Illinois School Attendance Law Aims at Compulsory Education
Illinois enacts rigid attendance rules for children aged seven to fourteen. Truant officers arrest habitual skippers and prosecute parents, with fines from five to twenty dollars and jail until fines are paid. The act, effective July 1 1905, compels public or private schooling for at least 110 days annually.
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John Bauscher
State
Ilinois
General Assembly
Board of Education
Board of
Board of Directors
Iany Court of Record
Justice of the Peace
Tlinois
Justices and Constables Form Committee for Legislation
Illinois association of Justices of the Peace and Constables met in Springfield to set up a legislative committee. Members include R O Deason William E Roberts W E Handel EK Adams and S P Ruppert to seek laws benefiting justices and constables and to tighten uniform administration of the justice act.
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General Assembly
Illinois Association of Justices of the Peace
Springfield
R. O. Deason
William E. Roberts
Murphysboro
W. E. Handel
EK. E. Adams
Taylorville
S. P. Ruppert
Pitsfield
Justice Court
Association
Appellate Court
Humber
State Association
State court absolves Illinois of liability for agent injuries
Springfield, Oct 2 The State of Illinois cannot be held liable for negligence by its agents in several cases before the State court of claims. Henry Henke of Chicago sought 28662.50 after a Lincoln Park scaffold fall and was crippled. Cases of James Murphy and John Riley were stricken for injuries at Central Hospital and the home for the blind. Lucius Rude’s claim also fell from a Lincoln Park straw barn and was dropped. In two license cases money paid for employment agency licenses was refunded. the court ruled license fees paid while pending to be unconstitutional cannot be recovered.
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Springfield
Illinois
State Court of Claims
Henry Henke
Chicago
Lincoln Park
Henke
James Murphy
John Riley
Riley
Central Hospital For the Insane
Jacksonville
Murphy
Home For
Lucius Rude
Rude
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
Commission
Mlinois
Stover Engine Works Annual Stockholders Meeting Scheduled
The annual meeting of Stover Engine Works stockholders will be held at the company's Freeport office on Tuesday October 16 at 3 p.m. to elect officers and conduct other business as needed. J F Surry Secretary.
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Stover Engine Works
Freeport
Stovver Ense Works
J. F. Surry
Dressmaking services offered for home or daily work
Advertises dressmaking by the hour or at the customer's home. Caller provides sewing at home or will go out by the day. Contact at 180 Lincoln Avenue and News phone black 622.
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Lincoln Avenue
Tampico police force indicted in assault case
The entire Tampico police force was indicted by the White side county grand jury on assault and battery charges amid Tampico turmoil. Mayor H A Kemp had been abroad four months. upon return aldermen refused a council meeting and police were ordered to seize them, leading to arrests for false imprisonment. The mayor was not indicted.
Mayor Orders Galena Slot Machines Closed
Fearing citizen anger over gambling the Galena mayor Scheerer ordered slot machines out of saloons. By Friday evening the order was issued and by Saturday afternoon most machines were turned to the wall or removed. Other gambling places will be closed.
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Galena
Hollister Tea Advertises 85 Cent Tabs
There is nothing that takes away the beautiful womanly charms like a plodding stooped awkward carriage. There is absolutely no use for that as long as Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is made. Tea or tablets, 85 cents. Joseph Enmimert.
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Hollister
Joseph Enmimert
Sixty second Illinois Baptists annual meeting in Carbondale
The sixty second annual meeting of the Baptists of Illinois will convene in Carbondale on October 15 for four days. Officers include President H. B. Clissold and Vice President A. G. Serogin. Key addresses cover the Sunday Evening Service and state missions. Illinois Baptists report 132,359 total membership and 97,401 Sunday School enrollment.
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General Assembly of the Baptists of
Champaign
Illinois
James A. Piers
Sterling
Joliet
Ilinois
Assembly
W. H. Fuller
Elgin
J. ¥. Rtchison
Galesburg
A. K. du Bois
LL. D
Chicago
J. B. Rogers
Springfield
Baptist Young People’s Union
George H. Shorney
The Woman Hater at the Theatre with Beresford
Amusement review lauds Harry Beresford in The Woman Hater for clever witty humor. Crowd appeal noted with continuous laughter and early seated fans urged to secure tickets for next season.
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Harry Beresford
Beresford
Mr. Beresford
Grand opera house hosts tomorrow night event
The announcement states a event takes place tomorrow night at the Grand Opera House providing a concise local venue and timing reference for residents.
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Grand Opera House
Jeannette Gilder Pioneer Journalist and Critic
Jeannette ob Gilder a noted journalist and critic was born in Flushing New York on October 3 1849. She began writing for the Newark Morning Register at about age ten and later became a prominent New York journalist. She served six years as literary editor of the New York Herald before founding the Critic and dramatized Quo Vadis while authoring books and humorous sketches.
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Jeannette Ob. Gilder
Flushing
N.Y
Oet
Miss Gilder
Newark Morning Register
Richard Watson Gilder
New Jersey
New York
The
New York Herald
This Date in History Highlights Key 12th to 20th Century Events
A compact chronology noting Saladin’s capture of Jerusalem in 1187, Leyden siege exit in 1573, Scottish victory at Glenlivet in 1594, Lim erick fall ending English Irish war, and other dated mentions including the Buffalo newspaper start, New York Academy of Music opening, Lexington evacuation, and the Boston peace conference opening.
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Saladin
Jerusalem
Leyden
Glenlivet
Austria
Academy of Music
New York
Lexington
Philadelphia
Mayor Wells
Salt Lake City
U. S
Tyod
Boston
Danger from the Plague Promises Cure for Coughs
Mrs. George Walls of Forest City Maine reports Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds as a godsend in climates with prevalent sickness. The ad claims it prevents pneumonia cures la grippe relieves asthma hay fever and strengthens lungs to ward off consumption. Trial bottles advertised for a week at one dollar guaranteed by Joseph Buntierts drug store.
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Joseph Buntierts
Important Change of Time for Chicago Great Western Trains
The Chicago Great Western Railway announces a time change effective Sunday October 7. The new schedule will be posted in this issue.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Carpet Cleaning Time Reminder for Cora BRaAxEN
A brief reminder to call phone 21 at carpet cleaning time for Cora BRaAxEN. The note includes the cryptic code S-35diw and emphasizes scheduling details.
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Cora Braaxen
Mayer and Parsons Firm Seeks City Property Payments
We will take certificates of deposit on any bank in the city as payment on city property or western hands purchased from us Mayer and Parsons A Law.
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Mayer & Parson A Law
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Jeannette L. Gilder
Vann
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Van
Barte Vers
Daly
Cees
Serbo
Nesta
Kuehner
Xana
Globe Wernicke
Karpen Bros
Royal Morris
Ostermoor
Ivans
Deitz, Mezgar
Bundhar
McDougal
Fall Weddings
Christy
W.j.young &Co
German Bank
Straub & Nohe
Stephenson St. S
Strathmore
Havana
H. J. Moogk
F. Jungku
Joseph Emmert
Germania Socie
Schmid Bros
James Farnuin
Theo. Gessner
W. M. Kinne
Chas
Melnick Senate Hotel
Reiger
Kerl
Martin Kroer
C. W. Harden
Matton Neoheews
Freeport Gas Light and Coke Co
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