Senate Debates Currency Bill as Hepburn Chairs Session
In Washington the House gavel opened debate on the currency bill with Rep Hepburn presiding. Rep Overstreet argued for a formal dollar standard and stronger law to prevent executive shifts. In the Senate bills were introduced authorizing the president to appoint commissioners to visit China and Japan to study commercial conditions.
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Senate
China
Japan
Washington
Representative Hepburn
Iowa
House
Representative Overstreet
Indiana
Washington, D. C
CHAMPAIGN CITY CHURCHES MEETING NOTES
Various church groups in Champaign schedule meetings and events. The Presbyterian Christian Endeavor holds December business at 7 pm, the Epworth League led by T Majonier discusses the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and Ladies societies of First M E and Congregational churches plan afternoon gatherings. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society honors a late president with memorial services. A church fair and supper is planned in the Imperial building with strong patronage expected.
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Seleco de Muster
Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Society
Christian Endeavor
Presbyterian Church
J. H. Gordon
Epworth League
First M. E
T. Majonier
Ladies’id Society
M. E. Church
Ladies’ Society
The
Congregational Church
John J. Dallenbach
West Park Street
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
M. EB
Conkling
Episcopal Church
Imperial Building
Local Police Court Fines For Drunken Offenders
John Eaton of Seymour was fined 5.50 this morning and paid. James McKins of Urbana was fined 7.50 for getting drunk in the city. John McBride serves eleven days for drunkenness. Frank Hoxie was arrested on a neighbor sworn warrant after a prolonged intoxication that terrified his family. a hearing will be scheduled.
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John Eaton
Seymour
James McKins
Urbana
John McBride
Frank Hoxie
Hoxie
Lustella Austin Dies of Cerebrospinal Meningitis in Urbana
Lustella Austin, 11, daughter of Mr and Mrs C M Austin of Urbana, died at 804 East Main Street from cerebrospinal meningitis. Born in Macomb on April 8, 1888, she lived in Urbana since four years ago. Funeral held at 2 pm today at the Baptist Church with Rev Rugg. interment at Mt Hope Cemetery.
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Lustella Austin
Urbana
Lustella
C. M. Austin
East Main Street
Macomb
Eco
The
Baptist Church
Rugg
Mt. Hope Cemetery
DeWitt Grand Jury Finishes. 26 Indictments Found
Clinton Alabama December 11 the grand jury for the December term completed its week long session and was discharged by Judge Cochran this afternoon. Twenty six indictments were returned including false pretenses one forgery two and assault with...
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DeWitt Grand Jury
Clinton, AL
Cochran
Circuit Court Opens in Tuscola After Delayed Start
Douglas County Circuit Court in Tuscola Illinois opened with Judge Vail presiding after delays due to Judge Cochran’s ill wife. The docket lists offenses including murder weapons assault and various property crimes.
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Douglas County Circuit Court
Tuscola
Ill
Vail
Cochran
Moon
County Bar Banquet Honors Dean Scott and Law Faculty
The Champaign county bar hosted a Saturday banquet at Beardsley to honor Dean J B Scott and the University of Illinois law school faculty. Toasts and talks covered the law school, Lincoln and other Illinois figures, with notable attendees and praise for the event’s success.
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Ocean J. B. Scott
University Law School
Beardsley
Champaign County Bar
J. B. Scott
Law Department
University of Illinois
Law School
T. J. Smith
Dean Scott
J. O. Cunningham
A. S. Draper
Maj. Manford Savage
F. M. Wright
Colfax Woman Dies at Farm Home at 2 A M
Mrs. William Armstrong, an aged Colfax township resident, died Sunday at 2 o clock at her farm. Funeral from Colfax Catholic church Tuesday at 10, interment in St. Mary's cemetery. Bereaved husband Liu Armstrong supported by Champaign neighbors.
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William Armstrong
Colfax Township
Colfax
St. Mary’s
Armstrong
Anti-Saloon League Holds Charleston Meeting
State league activists held sway in Charleston Illinois with church services morning and evening and a mass meeting in the afternoon. E E Barclay and C R Carlos of Springfield led the talks. A local anti saloon organization was formed to campaign in next spring elections.
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Charleston
Ill
State
E. E. Barclay
C. R. Carlos
Springfield
Death of Commander Wood in Washington D C
Commander Edward P Wood who led the gunboat Petrel in the Manila battle died at his Washington home from typhoid fever this morning. His service with the Navy included command of the Petrel during key actions in the Philippines.
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Washington, D. C
Edward P Wood
Petrel
Manila
British Hold Despite Surprise at Stormburg and Boer Retreat
London dispatch reports British troops the Royal Irish Rifles and Northumberland Fusileers repelled a Boer surprise attack on Kopjer hill near Stormburg. After fierce fighting the line retreated down the hill as artillery dominated the field. Troops arrived at Molteng exhausted after thirty hours of combat. Kruger seeks arbitration with Britain, via Washington, as a formal dispatch notes. The Atterbury incident ends with Hollis taking temporary charge at Pretoria.
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London
Stormburg
Royal Irish Rifles
Northumberland Fusileers
Kopjer Hill
Molteng
Kruger
New York
Washington
Wall Street
England
Atterbery
Washington, D. C
Secretary of State
W. Stanley Hollis
Lorenzo Marquez
Pretoria
Macrum
Hay
Atterbury
Sowing the Wind Shown by Noted Company at the Walker
The Sydney Grundy play Sowing the Wind is praised as the era’s clean bold treatment of sex relations. It is hailed for delicate handling, superb English, and strong public appeal. A renowned company brings the production to the Walker tonight.
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Sydney Grundy
Walker
Wabash Holiday Rates for Public and Students 1899 1900
Wabash offers one and one third fare for round trips east of the Mississippi and west of Buffalo with sale dates December 23 24 25 and 30 1899 and January 1 1900. Final return January 2 1900. Student rates mirror terms with school certificate required and return by January 10 1900.
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Mississippi River
Buffalo
N. Y
Pittsburg
Wheeling
Salamanca
S. A. Hess
Agt
Funeral of A. E. Reid Held in Local Home
The remains of A. E. Reid who died at Fonda Indiana arrived here Sunday forenoon and were taken to the late home of Marvin Reed. The funeral will be at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning and is in charge of the Masonic fraternity of which Reid was a member.
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A. E. Reid
Fonda
Marvin Reed
Masonic Fraternity
Reid
Restored Church Property in Manila by American Troops
News from the Zealandia reports American soldiers in Manila restored to Malate priests church property valued about $10,000 seized by insurgents.
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San Francisco
Zealandia
Manila
Malate
Elevator and Warehouse Burned at Pierson Ill
Fire discovered at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon in the Schroll elevator at Pierson Piatt County. The blaze destroyed the elevator and a nearby warehouse with damage expected to run high. No injuries reported as crews fought the flames through the evening.
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Decatur
Ill
Schroll
Pierson
Piatt County
Fire destroys large warehouse and corncribs in village
A fire destroyed a vast warehouse and 16,000 bushels of corn after a strong wind shifted to aid a bucket brigade. Tarbox Bros. of Arcola owned the warehouse and elevator, bought days earlier, with losses over 10000 dollars. In Harrisburg Illinois two accidental shootings occurred as Harvey Gaskins dropped a revolver and a child was shot while playing with a rifle.
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Tarbox Bros
Arcola
Harrisburg
Ill
Harvey Gaskins
John Greer
Uncle of Bloomington murder victim visits scene
W Snyder of Nashville Indiana an uncle of C W Snyder and of John M Snyder who was slain near the city on Thanksgiving day visited the murder site Saturday. He traced the exact location from Champaign reports noting the well trough presence and described the route. He expects to return home but said relatives may offer a reward though none decided yet. The family, not wealthy yet fairly well to do, hoped to thank officers and all helpers who aided in the search and body recovery. The murdered man had warned his family he would be home Saturday from Bloomington about twenty four hours before his death.
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W. Snyder
Nashville
Ind
C. W. Snyder
John M. Snyder
Bloomington
Snyder
Gifts Gone Astray A Christmas Photo Prank Tale
A Champaign woman planned cabinet photographs as gifts for her grown children. While away, her daughter took the ready photos and brought them home as a joke, prompting a family laugh when the mother returned. Also notes Pan crowned Gypsy king at Yetholm with tin crown and six-ass carriage.
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Champaign
Santa Claus
Yetholm
Scotland
Pan
Esther
Gald
Speed of Waves Heralds Gales in Biscay Seasons
The article notes waves travel faster than the wind that creates them, and in Biscay during autumn and winter, a heavy sea forms in calm days, rolling to the coast twenty four hours before the gale that triggers it arrives, acting as a prelude.
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Biscay
Quicksilver Mine City in Peru Described as Subterranean World
A Peru location features a vast quicksilver mine of 170 fathoms circumference and 480 feet deep containing streets squares and a chapel used for religious worship within its depths.
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Peru
Trans-Siberian Route Promises 33 Day World Tour
Russian minister of railways unveils a timetable claiming that once the Trans-Siberian line is completed a circumnavigation of the globe can be completed in thirty three days.
Sowing the Wind Onstage Tonight Drama Highlight
The drama Sowing the Wind is featured as one of the evening’s standout productions with its reputation for beauty and compelling stage craft. Audiences are invited to experience the performance tonight at the city theater.
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S. F. White
W. D. Somers
Champaign County
Pickett and Drew
A. M. Lewis
F. M. Green
C. R. Tangerich
W. A. Perkins
D. Thomas
W. P. Craig
George F. Lewis
Virgil W. Johnston
N. H. Lary
J. R. Gulick
O. B. Dobbins
O. K. Doney
Harry T. Green
Frank S. Boggs
J. W. Porter
T. A. Burt
Jud McClain
Colfax Lady
Tll
Kankakee
Janet Newton
Charles Forman
Limestone
Louis Forman
Newton
Somburg
Reger
United States
the Walker
Wabash
Clinton
St. Louis
Illinois Central
Bis
F.K. Robeson & Bro
Neil Street
Church Street
Campaign
Illinois
Mammoth Double Furniture
Morris
Walker & Mulliken
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