Fourth of July program outlined with races and prizes
The article details a city Fourth of July celebration run by M E Baptist and Presbyterian Sunday schools with a full schedule from 9:30 a.m. to fireworks at 8:30 p.m. Highlights include a procession, treasure hunt, long distance run, various amusements, contests with cash prizes, a peanut race, a climbing event, tug of war, needle threading, and a rooster contest, plus a 2.00 first prize and other awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E., Baptist
Presbyterian
Public Square
Public School
Border Street
Market
Main
Hickory
Dewey
Rieder's Park
William
Dinoner
Norman Carr
Upper Alton
Park
Clay Street
Aouth
Caat
Head of Amusements
Wed Under Difficulties In Edwardsville Marriage License
Charles Duckett and Pearl Sackett faced legal hurdles to wed given their ages. They traveled from this city to Edwardsville for a license. Both sets of parents required consent. Duckett’s father living here was asked to appear at the county clerk’s office. Deputy Edward Deengolewski explained the law and the consent necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Duckett
Thomas Duckett
Pearl Sackett
Marine
Edwardsville
Edward ‘Deengolewski
Duckett
County Clerk License Affair Delays Wedding Night
A disruption over consent delayed a marriage in the county office. The young man shouted demands, a scene ensued, and the couple waited until 5 30 before a license was issued. The ceremony then took place in the county courtroom, officiated by Judge J. E. B. Hiliskotter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dzengolewski
Duckett
Troy
J. Eb, Hiliskotter
Long Distance Line On Eastern State Rail Plans
The St Louis Globe-Democrat reports a confirmed plan to lay a second track between Terre Haute and Brazil for through traction Indianapolis to Terre Haute. A national road route may shift to a south of road fast-train line, with links to St Louis. The East St Louis Vandalia Terre Haute Eastern Traction Co has not been clearly identified, though Chicago investors back it and initial franchise payments were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louii Globe-Democrat
Troy
Terre Haute
Brazil
Indianapolis
St. Louis
East
Indiana
Illinois State Fair at Springfield plans largest exhibit yet
The Illinois State Fair at Springfield, labeled The Greatest Fair on Earth, will run September 28 to October 5. Premium offerings total $55,000 as preparations continue, with applications for space stalls and pens exceeding previous years. Interested parties may request premium lists or space by writing W. C. Garrard, secretary, Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
W. C. Garrard
Birth notices and local updates from Pin Oak and St Louis area
A bouncing boy arrived Wednesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Louisa Niemeyer in Pin Oak. Mr and Mrs Charles Isenberg celebrate a new girl born Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Wm Dryer welcomed a son on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs A J Sepp announce two daughters last Saturday at 505 North 37th Street East St Louis. Sapp formerly Miss May Convoy is connected to the Sepp family. Also mentions Jarvis and Pin Oak Assessment for 1906 with property values and lots. Copies available free at the courthouse or Edwardsville offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sapp
Miss May
Jarvis
Pin
Cal
Anthem Style Poem Singing Freedom Across the Land
The passage presents a patriotic ode praising liberty and national pride. It echoes classic lines celebrating freedom, land, fathers, and divine protection, urging voices to rise in song and unity. The excerpt mirrors historic American hymn imagery and rhetoric.
Social and Personal Happenings in Entorast District
June Camp No 2208 Royal Neighbors of America celebrated its anniversary with a social and dance at Rieder's opera house. The event featured UMWA band music, Thomas orchestra, festive decorations and a notable social and financial success. Numerous locals then attended other gatherings and visits, with many neighbors and relatives featured in frequent notices of travel and hospitality.
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Royal Neighbors of America
Rieder
Opera House
U. MW
Thomas Orchestra
Social Roundup Passages From Belleville and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Langston of Belleville hosted guests Sunday and Monday. Willie McCormick returned after a week with relatives at Belleville. Mrs Charles Stahl and children returned to Trenton after visiting here. Mrs Wm Norton of Los Angeles is visiting James Riggin and kin. Benny Heck, a telegraph student, spent time at Pocahontas in charge of the station. Wm Hale, now a hoisting engineer at Glen Carbon, visited his parents. Adella Braun went to Highland for her brother John Braun’s wedding to Mary Bellm. Prof and Mrs Kellermann plan a northern sojourn to Shawano and will be away until late August. Rev Otto Schulz and daughter visit H Bahnsens. Schulz mourns wife buried near Chicago. Miss Orrene Bain returned from St Louis. Fontella to visit. Teachers institute attendees listed. Mrs Fred Riemann learns husband ill in Capron. family to travel there. Frank C Hostetter back from long western trip. will resume travel for Ballard Medicine Co. Hon A H Bell of Carlinville visits Troy en route to Lebanon where son Dr Robert H Hell practices. Dinner with parental hosts T H Bell before continuing.
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Fayette County
Lillian
Alice Burk
St. Louis
Leonard A. Adler
St. Jacob
Elias Burk
Wm. Ackerman
Charles H. Main
E M. Herrin
John E. Deimling
Mulberry Grove
Edw. R. Deimling
B. W. Jarvisi
Russell
Greenup
Lillie Wellbrink
Percy Wilkinson
N. M. Jarvis
Louis B. Marre
Troy
Martha Leutwiler
Highland
Lida Vetter
Ethel Keansmerling
Carl
Ida
Kan
James A. Porter
Weisonborn
Consolidated Coal Company
Emily Stahl
Madison
Jamés Chadderton
Belleville
Franklin, Beck
Willie Fritz
Collinsville
Mia
Catherine Becker
Emily
Martha, Dell
Mildred Evana
Litchfield
Langston
Peter Grieves
Willie McCormick
Charles Stahl
Trenton
Wm. E. Norton
Los Angeles
Cal
James Riggin
Benny Heck
Pocahontas
Ww. H. Hale
Glen Carbon
EB. H. Hale
Adella Braun
John C. Braun
Mary Bellm
BE. Kellermann
Shawano
Wis
North
Otto Schulz
Womac
Tex
H. T. Bahnsen
Schule
Elmhurst
Chicago
Orrene Bain
George Ledbetter
Fontella
Teachers’ Institute
Edwardsville
Prof
H. JF. Thurston
Mesdames
Mamie Bryant
J. R. Renfro
Alice Collins
Adda Matthews
Laura Anderson
Eva Renfro
Bessie Renshaw
Emma Wittmann
Barbara Sapp
Ymre
Fred Riemann
Capron
Okla
Jacob Spohr
Hostetter
Ballard Medicine Company
TRE Catt
A. H. Bell
Carlinville
Lebanon
Robert H. Hell
Bell
T. H. Bell
Church and Society Notes From St Pauls Meeting
A congregational meeting of St Pauls Evangelical Luttheran church is set for tomorrow at 2 PM. Ernest A Main, who studied at Shurtleff College, will preach at Madison Avenue Baptist church tomorrow. Epworth Leaguers from this city travelled to Lebanon on June 15 for the district convention. Fannie Cramer led a devotional on June 14. Attendees from aray included George Ritcher, Lucretia, Clive Boston, Bessie Renshaw, Nellie Dunstan, Olive, Mamie Lewis, Maggie Lewis, Martha Sits, Catherine Jones, and Fannie Cramer.
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St. Paul's Evangelical Luttheran Church
Ernest A. Main
Shurtleff College
Upper Alton
Peoria
Madison Avenue
Fannie Cramer
Aray
George Ritcher
Lucretia
Clive Boston
Bessie Renshaw
Nellie Dunstan
Vie Olive
Mamie
Maggie Lewis
Martha Sits
Catherine Jones
Faonie Cramer
Brookside Mine Leased to Local Company for Two Years
Brookside is leased by six local citizens forming Brookside Company to Consolidated Coal. Operations to begin Monday with a smaller workforce and potential expansion. An estimated 600 acres remain recoverable, likely sustaining mining for about ten years. A consumer has promised to take 70 cars of coal once mined and shipped. Incorporation preparations are underway to restore Brookside’s activity.
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Brookside
Consolidated Coal Company
Brookside Company
Cate
Consolidated
Canu
S—O
Weekly Weather Bulletin shows cooler week with sparse rainfall
Springfield June 25 defies typical heat with mean weekly temperatures 6 degrees below normal in the north and 5 in central and south. Low highs caused the cool spell. only June 22 reached 90 plus in places. Beneficial showers on June 19 and 20 relieved moisture shortages, especially in the north where some stations reported over an inch. Sunshine on the 21st gave way to cloudy skies most days, with local details from Clay Flora Jefferson Randolph Richland noting highs from 85 to 93 and varied precipitation totals from 0.10 to 0.99 inch.
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Springfield
W. E. Cox
Jefferson
Mt. Vernon
J. F. Bogan
Randolph
Sparta
James A. Caldwell
Richland
Olney
Victor Ei Phillips
Alarming Health Warning Promotes King’s New Life Pills
An alarm about neglect of slee ged bowels and torpid liver warns of chronic fatigue and constipation. The ad touts King’s New Life Pills as the gentlest regulators of bowels, guaranteed by a druggist at 25 cents. Mentions Mrs. Fannie Morrien and daughter Miss Ethel with relatives in Litenfield.
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Fannie Morrien
Misa
Ethel
Ajsisit
Litenfield
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Miss Pearl Sackett
Indianapolis Syndicats
St. Lous
Wm. Ramshaw
South End
Nevsha Council
Degree of Pocahontas
Epworth League
George C. Ritcher
Bessie Davy
Clara Boston
Elizabeth Shadwick
Beasie Davy
Nellie Dunatan
Troy Dancing Club
Wms, Meiners
Roy Rawson
Henry Kleimeier
Charles Riggin
Church and Society
Fitneis
Climateological Service of
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