Shurtleff Lowden dominate early senatorial race in Illinois
Springfield diary reports five joint ballots without a senator as Shurtleff and Lowden emerge as leading possibilities. Balloting shows Lowden's rising vote while Brownback and Stringer support shift, and Speaker Shurtleff rules out a floor resolution seeking governorship action. Senate bills move on state charity reforms and a Henry portrait, with emergency pay measures approved.
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Springfield
General Assembly
United States
Joint Assembly
Shurtleff
Frank O. Lowden
Lowden
Ffth
Gillespie
Lawrence
Reynolds
Rigney
Ton
Hopkins
Mason
Hilton
Stringer
Walter Lantz
Lantz
Gener ‘al Assembly
Path Houses
The Inky Shower Exchange Quip About a Gift
A humorous vignette describes a girl giving a defective fountain pen to her intended. Weeks later he asks if she would make him a set of overalls to accompany it, ending the exchange with playful wit.
Why are you looking so cheerful this leap year day
Two men converse on a city street about a leap year. One asks why the other seems so cheerful as he returns from an escape on January 2, noting he dodged trouble and walked with a larklike pace.
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Brown
Simple Remedy for La Grippe Coughs
A crude remedies note praises Foley's Honey and Tar for curing grippe coughs that may lead to pneumonia. It claims the sore throat is healed and a dangerous contagion averted. Users are advised to take only the yellow packed product.
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Foley
Plans for Care of Institutions in Illinois
A brief of the board of charities administration bill is submitted to the Illinois Senate. A 25-expert panel advised the bill, and a commission of 23 business men sociologists and medical experts reviewed it. The model favors a large corporation structure to modernize state institutions with humane treatment and preventive aims.
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Charities Board
Springfield
Board of Charities Administration
W. Clyde Jones
Senate
John C. McKenzie
America
State Board of Charities
Frank J H. Armstrong
Chicago
Jesse A. Baldwin
A. Bartlett
W. N. Butler
Castro
John W. Bunan
Springfhield
William Butterworth
Moline
James B. Forgan
H. A. Haugan
Charles R. Henderson
C. BE
Hull
Salem
I. T. Joyner
West St. Louis
Rollin A. Keyes
Shernan A. Kingsley
Julian W. Mack
Frank F. Norbury
Jacksonville
Hugh T. Patrick
Byron L. Smith
Charles A. Starne
John L. Spalding
Peoria
B. F. Sunny
Frank D. Whipp
Owsley Strikes Back Over Yerkes Estate
Chicago January 20 21 Louis S Owsley executor of the Charles JT Yerkes estate declares Mrs Yerkes mentally irresponsible and alleges she has been so for some time He will oppose the widow in court attempting to remove him from the role and will prove the claim that the estate has been wasted is false.
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Yerkes
Chicago
Charles JT. Yerkes
Louis S. Owsley
Chicago Union Traction Company
Owsley
Women Want to Vote Petition Arrives in Illinois
A petition urging Congress to amend the constitution to allow women to vote has reached Illinois. Circulation is led by Mrs. Ella S. Stewart, head of the Illinois Equal Suffrage League, with Mrs. Carmie Chapman Catt directing the effort for the International Woman's Suffrage Alliance.
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Chicago
Congress
Ilinois
Ella S. Stewart
Equal Suffrage League
Carmie Chapman Catt
International Woman’s Suffrage Alliance
Rockefeller Gives Million to University of Chicago
Chicago dated January 21 reports John D. Rockefeller donated 1 000 000 in securities yielding 40 000 annually to the University of Chicago for general endowment. The grant raises Rockefeller’s total benefactions to 24 516 822.
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Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
University of Chicago
T. W. Goodspeed
Register of the University
Comiskey Signs Coast Star
Harry Sutor of Sedalia Missouri signs with the Chicago White Sox as a pitcher for the coming season. He is 22, began with Sedalia in the Missouri Valley league, and last season pitched for San Francisco in the Pacific Coast league. An aside notes a historic Blan ket family of clothiers who first made a comfortable material later named for them.
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Comiskey
Chicago
Harry Sutor
Sedalia
Chicago White Sox
Sutor
San Francisco
Foley remedies praised for deep cough cure claim
There is no case record of coughs or colds becoming pneumonia after using Foley's Honey and Tar, alleged to cure deep seated coughs and colds. H. J. Moogh and Wm. F. Jurngkuas.
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Foley
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F. Jurngkuas
Miners Hear Reports At UMWA Convention
The twentieth annual United Mine Workers of America convention in Indianapolis heard reports from President Lewis Vice President White and Secretary-Treasurer Ryan. Congressman W B Wilson of Pennsylvania addressed the gathering referencing Judge Wrights Gompers Morisson decision. Lewis discussed district No 11 Indiana suspensions over the Hudson mine strike and proposed mediation to reconcile miners and operators. He questioned whether the international executive board holds final authority when a convention is not in session.
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Wilson
Hudson
Alabama
Lewis
Union of District No. 11
Executive Board
International Organization
International Executive Board
Nalitia
Wright
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers Organization
Haskell Wants Two Hearst Men Jailed
Oklahoma City report on January 21 states Scott Mac Reynolds and William Hester faced charges for allegedly planning to conspire with R L Lunsford of Cleveland to create defamatory material about Governor Haskell. Warrants issued. Hoster and Mac Reynolds are writers for Hearst New York papers. Lunsford says he was asked to sign a statement about an oil deal in Cleveland and offered $5,000 for the signature.
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Senate
John C. McKenzie
McKenzie
Orville F. Berry
W. Clyde Jones
Oklahoma City
Okla
Scott MacReynolds
William Hester
R. IL
Lunsford
Cleveland
Haskell
Fawnee
Oklo
MacReynolds
Hoster
W. K. Heart
New York
Hammerstein's Woes as Garden resigns from Opera Company
Mary Garden the prima donna quits Oscar Hammerstein's Manhattan Grand Opera company amid a dispute over the announced future appearance of Italian singer Lina Cavalieri in the role of Thais. Hammerstein withdrew ads for Cavalieri's appearance. Garden did not state if she would reverse her resignation.
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New York
Mary Garden
Oscar Sammerstein
Manhattan Grand Opera Company
Mme
Lina Cavalieri
Miss Garden
Hammerstein
Mme. Cavaliers
Miss Garden Es
Lincoln Birth Cent stamp to be issued for centenary
Washington January 21 Postmaster General von Meyer says one hundred million 2 cent Lincoln stamps will be issued on or before February 12 to commemorate the birth anniversary. The issue was provided for by a joint resolution of Congress.
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Washington
Abraham Lincoln
von Meyer
Congress
Liberia apologizes to Germany over harbor incident at sea
Berlin reports Liberia’s government tendered a formal apology to Germany for improper acts by Liberian harbor officials. The incident involved the Woermann Line steamers halted off the Liberian coast by the customs gunboat Lark, an affront seen as serious.
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Ens
Germany
Berlin
Liberia
Woerman
Lark
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises Quick Kidney Relief
Do not delay using Foley's Kidney Remedy at first signs of kidney or bladder trouble. The remedy claims to correct irregularities and cure all kidney and bladder disorders. Presented by H. J. Moogk and Woh. J. Jungkuns.
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Foley
Bright
H. J. Moogk
Woh. J. Jungkuns
Bay of Freeport Merchants Set Competitive Prices
Bay of Freeport merchants emphasize understanding customer needs and adjust pricing to meet those expectations. Local shops promote value through smart discounts and tailored offers.
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Bay of Freeport
Patrons Lose Race Copy Amid Fevered Fever Bra Mix
A disrupted scene at a local race event left patrons without race copies as feverish confusion spread. Officials apologize, promising fresh programs and clearer signage as crowds depart.
Four Jurors Chosen in Carmack Case as Trial Nears
Nashville report says four jurors accepted from 160 as court adjourned. Prospective jurors faced questions on capital punishment with one salesman witness noting caution. Judge Hart fined tardy talesmen. Carmack case coverage notes Carmack family absence and the editor’s widow awaiting testimony.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cooper
Hart
Carmack
Prohibition Bill Clears Tennessee Legislature
Nashville officials report that after Governor Patterson veto, both houses passed Senate Bill No. 1 banning intoxicating liquor within four miles of any school in Tennessee. The act, effective July 1, 1909, ends a fierce political battle over statewide prohibition and defined the gubernatorial contest.
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Nashville
Tenn
Patterson
Senate
Tennessee
BE. W. Cariwack
Dry Leader Indicted Over High Proof Cider Sale
Selma Alabama January 21 Ernest Lam ar president of the local Anti Saloon league was indicted by the Dallas county grand jury for violating the state prohibition law It is charged that his firm has sold cider containing more than 9 percent of alcohol.
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Selma, Ala
Ernest Lamar
Anti-Saloon League
Dallas County Grand Jury
Saloons Closed by Statewide Evening to Morning Rule
Bills introduced in the senate and house seek to close all saloons in Nebraska from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The measures also ban liquor sales on Sundays and election days.
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Senate
House
Talking on Tariff Today Annual Meeting in New York
The American Protective Tariff league planned a noon meeting at its New York headquarters to discuss the pending tariff revision. The gathering aimed to elect five managers for four years and to conduct the annual board meeting for officers and committees.
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American Protective Tariff League
New York
League
Board of Managers
Tucker's Health Improves Ahead of Army Board Appearance
Wet Springs Arkansas January 21 Colonel W F Tucker arrived under orders in poor health but has improved rapidly and is now able to appear before the retiring board as required by army orders. The statement, issued at the Army and Navy hospital, notes he was served with desertion charges brought by Mrs Logan while en route to Hot Springs.
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Army Board
Wet Springs
Ark
W. F. Tucker
Army
Army and Navy
Hot Springs
Tucker
Logan. Tucker
Revengeful man kills mother-in-law with ax in arrest
Washington January 21 John Trilling angered by arrest for cruel treatment of his wife armed himself with an ax and killed Lucretia Corliss nearly seventy. He was arrested.
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Washington
John Trilling
Nips
Lucretia Corliss
Ile
A Religious Author’s Kidney Remedy Endorsement
For years I suffered kidney trouble and was bedridden eight days with severe pain. My urine showed thick white sediment and frequent passages. After starting Foley's Kidney Remedy the pain subsided and urine returned to normal. I cheerfully recommend Foley's Kidney Remedy, H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkuas.
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Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkuas
Imagination in the Closet Frightens Child
A Harpers Weekly fragment recounts a girl named Mary who fears the dark after Henry puts her to bed. Her sister calms her, saying imagination is to blame, but Mary then whispers that imagination is in the closet again, keeping the household on edge.
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Harper's Weekly
Fire and Providence in a Weathered Inquiry
A New York Herald fragment reports an imam describing a fire alarm call and a request to arrange for hearing or furniture amidst danger. He quotes a reluctance to reveal details, citing Providence and caution as yesterday’s terrible risk.
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Mae
New York Herald
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