Regret voiced over voting for sound money and protection
Postmaster General Gary gathers facts on postal savings banks and hints at an annual report urging their establishment in the United States. Illinois narrows road width to 40 feet from 800, as per a recent law. The New York Tribune notes surplus corn to cover European shortages, with July shipments and the first three weeks of August totaling about 21 million bushels.
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Gary
United States
Illinois
The
New York Tribune
Mark Lane
London
Minnesota Mortgage Payoffs Signal Broad Prosperity
The article notes rising mortgage payments in Minnesota and widespread prosperity across regions. Agricultural estimates project farmers earning four to five hundred million dollars more from wheat and other crops, boosting incomes for 1906-level comparisons. Citizens are urged to support local home institutions to advance city interests.
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Department of Agricultural
Coal strike costs miners ten million in wages
The article notes the coal strike has cost miners about 10 million dollars in wages and that if workers win their point it may take over a year to recoup the loss. It frames the strike as a weapon in the labor versus capital conflict. It also covers Japan’s new gold standard law signed by the emperor and other global economic notes.
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Hiiself
Pierce
Japan
Scott
Old Settlers Picnic Reflects Marshall County Heritage
The Marshall County old settlers picnic draws 600 children and many families, with long residence histories noted. Speakers praise local leaders, old friendships renew, and comments poke at the era’s contrarian vendors and moonlit fireworks.
Old Settler Remembers Lacon Past in Illinois Tale
An old settler in Lacon recalls life sixty years ago, describing schoolhouse cruelty and simple devices. He notes little railroad progress, absence of friction matches, and a harbor of relics for a local museum. He highlights residents aged 58 to 85 and a Putnam county lineage linked to historic records.
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Lacon
Helm
Putnam County
Marshall County
George Dent
Chicago
Illinois
Mississippi
Old People's Museum
Marshall Souly
Wm Fisher
Lydia M Raymond
David Coan
M M Boon
John_H Dally
Patnam
Exooh -Strawn
Joseph~Sutherland
Bureau
Reuben-Vandasen
D E Skeel
J H Reeder
LL C Howard
John Saggers
A P Webber
Ben Jadd
M W.wilson
Woodford County
Robinson—Bell
Mra
A McFadden
E Croft
J O Kidd
Magnolia
la Duchesne
L A‘treable
A Martin
Reuben Broaddus
Mra B.A Blackstone
Katherine Wolforth
Mary A,ramage
D Ketchjam
Mrs Judd
Russell Irisbie
James Gallup
A Picherean
E D Feasel
Fred Potter
H J Sherburne
Isaac ‘Cooper
A'S Broaddun
Mre Oen
Galesburg
New York
Putnam
Senachwine Lake
Henry
Locke
Ed Sparling
Morgan
President Tyler
Train Wreck Near Denver Described by Correspondent
Correspondent details a July 1 railroad collision 110 miles east of Denver. A freight train taking a siding caused a head-on crash. passengers escaped unharmed though the engine and baggage car suffered severe damage. The narrator recounts the stress, prayers, and swift evacuation, with engineers and crews aiding the passengers.
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Rahuel ‘Parker
Henry Republican
Denver
Chatsworth
McCook
Chicago
Dha Sotr
Hastings
C. B
Colorado Springs
Rocky Mountains Trip and Regional Roster Noted
A narrative recalls a journey through Manitou Ute Pass and Pike's Peak with stops near the Royal Gorge. A long roster from Peoria to Rockford lists names, towns, and families joining the expedition, highlighting Isabelle Rutherford as a youth in the party. The piece shifts to advertising Shaker Digestive Cordial and then notes the government war records project expanding toward republication due to high demand.
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John
Manitou
Ute Pass
Williams, Dannen
Dog Wheel Road
Pike’s Peak
Royal Gorge
Rocky Mountains
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Mia
Rufus
Wise
Monongalls Co
Myeldestter
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
Business
Henry, III
Qagior Avaud
Atory
Regulator
Fy Forrest
Ill
Grosser Brook
Edward Street
J. A. Swemn
Mit’ Rocory Storo
W. J. Thomas
Camp House
Hennry
Potter
Melor
Hardy
L. R. Kinndar
Tomice
Frank Baer
Edward St
Upstaire
Angély
J. H. Franklin
LAW
McMurtrie Block
W.H. Stever
Justice of the Peace
Henry, Ill
Neo
Rchool
Renry
Janey Kon McNoa
Bosaninee
Baten
Batelp
Mercian
W. Keller
Tudertaner and
Enbaier
the Mowry Re Lepulitins
George Boar
Eptroz
Savancoha
George Beer
Alaska
Cuba
Yukon
Minnesota
Alger
Rome
Mies
Ayme V. Parker
Old Settlers
Frente
Leon Boone
Biastal
Bath
Samuel PaRrxen
Plonio
Marshall
Stato
Robert ‘Boal
Mare
Unio
Putin
Mary J. Boice
Clara E. Morgan
Enoch Strawn
Marshall County, . Minute’ Speeches, 110 Love Teast Atyle
Raymond
James. Maxwell
Wm Gapen
Broaddus
Mra Blackstone
Strawn
Shefer
Mre Clapp
Austin Hannum
Jacob Reeder
Thomas Ellis
Dever
Rivar
Ireland
Trish
Royal Baking Powder Co
New-York
California
Hood
Hoods
Scott’s
Elemont
Peoria
F Parker
C-E-Falks
Robi Mc Burnie
Geo © Woodrooff
LI Thompson
Josh Janssen
J W Hartz
Henry Hartz
W Goss
J C Irwin
Q Bourke
Tillie—C. Herkes
J. Fichter
B. Neill
JG Janssen
Sarah McBirnie
Lizzie Lobl
Eva G Gould
Anna Bourke
Edna Falke
George Fulks
K W Rutherford
Isabelle Rutherford
John Grieves
Carrie Jewet
Rockford
E H Baker
Myra Baker
Hattock
Nourse
Bloomington
R Gordon
Grieves
George
Edna_Faulke
Mesers- Rose
McBarnie
Parker
H. V. Boynton
D. Ross
Adamss
IIL
Dieter Sreciaust
Rd Viger
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