Governor is Gripped Amid Illness and Conflicts Rise
Springfield reports Governor Deneen is veiled with an attack of the grip. Doctors say illness not serious and expect transfer of official duties by tomorrow. Lieutenant Governor Sherman appoints a senate conference to tackle the Vermillion, Massac, Cook and St. Clair district primary bill and other items. Five candidates seek the Board of Agriculture post amid a bitter fight and lobby influence. James J. Kaye seeks a supersedeas after counterfeiting verdict, hoping to remain jailed briefly as attorneys act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Deneen
Gevernor Shermaid
Senate
House
Ovlesby
Bill Berry
Tancock
Action
Vermillion
Wel
Massac
Dunlap
Campaign
Tramilton
St.dain
Landberg
Cook
Cruickshank
Gardner
LaSalle Cquity
Mud Junk
Phee
Sherman
Hh. Dam. V
State Board of Agriculture
W. CG. Garrard
Pik Steel
Princeton
GT. Collier
Lincoln
Elmer Simpson
Carrollton
A. O P. Barber
Hamilton
J. I. Dickerson
Lawrenceville
Kaye
James J. Kaye
Oak Park
Leavenworth
Case of Miss Annie Kelly in Tolong Debt Battle
Judge F M Wright heard arguments on a writ of habeas corpus for schoolteacher Annie Kelly of Tolong who faces prison for debt. He will announce decision Tuesday as Kelly sobbed during the hearing. Her counsel argues immunity during bankruptcy. Burke family holds a $1800 judgment. Sherman Cass serves time in jail for a judgment of the same amount in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign
F. M. Wright
Annie Kelly
Tolong
Wright
W. F. Burke
Sherman Cass
Andrew N Downer Dies at Fete on 45th Anniversary
Andrew N Downer a former Chicago Board of Trade member and Civil War veteran died suddenly at a fete in Elgin Illinois. He was 73 and had lately led Ludington Wells Van Selitek Lumber Co as head. Surrounded by friends, his death occurred during celebrations for his 45th wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Andrew N. Downer
Chicnago Board of Trade
Chirags Board of Trade
Geole
Ludington, Wells & van Selitek Lumber
Found Unconscious Man in Barn in Choodsione
Fifty four year old Mitcormib, TL, was found unconscious and dying in the barn at his home in Choodsione. He died five hours later without regaining consciousness. The coroner’s verdict holds death caused by a blood vessel injury from the fall and prolonged exposure to the elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitcormib
Choodsione
Ele
Bloomington Tragedy Ends in Fatal Attack and Suicide
Fragmentary garbled report from Bloomington describes a woman identified as Valentine and a man involved in a violent incident. The text mentions an attack on a spouse and a separate action leading to self-harm, with unclear sequence and names. The overall event appears to be a deadly domestic violence incident with a suicide.
Monmouth donor backs college building fund with gift
Monmouth Ohio resident Patton of the Chicago Board of Practice donated five dollars to the Monmouth College building fund. The gift increases the total donations to twelve thousand five hundred dollars for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth
Ohie
Patton
Chicizo Board of Practie
Monmouth College
Dandelions Bloom Across Dhingis Region
Dandelions in TaN Of The Gotuties show fall bloom as mild weather persists in southern Dhingis. The last month has featured the expected warmth and clear skies, spurring flowers along Dandelions Ave in Cairo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Intolerable Condition in Vancouver Japanese Town Sparks Debate
Vancouver city council seeks legal opinion on disarming powers as Alderman McMillan cites an organized armed guard in Vancouver's Japanese town. He calls the situation intolerable and urges action to restore order amid tense local concerns.
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Vancouver, B
Dan, l
City Cor Cil Das
McMillan
Vancouver
Vancouvers
Riots Tied to Armed Rings and Japanese Restrictions
A partial report notes police and civilians affected by Japanese searches on private premises and streets. The speaker argues that shifting guard areas reflect a perfected system, while asserting that armed rings and cliques foster riot recurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othe
Phe Coueiini
Belligerent Japanese Letter Advocates War Threats
A translated Patrie letter from a wounded Japanese ally in Manestria now convalescing at Nice rejects Italian and Spanish inferiority, claims racial superiority over others, and challenges American immigration policy, warning that continued American pretensions would mean war.
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Shapatese Alliies
Manestria
Nice
Italy
Germany
Steamer Nyack Bends Back After Ferocious Lake Storm
Grand Rapids dispatch reports the Crosby line steamer Nyack, bound for Milwaukee, faced a brutal gale and towering waves for nearly 24 hours. After battling a gate, heavy seas and fog, the vessel turned back and headed to Grand Haven. The Nyack departed Milwaukee once the storm eased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Tvack
Crosby Line
Jeff Grand Flaven
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Harbor
Nyack
Thug Murders a Cripple in Kansas City
The body of Sidney Herndon, owner of Navarre Flats, was found in his room with a hammer by his side and his skull crushed. He reportedly carried much money, his pocketbook was missing, and the victim was described as a cripple, about four feet tall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Jan
Sidney Herndon
Navarre Flats
Tie
Judge Dismisses Woods Brothers Case Over Jury Tampering
St Pan January 14. Judge Page Morris of the United States district court dismissed the case against the Woods brothers, alleged officers of the Wisconsin Stock and Crain company, on motion by the United States district attorney who filed affidavits indicating jury tampering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pan
Page Morris
United States District Court
Woods Brothers
Wisconsin Stock and Crain Company
United States District Attorney
Taft Supporter Gains Delegate Bid In Michigan
Detroit January 4 It is announced that Trueman W. Newberry assistant secretary of the navy has withdrawn his candidacy for delegate at large to the Republican national convention in Michigan in favor of E. J. Stair an avowed Taft man as is Newberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Trueman WE. Newberry
Navy
Michigan
E. J. Stair
Newberry
Lockout Looms as Cotton Mills Face 150,000 Men Idle
Manchester January 14. An intervention bid seeks to settle the mill owners versus employer dispute that could lock out about 150,000 workers. The effort stalls with no agreement in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Nauht
Markets Report From Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago markets report Jan 18 with quotes on Wheat Corn Hogs and Pork Live Stock and Hay. Prices listed for May July and Jan futures with range notes and receipts. Cattle and Sheep quotes show prime steers heifers and calves with feeder quotes and livestock prices for local markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Mayo
S.C
Dun Vo
Algo
Sloe
Patrons Urged to Avoid Tying Up Office for Missed Papers
The notice asks patrons who do not receive their paper regularly to refrain from contacting the office. It emphasizes minimizing disruption and requests patience while deliveries are addressed.
Mumpheys Veterinary Specifics Promises Quick Disease Cure
An old veterinary advertisement touts Mumpheys Veterinary Specifics curing diseases of horses cattle sheep dogs hogs and poultry by vectine acting on the sick parts without delay. It mentions lameness injuries quinsy distemper worms bots grubs and offers a free mailed book, BOMORPROADNS.
Thaw trial advances as Littleton opens defense
In New York on January 1 the Thaw trial quickened as Martin W Littleton opened for the defense promising new evidence. He claimed heredity insanity and other factors would show Harry K Thaw killed Stanford White within a framed context and hinted at testimonies from doctors nurses childhood teachers and Evelyn Nesbit story details. District Attorney Jerome objected when Littleton began to discuss Stanford White and Nesbit linking, but Justice Dowling sustained the objection and the jury heard no further linkages to the architect in this moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Garvin
Stanford White
Martin W. Littleton
Jerome
Etter
Littleton
Harape
Evelyn Nesbit
Hind
Paris
Whiow
Thaw
Justicet Dowling
Trial Depicts Thaw Family History and Insanity Claims
Justice Dowling sustained the objection as the trial resumes with Jerome Thaw’s role discussed and the defense urging that Thaw’s troubled ancestry and alleged insanity taints be weighed. Littleton challenges responsibility, recounting a dramatic family history and a claimed “testimony of madness” while the court weighs verdict options.
Almost Lost in Love and Money at Court
In a dramatic exchange, the duke rejects marriage citing insufficient income, while a rich heiress pleads. A scheme to ensure inheritance of 4,000,000 is hinted at, as they seek near continuous updates and permission to arrange their union. The scene unfolds with tension over titles, wealth, and blessing from the bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Fights Imprisonment as Cooke Granted Bail
Tolm A Cooke ex clerk of the circuit court who had been sentenced to the penitentiary for embezzlement was released on bail after a day in sheriffs custody. His lawyers sought a writ of habeas corpus from Judge Wilbur Mctowen as commitment papers were being prepared. Hearing continued at adjournment, bond set at fifty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tolm A. Cooke
Circuit Court
Cooke
Wilhud Mctowen
Clicuit Court
Blue and Grey Reunion Opposed by Confederate Leader
General Stephen J. Lee, commander of the United Confederate Veterans, opposes a proposed Blue and Grey reunion in Washington in 1909. He warns such an event could rekindle bitterness, disrupt the current good feeling, and opines veterans on both sides might hear and offend each other.
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Savannnah
Stephen J. Lee
The
United Confederate Veterans
Washington
Railway Leaders Face 10 Percent Pay Cut Plan
Washington Jan. tf. Vice President Finley of the Southern Railway reports a business decline and revenue drop. Management intends a 10 percent reduction in salaries for the president, vice presidents, general officers, and office staff as part of expense-cutting measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Jan
Finley
Southern Railway Company
No Known Motive for a Crime
Trenry Breyshan, 34, shot and killed his sister in law Miss Rhodia Norton, 20, then shot himself. No motive found. Norton family came from Saginaw Michigan.
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Lane
Tdn
Trenry Breyshan
Rhodia
Norton
Saginaw, Mich
Taft backs wider Panama Canal to fit larger ships
Taft writes to the president urging widening the canal from 100 feet to 116 feet. The proposed change would cost about 5 million dollars more but aligns with naval expectations of larger future battleships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Locke
Washington
Panama Canal
Nelson Knocks Out Clifford in Utah Contests
Ochen Nelson of Chicago delivered a clean knockout of Jack Clifford of Cross Valley Cal at the Grand theater in Utah. Clifford was floored for many seconds over the count in the fifth round of a scheduled twenty round contest. Clifford broke a bone in his left wrist in the first round.
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Ochen
Utah
Nelson
Chicago
Jack Clifford
Cross Valley
Cal
Grand Theater
Clifford
Labor Seeks Roosevelt Pardon for Montana Official
Butte Montana on July 14 unresolved minutes show the Butte Miners union requesting President Roosevelt grant a pardon to President Josep Shannon of the state organization within the Western Federation of Miners who is jailed in Helena on contempt charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
Roosevelt
Butte
Mont
Butte Miners’ Union
Josep Shannon
Montana
Western Federation of Miners
Helena
Rescuers Near Ground in Alpha Shaft Nevada
The Rescuers report reaching solid ground in the Alpha shaft amid belated progress toward a rock formation. Foreman Gal higher forecasts freeing the entombed men in about two weeks as danger from setbacks subsides.
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Bio
Nevada
Gal
Mrs Sage Faces Heaviest Tax in New York City
The report notes Mrs Sage pays the city’s heaviest tax bill as of May. Russell Sage’s estate contributes to the personal property and real estate assessment totaling 520,000 dollars.
The One Siced Humor of Spain
The passage humorously contrasts Spain and its towns with provincial types and social behavior. It notes the polish of peasants, the bluntness of provincial dandies, and the curious reactions of Spaniards to jokes and attire, ending with a fragmented reference to Louise Closser Holgate.
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Spain
Louise Closser
Dallarper
Silk Manufacture And Early Silk Trade History
The article traces silk origins in Cumа and China’s role in cultivating silk worms. It notes Europe’s first adoption by Spain and the ten century spread. It cites France’s silk industry basis in 16th century imports from Milan and mentions the Carnegie Foundation voting on a retirement allowance for Professor Pragh df Lond of Colorado College.
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Thom
Cuma
Poh Bi
Soco EL Spain
Persia
Prance Q
Praneis
Milan
Carnegie Foundation For the AdVancement of
Pragh
Colorado College
Dirt Aikoti
Allowatnce
Toothi
Dolomite College
Phe
Geradiuree Eq
Hidden Confession Echoes Between Lovers at Dusk
An intimate exchange unfolds as two individuals confess feelings in a quiet moment. One voices longing and doubt while the other responds with frank honesty, revealing love and hesitation about commitment. The scene centers on personal emotion and the unspoken bond between them.
Cascasweet Sold By William Jungkunz Drugstore
When the baby is cross and worried, Cascasweet, a well known remedy for babies and children, will quiet the little one in a short time. Sold by William Jungkunz, druggist, at 5 Stephenson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wmn
BL Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Coming Events Listing for Germania and Extension Lectures
A compact schedule notes January events including a Germania society dance and card party on January 16 and a Farmers' County Institute on January 16. University Extension lectures and events on Early Christianity led by Prof. H J Willett run January 20 to March 27, with several lectures in January February and March. The Stephenson County Teacher's Institute spans March 23 to 27.
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Germania Society
Farmers’ County Institute
University Extension
H.J. Willett
H.n. Willett
WH. 1. Willett
H. L. Willett
Willett
Stephenson County
Teacher's Institute
Theatre Listings From January to February
A fragmented catalog lists productions and dates including Rudolph and Adolph January 22 Ole Olson January 23 The Great Boys January 30 The Girl From the Golden West February 28 The Myrkle and Harderos February 12 The Lilly and The Prince February 19 The Lion and The Mouse February 8 Hinan Hearts.
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Rudolph and
Adolph
Ole Olson
Jinn
Golden West
Harder'o
Lilly and the Prince
the Lion and the Mouse
Hinan Hearts
Elgin Butter Market Sees Butter Price Firm at 30 Cents
Elgin January 13 butter market notes butter declared 30 cents firm with no offerings for the afternoon session indicating steady prices and quiet demand amid the trading day.
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Elgin
Man of the Hour at Grand Opera House Tonight
The Man of the Hour will be staged at the Grand Opera House tonight after a year in New York. The Bradhurst play has drawn record business and is praised by leading critics as the best of the season.
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Grand Opera House
New York
Bradhurst
Walter Fane Company at Grand Opera House three nights
Under M. W. Crowe Jr management the Walter Fane Company presents at the Grand Opera House for three nights starting January 16 with matinees Friday and Saturday. Miss Vivian leads a repertoire including The Orphans Prayer Way Down East The Ministers Daughters and Sapho with interspersed high grade vaudeville. The Minstrel Four headline a strong program with popular prices and ladies free on opening nights.
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M. W. Crowe, Jr
Walter Fane
Grand Opera House
Miss Vivian
Sapho
Vivian
Wm. H. West Minstrels
Bijou bill features O'Kara Japanese juggler and violinist
This week's Bijou program includes O'Kara the Japanese juggler performing new feats with his feet while on his back and a dancing barrel act. Miss Josephine Jacoby plays violin and captivates the audience with Mocking Bird melodies. Castellett and Hall reprise their popular sketch, Edward Price sings illustrated songs, and the motion pictures receive strong applause.
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Bijou
O’kara
Josephine Jacoby
Castellett
Hall
Edward Price
Ice Company Officers Elected at Freeport Meeting
Freeport Artificial Ice and Cold Storage stockholders re elected directors William H. Foll William E. Fry William N. Pice M J McGowan Tl H Hollister J F Cregory and J A Billig who will elect officers later The secretary’s report shows the financial affairs of the company in excellent shape Sun day meeting outcome and prospects for upcoming leadership
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Freeport Artificial Ice & Cold Storage Company
Wiliam H. Foll
William E. Fry
William N.pice
M. J. McGowan
Tl. H. Hollister
J. F. Cregory
J. A. Billig
Poultry Entries Open at Rockford Exhibition
The Rockford Poultry and Pet Stock association exhibit opened Monday night. Freeport exhibitors shown include F. W. Niesman with 280 birds seeking the Lowdon cup, and J. C. Scott returning after winning four silver cups last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Rockford Register-Gazette
Freeport
F. W. Niesman
J. C. Scott
Lively Time in Dull Town in Galena News
A dog climbed onto the roof of a three story Main Street building and barked at pedestrians, creating the day’s most exciting moment in the city as reported by the Galena Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena Gazette
Illness Among Local Residents Highlights Appendicitis
Sick and Afflicted Harold DeJongh son of Mr and Mrs John DeJongh Foley street a journal carrier is quite ill and symptoms of appendicitis have developed A steady improvement in the condition of Robert Schwarz is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold DeJongh
John DeJongh
Foley Street
Robert Schwarz
How to Avoid Appendicitis Habitual Constipation Warning
A concise health notice states that most appendicitis victims are habitually constipated and promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a cure for chronic constipation. It claims the product stimulates the liver and bowels, restores bowel motion, and is mild without nausea or griping. Branding by H. J. Moogk and W. J. Jungkunz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orino
H. J. Moogk
W. J. Jungkunz
Discount on footwear at ROBT LUECKE store
A 10 percent discount offer applies to all footwear for the next 15 days at ROBT LUECKE located opposite N. Hotel, 82 Galena Street. The sale runs for a limited period with the discount available to customers for the stated duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robt
Luecke
Opp
Galena Utreet
Freeport Council Adjourns as Annexation Votes Are Counted
The Freeport city council adjourned after appointing a three alderman committee to canvass the December 17 1907 special election returns on annexation of Freeport territory from the towns of Freeport and Silver Creek. The committee reported totals by ward with 720 votes in favor citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hhe
Alds
McGovern
Silver Creek
Louis Bauscher
Henry F. Dorman
Ford H. Gibler
City of
Freeport
Pecatonica River
Pecatonica
Stephenson Street
Said Street
Section Thirty-Two
Township Twenty-Seven
Chivava & Northwestern Railway
Tito
Freeeport
Louis Bausctner
Henry I. Dorman
Ferd HH. Giebler
Carroll St
Carroll Street
Union Street
Nature and a Woman's Work As Remedy Narrative
A testimonial piece extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a premier cure for women's ailments. Mrs Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri recounts twelve years of illness and eleven doctors with no relief before following Pinkham's advice and using the remedy, praising restored health and urging others to seek the treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhaim
Bertha Muff
N.C. St
Louisiana
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Muff
Annexation election results reported for Freeport territory
The canvassed returns show Freeport voters approving annexation with a 714 vote majority. Aldermen moved to receive the election reports, authorize ordinances, and have maps drawn. Bills for election expenses totaling 1358.00 were approved, and the council adjourned.
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Uina
United States
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Mumphreys
F. C.ebore
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C.K
Cleers
J. Bo
Humphreys’ Medicine Co
Cor, Willian and
John Streets
Lattee
Evelyn Thaw
Justice Dowling
Thian
Tia
Hey
Lita
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Colletack
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Boor
Sue
Grand
Ice Company
Rockford
Council Proceedings
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Aydia E- Binkham
First Ward
Third Ward
Ferd Tr. Gibler
Copete Bauscher
Cibler
Bauscher
Dorman
Ald
Prall
Brokhausen
Expienshe
John C. McGowen
G. Rudersdorf
C. J. Dittmar
Geo. W. Grahio
C.J. Wells
Led Kraft
J.oon. Galloway
B.ueb
John Muhlenhorff
Charles Witte
Frank Raubenheimer
M. W. Cowley
W. M. Putnam
Romeo Gibler
Wesley Bushelle
Robert Stuart
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Fred Weaver
Elec- Igt
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Elec- Ceh
John Knipschild
Frank Brandt
Theo, Secker
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Ald. Gibler
Ald. Harden
WM. Waterstradt
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