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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
4
The Republican faction declares Charles Miles possesses knowledge poise and judgment for the circuit bench. Opponents of different faiths corroborate his exceptional fitness and predict he will be elected on September 41 with a record vote. Miles has earned universal satisfaction across parties in his administration of affairs this fiscal year.
Describes the Peoria board of election commissioners chair as a highly trusted, leading lawyer with knowledge and poise. The message urges approval and support for his qualifications, noting the confidence of all people in his character.
The article lists Republicans and Democrats filing petitions in Springfield for state, congressional, and legislative offices for the September 11 direct primaries. It names Alfred E. Case, George Edmund Foss, Medilla McCormick, Patrick O Donnell, William Hale Thompson, James Hamilton Lewis, James J. Brady, and others, plus offices including United States Senator, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and various Congressional districts. It also notes a Bureau county campaign to raise interest in draft horses with premiums at the Bureau County Fair in September and a note on wheat flour conservation by the U S Food Administration approving the plan.
John McAuley Palmer a prominent Illinois figure born November 18, 1817 in Kentucky rose from teaching to law, served as governor from 1858 to 1869, and as U S senator later. A Republican founder, he helped shape rail regulation and civil policy, enduring Democratic shifts, and died September 25, 1900 in Springfield.
Captain Gratton Ince writes of German barbarity and brutalities seen in France. He recalls dugouts like graves, limited water, and muddy conditions, praising morale and sacrifice while lamenting losses. He notes French comrades, four U.S. divisions, and his wish for more troops.
Congress ford Ireland spoke in Toulon Saturday night on the aircraft problem of the United States. He presented an educational address in support of war policies, praised the Liberty engine, and described U S production progress toward about 200 planes daily with factories expanding. He cited safety, materials testing, and boxing practices, and reflected on sacrifice seen at Arlington cemetery.
Ten reasons urging support for a sixty million highway bond measure in Illinois. Highlights include funding via motorist taxes, no personal property tax, nationwide engineering talent, wide routing to thousands of towns, high county coverage, anticipated federal aid, and property value boosts. Calls for a majority vote to move Illinois roads out of the mud.
A short piece urges readers that ads in The Republican bring real results for any surplus article. It notes simple examples of imagined money and ends by affirming advertising effectiveness regardless of ad size.
E C Jenkins of Lacon announces his candidacy for sheriff of Marshall county on the Republican ticket subject to the primary on September 11 1918. Ad appears in the paper.
The article explains how Illinois plans to submit the 1917 resolution to call a constitutional convention to voters in November. It notes only a majority of votes cast will decide, that women cannot vote on this issue, and that a convention would revise the 1870 constitution to reflect industrial growth and population increases. It warns the legislative proposal method has failed to keep amendments current and urges public approval for a constitutional revision.
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