Wide Awake Peaceful Demonstration Sparks Peoria Parade
A 1906 Peoria gathering featured the Wide Awakes in large nightly parades with torches, flags, and banners. Hon. Jo Knox spoke on slavery era issues as Rock Island sent the day’s largest delegation, 1500 via Bureau Junction, while promoters urged rival towns to attend. Samuel Parker reports from Chicago on November 29, 1906.
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Peoria
Wyoming
Agora
Loki
Knox
Jo Knox
Rock Island
Browning
Williams
Quincy
Abraham Lincoln
Supreme Court
Dred Scott
Missouri
Douglas
Buchanan
Bureau Junction
Congress
Samuel Parker
Chicago
Barcum Bailey Circus to Tour by Mammoth Automobiles
News from New York reports Barcum Bailey and partner plan a nationwide tour using mammoth automobiles starting next year. The move ends the old circus trust and shifts from rail to automotive transport due to rail delays and accident risks. Bailey died last spring and had aimed to switch to wagon shows, but long jumps necessitated the auto plan.
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Barcum & Bailey
Harth
New York
Tody
Hamilton
Bailey
Madison Square Garden
Farmers Warn Hunters Against Trespassing on Lands
A Sentinel notice signs farmers’ warning to hunters about trespass on their land and urges respect for lawful boundaries. The text pressures adherence to laws and emphasizes protecting property and agricultural interests.
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Mecomb Sentimel
Thud Eimphasine
Weather Signs Point to a Severe Winter Ahead
The Pon tisc Sentinel editor notes many rural indicators of a hard winter. Corn husks grow thick, geese and ducks grow fur, owls leave early, and animals prepar e supplies. Barber reports rising demand for hair restorer and men grow beards. tools show wear, rabbits look rounded, and mice tails wrinkle. If valid, this suggests temperatures two degrees below zero from November through May.
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Pontisc Sentinel
Livingston County
Typhoid Warning From State Health Review
A state board of health review details a widespread typhoid fever contamination crisis. Polluted water used for household chores and food preparation spread illness, causing deaths at a hospital for the insane and prompting warnings against using tainted water for drinking and domestic use.
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State Board of Health
State Board
Nures
Dartietrarties
Suing Scabarh
Odd Fellows in Illinois to Increase Officer Salaries
The Grand Lodge Grand Encampment and Rebekah Assembly of Illinois voted to restore officer salaries to levels from six years ago. The Grand Master will earn 1200 annually, the Grand Secretary 3200, and the Grand Treasurer 100. New and returning officers were announced across the three bodies with several appointments and elections.
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Grand Lodge
Rebekah
Grand Chaplin
Thomas Hines
Warsaw
Isaac Golden
Chicago
J A Lopp
Mount Carmel
Grand Guard
David Wiener
Joliet
Grand Herald
J M Miner
Guthrie
Walter E. Carlin
Postcarditis Grips Henry as Contagion Spreads Unseen
A curious feverish phenomenon called postcarditis erupts in Henry with post office workers noting widespread spreading among all social ranks. People, drawn by glittering card displays, involuntarily mail and purchase postcards, even stepping away mid task to send another. The contagion prompts panic over its persistence and the urge to collect and share pictured scenes.
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Henry
State Horticultural Society Annual Meeting Set in Champaign
The State Horticultural Society announces its fifty first annual meeting to be held December 12 to 14 in Champaign. Day sessions and a fruit exhibit will be in the University’s agricultural building with evening meetings at Elkshath Champaign. The program promises strong papers on growing and horticulture including sessions on orchard practices and horticulural prospects.
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State Horticultural Society
Champaign
Elkshath
Promeain
Sant Sra
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Bryant
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