Lincoln Memorial Road proposed from Washington to Gettysburg
Ocean to ocean tourists who crossed the continent in twelve cars back the Lincoln Memorial Road plan urging Congress to fund a great boulevard linking Washington to Gettysburg with a monumental entrance at the capital and a terminal at the battlefield. Prominent motorists support a national memorial road as a lasting tribute versus traditional monuments.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Hinens
Lincoln Memorial Road Association of America
Washington
Gettysburg
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Mic Tugh
H. O. Betchel
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
George G Allen
Republic Trust Co
Philadelphia
John H Murphy
New York
C. G. A. Loder
Francis Jenkins
Franklin Institute
F. H. Lippincott
Lippincott
P. W. Baker
S. M. Root
Pennsylvania
F. W. Moller
Pilsworth Sprague
Lincoln Memorial Road Association
Rome
Brindisi
Tventy
Appias Claudius
Mrs Helen Leet Dies After Burns At Aurora Home
Mrs Helen Spear Leet of Aurora died after nearly five weeks of suffering from burns received March 16 when an alcohol stove flame caught her gown. She was born 1833 in Engtomt and left three living children with husband William Leet. Funeral held in Aurora with burial at Spring Lake Cemetery. she was noted for charity and Christian piety. The notice also mentions local praise for her benevolence and a community obituary tone.
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Aurora
Prom
Bradford
Rus
Helen Spears Leet
Helen Spear Leet
Engtomt
William Leet
Milo Township
George Spear
Aline
Okla
Rosall. Thompson
Bidford
Mary Stoughton
Keter Leet
Spring Lake
Tatty Sherman Faces Washington as Plainspoken Statesman
A Rockford Star profile portrays Judge Larry Sherman as eccentric yet plain, likening him to Lincoln in appearance and satire. He favors simple meals, avoids alcohol and cursing, and plans modest accommodations in Washington while delivering sharp, biting commentary.
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Larry’’ Sherman
Washington
Shelby
Rockford
Lincoln
Williard’s
Shoreham
Sherman
Senate
Illinois
Illinois Supreme Court Reverses McMahon Murder Conviction
The Illinois Supreme Court reversed the circuit court verdict in the James McMahon case from Bureau County for the murder of Mary Hetrick. The high court sent the case back for retrial due to insufficient evidence. Justices Carter and Hand dissented from the majority.
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Tlinois
Supreme
James McMahon
Hiss
Boys corn contest offers $100 prize in La Salle area
Dr H M Orr launches a boys corn contest for La Salle Bureau and Putnam counties with prizes of 100 50 and 25. Contestants must be under 18 and plant their own crop with two witnesses to determine yield per acre. Six ears sample judged for quality then sold with proceeds shared among nonwinning entrants. Entries due by July 1 with submission to Orr La Salle.
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Bureau, LA Salle
Putnam Counties
H .M. Orr
la Salle
Illinois
Bureau
Putnam
Orr
H M Orr
Dr. Orr
UU. S. Agricultural Experiment Stations
Illinois Bulletin
United States Bulletin
College of Agriculture
Urbana
Agriculture Department
Washington, D. C
Prohib friendly tale and odd medical cure in small town
A judge in Tennessee trusts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for a leg sore once thought cancer. A Kansas story recalls a strict prohibition twist as a druggist refuses whisky, selling it only for snake bites due to supply and time constraints.
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Eli Cherry
Gillis Mills
Tenn
A. J Tronmonger
Kansas
Kansas City Journal
Mrs Busby India Lecture Highlights Mission Work
Toulon News correspondent recalls Mrs E S Busby and Rex E S Busby lecturing at Camp Grove M E church on their five years in India 1888 to 1893. They witnessed famine and cholera with 5000 orphans cared for by the Methodist church. The piece notes strong missionary giving and praises Chamberlains Tablets with local testimonials and druggists selling them.
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Castleton
Toulon
Methodist Church In
India
Presbyterian
Episcopal
William Butler
la Prairie
Methodist Episcopal
America
State News Highlights From Illinois This Month
Dr Cook will deliver the Venona high school commencement on May 23 in DeKalb. The Illinois legislature adjourns to May 8 for special sessions. Spring Valley plans a $15,000 Carnegie library. Primaries spent over $2,000,000 with governors candidates up to $100,000. Hotel Peru's Charles P Touton to run Starved Rock hotel for three years. Rock Island police acquire ten riot guns for emergencies. Sheffield to build an original design Carnegie library this spring. Boosters’ auto trip to Streator Elks State Fair to advertise. 60 autos and 300 in party. Cairo levees withstand floods. Public notices include local bids and improvements. Testimonials cite Foley Kidney Pills by Wm Humble of Morris.
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State News
Cook
State Normal School
DeKalb
Venona High School
Illinois
Carnegie Library
Spring Valley
Boards of Commissioners
Charles P Touton
Hotel
Peru
Starved Rock
Rock Island
Sheffield
Sheffield Times
Streator
Cairo
Springfield debate over Lorimer and Stringer splits Democrats
The Sixteenth senatorial district Democrats argue over Lorimer and Stringer with M Fahy and Henry A Foster as possible beneficiaries. The Springfield contest between Champ Clark and Woodrow Wilson grows hotter as pro Roosevelt critics vow to back the primary result even at the national convention.
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Lorimer
Springfield
Lawrence B. Stringer
W. J Lorimer
M. Fahy
Pontiac
Champ "Glark
Woodrow Wilson
Roosevelt
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