Illinois Senate Passes War Defense Bill and Appointments
The Illinois Senate approved Governor Lowden’s war defense plan 41 to 0, authorizing a 15 member state defense council with an emergency $50 000 appropriation. The bill empowers subpoenas and state cooperation with the national defense council, while several cabinet appointments and related measures move through the legislature.
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Springfield
Lowden
State Defense Council
Ilinois Defense Council
National Defense Council
Wilson
Ilinois Council
Military Council
Defense Council
House
James Eb, Davis
Galesburg
House Committee On Appropriations
Senate
John D.turnbaugh
Council of National Defense
Congress of the United States
Councils of Defense
General Assembly
State Council
Etts
State Council of Defense
Kessinger
Public Welfare Department
Sidney Lyons
Bippus
Dailey
League of Nations
United States
High Seas
Baker
National Council of Defense
State Senate
Executive Committee
National Council
Administrative Code of Illinois
Department of Labor
Department of Registration and Eduction
Francis W. Shepardson
Chicago
Charles Adkins
Bement
Department of Mines and Minerals
Evan D. John
Carbondale
Department of Trade and Commerce
J. S. Baldwin
Decatur
Department of Finance
Everett H. Tripp
Belvidere
Martin Bolt
Department of Agriculture
Board of Agriculture Advisers
Alvin H. Sanders
Eugene Davenport
Urbana
Eugene Funk
Bloomington
JT. Williams
Sterling
W. 8. Corsa
Whitehall
J. P. Mason
Elgin
W. EB. Taylor
Moline
Henry Davis
V. Gregory
C. R. Doty
Charleston
John M. Crebs
Carmi
H. J. Sconce
Sidell
J. Frank Prather
Williamsville
J. Gimboden
J. C
Anna
L. Williamson
Joseph €. Mason
Markers proposed for DeKalb county first courthouse site
Illinois items report Daughters of the American Revolution plan markers at Coltonville for DeKalb county's first courthouse. Other notes include pastor Frank A Ferns II seeking war service, gun seizures at Dixon and Sycamore, a poisoning case, underage marriage licenses, train arrest, and various local events across Illinois towns.
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Sycamore
DeKalb County
Coltonville
Panu
Frank A. Ferns
First Presbyterian Church
Lowden
France
Dixon
Chicago
Edward Powers
Freeport
Stephensom County
Roy V. Birks
Decatur
Viola Johnson
Ndinburg
Springfield
Brotherhood of Meterurban
FF. Wede
Girard
Carl Skelton
People's Bank
W. R. Davis
Illinois Watch Company
Jacksonville
John Lowe
Peoria
Henry W. Funk
Pontiac
Livingston County
Petersburg
I. N. Hartley
Menard County
Bloomington
Rudolph Gehrke
Salse
Pawnee
F’. L. Poffenberger
Carlinville
Ohio Oil Company
Macoupin
Havana
Ciays
Quincy
Lexington
Danville
Paul Revereday
Max
Burmeister
Finois
Garlinville
Mary B. Nelson
Pana
Harriet Stoddard
Mancoupin
Mason City
M. A. Donovan
Votes Against Miss Rankin for Change in Draft Plan
Washington April 30. In the house the vote 170 to 106 refused to amend the army bill to permit Colonel Roosevelt to raise a volunteer force for service in France. Miss Rankin of Montana voted for the amendment as she passed the tellers amid cheering. Debate on the bill continued with Munn supporting the president's selective draft plan and Dent defending committee changes. Senator Jones urged training 1,000,000 men and a national effort to curb liquor and enfranchise women.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
France
Miss Rankin
Montana
Austin
Tennessee
Senate
Harding
Representative Munn
Representative Towner
Iowa
Dent
Representative Dent
Kalin
Kahn
Kellogg
Minnesota
Jones
No Hope For 120 Miners in Hastings Mine Fire
Trinidad Colorado April 80 report says 120 or more men trapped in Hastings mine near Ludlow after an explosion. Five bodies recovered. rescue crews cannot reach entombed workers due to wreckage. Superintendent Cameron says little chance of saving anyone. Exact number trapped undetermined. company lists 88 names though believed incomplete.
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Trinidad
Colo
Hastings
Vietor-American Fuel Company
Ludlow
Cameron
U Boat Escaped by U S Gun Crew Claim
London April 30 Lieut Brice K R Ware commander of the Mongolia gun crew says the one shot fired at a German submarine on April 19 did not sink the U boat. He states they fired at a hostile vessel with a periscope and may have knocked it off but cannot confirm a hit.
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U. S
Quake Kills Many in Italy and London
Rome dispatch reports a violent earthquake in Tuscany and Umbria occurred Thursday morning. The exchange Telegraph notes many people, including 800s, feared dead near Monterehi in the affected area.
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Italy
London
Tuscany
Umbria
Rome
Exchange Telegraph Company
Monterehi
British Exceed Bread Limit Question Answered
In the House of Commons Captain Charles Bathrust said the Intimate showed bread consumption last week averaged six pounds per person, higher than the quoted four pounds. This remarks on dietary limits reflect a shift in provision and public concern.
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London
House of Commons
Charles Bathrust
Do You Neglect Your Machinery
Advice promotes preventive care for the body likening it to machines. It extols weekly cleansing with Pleasant Pellets a laxative made from May-apple aloes jalap and sold with a Dr. Pierce stamp proven good by 50 years of use and available in drug stores for 25 cents.
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Dr. Pierce
Illinois Woman Testifies on Patent Medicines
Mrs Mary E Batley of Bluffs Illinois testifies after years of nervousness stomach and heart trouble. She describes failing health eight years prior a near death prognosis and relief after using Dr Pierce medicines Golden Medical Discovery Favorite Prescription and Pellets. She reports regain of ability to perform housework all with druggist access.
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Illinois
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Mary E. Batley
Soap and Ointment for Skin Troubles Ad
FOR SKIN TROUBLES The Soap to cleanse and purify the Ointment to soothe and heal. They usually afford immediate relief in itch ing, burning eczemas, pimples, dandruff and most baby skin troubles. They also tend to prevent little skin troubles becoming great if used daily. Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston, Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Allen's Foot-Ease for Troops in Military Drills
Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder is shaken into shoes or used in foot-baths to rest feet and reduce friction. Widely adopted by Allied French and English troops aiding military preparedness among young men in communities. Also notes the Willehad ship link in war fortunes and a New London seizure.
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Allen
New London
Willie
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Promotes Purity and Relief
An advertisement for Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root touts purity and lack of harmful drugs. It claims the herbal, non stimulant formula aids kidney liver and bladder issues and is sold in two sizes at drug stores. A sample is available by mailing ten cents to Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
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Nature
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Cincinnati
All Some Men Do in This Life Is to Hope for the Reaction
A brief philosophical remark on human behavior notes that much of life centers on awaiting others’ responses rather than taking decisive action. The speaker reflects on motivation, fear, and the elusive impact of one’s choices.
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East St. Louis
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Rockford
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San Francisco
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