Jurist on the Race Track in Oklahoma Territory
John L. Pancoast, a former federal and territorial judge born in 1852, relocated to Blackwell Oklahoma. He left the bench to pursue horse racing full time, maintaining a legal practice and continuing to ride and own fast horses across the Oklahoma Kansas circuit, while his legislative and judicial roles faded with territorial abolition.
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Oklahoma Territory
Surkey
John L. Pancoast
Blackwell
Oklahoma
Judge Pancoast
United States Supreme Court
Ohio
Kansas
Supreme Bench
Territory
Alva
Territorial Supreme Bench
Pancossi
Roosevelt
Pancoast
Statewood
Picturesque Pittsburgh millionaire builds egg empire
Alexander R. Peacock, famed for extravagance in Pittsburgh, spent nearly 70000 on a cemetery to supply fresh eggs after a breakfast mishap. He ordered a farm within hours, with a 200 by 30 foot chicken house costing about 60000, plus a 10000 hen house. Peacock rose from a linen counter clerk to prosperity with help from Andrew Carnegie, marrying a Brooklyn police captain’s daughter. They have three children, ages twenty one to ten.
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Pittsburg
Alexander R. Peacock
Peacock
Carnegie
Brooklyn
Bedell
Woman drives around world by automobile in historic feat
Mrs Harriet Clark Fisher of Trenton New Jersey completes a global auto circumnavigation in a 40 horsepower car. She is joined by Harold Fisher Brooks her secretary and Hank a bull terrier mascot. The journey covers France Germany Switzerland Italy Austria Rome Naples Port Said India and the United States with minor incidents including a speed limit arrest in Sandusky Ohio.
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Harriet Clark Fisher
Trenton
N. J
France
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Como
Vienna
Roma
Naples
Port Said
Shin
India
San Francisco
English Prison Expert Promotes Installment Fines Reform
Thomas Holmes, invited by the U S government, attends the International Prison conference. As secretary of the Howard Association of London, he advocates allowing offenders to pay fines in installments to reduce imprisonment for the poor. Holmes, a noted criminologist, has influenced Home Secretary Winston Churchill, who plans to inaugurate the reform.
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United States
Thomas Holmes
England
Holmes
Howard Association
London
Oh Yo Gee
O On Holmes
Winston Churchill
Home Secretary
Churchill
Illinois rail clash injures eighteen near Danville
Danville and nearby towns report a head on collision between a Springfield bound limited and a local car on the Illinois Traction system injuring eighteen people. Two seriously hurt include Mrs Emma Maxted of Jonesboro Ark and Mrs Amos Ogle of Vermilion Heights.
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Danville
Springfield
Illnoia Traction System
Emma Maxted
Jonesboro
Ark
Amos Ogle
Vermilion Heights
Central Illinoia Financial Institutions
Sangamon Loan and Trust Company
Lincoln Bank
Consolidated Bank
Chicago
Paxton
Ford County
Ilinois Central Railroad
Yukinobu Yamamoto
Frelda Gant
St. Louisan
Justice Foel
Fairmont Avenue
St. Louis
South Taylor Street
Harrisburg
Ehemrs
Gtri
Saline County
Mmllnels
J. EB. Bacon
Vicce
W. EB
Sweeney
Bloomington
W. D. Hamilton
Galesburg
Carlinville
Henry Hans
Gillespie
Decatur
Grace Whaley
East St. Louis
la Salle
James Glynn
Bowlus
Millie Reichenbach
Ottawa
Qwen Kelly
Freeport
Ripley
Pinos Altos
J. F. Campbell
Illinois Coal Report Details 1909 Output and Mines
The twenty eighth annual coal report by Secretary David Ross shows Illinois mined 49,163,710 tons in the year ending June 30 1909 a drop from the prior year. It lists 886 mines in operation 180 days on average and 72733 workers with 213 deaths 125 widows and 298 orphans. The report notes Cherry mine deaths excluded and totals acres of coal lands and mines with Royalty and working estimates. The state coal area covers 424 993 acres with 62729 contracted for royalty and 47106 operated on royalty leaving about 122 000 acres worked out.
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Springfield
David Ross
Bureau of Labor Commissioners
Illinois
Cherry
Bross
AIS
Etalos Filingis
Illinois AG interprets primary voting three for legislature
Springfield interprets that voters in the senatorial district may cast up to three votes for legislative nominations at the party primary. Attorney General Stead and assistant Charles Woodward say ballots should read Vote for one two or three. A single cross next to a candidate can count as three votes if three candidates are listed.
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Springfield
Pinele
Illinois
Stead
Charles Woodward
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Pittsburger
News OF Illinois
Carter
CME
George Eliot
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N.Y
Horatio Stebbens
Lewis
Orison Swett Marden
Cascarets
Rede
Renna
Angus
National Live Stock Com. Co
Banaas City
St. Joseph
S. Omaka
Neh
Thompson
Slingls
W. L. Douglas
America
Tey
W.L. Douglas
L, Douglas
Brockton
Masa
Florida
Florida Homeland Company
Celery Farms
Celery Farms Colony
Sanford
Tug
Florida Home Herald
Atlantic National Basic
Jacksonville
Paxton Toilet Go
Boston
Maas
Parker
Desnoyers
Paris
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