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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1911
Page
4
A garbled column distrorts talk of Mexican affairs U S political rumors about Hearst Bryan Foss and Dickinson are noted. It mentions air travel regulation moves and a coronation ode joke while recounting legislative activity and military command figures amid war and insurrection references.
The Illinois lower house rejected a joint resolution for a constitutional convention. Chicago was faulted for wielding influence that would limit representation to one third and threaten minority voting rights. The Danville Commercial notes Chicago dominance would block reform and push toward a new charter. The Magill resolution to abolish minority representation passes the Senate and moves to voters in 1914.
A Springfield faction of 28 to 30 state senators, all running under the Republican label, forms a party management group with no shared political principles. Critics say workers seek better jobs, while voters want action on firm principles. The piece warns that such factions disrupt rather than strengthen the party and urges principled unity. Also notes local items: Wilcoxon visits Tibbs, Martinsville graduates, a five month old burial, and school site vote, with community events and obituaries scattered in the town.
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