Law Governing Illinois Schools Heavy Handed in Fetching Absentees
A 1905 Illinois act demands compulsory school attendance for children ages seven to fourteen with a minimum of 110 teaching days. It imposes fines up to twenty dollars for parents and assigns truant officers to arrest habitual truants and place them with teachers.
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John Bauscher
Nanois
General Assembly
Board of Education
Board of
Board of Directors
Justice of the Peace
Titnutis
State of Illinois Not Liable for Agent Negligence Rulings
Springfield, Oct 2 The State court of claims held the State cannot be liable for negligence or misconduct of its agents in several personal injury suits. The Henke case sought 23662.60 for a Lincoln Park scaffold injury leaving him crippled for life. Other cases, including Murphy and Riley, were stricken over similar claims of unguarded shafts at state facilities. Licenses refunds were denied for voluntary payments made while the license case was pending.
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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
Ilinois
Stover Engine Works Sets Stockholders Meeting
The annual meeting of the stock holders of Stover Engine Works will be held at the company office in Freeport on Tuesday October 16 at 7:65 p.m. for the election of officers and other business. J F Surry Secy.
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Stover Engine Works
Freeport
J. F. Surry
Sec’y. Dit
Dressmaking Service Offer At Home Or Daily Hire
A dressmaking service advertises sewing at home or by the day. Caller can reach at 180 Lincoln Avenue. News phone black 03. 10-ldlw.
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Lincoln Avenue
Black
Justices and Constables Form Committee to Push Legislation
The Illinois Association of Justices of the Peace and Constables appointed a legislative committee in Springfield to promote laws benefiting the state's justices and constables. Members from Murphysboro Taylorville and Pitsfield were named. The group seeks a uniform justice act and wider jurisdiction where needed to improve costs collection and administration for criminal matters.
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General Assembly
Illinois Association of Justices of the Peace
Springfield
R. O. Deason
William E. Roberts
Murphysboro
W. BE. Handel
EK. E. Adams
Taylorville
P. Ruppert
Pitsfield
Justice Court
Association
Illinois and Appellate Court
Tampico Police Force Indicted Over City Hall Turmoil
The White side county grand jury indicted Tampico Illinois police force on assault and battery amid a city dispute sparked by Mayor Kemp’s four month Canada absence. Mayor Kemp ordered arrests after aldermen refused to attend a council meeting. police and mayor faced charges of false imprisonment but the mayor was not indicted. Authorities expect police to plead guilty.
Galena Mayor Orders All Slot Machines Closed
The Galena mayor Scheerer ordered saloon slot machines out of the city fearing citizen anger over law upholding. By Friday evening the order was issued and by Saturday afternoon most machines were turned away or removed from buildings. Other gambling operations were expected to close as well.
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Galena
Scheerer
Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Charm
A short ad touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the remedy for a plodding stooped carriage and womanly charms, selling tea or tablets for 35 cents by Joseph Emmert.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Joseph Emmert
Mrs. Austins Pancakes Featured In Local Note
Local notice highlights Mrs. Austins pancake fame with a casual reminder to call a cleaning service on the 27th and mentions a contact number. The fragment references a dining or culinary topic alongside an unrelated phone cue and odd names.
Sixty second Baptist Illinois assembly to convene in Carbondale
The Illinois Baptists announce their sixty second general assembly meeting in Carbondale starting October 15 for four days. Officers include President H B Clisold and Treasurer W T Channon. Activities cover missions, sermons, reports, and Woman's Foreign Missionary Society events with about 3000 delegates expected.
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General Assembly of the Baptists of Illinois
Carbondale
Assembly
H. B. Clissold
Morgan Park
A. G. Serogin
Lexington
Te. P. Brand
Normal
L. C. Trent
Lincoln
W. Tf. Chan
Champaign
Illinois
James A. Pieret
Sterling
Baptists
Joliet
W. H. Fuller
Elgin
J. Y. Rtchison
Galesburg
A. K. du Bois
Lit. D
Chicago
J. B. Rogers
Springfield
Baptist Young People’s Union
George H. Shorney
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
F. H. Stedman
G. C. Moor
F. H. Smith
M. V. Higman
J. T. Caldwell
Rogers Park
This Date in History Highlights Key Events
Historical notes include Saladin capturing Jerusalem in 1137 and Leyden siege abandonment in 1573. Other entries cover battles, deaths, openings, and political events from 1594 to 1871 with various places and figures.
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Saladin
Jerusalem
Leyden
Glenlivet
Trish
Limerick
Augustus Keppel
Teil
Bufffalo
N. Y
Wartenburg
Academy of Music
New York
Lexington
Alc
Philadelphia
Mayor Wells
Salt Lake City
U.S
Boston
Plague Fears Prompt Use of Doctor Kings New Discovery
Mrs. George Walls of Morest City Me writes that Dr Kings New Discovery combats coughs and colds, preventing pneumonia and consumption. The ad touts relief for asthma hay fever and lung strength with a trial bottle offered and a price of one dollar, guaranteed by a local drug store.
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Joseph
Chicago Great Western Schedules Change Sunday October 7
The Chicago Great Western railway announces a time change for trains effective Sunday October 7. New timetable details will be published in this paper.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Mayer & Fasons Certs of Deposit Offer in City
We will accept certificates of deposit from any bank in the city as payment on city property or Western lands purchased from Mayer and Fasons.
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Western Hinds
Mayer & Fas
Dal LW
The Woman Hater brings Beresford to town in witty comedy
Amusements column reviews Harry Beresford in The Woman Hater praising his intellectual, motionful humor and crowd appeal. The piece notes strong demand for tickets and urges early purchase before future seasons, with a hint to the wise.
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Harry Beresford
Beresford
Mr. Beresford
Illusion Revue Scheduled at Grand Opera House
The announcement sets a performance for tomorrow night at the Grand Opera House. Details are limited, but the event centers on a formal show at a prominent city venue with early evening seating.
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Grand Opera House
Jeannette Gilder A Noted Journalist From New York
Jeannette La Gilder born in Flushing New York on August 3 1849. She began writing for the Newark Morning Register as a youth and later moved to New York journalism. She served six years as literary editor of the New York Herald before founding the Critic. She dramatized Quo Vadis for the stage and authored several books and humorous sketches.
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Jeannette la. Gilder
Flushing
N. Y
Miss Gilder
Newark Morning Register
Richard Watson Gilder
New Jersey
New York
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Carbondale Beginning
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Karpen Bros
Royal Morris
Ostermoor
Gsed I
Jeannette L. Gilder
Vann
Biti
Sundins
Vandoa
Vieiu
Cretaie
Wattin
Strathmore
Havana
Orat
J. Mook
F. Jungku
Germania Socie Schmid Bros
James Farnum
Theo. Gessner
W. M. Kinne
Chas
Melnick Senate Hotel
Reiger & Kerri
Martin Mioer
C. W. Harden
Christy
W.j.young & Co Omosite German Bank
Straub & Nohe
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Matton Hephens
Freeport Gas Light and Coke Co
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