Cannon Nominated by Illinois For President At Convention
The speech nominates Joseph G Cannon of Illinois, Speaker of the House, as Republican candidate. It traces Cannon’s career from Lincoln to Roosevelt, praises his honesty and fiscal conservatism, and argues he embodies party unity and national leadership for a successful 1910 campaign.
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Joseph G. Cannon
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House of Representatives
Henry Sherman Routell
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Routell
Illinois
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Seconding Fordney for Cannon Nomination in 1900s Era
Congressman J W Fordney seconded Joseph G Cannon for Speaker noting his long service to the nation and states. He praises Cannon as a bulwark against extravagance and reactionary economy, stressing his Lincoln-like connection to the people and decisive wartime leadership under President McKinley.
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Cannon
Joseph G. Cannon
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New York
New England
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House of Representatives
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Enduring value of trained hands eyes and ears in art
Jan Kubelik, violinist, insures his left hand for 250000, arguing that the fingers are the source of his musical insight. The piece extols hard work and conscientious labor as the path to true personal value, citing famed artists and a joke about a Mrs Youngley.
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Jan Sxubelik
Kubelik
Theodore Thomas
Burne-Jones
Supreme Court Rules Wheel Tax Constitutional in Illinois
Illinois supreme court upholds a Chicago wheel tax and ordinance applying to all vehicles including business and pleasure. It also sustains a lower court ruling in the Trials Glass Company v Chicago Telephone case, allowing the telephone firm to charge $125 yearly and voiding recovery of $50 difference. The decision confirms the widow’s share to Mrs. John Warner and rejects an antenupial contract challenge, stating allegations of a racial taint are immaterial.
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Springfield
Supreme Court
Cartwright
Chicago
Trials Glass Company
Chicago Telephone Company
Tlinois Manufacturers’ Association
Glass Company
Telephone Company
Ghiss
Vespasian Warner
John Warner
Warner
Mystery double shooting at Washington Street home
In Paris TH on June 19 police probe a mysterious incident at the Washington street home of Mr. and Mrs. George Elliott. A shot struck Mrs. Elliott in the head as she stepped to a door to put out the hose. Mr. Elliott was wounded while trying to help. No bullets found or heard, a bloodstained club was recovered. Doctors say injuries came from a blunt instrument. The couple, prominent locally, include a Civil War veteran husband and a wife active with the Women’s Relief Corps.
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Paris
George Elliott
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Witty remark on married life from Detruit Tribune
A humorous note from the Detruit Tribune jokes about a wife’s gullibility after her husband’s compliment. The bride, Mrs. An Jroos and Mrs. Lovelorn are referenced as believing every word, with a quip about a towel wrapped on her head outdoing a Merry Widow hat. The column lampoons domestic vanity and reaction.
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Detruit Tribune
Horn spelling dispute in classroom exchange
A teacher asks how to spell horn and a boy replies that horn isn’t written at all but is blown. The amused exchange highlights a playful misunderstanding about pronunciation and spelling in a classroom setting.
Unclear frontier chase ends in mistaken report
Sheriff Davison, while seeking George Twaddix of Darwin, learns Twaddix crossed into Indiana and is out of jurisdiction. The basis of the alert proves incorrect as Twaddix is not at fault in the reported killing, and the intended suspect fled prior to arrest.
Unclear OCR text on charges and travel to United States
Fragmentary, garbled OCR mentions Hodis deniers and attempts to travel to the United States for alleged purposes. No coherent names or places are discernible. The passage lacks clear events or individuals to summarize.
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Aerestine
United States
River Flood Causes Widespread Farm Damage in County
River floods along a major tributary of the Mississippi broke the levee and inundated thousands of acres of farmland and crops worth an estimated 25,000 dollars. In a separate incident, seven year old Robert Meibhou was struck by a wheel after a fall into a sand pile with a toy train, breaking his neck.
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Murphyshoro
Hibane
Murrayv
Mississippi River
Theodine
Swearore
Robert Meibhou
Modest W S Gilbert’s First Playwright Chance
Too modest to name a price Gilbert offered a manager his first play. The manager read it, offered to pay, and asked for a figure. Gilbert suggested 380 guineas. The manager then gave a check and advised never to sell such a good play for so little again.
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W. S. Gilbert
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Iwan
Business Illiteracy Aids Wealth Schemes
A Success Magazine excerpt laments how ignorance of business methods enables widespread fortune-building schemes. It argues con men rely on shrewd advertising and hypnotic appeals to extract hard earnings from unsuspecting people and profit from hidden wealth.
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Success Magazine
Speak clearly guard speech and dress of thought
The speaker urges avoiding slang as slovenly in speech and dress. Slang stems from laziness in choosing proper expressions. Emphasizes mind’s clothing should be respectably dressed before body attire.
Quiet wedding noted after talk of splurge
A Chicago Tribune line-quoted remark recalls Miss Fantyfore's wedding as a lean affair with a calm reception. The groom consented to the operation without resistance, reflecting a subdued ceremony.
Breaking It Gently In A Gentle Gossip Column
A humorous exchange notes a German physician’s claim that women need more sleep than men. Mrs De C questions him but he affirms the idea, humorously urging his wife not to wait up for him tonight.
Insurance Scheme Questioned After Man’s Death
In a case raised by a widow, officials probe whether her husband’s death occurred soon after securing a large life insurance policy. The widow claims he labored to meet premiums and died under heavy financial strain.
Like a Bicycle Pneumatic Tendencies and Spiral Trouble
A brief Baltimore American line notes Miranda 7 is described by a doctor as having pneumatic tendencies and a threat of spiral trouble. The quote presents a medical assessment framed as a narrative element in the paper’s column.
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Miranda 7
Baltimore American
Well Known Horse Trainer Dead in Cincinnati Hotel
A. Alexander, a 46 year old Black trainer of race horses long associated with Latonia, was found dead in his bed at the Douglass hotel in Cincinnati. He made his home in Chicago and had been in the city with a stable.
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Cincinnati
A. Alexander
Latonia
Chicago
Douglass Hotel
West Fifth Nwerset
Memorial service and events listed for June gatherings
A fragmented social calendar lists a Memorial service for Odd Bellows, a Farmers' plank event at Damagens, a Veterans' social at K.of shat, a guard dancer Morenreé, a CGond ronda meeting for Freeport Business Men's association, and a June initiation by the Koights of Cohumbus.
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Veterans’ Social
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Morenreé
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Freeport Business Men's Association
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Cohumbus
Inrae Clues
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