Illinois Congressmen clash over river and harbor bill fate
In a speech Mann of Chicago urges mind your own business and the Illinois legislature resolution boosts support for the rivers and harbors bill. The debate hardens pro Burton interests and signals a strong passage, with Mississippi river projects tied to future canal and deep water aims.
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Linois
Mann
Chicago
Congress
Burton
Iinois
Dispatch
Caltengo
Gulf of Mexico
Butt
St Louis
Growth of the South Highlighted by Baltimore Record
The Dispatch notes a Manufacturers' Record booklet praising rapid wealth growth in the southern states over six years. It cites rising values, farm output, pig iron and coal, and near limitless potential in cotton, steel, grain, and water power to surpass England’s yearly gains.
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Baltimore
London Express
England
Europe
Unjust Criticism of Rivers and Harbors Debate
A Galesburg Republican Register editorial criticizes the Cedar Fork improvement omission in the rivers and harbors bill. The piece argues the Dispatch misreads the editor, accusing him of following crowd sentiment about Congressman Burton without verifying facts.
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Atlantic
Congressman Burton
Congress
Republican Register
Chicago
St Louis
Washington
Galesburg
Republican Reglater
Burton
Bilt
Cedar Fork
Dispatch
Reflections on Southern Prosperity and World Finance
The passage envisions the South surpassing Britain in wealth, driving global finance through rapid growth. It argues that continued progress will build vast capital while earnings fund active business, a vision meant to stir southern pride and confidence in a rising era.
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Britain
Pure food law alignment urged for uniform national standard
The piece advocates adopting a national pure foods standard to avoid multi state confusion. It recalls a grocer in Indiana facing four state laws and argues for uniform labeling and inspection. A nationwide certificate of inspection is proposed to simplify compliance for manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers while protecting the public.
Cigarette Sales Law Sparks Debate Over Minor Access
A city ordinance imposing fines on minors in saloons faces criticism for shielding liquor sellers who supply youths. Critics warn the cigarette prohibition aims to prevent sales to boys but could penalize youths while protecting dealers, a view voiced by a leading local judge.
Bohi Wants Anna Coun’ Bont Casteane Divorce Threats
A fragmented text notes a man named Bont Casteane pressuring Anna to divorce and threatening suicide over alimony. It suggests potential custody of children and relocation to Amelia, with claims the man would harm himself if given access to a rich checkbook. The readable pieces imply a stormy, possibly final legal conflict.
Senator Berry Bill Targets Underage Cigarette Purchases
The Illinois legislature considers an anti cigarette bill urged by Senator Berry. It makes it a violation for boys under 14 to buy cigarettes and imposes fines of 59 and 190 dollars for first and second offenses on the seller. The measure faces concerns over hindering evidence in prosecutions if a minor confesses.
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Berry
Iinoia
Galesburg Republican Register
Does insanity excuse in murder cases?
The piece argues insanity does not excuse murder citing Harry Thaw and Stanford White. It claims the public justice system must hold murders accountable regardless of alleged insanity and rejects insanity as a blanket defense.
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Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Madison Square
Aises
Uniformity in State and National Food Laws Debate
The article warns that lack of uniform enforcement between state and national pure food laws will harm dealers. It discusses how products could be passed by national inspectors yet condemned by state authorities, placing dealers between conflicting rules and jeopardizing interstate trade.
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National
Grocers’ Association
National Druggists
Illinois Consumer Food Laws In State Must Match National Standards
A discussion argues Illinois should enact state controls as strict as the national food law. If not, goods made in Illinois but sold locally may dodge national requirements, pushing consumers to buy from other states to ensure compliance.
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Deendant
Suime
Illinois
Blame Cast on Black Labor in Southern Mills
The Denison Gazette argues blacks are blamed for idle southern mills noting four million emancipated slaves and 75 to 80 percent of machinery idle due to alleged laziness. The Macomb Journal echoes the claim while suggesting northern whites could help, though recognizing lingering regional tensions.
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Denison
South Lein
Macomb Journal
Texas
North
Free Seed Distribution Faces House Challenge
Congressmen plan to stop a seed distribution program while the committee urges 20 acre seed distribution and bill passage. The system began to test valuable seeds and report results, expanding to involve experiment stations and foreign varieties for testing in cold and dry climates.
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House of Representatives
Agricultural Department
Siberia
Secretary Hitchcock Retirement Sparks Outrage in Interior Affair
The retirement of Secretary Hitchcock from the interior department prompts sharp comments accusing the department of ham handed dealing and multiple frauds. The piece argues the interior has been a national hub for corruption while Hitchcock served.
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Hitchcock
Interior Department
Department of the Interior
Secretary Hitchcock Leads Land Grabbers Case to Prosecution
The land thefts are pursued with vigor after Secretary Hitchcock uncovered the scheme. Senators and thieves alike face possible penitentiaries as the administration presses the case, and a new secretary will continue the drive despite attacks from Senator Carter. Official motives and potential net catching loom over the contentious fight.
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Hitchcock
United States
Carter
Senator Carter
Sermon Urges Restful Faith Over Social Theory
A preacher laments failing to hold both business and labor in his segregations and argues the longing for spiritual food remains vital. He cites the Sermon on the Mount and the Savior’s invitation, urging simple faith over sociology to soothe the weary heart.
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Gary Jaden
Stonewall Jackson
Chancelloraville
Ife
A Word to Liquor Dealers Prediction in Illinois Debate
A Danville Democrat editor warns of a parallel between Illinois saloon opposition and Ohio politics. He predicts that local option defeat could spark a Democratic governor’s election, citing Ohio’s experiences with saloon regulation and the Beall law amid ongoing prohibition-era battles.
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Mlinois
Ohio
Jewel
Danville
Illinois
Deneen
Pattison Victory Shifts Ohio Politics Toward Prohibition
Three years after the Brannock bill, Governor Herrick’s veto and the temperance backlash helped John M. Pattison win Ohio’s governorship by 42,000 in 1905. A Republican-led legislature favored Pattison’s temperance stance, moving Ohio toward a $1000 saloon tax and widespread prohibition territory as saloons and breweries face state control versus traffic control. The piece questions future state policy and the saloon’s influence in Illinois.
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Herrick
John M. Pattison
Taoen
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Pattison
Pattigton
Joan M Pattison
Ohio
Illinois
Rock Island Fast Mail Abandoned in Transcontinental Bid Fallout
The Rock Island railroad loses the transcontinental mail contract to Burlington after four years amid a dispute over time savings. The fast mail service from Chicago to Omaha will be withdrawn at 8:35 PM, with Burlington carrying over 100 tons daily and claiming to meet Rock Island’s service and cost advantages.
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Chicago
Rock Inland Road
Omaha
Post Office Department
Burlington
Alwas
Dispatch
Winchell
Rock Island
Missouri River
Lake Shore Road
Union Pacific
Englewood
School Superintendent for 35 Years to Retire
At a Davenport Board of Education meeting J B Young renewed his resignation after 35 years as city superintendent. The resignation was accepted and Frank L Smart, assistant superintendent and high school principal, was named his successor.
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Davenport
Hillsdale's Only Doctor Stricken With Scarlet Fever
Dr Charles ER Donahoo Hillsdale's sole physician is ill with scarlet fever. The building is guarded to prevent exposure as doctors from Hile and Port Byron treat the sick locally. Miss Mildred Donahoo the doctor's daughter is also ill with scarlet fever.
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Charles ER. Donahoo
Hillsdale
Hile
Port Byron
Mildred Donahoo
Igalagyil
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