Kissing Bug Reports Prompt Quincy Public Curiosity
The Bowen Chronicle notes a wave of sightings across several cities after The Whig reports a kissing bug in Quincy. While no bites had been confirmed locally, observers reported swelling and injuries in Decatur Toledo Evanston Rochester Pittsfield and Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Whig
Quincey
Ln the
Quincy
Mic
Trenton N. J
Decatur
Sue Hawkins
Evanston
Chicago
Ella Berry
Toledo
Freeman
Notre Dame
Ind
Here
Hannah Smith
Rochester
N. Y
Willian J. Agate
Pittsfield
Mary
Plymouth Tournament Faces Rain and Busy Farm Life
Rain disrupted the Plymouth tournament over Friday and Saturday while farm duties kept many away. Linn Manlove earned seconds and firsts in pacing and driving events. Joe Asbury won foot races. George Taylor won a pony race and placed in another. Bowen and Doug Nichols contributed, and the association with 35 members plans a larger next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Bowen
Linn Manlove
Ellen Wood
Joe Asbury
John Whitford
George Taylor
Doug Nichol
Gale Conkling
Association
puzzled old man questions engine and car pull at depot
A resident puzzled by rail operations watches cars couple to an engine and wonders how the cars pull the engine back. Reed Lee and family move to Bowen occupying the Albert Ames property bought from Philip Nelson. Miss Ethel Motter returns from an extended visit in La Harpe and Blandiasville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Lee
Bowen
Mendon
Albert Ames
Philip Nelson
Mr. Lee
Ethel Motter
la Harpe
Blandiasville
Beulah Motter
W.S. Brunson
Mt. Sterling
Ill
Bowen Military Band
Wm. Scott
Denver
Remarkable Sandwich Mfg Train Showcases West’s Wealth
A Sandwich Mfg Co shipment of thirty nine thirty foot box cars, each 60 000 pounds cap, with Westinghouse Air Brakes and Master Car Builder Automatic Couplers, was sent from Sandwich Illinois to Council Bluffs Iowa over the Chicago Burlington & Quincy line. An Iowa resident over 80 predicts 1900 will have no summer, citing 1816 like snows and 1833 extreme cold, plus odd climate years including pumpkin vines blooming at Christmas in 1837.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandwich Mfg. Co
Sandwich
Ill
Westinghouse
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Pardons and Paroles Board Impacts on Illinois Prisoners
A speech by I. A. Strively outlines how the Illinois Board of Pardons operates since its creation, noting fewer pardons due to thorough review. The rule requiring one year per prior term limits release, driving out habitual offenders and reducing state inmate numbers. The address also references local notices and events in Quincy Illinois including meetings, theater, fairs, and railroad developments in 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Belfour
Bowen Lodge
Tim
Thsg
Lodge
Bowen CuHronice
G. F. Warner
J.B. Simpson
Com. Gee
W. Nash
I. A
Th County
Supreme Court
Springfield
State Board of Pardons
Ilinois Bar Association
Board of Pardons
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Leland Hotel
Michigan and
Jackson Boulevards
Chas. W. Dabb, Proprieror
Bowen Chronicle
J. 8. Simpson
William Fitzgerald
le Revis
Trenton
N. J
Helen Lersch
Frank Lersch
Madison Forsythe
J. B. Simpson
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Chronicle
Missippi Valley Growers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
D. Gb. Boren
Coatsburg
Huser
Hannibal
George Hecox
Dramatic
Lowen Opera House
St Louis
Burlington Railroad
Burlington
Mississippi
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