Wisconsin Passes 2-Cent Fare Bill After Senate Action
In Madison Wisconsin the assembly concurred with the senate substitute for the 2 cent passenger fare bill amid a heated debate. An amendment removing the three cent per mile clause was adopted 31 to 24. If a senate quorum fails the measure returns to the assembly where the amendment would be withdrawn and the bill sent to the governor for signature.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
State Railroad Commission
Davidson
Hastings
Railroad Commission
Legislatire
Eastern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Turner
Wright
Sanborn
Whitehead
Mr. Jones
Juneau
Clark
Jackson
Green Lake
Sauk
State approves price regulation for utilities and reporter raises
The act authorizes the state railroad commission to regulate prices and service standards of heat water light power and telephone companies. The measure increasing circuit court reporters salaries from two thousand to twenty four hundred dollars yearly was signed into law.
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State Railroad Commission
Old Friends Meet at Eldorado Homecoming and Golden Anniversary
Fully eighteen hundred people gathered at Gift's Grove eight miles southwest of the city for an Eldorado school homecoming and golden anniversary. The event featured a welcome address by Cyrus Grove and a brief golden anniversary talk by Dr. F. W. Byers. Historian C. A. Cadwell of Freeport presented the school’s history and early pioneer stories, recalling 1837 settlement and the 1847 building of the school without expense.
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Eldorado School
Gift’s Grove
Cyrus Grove
Stephenson County
Eldorado
S. R. Pollock
Rice Lake
F. W. Byers
C. A. Cadwell
Freeport
Cadwell
Galena
Chicago
Promise to Leave Ends Illicit Alliance in Wells Block
George W. Davis and a woman naming herself Elizabeth Lagee from Janesville faced district attorney scrutiny for living together without wedlock. Davis claimed she was his common law wife or possibly his niece. At officers’ urging, the pair agreed to depart the city and avoid prosecution.
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George W. Davis
Davis
Elizabeth Lagee
Janesville
Wells
Wisconsin
Lightning kills Ludlow family horse Dale in pasture
Dale the old black gelding owned by Henry Ludlow was struck by lightning yesterday afternoon in the Ludlow pasture north of the Illinois Central depot. The 30 year old horse died. others present were unaffected. Dale was uninsured and had been part of the family for years. Ludlow had refused a $150 offer last week.
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Dale
Henry Ludlow
Ludlow
Illinois Central
Foley's Honey and Tar Praised for Coughs and Lung Trouble
A. A. Herren of Finch Ark testifies Foley's Honey and Tar as the best remedy for coughs colds and early lung trouble claiming it cured consumption in its first stages. West Side drug store notes widespread satisfaction.
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A. A. Herren
Finch, Ark
Foley
West Side Drug Store
Camp Douglas notes First Regiment command change and Co H inspection
Camp Douglas Wis July 10 Lieut Col D A Stearns becomes acting commander of the First Regiment as Col Joachim departs Gen Chas King inspects Co H in extended order with blank ammunition and rapid fire drills Capt Shriner pleased with the companys performance Sixteen marksmen in Co H and several men noted for range shooting and misc camp anecdotes fill the report while female visitors and band music punctuate the day.
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D. A. Stearns
First Regiment
Col
Joachim
Camp Douglas
Wis
Chas. King
Shriner
D. A. Stearng
Lieut
Welton
Sergis
Frank Stearns
Ford
Ingold
Sergt
Stearns
Co. F
Albert Mitchell
Stauffacher
Cap. Weiss
Otto Schober
Jno. Deubendorfer
Karlen
Coln
Jac, Karlen
Kittensen
Jessie Mears
Brons
Henry Rebb
A. Mitchell
Maurer
Louis Schober
Col. McCoy
Co. H
Capt. Shriner
Dr. Seiler
Monk
Bath House
Chas
Jno
Shafer
T. J. McPhillips
Captain Shriner
Ben Pollock
Will Roth
Canary
Dr. Hodges
Sergt. Grant
Heavy Rain Disrupts City With Flooded Streets and Delays
A week of thundery showers culminated in the year's heaviest rainfall, flooding cellars and sidewalks downtown. The Milwaukee road faced track floods east of the city with delays and washouts near Blacksmith's crossing five miles away.
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Citizens Bank
Milwaukee Road
Brodhead
Bend
Blacksmith’s Crossing
Monroe public schools set fall term start date
The Monroe board of education fixed the fall term start for Monday September 16 with the schedule for four terms. The winter term runs January 6 to March 27, then a short spring term, and a long summer vacation to June 12.
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Monroe Public Schools
Board of Education
Fred J. Bolender
Lake Kegonsa
W. W. Chadwick
H. W. Hilton
Churchill
Samuel Butterfield
Western railways retain interchangeable mileage plan
A Chicago meeting decided to keep the mileage system despite commercial pressure. The plan is altered so mileage cannot be used on trains. holders must apply at ticket offices to exchange mileage coupons for tickets, coupons detached by agents to cover the fare. Change tied to the two cent fare law in neighboring states.
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Chicago
States
Weather Forecast for Chicago Tonight and Friday
Chicago July 11 Special. The official forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Friday. Cooler tonight.
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Chicago
DeHaven Leaves City for Macon Visit Ends
W. W. DeHaven, visiting relatives in the city, departed this morning for his home in Macon Georgia.
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W. W. DeHaven
City
Macon
Sherron Elected to Commercial and Savings Bank Board
J L Sherron was elected to the bank's board by stockholders at the annual meeting Tuesday evening, succeeding Peter Nalty who plans to move to Omaha. Six hundred of 1,000 shares were represented. Directors thanked Nalty for his service, and ten of his shares were offered for sale with bids up to 160 dollars, though no sale occurred. The board will meet next Monday to elect officers.
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J. L. Sherron
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Sherron
Peter Nalty
Omaha
Mr. Nalty
C. W. Twining
Nalty
Homes for Nice Babies Seek Good Homes
Twenty six children, boys and girls, need foster or adoptive homes. Prospective caretakers should apply at the State Public School in Sparta Wisconsin to provide loving placement.
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Sparta
Wis
Soprano Madam Wegner to Perform at Turner Hall
Chicago dramatic soprano Madam Justine Wegner of the Bush Temple Conservatory will headline a Turner Hall concert on Thursday evening July 18 under the Deutsche Gesellschaft. She will be assisted by pianist Fred C. Trachel. Wegner previously appeared in this hall with Grant Weber.
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Justine Wegner
Bush Temple Conservatory of Music
Chicago
Turner Hall
Deutsche Gesellschaft
Fred C. Trachel
Madam Wegener
Grant Weber
Matrimonial Nuptials Connect Smock and Roberts in City
Miss Ida B Smock of this city wed Warren Roberts of Albany at the Smock home on North Jefferson street. Rev Peter Black of Albany M E church officiated. After a floral bell ceremony, a dinner followed and the couple left for Kilbourn and Albany to establish their home.
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Ida B. Smock
Warren Roberts
Albany
F. H. Smock
North
Jefferson Street
Peter Black
M. E. Church
Kilbourn
Monroe High School
State Normal School
Whitewater
Geo. W. Roberts
Albany Linen Mills
Samuel McHose
Grinnell
Otis Shafer
Ariesian
S. D
Edw. McNair
Brodhead
E. J. Mitchell
Esther and
Florence Anderson
Madison
Shirlie Roberts
Alma Smock
Genoa
Ill
J. H. Berkey
East Payne Street
Ola O. Berkey
John McNatt
Aurora
Berkey
Avon Drainage Canal Project Underway
Work on the Avon drainage canal has begun to restore five thousand acres of low marsh land. The canal runs from the Green county line to the Sugar river and Illinois state line, draining a rich fertile valley and is expected to be in working order before next spring.
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Green County
Sugar River
Illinois State Line
Tomkins Sells Smiley Parcel in Albany Village Deal
Real estate action records show Chas. W. Tomkins selling to Charles B. Smiley a parcel in section 28 within the village of Albany for 2650 dollars.
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Chas. W. Tomkins
Charles B. ‘Smiley
Village of
Albany
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