Illinois Waterway Plan Sparks Public Ownership Debate
Modesto California letter criticizes the push for a deep waterway from Chicago to the Gulf, arguing canals lag railroads, favoring public ownership of railways and cautioning against state mortgaging for upper sections while private capital dominates power sites. The writer urges lower-end work first to yield immediate benefits.
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Chicago
Sam
Tie Ad. Rathways
New Ve
New York
Gulf Waterway
China
Egypt
Standard Oil
United States Steel
Illinois
Sur Land
White Slave Gun Claims in Federal Court
Ethel Williams testifies in South Chicago federal court that she was a white slave from a South Chicago resort and claims to be married to an American citizen living in Joliet. She refuses to name the husband, complicating deportation for foreign born white slaves who have been in the country less than a year.
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Ethel “Willams
Chicago
Joliet
Joseph ‘Keller
Harbor Avenue
Citi
Higinbotham Wins Free Rosebud Farm
The article describes Higinbotham winning a Rosebud farm while comrades Fred P. Story Dr I C Copley and Conrad Berry remain hopeful for land. Story questions the draw and suggests Higinbotham may have drawn a faulty lot or a lemon.
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Higinbotham
Free Farm
H. D. Higinbotham
Fred P. Story
Dr. I. C. Copley
Conrad Berry
Mr. Story
Promingy
Stevenson praised by Joliet crowd in campaign stop
General Adlai Stevenson drew a large Democratic rally at Joliet theater despite cold rain. He addressed wavering voters on state issues and institutions, pledged not to veto future bridge funding, and received resolutions from Channahon and Troy farmers backing his governorship.
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Adlai Stevenson
Joliet
Joliet Theater
Channahon
Troy
Stevenson
Legal Department
Stéfenson
Duncan Hoe
Cee Stevenson
Wag
Lénz
Diag
Applaus
Feeley
Wieself
Arrest Report Fragment From North Hickory Incident
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a deputy sheriff confronting a suspect and an assault on Charles Bartz with a weapon. The text references a North Hickory location and a jail or arrest context without clear dates or full details.
Ohio trip shifts 1908 local option debate across Ohio
Charles N. Wheeler reports from Ohio and Indiana that local option battles reshaped political loyalties. He notes dry counties outnumber wets, Harris vs Harmon in governor race, and Bryan’s religious appeal growing nationwide. Wheeler visited farms and towns, predicting possible landslide for Bryan.
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Charles N. Wheeler
Ohio
Indiana
Wheeler
Ogee
Sorat
Parker
Putnam County
Ashtabula
Roosevelt
Harris
Cuverhor
Harmon
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Tom Johnson
Bryan
Union Labor
Wil Jose A
Debs
Bryvan
Ohe
Hartman
Taft
Ohio Square
Bryan Gud Pds
Bryer
Deaths Phelen Five Moris Resident Dies at St Josephs
Catelle Phelen aged 10 died at St Josephs Hospital at 8 0 a m today. She lived in Morris for 50 years and is survived by brother Ioson Carson of Morris and sister Mrs Mary Brafr of Mazon. Remains will be shipped on the Rock Island train Monday for interment at Morris.
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Phelen
Catelle
Meare
St_Joseph’s
Morris Ovs
Isomn Carson
Morris
Mary Rbafr
Mazon
I Ae
Rock Island
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Pam
New Orleans
Cairo
Sissippi
United States
India
Railroad Trust
Modesto, Cal
Zen
Coll McNaughton
Howard M. Snap
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Rose
Hisinbetham
Troy Far
Mers
Deneen
God
North
Hickory
Andy
Charles Bartz
Wets
George E. Feagans
Chicago S
Cal
Robt. Meers
Jefferson SL
Stillman
Mars
America
Carl Oesterle
Chicago Street
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