating ships, and obituaries and other items including Rhode Island legislation and Italian rainfall observations.
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Panama
Canal Zone
Goethals
Congress
Miraflores
la Boca
Mirafl
Roosevelt
American Humane Association
Con
Sydney Richmond Taber
Chicago
Caroline Harle White
Philadelphia
Mary Howe Totten
Washington
United States
Navy Department
Alona Clark
Clark
Boston
Plans for Democratic National Convention in Denver
Preparations for the Democratic National Convention are nearly complete in Denver. The auditorium work is mainly finished with seating arrangements and delegation space set. Demand for tickets is double that of prior conventions, and sessions will seat about 14 000 people with standing room possible.
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Denver
National Committee
Democratic Party
Burrows Named Temporary Chairman of Republican Convention
Senator Julius C. Burrows of Michigan chosen as temporary chairman for the Republican national convention in Chicago starting June 16. The lengthy roster lists General Secretary John R. Malloy and numerous assistants, clerks, and officers. Burrows has served in the U.S. Senate since 1895, with Kalamazoo as his home and a prior record as a Union Army officer and federal official.
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Michigan
Julius C. Burrows
Chicago
J. C. Burrows
John R. Malloy
Columbus
Ohio
Lafaayette B. Gleason
New York
N. Y
Charles Brooks Smith
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ernest Walker Smith
Startford
Conn
Philip M. Hepfole
St. Louis
M. J. Tobin
Vinton
Iowa
Charles M. Harger
Abilene
Kan
Allen Hollis
Concord
N.bi
Thomas W. Williamson
Edwardsville
Ill
George A. Wilson
Des Moines
Asher C. Hinds
Washington, D. C
M. W. Blumenberg
Empsirdell Stone
Indianapolis
Ind
John H. Jackson
Cincinnati
William F. Stone
Baltimore
Ed. P. Thayer
Greenfield
Stephen R. Mason
Julius Caesar Burrows
United States Senate
Francis B. Stockbridge
Burrows
Kalamazoo
Wisconsin
Government
Treasury Department
Arthur
House of Representatives
Senate
Ohio Supreme Court Rules County Officers Salary Act Constitutional
Ohio Supreme Court upholds the state law setting county officers salaries as constitutional. News notes report injuries from a motor collision in St. Louis involving a salvage corps car and a milk wagon. A Goldendale Washington fire caused 35000 dollars in damage and Fairyland Park near Memphis Tennessee plus adjoining small structures were destroyed by fire.
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Ohio Supreme Court
St. Louis
Salvage Corps
Goldendale
Wash
Fairyland Park
Memphis
Tenn
Dun's Review of Trade signals mixed urban business conditions
Mortality in business shows slight improvement year over year while bank payments remain heavy and deposits rise. Labor unrest grows in coal regions though rail freight tariff plans loom. Costs uncertain, demand weak for finished products, weather hampers distributive trade, interior reports better general merchandise demand, farm work delays curb activity. Road salesmen secure fall and winter orders, money eases aiding collections. Freight offerings fall on rail and lake. local building expands with heavy construction planned. Chicago area failures total 24 this week, liabilities over 5000 at seven firms.
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Chicago
Cotton goods bottom seen as prices ease in fall buying
Weather and trade reports describe irregular warm spells and heavy rains with fluctuating demand. The cotton goods trade appears to have bottomed with price declines easing and orders rising in woolen mills. Reports cite carpet and silk ribbon auctions boosting demand as major centers like New York Chicago and St Louis show improvement. pig iron quotas fail to hold prices steady, aiding business.
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New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Southwest
Northwest
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
National Commodity Price Averages by City and Grain
Market report lists cattle hogs and sheep prices for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit New York Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo with grain bids for wheat corn oats rye and related staples. Prices show range by city with butter eggs and seed values noted in several markets.
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Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
New York
Milwaukee
Northern
Toledo
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Willie Green
Charlie Brown
Uncle Sam
Charles Bottineau
Turtle Mountain
North Dakota
J. B. Bottineau
Bottineau
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Navy
National ‘Guard
Rhode Island
Italy
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