Starved Rock to be Illinois Beauty Spot and park plan
The article proclaims Starved Rock as a forthcoming state beauty spot on the Illinois River with a goal to make it accessible for all Illinois residents. It describes navigation issues caused by the Burlington bridge at La Salle and urges action by Governor Deneen and Attorney General Stead to remove obstructions and enable river traffic.
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Starved Rock
Illinois
General Assembly
Illinois River
Marseilles
Rock
la Salle
Hurd
State of
Sanitary District of
Chicago
Lockport
Will
Burlington Co
War Department
Office of
the War Department
Peru
Rock Island
Watkins
Upper
Burlington Bridge
Sucher & McNemar
Peoria
Messrs
Sucher & Mc
Congress
Department
J. B. Cavanaugh
Corps.of Engineers
United States
Lacan
Lacon
Burlington
la Salle and
Peoria Packet Co
Swain
The
the Rock
Pesky Bridge
Deneen
Stead
Masonic Temple Corner Stone event and local notices
The Bradford area reports on the Lacon Masonic temple corner stone ceremony attended by about 200 Masons from Henry and surrounding lodges. Also noted are funeral details for Mrs. FP Blanchard and a Peoria doctor guest, plus mail delays from Sparland to Henry and Henry mail routing concerns.
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Sparland
Henry
Bureau
Lacon
Elmer Quinn
Frank Johnson
F. W. Potter
Olsie Smith
J. A. Williams
Charles Greenlee
Oscar H. Davis
Elmer Hunt
Samuel Bacon
Charles Onyan
Albert Quinn
Merritt
Ed Lutes
George Warren
Brethren
Western Power Boat Association
Peoria
San Barr N
Atlantic City
N. J
Regal Tiger
Sand Burr II
Missouri
St. Louis
San Barr
New Jersey
Red Top
Hughey
Iowa
The Brown Brothers Return to Chicago from Visit
Mr and Mrs Clyde Brown of Chicago visited relatives here last week and have returned home. Clyde Brown has long served as principal of a ward school and is rising in the profession. His twin Clare Brown runs a Chicago warehouse and transfer business and has completed law study and passed the bar exam. It is unclear if he will practice law, but the legal knowledge aids his business.
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Brown Brothers
Clyde Brown
Chicago
Brown
Clare Brown
Bradford
Hennepin Girl Married During Circus Parade
John DeBate of Havana wed Miss Maude Rudy of Hennepin in a quiet ceremony conducted by Judge Burbach in the HamlinBuilding amid circus crowds. The couple departed for a short wedding trip after the knot was tied, with well wishes for a happy life ahead.
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Hennepin
Peoria Daily Herald- Transcript
Chariots
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Justice Burbach
Hamlin
John DeBate
Havana
Indictments Return Against 42 in Peru Todd Case
A La Salle County special grand jury indicted 42 men over the Peru 14 year old Flora Belle Todd case. Names withheld pending warrants. bail set at 2000 dollars each. First arrests reported, some on bond, others in jail at Ottawa. A Mother's View urges parental candor and child safety education in response to the scandal. Ida Schubert underwent appendectomy in Peoria. Fr. Gensler visited.
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LaSalle County
Peru
la Salle County
Flora Belle Todd
Eldridge
Circuit Court
John Heider
Todd
Grand Jury
Lst
la Salle
Sheriff's Office
Ottawa
Perich
Announcements and Local Social Notes in Henry
Miss Ellen Slewers visits Mrs. Clyde Doran in the country. Charles Perdew becomes janitor at Henry public school. Mrs. J. A. Hill of Paxton visits a city family. Miss Rachel Duncan visits from Streator. A stray hat seeks its owner at the office. Various visits, illnesses, and family news through Henry and nearby towns plus tax exemption for Buren parishioners and a poultry business sale to Rue of Peoria. Excursion boats David Swain and Percy Swain visit the riverfront. Ideal Feather and Mattress Co parties arrive seeking site in the city.
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Ellen Slewers
Clyde Doran
Charles Perdew
Henry Public School
J. A. Hill
Paxton
J. O. Hill
George Smith
Rachel Duncan
Streator
Frank Vogelsang
Susan Johnson
Philip Real
Bradford
J. J. Herry
Henry Wombacher
Anna Neuman
Chillicothe
Neuman
Wombacher
John Beard
Frank Downey
Bloomington
Heminger Brothers
Floyd
Rolley Beard
I. M. Forbes
Winnipeg
Manitoba
John Cook
Henry
Barney Cook
Pontiac
Henry J. Cook
Peoria
Board of Review
Buren County
Harrison
Frank E. Rue
United States
Harrisons
Peoria Star
Rue Co
Riverside
David Swain
Order of Eastern Stars of
Percy Swain
Ideal Feather and Mattress Co
Mrs Frances Blanchard dies after swift Seattle Henry linked funeral
The remains of Mrs Frances M Blanchard arrived from Everett Washington for interment in Henry cemetery A long obituary notes her New York D A R lineage and ties to St Georges St Louis and Trinity Seattle She was devoted Christian with artistic tastes and valued letters Pallbearers included I H Hutchins George Nicholson and others
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F. M. Blanchard
Frances M. Blanchard
Henry
Everett
Wash
Henry Ceemetery
St. Louis
Seattle
Griffin
Mrs. Greene
Kline
Blanchard
St. George's Church
Trinity Parish
I. H. Hutchins
George Nicholson
F. A. Powell
G. M. Locke
L. R. Phillips
George Burt
Minnesota Postal Shower Honors G W Fanning on 86th Birthday
Grandson Estella J. Fanning thanks readers across North Dakota to California for 119 birthday cards sent to George W. Fanning of Minneapolis. The note recalls Madela and pays tribute to enduring Christian ties. Also mentions Rock Island Railroad Co donating $500 after a Chillicothe ballpark grandstand fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Fanning
the Times-Messenger
G. W. Fanning
Estella J. Fanning
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Virginia
Michigan
Minnesota
Madelra
Fellowship of Kindred Minds
Rock Island Railroad Co
Chillicothe Ball Park
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Middle West
Linotype
Times
Bari Ertle
Ertle
J. M. Powers
Henry and
Hallfarth
Undertaker Smith
FP. M. Blanchard
Henry Cemetery
George A. Zeller
Ida Schubert
Vincent Schubert
Whitefield
Hanna
St. Francis Hospital
Gensler
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Minneapolis
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