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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1898
Page
3
Congressional Proceedings Reflect Hawaiian Treaty Debates and Appointments
The report covers executive sessions on the Hawaiian treaty and nominations including Charles Page Bryan and E. H. Conger to Brazil and China posts, plus Mark Brewer for civil service commissioner. House moves include the urgent deficiency bill and a diplomatic and consular appropriation bill, with McKenna named for the Supreme Court and pension bills advancing. The session notes a free coinage proposal, meat inspection for export, and the Lacey Alaska homestead bill. A joint resolution suggests constitutional timing changes for presidents and senators, while obituary and tribute to Seth W. Milliken frame the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Pth
Charles Page Bryan
Fillness
Brazil
E. H. Conger
Tews
Braz
Ching
Brewer
House
McKenna
Supreme Court
Bland
Hoar
H. W. Corbett
Oregon
Lacey
Alaska
Seth W. Milliken
Maine
Congress
Tornado devastates Fort Smith. deaths and damage mounting
A tornado across Fort Smith Ark killed 41 people and injured many as $1,000,000 in property was destroyed. Updates report 46 dead and 20 wounded from the same twister. Additional events include bank failures and political changes across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
United Mine Workers’ Union of America
M. D. Ratchford
State Bank of
Elmwood
Fort Smith
Ark
John Mayes
Farmers’ ‘and Merchants’ Bank
Arcanum
Klondike
Oregon
Isa ‘Bel Plum
Chicago
Seattle
Tacoma
Alaska
Topeka
Havana
McKinney
Commodore Bunce
Lee
A.W. Newman
Supreme Court
Madison
Wis
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Bunn
Jerre Moore
A. D. Rouwal
Paint Mock
Mines
Knoxville
Tenn
Indiana Supreme Court
Tfe
G. B. Day
Minnesota
Loulaville
B. Fry & Sons
Butte
W. H.T. Dur
Cal
Oma A. Edison, Sr
Iles H. Ebbetts
of the
Brooklyn
N.Y
Charles H. Byrne
Currency Reform Debates At House Banking Panel
Secretary Gage and ex secretary Fairchild test the currency reform plan before the House committee on banking. They discuss moving toward a permanent national financial system with government notes saved from debt payment in specie, while addressing public fear of changes and the dangers seen in wildcat banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gage
Washington
Fairchild
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Walker
Gape
United States
Butterworth dies after illness in Georgia
Benjamin Butterworth former United States commissioner of patents died at 8 16 Sunday afternoon at Piney Woods hotel Thomasville Georgia surrounded by his wife and children after a period of illness. He had come to recuperate from pneumonia but suffered cerebral convulsions two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
Thomasville
Benjamin Butterworth
Americans Barred From Ontario Subsidized Railways
Ontario legislature adjourned and passed a bill banning employment of any person from a country with an alien labor law excluding Canadians on public works, meaning Americans cannot seek jobs on Canadian railways. The session also enacted timber rules requiring all Ontario sawlogs to be processed domestically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Fort Smith Tornado Toll Reported At Fifty Lives Lost
Fort Smith Arkansas officials report fifty deaths from a tornado that devastated the city on June Nineteenth with at least seventy injured and property losses around one million dollars. In Crawford County three killed and about twenty seriously hurt. Local death toll figures reflect a broader disaster across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
Crawford County
Ingersoll Lumber Mill Fire in Wisconsin
A lumber mill of the Ingersoll Land and Lumber company three miles from Eland Junction burned. Loss reported at 70,000 dollars. Also noted: U S Supreme Court ruling on life insurance for death by own action. Patti Nicolini obituary and Indianapolis population rise in new city directory. A Cincinnati tragedy ends in murder suicide involving Louis Alfred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Eland Junction
Wissaya
Ingersoll Land and Lumber Company
Washington
Jan
United States Supreme Court
Indianapolis
Ind
Why We Write and the Call for Kindness in Letters
A reflective essay questions the motives behind writing and urges honesty and generosity. Marion Harland is cited on scandal, while the piece extols charity, humane reform, and lifting the fallen, urging readers to cultivate gentleness in speech and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Harland
Milton Harland
America
Jersey
Durham
In Memoriam for Henry II Townsend
A funeral verse honoring Henry II Townsend born January 11 1898 presides over a commemorative tribute. The poem thanks his mother and friends for years of care and kindness and envisions a peaceful afterlife where they may meet again in eternal spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Townsend, Henry, II
Premium Grudge Ends In County Institute Debate
A Henry Republican reader accuses the paper’s editor of a long standing grudge against the Marshall County Mariners Institute. The critique centers on premium offerings and timing of printed notices. The writer defends the institute, notes rival county premiums, and urges a retrospective view of local agricultural work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Republican
Agricultural Department
The
Republican
Marshall ° Co. Mariners Institute
Sqiite
Marshall Co
Golden wedding marks fifty years of Hulben couple
A Canton Ohio born tailor and his Paris France native wife celebrate their golden wedding in their home with 19 family members. They were presented with a gold headed cane and a gold handled umbrella as relatives gather for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Hulben
S. A. Worley
Mrulben
Halben
King
Canton
Ohio
McKinley
Paris
France
United States
Pittsburg
Hning
Mary—Anne Toben
James ‘Stubbles
Balalis
A. Worley
Peoria
Cora
Edward Hummel
Iozora
Andrew Vogelsang
Chillicothe
Hulben
M. BH. Church
Undercliff and Lake Senachwine Leased by Peoria Group
The Undercliff resort on Lake Senachwine five miles north of Henry is leased by The Undercliff Lake Senachwine Co. of Peoria. Thomas J. Ong of Varna will manage the hotel with stockholders planning February 11 opening and multiple improvements including bowling, tennis, croquet, dancing pavilion and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Undercliff
Lake Senach
Henry
Ooo
Wesco Renter
W. A. Hill
Dr Vance
M. Powell
A. J. Rach
Henry Lottman
H. 8. Grahame
W. F. Guss
Harvey D. Page
Tbhomas J. Louton
Peoria
Princeton
la Salle
Tiskilwa
Bradford
Putnam
Hennepin
Wyoming
Toulon
Lacon
Distressing stomach disease cured by South American Nervine
Promote an advertised remedy claimed to cure stomach weakness and indigestion worldwide. The text asserts immediate relief from first dose and universal applicability, praising the product as pleasant, safe, and always successful, with sales attribution to Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B Powell
Marshall oo Teachers Association Meets in Sparland
The Marshall Oo Teachers Association plans a Saturday meeting in Sparland on January 29, 1897. President F. S. Potter leads discussions on high school benefits, geography teaching, teacher ethics, and country school bookkeeping with local educators from Lacon Sparland Varna Toluca Wenona Camp Grove and Henry county communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. A. Plcnic Association
Woodmen of America
Woodman Hall
Isaac N. Martin
Lacon
Harry Winter
Venona
Henry Broaddus
Varna
MWA
Marshall County
A. A. Webber
Camp Grove
Frank Stoner
Milton Malone
la Rose
Irving Broaddas
Marshall Oo Teachers’ Association
Sparland
F.8. Potter
Board of Education of
Henry
Stella Baxter
Emma Strawn
L. Shaw Tesmer
Ray Garretson
Frank Potts
Capla Ricketts
Edward Pritchard
Washburn
Query
Box
What do the Children Drink Grain-O Advertisement
A vintage ad pitches Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute for children. It claims Grain-O, made from pure grains, tastes like coffee but costs about a third as much, and is available from all grocers.
Damages verdict in Stanton versus Wordenburgh horse case at Lacon
In a pending court suit in Lacon, A. O. Stanton sued J. Wordenburgh for damages to a horse and sulky after a Big 4 race incident. The jury returned a verdict of 25 dollars for Stanton as horsemen nationwide watch the outcome, with railroads reporting November 1897 earnings up 21 percent from 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacon
A. O. Stanton
J. Wordenburgh
Stanton
United States
Gentlemen’s bladder health and Kilmer’s Swamp-Root remedy
The article explains two ways bladder disease arises from unhealthy kidneys and poor treatment. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a kidney and bladder remedy, claims urine sediment indicates trouble, and offers samples by mail from Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Republica
Dr Kilmer & Co
Binghamton,n. Y
Pa's Prayers Turned Out to Be Food Aid Tale
Local tale from a winter church aid effort in Ohio spreads as a humorous misinterpretation. A pastor’s distressed family receives real help—potatoes, flour, bacon, cornmeal, turnips, apples, clothing, and jellies—disguised as “pa’s prayers.” The scene ends with the meal and warmth delivered, a light note amid hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Gossip as a Deadly Force in Public Life
A republican editorial decries gossip as a corrupting, cowardly practice that harms church, lodge, club, and state. It warns that slander from behind a smile poisons homes and institutions, calling for vigilance against filthy misinformation.
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Kelley Republican
Burt
Thur
Eose
Congressional
Ben Butterworth
Labor Law
Fort Smith, Ark
San Francisco
James L. Flood
California Woman's Hospital
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chouteaus Avenue
August Bauer
Mra
Wilda Ersar
Bauer
Sig. Nicolini
London
Sig
Nicolini
Mme
Adelina Patti Nicolini
Pau
Patti
Wales
J.K. Morey
Henry, Illinois
Teacherb! Association
State of Ohio
Atty of
A. W. Glesnon
Hall
B. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Bhall
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