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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1909
Page
4
A jumble of notices notes subscription prices at $1.50 after January 16 1909 with prepay options and back dues at old rate. The piece also mentions Circuit Judge races A Neal of Charleston and Dyas of Paris as Republican primary contenders and references Taft presidential electors and varied political and historical bits from Drake to Lincoln memorial plans and Illinois reform debates.
An editorial outlines a GOP and Democratic coalition in Springfield aimed at defeating Governor Deneen. It accuses leaders like Yates Lorrimer Shurtleff and McEwen of self serving aims, links a twenty million canal bond to graft, and predicts a hybrid coalition to place allies in key offices and secure power over waterways and power rates.
Chicago Record-Herald reports Illinois Republicans in the lower house bolt their caucus, aiding Shurtleff on ballot. Democrats may defect, drawn by a $20,000,000 deep waterway grant. The piece denounces bolters, urges Democrats to resist, and defends the Republican party aside from the Shurtleff faction.
In county court this week Judge Snavely overruled a motion for a new trial in the People v. Mrs. Washburn case. A motion in arrest of judgment was subsequently entered.
Joseph Hendrix filed suit at Terre Haute for $30000 against the Big Four alleging negligence by the company. He claims a locomotive engineer employed by the railroad operated while disabled.
Mrs A T Faust born January 20 1828 in Hamberg Germany died January 5 1909 at her home two miles south of Marshall aged 82 years 11 months 15 days She married Ferdinand Faust in 1848 and moved to America in 1858 settling in Wabash Township near Marshall She left nine children four sons Hugo Kuno Ernest and Edwin and four other children with two daughters predeceased her The obituary notes she fed the hungry and kept warmth for all colors and mentions the interment at Buehler Bay Publicity expresses our regrets.
A partisan description portrays Key West as the southernmost tropical edge of the United States. The piece extols warm winters, cheap living, a Cuban and Conch population, cigar factories, and stagnation due to local lassitude despite vast economic potential.
A historic earthquake in southern Italy and Sicily devastates cities and kills vast numbers. Early estimates range from 160000 to 200000 lives, with officials warned that figures will rise as救 more data emerge from affected areas.
Martha Chambers born July 8 1847 near Melrose died January 9 1909 after an eleven day illness. She married Davida Had dix in 1867 and Jacob Fawver in 1874, leaving eight more children and 18 grandchildren. Survived by five children Rebecca John Sarah Jacob Maggie and Matilda Clatfelter. Funeral by Rev John Craigami. Resting at Brick cemetery.
A New York newspaper suggests Franklin D Roosevelt will stir intense public controversy before entering a new political phase. The piece hints at a dramatic, lurid shift in public discourse as he moves toward future ambitions.
A vintage advertisement-style plea urges readers to seek a claimed kidney cure. It asserts relief from backache urinary disorders and headaches and asks why sufferers endure, touting a product named KidneyPulis 3 as the remedy.
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