Veto Watch As Illinois Governor Faces Fare Bill
In Chicago, Governor Deneen may veto the 2 cent passenger fare bill and push a railroad and warehouse commission action to implement a similar effect. Political circles discuss potential credit for reducing fares or legislative pushback if the bill becomes law. The constitutionality of the measure is questioned.
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Sweingfeld
Deneen
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Siates
Timolg
Dr Baum Elected President of Illinois Medical Society
Dr W Tr Baum of Chicago was unanimously elected president of the Illinois Medical Society at Rockford Illinois. He is head of Cook County hospital and expert on contagious diseases. He fell ill with diphtheria during the meeting and was quarantined three days before returning home to convalesce. Delegates voted to hold next year’s convention in Peoria.
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Rockford
Baum
Chicago
Tilinois Medical Society
Peoria
Illinois Grand Army of the Republic officers elected
In Decatur Illinois on May 24 the Illinois department G. A. R. elected officers led by Senior vice commander envy Wells of Quincy and junior vice commander Aden Knoph of Meyers. The parade drew 8000 veterans while Mrs Anna Tuck of Plymouth was named president of the Woman’s Relief Corps and Laura Frasier of Chicago became president of the Daughters of Veterans.
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Decatur
Ilinois Department
Grand Army of the Republic
Envy
Wells
Quincy
Aden Knoph
Mey
Chaphan
Epler
Shelbyville
Afred Cole
Chicago
Cadwallader
Lincoln
William Andrew
Rockford
BR. M. Campbell
A. S. Wright
Woodstock
Vaughn
Anna Tuck
Plymouth
Laura Frasier
Daughters of Veter-ans
Passenger Hurt as Wa rbash Train Derailed Near Mount Olive
The Warbash accommodation from St Louis derailed after striking an open switch at Mount Olive. Seven freight cars were demolished. Four trainmen suffered minor injuries and a passenger, Mrs. BicMillan of Decatur, Illinois, sustained a slight scalp wound.
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Mount Olive
St. Louis
BicMillan
Decatur
Record corn sale breaks McLean county daily high
Reports from grain dealers show 6,000,000 bushels of corn sold in McLean county Tuesday, a record for a single day. Farmers had waited for 50-cent corn as demand surged.
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Bloomington
McLean County
Died at Desk While Writing Letter in Kewanee
Henry Bertholf, of Augusta Illinois, died suddenly in his room in Kewanee while composing a letter at a writing desk. No further cause is given and funeral arrangements are pending.
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Kewanee, Wh
Henry Bertholf
Augusta
Presbyterian assembly backs marriage reform program
The Presbyterian general assembly in Columbus Ohio on May 24 approved the special committee on marriage and divorce report. It adopted resolutions praising the progress achieved and urging further reforms reaffirming earlier church rulings on marriage and divorce and directing presbyteries to act accordingly.
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Presbyterian Assembly
Columbus
Presbyterian General Assembly
Mrs McKinley Lingers As Apoplexy Strikes
Canton Ohio May 24. After a consultation at the McKinley home by Dr Porteman and Dr Ey man physicians report no indications Mrs McKinley can long survive the attack of apoplexy. She remains in comatose condition and dissolution is expected in a day or two with little hope for improvement. Close friends note her wish to witness the traveling monument to President McKinley in September but fear she may not live to see it.
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Canton
McKinley
Pr. K. O. Porteman
J. F. Eyman
Massillon State Hospital
President McKinley
National Hobo Convention in Chippewa Falls
Speeches praising President Roosevelt and Senator Lafollette highlighted the National Convention of Tramps in Chippewa Falls on May 24. Delegates were ordered out by police after a resolution condemned police methods in large cities and an endorsement of Senator Voraker as no presidential candidate.
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Chippewa Falls
Roosevelt
Lafollette
Voraker
Johannesberg Strike Escalates as Workers Walk Out
In Johannesberg on March 24 white miners from forty three mines walked out over a demand to work three drills a day instead of two. Workers from the East and Central Rand are joining the movement which has already sparked riot. Troops are on guard.
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Johannesberg
Rand
Man Confined in Ohio Sanatorium Seeks Release Claiming Rightful Marriage
James Frieze, confined at a Columbus sanatorium, petitions a court for release asserting his mind is sound and that he is the rightful husband of Alice Roosevelt Longworth. He contends Nicholas Longworth is an interloper and should be shot.
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Columbus, O
James Frieze
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
Rescue of Dream's Captain After Ossabow Wreck
Abrisa Garby, captain of the Dream from Charleston, wrecked on Ossabow island May 12, was rescued by a resident after four days and nights without food or water. Previously reported dead, Garby survived the crash and endured severe conditions before being found.
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Savannah
Abrisa Garby
Dream
Charleston
Ossabow Island
Suppose He Is Innocent
Savannah May 24 Melvin Padgett son of Sim Padgett one of the negroes killed in the battle with a mob in Tattnall county brought here from Statesboro for fear of mob violence Padgett denies the crime charged against him the rape of Mrs Laura Moore
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Savannah
Melvin Dpidgett
Sim Padgett
Tattnall County
Statesboro
Padgett
Bin
Laura Moore
Lutheran Synod Organizes in Sunbury May 24
The general synod of the Evangelics Southern church of America organized by electing Rev S W Owen of Hagerstown Md as president.
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Lutheran Synod
Sunbury
General Synod of the Evangelics Southern Church of America
S. W. Owen
Hagerstown
Baseball scores from Chicago and league games
Baseball scores across leagues dated May 24 show Brooklyn 0 over Cincinnati 3. Philadelphia 8 over Pittsburgh 0. Boston 1 over St Louis 4. New York 5 over Chicago 2. Detroit 10 over Washington 0. Cleveland 3 over Philadelphia 0. St Paul 9 over Kansas City 4. Milwaukee 2 over Minneapolis 3. Denver 5 over Sioux City 3. Omaha 2 over Des Moines 1. Pueblo 9 over Lincoln 2. Indianapolis 1 over Louisville 2.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Boston
St. Louis
New York
American
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
St. Monis
Association
Indianapolis
Louisville
Indianaapolis
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Kansas City
Columbius
Western
Denver
Sisuy City
Onata
Des Moines
Omaha
Pueblo
Lincoln
Puebblo
A Sure Return
Do not speculate and run the chance of losing all. Put money in a reliable bank at a good rate of interest where it will bring a fair safe and certain return. Deposit your surplus in the Savings Dept of the State Bank conducted on sound and conservative business principles. With large capital and ample resources it stands high in public favor. Savings Department of the article.
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Savings Dept
State Bank
Savings Department of
Public Utilities Committee Debates Frisco Rail Franchises
San Francisco May 24 A heated meeting of the public utilities committee of the board of supervisors debated forfeiting United Railroads franchises. Patrick Calhoun faced a sharp rebuke as Tyveltmoe urged action if cars did not run by May 28 1907. GP B Troy pressed municipal ownership after denouncing over-capitalization and the rail line.
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San Francisco
Public Utilities Committee
Board of Supervisors
United Railroads
Patrick Calhoun
Fh. PL Ie
Troy
Calhoun
Boxton
Box
Tyveltmoe
Building Trades Council
United
Man Declares Calhoun Falsified Fire Claim During Philadelphia Speech
A heated council meeting ends with President Calhoun striking Troy after an accusation that Calhoun falsely claimed the great fire would benefit the Ins corporation and that the quake destroyed asphalt paving. The chamber erupts as members restrain the arguing men and the resolution is tabled.
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Calhoun
Philadelphia
Ins Corporation
Troy
Ele
Paxton
Aling
Trey
Boxton
Loxton
Atormo
Gallagher
Tyretmoe
Fon
Brexton
Trav
Counts in last Russian election yield key deputies
Back Counties in at Last St. Petersburg May 24 The final returns from the general election to the lower house show three Constitutional Democratic peasants elected. This increases the party's total strength to Tot, not counting twenty members of the Group of Toll who have joined.
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St. Petersburg
Iron Tousk
West Siberia
Good Some Other Time
Milwaukeee Sentinel quotes a humorous exchange about postponing a date. A man jokes he offered a rain check as his partner recalls a near kiss and a father interrupting the moment.
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Jack
Father
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Promises Complete Cold Relief
An old ad touts Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup with no opiates, claiming it moves the bowels to drive the cold from the system. It notes compliance with the National Pure Food and Drug Law and lists seller Wm. F. Jugghunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson Street.
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Kennedy
Wm. F. Jugghunz
Stephenson Street
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Seen as Remedy for Female Ills
A medical advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe herbal tonic for women. It claims to treat uterine disease symptoms by addressing root causes, boosts overall strength, calms nervous symptoms, and includes Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels.
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Pierce
St. Vitus
Harmful smoke through the nose may spread disease warns Lancet
The Lancet cautions that blowing cigarette smoke through the nostrils can disseminate disease. Moist nasal passages carry microorganisms that contact the conjunctiva and eyes, spreading ailments like hay fever to unsuspecting households.
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Tyndall
A Sense of Direction and Venezuelan Cowboys
An essay contrasts innate direction in woodsmen with learned skill and notes that some lack it entirely. It cites Stewart Edward White on inborn forest sense and describes Venezuelan cowboys who lasso by tail twist to pin cattle for branding, then ride and restrain.
Eddy Case Opens in Merrimack County Court
The first legal battle over Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy’s property began in Merrimack County Superior Court with next friends seeking an accounting. Trustees appointed by Eddy seek to be substituted as plaintiffs. Frye and others named as defendants. Judge Ewing observed from Chicago among spectators.
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Concord
N. 1
Mary Baker Glover Eddy
Christian Sefence Ent
Connec
Merrimack County
Tenty M. Baker
Archibald McLellan
Josiah BE. Pernald
Eddy
Friends
Free
Frye
William C. Ewing
Chicago
Christian Science Cult
Stroueter Hurdles in Trustees Fraud Case Test
General Frank S. Streeter defended the defendants arguing next friends must prove Mrs Eddy incapable to empower trustees via the trust deed. He urged trustees have right to sue, contending the deed transfers all Eddy property and rights to prosecute. Judge Chamberlain ordered continuation focused on trustees intervention, delaying competency issues.
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Frank S. Streeter
Next Friends
Mrs. Eddy
General Streeter
Illness status of Theodore Tilton in Beachern suit cited
Paris reports Theodore Tilton disease pneumonia shows no improvement at age 71 and ongoing civil suit for damages against Henry Ward Beecher connected to the 1874 scandal aftermath. Tilton has lived abroad since the great controversy surrounding Beecher.
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Paris
Theodore Tilton
Authony
Henry Ward Beacherden
Tilton
Sunday School Convention Ends at Colikean Site
The fifth international Sunday school convention concluded with over a thousand delegates visiting Colikean. Visitors stood bareheaded in a solemn scene as prayers and verses were offered amid the closing ceremonies. Lightning Strikes Farm in Wisconsin. property worth $10,000 damaged. Animals and implements injured or destroyed include four horses, forty sheep, and farm tools. Local observer details indicate a livestock and equipment loss with no injuries reported.
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Rone
Colikean
Tinesville
Wis
Got Any Inspection Down There
Six persons killed and seven saved in this city within twenty four hours as buildings collapse amid a heat wave. Temperatures rise and fires spread, with the report noting continued danger and uncertain recovery prospects.
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Ity
Mexico
Maly
DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Relief
Pain from pads burns cuts scalds and skin diseases is relieved by DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. Also advertised for piles. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 33 Stephenson Street.
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DeWitt
Hinzel
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Fr J Burdett Piano Tuner and Harriet Burbank Ad
Fragmentary notices list Fr J Burdett a piano tuner and Harriet M Burbank a teacher with unclear address and studio references. Content is incomplete and cannot confirm a cohesive event or announcement.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Grove Sr
Famous gamblers clubs and their wager book legends
In the article three principal clubs are described White's Brookes' and Boodles' with betting histories. White's as a chocolate house turned private Tory hub. Brookes' as the Whig club with members like the Prince of Wales Sheridan and Fox. The piece cites dated wagers from 1701 to 1778 recorded in the Almack's era and notes bets between Lord Northington Fox Bolingbroke and others.
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White's
Brookes
Boodles
William III
Prince of Wales
Sheridan
Charles James Fox
Almack's
Lord Northington Beto
C. Fox
C.F
Lord Bolingbroke
Charles Fox
Fox
Lord Enanderdale
Lord Thanet
Join Ashton
Headlight Joke About Slow Car Traveled To Cleveland
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes a driver placing a bright headlight on both ends of a slow vehicle to show it is moving or stopping. The joke highlights the device’s futility in signaling motion.
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Chatkey
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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