Wartime Navy Funds and Western Travel Notes
The item discusses spending up to 50 million dollars on warships for peace of mind, Bret Harte’s planned return to observe western scenes, and Oscar E Heard completing a 16-year term as Stephenson county state's attorney with 2,241 convictions. It also notes Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt’s wealth relative to Rockefeller, Nebraska's population gains, Frederick Layton’s retirement gifts, and scattered ashes of Albert Hoffman in Hoboken.
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Bret
Harte
America
Oscar E. Heard
Stephenson County
Debates and votes mark early June in Senate and House
Senate mixed sessions focus on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and executive sessions while the House passes the army reorganization bill with party-line votes and considers the canteen substitute banning intoxicants at military posts. Debates also touch on ship subsidies and federal prohibition efforts amid memorial observances for the late Rep A C Harmer.
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Senate
Hoar
Mass
Massachusetts
United States
Temple Farm
Moorehouse
Yorktown
House
Littlefield
Burleigh
Boutelle
Gallinger
N. H
New Orleans
Ways and Means Committee
Taylor
A. C. Harmer
DeArmond
Charles A. Towne
Davis
Minnesota
Gillett
Hebrides Islands
Pacific
Clay
Labor federation backs initiative and municipal ownership
At Louisville on December 11 the AFL resolutions committee endorsed the initiative and referendum, backed a higher education bill for the blind, an eight hour standard for post office workers, and municipal ownership of public utilities after debate.
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Louisville
Resolutions Committee
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Unusual Traveler at Union Station Bears Mourning Ribbon
George Goodpasture of Springfield Illinois traveled from Saint Louis toward Morehead Kentucky to fetch his children. He wore a large red and black mourning ribbon on his hat and a lappet ribbon with Annie Goodpasture in white silk, explaining his wife’s recent death. He wore a red white and blue neck tie not part of mourning.
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Union Station
St. Louis
George Goodpasture
Springfield
Ill
Morehead
Annie
Good
Notable Obituaries And Local Notices From Illinois Scene
Obituaries note Rev John McCurdy Robinson lifelong pastor born 1844 in Guernsey County Ohio died after long illness. Edward G Miner known as Deacon Miner from Winchester. Charles W Fullerton Chicago philanthropist who gifted Fullerton Memorial Hall to the Art Institute. Tazewell County to offer 1000 prize premiums to boost beet culture next year amid Pekin beet sugar plant and new glucose factory. Wreck at Delavan prompts five day return of stolen merchandise with detectives involved. Mussel shell deposits near St Louis eyed for button and pearl industry in Venice discussed. Body found in Miller Park Lake Bloomington, Robert K Thompson age 32 formerly of Three Rivers. Mississippi River mussel commerce, anti-trust and tax rate notes. Winter wheat area in Illinois shows a drop versus last year.
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John McCurdy Robinson
Presbyterian Church of
Centralia
Guernsey County
Miami University
Oxford
Cairo
Sesson
Edward G. Miner
Winchester
Miner
Charles W. Fullerton
Chicago
Mr. Fullerton
Fullerton Memorial Hall
The
Art Institute
Chicago & Alton
Delavan
Evening Papers
Illinois Tax Rate Set for 1900 by Gov Tanner and Auditor
Springfield Dec. 12 Gov Tanner and State Auditor McCullough estimated the 1900 state tax rate at 50 cents per hundred dollars of property. General fund 36 8-10 cents and school fund 132-10 cents, totaling 4 048 790 dollars. Assessed value fell from 953,099,468 to 809,758,151, driving the higher rate despite the same total levy. Miscellaneous receipts for two years total 4,000,000 dollars.
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Springfield
Tanner
McCullough
General Assembly
Farmer and Wife Killed by Vandalia Train Near Jewett
Passengers on a westbound Vandalia special from New York witnessed a fatal crash near Jewett Illinois at a crossing. A spring wagon and two horses were struck by the engine while crossing a curve, killing James Carey and his wife who were thrown seventy five feet and ground near the tracks. Local Jewett officials were notified as the train halted.
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St. Louis
New York
Union Station
Jewett, Ill
East St. Louis
Jewett
James Carey
Griesheim block opens as Bloomington rebuilds after fire
Bloomington Illinois dec 12 the six story Griesheim block at Main and Jefferson opens to the public replacing June fire ruins. cost 190000 with 3 stores and 100 offices. crowd cheers as Welty Griesheim owner and Pillsbury architect speak. building lit by new plant electricity. Dying Man's Sentence Commuted in Springfield Gov Tanner commutes Samuel K Reece 1892 murder sentence to expire yesterday.
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Bloomington
Iil
Griesheim
Main and
Jefferson
Main
Sam Welty
Wolf Griesheim
Arthur Pillsbury
Consumers
Springfield
Ill
Gov. Tanner
Samuel K.reece
Magsac
Reece
Centennial Day in Capital as Governors Attend
Washington marks the one hundredth anniversary of the nation’s capital with a grand program. President McKinley, cabinet, Congress, judiciary, governors, and crowds witness a parade from the White House to the capitol. Miles leads the procession with a premier escort of artillery, cavalry, marines, and guards in brilliant uniforms.
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Washington
National
Senate
House of Representatives
McKinley
Thestates
Executive
White House
House
Capitol
Nelson A. Miles
Breckinridge
Second
United States Artillery
National ‘Guard
District of ‘Columbia
Harries
Union
Gov
Tuvnell
Delaware
Brent Army
Span- Vete Guarda
Illinois Antitrust Law Declared Unconstitutional
Chicago judges Tuley Dunne and Waterman ruled section 1 of Illinois antitrust law unconstitutional. The court sustained other sections requiring annual affidavits and fines for noncompliance, affecting over eight hundred corporations and upholding the rest of the law. Attorneys view the section 1 ruling as a significant corporate victory and a potential nullification of the act’s core aim.
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Chicago
Tuley, Dunne and Waterman
Circuit Court
Iinois
Secretary of State
Illinois
League of American Municipalities Holds Fourth Convention
The fourth annual convention in Charleston opened with large attendance led by Mayors Johnson of Denver and Maybury of Detroit. Gov. McSweeney and Mayor Smith gave welcomes, with President Johnson delivering the league’s response. Afternoon sessions discussed municipal government issues after committee reports.
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Charleston
S. C
League of American Municipalities
Johnson
Denver
League
Maybury
Detroit
Gray
Minneapolis
Harrison
Hartford
Hertenblower
Des Moines
M. R. McSweeney
Smith
May Lose the Encampment in Denver Decision
Commander Leo Bassieur of the Grand Army of the Republic calls a national executive committee meeting in St Louis on December 17 to decide if the next encampment will stay in Denver. Chicago previously ruled that Denver must secure a one cent per mile rate to host in 1901. Denver and railroad representatives will attend. if requirements are met, no relocation.
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St. Louis
Leo Bassieur
Grand Army of the Republic
Denver
Rassieur
Chicago
Beet sugar premium offered by Tazewell county board
Pekin Illinois December 13 The Tazewell county board of supervisors with the Illinois Sugar Beet Growers association offers a premium of 1000 dollars split into 100 prizes to promote beet culture next year. The local beet sugar factory finished a season turning out 50000 barrels of sugar after costing 75000 dollars to build, and a 500000 dollar glucose factory is being constructed alongside the beet sugar plant.
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Tazewell
Pekin, Ill
Tazewell County
Running Fight With De Wet Near Reddersburg
Lord Kitchener reports from Pretoria that Gen Knox is in a running fight with Gen De Wet as Boer forces move toward Reddersburg to join a larger British column. In a second dispatch Boers attacked a post near Barberton with three dead five wounded and thirteen taken prisoner, later released.
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London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Pretoria
Knox
Helvetia
de Wet
Reddersburg
Barberton
Riverton
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E Albert ‘Hoffman
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Hipsnenl
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Harvard
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Ee Booker
Aura
Virginia
Richaardson ‘Booker
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Hancock’s
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Hancock
Manila
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Philippines
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Dec
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NEWS
Mississippi River
Missouri
Eads Bridge
Venice
Park Lake
Robert K. Thompson
Miller Park
Thompson
Bloomiil
Three Rivers
Circuit Court of
Itor McCullough
Illinois de
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Catenion
Claatire
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Avenue
LAW
Gen. Knox
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