County Sunday School Reports Strong Countywide Organization
Secretary Powell's tabulated report shows Calhoun County Sunday School work well organized across 20 townships and three cities. In the last year 34 township conventions were held, with 8,295 members and 4,147 officers and teachers. About 4,503 attend weekly, and funds totaling 2705.68 were spent on schools with 547.48 for missionary causes. County officers include F. G. Goodrich, I. K. Henshaw, W. A. Powell, and Mrs. A. M. Murray.
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Powell
Calhoun County Sunday School Association
Athens
Battle Creek
F. G
Goodrich
Albion
I. K. Henshaw
Homer
W. A. Powell
Marshall
A. M. Murray
Avecota
Sudden Death Claims Mrs Chesher in Ceresto
Mes Ghas A Chesher died suddenly Monday morning at her parents J W Bell home in Ceresto after a long illness from dropsy. She had been recovering from holiday visits but worsened before husband Chester, a West State street grocer, could reach her. She leaves seven children, youngest seven months. funeral Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. from East Hanover street home, Oakridge burial. The News extends condolences to Mr Chesher.
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Mes
A. Ghesher
J. W. Bell
Ceresto
Mors Ohesher
Ben
Mr. Chester
Guifer
West State
Sireut
East Hanover Street
Oakridge
Chesher
Local Social Notes Highlight Moving Visits
Miss Jessie Porter returns from Blixhart Indiana. Miss Luella Lathrop of Chicago visits relatives here. Colin Sinclair and John Murphy return from Arkansas. Mrs Chris Arndts and children back from Ann Arbor. Hazel Terry of Addison spends holidays with Mable Parker. Mrs F M Townsend leaves Friday for Grand Rapids. Miss Esther Watson spent New Year with Miss Bertha Rogers of Homer. Will Watson celebrates New Year with parents on West Green Street.
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Esther Watson
Bertha Rogers
Homer
Will Watson
West Green Street
Knill’s Pills Sell Purported Remedies in Aged Ad Text
An old advertising fragment markets Kuill’s Red Pills for “Wun People” at 350 box, plus Kuill’s White Laver Pills as a bowel regulator. It touts Blue Kidney Pills for backaches, Black Diarrhoea Pills for summer pains, and Knill’s Dyspeare to cure indigestion, all at 25 cents per box with claims of safety and efficacy.
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Kuill
Knull
Knill
Extraordinary year for industries and fewer failures
Radstreet's reports a holiday quiet yet active in reorder business and improved demand in iron and steel. Production plans show a large increase in ply iron output, with boosted capacities across trades. Dyn & Co notes failures in 1699 are among their smallest since 1881, with overall business deemed safe and prosperous despite speculative strains.
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New York
Radstreet's
Bun
RH. G. Din & Co
Boston
Goa
United States
Canada
Peoria Selected for State Republican Convention
Prominent Republicans from across Illinois gathered in Peoria for a state central committee love feast. Morning reports from 22 districts spoke of hopeful prospects, with candidates named for governor and other offices. Peoria was chosen as the convention site for April 10 at Friday night committee meeting. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin advertised by Eq. Hindenach.
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Springfield
State Central Committee
Representatives Hall
Charles §. Rannelis
Elbridge G. Hancey
Chicago
Walter Reeves
Streator
Richard Yates
Jacksonville
W. A. Northcott
Greenville
Orville F. Berry
Carthage
Charles A. Works
Rockford
H. C. Williamson
Galesburg
Cullom
Tanner
E. G. Hanecy
James A. Connelly
H. J. Ham‘blin
Peoria
Seven-Story building fire in Chicago destroys Woolley Co site
A seven story brick building at 24a and Monroe streets occupied by Woolley & Co clothing and Edwards-Stanton Co burned at three this morning. The loss is estimated around 30000 with heavy damage to adjacent offices of Chicago Burlington & Quincy and to nearby firms. Fire spread from the rear elevator shaft, prompting multiple alarms and the arrival of ten engines. Firefighters focused on protecting neighboring properties while the doomed structure burned.
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Chicago
Woolley & Co. Clothing
Edwards Stanton Shore Company
Phelps, Rudge d Palaner
Monroe Street
Pinkerton
Swenie
Fi Mtien
Tbeir
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
H. O. Shepard
Lutier Paper Company
Edwards
Edwards-Stanton Company
Reid, Murdoch & Co
Pingree outlines taxes and mining shift in Michigan session
Gov Pingree sends three messages to both houses outlining work for a lengthy special session. He backs municipal ownership of utilities and urges doubling railroad taxes and moving mining taxes to specific. Proposes 3 cents a ton on iron ore and a graduated copper tax. expected to raise about 1.5 million annually, mostly from copper mines in Houghton county. House adjourns to next Tuesday. senate resolution to end session rejected. Silk firm in New Jersey assigns assets to creditors.
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Lansing
Mich
Pingree
Houghton County
House
Senate
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See. Powell
T. Day Ashesheemand
Ceres
Jessie Porter
Blixhart
Ind
Luella Lathrop
Colin Sinclair
John Murphy
Arkansas
Chris Arndts
Ann Arbor
Hazel Terry
Addison
Mable Parker
F. M. Townsend
Grand Rapids
Moss
Phat City
Dr. Caldwell
E Q. Hindenach
Sen
Vray
Kan
Paul Grinstead
Wathena Star
John Fulton
Brown County
Fulton
Grinstead
Harper & Bros
Harpe & Bros
Washington
Alaska
Cape Nome
Omaha
Neb
Spokane
Wash
Lemon Guld Mining Company
Ofritish Columbia
Guld Standard
Camp McKinney
Brockton
Mass
Ware & Lincoln
Willi
Cincinnati
National Hardwood Lumber Association
St. Louis
Daniel Grenier
Herbert Thompson
Sun
Dr. Brown
Danish A. Grenier
C. A. Thompson, Jeweler and Optician
State St
Marshall, Mich
cNames & M Manning
Silk Company
Casile Silk Company
Franklin, N. J
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