Lincoln Day address profiles Lincoln the man
Prof J Carl Stine deliveres a Lincoln Day address at Henry High School recounting Lincoln s life from humble Kentucky birth to presidency Emancipation Proclamation and assassination The piece highlights Lincoln s self made character his schooling and lifelong devotion to study and his complex personal life including his courtship Mary Todd and Anne Rutledge and domestic tensions with his wife.
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J. Carl Stine
The
Henry High School
Republic
Lincoln
North Pole
South Pole
Ward Lamon
Seward
Kentucky
Springfield
Scripps
Chicago Tribune
Gray
Indiana
Macon Co
Ill
New Salem
Anne Rutledge
Nathaniel Grigsby
Pilgrim’s Progress
United States
Weem
John Romine
Town Clock Proposed for New $30,000 Church Tower
A town clock in the new German-American church tower is urged with a loud strike for hours and half hours. Citizens are asked to contribute toward a public benefit, noting the tower will rise 165 feet and a four sided dial will be visible citywide.
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Rutland
Henry
St. Mary’s Church
Memorable Henry County nurse 88 dies? no, moves to St Joseph
Mrs Mary Warren longtime Henry County resident devoted to nursing the sick and aiding the needy. At 88 she has moved to St Joseph Missouri with her daughter after years of faithful service at Presbyterian church Woman's Relief corps and care work for many families.
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Mary Warren
Jennie Deyoe
St. Joseph
J. H. Jones
Harry S. Gregory
Gregory
Robert Davis
C. Gould
G. G. Guyer
Warren
Henry Telephone Co Notice on March 1 Payment and April 1 Goal
The Henry Telephone Co asks all customers to settle accounts by March 1 due to upcoming heavy spring expenses for underground wires and general system improvements. payment must be received by April 1.
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Henry Telephone CO
A Valentine Party at Mrs Bayne’s Delightful Home
Mrs R Bayne hosted a St Valentine birthday gathering with about two dozen women. Guests decorated rooms with red hearts and played a guessing game about famous men. Miss Wyckoff and Mrs Burger guessed all twenty names, winning valentines. A three course lunch featured heart shaped salmon croquettes and prizes were awarded before departures.
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Miss Wyckoff
Burger
The Temple Quartet at the High School Lecture
The fourth entertainment of the course featured the Temple Quartet at the opera house. The group impressed with blended voices and encores, led by P F Baker and Miss Catherine Cole. They performed without accompaniment, with varied selections and a noted solo by A C Steele that fell flat. They plan further engagements in Lansing and Ohio with nightly shows and rest only on Sundays.
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Temple Quartet
Opera House
P. F. Baker
Temple
Catherine Cole
Anabel Lee
Phantom Band
Kentucky
A. C. Steele
Lansing
Mich
Ohio
Correction notice from Northern Illinois Co Operative Burial Assn
Office of Secretary in Princeton Illinois dated February 6 1907 issues a correction about misprints in Assessments Nos 19 and 20. Miss Kellogg was listed twice. the correct name is Anna Herr. The secretary Miss Jerron apologizes and asks members to be advised of the error.
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Northern Illinois Co-Operative Burial Association
Princeton
Ill
G. W. Keller
Henry
Caution to Teamsters on Cement Walk Safety
Marshal Eagleston ordered arrests for driving on cement walks without covering with boards. Offenders face fines between 5 and 25 dollars per offense.
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Marshal Eagleston
Tyan Wright Improves After Illness Briefing
Tyan Wright son of Eli Wright has been critically ill for two or three weeks. J Hall had Dr. Forrest visit from Peoria Sunday for consultation. The young man is reported to be better the past few days.
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Tyan Wright
Eli Wright
J. Hall
Dr. Forrest
Peoria
St Marys Church to Build New Edifice This Year
Plans approved for a new St Marys church replacing the old structure. The project includes an $80 000 building on South street with a $15 700 contractor bid and a target to enclose by October 1. Architect George A Studenhaur of Rock Island will supervise. a town clock in the steeple may follow.
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St. Mary’s
Zumbuehl
William Kuss
Peter Merdian
Henry C. Louis
Conrad Schwarz
Adolph Klein
Michael Yaeger
Joseph Bogner
Wimer Schlosser
Theodore Bickerman
Philip Thomas
South Street
Kroeper
B. Yaeger
George A. Studenhaur
Rock Island
Messrs. Polson & Powers
Morris
Henry
St. Mary's
Birthday Surprise Honored Mrs. English at Third Street Party
A party of about 20 surprised Mrs. Phebe English on Feb 14 at her Third Street home. The evening featured a Progressive Cinch game and an oyster supper with celery and pickle treats. Relatives sent congratulatory letters, and a souvenir album commemorated the birthday. Miss Hanna supervised as chaperone.
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Phebe English
Third Street
Hanna
Your Neighbor's Wife at Opera House
The Traverse City Daily Record notes a large audience last night as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ellis performed under the Modern Woodmen auspices. Mrs Ellis, as Lena the Dutch girl, wore wooden shoes and peasant dress, with her topical songs and German dances drawing loud applause.
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Charles Ellis
Opera House
Modern Woodmen
Traverse City
Mich
Daily Record
City Opera House
Ellis
Lena
O'Donnell Presents The Sign of the Cross at Local Lecture
James Francis O'Donnell will close the high school lecture course with The Sign of the Cross Friday evening. Reviewers hail his performance as masterly and one of the citys most artistic productions with strong praise from multiple colleges and papers. Plenty of seats available at 35 cents.
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James Francis O'Donnell
Bloomington Press
St. Bede's College
America
St. Bede's
la Salle Tribune
Notre Dame University
O’donnell
St. Mary's College
Kansas
O'Donnell
St. Mary's Dial
Gilbert Culver Arrested for Forgery in Eldorado Springs
Gilbert L. Culver, once a medicine seller and Peoria resident, has been arrested in Eldorado Springs Mo for forgery of a $100 note alleged to be signed by his mother Adelia Culver in 1904. Indicted January 15 1904, Culver disappeared and was located recently. His family in Henry and Peoria, including wife and daughter, are mentioned as context.
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Gilbert L. Culver
Eldorado Springs
Culver
L. L. Miller
Peoria
Adelia Culver
Miller
Gib
Marshall County
Henry
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Abraham Lincoln
Prof. J. Carl Stine
Nat Bloomington
United States Senate
Douglas
Booth
Russell Godby
Godby
McNamar
Anne
Wm. Greene
Herndon
Miss Rutledge
Mary Todd
Lexington
Woman's Club
J. O. Hill
J. 8. Townssend
Mabel V. Diverbiss
T. B. Jones
Clift
Julia Ward Howe
Disosway
Jessie Swein
Gate of Paradise
Henry Herbert
Mary Keller
Hannah Ward
Gilbert Culver
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