Sanitation, coal exports, and 1899 world fairs notes
In Havana deaths from consumption exceed yellow fever prompting calls for sanitation. England's coal export tax may boost American demand while the US leads in iron and steel exports. A Kruger welcome is anticipated if he visits, and Illinois plans a large St. Louis World's Fair display with David R. Francis as president and William H. Thompson as treasurer.
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Havana
St. Louis
David R. Francis
Francis
William H. Thompson
Forty second general assembly a modest, favorable review
Special correspondence from Springfield Illinois reports the Forty second general assembly ad journed sine die amid praise for a short inexpensive session. It notes little corruption, limited bad legislation, and gains from gar nishment reform, labor arbitration and crime penalties, while failing constitutional revision.
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Forty-Second General Assembly of Illinois
Springfield
General Assembly
Memorial Day Proclamation by Illinois Department Commander
Joel M. Longenecker orders Memorial Day observance on May 30 1901 noting 400 000 lives in great war and 60 000 wounded or aged comrades. Urges garlanding graves and securing patriot services in schools and churches around Memorial Day week.
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Joel M. Longenecker
Department of Tlinois
Indeterminate Sentences Roil Assault and Manslaughter
Randolph county judge releases two prisoners convicted of assault under an indeterminate sentence claim, arguing the court should fix the sentence. The 1897 law covers felonies except murder treason and manslaughter, while the 1895 repeal removed determinate sentences for assault and manslaughter, prompting Supreme Court questions on punishment validity.
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Supreme Court
Hartsell
Randolph County
Clinton H Moore Dies After Five Day Illness At 83
Was well known lawyer Clinton H Moore died at his Clinton home aged 83 after a five day illness. He arrived in 1841 during Illinois Central railroad construction and served in its legal department. For fifty years he led central Wisconsin law, rode the circuit with Abraham Lincoln, attended the 1860 Chicago convention nominating Lincoln, and helped frame Wisconsin’s constitution.
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Clinton H. Moore
Clinton
Illinois Central Railroad
Moore
Central Wincis
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
Lincoln
Young Grandmother from Monticello At 30
A Monticello woman, 30, is described as a young grandmother named Mrs. Bert Lewis. She married first at 14 and had a daughter before 15. In August 1900, three months before turning 15, her daughter wed, and recently she herself gave birth to another daughter.
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Monticello
Bert Lewis
Cardinal Gibbons Leads Cardinal elect in Baltimore Ceremony
In Baltimore on May 9 Cardinal Gibbons officiated as Sebastian Martinelli became cardinal elect of the church of Rome. A grand procession, papal briefs read, and the red berretta conferred marked this second step in his elevation amid archbishops, bishops, priests, monks, and a vast audience at the venerable cathedral.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Sebastian Martinelli
Ephesus
Church of Rome
Mer. Marchetti
Calvert Hall
Catholic University
Washington
Cathedral
St. Charles Street
Clact
Martinelli
Mgr. Marchetti
Ryan
Philadelphia
Cleveland Profited 400000 From Northern Pacific Stock Rise
New York May 9 Ex-President Grover Cleveland is credited with profiting four hundred thousand dollars by the advance in Northern Pacific stock, which he bought outright a year ago as an investment.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Northern Pacific
Illinois State News Deaths of Illinois residents reported
Ill inois State News lists multiple obituaries. M Fe Denman of Carlock aged around B wife died weeks after house fire. H E Vox of Murphysboro 65 died from Brights disease. 4 was sheriff of Jackson county 1880 to 1884. Milton Shockley oldest resident of Pana 70. John Tiermeyer prominent farmer Beardstown 62. Christian Fillers German native resident of Macoupin since 1868 66. Nathan Boesinger Gillespie 62. Mrs Hester Simpson Harrisburg 67. Mrs William Tatman Blooming ton. Anastasia Quinn Bloomington 70 paralysis. John Conners Medora 71 Civil War veteran pneumonia.
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M. FE. Denman
Carlock
H. SE Vox
Murphysboro
Bright
Sherif
Jackson County
Milton Shockley
Pana
John Tiermeyer
Beardstown
Christian Fillers
Germany
Macoupin County
Nathan Boesinger
Gillespie
Hester Simpson
Warrisburg
William Tatman
Bloomington
Camargo
Anastasia Quinn
John Conners
Medora
Professor Cook Denounces Forged Letter From Jokers
Evanston professor A R Cook known for never kissing a woman says a Chicago paper published a forged letter attributing false quotes to him. He calls the April 27 report a crime, urges discovery of the forger, and seeks vindication after remaining silent.
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A. R. Cook
Evanston
Chicago
Governor Yates names delegates to national taxation conference
Governor Yates appointed a list of delegates to the national conference on taxation to be held in Buffalo New York on May 23 and 24. The delegation includes I 8 Keith J V Farwell Jr T C MacMillan Allen R Foote Adolph I Gartz from Chicago with other appointees from Springfield Moline Champaign Vienna Carbondale and Cairo among others.
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Gov. Yates
Buffalo
N. Y
Keith
J. V. Farwell, Jr
T. C. MacMillan
Allen R. Foote
Adolph I. Gartz
Chicago
John W. Bunn
Springfield
Lyman FP
Ray
Morris
C. H. Deer
Moline
William Cannon
Danville
Charles W. Tooke
Champaign
C. L. V. Mulkey
Metropolis
Lewis K. Fravell
Vienna
F. M. Youngblood
Carbondale
C. C. Cloud
McLeansboro
W. K. Murphy
Pinckneyville
John W. Lanaden
Cairo
Judge A. Olney
Marvisburg
Pension Plan Announced by Hlimps Central Railroad Co
President Stuyvesant Fish and VP Warrahan announce a new pension plan for the company’s employees. Effective July 1, the program begins with a gift of 250000 dollars and annual appropriations up to 100000 dollars, a liberal provision for its time.
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Stuyvesant Fish
Hlimps Central Railroad Co
Warrahan
Heyworth gas company to extend operations near Hallsville
Interest grows in Bloomington and vicinity as Ridgleys of Springfield back the Heyworth natural Gas Co. John J. Pitts of Bloomington presides over the firm. Plans include extending gas operations toward Hallsville in Dewitt county, where gas has been used for eleven years.
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Bloomington
Ridgleys
Springfield
Heyworth
McLean County
Heyworth Natural Gas Co
John J. Pitts
Hallsville
Dewitt County
Tragedy near Augusta ends in double death
Near Augusta in a small town near Quincey, William Aughteraught shot Maude White, a 16 year old, then killed himself with the same pistol after returning home. Maude White told officers she had been intimate with her assailants for two years and informed her parents. County Clerk George K. Thomas of St. Clair County says he will stop issuing marriage licenses to both colored and white people, a rule receiving universal approval.
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Augusta
Quincey
William Aughteraught
Maude
Robert White
Miss White
George K. Thomas
S J. Clair County
Bulletproof Head Stuns East St. Louis Incident
Thomas Brown and George Calhoun, both Black men, were involved in a shooting incident. Calhoun allegedly pressed a pistol to Brown’s head and fired, but the bullet struck the floor and flattened. No further injuries or outcomes are stated.
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Thomas Brown
Fire destroys Peoria Auditorium theater
A fire gutted the Auditorium theater in Peoria with flames starting under the stage from an unknown cause. The loss is about 30000 dollars and fully insured.
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Auditorium
Peoria
Bloomington resident William E. Hurst dies at 66
William E. Hurst, longtime Bloomington resident and English native, died suddenly at age 66. He had lived in Bloomington for 27 years.
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William E. Hurst
Bloomington
England
Opening of the Australian Parliament in Melbourne May 10
The ceremony marked the first federal parliament opening in Melbourne at noon in the exhibition building with 12 000 capacity. The Duke of Cornwall and York opened Parliament, praised the colonies for their deeds in South Africa and China, and urged unity to advance imperial welfare. The royal party and diverse crowds filled the hall as trumpets sounded and the anthem played.
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Melbourne
Duke of Cornwall
York
Commonwealth
Federation
Order of the Garter
Duchess of Cornwall
Hopetoun
Earl of Hopetoun
China
Edward VII
Will of George Q. Cannon Filed for Probate
The will of the late George Q. Cannon has been filed for probate in Salt Lake Utah. The estate is estimated near one million dollars and provides for his four wives and 328 children.
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George Q. Cannon
Salt Lake
Utah
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