Illinois G A R selects Samuel Fallows as commander
Bishop Samuel Fallows of Chicago elected department commander of the Illinois G A R to succeed J H Crowder of Bethany. His sole challenger was William B Wright of Chicago. The convention ends with a dance hosted by the Sons of Union Veterans.
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Chicago
Illinois
D. H. Crowder
Bethany
Mattoon
Samuel Fallows
G. A. R.so
J. H. Crowder
Bishop Fallows
William B. Wright
Inez J Render
of Vetera
Te Veta
Decatur
Women’s Relief Corps
Illinois News Nuggets Prompt Local Briefs
A compiled patch of items from Dwight to Oak land covers accidents and deaths in Dwight and Carroll County, road work in Oregon, hog cholera in Shannon, railroad strikes in Bloomington, a disparition of Prof. Dvorak in Christopher, church calls in Dequoin, a gambling raid in Chicago, a major Peoria fire, Daughters of the American Revolution tablet unveilings, Starved Rock skeleton findings, a large Southern Illinois Normal commencement, and Swedish Lutheran synodical council activity in Sycamore with broad international attendance.
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Dwight
Edwin Olson
Pere
Oregon
Ogle County
Shannon
Carroll County
Bloomington
Carmen
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Christopher
W. A. D'vorak
Southern Ilinois College of Music
Dvorak
Austria
Reading
Dequoin
R. J. Johannon
New York
Trinity Church
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Chester
Chicago
West Forty-fifth Place
Schubert and
O’connor
Bert Evans
Peoria
Kunkle Furniture Manufacturing Company
Mackinaw
George Hammond
Howard Spaulding
J. M. Rugless
Freeport
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Benjamin Stephenson
Stephenson County
Virginia Winchester Freeman
Stephenson
Ottawa
Starved Rock State Park
Illinois Park Commission
Henri du Tonty
Starved Rock
Fort St. Louis
Duquoin
Southern Illinois Normal School
Southern Illinois
Croffin
University of Illinois
F. A. Powers
Binghamton
N. Y
Bingham
Olney
Springfield
Supreme Court
Sycamore
Synodical Council of the Swedish Lutheran Church
L. A. Johnson
Great Falls
Mont
G. A. Brandell
Denver
C. A. Mattson
Ganon Falls
Minn
W. C. Ransween
L B
Kane
Lay
Eckhardt
Rajahmandi
India
When the Game Was Rough
Jimmy Burke, former Blue man ager now Detroit Tigers coach and scout, laments modern baseball as a ladies game with gentler conduct. He recalls brutal on field play, one handed catches, spikes, and fist fights as the norm in his era, contrasting it with today’s sportsmanship.
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Jimmy Burke
Detroit Tigers
Burke
Kansas City Star
Well Posted Pilgrim's Progress on Travel Shelf
A light exchange about placing Pilgrim's Progress with travel books. A young bride jokes about buying experience on trial and the option to return it if unsatisfactory.
Bible Gift Sparks Quick Reading On Ship Deck
The cruiser chaplain discreetly handed a small Bible to Able Seaman Spikes with a mystery tag. Spikes, unaware of the item, finishes it swiftly and jokes that it ends with marriage and a happy ever after, prompting the chaplain to smile at the reading habit aboard.
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Spikes
Anecdote of Sargent and a Parisian Painter
Parisian followers of a pompous French painter recount an old Venice tale about John Singer Sargent. In Venice last autumn he praised a local sketch of the Grand Canal and urged the amateur to exhibit in Paris, even offering his card. The American, identifying himself, says he has exhibited in Paris before.
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Sargent
Venice
Grand Canal
Paris
Artistes Francais
John Singer Sargent
Much Healthier Immunity Bath Quip
A quip contrasts a trust magnate’s supposed brain baths with an immunity bath. The passage implies most men are fine if you bother to ask them, offering a brisk social remark on health and perception.
Doctors Split Over White and Brown Bread Value
French army inspectors report white bread pushed beyond a limit removes useful flour, while partial bolting preserves nutrients. They find fully white bread increases meat intake and costs economy, whereas coarser bran removal yields healthier soldiers and efficiency, amid ongoing disagreement on flour bolting and alcohol's therapeutic value.
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New York
Training German Soldiers Through Electrically Moved Dummies
The article describes targets of various kinds mounted on tracks drawn by cables and powered by electric drums to simulate enemy troops for gun practice. Silhouettes imitate infantry and cavalry and perform maneuvers such as marching, running at fire, and slipping into a trench with only heads visible.
His Ordeal
A courtroom dialogue centers on a musician and a judge as a tense exchange unfolds over a personal conflict involving love and consent. The scene pivots on a misunderstanding about pursuing romance amid ongoing legal scrutiny.
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Synodical Council
United States
Canada
Colo
Harry Caldwell
Alena
James T. Jackson
Board of Education
Wirth Lowther
Columbus
Ind
Edith J. Hughes
John Blair
Pearl City
Simon Ploeger
Aurora
Walter Henry Hawkins
Arthur Hotel
Hawkins
Lucey
Silver Creek
Rock Island
Clyde Meier
Rock Island Arsenal
State Public Utilities Commission
Anna
Edwin Sabin
Ava
Campbell Hill
Jessie Gordon
George Gordon
Ava Baptist Church
Aya
Macomb
Alfred Olson
Sullivan
Moultrie
Savanna
Henry Bowman
Wacker
Dauphine
Jim Burke
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