Illinois Send Roosevelt Letter Sparks Hopkins Vote
On the February 22 joint ballot for United States senator, Hopkins led with 76 votes while other candidates trailed. Representative Ton read a confidential Roosevelt letter supporting Hopkins, read aloud to the chamber, and Ton announced his final decision to back Hopkins. The Illinois legislature also heard testimony on agricultural funding and state college appropriations, with farmers pledging support for higher taxes to fund the plan.
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Shurtleff
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Lowden
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Sherman
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Chicago
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Joliet
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Peoria
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Committee of Federal Relations
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Bloomington
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Ilinois
Illinois Urged to Build Canal by State Legislature
Springfield March 11 Isham Randolph consulting engineer of the sanitary district of Chicago urged the Illinois legislature to proceed with a state canal project. He said the people approved a $20,000,000 waterway with power plants locks and dams and warned that federal aid was not promised. He urged prompt action and outlined funding through extending the sanitary district channel and possibly Mississippi River connections.
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Dresden Heights
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Joliet
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Mississippi
Sanitary District
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Religious Author Endorses Kidney Remedy in Appeal
Rev Joseph H Fesperman of Salisbury North Carolina, author of several books, recounts kidney trouble lasting years. He says a severe winter attack confined him eight days and with Foley's Kidney Remedy the pain lessened and urine normalized, urging others to use the remedy. Signed by H J Moogk and Wm F Jungkunz.
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Woman In Music Paraphrase Echoes Seven Ages Of Man
An early note by a musician in a manuscript book frames a woman’s life through musical terms. It parodies Shakespeare by aligning ages from fifteen to sixty with arpeggios allegros and tremolos, offering a playful, rhythmic meditation on female life.
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Washington Star
Dog to nurse lion cubs at Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago March 11 Cy DeVry head animal keeper at Lincoln Park Zoo appeals for another canine nurse after a lioness refuses to nurse her cubs. He has used a dog as nurse before and seeks a second to care for the lion whelps whose mother spurns them, continuing his unusual method.
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Chicago
Cy DeVry
Lincoln Park Zoo
Mr. DeVry
Detectives Seek Editor Maurice Kyle Missing in Winnetka
Private detectives search for Maurice Kyle who vanished from his Winnetka home on February 27 with $500. Authorities believe he may be the victim of robbers or wandering mentally deranged along the North Shore. Dr M F Kyle, his wife, is seriously worried by his disappearance.
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Chicago
Alard
Maurice Kyle
Winnetka
North Shore
M. F. Kyle
Prexy James Re elected Educator Head of Illinois University
President Edmund J. James was re elected as head of the University of Illinois by the board of trustees in Champaign Illinois March 11. W V Abbott of Chicago was re elected president of the board. Hl A Haugan of Chicago treasurer S W Shattuck controller and W T Hillsbury secretary also reelected.
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University of Ilinois
Champaign
Edmund J. James
University of Illinois
Board of Trustees
W. V. Abbott
Chicago
Hl. A. Haugan
S. W. Shattuck
W. TL. Hillsbury
Legislature Allows Liquor Service With Meals in Hotels
Olympia March 11. The legislature passed a bill permitting serving liquors with meals in hotels in first class cities.
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Olympia
Wash
Two Ladies Misidentify Hands On Street Car
Two young women aboard a crowded street car end up holding hands by mistake. One woman, seeking balance, grips what she thinks is her friend's hand and discovers she is holding a man's. The man humorously offers his other hand with a smile.
Garge Ef Missus Duan Seeks Doctor Visit
London Tatler records a humorous exchange about health and timing with Garge Ef and Iarmer Why, noting a forty year interval since the last doctor visit and a plan for the next Tuesday fortnight.
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London Tatler
Foley's Kidney Remedy Claims Universal Cure
An advertisement promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy as capable of curing kidney and bladder troubles not beyond medicine. It claims relief for backache and irregularities that could lead to Bright's disease or diabetes, naming H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. as promoters or contacts.
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Foley
Bright
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Kept Secret Seven Years Public Expenditures for McKinley Death
Government records show expenditures totaling 45000 for McKinley burial with items listed to doctors M D Mann H Mutter McCarney Roswell Park and undertakers Druggard and Koch MicCrea and Arnold nurses and staff including M E Mohan J Connolly G MacKenzie Evelyn Hunt.
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Washington
McKinley
Treasury
M.D. Mann
H. Mutter
McCarney
Roswell Park
Druggard and Koch
MicCrea
Arnold
M. E. Mohan
J. Connolly
G. MacKenzie
Evelyn Hunt
Pendel Death Ties to Lincoln Guard Veteran Passes
Washington reports the death of Thomas F. Pendel a former member of President Lincoln's body guard. Pendel served as a guard during Lincoln's presidency and his passing marks the loss of a Civil War era security figure.
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President Lincoln
Washington
Thomas F. Pendel
Rough Ways Ahead in the Steel Trade
The Iron Age reports wage reductions spreading in the iron industry as part of a broad readjustment. It notes the refinishing of conditions from ore mining to rolling finished product, with prospects of rough paths ahead and potential impact on railroads and related interests.
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New York
Iron Age Today
Fire panic traps workers in Broadway factory blaze
Fire on the fourth floor of a Broadway Broome Street factory caused a panic among more than a hundred girls. Some climbed window ledges to escape while firemen saved many. Two girls jumped. one fractured a leg caught in a net, the other fell into an awning and into a policeman's arms.
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New York
Broadway
Broome Street
MAY CALL OUT TROOPS Governor Carroll to protect Ottumwa
Iowa Governor B. F. Bee declares the state will furnish militia if needed to prevent violence as John Junken, a Black man accused of murdering and robbing Clara Rosen in Ottumwa, is arraigned. He vows to protect the good name of Iowa and ensure a fair trial without stealthy proceedings amid feared mob violence.
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William Sunday
Gabriel
People’s Party
Jesus Christ
Son of God
Carroll
Iowa
Pes Moines
Tohn Junken
Ottumwa
B. F.ee
Towa
Junken
Clara Rosen
Unemployed in New York Could Be Placed on Farms
Albany March 11 The Ways and Means committee offered little hope to groups backing the Bale s bill for an unemployment study. Frank J Ward estimated about 200 000 idle men in New York City could find work on farms as roughly 70 percent were former farm laborers.
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New York
Albany
N. Y
Assembly Ways and Means
Frank J. Ward
Metropolis
In the Department Store Marie asks for Brussels
A brief exchange in Loudon Tatler features a shopper seeking Brussels sprouts and carpets, with a shop assistant confirming available options. The scene captures a glimpse of domestic shopping in a historic department store setting.
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Brussels
Loudon Tatler
Simple Remedy for La Grippe Coughs
La grippe coughs are dangerous as they frequently develop into pneumonia. Foley's Honey and Tar not only stops the cough but heals and strengthens the lungs so no serious results need be feared. The genuine Foley's Honey and Tar contains no harmful drugs and is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkuna.
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Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkuna
Word egg and gender in old prose puzzles
In a quip from the Western Christian Advocate a boy asks what part of speech egg is and whether it is masculine feminine or neuter. The master reframes the query and the boy remains puzzled until the egg is hatched, illustrating a playful linguistic riddle.
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