Illinois Exhibit at Portland Centerpiece of Lincoln Home Replica
Illinois prepares a Portland centennial exhibit recreating Abraham Lincoln's home with period furnishings and a Lincoln bedroom. Jessie Weber leads a statewide effort to assemble pictorial and manuscript history of Illinois, including Chicago from Fort Dearborn to present, Illini artifacts, and Civil War records. The display will travel from Springfield and use a North parlor for Lincoln life and governors portraits, with a grand courtyard pavilion completing the panorama.
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Illinois
Portland
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Jessie Palmer Weber
Linggin
Starved Rock
Ottawa
Deer Park
Mos
Chicago
Fort Dearborn
Louis XIV
Patrick Henry
Virginia
Louis
Georg Rogers Clark
Arthur St. Clair
Western Territory
Harrison
Indiana Territory
Indiana
Edwards
Weber
Kaskaskia
Vandalia
Springfield
Ilinois
Grant
John A. McClernand
John A. Logan
John M. Palmer
Benjamin Grierson
Benj
State University
Galena Adopts 7 MPH Speed Ordinance For City Streets
A 1905 Galena ordinance limits all vehicles to seven miles per hour on public streets. Violators face fines from five to two hundred dollars. The measure becomes law after passage by the city council and mayor, with official publication.
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City of
Galena
Charles Scheerer
Aldernan
Grant
Man on Tracks Delays Fast Freight for Tobacco Request
Near East Rome Utica New York on June 7 a fast freight on the New York Central halted after an oncoming man on the tracks signaled stop. The engineer questioned the man who calmly requested a chew of tobacco before the train resumed.
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Utica
N.Y
New York Central
East Rome
Married in Dubuque by Galena couple William Doolin and Sarah Marshall
The Galena pair William Doolin aged 42 and Miss Sarah Marshall aged 38 were united in marriage by Justice Zimmerman on Monday afternoon. Both are well known and esteemed residents of Galena Illinois and will receive many congratulations from friends on their first matrimonial voyage.
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Dubuque
Galena
William Doolin
Sarah Marshall
Ill
Justice Zimmerman
City Council approves Main Street paving plan and bids
A full council session approves paving most of Main Street with No. 1 Galesburg Birch and cement curbing, funds shared by property owners and city. The meeting authorizes bids, names the engineer, and sets start after plans are completed and bids opened.
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Grady
McCarty
Lucy
Blish
Allen
Gunn
Marley
Popp
Schleicher
Gray
John W .Gray
Fifth Ward
Third Ward
Main St
Morley
Committee On
Main Street
Galesburg
Warren
Perry
Main
Captain Racket appeases audience with lively local farce
The community stage presented Captain Racket on Tuesday to an appreciative audience. The laughable comedy drew loud applause as local talent delivered polished performances. A post show dance followed with music by the Galena Harp Orchestra.
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Galena Harp Orchestra
Syracuse Woman Writes Verses Then Takes Poison
A Syracuse woman who had been composing verses feared she was going insane and attempted suicide with poison. The Buffalo Express questions if writing verses is a reliable sign of mental distress.
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Syracuse
Buffalo Express
Galena Board awards high school contract to Schmidt firm
The Galena Board of Education opened bids for a new high school at the courthouse finishing at 11 PM Tuesday. J F Schmidt Bros Co of Chicago had the lowest bid at 42884.00 and won the erection contract. George Young of Galena was awarded 945.00 for painting and interior finishing. Heating and ventilation bids were opened the following day. The project required a special act by the legislature to raise funds, as earlier bids were rejected as too high. Construction will begin immediately.
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Galena Board of Education
Court House
J.F. Schmidt Bros. & Co
Chicago
George Young
Galena
Ialena
Board of Education
Paving Main Street Move Clears Major Progress in Galena
Engineers and City Engineer Scott will survey Main Street on Friday morning to draft paving plans. Bids will follow once surveys are complete. Mayor Scheerer credits his team, Alderman Allen, and O C Kraemer for advancing the Main Street paving project toward a June 19 start and a lengthy summer through fall execution.
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Main St
Spring and
Bench Sts
Street, Stuck & Linehan
Dubuque
Mary Fritz
Grady
New Kentucky Coal Co
Madison St
Scheerer
J. C. Scott
Scott
Galena
Allen
O.C. Kraemer
Bessler Heims Nuptials at St Marys Church
Miss Mary Bessler and Frederick Heims, scions of Rice township families, were married Wednesday morning at St Marys Church with Rev Bally officiating. Attendants included bride’s sister Amelia Bessler and groom’s brother John Hein, followed by a reception at the bride’s home.
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Mary Bessler
Frederick Heims
Rice Township
St. Mary’s Church
Father Bally
Amelia Bessler
John Hein
George Wein
Rice
Mr. Heim
John Heim
Pilot Knob
Ideal 9 room home for sale in pleasant location
A nine room house with bathroom and large lawn and barn. Ideal for a spacious family setting. Inquiries at the Tribune office.
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Tribune
Mosquito Swarm Fills Streams and Woods
Mosquitos are said to be more numerous along streams and in the woods than ever at this time of year. Warm weather appears to have hatched them all out at once.
Galena Ranks Tenth in State Life Insurance Distributions
Insurance Press compilations show Galena distributed 19400 in 1904 through United States Life Insurance companies. Chicago leads Illinois with 9876486, while Freeport, Bloomington, Rockford, Milledgeville and other towns also appear in the statewide totals. Overall, 316425775 were distributed across the United States and Canada in 1904 with Illinois reporting 15068434 in payments.
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Galena
Life Insurance Companies
United States
Chicago
Illinois
Freeport
Apple River
Delvaderg
Bloomington
de Salee
Deak
Daeer
Florence Station
Corteri Oi Peer
Eelealine A
Milledgeville
Napervilles
Orangeville
Rockford
Insurance Press
United Staes
Canada
Iowa
Wisconsin
New York
Widow chooses pension over marriage to old suitor
Rockford Illinois June 7 Mrs Catherine Betts widow of a soldier for eight dollars monthly rejected a $1000 contingent estate stake in the wedding with Thomas McCormick aged over seventy. She informed him the ceremony was off taking her pension instead of the riskier fortune.
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Rockford
Ill
Catherine Betts
Thomas McCormick
Former Galenian Injured Miss Emma Rottler Leaves for La Crescent
Former Galenian Miss Emma Rottler returns from Galena and departs tonight for La Crescent to stay with her sisters Mesdames Ober and Tyson. Tyson recently lost part of a finger in a meat-cutting accident and faces possible amputation due to infection. Friends here regret her misfortune.
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Emma Rottler
Galena
la Crescent
Mesdames Ober
Tyson
Savanna
May Have a Team in Savanna Baseball Effort
Savanna Journal reports a subscription paper circulates to raise funds for ground upkeep and formation of a baseball club. The effort has drawn liberal signatures and could lead to immediate organization if the needed money is pledged.
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Savanna
Savanna Journal
By Trial to Triumph No Man Reaches Triumph by Trial Steps
A compact reflection on progress noting that success comes only through successive tests. The saying emphasizes perseverance and resilience as essential to achieving any notable goal. It implies that steady effort and overcoming hardship build the path to achievement.
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State Historical Librarian
Amin Prentice
Stephen A. Hurlbut
Giles A. Smith
Wesley Merrit
John Schofield
John Pope
Ricard Oglesby
Richard Yates
Illinios
Bulford
Farnsworth
Mulligan
Wyman
Starr
W. H. L. Wallace
Iinois
Freeport Journal
John J. Thode
Bacco
Lobeck
Hubacher
John Mahood
Jackson St
Water Committee
Bench St
Davis Hall
Rosewood Camp M
W.A
American Stars of Equity
Sehleicher
Ald. Muriey
J.B. Howard Jr
Grant Park
Third Street
Paul Gerlichs
Thomas Harney
Burlington
Prospect Streets
Washington and Green Streets
Henry Bergmann
H. J. Toenel
Galena Tron Works
Joliet Iron and Bridge Co
HF. Ives
Captain Racket
J. F. Schmidt Bros.& Co
Bessler
Heims
Galenian
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