Meyer guest and local notices in town column
Mr. C. F. G. Meyer of St. Louis visits his brother J. F. W. Meyer. George M. Hobbison is ill at home on West Williams. Frank Schlenk fractures a leg while skating on reservoir lake. A surprise card party honors Mr. and Mrs. Vic Noll of Chicago at Mrs. Tracy Noll’s home. Minerva council entertained after instituting a new degree lodge in Decatur, Ind. A public works board meeting discussed sewer on Fisher and Maud streets and grade setting on Liberty Street for sidewalks.
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Mr. C. F. G. Meyer
St. Louis
Mr. J. F. W. Meyer
Frank Schlenk
Maumee Avenue
Reservoir Lake
McCausland
Tracy Noll
Barthold Street
Vic Noll
Chicago
Mr. C. Paul
Phil Mensh
Charles Noll
John Miller
Joe Ehinger
Misses Tracy
Loretta Noll
Lizzie Ehinger
Ben and
Wally Noll
D. Loch
Ner
Paul
Charles
Starkey
Frank Benoy
DeWald Street
Minerva Council
Degree of
Pocahontas
Decatur
Ind
John Frederick
Sherman Catshall
A. T. Lipes
Frank Girard
F. C. Olds
Joseph Singmaster
H. Tagtmeyer
Joe
Mystery conferences in Cleveland shape Ohio delegation for McKinley
In Cleveland on January 28 a secrecy filled GOP gathering discussed Ohio’s at large delegates to the St Louis convention. Leaders like M A Hanna and James H Hoyt were named as delegates along with Senator-elect Foraker and General Bushnell. The talks aimed to unite McKinley and Foraker factions and set an early state convention for late March or early April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Charles L. Kurtz
Republican State Committee
Weddell House
A. L. Conger
Akron
Foraker
Kurtz
M. A. Hanna
McKinley
Myron T. Herrick
Hanna
Ohio
St. Louis
James H. Hoyt
Heine
Grosvenor
Bushnell
Prairie State Republicans Gather for Love Feast in Springfield
About 1000 Republicans from across Illinois assemble in Springfield for the love feast to discuss candidacies for state offices. Governors Fifer and Oglesby and Senator Cullom attend. 200 delegates from Peoria. a state convention date to be set by the state central committee after speakers including ex Governors Fifer and Oglesby and Littler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Representative’s Hall
Cullom
Fifer
Oglesby
John R. Tanner
A. J. Hopkins
Aurora
Joseph Robbins
Quincy
Jonathan Merriam
Atlanta
James S. Martin
Salem
Horace S. Clarke
Mattoon
Leland Hotel
Tanner
Chicago
Peoria
State Central Committee
T. H. Jamieson
David T. Littler
Ohio
Tom Reed
Republican county convention names delegates and stances
Richland County Illinois Republicans met in Olney and chose delegates to state and congressional conventions. John Tanner endorsed for governor, Aden Knopf and McKinley for national delegates, Benson Wood for the congressional candidate, and McKinley for president and Tanner for governor were supported in resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olney
Opera House
John Tanner
Aden Knoph
McKinley
Benson ‘Wood
Mob Sparer by Sheriff in Milton Jail Standoff
Sullivan Jan 28 A sheriff's cool handling saved Grant Atterbury from lynching by a mob at the Milton jail. Masked men stormed the doors after a sheriff’s warning but fled as the jailer threatened to shoot. The crowd dispersed, police reinforced, and other local incidents follow in Decatur and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atterbury
Roxie Atterbury
Texas
Lansden
Atterybury
Remarkable Tenacity Shown By Joseph Revelee After Wounding
In Milton, James Sipples shot Joseph Revelee after a rent dispute. Revelee survived a through the lung wound, heart displacement, and weeks of illness, with doctors marveling at his recovery. Sipples sits in jail awaiting further action as the case proceeds in Wayne circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansden
Milton
Decatur
Richmond
Wayne
James Sipples
Joseph Revelee
Revelee
Sipples
Reveree
Bank Offer Promises 3 Percent Interest On Time Deposits
Financial notice advertises a 3 percent per annum interest on time deposits and rents safe deposit boxes at 5 dollars per year. The concise promotional item emphasizes secure storage and steady returns for savers seeking reliable, insured-like accounts.
Marseilles Manufacturing Co Fails in Illinois for 200000
The Marseilles Manufacturing company, the area’s leading farm implement maker, has failed for 200000. Assets total 262000 with 132000 in notes and stock. lenders span from Mississippi to the Atlantic. Kingman & Co. of Peoria holds the largest claim at 25000 and Martin Kingman is named to handle the assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Marseilles
Illinois
Mississippi
Atlantic Seaboard
Martin Kingman
Kingman & Co
Peoria
Kelly, Mays & Co
Chicago
Ewart Manufacturing Company
State Bank
Plymouth
Wis
Grundy County National Bank
Manufacturers’ Bank of Racine
Percy E. Chappell
Michigan
First National Bank of
Atlas National Bank of Chicago
J. Adams
Andrews, Bros
Youngstown
American Hardwood Lumber Company
Employes
Young Boy Ends Life in Coal Shaft Tragedy
In Mancie Illinois a 15 year old, Blaine Lynch, died after leaping into a 198 foot coal shaft. He was instantly killed and badly mangled. Investigators report he left a note at the shaft top claiming he would meet his father in hell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mancie
Blaine Lynch
Young Lynch
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