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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1905
Page
2
Obituary notes General Lew Wallace author of Ben Hur died at his Crawfordsville home at 78. He served in the Mexican and Civil Wars, governed New Mexico, and was minister to Turkey. His fame rests on Ben Hur which is known worldwide.
State Senate hears Bare plan to form the Internal Improvement Commission of Illinois to study a deep waterway from Lake Michigan through Illinois and Mississippi rivers to the Gulf. The three member panel would investigate reclamation of overflow lands and prepare data for future legislation.
Arrangements are nearly complete for President Roosevelt to depart Washington around March 25 and return by mid May. He will then stay at the capital until about June 20 before a summer move to Oyster Bay. Stops include Louisville Dallas Fort Worth Austin and Houston with a rough riders reunion in San Antonio on March 25 and a possible Rockies big game hunting trip if extended.
The Klaw and Erlanger staging of General Wallace's romance Ben Hur unfolds as a monumental and artistically grand production at the Chicago Auditorium. The program proclaims it the most stupendous and beautiful play ever presented in the amusement world.
Washington February 17 A national tribute marks Frances E Willard the renowned temperance advocate as her statue is placed in Statuary Hall Illinois presents the statue with Governor Deneen's letter. Illinois senators and representatives praise her life guiding temperance and women's progress in a ceremony drawing large crowds of women and schoolchildren.
Doctor William Ewen argues that the appendix vermiform is not useless but aids digestion and houses a microorganism vital for breaking down nourishment. He suggests removing it only as a last resort to save life, per the New York Times.
A note promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a cure for sickness from undigested food with a money back guarantee at 25c. The second fragment recalls Benjamin Franklin and a witty exchange around the signing of the Declaration of Independence with a quote attributed to Benjamin Harrison about hanging together and rope ends.
An Irish barrister spoke for the plaintiff in a case where a cow was killed by a train. The contention was that proper running of the train or proper ringing and blowing would have prevented the accident. A notice promotes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation at 25 cents. Sold by Dr Powell's city drug store.
President Roosevelt orders a special investigation by the Bureau of Corporations into Standard Oil, focusing on Kansas operations. He acted after Representative Campbell of Kansas urged Congress to mandate the probe, directing Commissioner Garfield to begin immediately. A stray paragraph on croup describes Ballard's Horehound Syrup and Snow ointment as remedies.
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