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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1909
Page
4
A discussion in the Illinois press favors selecting state officers by convention rather than primary, arguing it ensures state balance and suitable leaders. The piece stresses lieutenant governor succession, governor's vacancy concerns, and the need for careful vetting of candidates across offices and regions.
The article describes Fourth of July celebrations in Manila with drum and pipe music, open air speeches, and a Luneta parade. Residents dress in flag print attire, attend races and pole climbing, and enjoy a fireworks finale while toy pistols and torpedoes entertain both adults and children.
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Illinois in Chicago adopts resolutions urging a dry state and strict Sunday closing enforcement. Rev D J Crimmins reads the plan prepared with W H Cahill and Patrick H Flanagan, backed by Archbishop Quigley, to organize parishes from Chicago to Cairo against liquor sales at picnics and dances.
Dolson notes a short wheat harvest with small acreage sown. Meads predict better yield than last year. Will Nicifer replants broom corn in the corn field. Mrs Juda Coons returns from visit in Marshall Yale Jasper Coles counties. Sunday school convention set for Blue Grass. Rainy weekend with a plow day by fifteen men for Mrs Lucinda Van Pelt's corn. a son was killed by a train the prior Saturday.
Mumps are prevalent with several from here working in the wheat harvest on the sand prairie. Rev G H Downey preached at Melrose. People attended a ball game at West Union. Fred English will move his threshing rig to the sand prairie next week. Al Thompson, road boss, improving roads. Chas Beckwill and family visited Harry and wife in West Union. J R Trump harvested rye. J R Pendleton and family spent Sunday with PC Hasten. Children’s services at Mount Olive church. Roe Welsh moving to Melvin Beamer’s farm when Beamer goes to California. Milo Baker and wife hosted an ice cream supper. Ernest English has a new buggy. C W Cornwell shipped iron product to Terre Haute. A man with magnetic fingers has been doing legerdemain on local property. A shotgun dose is a remedy for such conduct after Mr and Mrs F G Hasten were returning from near Marshall. their buggy was demolished by H V McNary who then fixed the right… where the report ends.
Mrs Mary Rollings was in Terre Haute Thursday Miss Nettie Taylor visited Saturday A considerable rain fell Sunday evening Misses Bertha and Constance Batson were in Marshall last Tuesday Roy Wright served Sunday morning Several attended the ice cream social at Asbury Saturday night Childrens services were well attended at Advent church Sunday night An ice cream social will be held here Saturday night July 3 Everybody invited to attend.
The Illinois Supreme Court commends its opinion that a city cannot surrender streets for 3s0 call street fairs. It states such events add nothing to community betterment and are nuisances.
The Southern Illinois Editorial Association was organized at Centralia weeks ago. The group covers all Illinois south of the Big Four railroad and elected officials include Grayville Mercury president W J Gill Harris Dante vice president Hal W Trovillon secretary L C Heim treasurer. The executive committee includes B M Maxey chairman I D Lakin W N Tones Charles Scott Will C Carson A T Spivey Harry T Dewheirst J T Galbrath O J Page Clinton Bliss.
Notice of the Clark county Board of Review meeting at the courthouse in Marshall and a deadline of the first Monday in August 1909 for filing complaints. Signatories include W. W. Craig J. W. Adams and J. W. Mitchell.
The Basques, a people in northern Spain, defy easy origin as philologists fail to link their language to Arabic or Semitic roots. Their land Eskuara uses unique laws and a parliamental system per province, with distinct motto Irurachat meaning Three In One. the population totals about half a million.
The piece recalls Lieutenant A Trole's Travel and Exploration account on the death of Mylius Erichsen Hagen and Bronland from the 1890s northeast Greenland expedition. It honors their sacrifice and endurance as three men crossed 150 miles in 30 days with one sledge and four weak dogs seeking a rescue depot. Only Bronlund reached the depot. Erichsen and Hagen perished near Lambert Land.
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