Stephenson County to Hold Election for Treasurer Vacancy
Notice from County Clerk F. C. Harp of Stephenson County Illinois orders an election to fill the treasurer vacancy caused by the death of John Elsesger. Election set for Tuesday January 16 1906 across precincts and districts with county seal affixed December 1906.
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Stephenson County
Illinois
John Elsesger
Stephenson
State of Illinois
A.D
A. D
F. C. Harp
A Nantucket boating caper with two runaway lovers
Blanche Wilmot and Tom Howard sail from a hotel dock while banter and missteps spark a playful near disaster. They flirt about eloping and financial binds as onlookers and the sea test their bravado before retreating indoors. An interlude on ants concludes the page.
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Nanttucket
Blanche Wilmot
Tom Howard
Blanche
Susie Mills
Mr. Howard
Nantucket
Tom
Susie
Chicago Markets Report Shows Mixed Livestock Prices
The Chicago Markets section records hog receipts at about 38 000 with most hog trades at 4.90 to 5.00 per hundredweight for packing and shipping. steer quotations range from 5.25 to 6. to 8.26 for calves. sheep receipts near 18 000 with native lambs at 5.56 to 7.00. live poultry and hay prices listed. East Buffalo figures show hogs at 5.25 and calves 8.75 to 9.25, with various cattle and sheep prices.
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Chicago
Choice Prairie
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery praised for bronchial cure
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a sovereign remedy for bronchitis laryngitis and chronic coughs, listing Golden Seal root Queen's root Stone root Black Cherrybark Bloodroot and Mandrake root as ingredients. A testimonial from Miss Bessie Brown of Appleton Wisconsin lauds regained health and vitality after twelve doses, and a mail offer for a Common Sense Medical Adviser is included with instructions and Pellets noted as a laxative aid.
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Piered
Dr. Pierce
Bessie Brown
Emerson Literary Association
Kérmnan Avenue
Appleton
Wis
Common Sense Medical Adviser
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Best Citizens in Bull Creek Country
Deputy Sheriff Wood arrests Sam Crazy Bull and Will Jones for horse stealing near Dixon. On the way to Fairfax a masked mob seized the prisoners and extorted a confession accusing prominent locals. The men were returned to jail and settlers hope to break up a long terrorizing gang.
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Bonesteel
Wood
Dixon
Sam Crazy Bull
Will Jones
Honesteel
Bull Creek
Fairfax
Cfrcer
River navigation plans to St Louis and Ottawa routes
The secretary of war sent to the house speaker a chief engineer letter with Mississippi river commission reports and survey plans for a 14 foot deep waterway from Lockport to the Mississippi via Des Plaines and Illinois rivers to St Louis, plus 7 and 8 foot depths from LaSalle to Ottawa. In New York fatal elevated rail collision injures dozens and kills J W Knapp of New Rochelle near Harlem.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Chief of Engineers
Mississippi River Commission
Board of Engineers
Lockport
Desplaines
Illinois
Sinois River
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Iois
LaSalle
Ottawa
Ill
New York
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
One Hundred and Tenth Street
Harlem
J. W. Knapp
New Rochelle
Military authority seeks power to dismiss midshipmen
Washington December 20 Attorney General Moody issues an opinion that no midshipman can be removed from the Naval Academy without court martial. Secretary Bona Parte asks Congress to grant immediate power to dismiss any midshipman at any time if their presence is contrary to the service's best interests.
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Washington
Moody
Naval Academy
Bonaparte
Congress
UK Grants $100 to Revive Irish Language
Over the past year the organization OPO has collected one hundred dollars in the United Kingdom to fund efforts aimed at reviving the Irish language.
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United Kingdom
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Banner Grocery
F. W. Borgmeier
H. A. Rotzler
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Winne Mortgage Co
Taylor & Frick
Kentucky
Green Front
Stephenson St
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W. W. Kimball CO
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Freeport, Ill
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T. de Folkstone
Toni
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Thomas DE Folestone Howard
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Hghts
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Talon
Russia
United Irish League
Broadford
County Clare
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Humphreys’ Medicine Co
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William & Jona Sts
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J. Bete
Mathews Athew College
Sehmanse Lily
Price
Wisconsin
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H. A. Schroedermeier
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