Illinois Coal Output Hits 60 Million Dollars Value
United States Geological Survey data show Illinois 1911 coal mined totaling 53 679 118 short tons valued at 59 503 278, up 7 097 581 in value from 1910. Machine mining rose 30 percent, counties producing coal reached 51, with Williamson and Sangamon each over 5 million tons.
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Illinois
Edward W. Parker
United States Geological Survey
Ilingis
Portant Manufacturing
Union
West Virginia
Chicago
Ilinois
Williamson
Sangamon
Macoupin
Marine Personal and News Items Noted
Marine notes report several residents traveling to St Louis and Carbondale for visits and studies. Miss Catherine Grotefendt heads to Carbondale for a summer Normal. Mrs J N Smith of Normal visits relatives. Edna Grotefendt returns from Concordia. Bertha Ohren visits Old Ripley grandfather. Samuel Buchmueller visits from St Louis. Rev Paul Buchmueller hosts Knights of Columbus meeting. An ice cream social by Court of Honor draws a large crowd. Mrs Carl Lampe dies at 61 after five months illness. funeral held with Rev Paul Buchmueller officiating in Marine cemetery.
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Oscar Schirmer
Shrieveport
Harold Benton
Lebanon
L. C. Heim
Otto Deibert
St. Louis
Oliver May
Leto Steger
Edward Gramann
Catherine Grotefendt
Carbondale
J. N. Smith
Normal
Mildred Versen
Marine
Edna Grotefendt
Concordia
Bertha Ohren
Peter Ohren
Old Ripley
Samuel Buchmueller
Paul Buchmueller
John Neudecker
Hugo Koehnemann
Knights of Columbus
Highland
Court of Honor
John Koch
Carl Lampe
Marine Cemetery
St Jacob News Briefs and Local Updates
Mrs A R Baer guests among St Louis friends. Leo Michael visits St Jacob relatives. L W Adler tours Marine. John Noll from Greenville visits home folks. Albert Gansmann and E C Wills listed sick. Florence Ernst of Highland visits St Jacob friends. Frieda Frey returns from St Louis relatives. E M Herrin and son Earl of Edwardsville visit St Jacob. Infant of Mr and Mrs Wm Boyts buried in Keystone cemetery. Mrs H W Marshall of Troy visits daughter J A Colling family. Hilda Fehmel appointed Home telephone operator. Mr and Mrs Samuel Michael and daughter visit Highland relatives. St Jacob Cubs plan ice cream social at Turners Hall. Indian killed on railroad near Rochelle. Coughs and colds warning with Dr King’s New Discovery ad. Call Tro y motto and price.
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A. R. Baer
St Louis
Leo Michael
St. Jacob
L. W. Adler
Marine
John Noll
Greenville
Albert Gansmann
E. C. Wills
Florence Ernst
Highland
Frieda Frey
St. Louis
E. M. Herrin
St. Jacob Cubs
Turners’ Hall
Troy Markets Thursday Quotations Long-Disordered Grain and Livestock Prices
Market brief lists mixed prices for wheat corn oats hay flour and feeds with uncertain figures. Cattle hogs calves sheep lambs poultry and dairy items appear with varied per unit quotes and unclear amounts.
The Jones Farm Formation and the Record of Consolidation
Prairie Farmer analyzes how John Jones decades ago used multiple small firms to form a large holding structure. He started with a cow bought for 100 dollars, created three companies, merged them into The Jones Farm Development Company, and used stock swaps and mortgages to build wealth. The piece argues current state incorporation laws enable such schemes and advocates a federal reform to curb rapid, leveraged consolidation.
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John Jones
Mason Township Horse Association
Tim John Jones
Jones
Jones Farm Land Company
Jones Cow Company
Jones Farm Development Company
Rockefeller
Morgan
Missing Mrs Twitchell Sparks Town Gossip
Neighbors speculate about a wife leaving her husband after midnight and a hinted divorce while the husband insists the wife is returning home soon. Phyllis Wes follows chatter, meets Will Twitchell, and learns the couple expects a joyous reunion after a sister in law’s wedding dress race against time.
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Mrs. Keene
Phyllis
Phylle
Will Twitchell
Mrs. Keen
Goodby
Elma
Twitchell
Mrs. Twitchell
Local News Briefs and Notices From The Call
News items report a new baby for Mr and Mrs Wm Frangen, a Miss Hazel Schmidt marriage to William Bledsoe, and tail end notes on sycamore trees and fall foliage. Also noted are miners moving to Nokomis and Gillespie, a vacant Board of Education seat, and Charles Harmon losing a foot in a train incident near Effingham with care arrangements planned in Collinsville.
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St.’ Loui
Daniel Peterman
Wm. Frangen
J. R. Ward
Hazel Schmidt
William Bledsoe
Martinsville
W. E. Hollis
Troy
Pahlequah
Okla
Dawson
Nokomis
Percy Wilkinson
Ott Meyer
Ernest Grenard
Alexander Scott
James Boston
Gillespie
Boston
Board of Education
Charles Harmon
Collinsville
Vandalia
Effingham
Harmon
Effingbau Hospital
Julia Merrill
Collissville
Trials of a Traveler and a New Life Pill Claim
A traveling salesman testimonial extols Dr King s New Life Pills as an excellent remedy for constipation indigestion and stomach liver and kidney troubles. The ad promotes The Call Troy offering subscriptions at 25 cents for pills and a dollar yearly rate.
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Fam Ua
BE. & Younts
Berkshire
Dr. King
H. R. Huffendick
Aristocratic Lady and Bridget in a Poverty Conversation
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt contrasts charitable impulses with self-help ideology through dialogue. Modern philanthropy is debated while Bridget recalls leftovers from yesterday, highlighting class and generational views on resource sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Bridget
Perlacenan
Two Women Confront Each Other At Department Store Entrance
Two women meet at a department store entrance recalling an earlier engagement. They glare at each other as one confesses she arrived early and left, while the other says she has already been there once or twice. The short exchange ends with a tense miscommunication.
Records and careful selection build a dairy herd
The piece urges strict record keeping and discriminating selection as essential to establishing and maintaining a high standard dairy herd. It emphasizes that progress hinges on methodical management and detailed tracking of herd data.
Notable Names Appearing in Local Notice List
The list identifies individuals and entities including Charles Helmich Wm, Bohm James H. Smith, John Cline, Me Moritz Wendler, Richard Schmalz, Adam Flath Jr, Henry Kurtz, Barney Porter, Wm Wittmann Hackmann Bros and Chas Struckhloff appearing in a local notice context.
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Charles Helmich
Wm, Bohm
James H. Smith
John Cline
Me Moritz Wendler
Richard Schmalz
Adam Flath, Jr
Henry Kurtz
Barney Porter
Wm. Wittmann
Hackmann Bros
Chas. Struckhloff
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Jarvis Township
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Globe-Democrat
Republic, Times Or Star
Rochelle
Fast Express
J. R. Watts
Floydada
Tex
Vicinity
Troy Markets
Ver
John. Jones
EAGLE
Acme
Hammar
Por Sani
James
J. N. Jarvig
Mia
Mischuman
J. G. Schoeck
S. Kingston
Fred Engeling
George Plath
Ben Elsbeck
Miss Gussie Miller
Sete
Ade
Sone
Yuede & Proest Commission. Co
North Third Street
Ratinense
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