Oil field activity rises with new Producers' Oil entry
Weather over the Illinois field remains steady with heavy snow easing mud. Demand surges at lease sites in Lawrence and Crawford counties as oil supply houses rush orders and second pipe moves from Indiana. The Producers' Oil Company, capitalized at 3 million dollars, gains field headquarters in Lawrenceville.
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Illinois
Lawrence County
Crawford County
Indiana
Oil Company
Lawrenceville
Flat Rock
New Haven
Honey Creek Township
Crawford
Lawrence
Clark
Marion
Alumni Basketball Night Sparks High School Baseball Prep
High school athletes return to practice after the Alumni basketball game. Practice moves indoors due to bad weather, with hope for onfield work when conditions improve. A large turnout and early debate team selections signal bright prospects for a strong season. Keefer Laufman returns after an hunting accident.
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Keefer Laufman
Is a Hen a Bird The Practical Dictionary Debate
In a playful yet erudite quarrel the text weighs Webster and common usage to decide if a hen qualifies as a bird. It traces definitions from chick to fowl and concludes a hen is a bird, even with egg tariffs noted.
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Washington
New York
Webster
Ahen
Two Famous Actors Burgess and Clement Die Within Week
Noted stage stars Neil Burgess and Clay Clement have died in the past week. Burgess, famous as Abigail Prue in The County Fair, died in New York City after retiring about a year ago. Clement, celebrated for The New Dominion, died Monday in a Kansas City hospital while performing in The Servant in the House after a pneumonia bout.
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Neil Burgess
Clay Lemnt
Byth
Remme Berrd
Thea
Burgess
Clement
New York City
Abigail Prue
Pythian Theatre
New Dominion
Kansas City
Woodford County
Ilinois
Democratic politician’s push to buy district papers for Congress
Norris City Record critiques a Lawrence County Democrat rumored to seek a congressional seat by controlling four district papers the Lawrence County News Robinson Constitution Olney Times and Mt Carmel Register. The editorial warns such buys misjudge influence and urges awareness of other newspapers in the district.
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Lawrence, County
Congress
Lawrence County News
Robinson Constitution
Olney Times
Mt. Carmel Register
24Th
Norris City Record
Sues 24 Saloonkeepers for $10,000 in Hillsboro Case
Mrs. Elizabeth Whiteside files in Montgomery County Circuit Court suit seeking $10,000 after her husband William A. Whiteside hanged himself in Hillsboro jail following an arrest in Litchfield. The complaint names 24 saloonkeepers and brewers as defendants for alleged actions leading to his death.
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Springfield
Litchfield
Elizabeth Harry Whiteside
Hillsboro
Montgomery County
William A. Whiteside
Whiteside
Hima
For Sale Carnation Plants at the Marshall Recn
Sale notice offers carnation plants priced low at the Marshall Recn. Auction or sale details are unclear but indicates an outdoor market setup with plant stock available for purchase.
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Carnation
Marshall Recn
Prospectus of a Goose Farm Shares Offer Enclosed
A long prospectus outlines a goose farm investment offering three shares at $100 each, projecting returns from eggs, feathers, live geese, and quills. The piece links overpricing and convenience costs to rising living standards and argues income must rise with cost of living.
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Colorado
Michigan
New York
Frais
Direct Primary Bill Passed With Reorganized Election Steps
Laboring months the legislature approves a direct primary bill for September 15 and April primaries in succeeding years. An advisory vote for U S Senator is planned. Party affilations must be declared to vote. Precinct committeemen form County Central Committee and county convention delegates select congressional and state conventions candidates for electors. Submitting petitions places candidates on the ballot.
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Supreme Court of
Tate
U.S
Hamiltons Lose To Marshall In Bowling Match
The Hamiltons bowling club of Terre Haute lost to Marshall by 362 pins. Marshall finished with 2 379 pins to Hamiltons 2 017. DeArmott led visitors with a 200, while Lycan posted the high local average at 177.
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Hamilton
Terre Haute
Marshall
DeArmott
Lycan
Hawilton
Jenson
McConnell
Dunno
Marshall Let
Lycan Forbeck
Deuel
Rearpenter
McGuff
Cannon as Cupid opens matrimonial bureau
A farmer from Stewardson Illinois writes Speaker Cannon proposing he run a matrimonial bureau in exchange for political favors. He claims 120 acres and prosperity under a Republican administration and asks to be remembered with Republican friends if Cannon gains influence.
Indians Honor Washington with Oyster Supper and Parade
The No. 23 I. O. R. M. held an oyster supper in their banquet hall to honor the Father of his Country. Twenty braves paraded on horseback through town in colonial dress. The Ladies Guild hosted a colonial social at the First Congregational church with medieval relics and refreshments. Christian Endeavor of the Christian church staged a home entertainment for church funds.
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First Congregational Church
Lizzie Spotts
Vital Census Questions for Enumerators Step by Step
The article explains how enumerators must record census answers on April 15. It covers race classifications, age reporting rules by completed years or months, birthplace specifics, distinguishing Austria Hungary regions, and counting children born and now living for married women, widowed, or divorced, excluding stillborns.
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Buereau
Fuals
Ghote Peitelee
Poate
Ireland
England
Scotland
Wales
Austria
Hungary
Bohemia
Austrian
Poland
Finland
Russia
Speaker Cannon Solicited For Matrimonial Bureau
A farmer of Stewardson Illinois with 120 acres asks Speaker Cannon to help find a husband for a Ohio woman. He writes that he is a farmer not fearing high prices and that he and a few Republican friends hope to be remembered by the speaker under a prosperous Republican approach.
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Cannon
Stewardson
Ohio
Senate Confirms Illinois Federal Appointments
The senate on Tuesday confirmed C. P. Hitch as marshal and W. E. Trautman as district attorney for the eastern district of Illinois. The nomination of W. A. Northcott, withdrawn recently, will likely be sent in again soon as Illinois federal appointments appear to be nearing finalization.
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Senate
C. P. Hitch
Marshal
W. E. Trautman
Illinoia
W A. Northcott
Tts
Hlinois
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