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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1904
Page
2
Residents are asked to deliver all work to the residence on School Street between Third and Richard for prompt attention at a reasonable price.
The Republican convention ended a long contest as Yates withdrew, Hamlin and Sherman followed, and Charles S. Deneen won the gubernatorial nomination on the 79th ballot with 957 votes. The ticket includes L.Y. Sherman for Lieutenant Governor James A. Rose for Secretary of State Len Small for State Treasurer James S. McCullough for State Auditor W. H. Stead Attorney General Mary F. E. Busey Charles Davison and W. I. Abbott as University Trustees. The platform unites factions and aims for a large GOP majority.
The Springfield Republican convention settled a long contest by nominating a ticket that unites factions. Gor Yates surrendered renomination for the good of the cause, praised as able and worthy of his prior nearly four year term. The new ticket brings energy and vigor for the November campaign.
A promotional notice from The Powers Land and Toay Co. in Lawton Oklahoma advertises a combined colored map of Oklahoma and Indian Territory. It promises details on counties, cities, towns, population, railways and streams plus a free booklet about Comanche county and Lawton. James M. Powers is listed as manager.
On May 31 four young men played cards near the Institute when one declared disbelief in God. He then fell unconscious and awoke deaf and dumb, claiming God had answered his challenge. He and the others converted to Christianity, with reports of his conversion and plans to serve God. Lucy Burt, 280 La Salle avenue, Chicago.
The Sunday Record-Herald recounts four young men playing whist when a debate on God led Galian Renfro to declare agnosticism. He challenged demonstrations of divinity, then suddenly fainted and collapsed. Bystanders fetched help and a physician as Renfro lay unresponsive.
A youth named Renfro declares a divine awakening after a dramatic vision that left him deaf and unable to speak. The pastor and Dr. Draper discuss the episode as a possible miraculous event and Renfro vows to study sign language and work for God. He travels to Shreveport with help from friends and begins preparing for religious service.
Mrs G. M. Locke entertained the Womans Club and friends for their annual closing reception. Guests enjoyed a formal receiving line, a program featuring a male quartet, piano solo, and Irish dialect reading with an encore. Decorations used club colors yellow and white with carnations and ribbons.
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