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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1912
Page
4
Notices list card of thanks sold for 25 cents and obituary poetry not published. Resolutions by lodges or societies on a member’s death priced at $1. Announcements of entertainments with admission charged priced at 6 cents per line.
John R. Hamilton of Mattoon Illinois and Parker Shields of Charleston Illinois announce their candidacies for State Senator in the 34th district. Both seek Republican primary support ahead of the election.
William R. Stanfield of Martinsville Daniel Emerson and Jay Swern run for Circuit Clerk with party primaries Everett Connelly and Arthur Poorman vie for State's Attorney posts subject to Republican primaries on April 9. Jay Swern runs in Democratic primary for Circuit Clerk on April 9.
Burn Smith will run for Collector of Marshall township subject to the Republican primary. Thomas B. Griffin will run for Collector of Marshall township subject to the party decision.
Harry Proust enters the race for County Coroner as a Republican candidate subject to the upcoming primary. The announcement positions Proust to vie for the coroner’s office in the party contest.
Fragmentary notes mention freight matter and economy concerns about saving money on transport. Names and details are garbled, readability is limited, with no clear event or identifiable entities to anchor a full summary.
The piece condemns straw polls as deceptive with Western papers touting Roosevelt wins in 1912 GOP races. It notes Taft leads at Chicago delegates so far and argues real shifts require broader tests. It also profiles Marquis Colf, a longtime soldier from Rochester born 1814, and his storied service from Texas independence to the Civil War.
The Rappite Society once peaceful at New Harmony Indiana faces dissolution after a lengthy equity suit in U S District Court. Plaintiffs Ada J Everett Louise R Tyron John Duss and Susie C Duss seek to participate in funds from a $10 000 000 estate of founder George Rapp amid disputes over the Economite community’s assets.
An unreadable OCR snippet questions whether Rooseyalt has earnestly sought a presidential joint action. It mentions incisersation and fate but provides no clear names dates places or outcomes.
Article discusses Henry Barrett Learned's appendix on cabinet officer apportionment from 1789 to 1909. It notes New York leading with 37 appointments, Pennsylvania second with 21, Massachusetts 26, and other states like Ohio Virginia Maryland Kentucky ranking among the notable totals.
Martinsville reports poor health across the area with colds and lung trouble noted. Hogs sold at 86 per hundred pounds and eggs at 24 cents per dozen with cash discount. Mr and Mrs Fasig's son ill, and funeral for Coroner Howell attended amid storm shortages. Edward Snavely of Terre Haute dies after long illness. interment at Terre Haute. Duncan Benton's death announced with funeral at My H. lodge.
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