AFFAIRS IN ILLINOIS MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST
Illinois news items cover bigamy case against Thomas King of Peoria, updates on ownership at the Illinois State Journal in Springfield, and retirement of editor Selby. Officials report state charitable institutions’ finances and inmate counts, plus a large YWCA convention in Bloomington and organizational changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas King
Peoria
Criminal Court
Soldiers’ Home
State Reform School
Eye and Ear Infirmary
Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home
Institution For
Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
Central Hospital For
Samoa Storm Devastates Ships in Apia Harbor
The March storm in Apia wrecked six warships and ten vessels including the Trenton Vandalia Nipsic and Calliope. Survivors are rescued by natives and American aid, with 142 lives lost and $3,000,000 in property damage. Admiral Kimberly remains with the Trenton as natives assist sailors and King Mataafa mobilizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apia
Samoa
Samoan Islands
South Pacific
United
Germany
Trenton
United States
Olga
Calliope
Nipsic
Kane
Lieut. Brown
Mataafa
Blacklock
Kimberly
The
MEN WHO DREW PRIZES
The President appointed Thomas B. Coulter of Ohio Auditor of the Treasury for the Postoffice Department. New Collectors of Customs include John W. Fish District of Richmond Virginia and Harrison Geer District of Huron Michigan with Max Pracht District of Alaska. Presidential Postmasters Chas C. Shreeder Huntingburg Indiana and Elmer Crockett South Bend Indiana. James E. Stuart Chicago Postoffice Inspector. George M. Christian Assistant Superintendent Railway Mail Service in First Assistant Postmaster General’s office. Agriculture appointments: Watson Pickrell Pickrell Nebraska Agent Bureau of Animal Industry George H. Waldo Delaware Ohio State Agent Ohio Charles F. Curtis Iowa State Agent Iowa George Vasey Washington Territory Special Agent A G Malloy Texas State Agent 8S Fisher Springfield Illinois State Agent Illinois Estes G. Rathbone Hamilton Ohio Chief Post Office Inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Coulter
Ohio
Treasury
Postoffice
Postoffice Department
John W. Fish
District of Richmond
Harrison Geer
District of Huron
Mich
Max Pracht
District of Alaska
Territory of
Alaska
Chas, C. Shreeder
Huntingburg
Ind
Elmer Crockett
South Bend
James E. Stuart
Chicago
George M. Christian
Railway
Department of Agriculture
Watson Pickrell
Pickrell
Neb
Bureau of Animal Industry
George H. Waldo
Delaware
Charles F. Curtis
Iowa
George Vasey
Washington Territory
A. G. Malloy
Texas
D. Fisher
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Estes G. Rathbone
Hamilton
Illinois Senate advances drainage bill and mine inspectors
The Illinois Senate received the Chicago drainage bill after House passage and sent it to Waterways and Drainage. Several bills passed or faced adjournment, including tax lists, coroner fees, convict labor inquiries, and the appropriation for the Soldiers and Sailors' Home. The session honored William R. Archer and addressed railroad and primary election measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
House
Senate
Matthews
James A. Parr
McDonald
Joliet
Soldiers and Sailors
Quincy
Dean J
Bassett
Building and Loan Associations
Evans
Kerrick
Committee On Penal and Reformatory Institutions
State Boards of Penitentiary Commissioners
General Assembly
Ross
White
Whiteside
Converse
State Board of Agriculture
William R. Archer
Pittsfield
Pike County
Early American duels mark Plymouth 1621 and Boston Common 1728
The article notes the first recorded duel in America occurred at Plymouth Massachusetts in 1621 between two serving-men. It cites a later documented duel on Boston Common in 1728 between Woodbird and Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur
America
Plymouth
Mass
Woodbird
Phillips
Boston Common
Also Mentioned on This Page
Affairs IN
Harry F. Darwin
Clarence R. Paul
Illinois State Journal of
Selby
Darwin
Callom
Paul
Bloomington
Young Women’s Christian Association of
Canada
J. W. Farwell
Kansas
International Association of the Young Women’s Christian Association of
British Provinces
Amos Clark
Centralia
Josie Gurley
Young & Farrell
Polk Street
W.L. B. Jenney
Hercules Company
Senator Berry
Edwards
Chicago Board of Education
Board of Education
G. G. Craig
Rock Island
Secretary of War
Rock Island Arsenal
W. W. Grant
Davenport
Chicago Daily Press
Belvidere
Piper City
Mattoon
Anna Pete
Decatur Abingdon
Hoopeston
Hillsboro
Democratic Altona
Carbondale
Waiaga
Monmouth
Monticello
Clinton
Rockford Sorcerer
Jonesboro
Mount Sterling
Oregon
Tee
Benton Aurora
L.shelbyville
Knoxville
Kewanee
Jerseyville
Galena
Democratic Tuscola
Republican Assumption
Sheldon Sane
Morris
Marion Sewn
Murphysboro
Danville
Champaign
Plano
Princeton
Galesburg
Lewiston
Ferris
Pittsfield Seseeaes
Roanoke
Ramsay
Illinois Law-Makers
Secrest
Boards of Supervisors
Yeas
Craward
Washburn
Farmers’ County Mutual Live Stock Insurance Companies
West Chicago
Harvey L. Thompson
C. K. G. Billings
P. McGrath
Leeper
Humphrey
Judiciary Committee
Hurst
Congress
Clarsen
Su Township
Billings
Eckhardt
Crawford
House of Representatives
Secretary of War of the
Lakes Michigan
Superior
Little Bay de Noe
Michigan
Whitefish River
Au Train River
Au Train Bay
Lake Superior
Duluth
Upper Lakes
John B. Rice
McLaughlin
Meyer
Mr. Meyer
Messrs. Meyer
Cook
Allen
Vermilion
Craig
Enslow
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