Conference on Natural Resource Conservation At White House
At the May 13 15 conference in Washington leaders from cabinet and supreme court to governors and business figures debated conservation of natural resources. Roosevelt opened the session. speakers including James J Hill and George Pardee addressed soils forests sanitation and reclamation with large delegations and broad public interest.
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White House
Washington
Capitol
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Andrew Carnnegie
William Jennings Bryan
James J. Hill
John Mitchell
Mississippi River
Inland Waterways Association
T. C. Chamberlain
University of Chicago
R. A. Long
Long-Bell Lumber Company
Kansas City
George W. Kober
George C. Pardee
Oakland
Cal
Joseph H. Carey
Cheyenne
Wyo
H. A. Jastro
National Live Stock Association
Bakersfield
United States
I. C. White
West Virginia
Andrew Carnegie
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Governors
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Division
President Roosevelt
Comer
Alabama
Broward
Florida
Deneen
Illinois
Cummins
Iowa
Hook
Kansas
Blanchard
Louisiana
Folk
Missouri
Shelton
Nebraska
Cuny
New Mexico
Burke
North Dakota
Frantz
Oklahoma
Chamberlain
Oregon
Davidson
Wisconsin
Brooks
Wyoming
William J. Bryan
John A. Johnson
Grover Cleveland
Bryan
Gov. Johnson
Penny Wise
Pound
Underwood & Underwo
New York
Byrder Cannon
Forestry
Pinchot
Meyer
John Hays Hammond
American Institute of Mining Engineers
la ¥ Follette
Knox
Root
John Tehell
Seth Low
Samuel Gompers
Cortelyou
Justice Moody
Haskell
Curry
James Wilson
Agriculture
Hughes
Franzisne
Minnesota
Fire Rages Through East St. Louis Cottages
East St Louis suffers 150000 in damages after a high wind fueled blaze gutting the General Roofing plant and destroying 27 nearby cottages. twenty seven families left homeless. In Millersburg a separate blaze damages the Presbyterian church and two schoolhouses. Mrs Wiley and her infant child are seriously injured.
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East St. Louis
General Roofing Company
Millersburg
Presbyterian Church
Wiley
Illinois miners resume work after six weeks idle
Springfield reports coal mines in Illinois restart operations as six weeks of idleness end. Miners vote 21 107 to 19 146 to accept the 1906 scale proposed by operators. In Streator Evans township in Marshall county, and Hast Wenona near Wenona, votes react to prohibition and potential cross-border saloon reopenings.
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Springfield
Evans Township
Marshall County
Wenona
Osage Township
LaSalle County
Winchester Appointments Made
Winchester city council in regular session confirms three new members G A Clark John Dugan and Samuel Whitmer. Mayor McGlasson appoints Thomas Drake city marshal Thomas Welch night police and T B Dawson city sexton all approved by council vote. Licenses granted to four saloons.
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Winchester
G. A. Clark
John Dugan
Samuel Whitmer
McGlasson
Thomas Drake
Thomas Welch
T. B. Dawson
Hit by Auto Asks $6,000 Damages in Danville Suit
Danville resident A G Woodbury sues dentist Danville Champaign and the Chambers and Shea Automobile company over a New Year’s Day accident that left him with a broken arm and unconsciousness. The defendants ride in an automobile at the time of the collision.
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Danville
Addison Brown
Champaign
Chambers & Shea Automobile Company
A. G. Woodbury
Will of William Huppers Leaves Fortunes to Daughter
Beardstown probate records show the will of William Huppers, a clothing dealer who died here. He leaves $30,000 in real estate and $15,000 in personal property to his daughter Lulu Huppers, plus a $2,000 bequest to foster daughter Mrs. Robert Carls.
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Beardstown
William Huppers
Lulu Huppers
Robert Carls
Local Storm Fatality After Live Wire Incident Near Town
Prof. Cockerell was shocked but slighted injured when a downed live wire arced during the storm. As he moved to remove it, John Fox aged 23 helped and became entangled, suffering a fatal shock as he fell, dying instantly.
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Robinson
Prof. Cockerell
John Fox
Medora Teacher Corps Appointed For Next Year
Medora board of education announces the appointment of teachers for the upcoming year. Principal George A. Smith led the corps with Rosa I. Carson in the grammar department, Lora Lane in intermediate, and Nellie Derr in the primary department.
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Medora
Board of Education
George A. Smith
Rosa I. Carson
Lora Lane
Nellie Derr
From Jail to Altar in Havana Marriage Bond
Clarence Mibbs, released from county jail after promising to wed Miss Mary Jane Conway whom he had wronged, was married by Justice of the Peace Edward Gill.
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Altar
Havana
Mary Jane Conway
Clarence Mibbs
Edward Gill
Alleged Blackmailer Arrested in Lincoln
Roy Waller aged 18 was arrested in Lincoln on a charge of threatening Hiram L Keays, a wealthy Elkhart resident, with death unless $300 was placed in a designated spot.
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Lincoln
Roy Waller
Hiram L. Keays
Elkhart
Plasterer Falls to Death at Suez Packing Plant
William Rolloff of Upper Alton died instantly after tumbling from a scaffold into a running engine at the Suez Bros packing plant. The accident occurred in Alton. Officials reported the fatal fall in the plant area.
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Alton
William Rolloff
Upper
Suez Bros
McGonigle heirs seek division of $1 million estate
Mrs. Rosa Jack McGonigle of Chicago filed a partition suit to divide the estate of her late father FE H. Jack of Peoria. The estate is valued at $1,000,000 and includes the Chicago heir. The suit names other heirs and seeks legal partition.
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Peoria
Rosa Jack McGonigle
Chicago
FE H. Jack
Wife Accused Of Poison Pie Plot In Divorce Suit
Thomas Atkin son sues for divorce in circuit court alleging his wife tried to kill him by feeding him pies and cakes seasoned with pins and needles in Danville.
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Danville
Thomas Atkinson
Blackmailer at Pana Threatens Coal Operator
Warren Penwell of Penwell Coal received a mail threat to place 500 under a rock in Linwood cemetery with warnings of destruction if he alerted police. Jesse Waller of Pana was jailed as the alleged originator after being arrested at the cemetery. he waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury in 1000. He could not secure a bondsman, and was sent to the county jail.
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Pana
Warren Penwell
Penwell Coal Company
Linwood Cemetery
Jesse Waller
Waller
Frank Cheney
Spears
Mr. Penwell
Penwell
$100000 In Sight Ends Pauper Johnnie Jenks
Freeport veteran of 20 years in the county poorhouse dies as a fortune of 100000 dollars willed to him remains to be transferred to Lucy Millers of San Francisco who died months earlier. Jenks, a pioneer settler, never married.
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Freeport
Johnnie Jenks
Jenks
Lucy Millers
San Francisco
California
New Berlin Teachers Chosen
New Berlin school board announces next year’s staff hires including Principal Thomas BE McCue grammar room Mabel McCue and intermediate Eiselys Mabel Cue ere wit ke Se me nating class. The high school course has been expanded from two to three years.
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New Berlin
Thomas BE
McCue
Mabel McCue
Eiselys
Mabel Cue
Mrs. Gish Returns to Cincinnati to Study Music
Mrs. G. A. Gish of Chambersburg widow of Rev. Gilbert A. Gish has returned to Cincinnati to enter a conservatory of music. The tragedy of his death by poison months ago remains unexplained as the final chapter of the case.
New Loami Board Sets Officers After First Meeting
The new Loami village council held its first meeting selecting H. C. Foster as president and trustees W. W. Joy C. Colburn H. D. Brown C. C. Greenwood N. B. Gardner J. W. Nipper. J. C. Joy named treasurer and Peter Doyle street commissioner after routine business.
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New Loami
Loami
H. C. Foster
W. W. Joy
C. Colburn
H. D. Brown
Cc. C. Greenwood
N. B. Gardner
J. W. Nipper
J. C. Joy
Peter Doyle
Teddy's Cousin Arrives in Libertyville With Race Horses
John Keene Roosevelts, cousin of the president, has arrived in Libertyville from Phoenix with a consignment of race horses. He plans to depart for Long Island in a few days by horseback. His wealthy father owns a stock farm nearby.
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Teddy
Libertyville
John Keene Roosevelt
Phoenix
Ariz
Long Island
Fishermen Association Opens Havana Office
The Hunters and Fishermen's Protective association opened an office in Havana above Pfetzing and Wright drug and jewelry store. President Harry Bell and secretary J. C. Stevers will attend the office.
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Fishermen's Association
Havana
Hunters’ and Fishermen’s Protective Association
Pfetzing & Wright Drug and Jewelry
Harry Bell
J. C. Stevers
Birthday Party Death of Rich Farmer in McConnell
Jacob Stiffler a wealthy farmer of McConnell collapsed at his birthday party when telling guests to move to the table. A ruptured blood vessel caused his death almost instantly. The incident occurred during his wife’s fiftieth birthday celebration.
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Freeport
Jacob Stiffler
McConnell
Stiffler
New Rabbi to Serve Lincoln and Bloomington
Rabbi George Fox of Cincinnati has accepted a call to lead the Jewish congregation in Lincoln and will also serve the Lincoln Hebrews. He begins duties this season and will oversee religious services and community programs for both cities.
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Lincoln
Bloomington
George Fox
Cincinnati
Elity
Lincoln Hebrews
Odd Fellows Home Contracts Awarded in Lincoln
Contracts for the domestic science and central heating plant buildings at the Odd Fellows home in Lincoln were awarded to John A. Simpson of the city. The bids totaled 7 846 dollars and 8 674 dollars respectively.
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Odd Fellows
Lincoln
Odd Fellows’ Home
John A. Simpson
Jamison Wife Is Accused Of Freezing Him Out In Divorce
Matthew H. Jamison files for divorce in Danville circuit court alleging his wife Tillie froze him with coldness and kept him at a formal remove that made living together impossible.
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Danville
Matthew H. Jamison
Tillie
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