Two-Cent Fare Bill Moves Fast in Springfield
Springfield legislators push a two-cent fare law as the Senate debates classifications by earnings. The House passed a two-cent bill 137 to 0 and the Senate sent the measure to a second reading amid railroad committee support. Separately, Mr. Provine seeks near total civil service coverage, excluding elective officers and a few essential staff, with the bill referred to the civil service committee.
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Springfield
House
Senate
Deneen's Insurance Plan Introduced by Chicago Senator
Governor Deneen backs an industrial accident insurance bill drafted by a state commission. Senator P. J. McShane of Chicago introduced the act to allow written employer employee contracts for insured coverage against injuries or death arising from work. Committee chairman Carl Eundberg from Chicago leads the Insurance panel.
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Gov. Deneen
Senate
P. J. McShane
Chicago
Committee On Insurance
Carl Eundberg
Vermilion Member Attacks Gov Deneen Over Illinois Central Funds
In a bitter floor scene Vermilion county’s Charles A. Allen, the chamber’s oldest member, demanded a $100,000 appropriation for Gov. Deneen to press the Illinois Central investigation. After extended rebuke and debate, the house moved the bill to third reading, maintaining the $100,000 allotment though Allen urged reducing it to $50,000.
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Vermilion County
House
Deneen
Allen
Illinois Central
Ilinois Central
Bills and Civil Service Reforms Dominate State Legislature
Legislation targets public utilities with bills in both houses as hours of service rules and safety improvements are advanced. A broad civil service merit bill expands protections to most state offices, with exemptions for elected or appointed institutional heads. Illinois mining statistics for 1906 show 54 coal counties, 1,018 mines, 62 283 total workers, and 155 accidental deaths.
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Minois
State Board of Labor
Illinois
State seeks new State Banking Department oversight
A bill by Representative John P McGoorty proposes creating a State Banking Department to supervise banks and banking associations across the state, shifting power from the state auditor. The plan sets a superintendent, salaries of 5000 to 6000 dollars, and examiner staff, with public records rules and secrecy for Section 15 findings.
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State Banking Department
Springfield
State Department of Banking
John P. McGoorty
Warden Appointment Chooses Thomas W Springer for Chester Post
Gov Deneen named Thomas W Springer of Edwardsville to succeed Gen James B Smith as warden of the southern Illinois penitentiary at Chester. Smith resigns voluntarily. effective May 1. Springer, currently Madison county court clerk, will take over after Smith retires to enjoy life at ease.
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Gov. Deneen
Thomas. W. Springer
Edwardsville
Southern Illinois
Chester
James B. Smith
Kidney and Bladder Remedies Promoted by Specialist
A well known authority offers a home made mixture for kidney and bladder troubles. Fluid Extract Dandelion half ounce, Compound Kargon one ounce, Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three ounces. Teaspoonful after meals and before bed. Mixed by shaking in a bottle. Readily relieved and inexpensive, to be prepared at any good pharmacy.
Harker Fights Intruder Over a Clocksmith Visit
In a brisk morning incident William Harker wrestled a stranger from his front door who declared he had come to start something. The man, a clocksmith, planned to fix a clock that had not run for a week, but Harker expelled him to the sidewalk.
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Harker
William
Before and After in Washington Campaign Banter
A Chicago Daily News anecdote relays a candidate joking with a voter who sought an office in Washington. The congressman dismisses the request, naming offices and finally tells the man to ask a policeman, then forgets the voter until election day.
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Washington
Congress
Post Office
Patent Office
Weather Office
Chicago Daily News
Grape-Nuts Heralded By Philadelphia Family
A Philadelphia wife shares how Grape-Nuts improved her digestive trouble and strengthened her husband, with their three and nine year old children preferring it for breakfast. The Postum Company notes the claim and points to The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Phila
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellvilla
Cure the cause the kidneys Dean's Kidney Pills ad
John C. Coleman of Swainsboro Georgia reports his kidneys ached and back pain lingered for years before Dean's Kidney Pills provided immediate relief and lasting improvement. The advertisement claims widespread success and offers 50 cent boxes through Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
John C. Coleman
Swainsboro, Ga
Maby Hee
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Major Whipple’s Cuban mission and the teeth test
An army officer recalls Maj. Whipple of the Second Massachusetts rushing to offer service to McKinley after the Spanish war began. He faced a Worcester medical exam where a tooth deficiency nearly barred him, prompting his retort that he would shoot Spaniards in Cuba, not eat them.
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Whipple
Massachusetts
Washington
McKinley
Maj. Whipple
Worcester
Cuba
Harper’s Weekly
Cure of Eczema in South by Cuticura Trio
I M Robert of Hydropolis Louisiana recounts a three year battle with eczema affecting his wife. After failure with a doctor, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and followed the full Cuticura remedies. The condition cleared completely, though minor flare ups returned when not using the set. He urges others to try Cuticura and blesses the company for suffering humanity.
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W. A. Mitchell
Martin, Ga
Cuthura
I. M. Robert
Hydropolis
Organizing Booth Revival A Boston Event Led by Edwina Booth
Edwina Booth daughter of Junius Brutus Booth and Harriet Mace Booth and a niece of Edwin Booth organizes a Booth revival in Boston. Born in San Francisco she was christened there with Edwin Forrest and his wife as god parents. As a child she was sent to the Notre Dame convent in Philadelphia until age 18.
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Marie Edwina Rosalie Booth
Junius Brutus
Harriet Mace Booth
Edwin Booth
Hetty Green
Boston
Booth
Edwina Booth
San Francisco
Edwin Forrest
Notre Dame
Philadelphia
Clover and Grass Seeds for Livestock Feed
Clover and grass seed sale notes touts variety for hogs cows and sheep with emphasis on abundant forage. Limited legibility leaves uncertain details but highlights seed mix options from a farm supply source.
Salzer Seed Co. Catalog Offers Free Seed Sample Mail Order
We are the largest growers of grasses and farm seeds in America operating over 5 000 acres. Our 148 page catalog is mailed free to buyers or send 80 cents in stamps to receive a sample of perfect balance seed and a big plant and seed catalog. John A Salzer Seed Co Box W La Crosse Wis.
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America
John A. Salzer
Ieee Mali
RH. Paxton
Boston
Meas
Monastery Purchase by Maurice Maeterlinck
Belgian author Maurice Maeterlinck has bought Wandrinne abbey on the Seine between Rouen and Caudebec. The 1,300 year old monastery, once home to 400 monks, may be restored to habitable condition.
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Maurice Maeterlinck
Wandrinne Abbey
Seine
Rouen
Caudebec
Brandreth's Pills: A Century-Long Laxative Remedy
Worth Knowing About presents Brandreth's Pills as a first class laxative and blood purifier. Each pill contains solid extract of sarsaparilla with other ingredients. One pill at night relieves constipation and the pills have been in use for over a century and sold widely in plain or sugar-coated form.
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Brandreth
The Cowboy Bishop Who Funded a Cathedral
A tale about Bishop Talbot of the central Pennsylvania diocese famed as the cowboy bishop of Idaho and Wyoming. He never missed a missionary contribution, once giving a dollar to fund a cathedral in Laramie after a short exchange with hobos on hotel steps in St Paul.
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Mishop Talbot
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Wyoming
St. Paul
Talbot
Laramie
Dr Williams Pink Pills Restore Health In Debility Cases
A physician notes debility especially in women as a condition treated by Dr Williams Pink Pills. Case of Mrs Sarah Ramsey of Litchfield Illinois cited after illness post childbirth with stomach pain head ache dizziness and weakness. She reports improvement after taking the pills and advises purchasing from druggists or by mail with a free booklet “Plain Talks to Women.”
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Williams
Sarah Ramsey
St. John St
Litchfield
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