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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1911
Page
4
Geneseo Illinois May 26 10911 notice lists publishers Will and Charles Lieberknecht of the Geneseo Republic newspaper as owners in a local archival item.
The legislature ended a fruitful session with major laws on civil service expansion adult probation and workers compensation and drastic railroad regulation. Other measures include an occupational disease act new insane hospitals and a recall provision for government form changes and a variety of bills awaiting final action.
The record lists bills across waterways taxation suffrage and reform. Several measures advanced in the senate but were killed or shelved in the house, including child actor, waterway, and constitutional convention proposals. An increase in automobile license fees passed for road funding, totaling about 250000 dollars annually.
President Taft condemns snobbery in social clubs and elections, arguing merit should define worth not ancestry. He warns against excluding self made men and those from humble origins, stressing individuals must be judged by personal merit.
The Kewanee Star Courier notes voters face an updated cost debate for a waterway bond plan. Original support cited 20 million dollars, but experts warn the project may far exceed that amount and require direct taxes or future bond issues, creating voter unease.
The Illinois legislature appropriated 10000 dollars to dredge the canal basin at LaSalle. Senator H W Johnson of Ottawa and Representative Am Scanlon of Pert led the effort, with the LaSalle Commercial association backing the project. The request began at 25000 dollars but was reduced by the appropriations committee from bills totaling 60 million dollars.
Gen Fred D Grant will be assigned to Texas to command the maneuver division as Carter leaves. Secretary Dickinson has selected him, with final approval by Henry L Stimson after his forthcoming confirmation. The war department aims to give high ranking officers command during maneuvers likely to run into next winter.
An army of unemployed or tramps advances from the city, pressuring freight trains and rail lines as detachments head west and southwest. Rock Island and other lines report empty cars used for travel, with brakemen and detectives struggling to stop the migration while harvest labor is said to be needed soon.
In an October Silent Worker feature, portraitist Alex L Pach lauds the Rock Island lines Rocky Mountain Limited noting four thousand five hundred miles covered by New Yorkers. He describes solid steel cars, constant dining, fresh farm supplies, low prices, and superior service with station postings, concerts, roses for ladies, and attentive crew.
The annual report of the city treasurer of Kewanee shows about $100,000 received in the last twelve months. The star edition asserts this large sum should receive careful judgment and attention from the city as it plans for the coming year.
F B Potter, a husting young pico, has patented a silo door said to be entirely different from existing styles and superior. It is easily shut and opened and when closed is airtight, a key feature. Farmers who viewed a model call it a dandy.
For sale 700 acres north of Geneseo Illinois to settle the J H Smith Sr estate. 30 acres cultivated, rest heavy timber, soil is best black bottom corn land ideal for a home. No buildings. Will sell with possession March 1 1912. Write Samuel Ott executor Geneseo Illinois for particulars.
An automobile with four passengers plunged ten feet from Buffalo cemetery bridge near Galva on Friday into the engine below but caused no injuries. Driver D. L. Kistler had just bought the car and was not familiar with its operation. The car suffered only minor damage estimated at five to ten dollars. Theing as more cars on roads rises, but traffic mishaps may not rise as much as when everyone rode by horse and motor.
A radical baggage regulation change begins January 1 1912 across 175 rail systems. Excess baggage charges apply by size and weight with 40 inch dimension thresholds and 10 pound increments. Items over 70 inches are not accepted. insurance policies available at set rates. Dogs move to excess baggage and are charged by weight starting May 23.
Ohio business men in Busa county consider forming a Mercantile Company to consolidate village trade. If approved, present business interests would exchange stock and work within the new firm. Promoters say consolidation would end the credit system and lower prices for customers and mail-order buyers.
A teacher asks a young girl to define a skeleton and she replies that it is bones, illustrating a simple classroom moment with an emphasis on basic biology.
A pasted legal notice indicates Benjamin Snodgrags (or similar) asserts a property claim and references enforcement of the law. The readable fragment implies an original filing about hunting and fishing prohibitions and a request for procedural action on the undersigned’s property.
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