Company 1b at Camp McCoy encampment voyage north
Captain Bert F Lavine leads Company 1b from Geneseo to Sparta Wisconsin for the annual encampment at Camp McCoy. The roster lists officers and privates in Medical Corps and combat units with names from Geneseo Rock Island Chicago Morrison Monmouth and more. The camp offers extensive field firing and training opportunities amid lakes and hills.
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Bert F Lavine
Sparta Wis
Sixth Illinois Infantry
Cam Oy
Geneseo
Charles
G" Davis
Charlies S—Young
S Medical Corps
C. S.young
Ralph Dart
Rock Island
J. O W. Goggin
Chicago
T. F. Birmingham
Galesburg
R. A Mathew
Morrison
Fred Miller
Ernest R Snyder
Glenn Barge
Horace Cole
Will Cherry
Glebel
Clark Hickson
Clyde Hannan
Harold Hedman
Lloyd Papentsen
Leroy van Housen
Frank Brearton
Milton Freeman
Fidelas Jackson
Sterling
Prescott Luther
Samuel Swartz
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
Monmouth
McCoy
Free Rand McNally Illinois wall map for yearly subs
Subscriptions paid one year in advance qualify for a free Rand McNally wall map of Illinois. The map features a centrial grid and easy town locating marginal index. Free while supplies last. mailed copies require ten cents postage.
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Republic
Illinois
Rand McNally
New Regulations Require Lifeboats for Passengers and Crew
All ocean steamers entering American ports must have lifeboats sufficient to carry every passenger and crew member at one time. The rule was adopted by the steamship inspection service and approved by Secretary Nagel. Bathing suits priced 50 cents to 200 dollars at Lager and Offerle's one price clothiers.
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Steamship Inspection Service Andapt
Nagel
Lager & Offerle’s
Clothiers
Geneseo Company B Arrives at Camp July 15 1912
Special correspondence describes Company B arriving at a distant camp near McCoy and Sparta after a six mile train trip. Guards guarded coaches at stops, meals were ham and coffee, and soldiers sang and discussed camp life. The camp hospital reported no illnesses and weather was cold with limited sleep.
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Geneseo -Republic
McCoy
Sparta
McCoy Station
Getteseo
Lisele
Etu
May Be Sent to Mexico for War Maneuvers
From the Moline Mail the men of Co. F may depart for Sparta Wisconsin for war maneuvers but could face a longer trip as developments in Mexico influence military plans. Captains Lyon and Dunavin report no definite word yet yet indicate orders to advance may follow if tensions rise requiring 200000 troops nationwide policing.
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Moline Mail
Co. F
Sparta
Wis
Moline
Mexico
Wisconsin
Souahr
Lyon
Dunavin
Co. A
Economic Burden Reported From Delegates and Events Abroad
A historical report estimates that well over 35 million was expended by delegates politicians and concertgoers in China hotel venues. About 3.5 million is tallied for food drink and lodging costs. The funds supported theater amusements and retail outlets with a large influx of visitors.
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China
Chibagg Su
Tom F
Illinois records fewer child factory workers than rivals
A measured comparison shows Winvis in proportion to its population and large industries has fewer children in factories and more in school than Other Stitt. The state also notes Illinois coal mining employs fewer men and has had the fewest mine disasters in the past two years.
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Winvis
Stitt
Ilinois
Chinch Bugs Threaten Illinois Corn Crops In Wet Spring
The state entomologist reports chinch bugs spreading through southern Illinois, with two generations per year. Farmers urged to act together to protect corn by border trenches, road of No 7 treatment, and controlled trapping to reduce losses.
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Forbes
Illinois
Standard-Oil-Co
Illinois Farmers’ Institute
Springfield
Community Notes From Erie and Nearby Areas
Erie notes describe visits by Miss Marie Adams of Geneseo and Mrs Matson from Citronelle Alabama staying with local families. A cordova road picnic at The Rocks plus a fall ill relative in Aledo are mentioned. A buggy accident near Pine Saturday injures a young woman. Fred Brooks hosts a gathering honoring Emma Blanche and Water Chambers of Lake City Iowa.
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Marie Adams
Geneseo
Adams
Matson
Citronelle
Alabama
Joseph Bryant
South
Bernice Sieben
Allen Sieben
David Arnert Ena
Loraine
William Bulten
Green Five
H. T. Beardsworth
Pine
Fred Brooks Homie airBhaton
Emma
Colona 1% H Block Ad Offers Concrete Services
Colona advertisement invites interest in concrete work of all kinds. The advertiser, prepared and competent, also sells sand cement and gravel.
The Domesticated Hog and the Path to Profitable Farming
The article argues that the modern domesticated hog, dubbed the mortgage raiser, drives farm profitability through efficient, economical use of resources. It promotes strict farm accounting, record keeping, and data on fields, stock, and dairy output, citing experiments on labor per horse and cream separation to reduce butter fat losses and maximize milk efficiency.
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Hcservice Bureau
Oregon ousts Lorimer from Illinois Senate seat
The Illinois political crisis ends as United States Senate votes to remove Senator William Lorimer after a fraud inquiry. The move concludes a three year era of turmoil sparked by Lorimer's controversial election and a bribery probe involving Lee O Neill Browne, with several legislators under suspicion and deaths among officials during the turmoil.
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William Lorimer
Illingis
Ins
United States
Thesvote
Laelen
Lorimer
United States Senate
Ilinois
Albert J. T Hopkins
Lee O'Neill Browne
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