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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1908
Page
4
The International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago runs Nov 25 to Dec 10 and reports record entries across drafts horses sheep swine sectors. Exhibitors from many regions enter the show, with premier imports and peak quality noted in each department as interest remains high.
A prior message outlines post visitation card handling. Superintendents return cards to their originator, group by denomination, review to recruit non attenders, then give cards to the minister to understand constituency and effective outreach. The township committee should copy family and attendance data on paper for the Co. Dept. Sept. and report back.
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Five hundred delegates from over two hundred associations gathered in Baltimore for the first annual Deeper Waterways convention. The three day meeting endorses an inland waterway from Boston to Key West to boost American maritime interests and shipping, led by Congressman J Hampton Moore who urged rapid inland channel development to save lives and fuel national trade.
Victoria reports new details of the seal raiding tragedy. Russian gunners killed six men aboard the raiding schooner Bose Maru and three others who earlier were said to have been shot. those three drowned while attempting to escape.
Liberal party gains a substantial majority in Cuba's electoral college with Maj. Gen Gomez elected president and Senator Alfredo Zayas chosen as vice president. The dispatch reports a decisive victory for the Liberal slate.
Grain and livestock prices listed for Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago and New York. Recipes show highs and lows for wheat corn oats hay cattle hogs sheep and lambs with receipts noted in Indianapolis and varied price ranges across cities.
Peking reports the Dowager Empress Tsze Hsi An died at 2 o'clock yesterday, following the death of Emperor Kuang-Hsu on Saturday. Officials indicate both deaths may have occurred earlier than the dates given in statements.
Washington records official notice of the sudden death at the imperial palace in Pekin. Emperor Kwang Hsu, aged thirty eight, had long health concerns and was controlled by Dowager Empress Tsu Hsi. His three year old nephew Prince Puyi was installed on the throne.
Foreign observers in Peking question sudden changes after the dowager empress’s death. For years China has suffered a belief that assassination is the cure for instability and many have offered bribes to hire killers. The empress’s death is seen by many as providential riddance amid widespread hostility.
Nov 17 Okmulgee Oklahoma reports a deadly clash between Jim Deckard a negro desperado and officers after an early station assault. Sheriff Edgar Robinson and Assistant Chief Henry Klaber along with two Chapman brothers are killed. Deputy Steve Grayson is beaten and Vic Farr wounded. Deckard and deputies are slain as posses close in.
Washington report states Secretary of the Navy Victor H. Metcalf has tendered his resignation for December 1 due to ill health. Assistant Secretary Truman H. Newberry is slated to be named his successor.
A morning paper reports the French government is alarmed by rising balloon incursions launched by German officers. It notes France has made representations to Berlin which have thus far proved fruitless and questions what measures Paris might take to stop the perilous sorties.
The New York World, a Democratic paper, endorses Theodore Roosevelt for New York Senate to succeed Platt while criticizing his character. It warns ex presidents should not engage in business and cites risks of rewarding private profit with the presidency. It notes Jose Miguel Gomez elected Cuba president and mentions Francis Heney’s shooting and Morris Haas’s death in jail.
Harrison Osborn transfers to Uriah Cooper and other deeds record parcels in sections 22 9 12 and 14 11 11 with prices from 1 to 2600 dollars. Transactions include Meeker to Thompson and Crumrin to Crumrin in various fractions and quads with sums ranging 1 to 2900 dollars.
Colonial Antiquarians of Illinois plan a Cahokia commemorative effort to rediscover the ancient metropolis once a Laurentian seat of power. The piece links Cahokia to George Rogers Clark and Virginia allegiance, noting Cahokia as the region’s last major real antique and a historic hub on the Mississippi route to broader empire.
Birth notices show multiple entries from October and November recording newborns for families in Anderson, Casey, Marshall and Westfield townships. Names include Mose Stricker, Gertrude Stricker, James Reese, Mary Reese, Charles Floyd, Ava Floyd, Nora Benington, Robi Lukan, Elizabeth Lucan, Wap Thacker, Sulla Thacker, James Boils Yerbash, with genders girl or boy and dates ranging Oct 20 to Nov 7.
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