New Prison Plan Moves Joliet to New Site and Aggregate
A bill introduced in the Illinois House by David E. Shanahan proposes moving Joliet Penitentiary to a new site with a 500 000 dollar appropriation for land purchase and plans for new buildings. The plan consolidates northern penitentiary and state care institutions under one administration, aiming to cut costs and provide better air and light for inmates. The total project could cost 1.5 to 2 million dollars, financed over ten years, with land near steel plants valuable for manufacturing use. Five potential sites exist, three preferred by the governor and lawmakers, and the current prison would be abandoned with condemnation.
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Joliet
David E. Shanahan
Chester
Woman's Prison
Deneen
Gardner
Shanahan
State Board of Charities
Henty High School
Patty
Prof
Guglielmo Marconi
Chicago
Henry
Madame Curie
Paris
the Curie's
Charles BE. Tupler
New York City
Illinois Women Writers Highlight at Mrs Locke’s Club
Mrs G M Locke hosted the Woman's club meeting in April with a program led by Mrs F B Lovett. Miss Waughop spoke on Illinois literature naming many prominent writers and artists, and Miss Gertrude Bickerman outlined the educational growth of Illinois from pioneer schools to a modern public system.
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G. M. Locke
Woman's Club
F. B. Lovett
Department of Literature
J. §. Townsend
Root
Theodore Thomas
Rose Fay
Ethel Ogden Harrison
Harrison
Chicago
Frances Trego Montgomery
Elia Peattiee
George Ade
Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Lillian Whiting
Harl Ashley Wolcott
Magnolia
Julia A. Ames
Isabell Worrell Ball
Florence B. Cartwright
Eva Kathrine Clapp Gibson
Isadore Gilbert Jeffrey
Carrie Ashton
Jennie 5. Judson
Alice Moos McComes
Callie Bonney Marble
Carrie Renfrew
Virginia Evelyn Ross
Juliette A. Kinzie
Elizabeth A. Reeder
Frances BE
Williard
Leretutne
Washington
Gertrude Bickerman
Illinois
State Association of Teachers
Springfield
Alice B. Day
Barclay, Il
Prairie
Lincoln
Grant
Heaven
Rey
George E. Young
Florence Bon Durant
Lacon Club
Auto Party Tours Magnolia After Rambler Garage Photo
Eight automobiles lined up in front of the Rambler garage on Edward Street were photographed by Daniels. Five cars afterward toured east to Magnolia township and the village of Magnolia. The group planned to reach Wenona but postponed due to heavy roads. Members included Hiram Hunter and sons Herold Alden and Lloyd, W B Kirkpatrick and family, Mrs Harter, Clifford Haws and wife, J J Gresser and wife, Mrs EB Jones of Syracuse, Leigh Lincoln and family, L M Lincoln, B S Sterrett and wives, F W Potter and Miss M Tracy Harney, C R Jones and wives, George A Burt and wife, George Burt, Dr R S Bayne and family.
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Rambler
Henry Auto Company
Edward Street
Daniels
Magnolia Township
Magnolia
Wenona
Hiram Hunter
Herold
Alden and Lloyd
W. B. Kirkpatrick
Harter
Clifford Haws
J. J. Gresser
EB. F. Jones
Syracuse
N. Y
F. W. Potter
M. Tracy Harney
C. R. Jones
George A. Burt
George
A. Burt
George Burt
R. S. Bayne
Old Time Superstitions Hint At Love and Fate
A city clerk in a dry goods store is said to avoid cutting corners on her way home. The superstition declares that if she cuts across lots she will become an old maid, while men do it without fear. The writer notes the gendered fate and wonders why women avoid corners.
Southern Oklahoma Free Weather Guide Ad
An advertising insert from Powers Land & Loan Co of Lawton Oklahoma promotes a free Southern Oklahoma weather guide. It promises information on seasons crops rainfall and matters affecting farming in fields orchards and gardens.
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Oklahoma
Powers Land & Loan CO
Lawton
The Incomparable Wegman Pianos Debated
A reader notes Wes tman pianos surpass fancy models costing up to $1000 for tone and quality. Monier relocates from Bosworth to Carrollton Missouri, marking a notice of address change.
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Wegman
Westman
Janse & Jootsen
Peoria
Henrry
Charles Monier
Bosworth
Carrolton, Mo
Green bug report from Lawton corrects Oklahoma impact
James M. Powers of Lawton disputes a prior claim that boll weevils harmed southern Oklahoma. He argues green bugs came from Texas but spare Comanche county, noting crops and prices rise as farmers diversify. He invites readers to visit and verify crops, orchards, and gardens.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Henry
Ill
George Burt, Sr
Hitchcock
Blaine
Comanche County
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Lanois
James M. Powers
High School Notes with Visitors and Absences
Miss Edna Clark visited the high school Friday afternoon. Mr. Steele maintains many plants in room six with forty blossoms observed Tuesday morning. English LV had a first semester test. Mr. Wood of Allyn & Bacon visited Tuesday in Germany. A recital by Miss Thomas of Peoria will occur May 4 at the opera house under Seniors auspices. Kitty Pace was absent Tuesday due to sickness. The eighth grade received class pins. Rose Chuber left school due to her mother’s illness. Margaret Ford was absent Friday forenoon.
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Edna Clark
Steele
Jemester
Wood
Allyn & Bacon Book Company
Germany
Thomas
Peoria
Opera House
Kitty Pace
Rose Chuber
Margaret Ford
Call for School Assembly Room and Electric Lighting
The school building should repurpose the unused basement as a workshop and convert the third story into a large assembly room to host literary gatherings. The cramped high school room hinders meetings and comfort, while electric lighting is needed to replace oil lamps. The community is urged to fund these improvements at a small outlay before 1904 ends. The note ends with thanks for Jay Jones and his San Jose Mercury Herald special edition.
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Elenry
Board of Education
Republican
Jay Jones
San Jose
Reverend Thiele solicits aid for Children’s Home in Henry
Rev H W Thiele, agent for the Children’s Home and Aid society, spent Saturday to Monday visiting ministers and churchgoers in Henry to solicit donations. He reported a fair response despite rain though gifts were not as large as hoped. The society seeks good homes for 50 boys.
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H. W. Thiele
Children’s Home and Aid Society
Henry
Twin Birth Tragedy Followed by Major Operation
Mrs. Fred Green of Peoria underwent surgery at St. Francis hospital to remove poisonous liquid in her blood. Seven weeks earlier she had twins born who died shortly after birth, and her condition had been critical since. The operation offered the only chance, and nurses and doctors now hold out hope for her recovery.
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Burlington Company
la Salle
Republican
C., B, & ,Q. Railway Company
Illinois River
U. S
Marseilles
Burlington Railroad
Fred Green
Peoria
St. Francis’ Hospital
Family Ties Highlight Indiana Visit to Forrest
Rey and Mrs. Alvin Windgard of Alexandria Ind visited Forrest for a funeral of her father and stopped to see her grandmother Mrs Ann Taber and her aunt Mrs Chester Bidwell. Mr Windgard pastors a church in Alexandria and left Saturday to return for Sunday duties while his wife and infant stayed for a longer visit. Mrs Windyard is a sister of Mrs Leonard Hunter of Whitefield.
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Rey
Alvin Windgard
Alexandria
Ind
Forrest
Ann Taber
Chester Bidwell
Windgard
Babe
Windyard
Leonard Hunter
Whitefield
Graff Family Leaves San Francisco for Hawaii on Buford
Congressman J W Graff Mrs Graff and daughter Hope depart San Francisco aboard the Buford bound for the Hawaiian Islands. Graff serves on a congressional commission to visit the islands and report on conditions. The party, all on government pay, will be away into the summer.
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J. W. Graff
Hope
San Francisco
Buford
Hawaiian Islands
Graff
Congress
Hey
Linto
Wolf Attacks Dog After Pigs Go Missing at Camp Grove
Bert Feits near Camp Grove reported missing young pigs. He hunted the intruder and his dog found a full grown grey timber wolf. The wolf turned on the dog and was killed with a shotgun blast.
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Bert. Feits
Camp Grove
Mr. Fetts
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