Surplus of 20 Million Cited by Tawney Report
Washington report says treasury will close year 1908 with a 20 million surplus instead of a deficit. Senate and House conferees agree on a nine hour day limit for railway telegraphers and withdraws the ship subsidy bill. Roosevelt sends famine relief appeal to Russia with a 100 dollar check. Congress adjourned sine die.
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Washington
Tawney
Committee On Appropriations
House
Treasury
Houses
Senate
Gallinger
Russia
America
Roosevelt
Russian Famine Relief Committee
New York
Congress
Huenkemeier to Seek Republican Nomination for Mayor
G A Huenkemeier will accept the nomination and run in tomorrow's primaries from 4 to 8 PM. The ticket lists Harden as first ward alderman candidate, with Brokhausen and Dorman in the second ward and McGovern and Timms in the third. Also named are City Clerk John H Place City Treasurer N B Loos and Police Magistrate C J Bentley.
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G. A. Huenkemeier
Huenkemeier
C. W. Harden
John H. Place
N. B. Loos
C. J. Bentley
Harden
G. W. Brokhausen
H. F. Dorman
Louis McGovern
B. F. Timms
Socialists Nominate Town Election Ticket
The Socialist party named its town ticket on Sunday with candidates for Assistant Supervisors W. L. Buffington and Charles Giese Town Clerk Leroy Lattig Assessor C. F. Wright Collector W. H. Dent and Commissioner of Highways S. H. Zimmerman.
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Socialist Party
W. L. Buffington
Charles Giese
Leroy Lattig
C. F. Wright
W. H. Dent
S. H. Zimmerman
Standard Oil Case Up In Chicago Court
The Alton case before Judge Landis involves Standard Oil of Indiana accused of improper oil shipment concessions from Whiting to Fast St. Louis and Chapelle. Indictment spans 1,903 counts with published rates at 18 cents and 19 1/4 cents per hundred pounds, potentially totaling $38,060,000 in fines if convicted on all counts.
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Chicago
Junge Landis
Federal
Tapis
Alton
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Whiting
Ind
Landis
United States District Court
New View Point in Education keynote at Woman's Club
Prof. E V Graff principal of Rockford High addressed the Woman's club on The New View Point in Education. The address drew praise and may be printed in full. Graff spoke with clarity and poise, impressing attendees. Twelve teachers attended as guests. Coffee during the social hour was donated by Edward Delhauer.
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E. V. Graff
Rockford High School
Woman’s Club
Edward Delhauer
Defender of Lovejoy survivor turns ninety three
Xenia Ohio March 2 James Cromwell of this city, said to be the last survivor of the men who defended Elijah Lovejoy or connected with the killing of the Alton preacher editor, observed his ninety third birthday today. Cromwell, in good health, clearly recalls the killing of Lovejoy on November 7 1837.
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Xenia
Ohio
James Cromwell
Elijah Lovejoy
Alton
Cromwell
Lovejoy
Swetenham Resigns as Jamaica Governor
London dispatch reports Governor Swetenham of Jamaica has resigned and will depart the island once his affairs are settled. The action is described as an accomplished fact with no delay in his departure.
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London
Swetenham
Jamaica
Buckeye Town Republican Caucus on March 15 1907
Republican voters of Buckeye town will caucus at the town house Friday from 1 30 to 8 p m to nominate a township ticket. F W Clinnnman committeeman 228d wtd.
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Buckeye
F. W. Clinngman
Sermon on Mixed Marriages at St. Marys Pecatonica
Rev Fr Cotter of Pecatonica preached at St Marys last evening. He traced the falling away of Catholics to mixed marriages, saying sermons against such unions target Catholics who marry outside church law and parents who fail to act when courting begins.
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Fr. Cotter
Pecatonica
St. Mary's Church
Second Rendition of Mendelssohn Works at Grace Church
Grace church hosts a second recital Tuesday evening with selections solos and choruses from Mendelssohn. The program was sung before and will be repeated for those who enjoy good music. Tomorrow evening a full program will be presented with no admission charge. offerings will defray expenses.
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Grace Church
Mendelssohn
Electric Bitters Claim Fast Health Revival
Mrs. N F Bowman of McDonough Georgia credits three bottles of Electric Bitters with curing chronic liver and stomach trouble and a blood condition that reddened skin. She says she feels twenty years younger, can perform housework with ease, and help in her husband’s store. Guaranteed by Fos Emmert druggist at 50 cents.
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N. F. Bowman
McDonough
Fos. Emmert
Price
Paul Fair Chosen for Museu Goeldi Preparatory Post
Paul F. Fair son of Dr and Mrs J F Fair of this city sails about May 1 for Para Brazil to become preparator of the Museu Goeldi and meteorological observer and secretary of the zoological gardens He studied at Leland Stanford and was recommended by Dr David Starr Jordan He will mount specimens brought in by expedition companies and receive a salary of 100 dollars monthly with board and lodging His travels also include study at the Field Museum Spent a short time in Washington and New York City before departure.
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Paul F. Fair
J. F. Fair
Para
Brazil
South America
Museu Goeldi
Zoological Gardens
United States
U.S
Fair
Chicago
Field Museum
Spent Natan
D. C
New Yorkity
Grand Jury Opens for March Term in Circuit Court
Judge Heard opened the March circuit court term with the grand jury assembling at 1:30 p.m. Foreman John Wagner and clerks Robert Hudson and William Schramm were chosen. Roy Heitman was called, charged with wife abandonment, with most cases expected to run long.
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Circuit Court
John Wagner
Robert Hudson
William Schramm
Roy Heitman
Local clubs schedule meetings and a lecture series
The Culture club meets Mrs D F Graham this evening at 7:80. Christian Endeavor of Second Presbyterian holds a business gathering tomorrow at Miss Louisa Shouer’s 282 Union St. Shakespeare society meets Mrs R B Mitchell at 378 Douglas Ave tonight at 7:30. Ladies Aid hosts a kitchen shower at First M E church Wednesday evening March 6 with a short program and light refreshments. men invited to give a silver offering. Rev F M Davis praises Mrs Leonora M Lake, a top platform lecturer. Mrs Lake will speak at St Mary’s hall next Friday and at the Grand Opera House mass meeting next Sunday at 2:30 PM.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Second Presbyterian Church
Louisa Shouer
Union St
Freeport Shakespeare Society
R. B. Mitchell
Douglas Avenue
Ladies’ Aid Society
First M. E. Church
F. M. Davis
United Brothern Church
Leonora M. Lake
America
Rockford Chautauqua
Lake
St. Louis
St. Mary’s Hall
Grand Opera House
Illinois Likely Showers Late Tonight Into Tuesday
Chicago region forecast calls for probable showers late tonight into Tuesday. Daylight notes: sun rose at 6 30 a m and will set at 5 54 p m today confirms length of day and sunset time.
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Chicago
Illinois
Market Report from Chicago and Union Stock Yards
Closing board quotations show May wheat at 7.554 and May corn at 4.5. May pork and lard quoted at 16.12 and 39.46. Union stock yards cattle at 25.00, beef: to 6.90, cows and heifers 5.65 to 8.25, stockers feeders 2.75 to 4.40, hogs 5.00 to 6. a higher trend, mixed butchers 6.50 to 7.0, good heavy 6.90 to 7.00, rough heavy 6.80 to 6.90, light 3. to 6.98, bulk sales 6 to 8.97, sheep 5.100 steady at 5.65.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Union
Baptism Stopped As Woman Faints In Tank
At Pampico Christian church in Sterling Illinois Miss Ethel Seymour fainted while descending into the baptismal tank during a baptism service causing a panic in the congregation.
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Sterling, Ill
Pampico Christian Church
Ethel Seymour
Fresh Vegetable Seeds in Bulk For Home Use
Seed dealer advertises bulk fresh vegetable seeds for home use with full weight and guaranteed last season’s production. Encourages quick purchase before stock runs out, highlighting larger variety than ever. SERF & HaiGut located at 52 Stephenson St.
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Serf & HaiGut
Stephenson St
Verdict clears Cline in German Valley wreck
Coroner jury finds engineer Martin Cline sane and not intoxicated in the German Valley Chicago Great Western wreck of Feb 7. verdict cites possible causes including a defective switch, damaged wheel tire, or speed over 16 mph, and urges closer train order placements to near telegraph stations.
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Cline
German Valley
W. B. Peck
Dunlap
Martin Cline
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Chicago
Oelwein
Thirty-Ninth Birthday Party for Ciem Herren
Ciem Herren of Third street Arcade addition was surprised Saturday by about thirty friends celebrating his thirty-ninth birthday with euchre flinch and prizes. Winners included Mrs Ulysses Rubendall Frank Miller first place and John Gaukapp Mrs Frank Miller second in euchre. first Mrs William Arndé second Edwin Staas in flinch. consolation George Deininger. Herren received a rocking chair and memento as guests from Dakota.
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Ciem Herren
Third Street
Arcade
Euchre
Flinch
Ulysses Rubendall
Frank Miller
John Gaukapp
William Arndé
Edwin Staas
George Deininger
Herren
Dakota
Germania Society Card Party and Shrine Dance Planned
The Germania society will hold a card party tomorrow afternoon and a dance and card party Thursday night at the Masonic temple. Capernaum Shrine also plans a dance and card party tomorrow night. A phone ad urges Rocky Mountain Tea as a cure for ills attributed to unhealthy girls, signed by Joseph Emmert.
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Ladies of the
Germania Society
Capernaum Shrine
Masonic Temple
Joseph Emmert
Republican Wagers Meeting to Nominate Township Ticket
The Republican wagers of Lancaster will meet at the town house on Thursday March 14 from 2 to o'clock p.m. for the purpose of nominating a township ticket. James Rezner.
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Lancaster
James Rezner
Slaughter Sale At Carroll Street Auction
Auction listing items including pianos, books, a rug, encyclopaedia set, settee, couch and mattress, dining table and chairs plus other furniture at discounted prices. Address 78 Carroll St old phone LI14. 3-Bedin.
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Carroll St
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Slaughter Sale
C.H. Little & CO
Boston
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