Eckhart Takes Office Amid Resistance Over Park Board Post
Governor Deneen formalizes Bernard A. Eckhart as president of the West Park Board after a tense exchange. Eckhart initially sought to dodge the office, offering a $25,000 educational donation, but the governor insisted he was the clear choice for reform. Eckhart’s oath and signing followed, with other appointees listed for the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bernard A. Melkhart
West Park Board
Eckhart
Dal Hom
Deneentins
Ekhart
Deneen
Vossille
Presktart
Voremor
Addison I. Wells
Frederick F. Bullen
William OC. Eegert
Conference over shot staffing sparks mining debate
A Springfield Illinois conference gathers miners and operators amid dispute over shotcrews and powder limits. Operators refuse to hire shotcrews, instructing two pounds of powder or less, while proponents argue for compliance with a new law requiring shotcrews when over two pounds are used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ad Alton
Ner Copdince
Seven Turned to Death in Fires at THottinaa Depot
A deadly fire at the THottinaa Tose depot killed seven people including Mus red P. Wolfman Tanonngald hates Ts Hunt and others. The blaze started in the kitchen, spreading rapidly through multiple floors trapping proprietress and servants. One rescuer, a tramp named Devitt, saved four occupants before perishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walinsha
Mini
Thottinaa
Noor
Ohiy Theames
Hunt
Atten
Devitt
Wisk
President Roosevelt Camps with Sons Near Sagamore Hill
Roosevelts go camping at Sagamore Hill area with three sons and friends. The group boats to a site five minutes away with Roosevelt directing cooking and storytelling for the youthful party. Separate items note a man killing himself in St Louis and the death of George End, 75, well known banker of Sheboygan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N.Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Arenna
Wisconsin
Denil
Sheboygan
Wis
George End
Theank of
Shehoysian
Weather forecast summary with regional wind and rain
Forecast details fair to cool across states. Indiana sees cooler conditions with fresh southerly winds. Michigan and Wisconsin expect local rains and cooler spells with winds shifting from south to west. Iowa remains fair and cooler in southern and eastern parts with fresh westerly winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Markets report with mixed livestock quotes and Buffalo figures
Quotations for cattle hogs sheep and calves from Chicago board and Must Buffalo NY commission men list receipts, market tone dull for cattle and sheep while hogs show steady to firmer values. notes include freight and packing details and ranges for various classes. Strong entities include Must Buffalo, Sumnming & Stevens, and city locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Trade Today
Tauridk
Snmning & Stevens
Buffalo
N.Y
First Recorded Yacht Race Across Ocean in 1660
The London Chronicle notes King Charles II participated in the first recorded yacht race from Greenwich to Gravesend and back in 1660. A wager of £100 pitted a Delft-like frigate against a Duke of York vessel, wind was contrary, the king steered at times, and noblemen joined aboard. The term yacht derives from Dutch vinden meaning to hunt or speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athuitic
Charles II
Teveton
Dutch East India Company
Duke of York
Greenwich
Gravesend
England
London Chronicle
Rest for the Heart In Sleep Says Gym Instructor
A Gym instructor argues rest is essential for the heart explaining that lying down slows heart rate by ten strokes per minute. In nine hours, about 5,400 strokes are saved and 32,400 ounces of blood are spared from pumping. The heart thus benefits from nightly rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Bulletin
Ria the Hole Out of Town Tale
A lecturer recalls a Russian in Manchuria who digs holes beside a well to fill them, creating a larger hole until he drives the town from the area. The speaker notes the tale as an odd moral about manipulation and propriety, then comments on Japanese norms regarding women speaking out of turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchuria
Dean's Kidney Pills Backed By Satisfied User Testimony
A testimonial from Charles Weiss of 424 South Galena Avenue praises Dean's Kidney Pills for curing combined kidney trouble and rheumatism. He describes lasting backache relief after using the product, bought at Emmett & Burrell's drug store. The ad notes 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co. as U S sole agents. Remember the name Dean's and take no other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Dean
Charles Weiss
South
Galena Avenue
Painter
Emmett & Burrell
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. C
United States
Jos, Emmert
A Pair of Lunatics at Merton Asylum
A narrator visiting the Merton Asylum for the Insane encounters patients with mild delusions. a strikingly rational yet wealthy woman, Miss Merton, appears sane and skeptical. The doctor reveals her generosity funds the institution, while the narrator ponders sanity versus madness and is invited to continue investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Fisher
Merton Asylum
Charlie
Tore
Han
Philippine Islands
United States
Mr. Fisher
Indy
Caslt
Msgiuia
Fisher
Pitione
Thad
Bedlam
Rig
Billy
Miss Merton
Lfe
naIne Maula
Brucd Pabreer
Low Round Trip Rates To Port Jan Exposition Travel Offer
Travel promo notes low round trip rates to Port Jan via North Western Inc account for Lewis and Clark Exposition with direct or via San Francisco and Los Angeles options. Includes 2 cent stamp for illustrated folder and full route information, mentions side trip to Yellowstone and Alaska, plus ads for eggs and home delivery from J E Ruston and umbrella repairs by TS Ryan with addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Jan
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Yellowstone National Park
Alaska
Ohio River
Settlers
J Os. McCullough
Dearborn St
Chicago
M.A. Hays
Agent Land and Industrial Department
G. B. Allen
St. Lewis
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
At, Louis
Newbro
Newbro' Herpicide
Herpicide Co
Netroit
Mich Joseph Emmert
Business Directory
Illinois
BANKS
C. Stover
H. Antrim
F. Dorman
R. G. Shumway
Henry Baier
V. Prag
State Bank of Freeport
Ill
Capital Block
A. &. Held
W. Ti. Holland
A. P. Goddard
A. H. Antrim
J. H
First National Bank OF
D. B. Bidwell
A. Bidwell
Second National Bank OF
A. O. Burchard
L. H. Burrell
Burchard & Burrell
Attorneys AT Law
Unote
W. N. Cronkrite
Stephenson St
Eldwin Freeport
Ruthe & Winning
A. J. Babcock
North
iNew
Fall Creek
Alvin M. Anderson
Dadgeaville
The
Southland
Northwest
J. CO. Tucxer
S. Lafoullette
T. PA
Clark
Case
Offord
Decatur
Secretary of the Treasury
MMI
Citizens' Nation
Decatur National Tank
Yeu
Klett
Alice
Clootington
Lik
Joseph Maiuehti
Weae
Tmi Liaw
Warren
Bathe Lead Mining Company
Peoria
Charleston
Roy
Elwer King
John King
Mahala Balls
Sagamore HU
Chiis Cook
Ultreator
Bimeelf
St. Lows
Charles G. Wood
Afton
St. Louis
Uleage Gre
East Buffalo
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Japan
Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
Oho
C.&n.w. Announcements
Homeseekers’ Excursion
W. B. Kniskern
Chicago & North-Western R’y
J. E. Ruston
Lincoln Ave
TS. Ryan
Galena St
Queen & Crescent
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tennessee
Virginia
Vg Seno
Missoue
Poland
San Franciso
Port Threvies
Ehetmean
Serbia
Western Line
EL Pronto
Perinne
Albert Schwarze
Roy Melnick
A. W. Place
A. H. Reiger
George Wolf
Edward Eimrick
Dr. Matter
George Hornberger
Roghe
Willian Keeter
Rands
C. W. Harden
Getgate
San Manitou
Northern Michigan
Boas Ak
Courfords
Peres
Detroit
de Duluth
Baels
Berolzheim
A. Manitou Steamship Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!