Editorial ERMONT faces special session dilemma in Vermont
The piece compares current calls for a costly Vermont special legislative session to 1898 and 1893, noting precedents of advance funds and the risk of long, unfocused sessions. It argues taxpayers oppose frequent sessions, flags inefficiencies by Fergus and Munro after adjournment, and jabs at Vermont’s old fashioned governance while contrasting Nebraska grain transport issues amid troop mobilization.
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Ermont
Commonwealth
Vermont
Commonwealths
Fergus
Munro
General Assembly
Carranza plan for border settlement discussed
The piece weighs Carranza’s plan to settle border raids, urging vigilant policing and limited cross border pursuit of bandits, while noting US troops could handle security for now. It flags broader Mexico issues, including interests, liberty, and monetary needs, with Wilson favoring wider talks. It also mentions La Follette’s lengthy filibuster on the naval bill.
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Arranza
Cathins
America
Mexico
Carranza
Washington
Wilson
Your Evenings by H A Bruce
A compact guide on how to spend evenings wisely, warning against taking work home nightly and excessive outside entertainment. Encourages balanced home time, occasional social events, and varied activities to maintain health and productivity.
Editorials Weigh War Powers and Global Policy Edo
From Other Editors New York World criticizes U S sea power usage and possible retaliation by England in wartime. Davenport Times warns on a future blacklist for firms dealing with Britain. Burlington Hawkeye urges IR and RR supporters to take heart amid Rio Grande guard recalls. St Louis Republic notes Carranza govt cordiality amid border troop buildup and arms embargo lessons. Chicago Tribune assigns Mexico’s disorder to tyrannical or weak governments, not foreign investment. Springfield Journal laments wartime food quality and questions who bought it for soldiers.
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St. Louis Republic
Carranza
Chicago Tribune
Mexico
King Eagle Demands Tribute From Plunger The Rich Bird Tale
Old King Eagle, ruler of the birds, claims tribute from Plunger after a fat fish he catches. Plunger refuses, asserting ownership of the catch. The contest for tribute unfolds over the Big River as the Green Forest watches.
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King Eagle
Plunger
Ager
Green Forest
Old King Eagle
Plunger the
Fish Hawk
Big River
Probate notes outline several estate actions in county court
The State Savings Loan and Trust Co filed final administrator reports for John M. Lewis and others, detailing receipts, expenditures, and balances, with distributions to widows and inventories of real and personal property. Guardianship and executor appointments, bond amounts, and conservatorship reports are noted for several estates, alongside a moral tale about Old King Eagle and Plunger the Fish Hawk.
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The
State Savings, Loan and Trust Company
John M. Lewis
Samuel T. Rice
William J. Ruff
Wilbur Ruff
State Savings, Loan and Rust Company
Othilia Ertel
Carolina Niekamp
Frederick W. Nickamp
Ap Poovey
Thomas Taylor
Earl Himme
This Day in Illinois History July 23 1707
The French ministry ordered an investigation of Sieur de Bienville, governor of the province of Louisiana, regarding his conduct on that date.
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Sieur de Bienville
Louisiana
Our School So Vacation by Paul Wiliadhabin ha Dek Wine
A humorous school day tale set in a small town. Ed Bol Haynes faces family pressure as a planned house sale leads to tensions. Neighbors discuss the yard’s antics, a failed real estate ploy, and a drought sparking humorous misgivings about water usage.
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Paul W. ‘Iliadhabin
OL Haynes
Bol
Thare House
Thay
Hoam
Byville
Alice Hardy
Steve
Ed Carpinter
Lester
Pritty
Missus Haynes
Sid
Genulman
Holt
Plunger Fights for the Big Fish in Green Forest
Still clinging to the prize, Plunger hopes to outpace Old King Eagle as Mrs. Plunger rushes to aid. The scene climaxes with the dramatic pursuit toward the Green Forest, where the famed fish may finally be claimed.
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Plunger
Mrs. Plunger
Eagie
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Senate
Wisconsin
H. Addington Bruce
H. A. Bruce
Criv
By Webster
Gel
James Oliver Curwood
H. T. Webster
New York
England
Davenport Times
Great Britain
Burlington Hawkeye
I. R
Rio Grande Valley
Springfield Journal
Animal Stories
Thornton W. Burgess
Old King
Illinois
Phil Wigglesworth
Torp
Stebbins
Thare
Him
Phil
Fense
Brigham
Balch
Bul Haynes
Cigar
S. B. Montgomery
J. W. Gardner
E. N. Monroe Herman H. Brown
Anton Binkert
E. J. Parker
Ezra Best
W. E. Lancaster
F. W. Crane
Thos. Burrows
Thos. L. Tushaus
Geo. F. Jasper August R. Dick
J. W. Emery Henry F. Scarborough
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