Public Utilities and the Campaign in Illinois
A senior Illinois public utilities leader disclosed contributing 158 000 dollars to a US Senate campaign. The piece argues honesty is the era’s top issue, warns that utility influence corrupts politics, and urges campaign scrutiny during elections to prevent Democratic erosion and GOP setbacks. It cites Ohio gubernatorial contenders and calls for accountability over utility-backed candidates.
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Illinois
United States
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
Ilinois
The Anonymous Letter Exposed by the Editor’s Eye
A collection of editorials and reader fragments discuss anonymous letters, noting their futility and anonymity. It contrasts editor reactions with the writer’s intent and cites miscellaneous clippings from Toronto Ohio Canton Zanesville and Awgwan 9 Times.
Remembering Friends in the Quiet Night
A wistful lament recalls long ago bonds and vanished joys. The speaker compares memory to a light that returns with thoughts of friends once linked, now departed, as night deepens and sleep binds the moment in sorrowful isolation.
Yesterday and Today Anniversary Dates Digest
1826 to 1921 entries cover declarations, deaths, births, and historic events. Highlights include the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, Mordecai Gist’s death in Charleston, Webster’s Adams and Jefferson eulogy in Boston, and the Washington Monument appropriation. Today notes list birthdays, marriages, trials, and conventions with multiple regions and organizations represented. The piece blends anniversary notes, births, notable figures, and upcoming primaries across states.
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Philadelphia
Mordecai Gist
Maryland
Washington
Charleston
D. C
Baltimore
Daniel Webster
Adams and
Jefferson
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Charles X
France
Thomas Grice
Sacramento
Woesford
Ireland
Washington Monument
Mitz-John Porter
New Orleans
Iceland
Scotland
Dramatic anniversaries and political closes observed today
On this date 140 years since the Engrose Declaration of Independence and the centenary of Joly P. Stockton’s birth. A JFK style political campaigning close noted as the procession to Neptune's Theater at Port Royal NOS.
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Joly P. Stockton
United States
New
Druggist Artie Small Severs Artery Incident
A puzzling remark from a local druggist Artie Small describes severing an artery during an unusual prescription for a pork sandwich. The quip suggests unpredictability in a boy’s actions and a Biris turning, reflecting a quirky, fragmentary local note.
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Artie Small
Sweden names Carl Gustaf Ekman as prime minister
Carl Gustaf Ekman of Vastmanland becomes Sweden's new prime minister after a career that included work as a stern cutter and stone cutter family ties. He is portrayed as a strong, forceful leader and effective speaker, with a background in journalism and prohibitionist politics.
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Sweden
Carl Gustaf Ekman
Vastmanland
Order of Good Templars
Hiter
Ehman
Stockholm
Carl Gurea
Jumping at Conclusions Leads to Trouble
A compact truism notes that snapping to conclusions commonly causes problems and misjudgments in daily decision making. It warns against rushing judgments before facts are known. The saying emphasizes patience and caution in forming beliefs or taking actions.
I Am The Gink Prophecy Phrases And Attitude
A satirical voice claims the role of a doom saying neighbor critic. The speaker revels in predicting misfortune for others and repeats I told you so after events, revealing vanity and secret disappointment in children and others.
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Republic Syndicate, Inc
The Light of Other Days Poem by Thomas Moore
A fragmentary note describes Thomas Moore and a love poem with musical terms and moods, referencing a singer named Moanie and a longing for a dissonant slip. The text appears as partial OCR with unclear lines but hints at lyrical reflection on sound and desire.
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Thomas Moore
Moanie
California Farm Bureau protests bank president over mismanagement
The California Farm Bureau Federation filed with the Federal Farm Loan Board a formal protest charging Willard D. Hills, president of the twelfth district Federal Land Bank and Intermediate Credit Bank, with mismanagement and interfering with farm credit operations. George M. Sawyer, director of the twelfth district bank, joined with specific charges of malfeasance in office against Ellis of Malfeasance in office, alleging private use of the bank, restricted records, borrower favoritism toward Utah, loan refusals, appraiser misuse, director election domination, and discouraging agriculture as reforms ripple through eastern farmers seeking changes in the Federal farm loan system.
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California
Nhe
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federal Farm Loan Board
Willard D. Hills
Twelfth District
Federal Taral Loan Bank
Intermediate Credit Bank
Farm Credit Institutons
Bhllis
George M. Sawyer
Twelfth District Bank
Ellis
United States
California State Farm Bureau
Pearestons
Utah
Land bank officials face charges over fund use and rates
The article cites accusations against Mr. Sawyer and Mr. Ellis in the land bank system, alleging misuse of funds and irregularities amid a portrait of a closed corporation with vast sums controlled by land bank presidents and the Federal Board. Milis will answer, with wide attention on the system's governance.
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Sawyer
Ellis
Milis
Land Bank
Federal Board
Farm loan board control sparks farmer stock claim
Farmers own most stock in the Federal system and provide nearly all capital but say they lack governance. The Federal Farm Loan Board in Washington selects three directors, local borrowers three, and the central board effectively appoints the seventh. Chester Gray of the American Farm Bureau Federation monitors the charges and may help form a committee for action.
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Federal Farm Loan Board
Washington
Federal Farm Jean Board
Central Board
District Bark
Chester Gray
American Farm Bureau Federation
California
Bilis
Gray
Four Injured One Killed in Columbus Traffic
A Columbus report details a weekend of traffic incidents leaving one woman dead and four others seriously hurt. Benjamin Maya, a colored man, was struck by a taxi while crossing a street and died instantly. His daughter Dorothy sustained internal injuries. Frank Badger 39 Mrs J D Sugden 30 and Cody Nowland remained hospitalized after being struck by automobiles.
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Mary
Frank Badger
J .D. Sugden
Cody Nowland
Suit to Clear Title on 14 Acres in Brownhelm Township
W. J. and M. F. Peer filed a suit naming Johnny Kilbane as defendant to remove a cloud on the title of fourteen lots along Lake road Brownhelm township. The petition claims the parcels, valued at about 28000 dollars, were to be sold under a contract that was not fulfilled.
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Johnny Kilbane
W. J
M. F. Peer
Brownhelm Township
Lake Road
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