Henson rises from bootblack to Illinois senator
Decatur dispatch recounts Henson life from bootblack to prizefighter and bricklayer turned union agitator. He entered politics as county supervisor, clashed with time-honored methods, studied law, and won the Illinois senate seat in a GOP nomination split aided by the Union Labor league. Supporters call him rotanima rock like Lincoln.
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Decatur
Henson
Lawrence Stringer
Ilinois Senate
Ufe
Hamlin-Wirner
Union Labor League
Hantin
Macon County
County Board of Supervisors
Lnt
Thenson
Henson Bhuseli
Abraham Lincoln
Ginte Senate
Expel Heflin Staunch Effort Moves in Congress
Washington Dec 1 Members of the house received a petition seeking the expulsion of J T Heflin from Alabama's Fifth District over remarks deemed to incite violence against the president. Asa A Stratton signed Montgomery dated circular frames Heflin as the target of a broader action amid Heflin's Tuskegee joke remark about Booker T Washington Roosevelt and a bomb under the table.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
J. T. Heflin
Alabama
United States
Asa A. Stratton
Montgomery
Als
House
Tuskeges
Ale
Heflin
Booker T Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Booker
Czolgoez
Police board ousts entire Ottawa force
Ottawa authorities demand resignations of the entire police force. The board of police commissioners, acting December 1, calls for the dismissal of every officer from the chief to the rank and file, affecting eighty men.
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Ottawa
Ont
Board of Police Commissioners
Voting heats up at Armory fair crowd votes grow
Last night large attendance at the Armory hall industrial fair amplified voting in progress. A Bloekr orchestra performance and the Vor wherts Society entertained forty male voices as votes shifted the standings with Nellie Harney leading the Most Popular Young Woman at 69 votes and J Fort top in the Police Chief category with 100 votes.
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Armory Hall
Bloekr
Vorwherts! Society
Nellie Harney
Grave Wickless
Mae Forbes
Rost Enkhorn
Populus Police Cicer
Herang
J. Fort
Jola Qinga
Pat Farrell
Josephine Homies
Lews Silbers
York State Folks Presented To Fair Sized Audience
The play York State Folks was presented at the Bulitis last night to four fair sized audience. Ray L Royer as Myron Cooper organist and James Lackaye as Sulnan Peter Martin did exceptionally well. Lilliam Rhoailes and Eleanor Simon also gave solid performances. The drama portrays country life in New York and appeals to most people for its honesty.
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York State
Ray L Royer
Myron Cooper
James Lackaye
Sulnan Peter Martin
Lilliam Rhoailes
Eleanor Simon
New York
Ife
Miss Jessie Strauss Saves Band Master's Overcoat
In Des Moines Monday night Miss Jessie Strauss a violinist with Sousa's band stepped into Louise's dressing room to practice. She spotted Sousa's overcoat on a long stick outside the window, grabbed it and knocked the thief from the stick. The man fled before any capture could occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Strauss
Sousa
Louise
Des Moines
Election Disgusts Him Leads to Thirty Day Jail Term
Bush Nagle faced Judge Finger on a drunkenness charge after admitting he drank again following the election. The judge ordered thirty days in jail to give him time to reflect on the outcome and curb his appetite for drink as he wrestled with disappointment.
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Bush Nagle
Finger Tus Moning
Pinger
Gal
Murder mystery shocks Keokuk as man is shot near saloon
In Keokuk Iowa on a Sunday morning a 40 year old man, J Murph, known locally, was shot and killed near a saloon where he worked as a beet foreman. Police say the case is puzzling with little to go on as they search for a motive and suspect.
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Keokuk
J. Murph
Bryan and the solid South in Watson speech
In Crawfordsville Indiana on December 1, Thomas E Watson drew a picture of 1898 style politics naming Bryan as a candidate in 1898 of a Parker Belmont Cleveland German combine. He warned that the Solid South is being yoked by Eastern capitalists and the negro question.
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Crawfordsville
Bryan
Parker-Belmont-Cleveland-Grman
Thomas E. Watson
Parker
Beautiful Elk Memorial Program at Burtis Sunday
Davenport lodge No.298 of the BPOE prepares a memorial program at Burtis Opera House Sunday at 3 o clock. Des Moines and Davenport speakers and Apollo Quartet with Otto’s Orchestra will perform with soloists Mrs Lalli Stibolt Hassen and Mr W Mueller contributing. The service honors deceased lodge members and lists officers, committee members, and the concert lineup including Wagner Odes Orchestra, Apollo Quartet, and various vocal solos.
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Davenport
B. P.O
Burtis
Bradshaw
Des Moines
Ratly Wineshruber
Ne ' Apotla
Otto
Lalli Stibolt-Hassen
W. Mueller
Bths
Bert J. Lamb
John J. McGarthy
Oscar C. Koehler
Julius Lischer
L. J. S Greene
Otto H. Lahrmann
L. Sehricker
Loading
Lanis Muhs
W. Kelp
Knigh
Mueller
HL Perry
A. Henighaunt Chaplin
Guy T Alwens
Pe. A
Diederichsen
Seeage Wan
AL Fuller Inneil Guard
G. A. Johson
Aldrens
Hon. C
Harris
Tilt Stibolt
Sebabert
Flueshriver
Maren Funebre
Chopin
Robber Beat Manon Inmate Murphy Dead On Tracks
Daniel Murphy, 63, an inmate at Manon Soldiers' Home, was beaten and robbed by footpads who placed his body on the tracks of the Traction company. A motorman halted the interurban car after sighting the body in Fina. Murphy died after his head was crushed, his pension money and watch stolen.
Engagement Admitted By Major Campbell To Wed Miss Leiter
New York December 1 Major Don Campbell of the Central Ludia Horse and scion of the House of Arayll confessed he is to wed Miss Nannia Leiter within a few weeks. Leiter, arriving with her sister Miss Daisy, tacitly admitted the plan and said Campbell tried to sail with her but could not obtain cabin passage. He arrived later and announced the engagement to the wealthy Chicago girl deemed by artist Carolus Durand as the prettiest woman in America. Campbell said the wedding would occur in Washington soon, but no date is fixed. The interview included playful lines about where they met, with Campbell blushing and avoiding certain questions.
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New York
Don Campdel
Ludia
House of Arayll
Philadelphia
Nannia Leiter
Miss Leiter
Baltic
Daisy
Major Campbell
Chicago
Carolus Durand
Ameria
Washington
Varder
India
the Dunbar
Oliver Typewriter Wins Medal at Exposition
St Louis Missouri November 30 The Gold Medal has been awarded to the Oliver Typewriter of Chicago in competition with other American Typewriters at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
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St.Louis, Mo
Tri-City
Oliver Typewriter of
Chicago
Ot American Typewritis
Colleges Win Fayerweather Will Case Before Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court ruled in favor of beneficiary colleges in the Fayerweather will dispute. The $2 5 million bequest to colleges from Daniel G Hayerweather faced fraud claims by a widow and two nieces after a long legal battle. The ruling ends appeals and confirms earlier circuit court findings in favor of Bowdoin Dartmouth Williams Amherst Yale Columbia and other institutions.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Daniel G Hayerweather
New York
Hayerweather
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Southern District of
Hat May Release Prisoners In Gay Murder Case
Neighbors of George W Gay and his son Lester Gay, jailed on charges in the Nancy Goodwin Gay murder, found an old hat tied to a suspected negro seen near the home. The hat, identified as the one the man wore, reduces public pressure while authorities pursue the freight crew linked to the escape. If investigators establish innocence, release may follow.
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St. Joseph, Mo
George W. Gay
Lester Gay
Nancy Goodwin Gay
Gay Home
Agency
Bey
Gey
Int
Gala Day Marks Move Into New Lake City High
Lake City observes a first day in the finished high school building with speeches songs and a jubilant program. A note of sadness comes from the school board's lack of funds to pay drayage for the last shipment of seats and desks amid a history of political factionalism in the city.
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Lake City
Chonse Tof
Fabrics on sale with new weaves and handsome cloths
Pieces of the finest dress fabrics produced in new weaves and weights will be available in waist and shirt lengths and assorted remnants. Beautiful taffetas peau de soie gros grains and corduroys offered. Many waist lengths and short pieces for fancy work. Tomorrow prices drop from former rates. shop early.
Senator Kamrar Bereaved In Webster City Ta
Mrs. John TL Kamrar wife of Senator Kamrar died after long illness in Webster City Ta. Her death had been expected for weeks. From the notice the town shares the loss of a public figure. Sold by the J B Fraim Co 304 Harrison appears as an unrelated ad fragment about coal price reductions.
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Webster City
John TL. Kamrar
Senator Kamrar
J. B. Fraim
Harrison
Rev Bassett Visits Eldora for Centenary Sermons
Rev Dr J B Bassett president of the Upper Town university Fayette returned to Eldora after thirty years to preach at the First Methodist church. Great crowds attended his morning and evening sermons marking the semi centennial celebration with a message of cheer and helpfulness.
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Eldora
J. Bassett
Upper Town, University
Fayette
Mmeq
Mr. E. Church
Dr. Basgett
Histera
Cadat Rapids City Recorder Missing
Cadat Rapids Iowa December 1 George L Mentzer city recorder is missing believed to have left town due to worry over business His accounts are fire alright
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Cadat Rapids
George L. Mentzer
City Recorder
Aztec sails from St Louis to Guatemala and southern Mexico
The Alo Aztec, famed for its Lake Michigan voyage last summer, departed St Louis today heading to Guatemala and southern Mexico. Onboard are BH. A. Petersen and C. E. Frost of Chicago, builders of the boat.
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St. Louis
Lake Michigan
St Louis
Ilinois
Michigan Canal
Guatemala
Mexico
BH. A. Petersen
E. Frost
Chicago
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W. H. Claussen
Little Bros
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