Rev Father Crowe Dies in Rome While Hospitalized
Rev Father Crowe long prominent in Kewanee and Peoria diocese died in Rome after illness during a trip for health. He served 15 years in Kewanee and celebrated 25th anniversary of priesthood in 1910. Burial in Rome at his request. Requiem High Mass planned with Bishop Dunne and visiting priests. Survived by mother, sister Mitta, and two brothers in Jacksonville and Chicago. He helped negotiate Starved Rock park land purchase as a state commission member.
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D. L. Crowe
Jisitation
Kewanee
Rome
Europe
Father Crowe
Ode
Peoria
Mitta
Crowe
Jacksonville
Chicago
Dunne
Deneen
Special Park Commission
Starved Rock
Illinois River
la ‘Salle
The Dollar Cannot Buy Warm Fellowship
A humorous reflection argues money cannot purchase true hospitality or friendship. It contrasts giving small gifts or favors with offering money for access or meals, noting cold metal chills goodwill and that money, though powerful, cannot replace genuine fellowship or warmth.
Free Rand McNally Illinois wall map for yearly advance subs
A.Lenois Republic offers a free Rand McNally wall map of Illinois to subscribers who pay one year in advance. The map includes the census of every city and town and a marginal index for easy location. If mailed, add ten cents postage. offer valid while supplies last.
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Republic
Illinois
Rand McNally
Harriett Beecher Stowe Quote on Social Perception
A cropped quotation notes that social goodwill grows when people assume others already like them, reflecting on assumptions in interpersonal relations and likeability.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Kitchen pictures become part of servant hiring
A manager explains a new hiring phase where applicants show pictures of their kitchen. One applicant’s kitchen views help judge suitability, and the practice grows though not yet universal, saving time and trouble for cooks and employers.
Bravest Umpire In The World Declines Baseball Challenge
A man boasting feats from Mexico to Cuba and Arctic seas is asked to umpire a game in front of 20,000 fans. He admits courage but breaks into a cold sweat and considers running as the test looms.
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Mexico
Cuba
Port Arthur
Central Africa
Clever Fat Men and the Brain
A humorous take argues fat does not doom intellect citing historical figures like Napoleon Johnson Boswell Balzac Rossini Janin Lablanche Dumas and Sainte Beuve. It notes many greats were stout and notes that genius can exist despite a large stomach.
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Napoleon
Johnson
Boswell
Balzac
Rossini
Jules Janin
Critica
Lablanche
Dumas
Sainte-Beuve
Eugene Su
Unusual monkey use sparks personal crisis warnings
An animal dealer cites a woman running a furnished room house where three tenants have died by gas. She plans to use a bound monkey to rouse occupants, hoping the creature smells gas and interrupts suicides. The dealer notes monkeys are sensitive to odor and can wake people.
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Philadelphia Record
Miner Killed by Mule as Cars Move at Spring Valley Mine
Hugh Lenihan nineteen dies at St Margaret's hospital Spring Valley after being kicked in the forehead by a mule and dragged under eight loaded coal cars He never regained consciousness The accident occurred while leaving the mine with a string of cars He is survived by parents Mr and Mrs Peter Lenihan and two brothers Thomas and Michael from Spring Valley Illinois Bureau County Republican
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Ture
Spring Valley Coal Co
Dalzell
Hugh Lenihan
St."Margaret’s Hospital
Spring Valley
Lenihan
Peter Lenihan
East Second Street
Thomas
Windsor, Can
Michael
Springfield
Bureau County Republican
Davenport Girl to Study Opera in Berlin
Miss Bessie Johnson of Davenport will soon travel to Berlin to finish musical training and pursue grand opera. Henry W. Savage has reportedly engaged her in advance, citing her rich soprano voice and engaging personality. She studied in Kansas City for a year, and Savage heard her during a western tour recital last October, inspiring her path into opera.
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Davenport
Bessie
Johnson
Berlin
Germany
Henry W. Savage
Kansas City
Savage
Miss Johnson
Obituary: Emma Stoneberg Dies After Siege in Iowa and Galva
Emma Stoneberg died August 24, 1912 at 48 years, 8 months, 11 days, at the home of her brother-in-law and sister Frank Lundeen in Galva following a long hospital siege. Survived by two sisters and a brother, she is buried in Bishop Hill cemetery after funeral services at Lundeen home conducted by Rev. A G Peterson and a Rebekah lodge burial.
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Davenport
Iowa
Galva
Bishop-Hill
Frank Lundeen
B. J.arnquist
Bishop- Hill
Charles E., Stoneberg
Bishop Hill
Lundeen
A. G. Peterson
Rebekah Lodge
Bettendorf Foundry Worker Killed by Falling Iron Bar
Herbert H. Henry aged 21 was killed when a heavy iron bar fell from a crane onto his head at the Bettendorf Axle company foundry. A cable break caused the bar to drop while workers were passing time under the crane. This follows a prior fatal accident at the same foundry the previous month involving a magnet block.
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Herbert H. Henry
Bettendorf Axle Company
Henry
Bettendorf
George Nebrich
Syndicate Buys Illinois Coal Lands Near Nokomis
A St Paul Minne syndicate bought lands near Nokomis Illinois containing 25 000 000 tons of coal. A shaft has been sunk over 600 feet and mining is expected within ten months. Eastern Illinois Railroad plans a line from Springfield to the mines to create an all rail coal route competing with lake and rail coal lines at the head of the lakes.
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St Paul Minne Syndicate
Nokomis
Eastern Illinois Railroad
Springfield
Peoria
Buick
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Sillver
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Geneseo
Republic Office
Wcvnglinois
L. B. Rastede
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Prophetstown, Til
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