Dissimilarities in Canal Bills Cause Waterway Debate
Springfield March 20 The Illinois general assembly debates waterway plans as the internal improvement commission appraises costs for a Joliet to Utica deep waterway. The administration seeks a $20 million bond limit with federal help to double the scale, while Cooley and Smejkal plans differ.
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Internal Improvement Commission of
Melineis
State Administration
Lockport
Utica
Smejkal
Lorimer-Cooley
Cooley
Joliet
Ilinois
Isham Randolph
H. M. Schmidt
S. W. Johnson
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Lake
Illnois
Illinois
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Harriman 10 Quit Railway Business
Friends close to FE W Harriman expect gradual retirement from business. Denials said health not broken, but he has chosen and training a successor in operations Leonor J Loree president of Delaware and Hudson, as Harriman’s closest associate in railroad matters.
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New York
Friends of
W W. Harriman
Union Pacific Railroad
Ed. H. Harriman
Leonor Jesnor Loree
Delaware and Hudson Company
Wireless on Great Lakes to spread telegraphic reach
Wireless telegraphic communications will extend over the Great Lakes with key cities equipped and boats along the routes fitted with instruments. Initial stations will be in Chicago, Benton Harbor, Holland, Duluth, Sault Ste. Marie, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Buffalo and Grand Haven. The United Wireless Telegraph company plans about 300 land stations and three factories within a year, capable of $1,000,000 annually in wireless gear.
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Great Lakes
United Wireless Telegraph Company
Benton Harbor
Holland
Duluth
Sault Ste. Marie
Detroit
Toledo
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Grand Haven
Rest for Dr Pearsons in Pasadena Hospital
Pasadena March 20 Dr D K Pearsons the Chicago philanthropist who has wintered in California was taken to the Pasadena hospital. His condition is not serious but physicians insist he must have absolute rest. He is eighty nine years old.
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Pasadena
Cal
D. K. Pearsons
Chicago
California
Pasadena Hospital
Speedy Horse Thief Sentenced in 30 Minute Trial
In Chicago Judge Kersten set a national speed record for a criminal trial. Assistant State's Attorney George Guenther prosecuted Trigsy Thompson for horse stealing. The jury was seated, evidence heard, and Thompson began a prison term of three to twenty years after a thirty minute proceeding.
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Chicago
Kersten
George Guenther
Trigsy Thompson
John S. Crittenden Dead in Phoenix Arizona
John S. Crittenden, a member of the Hingis state board of equalization since 1896, died in Phoenix, Arizona. The longtime public official left a legacy on state taxation and policy.
Religious Author's Kidney Remedy Endorsement
Rev. Joseph H. Fesperman of Salisbury North Carolina, author of several books, describes years of kidney trouble. After severe winter pain left him bedbound for eight days, he began Foley's Kidney Remedy and his pain and abnormal urine subsided, returning to normal. He cheerfully recommends the remedy.
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Salisbury
N. C
Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Quote exchange over gambling and home industry patronage
A terse exchange contrasts disdain for Monte Carlo gamblers with a call to support domestic industries and finance in Philadelphia. The dialogue hints at financial impatience and a push toward local economic engagement.
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Monte Carlo
Wall Street
Phindelphia Heels
Piano teacher Harriet Burbank at Grove Street studio
Harriet M. Burbank listed as a piano teacher with studio located at 3 Grove Street. The notice provides a concise contact point for lessons and affiliations.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Grove St
Petronea Paper Confers Favor by Pall
Local note indicates Petronea receiving their paper in a routine exchange as a favor is conferred by pall.
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Petronea
Ularly Il
Pall
Anthracite Miners Set Key Convention in Scranton
President Lewis orders the national executive board to convene in Indianapolis while a Scranton convention of anthracite miners is planned. The three year milestone meeting will shape policy for the region after April 1 as operators claim control contested by the anthracite workers. About a thousand miners are involved in a separate Bache Den coal strike in Arkansas.
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Scranton
Pennsyvania
Fort Smith, Ark
Bache den
Man Coal Company
Aoranada
Ark
Peter Stewart
District 21
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
National Executive Board
Anthracite United Mine Workers
Tanks Burst Kill Three In Parkersburg Water Disaster
In Parkersburg West Virginia on March 20 two large water tanks burst flooding the city. Three people were killed including a husband wife and child. Several others were fatally hurt or injured with extensive property damage to more than ten houses. The city faced an imminent water famine as the tanks contained the entire water supply and damages may reach about 250000 dollars.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Walter Wagele
Proves "Dead" Man Is Alive in Insurance Suit
In Kansas City on March 20 testimony in a Modern Woodmen of America life insurance suit reveals Lavin P Frazier may still be alive. Sister Nelle Frazier said he is living and active in Chicago business, with no contact for eleven years. She places him at I P Frazier interior decorators at 7 Aberdeen Street in Chicago.
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Kansas City
Lavin P. Frazier
Modern Woodmen of America
Nelle Frazier
Chicago
Bowling Winners Break World Records at Congress
Pittsburgh March 20 prize winners in the American Bowling Congress international tournament set world marks in several classes. Lipman team Chicago scored 2,962 in five-men, Al and Tony Schwoegler Madison tied 1,304 in the double, Bruggeman Sioux City and Sutton Rochester tied 619 in individuals, Blouin Chicago led all events with 1,535.
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Lipman
Chicago
Tony Schwoegler
Madison
Wis
F. Bruggeman
Sioux City
Larry Sutton
Rochester
N. Y
J. Blouin
Governor Comer Driver Auto Accident Verdict
A verdict for 2700 dollars was awarded against Governor Comer of Alabama for the killing of J D Biles by the governor's automobile. The governor's chauffeur was en route to the depot to meet Comer when the accident happened in Birmingham on March 20.
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Comer
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
J.D Biles
Governors Automobile
Death of Marcus C Woodruff Public Official in Dubuque
Marcus C Woodruff of St Pan dies in Dubuque March 20. Right of way commissioner for the Chicago Great Western railway, he formerly edited and published the Dubuque Values and served as Iowa state railroad commissioner.
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Dubuque, Ja
Marcus ¢. Woodruff
St. Pan
Chicago Great Western Railway
Forrmerly
Dubuque Vilues
Iowa State
Kidney Remedy Ad Claims Cure for Kidney and Bladder Troubles
In a clipped ad style, Foley's Kidney Remedy is advertised as curing kidney and bladder troubles not beyond medicine’s reach. It promises relief from backache and irregularities that could lead to Bright's disease or diabetes, attributed to H. J. Moogh and Wm. F.
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Foley
Bright
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F
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