Hill Report Adopted as Legislature Resumes in Springfield
The Illinois General Assembly, resuming after adjournment, adopted Rep Hill and committee’s voluminous report detailing abuses in state institutions and holding the current administration responsible. The House ordered 10 000 copies printed, while the “white slave” bill passed with amendments and becomes effective July 1. A governor’s relief measure and anti anarchy bills were debated and sent to committees as a delegation pressed for swift passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniois
Springfeld
Tuesdy
Hill
Deneen
House of Representatives
House
Shuttleff
Senate
Springfield
Keeney
Corporation
Robert Holt
Cook County
Geneva School
Jersey Corner Patrolman Recounts Short Visit Abroad
A police guard on Broadway and Yee街 narrates a odd encounter while on sick leave after attempting to stop a runaway horse. He recalls a German porter who used to chat daily and reappeared weeks later claiming to be in Jersey. The amusing exchange hints at his travels and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Yee
Iim
Jersey
Report on Lincoln Asylum and State Charities Irregularities
A legislative committee documents mismanagement at the Lincoln Asylum for Feeble Minded Children, noting poor food, lack of records, unsafe practices, and inadequate medical oversight. It condemns civil service evasion, calls for a central board of control, and criticizes billing and governance across Illinois institutions including Bartonville, Chester, and Kankakee hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denren
Angeles
Ae Guties
Ofc
Civil Service
Ederk the & Board Caiek
Tate of Charities
Lincoln
Hoag
Ebinger
Wagner
Graves
Moulton
State Civil Service Commission
Lincoln Asylum
Orst
Vergene Jessup
Taylor
Ebinger Tor Ho
Frank Gireux
Frank Giroux
Misa Curry
Civil Service Commission
Jack2uville
Board of Chartties
Board of Control
Seized Her Opportunity In Stranger's Cunning Plan
A tense scene unfolds as a decoy couple stalls a visitor at the door. One character urges deception while the other wrestles with honesty, choices, and the risk of exposure. The moment hints at a larger scheme and mounting anxiety.
Forests as Factories and Reservoirs of Water
Roosevelt describes forests as living factories of wood and as water reservoirs. He urges public action to preserve and plant trees, framing forest stewardship as civic duty.
Reputation and Character in Juror Understanding Theory
A fragmented debate on how reputation and character relate to jurors. The text contrasts neighborly reputation with the public image a judge expects from a juror, reflecting early discussion on perceived credibility and character assessment in court settings.
Prohibition State Convention Names Dual Ticket
At the Prohibition State convention in Springfield the slate for August primaries was set with two candidates for each office. Governor nominees are Daniel R. Sheen of Peoria and E. W. Chafin of Chicago, among others for lieutenant governor secretary of state auditor of public accounts attorney general treasurer. The platform calls for national prohibition, anti nip tax, postal savings banks, and stock gambling oppose, plus state reforms like eight hour work, public utilities ownership, and one term governor. Alonzo E. Wilson and L. F. Gumbart were reelected state party chair and secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inois
Oliver W W. Stewart
Chicago
Alonzo E. Wilson
Robert I. Patton
Springfield
Daniel R. Sheen
Peoria
E. W. Chafin
W. A. Brubaker
Jacob Hostiler
Sterling
H. A. Dubois
Cobden
Marion Gallup
Pontiac
L. F. Gumbart
Macomb
John Harper
Frank 8. Regan
Rockford
M. C. Harper
Evanston
A. 8. Spaulding
L. A. Chamberlain
Pittsfield
District of Columbia
Territories
Congress
Board of Trade
Gulf
Gove
L. F. Gunbast
State Central Committee
Chronology of world events and notable deaths and reforms
A long OCR chunk lists varied historical milestones from 1494 to 1905 including Columbus naming Jamaica as St Jago, the formation of the Hudson's Bay Company, the Quebec Act, the Pine Tree flag adoption, the Cunard founder's death, and the Prohibition movement beginnings. It also mentions Hilprecht's final reply and notes on police efforts toward drunken men and a fire destroying town records in Ohio.
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Jamaica
Columbus
St. Jago
Queen Mary II
England
Hudson's Bay Company
Scotland
Quebec
Canada
Great and General Court of
Massachusetts
Hilprecht
Fara
Peters
Morris Jastrow
Ezra
Harrisburg
Mears
Fire Sweeps New Aveline Hotel Fort Wayne with Heavy Losses
A devastating early morning blaze at the New Aveline Hotel in Fort Wayne Indiana killed at least ten people and left many others missing or injured. Rescue efforts recovered several victims as guards and police cleared charred wreckage while witnesses described harrowing escapes and rapid spread through the six story building.
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Aveline
Fort Wayne
Ind
Frank Baxter
Auburn
Baxter
Alty
Wabash
End
Charlies Benjamin
Detroit Neckwear Company
Detroit
Mich
R. E. Tribble
Dathbart
Texas
Infantry Company D
Battery B
Indiana National Guard
Elerator
Ralph Hipkins
R. S. Johnson
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Claude H. Varnell
Mike
John Hendricks
John Hendrick
Chicago
Soph
Rentory
Rip Pruners
Quotations on politics and private life cited by Senator Sorghum
The excerpt discusses politics as a trying profession and compares public life to private life with comments from Senator Sorghum. It notes friends, enemies, and interruptions as common in both spheres, mentioning a cartoonish exchange about a cornet and a few fragmented names and papers.
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Sorghum
Ie Ton Star
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lee
London ‘Telegraph
Legislative Asylum
Cianlaee Oncastin Acta Eatatement
G. Hardt
Chi
Hamlin
S. M. Mallary
Instituton
Bartonville
Iad Gaabanett & the
Idler
Nor
Chéster
Chester
Hester
Uwlinois Eastern Hospital For
Kankekee
Civil
Charlie
The
Foresta
Ke Aevial Sailor
Fall State
Daniel R Sheen
E.W. Chafin
Maryland
United States
Charles IV
Spain
Bonaparte
Union Temperance Society
Saratoga County
New York
French National Guard
Brazil
Montmorency Bridge
Samuel Cunard
Cunard Steamship Line
Bayazid
Third Avenue
New York City
Canadian Pacific i
Charles
J.parnell
Sleadier
Kilmainham Jail
Col Otter
Cut Knife Creek
Henry M. Stanley
Emin Pasha
Albert Nyanza
Venezuela
London
Manila Bay
Frank
B. C
Laredo
Falk
Ghat Wil ‘Stortake
Ohio
Old Aveling
Fort ‘Wayne
Indiana
E. J. Ellis
Monroe Avenue
Carson, Pirie
Scott Morris Hirsch
Pacific Coast Borax Company
Isaac Hirsch
Howard Club
J. B. Miller
Sheboygan
Wis
Landon & Brown
Garment Manufacturers
Pittsburg
Mary Burkett
Mishawaka
Orphans’ Home
Sarah Hathaway
Orphans
William A. Pitcher
Duluth
Bowser Oil Tank Works
Robert S. Johnson
Pana,j
Watson Plummer Shoe Company
Joseph W. Deviney
Camden
N. J
Crawford & Lehman
Philadelphia
Burke
Ospey
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