Starved Rock and Illinois river navigation fight heats up
A zeal for turning Starved Rock into a state beauty spot fuels calls for immediate action to remove Burlington bridge obstructions above La Salle. Citizens press Governor Deneen and Attorney General Stead as War Department delays stem from Congress inaction and past incidents with river traffic.
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la Salle
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Illinois
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General Assembly
Sanitary District of
Chicago
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County of
Will
Burlington ‘Co
War Department
Burlington Co
War Départment
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Rock Island Mee
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A A Oe
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Aupe
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Burlington, Co
Basge
Hig Neon, Co
Sucher & McNemar
Peoria
Messrs
Department
Congress
Chief of Engineers
J B Cavanaugh
Corps of Engineers
United States
Lacon
Lacan
Burlington
la Salle and
Peoria Packet Co
Swain
Starved Rock
Rock
Pesky Bridge
Deneen
Stead
Governor Deneen
Bradford News Summary Recaps Local Events and Notices
Mrs J M Powers returns to St Louis after visit to Henry and Streator. A thermometer for post office entry is installed by Hallfarth. Funeral and burial details for Mrs F M Blanchard are noted with relatives in attendance. Masonic temple corner stone ceremony at Lacon draws about 200 masons from Henry and area. Racing regatta results at Peoria list multiple class winners with Sand Burr II prominent. Red Top III and San Burr II feature in top finishes.
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J M. Powers
St. Louis
Henry
Streator
Hallfarth
Undertaker Smith
Bureau
F M. Blanchard
Henry Cemetery
George A. Zeller
Peoria
Sparland
Lacon
Ilmer Quinn
Frank Johnson
F. W Potter
Elsie Smith
J A. Williams
Charles Greenlee
Oscar H Davis
Elmer Hunt
Samuel Bacon
Charles Onyan
Albert Quinn
Merritt
Ed Lutes
George Warren
Western Power Boat Association
San Burr Ll
Atlantic City
N. J
Regal Tiger
Sand Burr II
Missouri
Bellevue
San Burr II
Galena
New Jersey
Red Top
Hughey
Iowa
Brown Brothers Visit Then Return to Chicago
The Brown brothers Clyde and Claren Brown visited relatives in this place last week and returned to Chicago. Clyde Brown has long served as principal of a ward school and is improving his standing there. Claren, twin of Clyde, runs a Chicago warehouse and transfer business, recently completing law studies and passing the bar exam. It is unclear if he will practice law, though the legal knowledge will aid his business.
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Brown Brothers
Clyde Brown
Chicago
Brown
Claren
Bradford
Hennepin Girl Marry Under Circus Parade
Justice Burbachy quietly presided in Hamlin building offices as John DeBate of Havang wed Miss Maude Rudy of Hennepin. The ceremony followed a noisy circus outside with a wedding trip planned soon after the knot was tied.
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Hennepin
Peoria Daily Herald- Transcript
Chariots
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Justice Burbachy
Hamlin
John DeBate
Havang
Indictments for Peru Todd Case Total 42
A La Salle County special grand jury indicted 42 men in the Flora Belle Todd case, charging them in connection with the Peru girl. Warrants will be served as names remain sealed. bonds set at 2000 dollars per indicted person.
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Peru
Flora Belle Todd
Eldridge
Circuit Court
John Heider
Todd
Grand Jury
la Salle
Sheriff's Office
Ottawa
Perich
Gil
Announcements and Notes from Henry and Vicinity
Miss Ellen Slewers visits Mrs Clyde Doran. J A and W S Harrison sell poultry business to Frank B Rue of Peoria. Exemption granted for 70 parish houses in Bureau county. Mrs Frances M jr Blanchard of Seattle buried at Henry cemetery after funeral at St Johns. David Swain excursion boat visits Peoria crowds with Eccentric Stars aboard.
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Indianapolis
Tipton
George H. Cook
Henry J. Cook
Peoria
Henry
Henry Wombacher
Anna Neuman
Chillicothe
Neuman
Wombacher
John Beard
Frank Downey
Barney Cook
Pontiac
Board of Review
Bureau County
J. A
W. S. Harrison
Frank B. Rue
Harrisons
United States
Peoria Star
Rue Co
the_riverside
David Swain
Order of Eastern Stars of
Percy Swain
the Ideal, Feather and Mattress ‘Co
Minnesota Postal Shower Honors 86th Birthday Fan ning
Mrs Estella J Fanning thanks readers for a postal shower honoring George W Fanning on his 86th birthday with 119 cards from states including North Dakota South Dakota Montana Idaho California Wyoming Iowa Wisconsin Virginia Michigan Minnesota and more The letter notes family memories and Christian sentiment while including a homely address and a brief stray OCR fragment about corporations and a Rock Island reference.
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George W. Fanning
the Times-Messenger
G. W. Fanning
Estella J. Fanning
Montana
Idaho
California
Wyoming
Iowa
Wisconsin
Winds
Virginia
Michigan
Minnesota
Madella
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Times Office
Earl Ertle
Turtle
Ida Schubert
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Whitefield
Oper
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Hannasfat
Gensier
News OF the
Ellen Slewers
Clyde Doran
Charles Perdew
Henry Public School
J. A. Hill
Paxton
J. O. Alll
George Smith
Rachel Duncan
Frank Vogelsang
Susan Johnson
Philip Real
Mhradford
J. J. Herry
F. M. Blanchard
Frances M
Jr. Blanchard
Everett
Wash
R B.whipple
Blanchard
G. A. Zeller
John Kline
E. §. Griffin
R. H. Greene
Phoenix
Arizona
Harry
Nelly
Maxwell Copper
Benjamin Blanchard
Seattle
Griffin
Greene
Kline
St. George's Church
Trinity Parish
E. H. Hutchins
George Nicholson
W. A. Powell
G M. Locke
L. R. Phillips
George Burt
Eatella J. Fanning
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