Army Officers Stationed in 100 Institutions Across the U S
War Department scrutiny shows about one hundred colleges and universities attach Army officers to their programs. Reports reveal varied commitment to rifle practice, with many lacking ranges and modern equipment. Some schools receive government aid yet show little military zeal while others boast range facilities and better training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
War Department
Southern College
Wills
Rockford Considers Rebuilding in Wisconsin-Illinois League
Chas Moll, president of the Wisconsin-Illinois League, visited Rockford to discuss baseball plans. The meeting signaled Rockford’s league status remains secure, with promises of strong support and a rebuilt club. Management roles and several candidate managers were discussed as the team aims to field a top lineup and improve the coming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Chas. Moll
Wisconsin-Ilinois Dxgue
Ford
Wiling
Anea
Hines
Yim
Charles Golden Succeeds in Local Association Session
The session yesterday saw the local association take over the interests of Charles Golden. Details on the transfer and resulting roles were discussed among members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Golden
New Year Watch Night Social at Borchardt Home
A near record crowd attended the New Year Watch Night social hosted by Mr and Mrs Fred Borchardt and their daughters Bertoa and Lovina. Guests enjoyed games music and visiting followed by a splendid supper. The Borchardt family plan to move to McConnell soon, and many friends expressed best wishes for the new year. Among attendees were Miss Florence Schulz Theressa Raha Hazel Grissinger Carrie Scheider Emma Kraft Jennie Scheider Grace Weichman Viro Schulz Ethel Kluck Mayme Jan eicke Ethel S Klontz Ida Janeicke Mabel Mantzke Nettie Rackow Mrs Arthur Rabe Bertha Borchardt Mrs Charles Kiontz Lovina and Laura Borchardt and Messrs Henry Scheider Perry Jordan Clifford Scheider Orvil Stiffer Wesley Jordan Clayton Kraft Jacob Stiffler Carl Mantzke Clinton Scheider Frank Young Clarence Stiffler George Bechtold Arthur Rabe Hirman Stiffler Harvey Scheider Milton Klontz Homer Folgate Charles Klontz Clayton Klontz Oliver and Clarence Shhulz George Cook Lewis and Jacob Stabenow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Borchardt
Bertoa
Lovina
President Helps Orphans At Macon Home
A Macon Georgia based industrial and orphan home reports nine years of use for Electric Bitters. The President praises the medicine as a top family remedy for stomach liver and kidney troubles. It strengthens the body aids digestion purifies blood and boosts appetite. Sold for 50 cents at Joseph Emmert's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial and Orphan’s Home
Macon
Joseph Emmert
Queen of Italy celebrated for aid to Sicily disaster
The text praises Queen, born 1873, for prompt aid to Sicily Calabria earthquake victims. Daughter of Prince Nicholas of Montenegro, married Victor Emmanuel in 1897. She gave $20 cradle money to every Rome Naples birth on first child day, famed for charity and majesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily
Calabria
Nicholas
Montenegro
Europe
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Rome
Naples
Kingdom
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Heals Burns and Wounds Fast
Advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal healer for burns scalds wounds cuts bruises and skin eruptions. Claims instant relief and rapid cure of old sores boils ulcers felons and piles. Sold for 25 cents at Joseph Emmert's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Joseph Emmert
This Date in History Chronicle Highlights Key Events
Chronology of notable past events from 1777 British evacuation of Bethtown New Jersey to 1907 rail control changes and the death of the Shah of Persia, listing battles, births, instutions, and political milestones across years and places. Includes items on Nicholas Biddle, Andrew Jackson, Penny Post, and postal card proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethtown
N. J
Nicholas Biddle
Philadelphia
Water Hill
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
San Gabriel
Cal
Penny Post
Massachusetts
New York
Butler
Ord
Congress
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Vanderbilt
Shah of
Persia
Doan's Kidney Pills Proven To Aid Freeport Sufferers
The Freeport community reports prompt relief from back pain through Doan's Kidney Pills. Jerry Driscoll of 156 Cherry Street credits the remedy with restoring natural kidney secretions and erasing backache after months of misery. Sold by Emmett's Drug Store and all dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo is sole U.S. agent. Remember the name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Dean
Jerry Driscoll
Cherry Street
Emmett
Aince
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
Scle
United States
Grateful Letter Praises Father John's Medicine
A Beaver Falls reader Mrs. Harry Sperling praises Father John's Medicine for saving her four year old daughter and for nourishing the family. She says the product strengthens flesh and cures colds and throat and lung troubles, and notes the family keeps it at home for all to use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father John
Baby
Harry Sperling
7Th Avenue
Beaver Falls
Mt Morris Hosts Y M C A In Basketball Tonight
The Y M C A team meets Mt Morris College at Mt Morris tonight. Freeport lineup lists Goddard center Schimelzle Steenrod Brandt Bickenbach or Davis guards with Smith officiating. Freeport seeks rebound after one season defeat by Wheaton college. Saturday night Mt Morris High School vs Freeport also on tap at Mt Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Morris College
Mt. Morris
Wheaton College
Mt. Morris High School
Freeport
Goddard
Schimelzle
Steenrod
Brandt
A Horrible Hold-up and a Cough Cure Tale
Washington man recalls his brother's decade long struggle with consumption and how Dr. King's New Discovery cured him after six bottles. The ad proclaims quick relief for lung and bronchial illnesses with trial bottles available free and a guarantee from Joseph Emmert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Lipscomb
Washington, N. C
Dr. King
Joseph Emmert
Local teachers institutes scheduled in several counties
Local teachers institute will be held at Lena this Saturday. The Lee county county institute will meet at Dixon on Saturday January 16 at North Side High School. Jo Daviess county institute will gather at Stockton on January 23, with the date moved from January 16 to avoid conflict with Lee county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Institute
Lena
County Teachers’ Institute
Lee County
Dixon
North Side High School
Institute of Teachers
Jo Daviess County
Stockton
Foresters to Install Officers at Court Mohawk Hall
Court Mohawk of the Independent Order of Foresters will install officers at their hall over the State bank next Wednesday January 18. An after exercises banquet will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohawk
Order of Foresters
State Bank
Dandruff Cure Promised by Cuticura Remedies
A missionary family living near the desert observed heavy dandruff and crust on their daughter's scalp. After trying various remedies, they used Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Shampoo. the scalp cleaned, crusts removed, and hair hairline nourished. The author endorses Cuticura for cradle cap and similar scalp conditions and allows publication of the letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Darling
Fifth &J
Carthage
Ohio
Cuticura Ointment touted as skin cure
An old advertisement claims Cuticura Ointment provides immediate relief for itching burning and scalp humors after a hot bath with Cuticura Soap. It mentions optional Cuticura Resolvent pills or liquid for speedy cure when others fail, listing Potter Drug and Bold Market Co. as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Drug & Bold Maroughout » Corp
Role P
Boston
Messina Earthquake Sets Grand Grave in Ruins
In Messina nearly two thousand bodies lie buried under quicklime after the city hall burned and records were lost. Major Landis leads search teams for Consul Cheney and his wife. relief work moves 12,000 rescued to safety while American aid is praised as foremost.
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Messina
Landis
Cheney
Barrigo
Mare Grosso
Duca di
Genoa
Mauromati
America
United States
Major Landis
Rome
A. 8
Cheneys
Murder Mystery Grows in Carmichael Case
Detroit January 8 The Rev J H Carmichael and Gideon Browning are missing from Adair St Clair County and ashes plus fragments from a heating stove at a Methodist church near Columbus have been sent to Port Turon for microscopic study Authorities doubt whether the dismembered body found in the church store is male or female and rumors place Carmichael alive in St Thomas Ontario
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmichael
Detroit
J. H. Carmichael
Gideon Browning
Adair
St. Clair County
Rattle Ran
Columbus
Port Turon
St. Thomas
Ont
Special Guard for Judge Wright
Washington Jan. Due to many threatening letters tied to his labor contempt rulings Judge Wright will be guarded. Major Sylvester chief of police ordered the precinct captain to take standard protections for a citizen against crank activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Wright
Washington
Jan
Wright
Sylvester
When she hit him with the golf ball it knocked him senseless
Quote from Town and Country notes a quick exchange about a golf ball incident and an upcoming marriage. The fragment implies a romantic or social story without full context. Entities include none clearly named. no place or date is stated.
Pineules for the Kidneys Offer Quick Relief Trial
Pineules for the kidneys are described as golden globules that act directly on the kidneys. A 30 days trial costs $1.00 and promises quick relief for backache rheumatism lumbago and fatigue. The product purports to purify the blood and is sold by H J Moogh and P Guenther at Mal le's Galena and Van Buren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Moogh
P. Guenther
May Put Back Marines House Committee Action
Washington January 8 The House committee on naval affairs debated returning marines to ships by executive order. The panel agrees the added cost does not justify the charge and plans to include a naval appropriation provision reclassifying marines and restoring aboard ships.
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House Committee
Washington
Jan
House Committee On
Marine Corps
Democratic Governors Gather at Iroquois Jackson Day
At the Iroquois club Jackson day celebration five Democratic governors and governors elect join the annual banquet. Minnesota Governor Johnson and North Dakota Governor Burke head a slate of attendees with Harmon of Ohio Marshall of Indiana and Shatlen berger of Nebraska among those present or elected.
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Johnson
Minnesota
Burke
North Dakota
Harmon
Ohio
Marshall
Indiana
Shatlenberger
Nebraska
Public Reception for Rear Admiral Robley Evans
In Carnegie Hall the Navy League of the United States hosts a public military reception for Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans to celebrate his recovery from illness. Military members are asked to attend in uniform and patriotic society members to wear insignia. Evans will debut as a lecturer recounting the battleship cruise from Hampton Roads to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carnegie Hall
Navy League of the United States
Robley D
Civic Federation appoints panel to draft Sherman act amendment
The National Civic Federation announces a committee to draft a bill for amending the Sherman Anti Trust Act. The changes likely follow the suggestions of Seth Low and have Roosevelt’s approval from the last congressional session, aiming for presentation to Congress in the near term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Federation
New York
Congress
National Civic Federation
Seth Low
Roosevelt
Taft tariff speech sparks clash over suffrage in House
Washington Jan 8 Afr Sheppard of Texas charged that President Taft wronged the South by claiming no fair opportunity for free suffrage. He denied the charge, saying Taft had made himself ridiculous while digressing from a tariff address.
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Washington
House
Afr
Sheppard
Texas
Hiec Taft
South
Taft
Henry VIII wore the first neckband in English history
An old historian notes Henry VIII as the first English king to wear a neckband resembling modern collars, describing it as plain and about an inch or two in length at his death.
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Henry VIII
Bees Laxative Cough Syrup for colds and coughs
Colde contracted at this season of the year are quickly relieved with Bees Laxative Cough Syrup. Its laxative quality rides the system of the cold. Pleasant to take. Best for children for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough. Sold by H. J Moogh and C. P. Guenther.
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H. J Moogh
C. P. Guenther
Secret Service Shadowing of Senator Tillman Revealed
Washington reports show President Roosevelt ordered secret service to shadow Senator Tillman of South Carolina over Oregon land deals. The Perkins committee debated tabling the president's secret service remarks, amid claims the inquiry reflects on House integrity. Tillman vows to speak after official promulgation of the fact.
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South Carolina
Oregon
Washington
House
Perkins Committee
Roosevelt
Secret Service
Tilman
Senate
Hale
Tillman
Attorney General
Oregon Railroad Corporation
California
Portland
Ore
Canadian Pacific to Spend 30 Million on Construction
Winnipeg report says Canadian Pacific will spend 30,000,000 in construction work this year. The announcement comes from Winnipeg, Manitoba, with emphasis on expansion and development across the railway system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway
A Saving Grace
A brief exchange shows Florence questioning Ethel’s marriage to Mr Gunson, who is far older but wealthier, while Lawrence counters that wealth justifies the match.
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Florence
Ethel
Mr. Gunson
Lawrence
Safeguards for the Future in Municipal Reform
The Civic League argues reforms for better government require citizen duty and legislative cost. Ballot legislation, voter registration, and uniform primaries raise expenses but deter fraud and ensure honest elections. Education of citizens is the league’s major work, advancing a broad plan with impacts beyond the notice of politicians.
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Clvyic League
National Municipal League
Italian Champion Dorando Meets Albert L. Corey in Chicago Marathon
Italian long distance champion Dorando and Chicago star Albert L. Corey are set for a 26 mile and 385 yard race at the old Dexter Park Pavilion on January 22. Corey, fresh from winning the Illinois Athletic Club Marathon, and Dorando, who ran second in the St. Louis Marathon, meet in a marquee match with a tiered setup and a spectator friendly circular track. Lou M. Houseman and James J. Callahan stage the event in Chicago.
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Dorando
Albert LI
Corey
London
Chicago
Albert. L. Corey
Dexter Park Pavilion
Illinois Athletic Club
St. Louis
Yonkers
N. Y
John J. Hayes
Hayes
Tayes
New York City
Lou M. Houseman
James J. Callahan
Upcoming Events Across Masonic Temple and Community Halls
A compact list of January and February happenings includes an early dance at the Masonic temple on January 11 and a renewal dance on January 12 featuring Miss Margaret Fry. The Stephenson County Farmers Institute is set for January 13. January 2 hosts both the Commandery ball at the Masonic temple and a Bernary Macfadden physical culture lecture at the Y M C A. February 10 brings the Policemen sixth annual bailot at the Masonic temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Margaret, Fry
San
Stephenson County Farmers Institute
Grand Opera House Weekly Film Schedule
At the Grand Opera House a slate of matinees and evening showings runs through January. North Bros present matinees on January 40 and establishes listed features including Howce's Moving Pictures, Mason and Mason, East Lynn, Under Southern Skies, Quincy Adams Sawyer, The Revelation, Texas Pals, Man From Home, Honeymoon Trail and The Fighting Parson with afternoon and evening performances on varied January dates.
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North Bros
Howce
Mason and Mason
East Lynn
Quincy Adams Sawyer
the Revelation
Texas Pals
Mre
Tempies Telegram
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Garcriva Government
Baseball News
Queen of
Wirza
Joureai
Freeport Y. M. C. A
Cuticura
Signor Gertolini
Taormina
Syracuse
Galena
van Buren
Cuerso
Democratic Party
Iroquois Club
John A, Johnson
Navy League
Admiral Evans
Lowell
Mags
Wii
Senator Tilman
Committee On Appropriations
West
Culberson
United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Committee On the Judiciary
Hopkins
Steel Corporation
Grand Opera House
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