Illinois Dispatches from Canton to Rockford
An array of brief Illinois items reports Canton fire destroying M Landauer tobacco factory, cattle disease in Ridge Township Shelby County unsettled, divorce docket in Macoupin, bribe case in Shelbyville, strawberry fields revival, wolves of Eminence sheep killings, Vandalia murder verdict not guilty in Phillips Rosebrook case, suicides and deaths in Leroy Hillsboro Grayville Pekin and Bloomington. News notes on trains, stockyards, strikes, and bank changes across multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Landauer
Canton
Fullon County
Ridge Wowiship
Bhelby County
Stochnica
Macoupin
Lewis A. Green
Moanequa
Shelby County
Shelbyville
Fawley
Frank Smith
Green
Smith
Illiois
W. F. Watt
Eminence
Logan County
Vandalia
Phillips- Rosebrook
London Township
Fayette County
Rosebrook
Phillips
Milton Burns
Leroy
McLean County
Harwood
R. A. Harwood
Shirland
Winnebago County
J. W. Crane
M. E
Ann Billby
Montgomery County
Hillsboro
Herman
Grayville
White County
Peoria
Decatur
Evansville
Mary Crede
Chicago & Alton
Bloomington
John O'Connor
Chicago
Kaskaskia
Randolph County
Staunton
Macoupin County
Poirss
St. Louis
Ilinois
Agricultural Department
Society
Illinois Legislature Deliberates as Senators, House Report
The report recounts a protracted joint session with thirteen Senators and fifty-eight House members present, noting protests over adjournment and a lack of quorum. It covers ballots for United States Senator, appointments, bills on railroads and health, and resolutions commemorating officials, with no election outcome.
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House
Olnt
Linois
United States
House Journal
General Black
John C. Black
Richard Bishop
Senate
Hovusx
Black
Morrison
Flousk
Congress
General Grant
State Board of Health
Chicago
Robert E. Logan
Joint Assembly
Ward
Benate
Fowler
HiMaels Eye and
Ear Tatirmury
State House
Shawneetown
Jacksonville
Lills
Illnois
Joliet
Logan
Lvl
Reddick de Eccased
LiMnois
Mark Johinton
Grin
Unicago
Jontsesson
Tnully
Ulack
Stolen Heir To 9 Million Estate Rumors Fly
Julius Cobb nine year old heir to Ahiera Cobb estate was abducted from Mrs. Dr Merrick and ferried toward New York. His father Elmer Cobb married Minnie Goodman then died by his own hand. The guardian and tabloids link Mrs Peck in New York to the alleged theft and transport of the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chovenayp
Julius K. Cobb
Elmer Cobb
Ahiera Cobb
Mra
Merrick
New York
Elmer Cabbo
Minnie Goodman
Cobbs
Goodmans
Dr Merrick
Minnie Cobb
Peck
Cobb
Kindness guides dairy cows to better profits and milk yield
The article argues that first class cows are cheaper to raise than buy and that improved breeding boosts milk yield enough to offset costs. It notes cows prefer ensilage and green forage in winter, and that fall calving can maximize profits by avoiding summer glut. Western Rural.
Elgin Dairies of Illinois Build Local Butter Trade
The Elgin region near Chicago is famed for top quality butter and cheese. Dairymen organize a Board of Trade and Exchange to grade, sell by sample, and ship via trains to Chicago, while using silos and hay, rotating stock, and cooperative creameries to sustain high yields and soil fertility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotlan
Elgin
Ill
United States
Board of Trade and Exchange
Elgin Dairymen
Philadelphia
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific R’y
Joliet
Peoria
Ottawa
la Salle
Geneseo
Moline
Rock Island
Illinois
Davenport
Muscatine
Washington
Keokuk
Knoxville
Oskaioosa
Fairfield
Des Moines
Weat Liberty
Iowa City
Atlantic
Avoon
Audubon
Harlan
Quthrie Center
Council Bluffs
Horton
Pullman
Missouri River
Minnneapolis
ST. Paul
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Illinois State News
Secretary of State
Peninsula Loan & Trust Company
Bank of Pika County
Pittsfield
Chicago Trust & Savings Bank
Merchants’ National Bank of
Cairo
Robert Ponath
James Bradley
Henry Pearson
Rockford Steam Bakery Company
Bankeruptcy
E. L. DeWolff
Whitewater
Wis
Illinois Legislature
Albert Lea
Lencorn
Kankakee
Newport News
Richmond
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
la Fayette
Blaffa
Minneapolis
Canada
R. R. Cable
John
Gen
Ag't
Chicaco
Weeffel Ge
Milwaukee
and ST. Paul
Wlinole
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakota
Northwest
St. Pauls
LaCrease
Winona
Aberdeen
Ellenddale
EuClaire
Stillwater
Wausau and Merrill
Milwakee
Beaver Dams
Oshkosh
Waukesha
Oconomowoc
Madison
Pral
Owatonna
Faribrul
Cuis Beloit
Janesville
Rockford
Dubuque
Ciiaton
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Pe Bioux City
Ghleg Zo
Jhwaukee Mitchell
Chamberlain
Calmar
Pallman
Omicago
Wilwaumem
Mereills
Gerefs
G. F. Clark
Hensup't
Az V. HH
Carpenter
Gen. Pass
Tkt Apt
H. Weafford
Aos
GePase
Agt
Neenah and
Menasha
Oshkosh and
Fond DU Lac
Mont Rune
Stevens Point
Chicagee
WAUSAU AND MERRILL @ J
Leake Superior
F.N. Finney
Jas. Barker
Agenh Ilwaukee
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