William H. Stead Attorney General Nominee Biography
William H. Stead, Republican candidate for attorney general, born June 12, 1858 in LaSalle county. Educated in Illinois public schools, Normal College Ladoga Indiana, and De Pauw University. Admitted to Illinois bar in 1883 and practiced in Ottawa. Served as city attorney of Ottawa and LaSalle county state’s attorney. Elected attorney general in 1904 and renominated without opposition in the August 8 1908 primaries.
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William H. Stead
LaSalle County
Normal College
Ladoga
Indiana
de Pauw University
Illinois
Ottawa
Ile
James A. Rose Secretary of State Nominee Biography
James A. Rose, Republican nominee for secretary of state, born October 18, 1850 in Golconda Illinois. He was educated in common schools and at Illinois Normal University Normal. He taught in public schools before turning to public service as Pope County superintendent in 1873 and state attorney in 1881. During Gov Fifer's term he served as trustee of the Pontiac Reformatory and commissioner of the Chester Penitentiary. Elected secretary of state in 1896, he was re-elected in 1900 and 1904, and nominated for a fourth term in the August 8, 1908 primaries by 110,083 votes clear of the field by 8,675.
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Golconda
Commion
Ilinois Normal University
Normal
Flo
Pope County
Fifer
Pontiac Reformatory
Chester
Janey McCullough of Urbana Nominated for Auditor
Janey 8 McCullough of Urbana the Republican nominee for auditor of relic accounts was born near Mercersburg Pa and moved to Urbana with his father in 1854. He enlisted in 1862 in the Seventy sixth Illinois Infantry and fought at Vicksburg Jackson Benton Jackson Cross Roads Vaughn s Station Meridian Fort Blakely and others. He lost his left arm at Fort Blakely on April 9 1865 and later served as county clerk from 1873 to 1896 before resigning to run for auditor. He was renominated by acclamation in 1980 and again in 1904 with primaries August 8 for a fourth term.
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Sinois Infantry
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Benton
Jackson Cross Roads
Vaughn's Station
Meridian
Fort Blakely
Bryan Ends His Hike After Waterways Tour in Suburbs
Bryan continues a spellbinding tour through the western and southern suburbs, visiting Mintistone Joliet and other stops while denying charges from the interior secretary. The Nebraska campaign shifts toward Iowa and Illinois as he addresses crowds, defends his policy, and outlines plans for future stops and a river canal project.
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Chiesa
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Mintistone
Rollestern
Tine Tsland
Voter Registration Activity At Local City Hall
A fragmented report describes Willie Ploward Taft and Pat Was voting in the city after registration offices in a shop and an election clerk guiding a respondent through the process. It notes the presidential nomination and a voter itinerary among Columbus and Aberva, outlining attendance and civic duties with sparse details.
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Willie Ploward Taft
Cvef
Cibycat Cineimas
Hepindiendy
Miele Stanlen
Jude
Patt
Judee Pali
Barga
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Davie
Untitled garbled OCR note with scattered names
Fragmentary OCR text mentioning various names, places, and terms with no coherent event or context. many nonsensical phrases and misread words, lacking a clear person, organization, date, or location to anchor a real news item.
Sherman addresses students and workers on campaign tour
A Republican vice presidential candidate spoke at Wesleyan University and Marion, addressing students and railroad workers. He urged unity, praised American eagle symbolism, and urged resilience amid dirt and toil, then boarded a train eastward after a large campus and factory turnout.
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le Weet
Wiliel Die
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Sherman
Opera
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George
Ranis
Marion Sherman
East
Convention Held in Chattanooga Hotel Bedroom
A Liberal party national convention met in a Chattanooga hotel room to nominate candidates for president and vice president with Sydney Co Papp of Atlanta as president and Siaddox of Minnesota as vice president. Mardex was named chair of the national executive committee, and the event drew under a dozen delegates with limited public attendance. Women’s suffrage was emphasized, but few attendees were present.
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Chattanooga
Chattinoors. Venu
Get
Liberal Party
United States
Sydney Co Papp
Atlanta
Futur Siaddox
Minnesota
Mardex
Tiave
Champier
Troy
Sesson
New Fame Draws Wealthy Players to Contest
The contest drew participants famed nationally, many of whom were tuitionaires. A statistician estimated that ten million dollars in personal wealth was represented by the players and spectators combined.
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Beng Tuilionaires
Impere Tian
Old Trade Prisoner Seeks Own Trade In London Scraps
The governor reads the newly arrived prisoner's card and asks for a trade he will take up. The man wishes to sell on commission the goods others make, preferring his own old trade over mat making, tailoring, shoemaking, or basketry.
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London
Scottish minister in Chelsea befriends Carlyle in street
The Rev. Thomas Alexander, a Presbyterian minister and Chelsea resident, spots Thomas Carlyle in King's Road. He greets him, they forge a friendship, and Alexander later seeks a subscription for a building fund. Carlyle responds with a doggerel refusal and Alexander threatens to publish or sell his poetry unless paid £5.
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Thomas Alexander
Chelsea
Scot
Carlyle
King's Road
Thomas Carlyle
Tom Alexander
Alexander
Pudding Lessons Instructed By Martha For Miss Min
A travel magazine anecdote captures Martha guiding a would be housekeeper in pudding making. She advises using bread and milk by judgment, and notes Miss Min lacks judgment, prompting a humorous exchange.
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Miss Min
Travel Magazine
Actor quotes on season performance and public art value
A Washington Star quote attributes sharp remarks to Mr Stormington Barnes about actors and season prosperity. The exchange notes public appreciation of art and the tendency to speak briefly about it. The dialogue reflects media and public commentary on theater and performance.
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Stormington Barnes
Washington Star
You’ve Met Him Neighbor Tradeoff
A humorous quip contrasts a new neighbor’s habit of saving his longest story for when visitors linger at the door, highlighting the social dynamic of casual etiquette and neighborly timing. The remark playfully notes the delay as the host extends hospitality while waiting for the guest to depart.
Indignant Citizen Seeks Reply Over Morning Attack
A fiery reader demands a response from the office head after an alleged outrageous morning attack. The correspondent criticizes the publication and questions the number of copies printed, while an outspoken writer labels certain beliefs as religion and asserts no one was saved by it.
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Fardiy
Commoner newspaper proposal sparks debate in Madison
A stray draft from Madison proposes a weekly paper named the Commoner to advocate government by the people. It calls for distribution of public records, discussion of policies, and timely editorials by able writers and correspondents to digest congressional precenings and state affairs.
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Privat
Seif Ormanent
Carl Editorial
Fishermen Missing After Dory Separation Near Michigan
A shoal of fishermen, Bahe a howe Voyare Liverpool Oetom, Burke of Olin Barkae, and Nowd Septiun Ueheriven, departed from the schooner on Sept 22 in a dory. They were adrift for days without food or water before Michigan recovered the survivors, leaving others unable to return to the vessel.
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Val Diva
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Burke
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Contempt Proceedings Involving AFL Officials In St Louis Boycott
Washington D. C. counsel for Samuel Champers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor have been notified to testify in contempt proceedings connected with an alleged boycott of the Rick Stove and Lange company of St Louis. The case continues in Springfield Illinois on Oct 1 and Staunton Illinois on Oct 4.
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Samuel Champers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Rick Stove and Lange Company
St. Lenuis
Talen Dn
St. Lois Coutiniing
Sprinfield
Staunton
Count Too Tobstoi Resumes Work In St. Petersburg
The text describes Count Too Tobstoi being fully restored and returning to duties, with his sousk and colleagues reporting renewed activity. It notes his resumed walks and involvement in company affairs, though the wording is garbled and many names are unclear.
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Too Tobstoi
Chicago Board of Trade quotes on Oct 8 Chicago markets
Titled market report from TAE MARKETS Chicago detailing Oct 8 price quotes for wheat oats and hogs cattle and sheep. Includes bid ranges for futures and physicals with notes on grades and deliveries and summary of cattle and sheep receipts and price levels.
Live Stock Market Report From Dewning and Stevens
Live Stock Commission Merchants Dewning and Stevens report cattle and sheep receipts and market prices. Cattle receipts about 100 head with heavy demand and prices around 6.50 to 6.75. Sheep and lamb receipts roughly 200 head with best lambs near 6.75, wethers 4.25 to 4.50, ewes 8.00 to 8.75, calves about 4.50. Prices cited for hogs and pigs around 5.70.
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How to Keep Food at Its Best
Advice on preserving groceries with concrete steps. Green vegetables should be cooled promptly upon delivery, greens kept damp and wrapped in newspaper, and stored in air. Glass or tin containers should be used for cereals and kept pest free. Coffee must be airtight to preserve aroma. Salt soap and cheese need dry cool storage.
How to Freshen Leather Chairs
Leather covered chairs and couches when dull and shabby looking may be greatly improved in appearance by brushing the surface over with the white of an egg. Beat up the white until stiff and then dip a piece of soft linen into it and rub the leather thoroughly with light pressure. Any leather articles may be cleaned and freshened in this manner.
Modesty is Another Name for Self Knowledge
A compact aphorism asserting that modesty reflects true self awareness and restraint. The line presents a proverb-like perspective on humility and personal insight.
Ring's Little Liver Pills for Biliousness Ad
An old one line pharmaceutical ad promotes Ring's Little Liver Pills for biliousness and sick headaches. The copy claims they keep you well and mentions price of 25 cents. Sold by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
Freeport Citizen Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills
Mrs. Adam Marker of Freeport Illinois testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her long standing kidney pain rheumatism headaches and back soreness after using the product as directed. She notes the medicine brought swift relief and expresses gratitude. Sold by all dealers price five0 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Ordway Street
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Hmmert
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
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