Political slate and officials listed for Illinois in 1912
The document shows Illinois political figures including U S Senator L L Sherman and Governor Charles S Deneen with Secretary of State WS Doyle and State Treasurer Andrew Roudeal. It lists Attorney General Wm H Stead and Congressmen B M Chipperfield Wm E Mason Geo W Prince Dietrich F Velde and other local officials A Horberg State's Attorney C Turner Coroner John Johnson and city positions.
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Tees U. 8
Sherman
Charles S. Deneen Liett
John G. Oglesby
Doyle
sAndrew—Roudeal
Wm. H
B. M. Chipperfield
W. EB. Mason
Congress
Geo. W. Prince
Equaliansen
Bow Bo Gp
Ees Dietrich F. Velde o'Sagin
C. Pervier Sarrees
W. Boyd
Funk's Flop Endangers Gubernatorial Campaign
The Peoria Herald Transcript accuses candidate Funk of offensive campaigning and laments his past ties to the Republican party. It portrays his recent shift as hypocritical and notes remorse over alleged prior conspiracies and corruption.
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Funk
Republican Party
Mr. Funk
Ilinois
Commonwealth
Damascus
Peoria Herald Transcript
Augustana College Notes Honor New Philosophy Professor
Rev C J Sodergren of Burlington Iowa accepts the chair of Philosophy Greek Exegesis and New Testament Introduction at Augs tanna Theological Seminary and will begin Sept 25. He is an alumnus and has served as Professor of Christianity and as pastor in Burlington. Enrollment work is underway with ample attendance expected. rooms are filled at the ladies hall and additions are being prepared. Memorial services for General William Booth were held September 1 at St Johns Church Davenport with an address on the global reach of Booths work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C J Sodergren
Burlington
Iowa
Augustana Theological Seminary
S . Youngert
Hartford
Sodergren
Augusta College and Theological Seminary
Augustana College
Swedish Lutheran Church of
S Sodergren
Rock Island Argus
Argus
St John’s ME Church
Davenport
Wilam Booth
College
Soloman Pitman and butter priced at 25 cents a pound
A short, humorous anecdote describes Soloman Pitman, a local resident, boarding with a woman running a cheap boarding house. He comments that the butter costs 25 cents per pound and declares it is worth every cent as he eats another slice.
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Soloman Pitman
Parcels Post to Begin New Year under Hitchcock Plan
Postmaster General Hitchcock announced that the parcels post system will be ready January 1, 1913. A general executive committee and several specialized committees will organize the service, classify transportable goods, and equip hampers and vehicles for rural mail delivery nationwide.
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Hitchcock
Postoffice Department
HOME HELP RECIPE TIPS FOR CLEANING COOKING AND LAUNDRY
A collection of kitchen tips from Suburban Life offering methods to whip cream with salt improve egg stains on silverware use soda for scalding tomatoes and keep doughnuts fried clean with ginger in oil. It covers cleaning greasy skillets preserving lace and cloths fireproofing children clothing with sal ammoniac and keeping flowers fresh with sugar in water.
Judge Sentences Repeat Offender to Sixty Days
In a Harper's Weekly vignette a judge rebukes a familiar offender for flippant flattery. The judge declares it is the fifth appearance and imposes a sixty day sentence while the offender smiles and excuses his conduct.
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Harper's Weekly
Osco Hosts Sept Baseball Tournament Schedule
Osco village hosts a three day baseball tournament from September 6 to 8 with games featuring Sherrard Osco Woodhull and Geneseo. Sunday schedule includes Sherrard versus Woodhull and Osco versus Geneseo. Admission charges apply for gentlemen and ladies and single games.
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Osco
Sar
Woodhall
Ganeseaxs
Sherrard
Woodhull
Genegeo
Haas Seeks Circuit Judge Post After Local Endorsement
Joseph L. Haas, Rock Island attorney and former city attorney, winning strong local support with 21 of 28 votes in the Rock Island county bar primary, announces candidacy for circuit judge in the October 5 primaries. He has lived in Rock Island since 1897 and serves as master in chancery, praised for honesty and capable service.
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Joseph L. Haas
Rock Island
People of the Circuit
W. H. Gest
Haas
Colona Community Notes Mix of Visits and School Opening
Grandma Delaney spent a few days with Rev Seble in Rock Island while Sherrill enjoys a Chicago vacation. Ed Block unloads gravel. Mrs Mamie Milem caller in Geneseo. Lou Ellwell and daughters visited H C Baum. Fern Baum returns to Rock Island schools. Lowe couple move into new Colona home. Alta Seble at Ebenezer camp meeting. Stohl and Sherrill shoppers in Tri-City. Labor Day guests from Rock Island. Lage family from Rock Island visited F S Fense home. Colona school opens Sept 9 with Alice Cain as primary and Gertrude Allen as principal.
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W D. Sherrill
Tri-City
Tom Davis
Rock Island
Amos Lage
F. S. Fense
Colona
Alice Cain
Gertrude Allen
Descendant Census Records Long Line of Henry Smallwood
The London Daily Mail notes 91 year old 52-Living Descendanta Henry Smallwood, a former High Wycombe chairmaker, has 152 descendants including 93 great grandchildren and 7 great great grandchildren. He had a brother 92 and a sister 80. A son, grandson, great grandson and great great grandson are all named Henry.
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Henry Smallwood
High Wycombe
Henry
London Daily Mail
American Name Request From Irish Schoolboy
A small Italian boy in public school asks to change his patronymic to an American name. He presents a scrap of paper with the name Patrick Dennis McCarthy as his preferred new name.
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Patrick Dennis McCarthy
Cham berlain's Liniment Promises Quick Back Pain Relief
Advertisement advises Chamberlain's Liniment for lame back with massage at each use and claims quick relief. Sold by drugstores nationwide.
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Chamberlain
All Drug
Political party lines and moral standards in Illinois dispatch
An editorial reflects on campaign morality as Roosevelt's Progressive movement forces a party split. It criticizes candidates who back Roosevelt without full ticket support and urges clear positions on whether Republicans or Progressives should lead. It discusses Pervier and Boyd facing questions about their allegiance and actions in light of the Illinois GOP primary outcomes.
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Kewanee i Jurier
Mr. Roosevelt
New Party
Progressive Party
Republican Party
LaFoyette
Hadley
Kenyon
Star-Courier
Pious Stubbs
Kansas
United States
Boss Flynn
Pittsburg
Pennsyvania
la Follette
Conention
C Pervier
George A. Anthony
Randolph Boyd
Mr McMeekin
Galva
H. W. Cole
Geneseo
Illinois
Lawrence Sherman
Pervier
Boyd
Real Cause of Quarrel by Mrs Alfred Sidgwick
Essay excerpt notes quarrels arise not from others actions but from differing manners opinions and tempers. The author argues we dislike people more for personal traits than their deeds and urges self reflection. A moral about interpersonal conflict and social conduct.
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Alfred Sidgwick
The Bachelor's Casket Dialogue
A brief, suggestive exchange from The Bachelor's Casket features Gladys asking if there would be anything left after the undertaker's bill is paid. The line underscores dark humor about mortality and expense in a bygone literary tone.
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Gladys
Why Some Men Don’t Wed
A humorous excerpt notes a man who resolves to marry only perfection and keeps his heart and hand until both grow old and unwanted, mocking extreme standards and choice in marriage.
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Hawthorne
Lawyers Pick Candidates For Circuit Judge Race In Rock Island County
Twenty eight members of the Rock Island County Bar Association cast sixty four votes to choose candidates for circuit judge to succeed the late W H Gest. Haas announced a Republican bid while Dietz had announced withdrawal. Olmsted may seek renomination. Kohler Woods and others received votes for Bull Moose and Democratic tickets.
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Rock Island
Shore -Joseph
T Haass
Charles
B. Marshall
R. Kenworthy
George W. Woods
Axel H. Kohler
Mitt Faalene
Meg
R. W. Olmsted
D.N. Simonson
A. Shallberg
P. R. Ingleson
C. BE. Dietz
Dietz
Haas
R. M. Olmsted
A. H. Kobler
George W. Wood
Moline
Bull Moose
C. B. Marshall
S. R. Kenworthy
New Envelope Patent Lets Blank Envelope Fold Over Letters
A New York man has secured a patent for an envelope that is a blank piece cut and gummed to be folded over a letter and sealed. The device acts as a ready made envelope with a simple fold and seal method.
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New York
Evils Worse Than War Propels the Debate
A brief editorial argues that wars are caused by deeper evils such as unchecked passions and self interest, labeling these as the supreme evils that fuel conflict.
Uncertain Night Delays in the Widow’s Tale
A trance medium says conditions are unfavorable and cannot reach the late husband. The widow notes John never appeared before two o'clock in the morning, remarking on the nine o'clock hour.
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John
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Augustana College Notes
Lager & Offerle's
MR. Haas
Grandma Delaney
Rev Seble
Monaday
Geneseo Markets
Manila
FAAS
Eve
Cleaveland
Tinolg
Greenhore
Aleneaeo
James Fennesy
Black Hawk County
Lows
Waterloo
Lewis Miller
4Th St
J. E. Lane
First St
Ceneseo
Lil
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