Death of Fred Swern in Marshall
Fred Swern a well known Marshall youth died at home on North Fourth Street after a prolonged illness. Born May 8 1885 he was 21 years old. Funeral at Methodist church followed by burial in Marshall Cemetery. He was treasurer of the Epworth League active in Sunday School and church work and left a cheerful memory to friends and classmates. Card of Thanks from Mr and Mrs Jay Swern thanks neighbors for kindness and flowers.
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E. L. Pletcher
Marshall Cemetery
Fred T. Swern
Jay
Lydia Swern
Fred
Marshall
Epworth League
Jay Swern
Cement Show Draws 100000 as Railroads Give Special Rate
The big Cement Show in Chicago’s Coliseum attracts over 100,000 attendees from across the country. Railroads east of Chicago grant a rate of one and a half cents per mile for the event, while lines west and northwest offer no concessions. The exposition fills the Coliseum and aims to educate on cement and concrete uses.
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Chicago
Coliseum
New England
Canada
Weatt
Iavé
Aleo
Rey
Fragmentary OCR Item From Local Page
Readable fragments show corporate and event terms lacking clear names or dates. Text hints at a company, a person, and an activity but specifics are unreadable. No coherent event or outcome can be established from the available fragment.
Uncle Sam's Employes Population and Payroll Highlights
National staff totals reach 370,065, up from 306,141 in 1907, a 20 percent rise. Washington employs 28,947 with annual payroll of 31.5 million dollars, averaging 1,100 each. Census clerical expansion adds about 3,000 workers and 35 million in salaries. District of Columbia leads with 8,691 workers, New York follows with 2,823. Treasury tops departments with 6,996 workers. executive office has 43.
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Uncle Sam
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Washington
Census Bureau
District of Columbia
New York
Arizona
Treasury Department
Executive Office
Found Dead on the Track William Higgins
William Higgins a 45 year old farmer from Dennison was found dead on a track near Nelson Indiana on Saturday night. He had been drinking and was placed off a train at Nelson. It is believed he lay down on the track and was run over by a westbound train. The track walker found the body and notified the coroner in Terre Haute who sent the remains there. Higgins belonged to a Red man tribe and left behind several children.
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William Higgins
Dennison
Nelson
Indiana
Higgins
Death of Henry M. Dempster
Henry M. Dempster died Wednesday morning at his daughter’s home after a stroke of paralysis the previous week. A native of Ohio he moved to Clark County about sixty years ago and worked as a blacksmith in the city. He was a longtime member of the M. E. church and is survived by daughters Maggie Brennan of near Danville and R. L. Warriner of this city. Funeral services were held yesterday at the Warriner home with burial in Marshall cemetery.
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Henry M. Dempster
R. L. Warriner
Ohio
Clark County
Dempster
M. E. Church
Maggie Brennan
Danville
R. L. Wartiner
Marshall Cemetery
Jail Press: Roscoe Editor Turns Town Jail into Newspaper Office
Editor Tuttle of the Reveille in Roscoe South Dakota uses the town jail as a print shop after finding no vacant business buildings. He secured council approval to establish the newspaper office there, marking a historic first for the state and northwest regions.
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Tuttle
The
Reveille
Roscoe
S. D
Oscoe
Edmund County
South Dakota
Northwest
Revival Continues at U B Church With Growing Attendance
Revival at the U B church continues with increasing interest and good attendance. Rev Peters assists the pastor as 2 o'clock meetings draw enthusiastic crowds. A school children meeting is planned for Saturday at 10 a m with all boys and girls urged to attend. A worship event at the Opera House Tuesday promises community participation and a charity skate benefiting the Ladies Guild.
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U. B
C. Peters
Dr Clifton to Speak at First Congregational Church
Chicago preacher Dr Clifton will deliver two sermons at the First Congregational Church in Marshall next Sunday February 6. He will preach at 10 45 a m and give an address at a sacred concert at 7 p m. Soprano Misa Hite and the quartet will perform.
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Dr. Clifton
Chicago
First Congregational Church
Misa. Hite
Congregational Quartette
Clifton
Marshall
The Chicago Record Herald’s World News Service
Feature praising The Chicago Record Herald and its comprehensive news network. It highlights domestic and foreign coverage with correspondents nationwide and foreign services from the New York Herald World Journal of Commerce and Associated Press, emphasizing reliability and reach.
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Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
Australia
Innumera
Arctic
Chicago Record+Herald
United States
New York, Herald
New York World
New York Journal of Commerce
Associated Press
Record-Herald
Mrs Rasener Was a Longtime Illinois Pioneer Woman
Mrs. Barbara Rasener born December 6 1836 in Mosbach Bavaria Germany came to America in 1843 landing in New York then lived in Cincinnati Kentucky and Indianapolis Indiana before settling on a farm southeast of Marshall Clark County Illinois in Darwin township. She married Frederick Rasener in 1851 in Indianapolis and had 12 children eight sons and nine daughters seven died before her. She joined the Church of God in 1870 and was affiliated with Bethel society. She died Saturday morning January 20 1910 at age 73 years 1 month 23 days, survived by her husband five children numerous grandchildren twelve great grandchildren two brothers four sisters and other relatives.
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Barbara Rasener
Wesnitzer
Mosbach Bavaren
Germany
America
New York City
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kentucky
Indianapolis
Ind
Rasener
Frederick Rasener
Clark County
Ill
Marshall
Darwin
Church of God
Bethel Society
Casey Family Told They Inherit Irish Estate
Ferguson family of Casey learns they will receive a share of a 2,200,000 estate in Ireland. Heirs located in Bloomfield Fosteria Webster City South Chicago and Missouri. J. W. Ferguson of Casey linked to the estate once lived in Livingston and is noted for his late father.
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Ferguson
Casey
Ireland
J. W. Ferguson
Bloomfield
Fosteria
Webster City
Chicago
Missouri
J.W. Ferguson
Livingston
Unclear fragmentary game note from a historical paper
The readable text fragment hints at a sports game description with early play by young players but is highly garbled. Details on teams, players, scores, or dates are not discernible from the excerpt.
Illinois Fish Industry Grows With Carp at Core of Output
Illinois streams yield about 20,000,000 pounds of fish yearly valued near 1,000,000 dollars with carp dominating the catch. The Illinois River provides three fourths of the state harvest and supports 5,000 workers, while the state fish commission pushes propagation, protection, and new stations to sustain this food source.
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Minois
Illnois
Mlinovis River
Boston
New York
Miladelphia
Chicago
Ninois
Ulinois
Sinois Fishermen's Association
State Fish Commission
Illinois River
Mississippi Valley
Illinois
Illinois Fish Commissioners
Waukegan
Lake Michigan
Mississippi River
Savanna
Galena
McHenry
Lake Counties
Linois
Mason County
National Bureau of Fisheries
Aleo
Bungay February 1910 Church Service Notice
Evangelical church announces preaching service at 7 o clock and morning service at 10 30. Pastor listed with brief location details, brief notice of congregational activities.
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Evangelical Auineritios
Bungay
Marshal Chhurch
Tura
al Re
Marshall High Falls to Normal High in Rough 35 16 Defeat
The Marshall High School team lost 35 to 16 to Normal High of Terre Haute in a hard fought game hindered by poor teamwork and discipline. They prepare for an upcoming match with Paris High School in Paris on February 11.
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Normal High
Terre Haute
Marshall
Paris High Schoool
Paris
Shawneetown Claims Oldest City Status in Illinois
Shawneetown, once rivaled by Nas Ikaskia and Brownstown, is cited as the state’s oldest municipality with a population around 1,700 after a census. The town, repeatedly destroyed by Ohio River floods, gained fame in 1822 via La Fayette’s visit and counts notable figures like John A. Logan, James Wilson, Ingersoll, General McClellan, and Ned Buntline among its historic residents.
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Nas Ikaskia
Brownstown
Shawneetown
Illinois
Ohio
la Fayette
John A. Logan
Mary Cunningham
James
Wilson
Jeff Davis
Ingersoll
General McClellan
Z. O. Judson
Ned Buntline
Teachers Meet at Martinsville Discuss Education Topics
About 125 teachers attended a joint Martinsville meeting featuring Professors Transeau and Briggs of Eastern Illinois Normal School and Miss Hall of Toledo on topics including Hygienic Jones and School Sanitation, Reading, and Decimal Fractions. Music interludes and Reading Circle sessions complemented the program with regional teachers from West Union Marshall Casey Martinaville present while Westfield delegates were absent.
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Teachers’ Associative
Martinsville
Charleston Normal Seciour
Marshall High School
Transeau
Briand Brown
Eastern Illinois Normal School
Charleston
Miss Hall
Toledo
Ilinois
Briggs
Brown
Petit Jury Members Named Across Cities
The list includes March jurors for Terr Anderson and William Zeigler. James Craig. Casey C J Deanar. Francis Rush. Darwin Wm Gard. Oliver Draper. Taubeneck. Dolaon Charles Schwartz. Wes Millhouse. M M Snydar. Johnson Jesse Mullen. Marshall Ed English. J W Ingram. John Breeman. H D Bullard. George C Baird. Rosas Holler. Wm Findley. Ed Garwood. Reuben Lovell. Wm Eite. Dan Stover. Martinsville names Earl Buckle and H O Athey. Charles Tingley. Harry Miller. Wabash Wm Fraker. Joe Trayiell. New York Joseph Webb.
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Dan Stover
Martinsville
Earl Buckle
H. O. Athey
Charles Tingley
Harry Miller
Wabash
Wm. Fraker
Joe Trayiell
York
Joseph Webb
Unclear Indictment Case Linked to Oklahoma Requisition
Fragmentary OCR mentions forgery indictment and a requisition from Governor Deneen to Governor Haskell of Oklahoma. Reads as fragmented notice of a legal action with a deputy involved and a transfer to Oklahoma for instrument prevention.
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Adams
Tulee
iOklahoma
Deneen
Haskell
Oklahoma
Reunion of Civil War veteran Jacob Jones after seven years
Jacob Jones, 77, a Coles County resident and Civil War veteran, is reunited with his three sons Jacob Tarah and Isaac in Princeton Indiana through the US Pension Department. Misinfo about a divorce and remarriage misled the family for years, but a wartime pension trace confirmed Jones drew his own benefits. His wife joined him in Princeton to spend their remaining days with the reunited family.
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Jacob Jones
Coles Counts
Priceton
Indiana
United States Pension Department
Jacob
Tarah
Isaac Jones
Jones
wmMy
Obie Te Prin
Mr. Jones
Princeton
Obituary Notice of Twin Daughters Born in 1909
On February 8, 1909, William and Myrtle welcomed twins Marvin Moore fathered by misread text. May Lorene, one of the twins, is noted with brief life details. The other twin’s name and fate are unclear from the readable portion.
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William
Myrtle
Marvin Moore
May Lorene
Death of a Child in 1910 in Home Burial
A three year old girl died Tuesday January 1910 at the home of her grandparents Albert Marvin and wife after whooping cough and pneumonia. She lay in convulsions for hours before passing peacefully. A brief service was held at home and burial followed at Shawler cemetery, with the family receiving sympathy.
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Oni Teesday
Mee
Albert Marvin
Shawler
David
Stark wins at USC debate tryout for class honors
R. E. Stark of Long Beach who attended Long Beach high school and now at the University of Southern California won high honors at a freshman class debate tryout yesterday. He will represent his class in the upcoming argumentative contest as the freshman and sophomore classes plan a debate late February. The article also notes Stark as Russell, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph C Stark formerly of South 6th Street.
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R. E. Stark
Russell
Joseph C. Stark
South 6Th St
Seminole Tribe No. 23 relocates meeting to Lacxard building
House Warming marks move from Grabenheimer to Lacxard building near the square. The lodge held its first meeting in the new home Monday night and Pocativhitas circle treated the officers to a substantial luncheon after the business session.
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Grabenheimer
Lacxard
Pocativhitas Circle
Starday
Civis Services Examination Notice Fragment
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a Civis Services Examination with a date likely in February and a county context. The readable text is incomplete but suggests a public notice for a Saturday exam event. No clear names or organizations are fully readable.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Swern
Juaderithe
Jence
Pire
DR Clifton
Mrs. Rasener
Mar Ahall
High School News
John Pearce
Elizabeth Pfatzst
Helen Carter
Lulu Sweitzer
Heater Shipe
Ernest Ray
Sterling
Michael
Mr Wood
Petit Jury
Hésor
Enoch Arden
Coles County
Clark
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