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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1903
Page
11
The governor halts the planned execution of John McCrea, a Black suspect in Detective William Murphy’s death, delaying until November 27 for new defense evidence while omitting a final date.
Attendants t ward Sorrelis and Samuel Flynn at Bartonville asylum are charged with murder in the death of inmate Thomas Hartley of Chicago. Coroner's inquest heard brutal treatment with iron instruments. seven severe injuries noted and lungs lacerated. Defendants refused to testify at the inquest per attorney advice.
Elizabeth site of a Black Hawk era skirmish is linked to a new waterworks reservoir. Women of the fort, Elizabeth Winters Elizabeth Armstrong Rebecca Hitt and Elizabeth Van Valkenburg melted lead to bullets. They and other acts helped hold the fort against a larger force.
A Crystal Lake gateman reports a lilac plant in a second bloom year, with a heavy spring and a more abundant June patch. Kane County farmer Leonard Rubel reaped three crops from strawberries, while Mrs Lind of Elgin harvested two pear crops this year. Winnebago County farmers using two-crop strawberry vines report greater success with fruit shipped to Chicago.
George Truesdell, Rockford high school right end, was kicked in the head during a tackle in a game at Olgin. He was carried from the field, was delirious for several hours, and doctors expect he will recover.
In Justice Stone's court at Marion Farwell faces a fine of 10 dollars plus costs after a dispute over calling a colleague a brickmaker. The incident arose from tensions between non union workers and union labor at a site labeled 3CAB. The case centers on alleged abuse and the use of costly slang during a confrontation between workers.
A burned grain elevator in Dattcers. Jabbes Edward, a Cairo man, killed his wife then himself after his wife refused. Emily Rupert and Gordon Cole wed in Bloomington. William Osborn, 65, a Quincy businessman, died of heart disease in his store. A Marion-Borum child burned to death at Crab Orchard. Dr Thomas Kerr of Rockford paralyzed and listed as serious. Wreck injures six on West Madison Avenue in Chicago. Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Cairo ends after talks on songs. Missing E. Myers of Spring Hill linked to financial entanglements. George Schumer sought for alleged foul play. Various church and civic notices follow.
The Peoria school district based on a special law is accused of licensing teachers without county certificates. The board issued teaching licenses under its charter, claiming authority to fix pay and set qualifications. The Attorney General says this interpretation overreaches the charter’s language.
Hamlin issues scope of new child labor law affirming parochial and private schools. The provision empowers school superintendents to issue age and attendance certificates and applies to Jewish training schools in Chicago. The Chicago school may issue certificates as a superintendent supports.
A gray granite monument to Shabbona chief of the Potawatomi was dedicated at Morris with addresses by P A Armstrong Thomas J Henderson and Charles F Gunther. Shabbona aided whites in tribal conflicts and spoke as the red man’s orator in the 1880 council east of the Mississippi. He died in Morris in 1859.
McLean County ships the first reed corn to Rhodesia totaling 500 pounds in five varieties. The Rhodesian Department of Agriculture ordered the seed through special agent George Adlum for experimentation and potential acclimation to Rhodesian farms.
Karl Heggenjos treasurer of East Galesburg was arrested in Kansas City on embezzling 1800 dollars of village funds. A former Tribune editor and longtime treasurer he reportedly left Galesburg six weeks ago. Bondsmen covered the deficit and his wife planned to surrender family property to aid repayment.
Grand jury returns two indictments against Philip B. Davis formerly assistant cashier of the First Nations Bank of Charleston. He is charged with larceny in sums from $10 to $100 tied to check exchanges with local banks. Indictments note $1,000 allegedly obtained with friends making good.
The Tuinola Knights of Pythias in Rock Island adopted a plan to build a home for orphans of members. After earlier rejection a minority report was approved. The project will cost over $100,000 with the site to be chosen later.
A man and a woman from Chicago swindled farmers near Peotone and Manteno of about $8,000 by selling cloth for suits and taking notes. After taking measurements in Manteno and Peotone, they vanished with the goods, leaving the farmers unpaid and the cloth missing.
An illustrated guide describes a cheap table to ease corn husking. Constructed from one inch thick lumber, three inches wide with a top ten feet long and three feet wide, it aims to reduce labor and expense in husking.
Description of a portable table swing with two fixed legs bolted to side pieces to swing and flatten for handling shocks of corn. It claims low cost and time/effort savings, citing the Indianapolis News. Also notes on grubs in sheep and humane care, urging veterinary treatment for bad cases and criticizing nostril-wire methods. Includes details on a Jump scraper for irrigated land with blacksmith-made components and a slight cup in the shovel to hold more earth.
Farmers note calves suffer from lung worms during wet seasons. Eggs enter via ponds and wet pastures. no reliable cure exists. Prevention includes dry housing, clean well water, and delaying pasture until grass dries. Oil of turpentine inhalation is risky but sometimes used.
The ensilage carrier uses much power and must move fast for tall silos, so keep the top no more than 20 feet above ground. For smaller piles four feet below ground with 16 to 20 feet above is practical. Also notes on preserved milk and the use of formalin.
The article warns against adulterated milk and criminal dairy practices, urging officers to prosecute. It also advises farmers to rotate fruit crops, plant new blackberry fields with fresh stock, and avoid reusing old, disease-prone plants to preserve fertility and yield.
In Iowa Homestead C J Botsford describes a water barrel cart built from a buggy axletree two planter wheels and a wagon tongue. A platform over the axletree holds the barrel and a ditch crossing with brush dams lets horses cattle and hogs drink without spoiling the water.
The American Cultivator notes chicory farming expands in Michigan Illinois Wisconsin Maine and Nebraska. Yields reach six to ten tons per acre with potential fifteen under good culture. Prices run six to eight dollars per ton. costs are thirty to forty five dollars per acre.
The Drovers Journal urges writers on Angoras to emphasize distinct differences between sheep and goat and advises farmers with ample browse to choose Angoras for economical underbrushing. It cautions poorer pastured farmers against attempting Angora raising.
Dairymen with five or six cows may profit from building a silo as it raises value by about ten dollars per acre versus dry curing. Cabbages provide good early winter hen food and second crop clover hay mixed with dough serves as a winter substitute. The Trinidad Botanical Department suggests pitcher plants as a natural roach killer for orchards.
A collage of foreign affairs quips and political satire from U S newspapers notes naval power, court intrigue, Russia Japan tensions, Turkey’s Sultan, Spain and Nicaragua disputes, plus domestic politics and media. It reflects a period voice on world events with humorous observations.
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