Henrys hub role eyed for Illinois Traction plan
The Illinois Traction system favors Henry as the main hub on a Chicago to St. Louis route. Plans seek rights of way through Streator and Ottawa, with connections from Peoria through Mossville Rome Chillicothe to Henry and onward to Streator Ottawa and Chicago. The McKinley syndicate would absorb Henry’s branch and build a cross-state electric network with power plants at Sparland.
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Illinois Traction System
Henry
Chicago
St. Louis
Streator
Ottawa
la Salle County
Joliet
Peoria
Mossville
Rome
Chillicothe
McKinley Syndicate
Magnolia
Illinois River
Bureau Junction
Lacon and
Sparland
Bureau-Peoria
Lacon
Bureau
W. J. Ferris
B. E. Bramble
Charles Zilly
George Mattis
W. B. McKinley
Urbana
Pearit
Street Railway Review
Illinois
Illinois Valley System
Bloomington
Champaign
Carlinville
Granite City
Mississippi River
Staunton
Hillsboro
Decatur
Springfield and Northeastern Railway
Springfield
Danville
Urbana Light, Heat & Power Company
Jacksonville Railway Company
Consumers’ Light & Heat Company
Jacksonville Gas Light & Coke Company
St. Louis & Northeastern Railway Company
Chicago, Bloomington & Decatur Railway Company
Peoria, Bloomington & Champaign Traction
A Nonagenarian Gone Joel D Forbush
Joel Dexter Forbush died Friday morning at age 90 and 14 days at the home of J F Leavitt. Born January 16 1816 in Graf ton Mass he moved west in 1843 took an 80 acre tract in La Prairie township and owned it at his death. He married Wilhemina Doran and after years as a tenant he lived as a boarder with the Finney family until death. He loved reading and recited Longfellow from memory and stayed engaged with current public issues. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm at the house with Rev M E Todd and several relatives in attendance. Interment at Henry cemetery.
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Joel D. Forbush
Joel Dexter Forbush
J. F. Leavitt
Mr. Forbush
Grafton
Mass
la Prairie Township
A. B. Leavitt
Lyman Hunt
Whitefield
California
Wilhemina Doran
Robert Doran
Lacon
Theodore Parker
Emerson
Phillip Brooks
Longfellow
M. E. Todd
H. F. Andrews
T. L. Jones
Todd
Surprise 25th Anniversary Party For Mr and Mrs Extrem
A Swede surprise party celebrated the Extrems 25 years of marriage on a March Tuesday. About 60 friends gathered at their old brick home with baskets of seasonal delicacies and a silver service plus lamp as gifts. The event honored the couple despite Mrs. Extrem’s cold and ended with warm wishes for many years ahead.
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August Extrem
The Jungle exposes meat abuses and graft in Packingtown
Chicago Record-Herald reviews Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, detailing alleged packer faults. The book accuses officials of water graft and diseased meat abuses, describes horrors in slaughterhouses, and portrays Jurgis and his family facing ruin.
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Upton Sinclair
Jurgis
Mr. Sinclair
Europe
America
Chicago
Chicago Record-Herald
Marriage Notice of Charles R. Martin and Lottie V. McClure
At the McClure home near Belle Plain on Feb 14, Charles R. Martin of Saratoga and Lottie V. McClure of Belle Plain were married by Rev. Thomas of To luca. A supper followed. The couple will run the farm vacated by Mrs. Martin on Warren street in Henry. Roy Martin is described as diligent and promising. The Republican joins friends in wishing them welfare and success. Also notes J P Sparling in Meridian Miss recounting the cyclone disaster there and S H Busey offering 50000 for St Viateur’s college removal from Bourbonnais to Urbana after the main buildings burned.
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David McClure
Belle Plain
Charles R. Martin
Saratoga
Lottie V. McClure
Thomas
Toluca
McClure
Saratoga Township
William Martin
Martin
Warren ‘Street
Henry
S. H. Busey
St. Viateur’s College
Bourbonnais
Kankakee County
Urbana
March Meeting Minutes and Local Obituary Details
The city council’s March 5 1906 session approved previous minutes and listed bills for water works police and city services. A. C. Becker and others were named for primary election duties while George Burt & Son provided printing and forecards. The report shows a balance of 490 17 and bond interest to A. W. Harris & Co. later. Charles C Slygh the wagonmaker died at 73 after a long career in Illinois wagon shops and Masonic service with a funeral in Toulon tomorrow and burial at Rochester Peoria county.
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Hutchins
Brown
Dewey
Smith
Cromwell
Townsend
Dille
George Halbleib
Walter Eagleston
Henry Electric Company
Standard Oil Company
Waterloo Gas Engine Company
Dug Chance
Wilder Brown
H. H. Kirchman
J. S
George Burt & Son
Col. Shoupe
A. C. Becker
C. A. Townsend
A. J. Williams
C. C. Smith
B. Yaeger
W. W. Dewey & Co
A. Doelzer & Co
J.A. Melick
Charles Balleweg
Alderman Cromwell
Alderman Smith
Alderman Brown
A. W. Harris & Co
H. Hutchins
Elias B. Wright
Charles C. Slygh
Toulon
Stark County
Illinois
Mr. Slygh
Rochester
Peoria County
John Taber
Slygh
Holmes & Taber
Edward Street
Tiskilwa
Henry
Slygh & Powell
Swagonmakers
Edminster Praises Rev Sunday and Local Sports Talk
E E Edminster returns from Bradford Wyone t Princeton visit and reports Rev Sunday’s sermon as powerful and inspiring. He cites 1469 conversions in five weeks and notes Mason City quartet’s singing. Ed Haines, last year’s third baseman, is ready for 1906 baseball as talks of a regional league surface for summer games.
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E. E. Edminster
Bradford
Wyonet
Princeton
Mason City
Edminister
Ed Haines
Spencer Visits Geneseo Then Sails Home to Aurora
John Spencer traveled from his area to Geneseo to see his son Dr. Wilbur Spencer and returned to Aurora. He leased out his Whitefield farm for one more year, with the property for sale subject to that lease.
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John Spencer
Geneseo
Wilbur Spencer
Aurora
Whitefield
Woman's Club Meeting At Mrs. Clift Home
Members of the Woman's club and three guests gathered at Mrs. Almeda S. Clift's home on Monday March 5 with the first vice president presiding. A new member was proposed as the club grows, and papers on convict labor and taxation inequities were presented followed by a lively discussion. A 5 o'clock tea hosted by Mrs. Clift concluded the profitable social and civic gathering.
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Woman's Club
Almeda S. Clift
Josephine L. Townsend
Philanthropy and Reform
Edith M. Eagleston
Evelyn E. Jones
Elizabeth K. Hendrick
Clara B. Waughop
Sadie D. Smith
Ellsworth
Alice
Savanna Professor Plans Move to Local Bank
Prof. W. H. Wallace of Savanna Illinois will resign from teaching at the end of the current school year to join Savanna State Bank as a financier. Bank president J. M. Jenks has long led the bank, and merchants praise the career switch as favorable for the community.
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W. 5. Wallace
Savanna, Ill
Savanna State Bank
J. M. Jenks
Prominent Citizens Weigh In On Town Interests
The editorial argues that true prominent citizens set aside personal vanity for the town. It urges leaders to act for the community when broader interests are at stake.
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Hopewell
Doubleday Page & Co
Packingtown
Sinclair
United States
Bureau of Inspection
Globe
Indiana
Army
Durham
J. P. Sparling
Meridian
Miss
Sparling
Sixty-fifth Regiment
Illinois Volunteers
Sam
Masonic Lodge
Henry Lodge
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