Cambridge Residents Travel and Community Christmas Plans
Rev P S Millier spent last Thursday in Rock Island on business. Bi Hadley and daughter Liljon visited Rock Island Saturday. Attorney James K Blish of Kewanee called in town Monday. Miss Mabel Hultgren visited Orion Sunday. Misses Rose and Mabel Hultgren were in Rock Island and Moline Tuesday. Mamie O Leary of Orion spent Saturday in Cambridge. Mr and Mrs Clarence Nye and Mrs C A Nye visited Rock Island Monday. Dora Ericson visited Osco Sunday with Mr and Mrs Charles Enroth. A Christmas program will be rendered by the Baptist church this Friday evening. Neighbors held a farewell party for Mr and Mrs John Johnson at their home south of Cambridge with a four course dinner and a purse of money presented for a reminder of friends as they move to Minnesota for the holidays.
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P_S--Milier
Rock Island
Bi-Hadley
Lil'jon
James K. Blish
Kewanee
Mabel Hultgren
Orion
Jennie Wehberg
Rose
Moline
Mamie O'Leary
Cambridge
Clarence Nye
C. A. Nye
Rock
Ieland
Lee Lee
Dora Ericson
Osco
Charles Enroth
John Johnson
P. S. Millers
Johnson
Re Johnson
Minnesota
Christmas Entertainment at Lutheran Church
A Christmas program will be presented at the Lutheran church Monday evening starting at 7 thirty. The event features songs recitations and other interesting items for attendees.
Local Social Notices Chronicle December Entries
December 12 entries list Henry Peter Rumler Atkinson and Louise May Hoogerwerf Atkinson. December 13 couples Mitchell Turnbull Neponset Lola Rodgers Neponset Arthur Storey Wyoming Emma Watson Arvada Colo Bert Chamberlain West Jersey Mario Catton West Jersey Alvin Holstrom Weller Miss Ida Larson Clover Ada Bartz Geneseo Agnes Vogler Geneseo Luther Bolin Galva Charlotte Lookeys Cambridge JEG Ompton Lee Emma Newman Sheffeld. December 15 Oscar Fransen Geneseo Ida Johnson Geneseo. December 19 Eskill Johnson Galva May Hammelhand Galva.
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Henry Peter Rumler
Atkinson
Louise May M Hoogerwerf
Mitchell J. Turnbull
Ponset
Lola M Rodgers
Arthur Storey
Wyoming
Emma Watson
Arvada
Colo
Bert Chamberlain
West Jersey
Mario Catton
Alvin J. Holstrom
Weller Two
Ida L. Larson
Clover Two
Adam J. Bartz
Geneseo
Agnes M. Vogler
Luther A. Bolin
Galva
Charlotta Louise
School Notes and Holiday Schedule
The Fred Frick Clock Co representative will overhaul electrical clocks and install new batteries during holidays. Miss Olive Swanson and Mrs L A Taylor are among replacements as Kate Nye is ill. First four grades perform Christmas programs Friday afternoon. Absences rise due to illness. Zoology class studies crayfish. Solid geometry final exams Thursday and Friday on Book 7. School closes Friday for a week’s vacation.
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Fred. Frick Clock Co
Chicago
AIFS
Uted
Olive Swanson
L. A Taylor
Kate Nye
Irish brakeman and speeding train led to narrow escape
An Irish brakeman working in Pennsylvania mountains faced a runaway train when the engineer lost control. A companion clung to the running board and nearly jumped, prompting the conductor to shout a warning as the greenhorn insisted he was earning money too fast to risk jumping.
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Greenhorn
Rohan Names Criminology From a Policeman’s View
Lieutenant Andrew Rohan, a veteran Chicago police official, argues crime is driven by parole laws and indeterminate sentences. He advocates definite terms, sterilization, and harsh punishment, asserting reformist theories fail and prisons must remain punitive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrewson
Chicago
United States
Rohan
T Rohan
Chicago Tribune
Bel
Peers Lee
Illinois
Police Department
Moss
Renea
Illnois Penitentiaries
Illinois River fisheries studied by State Laboratory bulletin
The Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History presents a bulletin on the Illinois river system. Dr Stephen A Forbes outlines the river’s fish production, habitats, and potential gains from further study and reclamation, noting carp introductions and environmental changes affecting fisheries in the Havana biology station context.
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Illinois River
Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History
Dare
Laboratory
Stephen_A. Borbes
Ottawa
Peoria
Illinois Biological Station
Havana
University—of
Tilinola
Forbes
Chicago Drainage Canal
Lllinols River
Pioneer of Typewriters and Linotype Dies at 68
James Ogilvie Clephane, famed as a pioneer in typewriter and linotype development, dies at 68. A lawyer by training, he funded and guided early machines, earning the title father of the linotype and aiding Ottmar Moranthaler to perfect the device. He long advised presidents and participated in Civil War era events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ogilvie Clephane
Typewriting
Linotype Industries
Clephane
Linotype
Ottmar Morganthaler
Washington
Seward
Buchanan
Lincoln
Clephant
Bret Harte Relives Death Threats Before 60 Cent Lectures
A magazine writer recalls Bret Harte on a Pennsylvania circuit night in a small town. Harte asks a city official about mortality, then quietly asks if the man is dead for today to gauge safety before delivering his lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bret Harte
Rostrum
Saya
Pennsylvania
Harte
In Memoriam To An Orator Who Could Not Speak
A noted speaker, famed for ready quotes, falters before an audience. He muses on the poet’s awards while recalling words and names that slip from memory, evoking a moment of public forgetfulness shared by a weary reader audience.
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Voltaire
Funeral prattle over Tite Harrison’s burial in village
A Cincinnati Times-Star excerpt recalls a funeral procession where Uncle Abe Burse learns the name of the deceased. The storekeeper jests about rehearsing with the departed as townsfolk react to the news of Tite Harrison’s burial.
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Abe Burse
Sho
Uncle Abe
Tite Harrison
Cincinnati Times-Star
December of Caring Stocks and Steady Service Echoed
The note praises exceptional December service and comfort, highlighting careful attention and stock reliability that reflected dedicated care and painstaking effort.
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Chrestmas Entertainment
Acwise
Braikeman
Atchison Globe
H. G. Weinrich & Co
Lieut
Andrew Rohan
Minois
Lfe
Boston Herald
Beelding
Stre
Cabe & Cor
ANE Gabe & Ser
Rock Island, Il
LSE
Cabs & Cor Rock
Slaric
Suinoin
Cabe & Gor Rock
Island, Il
Christ
Wee Tee Bor
Iniere
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