Challenge to Gov Teaten's primary law faces court action
A Chicago circuit suit seeks an injunction against payments to election officials, arguing the new primary law is unconstitutional. The bill cites ten alleged flaws that could strike down the statute and force lawmakers to draft a compliant law.
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Gov. Teaten
Krom
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Chicago
Atto Aey
Keehn Asd
Thones Marshalltfor
Goarge W. Souse
Rouse
Marshall
Hanberg
Lydia Lewis Elopes for Wealthy Suitor in Michigan
Festive Evanston ties unravel as 17 year old Lydia Lewis defies parents by marrying a poorer suitor, Charley Smith, in Michigan. The wedding follows a birthday party exclusion and sparks a cascade of local notices, accidents, and mysterious events across Illinois communities.
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Gans
Lydia Lewis
Dangster
Frank C. Jesse
Charley Smith
Michigan
Lydia
Mr Lewis
Colonial Steel Fanpans
Misa Lydia
Mich
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Bradley Factory Closes as Enters Voluntary Liquidation
Bradley Manufacturing, the long running farm implement maker begun by the late Card Bradley, has entered voluntary liquidation. A Chicago tanker named Hogin will supervise a creditors committee to wind up operations. The factory, established years ago in Sycamore New York, later moved to Chicago and then North Kanaka.
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Essen
Hogin
Chicago
Card Bradley
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Sycamore
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Kankaa
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Young Sinolaan Victim Of Plot In Edgar County
Edgar county reports a valise with burglar tools and explosives found at a hotel near C. T. Wittick, son of Eltor Wittick of the Edgar County Herald. Wittick, 10, was arrested on bond of 500 dollars, admits leaving the valise but denies involvement in any burglary plot amid a recent engagement to a wealthy Edgar county woman.
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Edgar County
C. T.wittick
Eltor| Wittick
Edgar County Herald
Wittick
Tie
Peoria Millionaire Seeks Bride Loses Suitor in Mystery
Charles Robinson of Peoria believed a Denver youth would wed his ward Leslie. The 18 year old, later identified as Estelle Willard, vanished with the young man from the Young Women's Christian Association reception room. The pair disappeared by morning leaving the father in distress and pursuing clues.
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Sou
Charles Robinson
Denver
Colo
Leslie
Thesboy
Estelleittard
O Robinson
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Freight train wreck at Norris City kills one
The Big Four freight train wreck in Norris City killed Engineer Frank Edwin, whose head was severed. The wreck spread rails forcing engines to sidetrack. the coal cars remained on the main line while the engineer’s body was found after the impact.
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Norris City
En- Eneer
Frank Edwin
Beg: Forty Years Hoard Forty Thousand Dollars
A Dilinois couple named Mr. and Mrs. William Mines travel Northwestern Illinois and eastern Iowa for nearly four decades. They perform on street corners with accordion and organ earning up to ten dollars daily, with expenses often covered by locals. Their purchase of a $500 money order to Pittsburg sparked disclosure of an estimated wealth around $40,000. Two of their children also tour the country making sizable sums with tambourine and flute.
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Ford
Carmi
Arthur WiJans
Witt
Michael Croughan
Fairfield
St.Auburn
Ruth Mooney
Giarles Ro Taylor
State Board of Dental Examiners
Adams Street
Lydia Forsythe
Chicago
Elgin
Murphysboro
Messrs
Brown & Hauer
Frank Hall
James S Williams
Matt Wiliams
Kankgee
Duquoin
Teague Harris
Christopher
John Hutchinson
Tulinoig
Albert Stacey
Bloomington
Labelle
John M. Scott
Grand Lodge of
Illinois
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Springfield
Supreme Lodge
Montreal
William Terbis
Slayes Dental
Rockford
Sterling
Henry Burmeister
Louis Gressens
Harry Aument
William
E. Myers
Fred Avery
Harry Dennison
Gorse Harding
Chas: Wright
Milwaukee
Visting
Goodrich
Darding
Northwestern
Blanche Pe George-Parsons
Cairo
Siti
Young Peabody
Mound City
Parsons
Peabody
Alnost Blind
William Mines
Prade
Hlingis
Omais
Bureau County
Pittsburg
Killed By Wronged Husband After Elopement
Shelbyville story reports Martin Quigley, a local businessman, shooting and killing Frank Brophey on a street after Brophey allegedly flirted with Quigley’s wife and eloped with her months earlier. Mrs Quigley witnessed the shooting as Brophey, 33, and his spouse faced conflict.
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Shelbyville
Martin Quigley
Frank Brophey
Brophey
Quizley
Quigley
Back Tax Report on Illinois Central Railroad Pending
The preliminary investigation into back taxes claimed from the Illinois Central railroad has been submitted to Governor Deneen. Assistant Attorney General Boys guides the case and will finalize the points of law within a week before making the report public.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Deneen
Han
Boys
Mistake in Mine Elevator Costs Two Lives at Mount Pulaski
An engineer misturned the cage control at a Mount Pulaski coal mine, sending the descent cage toward the shaft. Seven miners and guards acted, five escaped, but Charles Cox and Charles Fultz leaped and fell 300 feet, dying instantly.
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Mount Pulaski
Charles Cox
Charles Fultz
Girl 16 Tries Suicide Over Return to Chicago
Elizabeth Baird aged 16, niece of Joliet Penitentiary warden E. J. Murphy, attempted suicide by taking acid to avoid returning to Chicago. She is reported to have a chance to recover after recent despondent behavior during a visit.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Baird
E. J. Murphy
Joliet Penitentiary
Chienen
Henry County Clerk Frank Welton Dies Amid Inquiry
Aged Henry county clerk Frank G. Welton of Campbrie died after illness during an audit of the clerk’s office books. An expert editor was hired to examine the records as investigators entered the office on Wednesday. The auditor’s inspection preceded Welton’s collapse and death.
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Henry County
Frank G. Welton
Campbrie
Welton
Young voters reach majority in presidential year surge
The article notes the rapid rise of young men reaching age 21 between 1904 and 1906 becoming eligible voters. It highlights the large share of first-time voters in elections, estimating 1.5 million by fall, and stresses their future role in shaping political and social life as they enter formative careers.
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United States
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Missouri
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Bryan speech in New York echoes past political lines
A dense report notes that William Jennings Bryan’s New York address amounts to a reiteration of his known positions. It criticizes the speech as largely aligning with earlier Democratic themes while hinting at a future platform with limited new proposals.
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Pisin
New York
Gabriel
Jericho
Ohio
Democrata
Cleveland
New voters weigh party power and tariff in 1906 campaign
The piece argues 1906 first voters face questions on Republican control, tariffs, and policy direction. It critiques mixed views in Missouri and Ohio papers, cites Roosevelt anti trust enforcement, and analyzes Bryan’s Madison Square Garden speech and Roosevelt’s stance.
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Roosevelt
United States
Chronicle of world events and milestone years
A dense ledger of historical dates ranges from Burgundy and Columbus voyages to battles, treaties, and notable political events. It includes 1492 discovery, 1776 spy execution, 1783 treaty, 1840 beacon, 1851 tornado, 1861 military actions, and 1893 Home Rule, plus a cross-continental auto record and a Buffalo herd gift for the Wichita forest reserve project.
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Greenville
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Wichita
Forest Reserve
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Effect of Industrial Combination On US Manufacturing
A censuses comparison shows US manufacturing establishments grew only four percent from 1905 to 1904 while output rose forty one percent. The article contrasts US industry with England noting England has 362 furnaces versus the United States 32 percent, highlighting disparate growth and price stabilization.
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