Henry in near shutout as Castleton hits eight
A Castleton White Sox tryout in Pavilion Park sees Henry’s pitching nearly shut down by eight hits while Henry himself racks twelve. Coe suffers a dislocated shoulder while stealing. doctors reset the arm under chloroform. Coroner reports Granville Matthews killed by a Santa Fe train near Chillicothe. inquest held. Missouri native, 38, a laborer.
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Roy Coe
Tess
Wyoming
Coe
Forrest
Charles Motter
Thomas
Richland Township
Granville Matthews
Santa Fe
Wilbern
Hattan
Chillicothe
Missouri
Ilinois
C. H. Duffy
Foreman
Fred Co. D. Strahl
Blair Defines Tuition Duties for District High School Access
State Superintendent Blair interprets the new school law stating that graduates of the eighth grade in districts without a high school may attend a high school in another district with tuition paid by their home district. He notes districts with excess levy exempt from this burden, but argues the safeguarding clause is invalid and urges home districts to cover tuition if funds exist.
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Blair
Postal laws bar prize lists in newspapers
The article cites Section 499 of postal regulations prohibiting newspapers from printing prize lists or lottery related gift enterprises and warns of penalties including fines and imprisonment. It then notes local school attendance records by Hua Ogden of Bardolph and Alice Kern of Henry, followed by a thanks from Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Merritt for sympathies during a death in their family.
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Uncle Sam
Bardolph
Henry
Illinois
Hua Ogden
Alice Kern
el Ogden
Wm. Merritt
City Dads Hold Regular September Meeting Minutes 1908
City council met in city hall Monday night September 7 1908 with Mayor Hans and Aldermen present and two absent. Bills were read approved and bonds for night watch and city marshal accepted. Henry Electric Light Co and Henry Telephone Co ordered to paint poles.
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Electric Light Company
Hans
Yanochowski
Pace
Smith
Leavitt
Cromwell
McCune
Peter A. G. Humphrey
C. W. Woodward
Geo. Pritchard
J. N. Krenz
From
Scotty Malone
Ald
Rere
Ross Durflinger
Pialehel
Same
Chas, Garlin
Frank Garlin
Frank Erikson
Andrew Brown
Fred Carrier
Race Hartley
John Sanders
Albert Stevens
Geo. Carrier
Ben Forrest
Wm. Jacobs
Geo. Halbleib
Wolke
Standard Ol! Co
Boeremae Pte
A. G. Humphrey
E. F. Hunter
Rose M, Krenz
Donovan
Geo Anderson
Roy Randall
Geo. Johnson
Patrick Harney
Henry Electric Co. Light
Barnes & Magoon
City of Henry
Bauter_ Bros
Doran & Moody
John Hawkins
P. Bush
Frank Bush
Fred Dawson
Yanoschowski
Ald. Pace
Wm. Donovan
C. EB
Wm. Duke
Royal Randall
Alex Doelzer
Yanchowski
Pace, Smith
Henry Telephone Company
Henry Electric Light Company
Henry
aAlds
Lincoln Douglas Debates era remembered in Illinois history
Local column recalls the 1858 Lincoln Douglas debates, praising Lincoln for kindness to children and mercy in wartime. It highlights Samuel Parker and notes voter referendums on Sunday saloon openings, anti saloon amendments, and sheriff powers in liquor enforcement. Ed B. Smith attended the board meeting.
Herman H Kirchman Dies at Home in Henry County
Mr. H H Kirchman Esq. passed away at his Henry residence on Monday September 7 1908. He was widely known for his legal work and respected in the local community. The obituary notes his orderly conduct and family ties.
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H. H. Kirchman, Esq
Henry Monday
Illustrious Odd Fellow Kirchman Prominent Chillicothe Leader Dies
Mr. Kirchman born January 19 1822 in Prussia aged 86 7 18 passed after long illness. A watchmaker by trade he settled in Chillicothe Illinois then Cable Illinois with three children and devoted Odd Fellowship for nearly 40 years. He served as secretary finance secretary on lodge, board of education president and city council member, later justice of the peace. Funeral at Presbyterian church with Marshall lodge and Rebekahs in regalia, several out of town relatives attending. card of thanks from family.
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Kirchman
Prussian
Germany
America
New York City
New York
New Jersey
Illinois
Chillicothe
Harriet Osberg
Osberg
Charles
Cable, Ill
Irving Stringer
Henry
Adam Mann
Loveland
Marshall Lodge
Brotherhood of Man
Lodge
Te Lodge
Board of Education
Presbyterian Church
H. W. Burger
Andrew Kelley
Sherrard
Elmer Haines
J. S. Burt
J. O. Hill Francis
Quinn
Nya Donovan
G. W. Zimmerman
Sparland
No. 63
Rebekahs
Whitefield
Golden Wedding Celebrate Edward and Mrs Smith in Princeton
Mr and Mrs Edward Smith celebrated their golden wedding Monday at Princeton with thirty nine guests. Eight children sixteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren attended. A two course supper followed by a gold finger band and gold rimmed glasses presented by Rev William Pinkney. The couple resided in Bureau county forty two years originating from Granville Sept 7 1858.
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Edward Smith
Stephen Smith
Henry Township
Princeton
William Pinkney
Sterling
Smith
Richard Herrick
la Salle
Sarah Ball
Peru
Sylvanus Lamb
Geneva
Neb
Ansel Richards
Lone Rock
Will Smith
Algona, Ta
Purse of Gold Awarded Peoria District Leader
At Canton conference Dr Lackland presented Dr Van Pelt superintendent of the Peoria M E district with a purse of six gold eagles after his annual report. The district reported satisfactory conditions with churches at work and buildings under construction, noting missionary funds were up. Van Pelt’s six years expire and he returns to the pastoral role. bishop and cabinet consider a successor though gossip omits names.
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van Pelt
Samuel VanPelt
Peoria M. E
Canton
Peoria
Lackland of
Brid
Herald-Transcript
Peoria official breaks leg in canal cruise mishap
T. H. Webb vice commodore of the I. W. Y. C. from Peoria suffered a broken ankle and head injuries after attempting a jump from dock to boat The Sinner at lock 16 on the Hennepin canal east of Wyanet He was rushed to Bureau then home by train surgeons say the fracture is serious but not life threatening with recovery expected in months
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T. H. Webb
Peoria
Hennepin Canal
Wyanet
Webb
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