Bryan Welcomed to Illinois with Mass Meeting and Speeches
Democrats from across Illinois greet William J. Bryan in Springfield as he opens his campaign with a mass meeting at the arsenal. About ten thousand attend the stadium event while Bryan also speaks to Democratic Editorial clubs and Bryan club organizers forming a state federation. The gathering highlights discuss trusts, Republican monetary policy, and the gold standard. Officers of the Bryan Club Federation include Adlai Stevenson as president and James M. Graham as vice president.
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William J. Bryan
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Illinois Democratic Editorial Association
Bryan Clubs
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Jacksonville
Jacksonville Bryan Club
St. Nicholas Hotel
Bryan Club
Jas M. Graham
Rotung
State Arsenal
State Federation of Bryan Clubs
James M. Graham
Stevenson
Repubican Party
Bryan Club Federation
Adlai
James O'Donnell
Bloomington
John BP
Mount
Joliet
Carter TE. B Harrison
Puine
Chicago
Millard Bk
State Chairman Defied In Missouri Convention Delegates Elected
In St Louis on Feb 22 despite a letter from Republican state chairman W S Dickey declaring conventions in the Eleventh and Twelfth districts legal, both conventions elected delegates. Eleventh district selected Jeptha D Howe and Trenary Droste, Twelfth district chose Hiram S Lloyd and Joseph L Boehm. Delegates were instructed for Patt Sickey. Primary elections set for March 11 to pick delegates for two convention meetings on March 1 where two delegates per district proceed to Chicago.
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St. Louis
W. S. Dickey
Republican State Committee
Bleventh
Jeptha D. Howe
Republican City Committee
Trenary Droste
Chicago
Hiram S. Lloyd
Br. Joseph L Boehm
Patt
Sickey
Afarel
Views of Judge Gray at Scotch-Irish dinner
Philadelphia reaches the annual dinner of the Pennsylvania Scotch-Irish Society as United States Circuit Court Judge Gray of Delaware declares the Constitution needs no revision. He condemns the current trend toward incredulity in the nation’s governance and urges steadfast faith in the founding framework.
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Philadelphia
Dian N de Gress
Pennsylvania
Scotch-Irish Society
Gray
Delaware
United States
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Pills Sold by Local Druggist
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are praised as the best pills available. They are sold by Wm Jnungkunz, a druggist located at 85 Stephenson Street.
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DeWitt
Wm. Jnungkunz
Stephenson Si
We The People Debate Federal Power And State Rights
The speaker argues against increased federal power and immigration concerns while praising the U.S. Constitution. He contends the general government already has sufficient authority, and that no legislative or constitutional shifts toward centralization are needed. He emphasizes relying on existing framework rather than subsidies or proclamations of irresponsibility.
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Reas
United States
Waunakee Man to Travel to Nebraska for Conference
Lincoln, Feb 22 A telegram from LaFollette headquarters says W N Houser of Madison Wisconsin will travel to Nebraska for a conference on the Wisconsin candidate's chances He is due to arrive Sunday.
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Lafollette
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
W. N. Houser
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Endorsements for President by Political Bodies
Kansas Democratic state convention endorses Bryan by ironclad resolutions while the Fourth and Sixth Missouri district Republicans back Taft, reflecting divergent party alignments in Chicago Keb. 22.
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Chicago
Keb
Kansas
Bryan
Missouri
Taft
Jefferson Coolidge Elected President of Massachusetts Taft League
Boston February 22 T Jefferson Coolidge former U S ambassador to France was chosen president of the Massachusetts Taft League. The election confirms Coolidge leadership among Bay State Taft supporters.
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Bay State Taft League
Boston
T. Jefferson Coolidge
United States
France
Massachusetts Taft League
Confidence Grows in Trade as Markets Begin Spring
New York February 22 R G Dun Cos Weekly Review of Trade reports a gradual rise in trade volume and rising future confidence. Buyers attended primary and jobbing markets in large numbers, placing fair spring orders while preferring small quantities for prompt shipments. Manufacturers expect early supplementary orders as delivery pressure supports the view stocks are low. More mills and factories have resumed operations with plans for extension and new buildings postponed last fall revived due to lower construction costs.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Cos Weekly Review of Trade
Love Less Marriage Chooses Over Reform School
Sioux City Iowa February 22 Beatrice Powell a seventeen year old girl faced a court ultimatum from Judge Hutchinson offering either entry to the Mitchellville reform school for girls or marriage to James Durr a young merchant who loves her She chose to wed him and was released on probation for a week to prepare her trousseau.
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Sioux City
Beatrice Powell
Hutchinson
Circuit Court
Mitchellville Reform School
James Durr
Youngs
Reform School
Durr
Trousseanu
Mille to Kesname Fall Time
Lowell Massachusetts February 22 The Massachusetts mills will resume full time beginning very week.
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Mille
Lowell
Mass
Massachusetts Mills
Emigration to U S Slows Amid Job Fears and Taft Visit
News outline reports that emigration from Antwerp to the United States has nearly stopped due to believed scarce employment. Secretary Taft travels from Washington to Buffalo to address on George Washington. other items note seven Filipinos possibly admitted to a U S military academy, liquor-club curfews in Pittsburg, regional baseball moves, the death of sculptor Miss Warrier Wosiner in Watertown Massachusetts, a national liquor prohibition push, British Columbia chief justice decisions, a clergy protest against battleship expansion, a fatal runaway car incident at Wilkes-Barre, and a deadly dynamite explosion at the Hercules plant in Pineville California with thirty dead and many Chinese workers.
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United States
Taft
Washington
Buffalo
N.Y
George Washington
Willcott
United States Military Academy
Senate
Pittsburg
Bau Chire
Warrier Wosiner
Watertown
Chicago
Lishon
British Columbia
New York City
Congress
Glen Lyon
Wilkes-Barre
Edwin Wrieht
George Kleisch
Hercules Powder
Pinele
Cal
Daily Journal delivery service announced at 10c weekly
The Daily Journal offers citywide delivery for 10 cents per week. This affordable rate indicates broad circulation and a focus on convenient access for readers throughout the city.
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the Daily Journal
Death of Editor Noyes in Pasadena Hotel
Crosby Stuart Noyes editor in chief of the Washington Star died at the Hotel Raymond in Pasadena after a three week visit to California. He was eighty three and surrounded by family including wife three sons Theodre W. Noyes Frank B. Noyes and Thomas B. Noyes and daughter Mrs Geo W Boyd. He had spent sixty years in journalism.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Crosby Stuart Noyes
Washington
Raymond
Pasadena
Theodore W. Noyes
The
Star
Frank B. Noyes
Chicago Record-Herald
Associated Press
Thomas B. Noyes
Washington Star
Geo. W. Boyd
Philadelphia
Noyes
California
Conductor Responsible for Transfer Slips
The Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed Hennepin County courts in Morrell v. Minneapolis Street Railway, ruling conductors must ensure proper transfer slips are issued and not rely solely on passengers. A slip is not the only proof of ride rights, and passengers may assume conductors have performed duties. After fare payment, a passenger is entitled to ride to the end of the line.
Stoessel Case Echoes In Russian Servant Suicide
In Traftford Connecticut on February 22 Amelia Karris a Russian employed in General Stoessel’s household killed herself by inhaling illuminating gas grieving the conviction of the general at St Petersburg. The death underscores the fragile state of mind following the verdict.
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Stoessel
Traftford
Conn
St. Petersburg
Amelia Karris
Market quotes and prices from Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago and Buffalo reports list wheat, oats, corn, and rye prices with highs lows and closes for May July Sept and cash. Live stock notes show hogs cattle goats and sheep receipts and price ranges, with calves strong and lambs mid range. regional quotes from East Buffalo include market softness for hogs and steady calves.
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Chicago
Theu
Chicago Board of Trade
Cleese
TISIA
Doat &A
Hay
Timothy Hay
FLA
Indiana
Wisconsin
Choier
Packinehay
East Buffalo
Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N.Y
Best
How I Got Mixed In a Love Affair
A narrator recalls introducing Len Richmond to his cousin Myra Ducher, sparking a love triangle. Len confesses he cannot marry a homely woman, while Myra secretly prefers someone else, leading to awkward revelations and a comic yet tangled outcome. The tale blends jealousy, vanity, and social mores with sharp, ironic narration.
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Sold Here
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is especially recommended for piles. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson St.
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DeWitt
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
No Man Shall Kiss Me Until Future Husband
Sawyer Chance recounts a flirtation where a girl declares she will not be kissed except by her future husband. He proposes and she agrees, leading to an engagement-like commitment. The mother is informed and presses for arrangements, reflecting a pragmatic, old fashioned approach to courtship.
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Sawyer Chance
Are All My Hopes Dashed to Pieces
A dramatic exchange ends with the man begging to be known as Mrs. Smith's husband, but she refuses and he collapses in disappointment. The scene ends with her yielding to his plea.
Ideal wife idealized in vaudeville era dialogue
A Chicago Record-Herald quote contrasts a domestic ideal with a push for perpetual youth. It frames traditional duties such as cooking and washing against a relentless standard of beauty tied to vaudeville earnings. The excerpt highlights gender role expectations from the period.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Panther Lesson Teaches Perseverance at School
A Kansas City school scene shows a teacher asking Elsie to define a panther and the child replying that a panther is a man who makes panths. The exchange captures a quaint mispronunciation and a pull-quote about persistency as the road to success from the Kansas City Independent.
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Elsie
Kansas City, Independent
An Egg as the Earth From Lord Kelvin to Egg Experiments
The article recalls Lord Kelvin and his belief in a solid Earth interior using two eggs, one boiled and one raw, spun by cords to resemble Earth’s rotation. The raw egg slows quickly if the core were liquid, while the boiled egg continues spinning, arguing for a solid core. Also includes a health ad urging relief for stomach trouble with Kodol for Dyspepsia, sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz.
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Science
Lord Kelvin
Earth
London
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Train Timetable Fragments East and West Bound Arrivals
Railway timetable fragment shows east and west bound arrivals and departures for multiple trains including Omaha Lim, St Paul, Dubuque, Sioux City, and Omaha Ex with varied times. South bound and Madison District motor car notes appear with service frequencies and classifications Daily and Daily except Sunday.
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Dubuque
Dodge Bix
Sioux City
Omaha
Dodge
Omeha St
Decatur
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Laarre
Teres
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Inuipment
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Ake
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Hageward
Sydag Valley
St Paul
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Dea Moines
Kansas City
Dea Moinesa
St Joseph
Ft. Dodge
Kanrgas City
Chicago
Passenger Fare Notice From A Damaged OCR Text
Fragmentary OCR shows fares and routes for passenger and freight service. Mentions 16 passenger at 8 cents and 64 from R Island. Times include 7:26 pm and 9 cents freight. References Freeport and Mt Arroll with unclear wording and broken station names.
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Freeport
Cine Oo Cceeaecee
Cyaanenwers
Mt Arroil
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