Opening Resolution Sparks Springfield Debate
A Springfield opening resolution drew rapid discussion as Bryan memorials to the Worlds Fair Inn were cited. Morgan moved to delay on a special order but the postponement was deemed too late. the sponsor withdrew the amendment as Duncan and Creighton supported the resolution. The measure passed with 66 votes in favor across both houses, signaling Sunday openings remain contested.
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Illinois Legislature Debate on Leave of Absence and Reapportionment
The House defeated a resolution to appoint M. M. Sharp as reading per day after the Committee on Expenses recommended it. Debates touched on a Republican reapportionment bill extending a Chicago term to four years and ineligibility for re-election, along with a proposal to hold railroads accountable for fires caused by engines. The committee was expected to reconvene next Monday as tensions over investigation and leave of absence lingered.
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Royal Baking Powder praised for lightness and purity
Royal Baking Powder imparts distinctive lightness sweetness and flavor in fine foods. Experts say it cannot be matched by any other raising agent. Government report declares it pure cream of tartar and strongest leavening. State analyst calls it superior in purity strength and wholesomeness.
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New York State
Scrappy Selections and Curious Notes From Antiquity
A ventilated door design, a German lighthouse light claim, and a South American naturalist housing about 11 000 spider specimens are among varied notes. Vienna musicians protest military band performances in public spaces while a train robber writes a novel. A former slave in Atlanta leaves $20 000 to Marion Phinizy. Mexico’s boot trade, tempered glass behavior, Wilson Hunt’s name change, and Berghem’s thrifty wife anecdotes round out the miscellany.
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Vienna
Jim Cummings
Fred Wittrock
Julia Phinizy
Atlanta
Marion Phinizy
Germany
Mexico
Fragmentary Odds and Ends on Ocean Life and Power
The fragment discusses absurd quantities tied to sea life and power, mentioning various fish like flounder and turbot with immense deposit and output figures. It also references enormous blocks of gold, room dimensions, Niagara power, and vast rates of steam power, all in a disjointed, obscure excerpt.
St Louis wires go underground amid hotel boom and library plan
In St Louis Feb 3 a wave of conduit work looms as Bell Telephone and a major electric firm seek city permits to lay down lines, with a rival company aiming for a franchise. The Indian Territory trade push and a push to endow a free public library follow, amid a hotel building surge and cross-town streetcar plans. Dem Will Lindsay nominated in Kentucky for U S Senate race.
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William Lindsay
Frankfort
United G. Carlde
Dodges Repton
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