Republican County Convention in Stephenson County
The Republican voters of Stephenson County are urged to send delegates to a county convention at the Freeport YMCA on Monday March 5 1900 at 1 oclock p m to select delegates to the State Congressional and Senatorial conventions and to name the county central committee. Primary voting will express preferences for several offices with instructions to delegates. Caucuses urged for March 3 1900. List of townships committees and delegate counts based on McKinley votes.
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Qaraaie
Freeport
Tapadag
Congress
State Board of Equalization
Repblicans
Philadelphia
McKinley
Telogstan
Boone
Carroll County
Daviess County
Ogle County
Stephenson County
Winnebago County
A. B. McGrea
Ogle Co
Whitman
Boone Co
Geo
F. Bucher
Carroll Co
Richard Barrett
Jo Daviess Co
Warren Badger
Leo Co
J. F. Fair
Stephenson Co
W. L. Eaton
Winnebago Co
Casey
L O'Elock
P. m
Peoria
Republican County Central Committee
Board of
Hoa Attention
United States
Votin
Illinois
Senate
Reconstruction era districting plan referenced in 1896 material
The text outlines a representative basis of one delegate per five hundred votes and fractions for McKinley’s 1896 vote total, listing counties such as Carroll, Daviess, Stephenson, Yates, and Todaviess among others. It names individuals and a Republican Senatorial Committee, capturing a historical party governance discussion.
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William McKinley
Harlem Primary Election Draws Voters in Harlem Township
Republican voters of Harlem township second precinct will hold a primary at West Freeport village hall on Saturday March 38 to select delegates to the county convention. Polls open from 7 to 8 p.m. W1 Brady, Committeeman.
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Harlem Township
West Freeport
Republican Primary Election in Freeport Town
Voters in the Town of Freeport will hold a Republican primary on Saturday March 8 1900 from six to eight p m to select delegates to the County convention on March 5 1900 Precincts meet at Becks grocery Bergman and Dormans office Reed cigar store Journal office Lakemacker grocery Peters meat market Foys grocery Pennsylvania house and Christlers grocery Consmities officials and party leaders list the names of organizers and signatories.
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Freeport
Beck’s
Bergman & Dorman’s
F. A. Reed’s
Journal
Lakemacker Grocery Store
Peter’s Meat Market
Foy’s Grocery Store
Pennsylvania House
Christler’s Grocery Store
A Shannon man wounds his brother and kills his sister in law
A Chicago murder case involves Charles E. Lutz, a former Shannon resident, who shot his brother Alfred D. Lutz at the brother's West Madison street office then killed Alfred's wife on the stairs. Lutz claimed matters over shares and salary after a prior separation, and had been a favored Shannon figure. The tragedy shocks the local family with ties to Stephenson and Carroll counties.
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Chicago
Charles E. Lutz
Alfred
Shannon
Alfred D. Lutz
West
Madison Street
Lutz
Stephenson
Carroll Counties
Lutz killings stun Chicago as brother shoots two then surrenders
Alfred D Lutz of Acme Copying is wounded at No 604 Madison St while his brother Charles E Lutz fatally shoots Alfred's wife and then fires at the wounded man. Charles surrenders to Warren Avenue police after a tense confrontation. four Lutz brothers hailed from Shannon Carroll County.
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Alfred Lutz
Presbyterian Hospital
Charles KE. Lutz
Warren Avenue
Acme Copying Company
Madison Street
Concern
Charles E. Lutz
Alfred D. Lutz
Local Notables Set for City, County Movements
Geo Standetz went to Ridott this morning while Jo Fifer and John Mills traveled to Chicago as morning passengers. Rev C B Dunn visited Harvard. Ada Flachtemeier and S M Yarger also headed to Chicago. Otto Kickhoefer rode to Buena Vista. Dr Burwell called to Pearl City on business. Chas Rhinehart left for the west yesterday. Merton Bailey and family from Lena visited. C C Knudson, now in Canton S D, on business. Wesley Godenour family visiting from Sycamore. Philip Leslie, Elgin asylum farm chief, visiting. F A Read departs tomorrow for eastern markets to buy goods. Eli Koons returns from two months in Pennsylvania.
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C. BE. Dunn
Harvard
John Mills
Chicago
Ada Flachtemeier
S.M. Yarger
Otto Kickhoefer
Buena Vista
Dr. Burwell
Pearl City
Chas. Rhinehart
West
Merton Bailey
Lena
C C. Knudson
Davis
Canton
S. D
Philip Leslie
Elgin Asylum
F. A. Read
Social in Knights of the Globe hall hosted by Woman's Relief
The Woman's Relief corps will hold a social on Saturday evening at the Knights of the Globe hall. A good program is planned and the public is cordially invited to attend.
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Woman’s Relief Corp
Knights of the Globe Hall
Miss Harriet Lane Reads Paper on Revival of Learning
At the Woman's club meeting scheduled for tomorrow Miss Harriet Lane will present a paper titled Revival of Learning and Effect Upon Art outlining how renewed study influences artistic expression and cultural development.
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Woman’s Club
Harriet Lane
City Council To Meet In New City Hall
The regular monthly meeting of the city council will be held Monday evening. It will be the first council meeting in the new city hall, marking a fresh chapter for local government.
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New City Hall
Veteran Very Low Commander Visits Ill Captain in Cedarville
Commander Held of John A. Davis post visited Cedarville on Thursday to see Captain Samuel Buchanan who is very ill.
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John A. Davis
Cedarville
Samuel Buchanan
Fell from a Tree During Hunt Injures Ralph Love
Ralph Love sprained his wrist badly today after falling from a tree while out hunting. The incident occurred in a rural area, and he is receiving medical care for the injury.
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Ralph Love
Illnesses and Recoveries Noted in Local Sick List
The Sick List reports Burton Figley recovering from illness. Mrs H H Hineline and three children ill with mumps. Mrs M J Krohn very low with death possible before night. Frank Natzle improving after a ten week siege of typhoid fever at the hospital.
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Burton Figley
H. H. Hineline
M. J. Krohn
Frank Natzle
The American Father Motives in Early Century Rearing
The piece from The Ladies' Home Journal discusses the methods of early American fathers, noting reliance on prayer and God in daily life and in guiding children. It questions whether modern aims in childrearing should shift from religious training to pursuing wealth.
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Cault
Ladies’ Home Journal
Tle
Ile
Candiddy
A Boery English Mix Up in Danville War Row
A quarrel over the South African war among four residents ends with a German man stabbed thrice by a pitchfork and feared death. His English wife is bruised, the English man beaten, and both German wives scratched with hair torn. The English wife and German wife shift sides as loyalties blur.
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Danville
Huglishiman
Hiis
Hnglish
Tommy Atkins
March term of Stephenson circuit court set as light session
The March term opens next Monday with scarce criminal business and a light docket. Ten common law cases and nineteen chancery filings including foreclosures and divorces fill the docket, plus an old case of venue from Boone county involving Elizabeth Mayberry and her son Herbert Mayberry over a deed. Grand and petit juries are listed by township with many named jurors.
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Stephenson County Circuit Court
Boone County
Elizabeth Mayberry
Herbert R. Mayberry
Grand and
Petit Juries
Minister's Doorstep Surprise in York Parish Tale
A Portland minister visited a parishioner, knocked on the door, and heard a woman from the neighboring house call, Mrs. Smith, the minister's at your door. He was amused when Mrs. Smith's gentle reply wafted around the corner, Sir, don't you s'pose I know it. The next Sunday she apologized for missing the call.
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York
Portland
A Restless Groom Orders A Ring Engraved From A to Z
A young man nearing marriage visited a jeweler and ordered a ring engraved with the legend from Anthony to Zenobia. The jeweler, misreading, engraved the alphabet from A to Z, turning the inscription into an Egyptian style numeral display and astonishing the customer.
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Anthony
Zenobia
Remarkable Circles and Spring Remedy Ad
A quirky piece notes human limits in cutting a perfect circle without compasses and comments on a leaf parasol. It then promotes Syrup of Figs as a gentle Spring cleanse, urging readers to buy the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product at 60 cents per bottle through druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Remarkably Rich Country Opens to Merchants and Miners
A Burlington Railroad extension reaching from Alliance Nebraska to Guernsey Wyoming will open a new Hartville mining district. Colorado Fuel & Iron Co has leased Hartville mines, requiring 500 tons per day rising to 1,000 annually, signaling unprecedented western commercial activity. Guernsey is poised as a busy livestock shipping point with broad immigration and investment interest.
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Burlington
Alliance
Nebraska
Bridgeport
North Platte River
North Platte
Guernsey
Wyo
Hartville
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Pueblo
Colo
Denver
Badger
West
J. Francis
Burlington Railroad
Omaha
Neb
Jainism and nonviolence praised by Raja Sivaprasad
The Nineteenth Century reports a chat with Raja Sivaprasad on Jainism. Jains show extreme tenderness to all living beings, even insects, sometimes covering the mouth with a handkerchief to avoid breath of any creature. Bowden notes this doctrine of ahimsa has kept the sect prosperous despite persecutions, within a population nearing 800 million.
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Ernest M. Bowden
Raja Sivaprasad
Martin Sere Feed Offer For Farm Supplies In City
First Thing Saturday Morning order what you need in corn oats hay straw ground feed bran oil meal and poultry food. Largest line best quality in the city. Ordering early ensures prompt delivery. Tel 141. Martin Sere 52 Stephenson St.
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Martin Sere
Stephenson St
Mattress Dress Service Advertised Near Henney Buggy Co
A classified note promotes mattress dressing to look and feel like new. Readers can leave orders at local furniture stores or mail a card to Freeport Mattress Co., located two doors east of Henney Buggy Co.
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Freeport Mattress Co
Henney Buggy Co
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Port Daily Journal
Cane Parr
Miter
R Rebport
Ill
Republican County Convention
Voytepe
Palsentes
Harlem
Jefferson
Tiagalessourguegtavgts
Lepsgies
A. J. Keelor
Seeeesceerasenreessrererss Sve
Sprague
Hidott
Weed
B. Taggart
A. H. Wieman
Rock Grove
Reer
John W. Stocks
V. I. Brady
Cecccee Tahen
toDaviess County
Stephenson Conte
J.B
Yates
Dotagattie
Gann
Todaviess
Kinson Carroll
Punerv
Waite
Brady
Town of
H. F. Hanke
C. J. Wells
Witt Jounson
M. M. Kreckner
R. P. Ecxert
W. M. Putnam
Joan Templeton
W. J. McCann
L. M. Devorg
Charles Lutz
Florence Nightingale
South Africa
London
Gilmore
Campbell
Nicholas Senn
Alfred D
Charles E
Filmore
B. F
People’s Gas Light and Coke Company
Charles
Clark Street
J. WH. Waters
Filmore Lutz
Peninsylvania
Albert
Frank
Charley
Geo. Standetz
Ridott
Jo Fifer
Wesley Godenour
Sycamore
Eli Koons
Pennsylvania
W.R. C. Social
For
Grand Jury
W. W. Harpster
Fred J. Kunz
John Botdorf
F. Chas
Donohue Jefferson
John Ploeger
Loran—W
F. Miller
Florence
Dick Amelsberger
Silver Creek
Henry Ruthe
W. T. Lamb
Rock Run
Henry Beckmeier
Oscar Knudson
Lancaster
Charles Shelp
Erin
Henry Heitter
Kent—Win. McGurk
West Point
Peter Seise
Charles Derr
Waddams
W. Wail
Buckeye
C. A. Ermold
Dakota
W. W. Diemer
J. F. Wallace
Oneco
Uriah D. Ritzman
Winslow
Edwin Seldon
Petit Jury
Henry Schleich
Geo. van Matre
J. A. Phillips
Loran
Wm. Housel
Geo. Scheckler
Daniel Rodebaugh
Guy McElhiney
C. W. Flickinger
Wm. Augenstine
John Hornig
W. W. Bonebright
Henry Schmertman
C. Patow
Robi. Cummings
C. J. Dittmar
Wm. Weigert
Geo. Scha
Wm. Campbell & Co
New York
Standard Wall Paper Co
Warren Fuller
Geo. Halbert
Brooklyn
N. Y
Janeway & Carpenter
New Jersey
Creswell & Washburn
Thomas Strahan & Co
Massachusetts
Pittsburgh Wall Paper Co
Bongye & Parks
Cor
Exchange
Chicago Sts
New Postoffice
People's Column
Wien
H. N. Niemann
Chas
B. Byerly
Upper Stephenson Street
Livingston Me’s CO
LaSalle St
Whistler St
A. M. Hoover
Beaver
H . Morgan
Pear City
Elias Perkins
Clark Ave
van Buren St
Chas. Nieman
Washington and
Mechanic Sts
As R. Nieman
West Street
Clark Avenue
Stephenson Street
Allen Janssen
J. Klapp
Lincoln Ave
A. O. Bast’ar Grocery
Walton
Lladwif
C. A. Sheets
Court House
City Hall
C. KR. Sheetz
Stephensop and Adams, Brown & Shauer
Henry Weishar
ORENT
Liberty
Riperty Street
M. Pan
Wyandott St
Douglas Avenue
Geo, Boardner
Clark: Avenue
Ildip
Florida
van d Buren
Almeda 1898
Osta Marten
Chattle
Harry’s
Louis Warneke
Morteagee
Reece
Swarts & Pleck
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