Editors Endorse Cannon and Taft in Illinois Gathering
Republican editors from the eighteenth district declare support for Joseph G. Cannon for the sixty second Congress and Taft administration. The Danville gathering at Ik's Club includes editors from Martinsville to Neoga with independent papers present, promoting Cannon and Republican tariff policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Cannon
Eighteenth Congressional District
Chicago Tribune
Cannon
Taft
Danville
Martinsville—Planet
E. S. Clayon
Casey—Banner Times
R. M. Brooke
Marshall Herald
Charles Scott
Marshall Republican
T. W. Clark
Paris Beacon
McFarren Davis
Milford Herald
Eugene L’ Hote
Sheldon Journal
R. R. Meents
Kankakee
S. B. Roach
Ridge Farm Republican
J. E. Glick
Danville Commercial News
W. J. Parrott
Grant Park
John R. Hanlon
Lidell Journal
T. B. Williams
Hoopeston Chronicle
C. W. Warner
Rossville Press
W. E. Pinkerton
St. Anne Record
Thos. Mayo
Momence Press
Harlan
Neoga News
G. L. Osborne
Fairmount Review
R. B. Mur
Watseka Republicans Rally Behind Cannon at District Meeting
A substantial crowd of newspaper men and prominent figures gathered in support of Speaker Cannon. Danville officials presided while editors and local leaders praised Cannon’s honesty and adherence to house rules. The meeting formed an executive committee with S B Roach chairing and B F Shankland as secretary, outlining district support against factional attacks.
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Springfield
Cannon
Lindley
Bricke
Mr. Cannon
Iter
S. B. Roach
Kankakee
R. B. Murphy
Fairmount Review
Iroquis
Chapman
Gilman
J. Edgar
McFarren Davis
Parig Beacon
Cumberland
G. L. Osborne
Neoga News
Clark
T. “W. Clare
Marshall Republican
Roach
The
Tribune
W. J.parroté
Danville
Resolutions of Danville editors praise Taft and Cannon
The Republican editors of the 18th Congressional District of Illinois approve President Taft for early progress, commend his tariffs and foreign trade efforts, defend his party pledges, and express support for Joseph G. Cannon as their candidate for the Sixty-second Congress and allied state officers.
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Danville
Taft
Congress
J G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Nis
Callom
Lormer
Illinois
18Th
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Cannon
Lincoln
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Arthur Harrison
McKinley
William H. Taft
Joseph A. Cannon
Jeneen
Small acts reveal a great editor’s regard for others
An editor details how Mr. Cannon’s kindness extended beyond major issues. A Quincy Italian colony case shows immigrant help through Uncle Joe, easing a deaf and dumb girl and her aunt past Ellis Island. The tale highlights character in small deeds and local community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Mr. Ellis
Mr. Cannon
Quincy
Ellis Island
Washington
New York
Uncle Joe
Danville
Sherman
T. B. Williams
Sidell Journal
W.‘F. Calhoun
Decatur Herald
Circuit Court Next Week Clark Term Begins With Mixed Docket
The Clark Circuit Court opens next Monday with Judge E R E Kimbrough presiding. The common law docket includes 21 carried over cases and 25 new filings, chancery has 72 cases with 26 new and 16 carried over, and 13 criminal cases are continued from November. Thirteen chancery cases involve divorce, signaling several marital failures. Grand and petit juries are named for upcoming hearings with jurors listed from multiple towns.
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Clark Circuit Court
E.R. E. Kimbrough
Danville
Isaac Cropp
Anderson
Elisha Hurst
Sam Morgan
Auburn
John G. Schiver
Wm. Sedgwick
Casey
E. A. Craig
Alen Wallace
Darwin
John G Trefz
M.M Snyder
Dolson
Mike Reely
Albert Burns
Douglas
Charley Snearly
Johnson
P E. Read
J. W. Peck
Marshall
Ernest Bach
Ollie Mank
Martinsville
Ed Crumrnoe
Melrose
William Davis
Ed English
J. W. Ingram
John Brosman
H. D. Bullard
George O. Baird
Ross Holler
Wm. Findlay
Ed Garwood
Reuben Lovell
Wm Ette
Harl Buckle
H. O. Athey
P. W.huffman
Charles Tingley
Harry
Seh
Joe Travisit
Wabash
Joseph Webb
York
Loudon Packing Co Eyes Marshall Plant If Tomatoes Arrive
The Loudon Packing Company of Terre Haute seeks a Marshall site for a branch factory if local tomato output meets requirements. The plan offers free grower boxes and a guaranteed intake locally with shipments to Terre Haute, hoping to yield about ten tons per acre and expand as Terre Haute’s capacity fills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudon Packing Co
Terre Haute
Loudon Packing Company
Marshall
Brown
Pow Ag
Final Examination Schedule and Scholarships
Final examinations for Review Pupils will be held on Saturday March 19 1910 at listed township schools. Names of pupils per school are given. The county superintendent offers a one year free scholarship to the pupil with the highest general average in each township. The state superintendent F G Blair will award a state scholarship for four years free instruction in any State Normal School to the top pupil in each school township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Grass
Tom Fitch
Claude Newman
Pearl Gilbert
Casey
Blanche Beebe
T. N. Wright
Shelby Patrick
Martinsville
Lissa Sneed
Nelson Auld
Sa Wilson
Cottonwood
Landis Dehl
Lawrence Chapman
Oliver Baxter
Melrose
J. D. Reece
Bruce Evans
Golda Wells
West Union
Mae Chadwick
John McClure
Orlie Shotwell
Washington
Sam Hutchison
Grace Williams
Myrtle Gard
Fishback
Ray Burkybile
Laura Anderson
Constance Batson
Dennion
Sarah Sneed
Bertha Batson
Jessie Gallington
Marshall
Bertha Guinnip
Lola Smith
Blanche Williams
Board of Education
Marshall Township High School
F. G. Blair
Senator Beeler
Cory
Ouiwittor
Harry Beeler
Beeler
Cnacora
Okla
Sheriff candidate Charles S. Short proposed in Casey
In this issue the paper names Charles S. Short of Casey as Republican primary sheriff candidate. Short is a young man of ability and, if nominated and elected, will fill the office with satisfactory service. He has served one full term and part of a second as constable and pledges to do his duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Short
Casey
Operation Report From Home Clinic Yields Successful Outcome
A patient underwent surgery Monday at the Sweet home in this city with doctors including John A. Diet and Bradley Duncan. The operation was successful and the patient is recovering with good prospects for a quick recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet
Hurst
Stula
John
Mattie
Bearen Duncan
Bradley
Hee
Large Financial Transaction Claims Indiana Elevator Property
On Tuesday noon a warranty deed was filed with Circuit Clerk Dan Jymerson conveying property to Heathe Indiana and Illinois Elevator Company for 340000 dollars. The deed covers elevators and land across multiple Indiana towns including Terre Haute Clay City Vincennes Perrysville Bernice Randall's Switch Martin's Switch and other listed sites. The property operated for many years by Bartrett Kuhn & Co Elevator Company.
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Dan Jymerson
Heathe
Indiana
Illinois Eevator Company
Terre Haute
Clay City
Vincennes
Perrysville
Bernice
Randall’s Switch
Martin’s
Lidell
Marshall
Broadlands
Arthur
Lovington
Williamsburg
Chipps Station
Cadwell
Fairland
Hastings
Riola
West Newell
Ashmore
Walnut
Prairie
Montrose
Quaker
Hamrick
Isabel
Bartrett, Kuhn & Co. Elevator Company
Telegraph Rates Change At Western Union March Seventh
Western Union adopts a new rule starting March 7 allowing a 50 word telegram filed between 6 pm and midnight for the price of a 10 word message during regular hours. Messages will be delivered next morning with mail. An experiment tests telegraph messages via telephone, charges collected by the telephone company then remitted to Western Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph Company
Telephone Company
Telegraph Company
Birthday Celebrations For Uncle Joe Martin Mark 87 Years
Josiah T. Uncle Joe Martin marked his eighty seventh birthday on Monday in Marshall. He came there with his parents in 1840 and has lived in the area all his life. His brother William T. Martin also nears eighty, with his birthday due Friday. Their health is currently poor, and two younger brothers Esquire Benson Martin of Marshall and D. O. Martin of Terre Haute are noted.
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Josiah T
Joe
Cullom and Rich Senators Highlight Wealth Gap
The article notes that thirty U S senators are worth over a million dollars, with a few exceeding fifty million. It lists several named lawmakers including Coe Bristow Davis and others from Iowa Ohio Missouri and Oklahoma as examples of wealth among the Senate.
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United States
Senate
Coe
Aapallins
Iowa
Jo Davis
Konica’ Bristow
Katiess
Alfager
New Hampshire
SoOhio
Daniel-é
Warner
Beveridge
Seniors Plan Annual At High School Publication
At a recent Seniors meeting the plan was approved for an annual featuring half tones of all classes teams and rooms. The senior class will not stage a play but a class day program with a history poem etc will be prepared. The Shakespearean society will select representatives for a later contest with the Irving society. Alumni basketball last Friday was rough with many fouls as some players had not played recently. Grade cards for the second semester will arrive next week and Misses Elizabeth O Rourk and Hannah Munderth took the teachers exam last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selinel
Ine Shakespeariuain Sariety
Irving Society
Bill Chrisler narrowly escapes train strike at Sullivan crossing
Bill Chrisler, walking home with a basket of provisions, misjudged the track at Sullivan's crossing west of East Mill Creek. No. 8 passed within feet, tearing the basket and mudding Bill but leaving him unhurt. A mail clerk believed he was killed and reported to Marshall, prompting a cautious reaction about possible trespass.
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Bill Chrisler
Vandalia
Bill
van Arch
East Mill Creek
Sullivan's Crossing
Cate
Marshall
Pang
Prevo Opens Modern Clothing Store in Green Castle
Returns to Green Castle after a Chicago stay and opens a new model clothing store with a ladies department. Opening day last Tuesday drew about 6 000 attendees with 3 000 carnations given to ladies, key rings for men, and American Boy activities. An orchestra and moving pictures entertained the crowd. Prevo previously ran a clothing and dry goods shop in the town's former Marshall State Bank room.
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S.C. Prevo
Green Castle
Indiana
Chicago
Prevo
Marshall State Bank
Casey township seeks collector amid many nominees
Thirteen candidates have announced for the Casey township collector race as voters face a crowded field. The post is described as the county’s best public office, with the Big Ohio Oil Company tank farm in Casey contributing over $90,000 in taxes to be collected. The job pays $1500 and requires about two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey Township
Casey
Big
Ohio Oil Company
Wedding Proposals From A Skeptic Suitor
A damaged clipping notes a man proposing through a national figure, Speaker Cannon, claiming he is a doctor who has cured many, seeking a wife and offering to write to the prospective bride without sending pictures. He asks for names of eligible women and hints at correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speaker Cannon
Ati
Catinom
Beeler Proposes Rural Auto Rules With Color Tarps
Oklahoma bill by Senator Beeler satirically governs autos in rural districts. Provisions demand tarpaulins on cars, seasonal color changes, frequent disassembly for fools, and absurd measures to slow or warn horse drawn traffic. The piece lampoons state legislation and rural protection.
Local Improvements Board Plans Summer Paving Ordinance
The Board of Local Improvements will propose an ordinance to pave Locust Street from 4th Street east to Michigan Avenue and Main Street the same distance, also 5th Street from Main to Locust. Paving widths will vary 36 feet on some streets and wider on Main Street. Work aims to finish before bad weather in fall.
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Board of Local Improvesments
Locust Street
4Th Street
Michigan Ave
Main Street
5Th Street
Locust
It Takes Big Money Appropriation for Support of the Past
An appropriation of 240 ee was passed by Congress for support from July 1910 to June. The text notes the immense sum and mentions Uncle Samuel and his nephews in a reflective, fragmented historic mockup.
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Congress
Samuel
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Elizabeth O’rourk
Hannah Munderth
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