Call for Republican Senatorial Convention in 1904
In pursuance of a call by the Committee Republicans for the Sixteenth Senatorial District comprising Livingston Woodford Marshall and Putnam counties are requested to meet in convention on Monday June 20 1904 at 2 00 p m in Minonk Ill for nominating one State Senator and two Representatives to the general assembly to be voted in November Also to elect a new Senatorial Committee and address other business. Delegates are allotted by per county votes with Livingston 29 Woodford 12 Marshall 11 Putnam 4. TO BE O. Reep Chairman W Casson Secretary Rep Sec Com 16th Dist Minonk Ill June 9 1904.
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Livingston
Woodford
Marshall
Putnam
Minoak
General Assembly
BE. O. Reep
Rep. Sec
16Th Dist
Minonk
Iil
Republicans Rally as Chicago Convention Opens Next Tuesday
The Republican National Convention will meet in Chicago next Tuesday as delegates gather. Observers expect two days of business, while the Kankakee Gazette questions whether appointing officials to public office serves the public or props up an ambitious political aspirant.
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Chicago
Kankakee
Yates
Beck critiques rail mileage and constitution cohesion
The Hon. James M. Beck contrasts two hundred thousand miles of shining rails with the constitution. He notes the constitution predates rails and remains essential, preventing binding the country too globally.
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James M. Beck
Utah Mormon Farmers and Irrigation Pioneers
The text praises Mormons for transforming Utah from desert to a fertile region through irrigation. It states that Mormons were hardworking, industrious farmers and implies they established a widely adopted irrigation system in the West.
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Utah
Hopkins Sees Strong GOP Rally in State Primary
Senator Hopkins expresses satisfaction with the republican contest arguing it excites the electorate and strengthens the party at the polls. He estimates any governor nominee would gain about 20000 votes over a second ballot choice, calling his philosophy original yet potentially effective.
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Hopkins
Mosquito Control Urged By Health Boards Across Washington
Health boards in Washington convened to urge authorities to reclaim swamp lands near towns with substances effective against all mosquito species. The speaker quoted John Hay on peace and nature, but critics dismissed the notion as mere media fluff.
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State
How well public money is spent is the question
The Streuter Free Press argues that the cost of government matters less than wise, honest, and judicious spending. If funds are well used, keep going. if not, try something different. The focus is on effectiveness, not the figure.
Telephone business transforms modern life and jobs
The census bureau reports a surprising growth in the telephone industry. It notes a capital near half a billion, 5 billion messages last year, 65,000 employed, and gross revenue of 85.03 million dollars annually, with public postal expenses matching half that outlay. The text highlights further sweeping changes expected this generation.
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Olives
Political meeting calls Minonk convention date
Republican senatorial group from Livingston Woodford and Putnam counties held a meeting in Minonk last week urging a republican senatorial convention to be held there on Monday June 20. They named candidates for senator and two representatives and noted Livingston county’s large delegate share gives it power to name the ticket.
State Democratic Nominations at Springfield Convention
The State Democratic convention convened in Springfield on Tuesday. Frank Quinn presided, guiding a stormy session to nominate a slate including Governor Lawrence B. Stringer and Lieut. Governor Thomas F. Ferna, with other statewide officials and university trustees. Delegates were instructed to back Hearst of New York for the national ticket while the 16th district would send Woodner and Kmery to the St. Louis convention, with 18 anti Hearst efforts noted.
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Springfield
Hopkins
Frank Quinn
Lawrence B. Stringer
Thomas F. Ferna
Bec’y
Frank BE. Dodling
R. E. Spangler
Charles B. Thomas
Albert Watson
Mre
H. G. Salomop
Theodore
Loehrt
Fred P. Merrill
Hearst
New York
Long Ag
St. Louis
Woodner
Peoria
E. J. Kmery
Henry
Kulery
Sporting page spotlight in Chicago Record Herald
The Sunday Chicago Record Herald publishes a four page illustrated sporting section praised for thorough coverage of all sports including baseball racing boxing golf and yachting. The daily issue sporting page is also popular among sportsmen and readers.
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Chicago Record- Herald
Henry Republican Nichola Guide combination offer
An offer combines The Henry Republican and The Nichola Business Guide for two dollars. The Guide is promoted as a daily counselor with legal forms for farmers, mechanics, and laborers, a ready reference, and a claim that one needs a lawyer to manage their house and affairs.
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Henry Republican
Nichola Business Guide
St. Sto
Rosebud Reservation Opens for Homesteads in July
The United States will open 882000 acres in Gregory County South Dakota known as The Rosebud Reservation for homestead settlement starting July Registration runs July 6 to 23 at Chamberlain and Yankton The order drawing begins July 28 at Chamberlain Land sale price is 4 per acre with 1 cash and 3 in five yearly installments A quarter section per settler maximum Improved land near Chamberlain Platte Geddes Yankton valued higher Rail fares from Chicago to various entry points advertised Return limits extend into August A folder with maps and information can be obtained for two cents postage.
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United States
Gregory County
South Dakota
Rosebud Reservation
Chamberlain
Yankton
Platte
Geddes
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago
Rosebud
Chamberlain, Platte, Gedden
F. A. Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Illinois Medical Society Carries Fight Against Tuberculosis
The Illinois State Medical Society inaugurates a crusade against tuberculosis with a symposium at its Bloomington annual meeting. Essayists include Dr. Frank Billluga and others to inform the public on causes, prevention, and treatment. Tuberculosis caused 6895 deaths in 1902 and 7026 in 1908, accounting for about 11.27 percent of mortality, with urban areas worst. The society urges public support and medical guidance for sanitary measures and prevention.
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Lillinoia
Homer M. Thomas
Chas. L. Mix
Public tribute notes three donated cetes in cemetery
The public expresses indebtedness to Ed B. Smith for two cetcees donated and placed in the cemetery for weary travelers seeking rest from the city. The directory also adds a third, all of one useful purpose, assiduously kept by Mesars Powell and Smith, the chief actors of the directors, in excellent order.
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Ed B. Smith
Ilso Ad Ott
Graduates of County Schools at Lacon Assembly Hall
Eighth grade graduates from Marshall County held their first Lacon graduation at Assembly Hall on Friday, June 3. Fifty-one students were in the class. forty-six attended. The program featured recitations, solos, and a valedictory, with diplomas presented by County Superintendent Perry. The ceremony drew many parents and Lacon residents, and lists the graduates present and those absent.
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Lacon Home Journal
Marshall County
Assemby Hall
Lacon
Perry
Court House
Gertrude Hacker
Rose
Cumming
la Prairie
Mies
J. Lewis DeVault
la Rose
Lewis
Garly E. Wilson
Judd
Evans Township
Harriet Freveb
Ora Brokaw
Miss Brokaw
Whitefield Corners
Oscar Davis
Kentucky
Stead
Anna Spangler
Gilly BE. Wilson
Elmer Diverbiss
Ethel Sedlge
Anna Peterson
Blanche Davidson
Rena McCormick
Martha Miller
Ethel Davis
Andrew Turnbull Arthur Film
George Schumacher
David Olson
Een Eaeer
Willie Vehnekamp
Letlin
Bengular
Ralph French Maud Smith
Fred Weir
Ransom Caldwell
Roland Doyle
Fred Blackwell
Gertrude Judd Media Sand Myrtle Kunkle
Flora Stonier
Mildred_ Titus Roscoe Belsly
Harry Golliver
Ethel Carlson
Jessie Lestie Kressie Johnson
Sadie Murphy
Ena Jurgensor
Charley Beil
May Gray Lottie Lindgren
Land trades expand farm holdings near Wenona
George O Hodge bought 1386 acres from S J White north of Wenona and east of the Illinois Central tracks then sold to Benjamin Shipley who resold to Hodge 60 acres near the railroad and another farm of the latter. The deals valued at 140 dollars per acre. Shipley and Fledge gain 800 acres in a solid block. Blake Franklin, son of J H Franklin of Lacon, earned LL B at Columbian University in Washington DC. Miss EJIyn Bull and Miles Ball graduate, Ball leading her class. Roseay tops teachers in Bennington township with 08 percent average. Wenona reports two automobiles, Hodge and Monser each own one. Monser’s is a new Oldsmobile.
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Marshall County News
George O. Hodge
S. J. White
Wenons
Ilmolt Central
Benjamin Shipley
Mr. Hodge
Shipley
Fledge
Blake Franklin
J. H. Franklin
Lacon
Washington, D.C
Columbian University
Blake
Mies Ejiyn Bull
Ithnoom Woman’s College
Jacksonville
Dudley Ball
Fay
Miles Ball
Miss Roseay
Bennington Township
Perry
Wenona
W. E. Monser
Education over war in a call for public school focus
A passage argues the United States should spend more on education than on military needs. It urges prioritizing the ninety nine percent in public schools, not college access, and stresses practical reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, geography, grammar, American history, drawing, and hygiene to build a solid citizenry from the common schools.
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United
Local Youth Placed at State Institution for Feeble Minded
George Neil of this city accompanied by Bernard Duechi son of George Lusehi of Mt Palatine was sent last week to the State Institution for the Feeble Minded at Lincolny. The boy is 14 years old, mentally incapacitated, and received a hoped for beneficial training there.
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George Neil
Bernard—Duechi
George Lusehi
Mt Palatine
Lincolyy
Hannums Reunion and Soldier Honor in Local Home
A family reunion honoring Eugene Hannum, who served with the 10th cavalry and Luzon, was held at Mr and Mrs John Mead home. Relatives from Peoria Saratoga Wyoming Magnolia Lacon gathered, and a group photo was taken. Daisy Morgan and Wynne Huff announce a church wedding next Wednesday at Putnam. Woodbine Concert Company will perform at Lake Senachwine June 21. Rock Island line offers National Republican convention travel package. Edma Panzer will study at the University of Illinois in Champaign next year. Duke Bros promote window screens.
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Eugene Hannum
Philippines
Sam
John Mead
Hannum
Mead
M. J. Hannum
Peoria
Austin Hannum
Saratoga
George
Fred
Mary
Wm. Hannum
Wyoming
Charles Hannum
Magnolia
Bishop
Lacon
George H. Daniels
Icugene Haunum
St. Riley
Kansas
Dth Cavalry
Luzon I Islands
Carda
Daisy I. Morgan
Inez
Morgan
Serachwine Township
Wynne Huff
Denver
Colorado
M. B
Putnam
Woodbine Concert Company
Lake Senachwine
Bradford
Henry
Edma Panzer
LaMoille
University of Illinois At Champaign
Duke Broa
New Coal Firm Forms Co operation by Humphrey and Ubas
A new coal firm formed by A G Humphrey and Ubas Greenlee announces a four partner venture to handle the best grades of hard and soft coal. They offer envelopes with return cards and printed names at the Republican office, with pricing per pack or box as desired.
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New Coal
A. G. Humphrey
Ubas
Greenlee
Hum- Pi Amiple
Henry Republican
Henry High School Beats Marehall County Schools Again
Editor Sorrella of the Lacan Democrat chastises Henry High School for another victory by Marehall county schools. He urges cheer and relief with a tongue in cheek remedy, hoping for brighter outlook for Henry citizens.
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The
Lacan Democrat
Henry
Henry High School
Marehall County
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