TQHART REVIEW History Notes October 14
On this date in history William Penn, courtier and founder of Pennsylvania, was born in London 1644 and died there 1718. Francis Lightfoot Lee, signer for Virginia, born 1784 and died 1797. A treaty of peace was signed in 1905 by the emperors of Russia and Japan. Astronomical events list sunset 6:18 PM, sunrise 6:08 AM, moonrise 8:47 PM.
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William Penn
England
Pennsylvania
London
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Virginia
Russia
Japan
Polling Places Selected for November 3 in Concord Township
County commissioners fixed the polling sites for the upcoming election in Concord township listing 22 designated locations from Potts barber shop at West Beardsley avenue to J R Plank's residence on South Main street, with Osolo south and Osolo north sites noted along Johnson street school house in Elkhart.
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Concord Township
Potts
West
Beardsley Avenue
G. B. Pratt
Crawford Street
Foster’s
East Sycamore Street
Hagan
Lexington Avenue
Old Post
Jackson Street
Bryson & Reich's
East Jackson Street
East Franklin Street
Mrs. Hillis
Franklin Street
Charles Pease
Fremont Thomas
Fremont Street
Harrison and
Sixth Streets
Mrs. Frank
Alain Streets
Rear Lohrman
Main Street
Joseph Roose
South Main Street
Carpenter
Cleveland Avenue
Wighth Street
Bechtel
Indiana Avenue
J. R. Mather
Mrs. Harris
Middlebury Street
Charles Myers
Dunlaps
J. R. Plank
Osolo
Frank Brumbaugh
Baldwin Street
Elkhart
Johnson Street
Residence For Sale No. 114 South Second Street
The residence of the late W H Mann at 114 South Second Street is for sale at a reasonable valuation with about eighty feet of frontage on Second Street. Possession can be given shortly. Inquiries should be directed to James H H State Attorney for W H Mann Lumber Co. iMoney to loan on real estate. The Simpson Abstract Office.
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South Second Street
W. H. Mann
Second Street
James HH
W. H. Mann Lumber Co
iMoney
Simpson Abstract Office
Chicago Board of Trade markets report and receipts
Chicago market quotations cover Wheat Corn Oats and livestock terms with Dec May and July futures, cash grain by class and sample, and live stock prices at Chicago and East Buffalo. Highlights include hogs 6.15 to 6.25 for choice heavy, cattle 7.20 to 7.75 for prime steers, and lambs up to 5.60 with calves from 4.50 to 9.00. Do not forget Tag Day October 17.
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Chicago Grain
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Iiinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Illinois
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Ancient Note Presented for City Payment in New York
A ten pound note issued Feb 16 1771 under the New York colony is presented to Comptroller Metz with a request for payment. Experts say redeeming with compound interest could cost nearly $29 000, and legal advice is sought. The note, sent by a commercial agency, is well preserved and bears inscriptions about treasury payments and a warning against counterfeiting.
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New York
Metz
Ile
Colony of
Treasury
Tucker leaves Illinois arrest dispute after illness in St Louis
Colonel William I Tucker arrives at the Southern hotel St Louis after arrest at Decatur Illinois. G T Frey and nurse Mrs Jeanie T Johnson join the party with a unnamed man suggesting charges may be dropped due to the Colonel's illness and plans to proceed to Hot Springs Arkansas. Tucker's dispute with his wife is cited as the cause of the arrest.
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St. Louis
William I. ‘Tucker
Decatur
Southern
Tucker
G. T. Frey
Chicago
Frey
Jeanie T. Johnson
Oak Park
Ilinois
Colonel Tucker
Hot Springs
Ark
Decature
Honor’s curious weight shadows a gambling debt tale
Uncle Jerry Peebles muses that honor is a curious thing as he recounts a man who would starve to settle a gambling debt yet still owes the preacher who joined him twenty seven years ago. The Chicago Tribune framing hints at moral burdens and lingering obligations.
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Jerry Peebles
Chicago Tribune
Art In the Soup Scroll Inspires Wife Remark
The artist's wife peers into her husband's soup and highlights a scroll formed by the fat. She declares it artistic and urges him not to eat it, calling the scene beautiful.
Blue Sky and Local Health Ad Mention
The article discusses atmospheric blue sky caused by scattering of sunlight. It also includes a testimonial from Ada L. Croom of Vaughn Mississippi praising Dr. King's New Discovery for curing a severe cough and consumption, with Houseworth Bros. drugstores selling it at 50 cents and 1 dollar and trial bottles free.
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Ada L. Croom
Croom Hotel
Vaughn, Miss
Suicide Note Blames Robbery For Death In New York
David J L Marcus killed himself in his First Avenue room after leaving a note saying six masked men robbed him of one dollar borrowed to expand his business. The note indicated the presumed motive and implicated unknown assailants.
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New York
David JL. Marcus
First Avenue
Balloonists Rescued After North Sea Descent in Bennett Cup
In the Bennett cup race a German entry from Berlin descended in the North sea. Pilots N H Arnold and Henry J Hewitt were picked up by a lifeboat after an hour of near death.
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Berlin
North Sea
N. H. Arnold
Henry J. M Hewittt
Venezuela
Salt Lake City
Robert Koch
Washington
Europe
Putnam County
Ohio
United States
Pacific Coast
Tokio
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