Electric Road Nears Staunton to Livingston Contract
Promoters of a Staunton to Collinsville interurban electric railway met in Staunton to advance plans. Directors and local club members discussed right of way, with landowners mostly willing to sell at reasonable terms, though some parcels demand high prices. The group adjourned for Highland meetings Sept. 6, aiming to secure rights of way and franchises for financing.
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Staunton
Collinsville
W. PB. Wall
John F. Long
John Gehrig
New Douglas
J. C. Ammann
Eugene J. Schott
John Wilds
Highland
John Bardill
Grantfork
Rufus
Committee On
Recorders
Madison
Macoupin Counties
Secretary of State
John Gebtig
New Douglaas
Livingston
Troy
J.D. Williamson
W. P. Wall
Williamson
Commercial Club
Poard
Times
Narrow escape for City Marshal Coons in West End ambush
City Marshal D. Coons narrowly escaped an assassination attempt Tuesday night on West Clay street near the old pacific club area. A masked assailant fired multiple shots from weeds, missing the marshal but wounding his coat in a miraculous escape. Police seek a small man in a dark coat as motive and clues surface from past duties.
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Coons
D. Coons
West End
Marshal Coons
West Clay Street
John Contratto, Jr
Pacific Club
Marshall Coons
Frank Maletz
Natchy
Mr. Maletz
Marshall Coous
The Limit of Life and Longevity Claims
A fragment notes eminent scientists argue human life has a lower limit than possible with new knowledge. It stresses ages 50 to 60 as critical for body care and longevity, praises a product called 508 Electric Bittera as a life revitalizer, and mentions a contest win by B. Wedarvie with a score of 9a McCormalele.
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Nature
Troy couple marks fifty years of marriage in 1912
Mr and Mrs August Beutel Sr of Troy celebrate their golden wedding anniversary at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church. They married in Milwaukee on August 17 1857 after emigrating from Germany aboard a Bremen voyage. They later settled in Troy and have eight children seventeen grandchildren and are longtime church members.
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August Beutel
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Martin Datb
Franz J. Wette
East End
Beutel
Germany
Mr. Beutel
Gansco
Mecklenburg Strelts
Caroline Stall
Rosso
America
Bremen
John Beutel
Castle Garden
New York
Troy
Elizabeth
John Schlichting
Lena
Franz J. Welte
August Jr
Henry
Mary
Fred Bohnenstiehl
William
Ee feLeed & Go
August. Beutel, SR
TRI
Presbyterian church calls Rev B L Stuart as pastor
Sunday services featured Rev B L Stuart of Kentucky delivering two sermons to large congregations. A church reception honored him Monday evening. Tuesday the congregation voted to extend a unanimous call for him to become pastor. Robert C. Morrisa elected as elder and to be installed with the next pastor.
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B. L. Stuart
Kentucky
Presbyterian Church
Stuart
Robert C. Morrisa
Kt Ae
Maramet
Em.e
Miorrow
Social and Personal News Highlights
Miss Nellie Thompson’s eighth birthday was celebrated with a surprise party at her home with games and refreshments. A Baptist church lawn gathering at I W Cook’s residence drew a large crowd for an evening of ice cream and various treats. The German Evangelical Ladies’ Aid hosted a farewell surprise for Mr and Mrs Spohr as they prepare to move to Oklahoma for health reasons. guests departed late, sending best wishes for their future.
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H. A. Canedy
St. Louis
Jessie Elliott
George Hollis
Susie
Texas
J. R. Renfro
Pocahontas
Elsie B. Pomeroy
Stanley Ritcher
Nokomis
Wm. Wells
Ipaept
Fredericka Arthur Adamester
Jennie
Helen Gebauer
Heinie Earle
East St. Louis
Mesdames A. Heddergott
George Wittmann
Robert Bethmann
Mamie Schrameck
Edwardsville
Sophia Schwartz
Fort Wayne
Ind
Minta Seligman
J.R. Parkison
Newton
St. Luis
Henry J. Leuth
H. B. Boyd
Presbyterian Church
South
J. A. Fisher
Edw. H. Klein
Fisher
Western Leather Co
W. W. Barnsback
E. S. Donoho
Helen Peter
Ernest A. Main
Bethany Baptist Church of
Peoria
Troy
Hotz
Gueltig
C. W. Terry
J. F. Stillwell
Nic Lanham
Grantfork
Henry Stolte
Martha Geffen
Louisa Vorderhage
Minta
Theresa
Lena Seligman
Grafton
Nellie Thompson
Baptist Church
I. W. Cook
Jacob Spohr
Ladies' Aid’ Society
German Evangelical Church
Spohr
Oklahoma
Hosteas
Uniform Textbooks Urged For Madison County Schools
Madison county school officers push for countywideuniform textbooks. J C Uzzell recommends a list including Readers by Baldwin and Brooks primers, grammars, arithmetic, geography, histories, physiology, civics, and copy books to standardize instruction and ease transfers. The local board endorsed adopting the plan if 75 percent of schools participate.
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Madison County
Edwardsville
J. C. Aszell
Uzzell
Saugamon
Macoupin
LaSalle
Baldwin
Brooks
Jones
Smith
Hall
Geographica
Natural School
McMasters
Linois
Overton
Speller
Hunt
Spencer's Sons
Seeach
Civica
Forman
Board of Education
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Electric Road
Josh Wise
Antony
B. Wedarvie
Sauber
McCormalele
St. Jacob
Fred Ashauer
John Wilhelm
Sebastian Weber
W. J. Gebauer
Leona
Sylvania
J. G. Schoeck
Melville
Herman Schmidt
Mesdames Miller
Harper and Bohnenstieh
Anton
Joseph Arth
Louis Figge
Silas Shadwick
M. Kirsch
Val
Ottwein
Bertha Arth
Matilda
Delia
Theresa Schultz
Rev
F. Mittendorf
Iola Spaulding
Fred Campbell
Patti Campbell
Sorento
Rushville
D. H. Badgley
Birmingham
Ala
Joplin
Boonen
Presbyterians
Supt
Dzzell
C. G. Hays
Bluff
Bucklen
S. Khaton
Daniel Peterman
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