This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Local and state items reflect varied Riley County notes
Local and state items cover court and rail topics, birthdays, agricultural feats, and incidents. Notable items include a Woodford county seat decision anticipated with the supreme court in session, a 90 year old mother with 27 grandchildren, a 2043.4 second fastest mile by Azota in Galesburg, a $100,000 land value claim in Cripple Creek, a 4000-invitation birthday barbecue for Wilson Richmond, and the Kankakee bicycle factory securing a 3000-machine order from a Brooklyn house, plus civic changes on flag laws and bi cycle regulations across cities.
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Supreme Court
Woodford
Dwight I. Moody
Azota
Williams
Galesburg
Hume Floweree
Havana
Wilson Richmond
Armington
Kankakee
Brooklyn
Felicite Oglesby
Richard J. Oglesby
George M. Pullman, Jr
Chicago
Alton
Peoria
Judge Cunningham
Urbana
Menry
Ottawa
R. H. Truitt
Cripple Creek
Colo
Springfield
Peoria Journal
Varns
G. M. Locke
S. Merritt
Carrollton Democrat