Premier Balfour Resigns Cabinet as King Receives Vial
London dispatch reports Premier Balfour visited King Edward at Buckingham Palace this afternoon and tendered the resignation of the cabinet. Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman has been summoned for an interview with the king, with an official announcement expected tonight of the ministry's resignation and the king's acceptance.
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Balfour
London
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Henry Campbell Bannerman
Funds for Panama Canal Bond Bill Introduced
Representative Hepburn introduced a bill to amend the Panama canal law enabling bond sales and providing 16 500 000 dollars for canal construction to be immediately available.
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Hepburn
Washington
Branklin Nominated for Interstate Commerce Panel
Washington December 4 special report announces that the resident will appoint Branklin of San Francisco to the vacancy on the Interstate Commerce Commission created by the resignation of former Governor Fifer of Illinois.
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Washington
Branklin One
San Francisco
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fifer
Ilinois
Weather Forecast for Chicago December 4
Illinois generally fair tonight and Tuesday with rising temperatures. Weather outlook highlights warmer conditions across Chicago and surrounding areas.
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Chicago
Illinois
Market Closing Quotes From Chicago Board of Trade
Closing board quotes show May wheat at 8s84 14d, May corn 447 1 4, May oats 32, January pork 13.70, January lard 7.20, January ribs 6.97. Union stock yards figures list cattle 24 000 steady to 10 higher, beeves 5.50 6.75, cows 1.25 4.75, stockers 2.30 4.15, hogs 52 000 5 to 10 lower, mixed butchers 4.60 4.95, good heavy 4.80 4.95, rough heavy 4.60 4.70, light 4.65 4.90, sheep 30 000 steady 4.00 5.85.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Union
Hinbury church women hold midweek meeting at Hillmer home
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Hinbury Church meets Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. H. A. Hillmer's 48 Grove Street. Devotions at 3 pm followed by a musical and literary program with city talent. Members urged to bring Christmas offerings. Public invited. no admission.
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Hinbury Church
H. A. Hillmer
Grove Street
Roosevelt to Submit Annual Message Highlights Rail Rates
The fifty ninth congress opened with light business as President Roosevelt planned to submit his annual message tomorrow. The document is described as the most comprehensive yet, stressing interstate rail rate regulation, federal supervision of corporations, insurance, beef trust prosecutions, the Panama Canal, and Chinese exclusion reform. It calls for a maximum reasonable rate, penalties for noncompliance, and allows company appeals to federal courts, while urging efficient consular service, merchant marine support, and national quarantine reform.
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Hague
Alaska
Wilcoxon vs Niles and Herbig before police court
The case of George Wilcoxon representing Rockford and Interurban against Jack Niles and Robert Herbig came for hearing before Magistrate Bentley in the police court. Attorney Pattison asked for a continuation until tomorrow. Attorney Hauter of Rockford represented the plaintiff. the continuance was granted. Bonds for the men were furnished by Jacob Buisekumer.
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George Wilcoxon
Rockford & Interurban Company
Jack Niles
Robert Herbig
Bentley
Pattison
Oeloelk
Hauter
Rockford
Jacob Buisekumer
Arrests After Mutter Used Obscene Language
On complaint by her daughter Margaret Theal of this city, Mrs Anna Basque was arrested by Chief Sweeney this morning. The magistrate Bentley committed her on a small amount and costs, to be deposited tomorrow. The disjointed report notes the home scene and the mother’s words toward her daughter.
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Margaret Theal
Anna Basque
Pries
Bentley
Depo
Morni
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Died on Way Home A Lancaster Farmer Succumbs
Philip Maurer prominent Lancaster township farmer died after illness while walking home from Freeport. He had just paid a mortgage on his farm two and a half miles north of Kraft house, fell ill by the roadside, and expired before Dr. Peck arrived. He was about 65, survived by wife and nine children. An inquest is set for 8 this evening at his home.
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Philip Maurer
Lancaster Township
Freeport
Kraft
Cyrus Sheetz
W. B. Peck
Special Election Ordered to Fill County Treasurer Vacancy
Freeport Illinois December 4 1905 County Clerk F C Held telegram to Attorney General Stead asks if he must call a special election or allow county board to appoint the unexpired term. Attorney General W H Strad replies it is Helds duty to call a special election. Held to issue call soon.
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Freeport
Ill
W. H. Stead
Springfield
Elsesser
Navy
F. C. Hein
Held
IIL
F. C. Held
W.h.strad
December Term Opens With Busy Circuit Court
The December term of the circuit court opened this afternoon with Judge O E Heard presiding. The grand jury, likely to consider more cases than in recent years, elected John Bauscher Jr of Freeport foreman and A Kurtz and Harry Rover of West Point as clerks. They adjourned to 10 am tomorrow to hear evidence against Mrs Dot Fink accused of detaining several girls. Judge Heard began a trial list of long-pending old cases, with none dismissed.
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Circuit Court
O. E. Heard
John Bauscher, Jr
Freeport
A. Kurtz
Harry Royer
West Point
Dot Fink
Ilegally
Largest Pacific locomotive visits Preeport en route to Waterloo
Engineer James Rouch brought the 1031 Pacific type locomotive from American Locomotive works to Preeport this morning. It will haul trains Nos 1 and 2 between the city and Waterloo on the Dubuque division of the Illinois Central railroad.
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Waterloo
James Rouch
American Locomotive Works
Dubuque
Illinois Central Railroad
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