Sorrel team theft thwarted by vigilance in Henry County
A tall oldish stranger in Cambridge sold a stolen sorrel team to liveryman J. R. Paskell and Patrick McManus after staying several days in town. The real owner Samuel Wilson traced the horses from Henry to Cambridge, and loss reports plus a Peoria notice triggered police alerts. Wilson later recovered his team. the thief fled toward Chicago on a 7:05 p.m. train.
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Paskell
J. R. Paskell
Mr. Paskell
Henry County
Henry
Peoria
Cambridge
Samuel Wilson
Wilson
Snollygoster Man Lecture Comes To High School Course
Col Ham lampoons lecture introductions and jokes about a leaner, cheaper season while describing the value of newspaper advertising for broad, prompt reach. Legal blanks of all kinds at this office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. H. W. J. Ham
Relics and Civic Faith in Bureau County’s Past
The article surveys Indian relics found during the Hennepin canal and interurban construction in Bureau County. It lauds Indigenous craftsmanship and notes how modern Illinois progressed from a wilderness to a thriving, industrious state with planned waterways, coal resources, and future industrial growth. It urges belief in a bright Illinois future.
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Hennepin Canal
Bureau County
Bureau
Red Man
Illinois
Great Lakes
Gulf
Illinois River Valley
Episcopal Synod in Session at Rock Island Quincy Diocese
The annual Episcopal Synod of the Quincy diocese meets this week in Rock Island. A clerical meeting opens with a paper on Parochial Missions by St. John's rector Henry. The synod opens with a 10 30 a m pontifical Eucharist led by Bishop Fawcett and sermon by Dr Bede. A Thursday night mass meeting at Trinity Church features Hubert Carlton on Workingmen In and For the Church.
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Diocese of
Quincy
Rock Island
St. John’s
Henry
Fawcett
Bede
Trinity Church
Hubert Carlton
The
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Crumley Confesses Murder of James Gibbons in Eureka
George E Crumley of Eureka admits shooting James Gibbons wealthy farmer eight miles northeast of Eureka on August 27 1906. He was brought to Peoria jail by Sheriff L C Gish after a ruse by officers led to his capture in Minoa. Crumley describes the motive as a past racket over a plow and says he took the gun from a cousin and fired through a window with a twelve gauge shell.
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George Crumley
Eureka
Peoria
James Gibbons
Crumley
Minoa
L. C. Gish
Woodford County
Gish
Peters
George E. Crumley
A. D
D. C
George B. Crumley
el Paso
Ad Ward
Gibbons
Panola Township
Fred Swain
Loan Bank
David Swain
St. Louis
Minoak
Briar Patch
George Brown
Illonois Fisheries Control Fight by Booth Company
Reports from Peoria and Havana allege A Booth and Co of Chicago is laying wires and seeking leases along the Illinois river to control fishing rights and prices. Fishermen fear monopolization of waterways feeding thousands of families with millions of pounds of output annually.
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A. Booth & Co
Chicago
Henry
Peoria
Havana
Illinois River
Great Corporation
Ilinois
Booth Company
Packet line planned Ottawa to Peoria by next spring
Captain Watkins reports practical arrangements for a new packet line between Ottawa and Peoria to start by April next year. The Watkins steamer will be rebuilt at Henry with a raised pilot house and pointed bow to increase speed, shaving time from Starved Rock to Ottawa. One to two weekly trips will run to Peoria with connections to the Peoria St Louis service, boosting St Louis and Peoria traffic into Ottawa.
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Princeton Bureau
Princeton
Spring Valley
Bureau
Marquette
Bureau-Princeton
Bureau Spring Valley
Central Illinois
Seneca
la Salle
Ottawa
Starved Rock
McKinley Syndicate
Joliet
Peoria
St. Louis
Chicago
Springfield
Watkins
Henry
Sunday Dinner at Camp House Featuring Bouillon and Roast Turkey
The Sunday menu at Camp House includes Bouillon En Tasse, Roast Young Turkey with Dressing, Cranberry Sauce, Prime Ribs of Beef au Jus, Scalloped Oysters Maryland style, mashed potatoes, vegetables, desserts, and beverages. W. Girard is named chief de cuisine. The piece also notes a wedding at the parsonage last evening uniting William GC Stevenson and Lena M Painter with witnesses Robert Stevenson and Mabelle Hyde.
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D. S. McCown
William GC
Stevenson
Orion
Lena M
Sherrard
Robert Stevenson
Mabelle Hyde
Henry
Chicago
Carp Invade Illinois River Threatening Native Fish
Local fishermen warn the carp population is overwhelming the Mississippi Illinois and Rock rivers. Carp eat the spawn of game fish reducing native varieties and may outcompete others, making carp the dominant river fish and a potential threat to traditions of angling. A wedding story follows the obituary section.
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Illinois
Mississippi River
Germany
Mississippi
Rock
Swedish Lutheran Church Seeks Wenona Pastor Gustave Erikson
The Swedish Lutheran congregation in Peoria called Rev Gustave Erikson of Wenona to be pastor of the Peoria church after an enthusiastic meeting. Erikson, noted as a top pastor, has declined prior calls from Trinity Chicago Duluth Detroit and Toledo. The Wenona church hopes the field’s promises justify a move.
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EBV
Erikson
Lutheran Church
Peoria
Wenona
Herald-Transcript
Swedish Lutheran Church
Gustave Erikson
Appell
Trinity Church
Chicago
Duluth
Detroit
Toledo
Venona
Prompt Insurance Payout For Wife Injuries In 1906
Henry Illinois reports a $30 two weeks' claim from North American Accident Insurance for injuries to his wife after a runaway horse vehicle incident on October 11. The check arrived October 31, 20 days after the accident. J H Glickenberger is the Marshall County authorized agent.
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Henry, Ill
North American Accident Insurance Company
J. H. Glickenberger
Marshall County
Sunday Closing Notice for Markets in Winter
Markets will be closed on Sundays starting December 2 during the winter. J. J. Hartley, Charles Dille, Stoner Bros.
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J. J. Hartley
Charles Dille
Stoner Bros
Henry and Princeville Rival on Friday at Opera House
High School notes report a Friday basketball game between Henry and Princeville set for Nov 16 at the Opera House. Margaret Ford has been out sick. The first literary program impressed, with visitors Mary Kraus Mary Keller Pearl Thompson and Della Simpson. Prof. Stine’s physiography class toured Dr Powell’s residence to study weather instruments and daily records. Weather maps from Peoria St Louis and Chicago are used as the class learns to predict weather.
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Henry
Princeville
Opera House
Margaret Ford
Mary Kraus
Mary Keller
Pearl Thompson
Della Simpson
Stine
Peoria
St. Louis
Chicago
Various City News Briefs Highlight Local Events
Mrs E S Sterrett hosted her sister Mrs Blanch Hancock Robertson and daughter from Rushville last week. A grand Thanksgiving ball is planned in Opera Hall Thursday night Nov 29 with music by Wright Meier orchestra. The Woman's Relief Corps thanks the public for dinners raising about 34 dollars. Club dances begin with 50 couples last Friday. next is Friday night Nov 25. John Bonner of Mankato Kansas visits sister Mrs William Fosdick. Bonner has prior ties to Henry. Rock Island section men dig test holes on 100 acres of Moffitt farm. holes to 20 feet, option may close if gravel holds. price around $200 per acre. Mrs Charles Hoyt cared for cousin Miss Zella Kellogg who died Saturday. Kellogg was a musical instructor in Chillicothe. Rev H W Burger from Gardner settles in parsonage. preaches well. vows to aid the church’s work in the community.
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Adam Halbleibh
McNabb
Merrie Ethel
Charles Hicks
Peoria
Ill
McCown
Henry
George Halbleib
Nellie Ham
Clyde Joy
Otto Halbleib
Brown's
Business College
Hicks
Goodwin Street
Sterm
Mossville
Opera Hall
Wright- Meier
Woman's Relief Corps
John Bonner
Mankioto
Kan
William Fosdick
Bonner
Fosdick
Rock Island
Moffitt Farm
Chillicothe Enquirer
Charles Hoyt
Zella Kellogg
Chillicothe
Fields
Trella Dickinson
Miss Kellogg
Enquirer
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Thief
Ham
Episcopal Synod
Bayne
Charles Vogelsang
J. S. Townsend
C. C. Smith
G. A. Burt
Union
Maryland
Michigan
Hoffman House
Neuchadt
Graham
White
Boston Brown Bread
White House
W. Girard
George Warren
Buda
CARP
E. S. Sterrett
H. W. Burger
Gardner
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