Trolley Roads and Farm Values
Ohio farmers complain trolley road extensions push youths to cities but electric lines also raise farm values by expanding markets and access. Pittsburg Dispatch notes western Pennsylvania electrified routes boosted asking prices from 100 to 750 1000 dollars per acre. The trend may be overdone yet better local communication tends to attract buyers and elevate farm land values.
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Ohio
Country Valley
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
A Plea for Better Titles for Ex Presidents
The piece humorously criticizes calling former presidents by clumsy titles like ex president or sex president. It notes the term suggests outmoded status and jokes that a toothpick could be offered as a reward for the best suggestion on a suitable designation for a once-upon-a-time president, per the Chicago Daily News.
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Chicago Daily News
Insurance Presidents Skeptical On Life Extension Claim
The life insurance leaders question Prof. Irving Fisher's 15-year life extension claim but form a human life extension committee to study reforms. A recent company record shows a death every six minutes among policyholders, prompting interest in extending intervals to seven or eight minutes for possible financial and societal gains.
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Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Irving Fisher
Decline in Medical Students Tied to Education Standards
The New York Medical Journal notes a decided reduction in the number of medical students compared with the prior period, attributing it to arbitrary standards in medical education and a surge of young doctors splitting urban practice from financial markets, similar to the bar.
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New York Medical Journal
Disastrous voyage delays and unlucky date at sea
The Sardinia was set to sail from its home port on Friday November 13, a date deemed unlucky. The crew delayed to November 14 amid superstitions and fear, yet the ship still went to grief off the coast of Malta last fall.
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Malta
Sardinia
Barnard Trustees Consider Brewster for Dean Post
The Radcliffe college board may follow Barnard by electing William T. Brewster, English professor there, as dean as Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University reportedly endorses a male candidate. Barnard’s connection to Columbia through its undergraduate department is noted.
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Radcliffe College
Barnard College
William T. Brewster
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Barnard
Reform Element Wins Big in Chicago Local Elections
Illinois election results show reform gains in Chicago with 29 Democrats and 40 Republicans on the city council and Isaac N. Powell elected city treasurer while Frank D Connery won city clerk. Springfield saw Lawrence Y. Sherman defeated for mayor by a small plurality.
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Chicago
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Springfield
Illinois
Isaac N. Powell
Frank D Connery
Municipal Voters’ League
P. H. Moynihan
Wighth
Herman I. Kroeger
John Downey
Bayler
League
Former Illinois official loses Springfield mayor race
Springfield voters ousted former Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Y. Sherman as mayor in a fierce contest won by Democrat John S. Schnepp by 300 votes. Schnepp pledged reform while Sherman backed Sunday saloon closings as the city reeled from a party split.
Steinbach Triumphs in Quincy Vote Amid Strong Democratic Hold
In Quincy Tuesday John A. Steinbach Democrat defeated Mayor John H. Best by 958 votes. Democrats sweep city and town tickets, except possibly one Fourth ward alderman, creating 11 Democrats and 3 Republicans on the council. In Virden Democrats win township ticket overall. list of results shows Dem gains in collector assessor and other local offices.
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Quincy
John A. Steinbach
John H. Best
Elction
Best
Steinbach
Virden
Becker
Schulhardt
Post
Gish
Morrison
Price
Parrish
Justice of the Peace
Loch
Roberts
Pocahontas Voters Reelect Republican Ticket Across Posts
The entire Republican ticket in Pocahontas was re-elected Tuesday, including John Tischhauser as supervisor, Louis Menges as clerk, O J Brown as assessor, Emil Launer as collector, SAAB Neu decker as highway commissioner, C W Craing and John Grob as justices of the peace, Herbert Mier and John Neu decker as constables, and Columbus Sage as school trustee.
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Pocahontas
John Tischhauser
Louis Minges
O. J. Brown
Emil Launer
Saab Neudecker
C. W. Craing
John Grob
Herbert Mier
John Neudecker
Columbus Sage
Marine-The vote narrows as collector defeats rival
The local election saw a light turnout with Edw. Thurneau, the Democratic candidate for collector, defeating Hv. Yun. No significant clashes occurred amid the quiet voting day.
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Marine
Collector
Edw
Thurneau
Dem
Yun
Local election results list town officers and winners
The tally shows ker by 23 votes. Other officers elect ed are: Town clerk William Brandies, highway commissioner Jacob Weber, assessor C. C. Williamson, school trustee Fred Henties, justice of the peace John G. Weber, and constables William Hess and Charles Krauss.
Hillsboro township election results announce multiple GOP wins
Flillsboro The Hillsboro township election Tuesday elected a Republican slate for supervisor Joseph Helston clerk Orville Bass assessor John H Thompson highway commissioner James Hope and three justices John T Maddux Charles W Grassel and Samuel Ll Kim with Republicans also winning constables Martin Hammack Raymond Masur and Arthur Green and school trustee Christopher C Lewey East Fork township also chose a Republican supervisor.
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Flillsboro
Hillsboro Township
Joseph Helston
Orville Bass
John H. Thompson
Charles FP. McHenry
James Hope
John T. Maddux
Charles W. Grassel
Samuel Ll. Kim
Martin Hammack
Raymond Masur
Arthur Green
Christopher C. Lewey
Eastfork Township
Peoria Elects Republican Sweep in Municipal Vote
At Tuesday's municipal election in Peoria the Republican ticket won with minor exceptions. Former Mayor FE N Woodruff defeats Mayor Thomas OConnor by about 1800 votes. City council shifts to seven Republicans and one independent Republican, totaling nine Republicans, one Independent, and six Democrats.
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Peoria
FE. N. Woodruff
Thomas O’connor
Brumworth Wins Alhambra Supervisor Race in 37-Vote Victory
Democratic candidate William Brumworth defeated Louis Buhrman by 37 votes. Township officers elected include Clerk S. D. Wetzel, assessor W. M. Doerge, collector J. D. Harris, highway commissioner Martin Schmidt, justices J. A. Graf and W. C. Keown, constables W. C. McDonald and John Willman, and school trustee Herman Suhre.
Republicans sweep Bond county elections except board of supervisors
Greenville report shows Republicans win most county offices in Bond county on Tuesday, with Democrats gaining three seats on the board of supervisors, creating a three seat Democratic majority there. The rest of county offices went to Republicans with few exceptions.
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Greenville
Bond County
Board of Supervisors
Involuntary bankruptcy filed against John Dickinson & Co
New York receiver for Dickinson New York William V Smith George D Rose and Herman Schuman creditors of the brokerage firm John Dickinson Co which suspended business Saturday filed an involuntary petition in bankruptcy against John Dickinson Tuesday Judge Holt appointed Edward Thomas receiver for the Dickinson company under a bond of 5000 dollars
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New York
Dickinson
William V. Smith
George D. Rose
Herman Schuman
John Dickinson & Co
John Dickinson
Holt
Edward
Thomas
Dickinson Company
Last saloon in Gary closes amid temperance wave
Laporte Indiana reports the last saloon in Gary, known as the Steel City, closed Tuesday. With its closing, 108 Gary area saloons have been driven out by the temperance movement. The Gary bar reportedly earned over $2,000 daily for two weeks.
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Laporte
Ind
Gary
Steel City
Indiana
Daylight Saloon Bill Signed In Nebraska
Governor Shallenberger signed the Daylight saloon bill in Lincoln mandating all Nebraska saloons close by 8 p m The law takes effect July 1 Temperance and church groups plan a jubilee to celebrate the victory
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Shallenberger
France to Tax Foreign Balloons
Paris imposes a duty of 120 on every average sized balloon landing in France to curb frequent German balloon landings. Aeronauts may be detained by authorities until a satisfactory explanation is given.
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France
Paris
Jury Disagree New Trial Starts in Bowhead Murder Case
In San Francisco a federal court jury failed to reach a verdict in the murder trial of Eugene Gardiner, the Kentucky youth charged with killing Joseph C Cadoza, a Black boat stealer, aboard the whaling ship Bowhead. Gardiner's second trial began Tuesday.
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San Francisco
Eugene Gardiner
Joseph C Cadoza
Gardiner
Receiver appointed for Yerkes estate in New York
Judge Ware appointed a receiver Tuesday in the United States circuit court for the estate of Charles T. Yerkes. The action was brought by the London Underground Railway Company.
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New York
N. Y
Ware
United States Circuit Court
Charles T. Yerkes
London Underground Railway Company
Adjutant General of Illinois Dies at Fairfield Home
Thomas W. Scott, Adjutant-General of Illinois, died at his Fairfield house on Tuesday morning from heart failure. The longtime public servant, born in Springfield, held the statewide post for many years and was noted for his military and civic service.
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Springfield
Illinois
Thomas W. Scott
Fairfield
Illinois Assembly Doings Deliberate Weighs and Measures
Illinois lawmakers consider weight and measure reform and standardization. A Nelson bill aligns state standards with federal norms, with county clerks becoming ex officio sealers and powers to seize inspected goods. Related measures tax utility poles, regulate sleeping car berths, require net weights on packaging, and permit sparring exhibitions under clubs.
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House
Illinois
Nelson
John Kjellander
Chicago
Minois
Committee On Manufactures
Ly Galligan
Walsh
Springfield ballot seals U.S. senator race without incident
The sixty fifth joint ballot for a United States senator passed off without incident. Eleven pairs were recorded by the clerk as lawmakers hurried to record votes for an early train. Rep Walter Lantz (Dem) voted for Gov Deneen and the Democrats gave 27 complimentary votes to Alderman John Powers of Chicago.
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Springfield
United States
Walter Lantz
Gov
Deneen
John Powers
Chicago
Voter totals in sixty fifth joint ballot session
In the sixty fifth joint ballot the session tallied Hopkins 67, Foss 14, Shurtleff 18, Stringer 31, Mason 2, Lowden 1, McKinley 1, Sherman 2, Alderman John Powers 27, Deneen 1, A F Evans 1.
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Hopkins Ee
Stringer
Mason
Lakante Bike
McKinley
Sherman
John Powers
Deneen
F. Evans Yeas
Hopkins
Foss
Mason Enh Aee
Shurtleff
Rad
Lowden
Calhoun Ae
Harrison Eewee
Alschuler Callahan
McSurely
Vate
Beckmeyer
Alderman John Powers
A. F. Evans
Quorum Breaks in 69th Joint U S Senator Ballot
With only a few legislators present the sixty ninth joint ballot for the U S senator election occurred Friday. Hopkins drew seven votes from Hay Burgett Lewis Jewett Perkins Lyon and H W Wilson while Foss had the Speaker and Curran Shanahan and Smeral for Shurtleff. Stringer received no votes. The session adjourned to resume the ballot the following Wednesday.
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United States
Hopkins
Hay
Burgett
Lewis
Jewett
Perkins
Lyon
H. W. Wilson
Foss
Curran
Shanahan
Smeral
Shurtleff
L. B. Stringer
Lawmakers Targeted by Mysterious Caller at Hotel
Three Minnesota lawmakers were awakened April 1 and urged by a man calling himself Mr Brown from a police station to visit Jefferson Street station. They searched for Brown at St Nicholas hotel and county jail but found no such caller. The incident suggested a prank as April Fools Day approached.
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Brown
Jefferson Street
St. Nicholas Hotel
General Assembly
Deneen Returns to Desk After Illness
Governor Deneen is back at his desk with greatly improved condition and physicians saying the danger of a serious illness has passed. He had been suffering from a hard cold.
Pokagon Indians Protest Senate Bill 284 over Lake Lands
The Pokagon Potawatomi protest Senate Bill 284, which would let the state sell submerged lands along Lake Michigan to Winds Steel Company. Represented by William H. Cox and William I. Johnson, the tribe argues three rights and cites 13 reasons against the bill, stressing no relinquishment of lands or waters via historic treaties. The communication was presented to the house by the speaker and referred to the land rights commission.
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Lake Michigan
Senate
Clark
Winds Steel Company
William H. Cox
William I. Johnson
United States
State of Illinois
Illinois Steel Company
Spring Wells
New Bill Allows Anti Saloon Districts Across State
The house introduces bill 512 backed by the Anti-Saloon League to let any residence district vote to bar saloons in its block. Districts must have 300 to 5,000 voters and blocks with fewer than half frontage in the district cannot host saloons. The measure joins county option and illicit liquor searches as league priorities this session.
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Anti-Saloon League
Senate
Lyon
Suffrage Bill Moves in Senate For Alderman Elections
Senator W Clyde Jones introduced a bill to aid woman suffragists in aldermanic elections. After brief discussion it was referred to the Chicago charter committee for consideration.
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Senate
W. Clyde Jones
Committee On
Chicago
Doan’s Kidney Pills Cited by Rev Suffield for Lasting Relief
Rev J M Suffield of Lincoln Nebraska confirms a long term cure from Doan’s Kidney Pills after years of kidney trouble and prior remedies failing. He states he used the pills at various times with consistent relief. Sold everywhere for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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J. M. Suffield
S. Lt. St. Lincoln
Nebr
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
HAD A RIGHT MERRY TIME
Mrs O Toole recalls a birthday celebration where Casey brought two bottles of rare liquor, endings in a rowdy night. The couple and relatives exchange pranks and injuries, the police intervene, and Casey is jailed for ten days after a judge's involvement.
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Casey
Largest lot of fancy tobacco bought for Lewis' cigars
A Peoria purchase by Frank P. Lewis will supply Lewis' Single Binder Cigars for over two years. The bought lot, the biggest fancy grade tobacco held by any U S factory, comprises twenty four carloads selected from the finest crop of the year. An extra price was paid for the selection.
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United States
Frank P. Lewis
Peoria
Peoria Star
Society women call ends with bread making reply
Two prominent Washington society women arrived at a friend's house and waited for a response. After ringing several times, the new cook opened the door and bluntly refused the visit, saying she had clients to serve and joked about bread, revealing a brusque greeting.
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Harper's Weekly
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