Supreme Court Opinion on Peoria School Property Tax Exemption
The court reversed a Peoria board order exempting St Marys parish school lot from tax, noting only public school houses are exempt. It also upheld taxing W H Scripps personal property with $118,000 of credits tied to Iowa, sustaining the Fulton county board of review.
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Springfield
Supreme Court
Peoria
Board of Review
Fulton County
W. H. Scripps
Scripps
Iowa
Illnois
Illinois Supreme Court Invalidates Commission Merchant Licensing Act
The Illinois Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the 1899 act creating a board of inspectors to license commission merchants in cities over 50 000. The justices found the requirement that board members be drawn from specific associations violates the state constitution prohibiting special or exclusive privileges granted to corporations or associations.
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Springfield
Ills
Supreme Court
John Lasher
Edward Reichwald
Ilinois State Horticultural Society
Iinois Dairymen’s Association
Illinois State Retail Dealers’ Association
Chicago Butter and Egg Board
Chicago
National League of Commission Merchants
Twelfth Juror Accepted in Lauder Station Murder Trial
In Vienna Illinois the twelfth juror was seated after two weeks of jury selection in the Lauder Station murder cases. Four hundred twenty eight men examined, 181 challenged by defense, 117 by the state, 179 excused for cause. Opening statements by State's Attorney Gilespie. evidence to begin. About 3800 witnesses in the case.
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Vienna
Ills
Lauder Station
Gilespie
W. W. Duncan
Decatur newspaper sale cuts local papers to two
The Decatur Herald Dispatch buys the Decatur Morning News and acquires The Evening Republic from the News, reducing Decatur’s daily papers from four to two. Sol Van Pragg is dropped from the Cook County Democrats for alleged misconduct.
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Springfield
Ills
Decatur
Decatur Herald-Dispatch
Decatur Morning News
Evening Republican
Herald- Dispatch
Sol van Pragg
Chicago
Cook County Democracy
van Prazy
Federation of Labor Reverts to Old Aid System
In Detroit on December 19 the federation voted to return to the former method of assessing all union members for aid to strikers. The vote narrowly passed, with two more votes than required. Delegates debated grievances in executive session and referred several items to the executive council.
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Springfield
Ills
Minary
Springfield Consolidated Street Railway
Springfield Federation of Labor
Street Car Men's Union
Springfield Business Men's Association
Wheeler
Street Railway Company
Detroit
American Federation
Federation
Executive Council
Linotype Machinsts
Knights of Labor
Maine Dead Exhumed For Burial In Sealed Coffins
A quartet of teen grave diggers under Chaplain Chidwick and Dr Macintosh exhumed Maine victims at Colon Cemetery. Coffins were moved to a chapel and prepared with lime and charcoal, lids sealed, and named painted on tins. Two watchmen stood guard as soldiers and spectators watched the process.
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Havana
Chidwick
Macour
Colon Cemetery
Maine
Vogeler Drug Company Assigns Assets in Baltimore
Baltimore December 19 The Charles A Vogeler company druggists has made a general assignment Henry S Dulany general manager is the assignee The Vogeler company was founded in 1874 as A Vogeler & Sons
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Baltimore
Charles A. Vogeler
Henry S. Dulany
Vogeler Company
A. Vogeler & Sons
Bishop Turner Struck By Stroke In Savannah Council
Bishop H M Turner of the African Methodist Episcopal church suffered a slight stroke of paralysis in Savannah while in council with his presiding elders. The episode was attributed to overwork and immediate medical attention was provided.
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Princeton
N. J
Jas. Wickoft
Cleveland
Savannah
H. M. Turner
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Chicago Markets Report Dec 18 Grain live stock and produce
Quotations from the Chicago Board of Trade show mixed gains across wheat oats pork lard and short ribs with December and May contracts listed. Produce prices cover butter eggs poultry potatoes apples cranberries and regional potato and fruit figures. Milwaukee grain prices follow with No 1 northern rye and barley and oats steady elsewhere.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Illinois
Milwaukee Gratin
Milwaukee
Northern
Humor of the Hour in Cleveland Soot Nuisance Tale
A visiting eastern man complains about Cleveland smoke and soot and theatrically marks his shirt with ink to mock the nuisance. Friends laugh, then defend Cleveland as he learns the extent of the problem. One friend warns against such tricks.
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Cleveland
Treavens
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mr Boar Raser Retires From Stage After Overwhelmed Reception
Mr Boar Raser was overwhelmed at his reception and retired from the stage, as reported by Nuggets. The incident highlights the emotional moment during a public appearance and his decision to step away from further performances.
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Boar Raser
Promising Man Cited for High Dividend Claims
Quotations from the Washington Star describe a man nicknamed as a "promising" figure whose business appears to promise large dividends. The exchange questions the legitimacy of his ventures and seeks clarification on his stated activities.
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Washington Star
Fixing the Blame in a Witty Chicago News Snippet
A light exchange notes Miss Simkins being shy and speculates the trait comes from her father once a great poker player. The brief dialogue preserves a social vignette flavor from the Chicago newspaper.
Ice to coal trade quip echoes seasonal prices
A Detroit Free Press quip tracks a dealer bragging on seasonal pricing shifts from ice to coal. The narrator anticipates summer profits from warm pricing and winter bills chilling customers.
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Detroit Free Press
Comment by a Henpecked Man on Petschnikoff's Stradivarius
A quip about the violinist Adolf Petschnikoff and his Stradivarius, dubbed his fairy wife, mocks marriage dynamics. The Cleveland Plain Dealer echoes the joke about a wife who speaks only when hit with a stick.
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Petschnikoff
Cleveland Plain
Cut out Dutch anecdote becomes Boer remark in play
In Merry England a stage manager tells a comedian to drop a Dutch joke. The comedian questions the rule and the manager replies that the joke is becoming Boer related. The exchange appears in a Chicago News item.
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Merry
England
Chicago News
Out and In Politics and Bankruptcy Admit Long Hiatus
A compact commentary notes a switch from politics to bankruptcy and rheumatism as a long absence ends. The Chicago Tribune quotes a character declaring retirement from political life and a pivot to personal troubles.
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Tribbles
Chicago Tribune
Question About Fergus Morning Yawns and Stretches
A reader quotes a Chicago Times-Herald item noting Fergus yawns and stretches half the morning. The remark asks why he does this at his flat lacking space to move.
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Fergus
Chicago Times-Herald
Dramatic Methods Trow: Stage This Season
The Indianapolis Journal notes this season repeats a familiar pattern with new plays featuring old actors and old plays staged by new performers, reflecting a theater style cycle.
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Indianapolis Journal
How He Liked Them Thespian Egg Joke
A brief Chicago Post humor item notes a waiter asking how to cook eggs. The Thespian replies in a distracted tone that he prefers hard boiled eggs. The gag plays on a performer’s absentmindedness.
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Chicago Post
Illinois Central R A sells holiday excursion tickets
The Illinois Central Railroad Association will offer excursion tickets to points within 200 miles at one and one third fare for the round trip. Tickets go on sale December 23 24 25 30 31 1899 and January 1 1900. Return travel valid through January 2 1900.
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Illinois Central R. A
Winslow & Co Slippers Advertised For Christmas Gifts
The ad urges buyers to visit Winslow & Co for a range of slippers. Gentlemen's slippers priced from 45 cents to 3.00 per pair, ladies' slippers from 25 cents, and boys, misses, and children's styles available at low prices.
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Winslow & Co
Iddin
Winston & Co
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