Tramp printer known as Count Stadtlander linked to multiple bigamous marriages
Fort Wayne gossip follows a tramp printer once at Henry Times who wooed and wed Bertha Demille then deserted her. He later married Florence West in Fort Wayne and allegedly took money from several wives, moving on to Pittsburg and beyond. Indiana papers trace four marriages in quick succession with towns Beaver Falls Columbus Cedar Rapids Lima Greenville and Connelsville noted.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Stadtlander
Times
Henry
Johann Hock
Henry Times
John Cook
Bertha Demille
Annex
City
H. H. Kirchman
Chicago
Pittsburg
Bertha
United States
Indiana
Hippolitque Myers
August Grauer
Germany
Miss Bertha
America
Myers
W. H. Stever
Florence Corrine West- Stadtlander
The
Queen Restaurant
Charles Frederick William Stadtlander
Printers’ Union
Cedar Rapids
Beaver Falls
Columbus
Florence Corrine
Lima
Tuesday Afternoon club gathers for delightful hospitality
The Tuesday Afternoon club met at Mrs Lizzie Greenlees home and praised the gathering as delightful. The hostess is noted for tact and wit, with guests enjoying salads, instrumental music by Misses Carrie Greenlee Bonnie Anderson and Bernice Smith, graphophone selections, and farewells as guests depart. The next meeting is planned for Mrs Emma Greens home.
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Lizzie Greenlee
Cork
Carrie Greenlee
Bonnie Anderson
Bernice Smith
Mesdames Frommel, Smith
True
Emma Green
Senate urged to keep rail rate bill nonpartisan
The editorial says senators misread public sentiment by making rail rate regulation a partisan issue. Rate policy is broadly supported by voters across parties, and the Senate should follow the House in focusing on public welfare rather than partisan gain.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Telephone meeting forms district of independent phone firms
A regional telegraph and telephone district meeting was held in Princeton to organize seven Illinois counties into a district auxiliary to the state association. Delegates from Joliet and Galesburg planned to contest Central Union, while outlining standards for toll service, a state clearinghouse, and uniform toll methods. In social news, the Women's Club met at Mrs. Hill's home with talks on family life, housekeeping reserve power, and domestic serenity, featuring Miss Clara Waughop and Miss Clara Genevra Williams.
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Princeton
F. M. Ashe
Kewanee
Peoria
C. B. Cheadle
Joliet
State Association
C. A. Camp
Henry
Marshall County
Galesburg
Illinois
Central Union
Iowa
Indiana
Hill
North Edward Street
Woman’s Club
Clift
EB. E. Jones
Clara Waughop
Department of Home
Clara Genevra Williams
Champaign
Waughop
Grace Lincoln
Alfie Hill
Nellie Hartley
Will of J. D. Forbush probate filed in Henry county
The will of the late J. D. Forbush of Henry is filed for probate. It directs payment of debts, purchase of a Henry cemetery lot, a monument inscription for Joel D. Forbush born January 16 1816 in Grafton Massachusetts, and sale of land in La Prairie township to divide proceeds among five nieces and relatives. William Riddell of Sparland named executor without bond. The will dates June 5 1894 with a 1906 codicil transferring shares and small sums to Leavitt Berwick Holler Peterson.
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J. D. Forbush
Henry
Joel D. Forbush
Grafton
Mass
la Prairie Township
Susan F. Venton
Emma Forbush Taft
Uxbridge
Fannie F. Kingsley
York, Neb
J. Frank Leagitt
Hannah Finney
William Riddell
Sparland
Hannah FP
Finney
John F. Leavitt
James Berwick
Farnum, Neb
Death of James Henry Taylor in Putnam at 22
James Henry Taylor died March 5 1906 at Putnam after a year with consumption. Born Peoria April 21 1888 he was married to Cassie A Henkins on December 9 1902 and leaves a wife and 著 son Lloyd Leon Taylor age two, his parents seven brothers and four sisters and his wife's parents. The funeral was held March 7 at the M church in Putnam with Rev D S McCown officiating. he was buried in Putnam cemetery.
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James Henry Taylor
Peoria
Cassie A. Henkins
John Henkins
Putnam
Lloyd Leon Taylor
D. S. McCown
Henry
WH. Baldwin
R. Vendison
Burt
W. M. Taylors
James
Toluca
Marshall County appoints mine inspector faces ineligibility
The Marshall County board appointed John O'Brien of Toluca as county mine inspector, but his role as a Toluca mine manager makes him ineligible. Alex Daniels of Henry was the only eligible candidate. James Taylor, state inspector, states no pit boss or mine manager can serve, signaling no county mine inspector for Marshall County.
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Marshall County
John O'Brien
Toluca
Alex Daniels
Henry
Smith
James Taylor
Peoria
Alexander Daniels
Board of Supervisors
Signing Petitions and Voter Integrity Warnings
Voters are warned to avoid crossing party lines by signing opposing party petitions. The county clerk will record signatures, potentially challenging votes in the upcoming primary. Clifford Haws of Rambler reports two sales in Henry with doctors Cromwell Coggshall and Freid W Potter as winners. machines expected to ship in April.
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Clifford Haws
Rambler Automobile
Henry
Drs Cromwell & Coggshall
Freid W. Potter
Elder John Parker Civilian Minster Lifework Remembered
A long obituary honors Elder John Parker born Sept 16 1838 in Knox County Ohio died March 13 1906 in Galesburg Illinois aged 67 years 5 months 25 days He served Putnam Milo Whitefield New Bedford Toluca Palatine and Stillwater and founded churches in Minnesota He married Mary Amy Wherry May 6 1868 and had ten children three of whom predeceased him The funeral at Putnam March 16 drew many mourners and lauded his devout faith and broad ministry in Illinois Minnesota and nearby communities.
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FP. M. Parker
Knox County
Ohio
Galenburg
Ill
Putnam, IL
Ezekiel
Margaret Parker
Samuel
Simeon
Illinois
Effingham County
Ewington
Vermont
Fulton County
Beardstown
John
Christian Church
Berean
Jacksonville
Father Happy
John Simeon
Henry
James McCurdy
Putnam
Milo
Whitefield
New Bedford
Toluca
Palatine
Cook County
Stillwater
Minn
Wight
Keithsburg
Coldbrook
L. G. Parker
Galesburg
Parker
Mary Amy
John Wherry
William S
Emma L
Walter C
Elder Brown
First Christian Church
Rela
Tive
Earth
Glesburg Mail
Wider Parker
Marshall
St Patrick's Party at McVicker Home Honors 75 Guests
On Saturday evening Mrs Maud Kane hosted a St Patrick's gathering at J D McVickers Carroll street home assisted by the Woman's Catholic League About 75 guests attended Master Edwin Kane and Charles Hartley greeted guests upstairs to a flower bow er and punch bowl run by Mrs P H McManus and Mrs Frank Slowers Progressive euchre entertained attendees late with Neapolitan cream and cakes Prizes went to Mr and Mrs John Barry with Margaret Curry and Wm Siewers as booby prize holders Each guest kept a painted score card and shamrock souvenir before departing as royal entertainers conclude the event
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St. Patrick’s
J. D. McVicker
Carroll Street
Maud Kane
Woman's Catholic ‘League
League
Edwin Kane
Charles Hartley
P. H. McManus
Frank
John Barry
Margaret Curry
Wm. Siewers
Mission giving table shows per capita rates by church
Robert BE Speer of the Presbyterian board of foreign missions published a table detailing last year’s per capita contributions by major American churches to heathen evangelism. Methodists 45 cents, Episcopalians 48 cents, Baptists 63, Presbyterians 1 dollar, Congregationalists 1.11, Reformed 1.29, United Presbyterians 1.77.
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Robert BE. Speer
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Episcopalians
Congregationalists
Reformed
United Presbyterians
Age Limit Pension Bill Grants Broad Civil War Soldier Pensions
The two houses passed a law raising pensions for Civil War veterans. At age 60 a veteran receives six dollars monthly without disability exam, at 62 eight dollars, and at 70 twelve dollars. The measure ends controversy by granting pensions to all veterans regardless of war related illness.
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Congress
Lincoln's blunt take on tariffs in his first speech
Abraham Lincoln framed tariffs simply he claimed not to be learned in political economy yet understood that paying $20 to an English steel maker leaves only England with the money while paying $20 to an American fund yields both steel and money for America. He deemed this sum and substance the tariff issue as he saw it.
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Abraham Lincoln
America
England
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Tramp Printers
Connelsville
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Mrs. Neubre
Lyle Humble
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