La Follette Denounces Trusts At Chautauqua Speech
Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin delivered a three hour address on Our Government denouncing trusts and machine politics. He praised President Roosevelt for leading a campaign against trusts and urged stronger remedies to purge corruption, warning that free competition in grain markets and fair pricing remain elusive.
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Roosevelt
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
LaFollette
Owen Lovejoy
United States
Campaign money flows behind Kane county race for Crow
Report notes city figures Col Lambert and Col Copley back Crow and Alschuler with funds for campaign expenses. It accuses a so called figure-head treasurer of misrepresenting financing while Wheatland candidate Crow hires Kane county workers at 10 to 100 dollars daily for electioneering.
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Col. Lambert
Herkimer Street
Clow
Snapp
Gas Trust
Aurora
Wheatland
Lambert
Copley
Kane County
Crow
Alschuler
Sanitary District
Plainfield Meeting Highlights Drainage and Tax Dispute
Plainfield held its first primary campaign meeting led by State’s Attorney Heise and J. H. Garnsey with Editor Blakely presiding. Garnsey discussed Will County’s suit to force the sanitary district to pay about $9,000 to the county and defended valley interests against northern district influence. Heise praised Republican gains in Will County and lauded Mr Snapp’s loyalty and candidacy.
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John H. Garnsey
William D. Heise
Will County
Heise
J. H. Garnsey
Blakely
Trinity Ladies’ Band
Archie McAllister
Garnsey
Plainfield
Will @bunty
Board of Supervisors
Piainsird
Mr. Garnsey
Sanitary District
Drainage District
Chicago
Cairo
Republican Party
Snapp
Sanitary District Fes Complaint Against Assessments
The Sanitary District of Chicago protested current assessments in Lockport and DuPage, contending valuations of $2,573,900 in spoil banks and stone excavations are excessive. Hearings postponed to week after primaries. last year’s taxes remain uncollected due to injunctions. Primaries Aug. 8. polls 6 to 5.
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Lockport
DuPage
Circuit Court
Northeastern Republicans to Meet in North-Eastern Hall
The Northeastern Republican club holds a Sunday meeting at 2:20 PM in North-Eastern hall on Meeker Avenue. Members and friends urged to attend and hear the candidates. Primaries August 6 polls open 6 to 5.
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Republican Club
Hall
Meeker Avenue
Elgin Watch Factory Workers Cheer Snapp in Joliet Visit
Sixty Elgin motion department employees rode in a special car to Joliet and greeted Congressman H. M. Snapp with a song promising support. The group spent the day sightseeing and showed lively enthusiasm for the congressman.
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Joliet
H. M. Snapp
Supplies Shipped to Judges for Primary Election
County Clerk Mottinger and deputies are shipping primary election supplies to polling places throughout the county.
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Judges
Mottinger
Crow Seeks Republican Nomination Cited For Democratic Votes
Adam S Crow, once a Good Enough Democrat, runs for Congress as a Republican candidate. He testified he voted for Cleveland over Blaine and for Bryan over McKinley, and for Lewis Steward in 1892. He also says he has voted the Democratic ticket at nearly every election since.
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Adams
Crow
Congress
Cleveland
Bryan
McKinley
Lewis Steward
Ex-minister Graff and companion arraigned in Kalamazoo
Ex-minister Jamin F. Graff and Eleanor Martin were arraigned in municipal court and waived examination. Bonds were set at $1,000 each. Mrs Graff seeks divorce and both await grand jury action as they face charges including illegal cohabitation and forgery amid a social purity controversy in Kalamazoo Michigan.
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Eleanor Martin
Wayne Morwin
Kalamazoo
Mich
Jamin F. Graff
Panion
Seber
Plano
the Ridge Baptist Church
Graff
Miss Me
the Niagara
Merwin
Blaze in frame barn caused by a boy’s match and cigarette
A fire partially destroyed a frame barn owned by Marko Gobodnik at 107 Liberty Street yesterday around 4 PM. Acting Chief Ruddy and fire companies 3 and 4 arrived to extinguish it. Earlier garbage-box flames near Nei s Street and Royce Avenue were reported at 9:80 AM, with Mrs Shaw notifying the department.
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Marko Gobodnik
Liberty Street
Ruddy
Neis Street
Royce Avenue
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Senator LA Follette
Chautauqua
Illinois
Carnegie
Stuyvesant Fish
Adams. Crow
Plainfield Township
Fes
the Sanitary District of
Board of Review
Catherine Toohey
Iowa Avenue
Sir Thomas Catalepsy
Elgin
Blaine
Lond
Affinity Magi
Edith Barrington
Barrington
Jalil
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