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Henry Republican notes local events and losses across county
The Henry Republican reports burials, appointments, fires, and fairs, noting Mrs William Erwin buried in Venona, J C Blaisdell named Bradford postmaster, a Bloomington fire loss of 18000 with 10800 insured, and a bridge of farm improvements. It also mentions emigration, water shortages, rail rumors, and local political figures.
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William Erwin
Venona
Henry County
Cambridge
Rock Island Railroad
Iudlan Territory
Gulf
Texas
J. C. Blaisdell
Bradford
Sol Bennett
Bro & Co
Ed Gaston
Lacon
Peoria Journal
Denver
Peoria Maunikin Co
Chicago
America
Hennepin Dramatic Co
Hennepinites
Dickey Heira
Osage
Fox River
Bruce Township
Jeff Carson
Rock Island
Transcript
Higbie
Wyoming
Germany
Woodford
Iroquois
Omish Church
Marshall County
Fifer
William C Loomis
Richmond
McHenry County
Calvin
M Parden
Springfield
John , Elder
Carthage
Hancock County
Alton
Hinlos
Peoria
St Louis
la Grange
Bazar
Henry
George Nicholson
George Ball Resta
David W. Lusk
M. M. Bassett
Peosia
Oliver Holmes
la Salle
Port News-Herald
Oliver
Executive Council
Modern Woodmen of America
Fulton
P. L. McKinnie
G. A. Alendenén
Lawrence Burns
Peru
St Mary’s Church
Henry Republican
Princeton Republican
Ottawa Republican
John H. Vanarsdale
Peoria County
National Farmer's Congress
Montgomery
Ala
A. Schradzki
Masonic Temple
Marshal County
J. W. Richardson
Ihro
Evans Township
Bloomington
Kankakee Gazette
Pantagraph