Attor ney General Assails Short Legislative Op inion Window
In Springfield Attorney General Stead criticizes the closing hours rush of more than 200 bills sent by the governor for opinions on form and constitutionality. He cites effects on revenue and citizen liberty, notes time constraints, and flags the practice as unjust and detrimental to the public welfare. He cites a textbook bill and the corporation bill, and mentions Kaskaskia case as not opinioned.
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Springfield
Stead
Corporation Trust
Forty-sixth General Assembly
Kaskaskia
Deneen
Supreme Court
Randolph County
New Jersey
United States
Billings
Commencement week opens at Eureka with baccalaureate service
Eureka college began commencement activities with a baccalaureate sermon by Elder B. Fisher of University Place church Champaign. Bible school exercises followed at night with an address by Dr. Royal Dye of Bolenge Africa. In Pittsfield, Mrs. Jacob Strauss, wife of a leading merchant, drowned herself in a cistern and was not found for about an hour.
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Eureka
Eureka College
The
Christian Church
Elder
B. Fisher
University Place
Champaign
Royal Dye
Bolenge
Africa
Pittsfield
Jacob Strauss
Funeral Draws 25000 For Jacob M Gordin In New York
Thousands filled the Bowery and Thalia theatre as Jacob M Gordin, noted Jewish playwright and educator, was laid to rest in Brooklyn. The Friday funeral drew about 3000 inside and 20000 outside, with 500 societies and labor unions represented.
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New York
St Paul Plans Big Event With Wedding On Train
St Paul Minnesota committee for the International Christian Endeavor convention announces that William Jennings Bryan will speak at a wedding offered free of charge on the Nebraska delegation’s special train. The event coincides with the convention week as St Paul gears for the city’s largest gathering.
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St. Paul, Minn
International Christian Endeavor
William Jennigs Bryan
Nebraska
Ity
Balloon Make High Flight From Pittsfeld Mass
The balloon Massachusetts began its ascent from Pittsfeld at 12 77 8 m Sunday with William Van Sleet as pilot. It landed at 10 32 a m in Hastelstead New Hampshire after climbing to 10 560 feet.
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Pittsfeld
Mass
Massachusetts
William van Sleet
Hastelstead
N. H
Amid Winter Aid and Oddities From the Times
A frail Irish widow seeks help for a starving family with dead children and no fire or food. The piece notes local charity limits and a “big place” around town, then shifts to varied items: a bright oil lamp burner named Herzog, a friendship moment with Artemus Ward, a wedding interruption prank, rent and landlord quips, a foot-care product ad, eye remedy promotion, and a proverb about heartsease and mary gold.
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New York Telegram
Patchy trails of Plodding Pete and polar expeditions
Tired Tom recalls Pete and notes 1908 expeditions toward the pole with leaders Peary Cook Bernier Erichsen Rasmussen Charcot Shackleton Geer. Ethel asks about a suitor of means earning only a thousand yearly. Puck quips on vandalism of Pallades mural ads. Hamlin’s Wizard Oil promises rapid cold relief.
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Canada
Denmark
France
Germany
England
Russia
Sweden
United States
Peary and Cook
Bernier
Erichsen and Rasmussen
Charcot
Shackleton
Geer
Unstable Look at a Civil War General and a Comical Servant
Gen Adalbert Buffington recalled Civil War tales at a Madison New Jersey dinner. He recounted Gen Mahone sleeping in a cold tent when his servant Uncle Davy knocked him from a cot, chased him across the camp, and demanded trust in the wind. The text ends with a reflective quote about overcoming sorrow and resilience.
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Adalbert R. Buffington
Madison
N. J
Davy
Mars
William
The Agreement of Views Drama Downturn vs Rising Seats
The exchange contrasts a pessimist who sees a declining season with a realist who notes rising orchestra seat sales as audiences buy more tickets, signaling mixed signals about the season’s trajectory.
Unclear text fragment from historical notices
Fragmented OCR lines mention Beecher quotes and random phrases about self, Mrs. Wingo, Boathing Syru, children, pride, Lewis' Single Binder cigars, and a ballet girl trust. No coherent event, names, dates, or places present to form a proper news item.
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