Henry city council approves new business licenses and ordinances
May 6 1912 Henry Illinois city council convened at city hall. Mayor Pace presided with aldermen Dille Flynn Doelzer Smith Hutchins and others. Finance and results discussed and a new transient photographer license set at 3 dollars per day. Ordinances 312 and 313 enacted restricting photography licensing and forbidding saloons from serving free lunches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pace Alds_ Dille
Flynn
Doelzer
Smith
Hutchins
Ald Helgoth
Adam Brown
Ald Smith
Ald Flynn
Aldsville
Flynn Doelzer
Sanders
Warren & Hayes
Scotford Co
Porch
Park
Ald Hutchins
Ald. Dille
Helgoth
Dille, Smith
Frank Krenz
Ald
Dille
Alds
Woman’s Club Library Association
Wm. Donovan
Wm. Duke
Clinton E. Smith
Ald Doelzer
Ald. Flynn
Mcensing
City of
Henry
County of
Marshall
State of
Illinois
Twinois
G. E. Pace
Elias B. Wright
Ald. Smith
Tlinois
Iinois
Henry Illinois ordinance bans f owls and viands in public eateries
City of Henry Illinois enacts penalties for violations of an ordinance regulating serving certain foods including fowl meats soups and viands in restaurants boarding houses and hotels. Offenses carry fines from three to one hundred dollars with escalating penalties and possible imprisonment for nonpayment. The document records passage dates May 6 1912 publication May 9 1912 and signatures. It also notes funds tied to condemnation cases and street/property actions including removal of houses and signage on street corners.
Dr King’s New Discovery News Advertisement
Mrs J Cox of Joliet Illinois credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving her life from typhoid pneumonia and a severe cough. She says she could not find relief from doctors or medicines until using the remedy which she calls quick and safe for throat and lung ailments. Every bottle is guaranteed 60 cents or 1 dollar with a trial bottle free at local drug stores T J Segraves and A J Ironmongers.
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J . Cox
Joliet
T. J. Segraves
A. J Ironmonger's
Peru Bans Bunny Hug and Turkey Trot as Hall Ejection Threatens Dancers
Peru managers refuse to allow the Bunny Hug and Turkey Trot on their floors. They threaten to eject dancers in a public hall if they persist in imitating San Francisco underworld dances. The Ottawa Journal reports the ban aims to stop such dancing in the city.
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Peru
San Francisco
Ottawa Journal
Ayer's Pills Endorsed For Liver Troubles
An aged medical ad claims inactive liver causes headaches indigestion hot flushes constipation and dizziness. The ad urges consulting a doctor and taking one pill at bedtime with directions to make by Ayer Co. Lowell Massachusetts.
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Arer
Ayer Co. Lowe
Death of Herman J. Wilcox A Bradford Area Man
Herman J. Wilcox born July 24 1834 in Hartford Cortland County New York died in Adel Iowa heart trouble. Civil War veteran of Company E 86th Illinois Infantry he later moved to Dallas County Iowa and ran a clothing store. He leaves wife two sons William H Wilcox and an infant son died in infancy and siblings Phoebe Haskins Alice Golden and Henry Wilcox. Local friends and town papers mourn his passing.
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Herman James Wilcox
Hartford
Cortland County
New York
Adel
Hartford Township
Richford
Tioga County
John D. Rockefeller
HJ Wilcox
Milo Township
Bureau County
Rebecca Britton
Andrew Britton
Herman J. Wilcox
Henry Wilcox
George Hatton
86Th Regt
Minois
McGee
Wyoming
Peoria
H. J. Wilcox
Bradford
Dallas County
Iowa
Wilcox
William H Wilcox
Phoebe Haskins
Alice Golden
Henry
Northern Illinois utilities form large capital push
Illinois Northern Utilities Co built by Commonwealth Edison interests raises capital from 1000 to 20 million and plans rapid development along the Rock river in Rock Falls Sterling Dixon Oregon Savanna Belvidere and nearby towns. Public Service Co of Northern Illinois also expands its capital by about three million as consolidation of northern Illinois power interests proceeds.
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Illinois Northern Utilities Co
Commonwealth Edison
Rock River
Rock Falls
Sterling
Dixon
Oregon
Savanna
Belvidere
Rock River Valley
Edison Co
Public Service Co
Northern Illinois
Edison
Ilinois
Executor’s Notice in Estate of Eva Wunder
Mary E. Weis executrix of Eva Wunder deceased Marshall County Illinois gives notice she will appear at the Marshall County Court in Lacon for the July term on the first Monday of July 1912 to adjust claims. All persons indebted to the estate must pay immediately. Dated May 7 1912. Fred W. Potter attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Wunder
County of
Marshall
State of Illinois
Marshall County
Illinois
Lacon
Success With Alfalfa and Steel Trust Control
A Monmouth area farmer reports 124 acres of alfalfa yielding four-year growth with multiple cuts and a potential fourth harvest hindered by a freeze. A Stanley committee finding shows 23 officers and directors of the steel trust effectively control corporations across rail, banking, and finance sectors with wealth exceeding three times the nation’s. The piece ends with a subscription pitch for The Republican.
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M. Buford
Monmouth
Stanley
Steel Trust
Acre
Carters
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the Republican
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Miias B. Wright
Hiias B Wright
Henrs
C. R. Jones
James Brisco
City of Henry
Brisco
Dille Flynn
Aries Aldsville
G. &. Pace
Elias B Wright
Ayer
A. J
Mary E. Weis
Fred W. Potter
The
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Golden Eagle
LA Salle
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Neustadt Clothes
Neustadt
Henry Auto Go
Henry, Illinois
Auto and Motor Boat Supplies
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National
Bank Henry
O. A. Camp
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G. “Hoyle
Cashier
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