Illinois Senate Faces Short Legislative Session
Springfield March 22 Measures of major importance to Chicago and the state are set for hearings in Senate committees this week. The Chicago charter convention bills arrive tonight and may be introduced tomorrow. The board of review and telephone interests plan to oppose upper house measures, including S.7B-153 on property tax reductions. Public Service Commission proposals face corporate opposition on Wednesday.
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Springfield
Chicago
Senate
Chi
Board of Review
Cook County
Tuuls
Gardner
Revenue Committee
Public Service’ Commission
Committee On Corporations and Public Utilities
Ellefson
Public Service Commission
Clark
Illinois Steel Company
Manny
Board of Control
House
Dunlap
Plergon
Omorwa
Fea
Ween
Church work aided by will in Rockford probate
In Rockford Illinois Mary T Reed widow of the late Rev I D M Need names the Universalist Woman's Association of Chicago as a beneficiary to the extent of two thousand dollars under her will filed for probate in court.
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Rockford, Ill
Mary T. Reed
M. Need
Universalist Church
Rockford
Universalist Woman's Association of Chicago
Car Plant Resumes Work After Nine Month Shutdown
Willsburg March 22 The Standard Steel Car Company plant at Butler has restarted car building after a nine month shut down and is now employing over 2,000 men. The Butler belt and rivet works will also be put into operation.
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Willsburg
Standard Steel Car Company
Butler
Doan's Kidney Pills Called Best Remedy in Freeport
Suffering Freeport residents seek kidney relief and back pain cure with Doan's Kidney Pills. John Smith of 980 West Stephenson Street testifies the product relieved back pain and kidney weakness after buying at Emmert's drug store. Foster-Milburn Co. of New York is sole U S agent, promoting the preparation.
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Freeport
Dean
John Smith
Weat Stephenson Street
Doan
Emmert
Gonlere
Toe Ee
Foster-Milburo
Sutalo
New York
United States
Doan’s
Meddlers foil Whitla's plan in ransom plot
Cleveland and Ashtabula police foil a kidnap ransom scheme for Willie Whitla after the kidnapers instruct Whitla to leave 10600 in Flatiron park Ashtabula. A clerk opened a letter from the captors triggering a hotel and police response while the money remained untouched. Family in Sharon Pa full of worry as letters of support pour in from across the country.
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Cleveland, O
P. Whitla
Willie Whitla
Flatiron Park
Ashtabula
Whitla
Sharon
C. A. White
Smith Hotel
Albert Temple
D. Cook
J. W. Laskey
Tony Mustarelli
Tie
Willie Madden
Two Little Girls Missing from Uncle's Home
In Toledo Ohio on March 22 Delight and Margaret Loos aged ten and eight disappeared from their uncle's home. Their parents Mr. and Mrs. Loos are separated, and police search for their mother Mrs. Loon. A London Telegraph line notes the girls asked if their mother always calls them angel, the child replying only when in company, wishing companionship.
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Toledo
Delight
Margaret
London Telegraph
Oklahoma Farmers' union backs grain packing plant plan
An experimental co operative company named Grain and Stock Growers' association is formed with Enid as headquarters and J Callahan as president. The group, tied to Farmers' Union, plans a $500,000 packing plant, $1 per share with one share per person, and aims to build a cooperative elevator at every grain shipping station to sell grain for export.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
Grain and Stock Growers’ Association
Farmers’ Union
Enid
J. ¥. Callahan
Territorial
Congress
Russian Empress III Health Rumors Stir Court Circles
Court circles in St Petersburg monitor reports that the wife of Nicholas II and mother of four daughters and a son, Princess Alix, is very ill. No official bulletins yet from royal physicians, but rumors spread and disturb high and low alike.
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St. Petersburg
Alix
Nicholas 1
Alexander II
Lost Balloon Over Mojave Desert Seeks Landing
Pasadena March 22. The balloon America with Captain Mueller and five Pasadena passengers sailed from Tournament Park and was last seen heading north. A Mojave landing is suspected as a storm rages across Southern California with winds up to forty miles an hour. Passengers named R C Halstead L C Gillain Stiney Gray Tfarold Parker Edward Duswitz.
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Pasadena
Cal
America
Tournament Park
Mueller
Mojave Desert
R. C. Halstead
L. C. Gillain
Stiney Gray
Tfarold Parker
Edward Duswitz
California
Mitch ell praised as sanest wisest statesmanlike leader
New York dispatch notes Rabbi Wise introducing John Mitchell to the Free Synagogue congregation as the sanest, wisest and most statesmanlike leader of the industrial forces in America. He defended trade unionism and said the American Revolution drew inspiration from open guild and union meetings in New England.
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New York
John Mitchell
The
Free Synagogue
Rabbi Wise
America
New England
Miners Flee to Europe Amid Suspected Anthracite Strike
Foreign miners in Mahanoy City Pennsylvania report plans to leave for Europe after April 1 amid feared suspensions in the anthracite fields. The exodus mirrors 1902 when over 2,500 workers departed this region for their homeland.
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Mahanoy City
Europe
Coopers Found Guilty in Carmack Murder Trial
Nashville jurors convict Colonel Duncan Cooper and Robin Cooper of murdering former Senator Edward W Carmack. John Y Sharp is noted as having been found guilty while Sharp was released earlier. Sentences set at twenty years each. defense moves for mistrial. Bonds fixed at 25,000 each. Trial noted as one of the south’s most remarkable murder cases tied to political feud.
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Nashville, Tenn
Senator Carmack
Duncan Cooper
Robin Cooper
John YD. Sharp
Edward W. Carmack
Coopers
Sharp
Hart
John J. Greener
Walter O. Palmer
James BE. Caldwell
N. B. Chadburn
C. W Anderson
Foreman Burke
Cooper-Sharp
South
Carmack
Colonel Cooper
United States Senate
Cooper
Freepot
Rogers
Holmes
Edwards
Search for dead man Baker linked to timber lands
Police search for Latoria S. Baker, formerly cashier at Northern National Bank Big Rapids Mich, long legally dead. Frank Chickering of Big Rapids says Baker used alias Raker La Toras with letters transposed to obscure identity while tied to Wall Street brokers. Goal is to clear title to timberlands valued at 3,000,600 dollars.
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New York
McCafferty
Latoria S. Baker
Northern National Bank of
Big Rapids
Mich
Frank Chickering
Chickering
Baker
Wall Street
Raker la Toras
Body of rancher Dieter found buried in straw stack
The body of Peter Dieter a young rancher from Holly was found buried under a straw stack at his mountain ranch home in Pueblo Colorado. He was shot in bed and then hidden. two bullet holes were found in the clothing era.
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Pueblo
Colo
Peter Dieter
Iioly
Law Hits Church Raffle Ban in Iowa Senate
Des Moines reports that Iowa senators passed a bill prohibiting church raffles and whist club prizes. The measure also bans gambling games by hotel cigar counter workers shaking dice with customers, declaring such activities felonies.
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Iowa Senate
Des Moines
Church
Lowa Senate
Man Dies Saving Record In Drydock Fall
Philadelphia March 22 Chief Machinists Mate John Cuminsky of the United States ship Peather lost his life while trying to prevent a mark for returning to ship late. To avoid a sentry he jumped into a drydock thirty two feet deep.
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Philadelphia
John Cuminsky
United States
Peather
Americans Win Race In Germany With Crown Prince Present
In Berlin on March 22 the American cycling team Floyd Macarland and James Moran won a six day race in the crown prince's presence. A new method creates a stronger gas mantle by using artificial silk made from cellulose dissolved in ammoniate copper, on which oxides are deposited.
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Germany
Berlin
iIn
Crown Prince
Floyd Macarland
James Moran
Beeps Latetive Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
Colds of the season are quickly relieved with Bees Latetive Cough Syrup. It claims to ease coughs colds croup and whooping cough while offering laxative action. Pleasant to take and sold by H J Moogh and C P Guenther.
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H. J. Moogh
C. P. Guenther
Pills Promising Cure Advertised By H J Moogh
An old ad touts Rings Little Liver Pill as a remedy for biliousness sickness headache and constipation. It claims no gripe and lists a price of 95 cents. Sold or held by H. J. Moogh and CG. P. Guenther.
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H. J. Moogh
CG. P. Guenther
Carrie Nation Again on Baltic Passage
In New York March 22 Carrie Naw son caused disturbance aboard the Baltic until a talk with Captain Ranson settled the matter. The passenger unrest subsided after the captain intervened.
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Carrie Nation
New York
Carrie Nawson
Ranson
Liver Medicine in Squid Form Sold Locally
A local seller offers Woods Liver Medicine in squid form claiming to regulate the liver relieve sick headache constipation stomach and kidney disorders and act as a gentle laxative. It is touted to produce tonic effects on first dose with a one dollar bottle containing twice as much as a fifty cent bottle. Sold by H J Moogk and C P Guenther.
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Woods
H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
Burdoté Piano Tuner Takes Orders by Brown's & Collieyer's
J Burdoté, a piano tuner, places orders at Brown's and Collieyer's as telephone lines connect clients with skilled artisans. Descriptions suggest a bustling local trade for musical instrument servicing and repair.
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J. Burdoté
Brown's & Collieyer
Advertising and Goods Rule for Success
Quote highlights strategy: having goods matters less without advertising. Emphasizes that products need promotion to reach customers and achieve impact in markets. The saying underscores the link between quality offerings and visibility through promotion.
Plancon and De Reszke in Romeo and Juliet clash
The article recalls Plancon calling De Reszke a horse after a dressing room meeting as both bassos prepared to sing in Romeo and Juliet. It contrasts De Reszke’s heavy workload with Plancon’s lighter schedule and notes the famed quarrel. A separate fragment recounts a humorous courthouse exchange about defense and a Black representative.
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Plancon
Edouard de Resske
Metropolitan Opera Company
Pol Tlancon
de Reszke
New York Tribune
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