Illinois Primary Election Law Expands Local Adoption Powers
The new measure signed by the governor lets any city village or county adopt primary election rules. It outlines district formation for primaries, party control of selection of judges and clerks, and limits voting to party members who did not vote in another party’s primary within a year. Polling places must be centered and liquor-free within 100 feet. Ballots will be uniform and voting hours set from 6 am to 7 pm.
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Ilinois
Cook County
Board of Election Commissioners
County Central Committee
Prlmary
Voter Qualification Rules And Penalties In New Law
The text describes voter challenges and sworn examinations to determine eligibility. If doubts arise, a voter may be sworn, examined, and possibly vote after affidavits from other registered voters. It states penalties similar to existing election law, including felonies for impersonation or attempting double voting, with the law initially applying to Cook County and potentially adopted elsewhere by local vote.
Will of William Drury Sustained Against Contest
After ten days the case to invalidate the will of William Drury of Verdurette went to a jury. They found the March 9, 1897 will to be his last will, settling a major Mercer county suit. The bulk of the estate, near $1,000,000, will fund a polytechnic college at Aledo.
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William Drury
Verdurette
Mercer County
Aledo
Parisian drummer Barthol Brandt Brandner murdered in Chicago
The Parisian drummer Barthol Brandt Brandner died at the Palmer house in Chicago. Autopsy notes brain concussion and a small puncture from a hatpin near the left eye extending into the skull. Bradner entered the hotel late, bleeding, and collapsed.
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Bartholomew Brandt Brandner
Palmer House
Chiergo
Bradner
Illinois Farmers Institute Adjourns and Elects Officers
The Illinois State Farmers Institute concluded its Springfield session and adjourned. The secretary and treasurer roles were merged into the superintendent position. Officers elected: President A W Moore of Polo. Vice President G A Wilmarth of Seneca. Secretary and Superintendent Charles F Mills of Springfield. Executive Committee C H Dalton of Dalton Station, G A Wilmarth of Seneca, Noble King of Champaign, L A Beale of Mount Vernon, and A V Moore of Polo.
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Illinois State Farmers’ Institute
Springfield
A. WV. Moore
Polo
G. A. Wilmarth
Seneca
C.H. Dalton
Dalton Station
Noble King
Champaign
L. A. Beale
Mount Vernon
A. V. Moore
Harker Mullen to Erect Oscillating Steam Engine Plant
Harker Mullen has designed a new oscillating steam engine and will build a factory in Sycamore this spring. The Business Men's association will buy the necessary machinery as a bonus. The engine draws steam directly from the dome, without a steam chest, to secure initial energy.
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Harker Mullen
Sycamore
Business Men's Association
Rich farmer shot and robbed near Litchfield
William String, a wealthy farmer seven miles northwest of Litchfield, was shot in the head and robbed by masked men at his home. He lay unconscious until a neighbor found him. String said he knew the assailants but would not name them. authorities reported large sums buried on the property.
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William String
Litchfield
Aghieh
Illinois special session expense totals 138899.20 in auditor books
The auditor’s records detail the Illinois legislature’s special session costs totaling 138,899.20 dollars. Itemized charges include senate postage 2550 dollars, house 7650 dollars, per diems 20400 for senators and 51100 for representatives, mileage 14538 for senate and 4388 for house, officers and employees 13800 for senate and 17920 for house, secretary of state staff 4535, and printing and binding 35100.
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Illinois
Senate
House
Mrs Henrietta A Borck Dies in Red Bud Home
Mrs Henrietta A Borck aged 68 wife of Dr Edward Borck collapsed and died of heart paralysis while entertaining friends at their Red Bud home. Born in Hanover Germany she was the last survivor of 17 children and came to America in youth. She married Dr Edward Borck in 1853.
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Henrietta A. Borck
Edward Borck
Red Bud
Borck
Stoffregen
Hanover
Germany
America
Edward Borek
Stevenson and wife return to Bloomington home
Adlai E. Stevenson and his wife have arrived at their Bloomington residence and plan to stay there permanently. He will resume practicing law and spend much time in western cities advising an eastern corporation for which he was appointed legal adviser.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Bloomington
Mr. Stevenson
West
Eastern
Cham paign and Urbana Men Sail for Klondike Gold Fields
Fred Paschwitz of Champaign and Charles Miller of Urbana planned to sail from Seattle on March 7 with 13 others from Champaign county seeking fortunes in the Klondike. The Trisit block burned at Golenburg, with heavy loss noted, D M E Basford and C A Peterson identified among the heaviest casualties.
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Fred Paschwitz
Champaign
Charles Miller
Urbana
Seattle
Champaign County
Klondike
Trisit
Golenburg
Oberg
M. E. Basford
C. A. Peterson
Uncertain Maine Inquiry Delays Court Findings
Washington reports reveal the court of inquiry cannot fix a date for its Maine disaster finding as divers and wreckers progress. Admiral Sicard's message confirms no conclusive information yet, with officers’ testimony insufficient to chart lines of inquiry. The board plans to conclude at Key West, then return to Havana.
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Admiral Sicard
Maine
Washineton
Secretary Long
Long
Secretary of the Navy
Court of Inquiry
Havana
Key West
Sicard
Olympia
San Francisco
Navigation Bureau
Emilo Nunez Defies Dubose On Dauntless Expedition
Emilio Nunez returned to Philadelphia from Cuba and rejected Senor Dubose's claim that the Dauntless expedition failed to land. He taunted Spanish authorities, saying 700,000 bullets from his last expedition are now being used to strike Spaniards. He accused Havana officials of destroying the Maine and called Dubose a liar.
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Philadelphia
Emilio Nunez
Cuba
Washington Dispatch
Senor Dubose
State Department
Nunez
Havana
Maine
Spain warned by El Nacional over Cuban risk of war
The article argues American intervention exists in Cuba via warships and will deepen renewal of rebellion. It warns pacific intermeddlings could become armed intervention prompting mediation to safeguard loyal Cuban lives and property. It says independence or autonomy could provoke anarchy and ruin Spain financially.
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Maprioo
el Nacional
Spain
America
Pacific
United States
Cuba
Alfalfa and Swine Breeding in Nebraska Letter by G H Gould
In a letter from Republican City Nebraska Mr G H Gould recounts his journey from Iowa in 1872 homesteading in Harlan county. He details starting with one cow and one hog, breeding Poland China pigs since 1888, raising 150 to 200 hogs yearly on 350 acres with alfalfa, and selling over $1000 of pigs in 1895 while feeding hogs on alfalfa. He credits hog farming with profits for western farmers and notes favorable prices and land for smallholders.
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G.H. Gould
Republican City
Neeb
Iowa
Harlan County
Nebraska
Poland
Disqualified Birdling as a Cultivated Singer Says English Fault
A Philadelphia Bulletin quip notes Miss Birdling is a cultivated singer but cannot pass as a great artist due to speaking English with evident flaws. The joke highlights her abominably good English as the joke’s punchline.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
The Bid Was Undersized. A Boy’s Quick Wit
A Senate page refused a visiting card, citing east lobby policy. A woman offered 25 cents to bypass the rule, but the boy retorted that the record keeper earns more than a quarter to any shortcut. The Washington Post reports a sharp quip on protocol and pay.
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Senates
Senate
Senator Blank
Washington
Beware the March Wind Escape to Winter Resorts by Rail
Travel ad notes through car service from the North to Georgia Florida Gulf Coast Texas Mexico and California winter resorts. Florida Chautauqua in DeFuniak Springs six weeks with top lecturers and entertainers. low round trip rates. Homeseekers excursions first and third Tuesdays with half rates. Inquiries to C P Atmore Louisville or Geo B Horner St Louis. Also a humor item about a hoarding house inquiry and a joke about terms for staying.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Georgia
Florida
Gulf Coast
Texas
Mexico
California
Florida Chautauqua
DeFuniak Springs
C. P. Atmore
Louisville, Ky
Geo. B. Horner
St. Louis, Mo
Through Tourist Sleepers to Northwest Travel Boost
L. W. Wakrney, G. P. A. St. Louis presents a travel venture from St. Louis to Denver via Kansas City and Colorado with scenic routes to Salt Lake, aiming to spark interest in the season for general northwest travel. The piece includes a Plutarch quote about the mind seeking knowledge.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Denver
Scenic Colorado
Salt Lake
General Northwest
L. W. Wakrney
Grain-O: A Sleep Friendly Coffee Substitute
Advertising copy states Grain-O as a non stimulating coffee substitute that nourishes and aids sleep. It appeals to nervous persons, youths, and children, claiming to look and taste like coffee while being grain based. Available in 15 and 25 cent packages from grocers.
Family Debt Strains Highlight Year of Hardship
In a terse note, a relative laments a hard year with many debts unpaid. The speaker recalls Uncle’s potential to take on obligations and aludes to burdens carried by the family amid financial strain.
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Cough Tonic Appeals to All Ages
Yor Babies and Children there is nothing so good in the treatment of coughs and colds as Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey. It cures croup whooping cough cold in the head and gives sweet refreshing sleep. Children love it old people like it.
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Dr. Bell
Easy Time Quote Sparks Biblical Health View
A brief, fragmented clipping contrasts a Biblical era claim about longevity with modern health fears. It quips about bacteria and mentions a patent remedy by Dr. Kline promising nerve restoration and a free trial bottle, amid stray notices referencing a Washington Democrat event.
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Dr. Kline
Kline
Arch St
Phila
Coughing Leads to Consumption Kemp’s Balsam Ad
An old advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a cure for coughing claiming it stops the cough immediately. It invites readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle with large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents and warns that delays are dangerous.
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Kemp
Money Wasted In Perry Van Noodle’s Living Cost
Penelope questions the purpose of Perry Van Noodle’s $10,000 annual living expense in a dialogue with Ethel and Puck. The exchange reflects humor about spending and daily life costs.
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Ethel
Perry van Noodle
Penelope
Puck
Beuare Bureau Book Free Write for 8 5 51erman
Fragmentary text shows a free book offer or instruction seeking a specialist from Mt. Vernon North likely dated 8 5 51erman. Names and details are incomplete.
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Beuare
Burecure
Coughs and Colds Prompt Early Treatment
Health warning urges immediate care for coughs and colds to prevent asthma bronchitis or consumption. It promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a quick sure and safe cure.
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Bell
Cheek-Something that a man has a great deal of when it covers an acter
A fragmented line from the Chicago Daily News referencing a saying about a man and his courage or nerve. The readable text is incomplete, offering a partial glimpse rather than a full event or report.
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Chicago Daily News
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Llinois
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Slim
N. VY. Weekly
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Ore
Puget Sound
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington Democrat
Hood
Parila
Hlood
Samiia
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell, Mass
A. J. Tower
Boston
Mass
Canada
Land of
Plenty
Department Interior
Ottawa
C.J. Broughton
Monadnock Building
Chicago
Sibrration
Winchester Repeating Arms’ CO
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Ae Jeree
Hook
J. Diol Co
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Minn
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JetsaAtie
T. B. Kelley
Lincoln Street
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N. J
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Tucker
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