Adjournment Likely Delayed by Illinois Legislature in May
Springfield dispatch reports the Illinois legislature faces a protracted adjournment around May 20 as many key measures linger in committees. Major items include a primary election bill, civil service reforms, a controversial good roads plan, and an anti trust measure facing extended debate amid farm criticism and political pressure.
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Senate
McGill
Menger
Bills Pending Highlight Chicago Charter Delays Continue
The session studies board of trade bills fellow servant and shot firers bills. Manny's Illinois Central railroad investigation seeks seven percent of gross earnings for state treasury. House judiciary committee already reported the resolution but no final action. Senate passed Mercantile corporations tax exemption unanimously. Chicago charter dominates committee work with little result.
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Anti-Saloon League
House
Board of Trade
Senate
House Committee On Mines and Mining
Manny
Anylinois Central Railroad
Chicago
Wesgent
Illinois General Assembly Faces Heated Maneuvers
The Illinois general assembly enters a crucial phase with daily manipulations shaping the fate of many bills. Some measures are argued as good while others are tainted by questionable motives, and fierce efforts surface on both sides.
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General Assembly of Illinois
General Assembly
McKinley anti trust bill to pass amid veto fears
The antitrust measure backed by the attorney general is a special order likely to pass after a second reading. The bill faces no amendment to exempt insurance firms and would force insurance boards and underwriters to exit the business if enacted.
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House
Senate
Chicago
Chicago Per
Insurance Boards
Senate Passes Berry Bill On School Transport
The senate approved Berry's measure allowing transporting children to school in consolidated country districts with costs funded from public school funds if a general election votes approval. Opponents labeled it class legislation.
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Senate
Berry
Manny’s Resolution on Illinois Central Tax Inquiry
The judiciary committee has favorably acted on Manny’s resolution to probe whether Illinois Central paid seven percent of gross earnings on charter lines to the state. A 1399 audit by H. Bosworth omits suburban Chicago business and advertising revenues, and questions including coal mine ownership and whether coal proceeds should count in gross receipts.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Judiciary Committee
House
H. Bosworth
Chicago
Awakening of Abraham Guided by Noah in Ur
The article recounts Abraham leaving Ur of the Chaldees after a vision to seek the true God, guided by Noah whom he met after a day’s journey. Noah’s instruction and personal faith are highlighted as pivotal, with Abraham’s return home to Terah framed as a transformation from fugitive to God’s friend, ready for his destined role.
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Sarah
Abrahams family plans escape from Ur to Canaan
In a tale of affection and danger, Htla confesses love to her uncle Abraham while fear of priestly power weighs on them. Terah leads Abraham Lot and Sarah from Ur of the Chaldeans toward Canaan as preparations for a wedding and journey fill the household with urgency.
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Terah
Lot
Sarah
Canaan
Old Bob the Great Lion Brought to Salida Home
In Salida Colorado the mounted carcass of Old Bob a 14‑foot 225‑pound mountain lion slain near Sergeant is added to a 10 000 animal collection owned by J A Rogers. Hicks a rancher in the Saguache mountains trapped Bob and two mates after guarding three captured cubs.
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J. BD. Hicks
Bob
Saguache
Hicks
Old Bob
J. A. Rogers
Dogmatic stance against two sides to questions
The excerpt argues there are not two sides to every question and warns against parleying with the devil. Campbell Morgan advocates a single decisive approach, advising to hit the devil rather than argue, noting his experience and age give him advantage. The broader tone cautions against listening to older, cautious advice.
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Whett
Campbell Morgan
S. Thmres
A New Religion Revived by Whitefield’s Zeal
During Whitefield’s English ascent a baronet called him founder of a new religion. The hearer asked for clarification. The baronet replied with certainty that it was indeed a new religion, while the other insisted the old faith revived with energy and conviction.
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George Whitefield
England
Whitefield
Amish Will Leaves Estate to Wife and French Nephews
The Joseph Dailey will filed in Mattoon probate names a $30,000 estate. One third goes to the wife absolutely with a life estate in the remainder. After her death two thirds are to be sold and the proceeds divided equally among 22 nephews and nieces of her husband living in France and Germany.
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Joseph Dailey
Mattoon, Sr
France
Germany
Finding God Across The House And The World
A reflective meditation on locating the divine in home and nature, comparing everyday scenes with sacred spaces such as Hiden grass and Gethsemane moonlight, questioning where God may be found. The passage names James Mantinea as a referenced figure in the verse.
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Hiden
Gethasmane
James Mantinea
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