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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1906
Page
12
A year of subway operation shows New York’s transit system moving millions, with reduced accidents and growing confidence in underground routes. Experts cite tunnel size and cooling as key to future efficiency while noting heat, noise, and motor exhaust challenges.
Ira Wood visits his Davenport parents and several locals attend church events, sales pushes at Lyon & Ransom, and revival meetings begin at Liberty church. Reports cover travels, dinners, a birthday party for Lester Welch, and community market notes with S. Pritchard Jr. bringing cattle to town.
Daniel Doneghy Munson and Mrs Bert Vincent's baby are on the sick list. Will Gradert visited Gus Zimmer man Wednesday. Bertha Sturgis visits Cambridge. Ida Johnson returns home after sewing for Ed Darin. Andrew Anderson's son shows slight improvement after appendicitis. Snow Monday night brings fine sleighing. Say girls watch for cutters. Bert Walker and Emert visit George Walker's home.
Will O Clark once ran Merchants hotel in Lubork and later the Peoria house. He served as public works commissioner, now runs a Ottawa hotel and heads the Illinois Commercial Hotel Keepers association. He chairs a committee to push bills protecting hotels from costly dead-beats.
Elizabeth A Castle born in New York City died January 12 after five months illness. Widow of Peter W Warnock who died 1802. Resident of Henry County forty nine years, died in Alba township. Survived by seven children and twenty four grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 10 a.m. conducted by Rev G A Alford, burial in Annawan Cemetery.
A mixed set of community notes lists business ads, family moves, marriages, and upcoming events. The Turner Comedy Co plans a stage production in Dows Hall next Tuesday, and D. F. Barker’s store runs a deep sale extension. Elmer Batten visits from Worldllawn, Mr and Mrs Miller receive silverware at a farewell gathering, and Merrill B Heaps wed Joyce Pratt in Princeton Illinois.
Walton Kay visited Atkinson last Sunday. Mrs August Klavohn visited Geneseo last week. Mrs 5 Bit tle visited Geneseo with her aunt. Alice Kartz and Charles De Flieger spent two days at Hooppole visiting sales. Miss Margaret Mowbray returned from Alexis where she visited her sister. Weather shifted from spring to winter last Saturday and Monday. Miss Beam could not reach her school rool but arrived from Genesco on time.
Martin Luther arranges Centrals examinations at multiple districts from February 12 to February 27 including Wethersfield Bishop Hill Dist No 14 Clover township Opaim Andover Osco Colona Genesco Annawan Yorktown. Subjects: arithmetic grammar history geography physiology. Eighth graders with 75 percent in physiology on prior exams may skip that subject.
The Tiioois Grand Army of the Republic council met in Galesburg and arranged the state encampment for May 22 to 24. Officials decided the convention will be held in Galesburg on those dates.
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