Cross and Crown practice set for June first Sunday
The Sunday school children perform an exercise titled Cross and Crown on the first Sunday in June. Henry Alumni votes saw the president vice president and treasurer resign from offices held for two years. Memorial Day events include a procession, river tribute, and graveside services with W R C and soldiers in Princeton.
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L. M. Bell
Western Avenue
Woman's Club
W. W. Hagleston
Princeton
Henry
Bradford
Central Park
Ed B. Smith
Clifford Haws
Samuel Fallows
Chicago
Lincoln
Gettysburg
W. ER
Virden Victorious at Carlinville Contests with 109 Points
The Virden high school led by Prof Stine crowned the Carlinville district literary and athletic meet on May 14. Victories included Gregory Clemmons in essay and oration, Ruth Cody in declamation, and multiple field event firsts. Virden earned 109 points, Carlinville 72, with medals and a $32.86 balance from a Prof Stine lecture course. The next teachers certificate exam is June 23 in Lacon under FE Frank Perry.
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Virden
Macoupin County
Stine
Carlinsville
Gregory Clemmons
Gulf Yarnway
Ruth Cody
Ben Hur
Vincent Terry
Guy Kessler
Bernard Krebaum
Ader Baker
Carlinville
Girard
Auburn
Staunton
Mt. Olive
Gillespie
Bunker Hill
M.E
Corn Planting Delayed by Cold Rainy Weather
Cold wet spell grips Marshall county farms delaying corn planting for weeks. Ground remains soaked, plowing stalled, oats suffer, hay and pastures hold steady. Market forces respond as farmers race to store old corn before prices rise. A J Ironmonger warns against lingering colds with Foley's Honey and Tar.
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Marshall County
West
Break in Hennepin Canal Near Wyanet Spurs Repairs
A break in the Hennepin canal bank south of Wyanet near locks 17 and 18 disrupted about three quarters of a mile of canal. Major Long leads immediate repairs as water flows into Bureau creek and fuel boats struggle to pass the washed section. The canal remains usable from the Illinois river to the break and west to the feeder and Mississippi river.
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Hennepin Canal
Wyanet
West Bureau
Long
Bureau Creek
UL. Ll. Wheeler
Illinois River
Mississippi River
Cough Remedy Ad Warns Of Serious Illness
An old advertisement urges readers that coughs and colds can lead to pneumonia or tuberculosis. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for obstinate coughs and colds and warns against substitutes. Signed by A. J. Ironmonger.
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Foley
A. J. Ironmonger
Riot at Pontiac Reformatory Leaves Prisoners Injured
A riot by about 200 inmates at Pontiac Reformatory Saturday May 16 left one man, John Williams, shot three times in the right leg by a guard. The clash began when workers refused to report to the overall department and guards tried to compel them back to duty. Fifty men fought on the floor as guards moved in, and shots were fired as both sides collided. Williams was hospitalized and about twenty five inmates were placed in solitary confinement.
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Pontiac
John Williams
A. D. Burrell
Burrell
Willams
Theshospital
Cortelyou Urges Business Democrats To Join Primary Push
Secretary of the Treasury George B Cortelyou urges business men and farmers to engage in politics through primaries to defeat bosses and promote cleaner methods. He cites the Illinois and national primary votes in favor, and Senatorial candidate Charles H Carmon advocates a primary law.
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U. S. Treasury
Geo. B. Cortelyou
Utica
Cortelyou
Charles H Carmon
Forrest
Senate
Livingston
Woodford
Marshall
Putnam
Illinois
Ira M Tish
Charles H. Carmon
Gittings Seminary History and Closure
The piece details the Gittings Seminary built by the Protestant Methodist in Henry as North Illinois University, its 1867 decline, sale to the city for school use, a Harpe venture with a cornerstone laid in 1866, debt and rebuilding after a 1889 fire, reopening in 1892, eventual decline as high school courses drew away scholars, and final closure for lack of funds with the La Harpe seminary bearing the same name.
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Henry
North Inois University
Wits
Harpe
James J Gittings
AEC
la Harpe
Yethélis
Gittings Seminary
The Better War. A Stainless Record for His Country
A fragmentary verse praise extols men who serve their country best through pure life and righteous deeds. The lines urge steadfast conduct and a stainless legacy as guiding values, with a nod to Susan Cooledge and a Peoria music store listing amid garbled OCR.
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Susan Cooledge
Cyclone 7 Cyclone chestnut sorrel horse pedigree and listing
Cyclone 7 is a chestnut sorrel standing 5 16 hands high and weighing 1300 pounds with a noted track record. The document lists sire lineages and notable horses, mentions Longaml ary barn and Bergantz livery, and notes terms for securing mares and moving to other properties. It preserves scattered names and places from the source while reframing as a brief horse pedigree notice.
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Col
Young
Ae of
Trevilian
Andy
Scensé
Sc Young
George Wilkes
Harry Wilkes
Wilso
Hembletonian
Pedard
Peduro
Joe Nelson
Nelson
Bergantz
George
Rickey
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