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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1909
Page
4
Ex Charles Scott publisher notes the post office Mary will handle second class matter. The notice lists subscription rates for one year six months and three months with pricing details implied.
A. Neal of Charleston seeks the Circuit Court for the sixth district subject to the Republican primary. Joseph E. Dyas of Faris runs for the Fifth Judicial Circuit pending the Republican primary division. John H. Marshall of Charleston also aims for the Fifth Judicial Circuit subject to the Republican primary decision.
Scattered OCR items mention rain related events, supper venues and profit lines. Mentions of H Herrick purchasing half interest in a Ratason Vesie and references to University of Chicago prosperity appear among garbled lines. mentions of Taft inauguration and government ribbons are present in broken form.
State Senator rarwan introduces a bill mandating railroads publish time tables in newspapers. The proposal aims to improve traveler access and schedule visibility across regions.
State Senator Breidt introduces a measure to abolish the indeterminate sentence law. He calls the current system a poor check on crime and criminals. The article notes the topic as a legislative proposal with opposition and debate anticipated.
The Illinois Corn Growers Association seeks a ten year ban on quail killings, noting the bird as a farmer's ally. Representative Shephard introduces a bill to raise circuit court judges to four, with current boundaries left intact. The article mentions public interest in revisiting old policies and a New York exhibit with jewelry pendants.
Hon. W. Cameron Forbes, Vice Governor, says in The Atlantic February issue that the United States has separated church and state, bought large church lands for tenants, created a self supporting civil administration, and established a gold standard currency. He cites tax supported schooling, road building, public works, and autonomy for municipalities while delaying full independence to the Philippines.
Illinois line officers and governors aides depart Springfield March 1 for Taft inauguration in Washington March 4. The Illinois National Guard may send two regiments, with expenses covered by bill proposed this week in the legislature.
The piece argues the second great experiment in Cuban independence has begun with U S and Cuban support. It praises Governor Magoon’s provisional administration noting peace and progress toward autonomy. It questions whether stable conditions will persist under native governance amid doubts among Americans.
A historical recount of Abraham Lincoln's role in moving Illinois state capital from Vandalia to Springfield. It details the capital location contest, the Sangamon leaders like Hugh Armstrong and Ned Potter, Lincoln as part of the long nine, and how a last‑minute roll call shifted the vote while addressing regional power plays and county boundary ambitions.
The passage recounts Lincoln stepping out and others following as the session faltered over quorum. Supporters of Springfield pressed the capital move. near session’s end the legislature voted to remove the capital to Vandalia.
The Illinois State Good Roads Convention will meet in Chicago on Lincoln's birthday to promote practical legislation for building and maintaining public roads. The centennial observance is seen as a trigger for a permanent highway system funded by state and county bonds and national aid, creating jobs and benefiting all residents.
A subcommittee named by Representative Bartholdt expects a favorable report on Representative Rodenberg's bill. It proposes $130,000 to buy the Lincoln death site on Tenth Street Washington and raze adjoining structures for beautification, plus $50,000 for Capt Oldroyd's Lincoln relics collection. Strong Lincoln sentiment is believed to back the bid with little opposition.
A 9 year old John Kellogg of this city contributed verses to the February Woman's Home Companion titled The Log Cabin. The piece describes a log cabin home of Abraham Lincoln as a boy. The constitutionality of the primary election law will be challenged at the current supreme court session.
Terre Haute announces free upon request catalog for bookkeeping shorthand typing telegraphy and business magazine at 116 S Sixth St listing course options and contact details.
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