Birth of the Grand Army of the Republic Traced to Illinois
The article credits Maj. F. Stephenson of Springfield with conceiving the Grand Army of the Republic and J. W. Routh as his assistant. Decatur printers Isaac Coltrin and Joseph Prior, veterans of the Civil War, prepared the ritual after Springfield printers proved unsuitable. The initial gathering dates to April 6, 1866, in a Decatur building still standing today.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Illinois
Grand Army
Maj. F. Stephenson
Springfield
J. W. Routh
Decatur
Isaac Coltrin
Joseph Prior
Stephenson
Lebanon Fair Shows Small Deficit Despite Rain Loss
Boone county fair receipts and expenditures balanced to reveal a deficit of 48.18 at a directors meeting Saturday. Rain and higher expenses weighed on the fair but the result was still a creditable showing. Miss Lucretia VanTress, guest of Mark VanTress and wife, returned Monday to Pine Village after attending a chautauqua.
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Boone County Fair
Lebanon
Lucretia VanTress
Mark van Tress
Chautauqua
Pine Village
Attica Chautauqua Impresses Shel Byville Talent
The Attica chautauqua drew praise from Shel byville Survivors members who toured Ravine park facilities and praised advance planning, hospitality, and the pavilion. Attica audiences, they said, are large, intelligent, and receptive, encouraging performers to give their best.
Attica and Vinton Praise Fine Chau tauqua Assembly
The speaker hails the Atticans for their asset in the chautauqua tradition. He notes Vinton’s similar size and urges residents to value the assembly’s excellent management and the platform veterans who have visited many cities.
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Vinton
Attica
Watson Refuses Senate Lobby Probe Appearance
The Morocco Courier reports ex Congressmen James E. Watson balked at testifying before the Senate lobby investigating committee. Watson claimed bias after being subpoenaed over gate receipts from chautauqua engagements. He then refused to appear, saying witnesses would be prejudged before defense.
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James E. Watson
Senate Lobby
Watson
Congress
Morocco
The New Woman Takes Center Stage in Politics
The National Council of Women Voters in Washington declared plans to unite four million women voters into a solid bloc to pressure Congress in December for universal female citizenship. They pledge to use the ballot to address home and family wrongs and claim women will dominate political influence.
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National Council of Women Voters
Washington
Congress
United States
Geo Gemmer’s New Auto Starter Hits The Market
George Gemmer of Williamsport has perfected a compressive air starter for automobiles described as a world beater. It tests well and promises low upkeep, with a $200000 company forming to manufacture it in Detroit. Gemmer, an longtime inventor, also improved gas engines and steering gears for high class cars.
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George Gemmer
Phillip Gemmer
Williamsport
Gemmer
Detroit
Has Lowest Electric Rates In Logansport City
City officials cut electric lighting price to five cents per thousand watts making Logansport the state’s cheapest. The rate drop ends prior discounts and preserves plant earnings. Will Yocom was a Lafayette visitor Sunday.
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Logansport
Pine Village Fire Scare Hits Old Hotel
Pine Village faced a major scare Monday when the old hotel building caught fire. A spark from a summer kitchen ignited a basket of cobs near a papered room, triggering a fast interior blaze. The chemical engine and volunteers fought the flames, destroying the room’s furniture with no insurance due to high risk. The hotel, owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Sale and operated by Finley Ambler and wife, is a Village landmark over fifty years old.
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Pine Village
Altho
Elizabeth Sale
Finley Ambler and
Parcel post adventure in England sets mileage fee
An Englishman, needing urgent delivery to Balham, discovers parcel post can deliver to any address for three pence per mile. At a post office he learns of the option, signs an instruction using the delivery description, and is conveyed by a messenger. Weight limit is usually eleven pounds, with a clause permitting express guidance for mileage.
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England
Balham
London
Farm Hand Wages Highlighted By Farm and Fireside
A Farm and Fireside contributor argues farmers who refuse to pay fair wages to farm hands risk losing capable workers, lowering yields, and missing income opportunities. He asserts good hands demand fair pay, sobriety, and steady, year round work.
Little Economies in Everyday Life
A stamp buys the use of a dollar for 122 days and three stamps equal the yearly interest on a dollar. The piece warns average earners neglect small economies while cigars and daily habits drain money, noting a penny saved is two pence and a pin a day adds up.
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Ag Franklin
Founder of Foster Dies at 83 in Covington
William R. Foster a retired farmer of Covington died Monday morning from age related infirmities. He owned several hundred acres in southern Warren county and the village of Foster was named for him. He was almost 83 and survived by two children and one grandchild. Misses Anna and Marie Boret returned Monday from Veedersburg where they had visited their grandmother Mrs. Mary Colvin.
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William R. Foster
Covington
Warren County
Foster
Anna
Marie Boret
Veedersburg
Mary Colvin
Lafayette Horse Breaks Record in Illinois Pace
A three year old pacer owned by Earl Van Nata of Lafayette, trained by Billy Marvin formerly of Davis township, broke the world record for his age at Peoria with a 2 05 mile and won 700 dollars. The colt William, seen as a potential Dan Patch rival, earlier won a Terre Haute mile in 2114 and captured three straight heats. The record highlights the Wabash valley’s growing reputation for producing fast horses hailed by horsemen nationwide.
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Dan Patch
William
Earl van Nata
Lafayette
Attica
Davis Township
Billy Marvin
Peoria
St. William
Terre Haute
Wabash Valley
Bluegrass
Kentucky
O'd Dan Patch
Oxford
Indiana
The Value of Beauty and a League for Loveliness
An essay argues the danger of haste and wealth eroding beauty and art as essential to life. It cites Arnold and warns against global cultural erosion while urging women to form a league to preserve loveliness. The note adds Miss Gervaise Bertrand’s return from Oxford and a visit with Mrs. Rosa Polk and relatives.
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Matthew Arnold
America
Dern
Abs
Roang
Como
Vermuth
Gervaise Bertrand
Oxford
Rosa Polk
Earl Minnear
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Willis
Teachers Institute
Iowa
James
Women and Politics
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Will Yocom
Gaye Rath Eye
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O.S. Clark
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