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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
4
Editorial summaries praise William Howard Taft from diverse newspapers noting his intellect, experience, and character. The pieces hail his administrative record, independence, and suitability for the presidency, with Democratic papers conceding his strength and predicting Republican victory.
Geneseo Illinois council met in special session with Aldermen Atwood Clifton Fritts Harms Hill Larson Stein present. They read Ordinance 59 for 1908 09 appropriations and approved amendments and a grant for a concrete sidewalk on South Street.
William H. Kemmis longtime county resident dies at his city home on Friday June 26 1908 from stomach cancer. Born March 26 1835 in Cambridge New York he was 73 years 3 months and 1 day old. He moved with his family to Illinois as a child and later settled Eight Mile Grove before relocating to town. He married Nancy Blair on December 9 1858. Survived by his son Thompson A. Kemmis of Sidney Montana and a nephew Walter Kemmis at his bedside. The notice details his farm holdings and property near Adel with multiple parcels described for sale and improvement.
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