Interurban Lines Poised to Center on Peoria Hub
A plan for a Peoria centered interurban network would connect Peoria with Ottawa Bloomington Quincy Rock Island and Peoria would be hub of lines to Chicago and St. Louis. The system would offer cheaper travel faster service and spur business and population growth while benefiting the entire central Illinois region.
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Peoria
Illinois
Indianapolis
Ind
Rock Island
Ottawa
Bloomington
Quincy
Indiana
Pekin
McKinley
East Peoria
Chillicothe
Henry
Princeville
Wyoming
Galva
Morever
Sparland
Gange
LTE
Ohio
Herald- Transcript
Bradford Wedding Unites Reed and Mallary in Mirthful Ceremony
A Tuesday wedding at Mr. M. Beyser's Bradford residence joined William Reed and Miss Gertrude Mallary with Rev. A B Dennison officiating. The steel blue gown bride wore a diamond brooch and the event featured pink white green decorations, a flower girl and ring girl, and a grand dinner. Afterward the couple departed for Missouri Oklahoma and Wallace Texas to settle on a large estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Nellie Blaisdell
Doris Deyo
Marion Deyo
Bevier
Reed
Missouri
Oklahoma
Wallace
Texas
V. J Bevier
Minnie Bevier
Dennison
J. H. Mallary
Bessie Mallary
Chrisman
Austin
Palmer
Curtis and Son
G. B. Bevier
A .G. Marsh
Floss Deyo
John Herr
B. Deyo
Marshall County Teachers Meeting Program at Henry High
The program lists sessions for grades one through seven including readings, music, and lectures. Speakers include Miss Freida Frank Miss Jessie Ramsey Charles F Buck Henry Tupper Miss Chesline Gowdy Rev D S McCown and others with a focus on English grammar reading and school relations. The notice includes a school law provision allowing up to three days per term for teachers to attend institutes.
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The
Henry High School
Chesline Gowyd
Sylvia
Shubert
Charles E. Knapp
Chesline Gowdy
Luella Worley
D. S. McCown
B. Frank Perry
Anti-Saloon Meeting Aims to Organize in Peoria
Mr. Claude Ewing of Peoria led a Peoria M E church audience Sunday in a strong anti saloon rally. He urged Christian unity to push a local option law, criticized lawmakers and highlighted the need for league delegates to the November Peoria convention.
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M. E
Claude Ewing
Peoria
State Anti-Saloon League
McCown
M. EB
Father
Andrews
Runnells
Hannum
Lllinois
Springfield
Senate
Kentucky
Georgia
Texas
Illinois
Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association
Ewing
Shurtleff
House
Campbell
John Dailey
H. T. Ireland
Josiah Kerrick
Mr. Moran
League
United Bank and Trust Company Fails in California
California bank shutdown affects 500 small stockholders including grocers clerks and stenographers. United Bank and Trust started with $2500 capital under interregnum laws promising real estate deals. Directors forced to separate real estate from banking. capital listed as $212875 by president Myers but commissioners say under $50,000. James C. Law of Lacon connected to the case.
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Frank Myers
United Bank and Trust Company
Chicago Record-Herald of Mondey
San Francisco
Trust Company
Bank Commission
F. N. Myers
James C. Law
Lacon
California
Myers
Law
Lawton Growth Promoted by J M Powers Realty Push
J M Powers of Lawton markets land in his Oklahoma territory to attract capital and settlers. He touts plans for cement sidewalks streetcar lines gas pipelines a larger fort and a national park. He notes a $100000 land sale to a St. Louis syndicate plus 480 acres offered to a Chicago group and argues Lawton will be a great metropolis within five years.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
George Burt
Henry
Republican
Oliver Naylor
California
Addie
Naylor
Putnam
Wichita Montana National Park
Uncle Sam
St. Louis
United
Los Angeles
Sam
Military Park
Post
National Park
United States
J. M. Powers
Oklahoma Land Promotion in Lawton Ad and Update
An Oklahoma land prospectus from Powers Land and Loan Co promotes the Wichita Mountain Red River Valley area in Comanche county with Farm map and price list. The article notes coal prospecting by St. W. Cherry in Marshall and Putnam counties and mentions the Republican newspaper subscription.
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Oklahoma
Wichita Mountain
Red River Valley
Comanche County
Lawton
Indian Territory
Powers Land and Loan Co
St .W. Cherry
Iowa
Marshall County
Putnam County
Y. A. Glenn
Oxbow
Nelson Cofoid
Hennepin Township
Cherry
Church Notes and Local Entertainment At Eureka and Lafayette
Local church notes describe a Presbyterian and a Christian church exchange of pulpits with Rev Nichol s and Rev Sinclair. The Eureka oratorical contest results list Ira L Park as winner with Eureka College placing first or second in six contests in ten years. A soiree and children's event are planned by Suburbanites with a Suburban Train scene and songs by Anna Custer Hall and others.
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Anna Culter Hall
Presbyterian Sunday School
Presbyterian Church
Phillips, Runnells, McCown, Andrews
Mother
J. L. Molloy
Eugenie Vitu Wheeler
Edward Messeberg
Eugenie Viti
Wheeler
Messrs
Phillips
Runnells
Sinclair
Jacksonville
Eureka
Ira L. Park
O'Brien
Ethelbert Negin
Anna Custer Hall
Colin Campbell Sinclair
Winnie Anderson
Eureka College
Henry Couple Wed In Springfield Ceremony
Gregory Stubbles of Henry and Mabel Stubbles were married at noon Tuesday at the bride’s parents home in Springfield Illinois. Rev BE B Rogers officiated in a ceremony featuring a white satin gown and rose bouquet followed by a luncheon and decorations of red and white carnations. The couple plans to reside in Henry where the bride has long lived with her grandparents. Gregory is the son of Harrison J Gregory, a grocer and county treasurer, and a popular athlete and club member. The Republican Newspaper offers best wishes for their future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory Stubbles
James D. Stubbles
Springfield
Lawrence D, Gregory
Mabel Stubbles
Be, B. Rogers
Central Baptist Church
Ethel’ Powell
Henry
George Hulben
Henry High School
Gregory
Harrison J. Gregory
Hous Keeping
North Main
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Chicago
Reed-Mallary
Marshall County Teachers’ Meeting
M. BE
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