Stephenson County to Elect Treasurer January 16 1906
Notice from County Clerk F C Held of Stephenson County Illinois orders an election to fill the vacancy in the office of County Treasurer caused by the death of John Elsesser. The election will be held in all precincts on Tuesday January 16 1906, with the county seal affixed.
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Stephenson County
Illinois
John Elsesser
Stephenson
State of
A. D
F. C. Held
Moscow Big Strike Sparks Martial Law Fears
Dramatic dispatches describe Moscow under threat of partial siege as authorities consider martial law with civil power superseded. Reports from St Petersburg note strikes spreading, electric lights off, rail and cable lines disrupted, while provincial leaders prepare for possible independent action. Firemen in Warsaw join strikes amid Polish signs removal and Kherson rail disruption.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Doubassofft
Riots and raids as peasants attack estates in Russia
Reports from Korno Bogoroditsk Saratoff and Dmitrovsk on December 21 describe revolutionists raising a red flag, troops firing on rioters, estates looted and burned, 100 horses killed, cattle driven off, and grain seized. Landowners petition Premier de Witte for the convocation of the national assembly and request more troops as rural guards form to defend against ongoing agrarian unrest.
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Korno
Russia
Bogoroditsk
Saratoff
de Witte
National Assembly
Volga
Dmitrovsk
Washington letter recalls Mrs Winters long journey
Writes from Govan Washington about a family visit and Grandma Winters nearing age ninety nine. The letter describes a trip to Almira for her birthday a celebratory dinner with Mrs Bixler Emma and Baptist friends. Mentions Mr Winters janitor duties and a short farewell as the party hoped she would reach the century mark.
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Will Gressley
Washington
D. P. Gressley
Winters
Florence
Govan
Wash
Grandma Winter
Alimira
Freeport
Hattie
Grandma Goodby
Watterson’s Daughter Married at Mansfield
Miss Ethel Watterson, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Watterson, married Alexander Gilmour a Louisville businessman in Mansfield. The wedding day marked the fortieth anniversary of Mr and Mrs Watterson’s own marriage.
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Watterson
Louisville
Ethel Watterson
Henry Watterson
Mansfield
Alexander Gilmour
Plea for the Constitution Memorandum in Boston
Boston readers report that Governor Douglas Governor Elect Guild and the executive council signed an illuminated memorial urging Congress to protect the Crigate Constitution and prevent its loss. The petition calls Senators and Representatives to act in defense of the charter.
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Boston
Douglas
Guild
Executive Council
Congress
Marriages At Zion City Delayed By Apostolic Authority
County clerk’s office at Waukegan reports Zion City applicants seeking marriage licenses. A wedding invitation was shown with “By permission of the First Apostle” across it. No marriages in Zion occur until the authorities approve.
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Zion City
Waukegan
Dowie
Gretna
Chicago
Zion
Humphreys Homeopathic No. 28 Promises Relief for Debility
Nervous debility and prostration from overwork and other causes are targeted by Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No. 28, in use over 40 years as the only successful remedy. Priced at $1 per vial or $8 for a package, with gold by druggists or sent on receipt of price from Humphreys Medicine Company, William and John Streets, WL.
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Dr. Pierce
Dr. Pittor
Pierce
Oklahoma
Winne Mortgage Co
Taylor & Friock
Humphreys
Prina Humphreys
Wiliam & Joho Sts
Devil May Get His Due in Kansas City Murder Trial
Austin ran cis was found guilty of first degree murder for killing his sweetheart Winona Newton, 17, by poisoning with carbolic acid, choking, and crushing her with a 150 pound stone at a creek bottom after a nighttime meeting on a bridge. The 27 year old switchman was arrested the day after the crime.
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Kansas City
Austin Rancis
Winona Newton
Francis
Sunday court appeal questions Sunday law scope
Minneapolis case raises whether Weiss who sold groceries on Sunday may lawfully do so as an orthodox Jew observant of Saturday. The appeal attacks law’s constitutionality and asks reversal of a prior ruling upholding the Sunday law amid arguments on police power. Nearby tragedies and edicts touch unrelated events.
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Minneapolis
M. A. Weiss
Supreme Court
Weiss
Markets Report Chicago and East Buffalo Stock Prices
Chicago Board of Trade quotations cover Wheat Corn Hogs Cattle Sheep and Live Poultry with December May July prices and ranges. East Buffalo lines from Dunning Stevens list cattle hogs sheep and calves with receipts and price ranges.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Choice Prairie
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
French housewife saves broken dishes for repair by craftsman
A French housewife keeps her chipped faience and porcelain rather than discard them. She stores the broken pieces until a skilled craftsman arrives at her door to repair them, turning damaged ware into usable items.
Labor and Education foreshadow the Common Good
A concise quotation emphasizes that the majority’s burden shapes society. It argues that true education renders labor unnecessary by creating productive outcomes. The line reflects a progressive view linking work, learning, and societal advancement.
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New York
Daugher
E. Bengston
Springfield
Illinois State Teachers’ Association
Ill
Illinois Central
John Rusk
Banner Grocery
F. W. Borgmeier
H. A. Rotzler
Chicago St
STORK
Warsaw
Milukoff
Constitutional Democrats
Polish National Party
Nicolaieff
Khersol
Kentucky
Green Front
Stephenson St
Robert Casev
W. W. Kimball CO
Galena St
Downle
Aero Urophreys’ Medicis Co
Curam and
Joba Streets
Devil May
Buffalo
William McCoy
Lakes
Swan Street
Tsi An
Pekin
Chili Province
Yuan- Shi-Kai
Shanghai
Chicago Grain
Fogland
Germany
Sehmanes Lily
Wisconsin
Japan
Johnson
Schoeffel & Brockhausen
H. A. Schroedermeier
Stephenson Street
Court House
WM. Walton Neph
Wm. Walton
Shephenson
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