Fortieth Illinois G A R encampment honors Civil War nurse
Delegates from across Illinois converge on Galesburg for the 40th annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment. Mother Bickerdyke statue dedication features remarks by Gov Yates and Gen Tanner. Statue funded by 5000 state appropriation, bronze figures by Kitson of Boston. A vote seeks to allow soldiers wives in Quincy home and for department printing costs. Decatur chosen for next meeting. General Smith speaks on the 40 year history of the order.
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Galesburg
Department of Illinois
Grand Army of the Republic
Mother Bickerdyke
Yates
James Tanner
G. A. Rir
Smith
Illinois
Central Church
Seventeenth Illinois Infantry
G. A. It
Quincy
Decatur
John Cair
Illinois Grand Army officers named in 1906 report
The report notes 526 posts in Illinois with 18 808 members and details the department commander and officers elected. Buck of Rock Island won the department commander post, with Callender and Avery adding to the leadership slate. Also listed are officers of the Sons of Veterans and the Woman's Relief Corps.
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Ollinois
Grand Army
Charles A. Partridge
Illinois
EH. H. Buck
Rock Island
Buck
Callender
Peoria
Avery
Pondiac
Nee
Cora Marshall
Mary C. Parker
Chicago
Mary Arnold
Watseka
Mollie Routzaba
Olney
Delilah Peterman
Pullman
Amanda M. Brown
Havanna
Department of Illinois
Woman's Relief Corps
Martha Vanderer
Chi
Stoessel Declared Doomed in Rumor of Russian Trial
Rumor from St. Petersburg claims Lieutenant General Stoessel and Rear Admiral Nebogatoff have been condemned to death by a Russian military court over Port Arthur surrender and the Sea of Japan battle. David Bonowitz of Columbus cites a predicted fate of Stoessel ending with death after removal from public notice.
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Port Arthur
the Sea of Japan
Stoessel
Nebogatoff
Rojestvensky
David Bonowitz
Columbus
Ohio
Balkan
St. Petersburg
Russia
Politico Notes From Washington And Beyond
A roundup of brief political and diplomatic items notes L F Petrie of Clarksville Ark elected mayor after a one day campaign Admiral Schley plans Baltimore as permanent home Ambassador Jusserand enhances his reputation as an orator Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston seeks a publicity bureau Vice President Fairbanks tallest man in Senate yet surpassed by his son Senator Gorman once a Douglas page Viscount de Alte Lisbon envoy in Washington leads a secluded life with few invitations
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L. F. Petrie
Clarksville
Ark
Winfield Scott Schley
Baltimore
M. Jusserand
Washington
Fitzgerald
Boston
Fairbanks
Senate
Frederick
Joot
South America
Gorman
United States Senate
Stephen A. Douglas
Illinois
Lincoln
Douglas
Viscount de Alte
American official slain in Batoum amid Russian unrest
W. H. Stuart, American vice consul at Batoum, is shot dead at his country residence. A British subject and major Batoum ship broker, Stuart faced threats during last fall’s turmoil. Authorities link the murder to revolutionary unrest and fear Russia may not provide adequate protection or reparations.
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Batoum
W. H. Stuart
Russia
Mr. Stuart
Stuart
Russian Empire
Black Sea
Czar
Kniaz Poemkin
Odessa
All Night Bank Opens With Heavy Deposits In N Y
Within twenty four hours of opening the Night and Day bank at Fifth avenue and Forty four street New York about 1 000 000 dollars had been deposited.
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Fifth Avenue
Forty-fourth Street
New York
Catholics Jews and Protestants plan midweek religious instruction
A New York interchurch conference backed plan to free Wednesday afternoons in public schools for church led study. Catholics, Jews and Protestants met Monday night to discuss allowing children to leave school for systematic religious instruction at their respective churches. The initiative aims to unite members of all churches on a common platform.
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Interchurch Conference
New York
Illinois man fatally wounds rival in street ambush
George McWhorter a Chillicothe grain merchant is shot by Thomas Harris in what is described as a second attempt after Harris suspected his wife’s alleged closeness to McWhorter. Harris also attacked McWhorter in a prior melee, slashing him and later turning himself in. The incident follows a spree of sensational Illinois news from the state, including unrest, arrests, and political changes.
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George McWhorter
Chillicothe
Thomas Harris
Harris
McWhorter
Illinois River
Rich WnBERMAN Missing From Dundee Home
Fred Rossow a 55 year old Dundee lumber yard owner and millman has been missing for days. His despondent condition followed his wife’s death six years ago. He reportedly planned to notify family of his whereabouts but has not communicated since leaving house in the morning. Mrs Emil Klotz of Chicago, his daughter, fears illness or wandering.
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Fred Rossow
Dundee
Igill
Rossow
Rossow, Jr
Emil Klotz
Chicago
Would Swap Wives Back in Publicized Trade Saga
Fred L. Jackman seeks to reverse a notorious marriage exchange that sent his wife and four children to Theo dore M. Mosby for his 20-year-old bride. Mosby is jailed in Pana for bigamy while Mrs. Mosby remains at large. Jackman’s ex-wife, living with Mosby in St Louis, insists the swap arose from joint planning and will not be repeated unless Mosby wants his younger wife back.
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Fred L. Jackman
Theodore M. Mosby
Mosby
Pana
St. Louis
Jackman
Mrs. Mosby
Man Arrested After Woman Is Thrown Down Stairs
Thomas McDonough, 32, of Chicago, assaulted Mrs Annie Griffin after prior reprimand for cruelty to his wife and children. He was chased by police, three shots fired as he fled, and Mrs Griffin remains in serious condition.
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Annie Griffin
Thomas McDonough
Chicago
McDonough
Boy Loses Legs in Railroad Crossing Injury Verdict
Frank Cizek, 11, won $25,000 in Judge Chetlain's Chicago court against the Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis railroad for injuries suffered September 4, 1903. He was crossing tracks when a train backed down on him, severing both legs.
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Hoy
Meney
Frank Cizek
Chetlain
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Chicago and St. Louis
Cupid in Elgin Schools Sees Twenty Teachers Resign
In Elgin the board of education faces many vacancies as twenty teachers resign. Several are reported to be planning marriage, while others deny such plans. The resignations stem from unspecified causes but appear linked to personal life choices impacting staff continuity.
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Cupid
Elgin
Board of Education
Smyth Son Fined and Remanded Over Runaway Case
Joseph E B Smyth, son of Thomas A Smyth a former drainage board trustee, was fined $100 and sent to the bridewell after a runaway incident. The elder Smyth argued the punishment would deter further misbehavior and enforce accountability.
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Bridewell
Joseph EB. Smyth
Thomas A. Smyth
Chicago Drainage Board
Mystery in Pastors Death at Sherrard Pond
Rev. F. W. Hoover, pastor of the Congregational church in Sherrard, a mining town of 1,000, was found drowned in a pond near the Coal Valley Mining Company's shaft. A bruise on his head suggests possible foul play after a rehearsal with a girls' class for a May festival. He was 85, served three years. his wife and two children live in Peoria.
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Veter Foley
Elgin
John A. Linn
Joliet
Chicago
Joseph P. Till
South Africa
Norris City
Hill
Hugh J. Bill
George Schroeder
Kenney
Clinton
George Long
Drew Reynolds
William Cozed
Marion Instell
Cardiff Coal Company
Cardiff
C. H. Hoke
FE. O'Farrell
Taylorville
O’farrell
Frederick Fillmore Swain
Swain
Tie
Commonwealth Trust and Savings Bank
Arizona
Illinois Coal Operators
Springfield
John Mitchell
Herman ©. Perry
W. D. Ryan
Randolph Smith
R. R. Hammond
O. L. Garrison
Deneen
Chicago Woodenware Company
Twenty-first
Sangamon Streets
Lexington
Daniel 8. Berry
Bothwell Pulford
Berry
Savannah
Mary L. Berry
Lucinda Pulford
W. L. Westbrook
Pulford
Madison
Joe Nellis
White County
V. M. di Vinaces
Decatur
F. W. Hoover
Sherrard
Congregational
Coal Valley Mining Company
Peoria
Sunday School Officers Elected in Illinois Convention
Delegates to the Illinois State Sunday School Association elected Peoria man Rev. J. G. Brooks as president at the convention in Kankakee. Other officers include Rev. J. M. Evans as vice president, W. B. Jacobs as general and financial secretary, Miss Mary Bragg and Miss Mamie Gordon as assistant secretaries, and John Furson as treasurer. Executive committee members named were T. N. Pitkins, C. H. Ireland, W. B. Rundle, E. Nichols, and H. C. Stone.
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Illinois State Association
Peoria
Illinois State Sunday School Association
Kankakee
J. G. Brooks
J. M. Evans
W. B. Jacobs
Chicago
Mary Bragg
Mamie Gordon
John Furson
T. N. Pitkins
Vandalia
C. H. Ireland
Washburn
W. B. Rundle
Clinton
BE. H. Nichols
H. C. Stone
Bloomington
Dr Percy Chosen President Of State Medical Society
The Illinois State Medical Society in Springfield adopted a resolution to require patent medicine makers to label contents including alcohol or drugs and to back a state law enforcing labeling. They denounced fake advertising and elected officers led by President J P F Percy of Galesburg with Nickerson, Stowell, Brown and Weis. Next meeting set for Rockford.
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State Medical Society
Illinois State Medical Society
Springfield
J. FP. Percy
Galesburg
L. H. A. Nickerson
Quincy
J. H. Stowell
Chicago
Everett J. Brown
Decatur
Edmund W. Weis
Ottawa
Rockford
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J. H. Buck
Charles B. Wilson
W. E. Ward
G. R. VanHorn
Dr. BE
P. Murdock
Waukegan
Council of Administration
A. Wright
Woodstock
William Andrews
KR. M. Campbell
A. D. Cadwallader
May Lincoln
Aurora
Fannie Blager
Mary Moody
Pllet
Lucy Rennick
Nettle Nicholson
Kewa
Bhar
Dora Bales
Mary Hartman
Hicago
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Wells-Fargo-Nevada National Bank
R. B. Hale
General Committee
McCreery
Fillmore
Agnew’s State Hospital
Ist
Schoolcraft
Illinois State News
Census Bureau
East St. Louis
Rich Wn
Mberman
DR. Percy
Adjt
Scott
Livingston County
Cardi
Fan
Joseph Polany
Marshall Field
Chicico
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