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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1908
Page
10
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a table in an entry for San Wayne with cryptic codes and numbers such as 22 9 11 28 and a string 219 26209 0. Details are unclear but imply a catalog or ledger entry with table identifiers and identifiers.
Partially legible discussion on republicanism and party discipline. Mentions training schools for statesmen, national progress, and the role of parties in shaping policy through deliberation and conflict. Includes references to American liberty, unity, and the balance of organized labor and leadership.
The text details a 14 August riot in Springfield with attacks on colored people and property. Governor Deneen orders rapid mobilization of up to 3,500 troops from multiple cities including Decatur Peoria Bloomington and Chicago. Galling section and Gatling gun used. two local companies sent to jail area. Sheriff Werner in charge. the riot leads to evacuations transfers to Bloomington and precautions to protect colored residents. Estimated total costs reach near 100000 with 3500 on duty at peak and daily pay around 8200 dollars.
Vast crowds greet sixteen battleships docking in Melbourne Australia as Admiral Sperry receives royal thanks. Banquet at parliament house highlights US Australia goodwill while electric lights and torchlight procession illuminate the city. Rain prompts some injuries but crowds push toward the railways breaking passenger records.
A. G. Summers twenty six year old brewery wagon driver fatally shot Mrs Eva Neinninger forty four years old after she refused his advances. Summers then shot himself inflicting a fatal wound. Neinninger had separated from her husband a grass-blower of Kansas City Missouri six months earlier.
Bristol Tenn August 21 Charles Armstrong wealthy cattle raiser shot and killed Andrew Arnold merchant fourteen miles north of Rogersville Hawkins county The shooting was said to be caused by Arnold s alleged intimacy with Mrs Armstrong.
Mrs Math ew Beerna of Hamshire pardoned her three children and then attempted to end her life. One two month old child, George, is dead, others not expected to survive. The woman is thought to have been insane.
Miss Matte Hensler was shot and killed while returning in a skiff from the Kentucky side of the river near Madison. An unknown man fired from the Kentucky shore as the boat drifted midstream. Two companions were present but uninjured. Investigators seek motive and shooter.
The Georgia House of Representatives approved the Holder bill to end the convict lease system, passing Friday afternoon by a narrow 60 to 35 vote. The report notes gradual improvements in penitentiary operations and mentions interest from merchants and rural areas as Dun’s Review cites continued progress.
The national jury delivered the final count making Obaldia the constitutional successor of President Amador. A banquet honoring the president elect was held on Sunday by prominent Panariars and for aignere on the Isthmus. No political troubles expected for a long time to come.
Final arrangements in the Vermont governor race are made as campaign managers emphasize national issue impact. Lieutenant Governor George H. Pronty of Newport leads GOP hopes, while Independence League candidate Quimby S. Backus of Brandon campaigns vigorously. The 1904 governor totals are cited for comparison.
Lieutenant General Alexander P Stewart, one of the last surviving Confederate lieutenants, died in Biloxi Mississippi at age 86 last September. Born in Tennessee he spent most of his life there before moving to Biloxi for health reasons.
Five people aboard a skiff were struck by the yacht Mayflower on the Illinois river Sunday night. Mrs. May Appleman of Alton drowned after being knocked unconscious. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Combs of St. Louis were thrown overboard. Mrs. Combs drowned and Mr. Combs rescued her and Kate Lamar. He then aided Walker Stillwell, who could not swim.
In Chicago on Sunday five year old William A. Dockery Jr. son of Memphis planter William A. Dockery fell from an eighth story Vendome hotel window after his brother pushed a screen from the frame. He died instantly on the pavement below.
A special grand jury in Springfield, Illinois, is still in session after returning seventy eight indictments in the recent race riots. The panel returned an indictment charging murder against Frank Orrandall as Frank Sullivan, alleging involvement in the fatal shooting of Thomas Binay.
Tokio reports only two of fifty three crewmen survive the sinking of the British steamer Dunewarn after a typhoon off Gozo on August 26. The disaster's full details reach Bojl, near the island, as news spreads.
The administrator of the estate of Mary J. Thornton, deceased, will present his final report to the Clark County Court in Marshall Illinois on Monday October 5 1908 and seek discharge from all duties. He invites heirs and distributees to appear and resist if desired.
Illinois transformed from fever haunted fields to an industrial hub through modern science and practical education. Infrastructure advances plus farmer education spurred growth, while British investors bought vast farms, prompting Illinois to restrict land inheritance to bona fide citizens.
Paseed examination record from James Donahue of New Britain Connecticut praising Foley's Kidney Remedy after trying various treatments for diabetes and kidney issues. He states two bottles improved him and five cured him, claiming to have passed a rigid life insurance examination.
A garbled list of real estate transfers and warranty deeds across multiple properties and owners in Martinsville and surrounding area. The fragmentary text names Roy Gallington, Ora Gallington, Francisco Hammond, Liddie Miller, Grace G Smith, Harriet Pravioli, Robert S Gardner, and others with various parcel references and sums noted, though many details and spellings are unclear.
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