Sleepy Senate Page Loses Bill on Patent Office Reform
Kentucky Senator Ollie James seeks the missing bill from Congress after it failed to become law when the measure passed both houses but was not signed by President Wilson. The bill vanished after a sleepy senate page was sent with it at two in the morning of March 4, and was never found.
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Ashinston
Ollie James
Kentucky
Congress
James
Woodrow Wilson
Senate
Patent Office
Secretary
Illinois
Franklin
McLean
Department of Education
State Board of Health
Scanlan
la Salle
New Public School Emphasizes Life Skills Over Books
A city opens a novel public school where desks are replaced by household furniture and shops. Students learn carpentry sewing and cooking with real tools and tasks while still studying reading writing and arithmetic. The aim is to prepare youths for immediate work in trades and self supporting careers.
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Ashington
President May Sell Newspapers Near Baltimore
President Wilson sent a hearty letter to Baltimore newsboys praising self respect and honor. A committee including Samuel Friedel, George Harrison, William McQuinn, and Jesse Rosenstein thanked him and Harrison received a badge entitling him to sell papers in the city. Harrison, nicknamed Germany, joked about using the badge if needed.
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Wilson
Baltimore
Samuel Friedel
George Harrison
William G. McQuinn
Jesse Rosenstein
Harrison
Child Labor Bureau of
Baltimore “Newsies
Germany
McQuinn
Newsies
Girl Drives Congressional Library Jitney Bus
Miss Elizabeth Cushman operates the first jitney in the capital to shuttle Congressional Library clerks from Cleveland Park. The service began as an accommodation and profits from fares, with Cushman considering a regular schedule for the four mile Cleveland Park to downtown route.
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Capital
Elizabeth Cushman
Congressional Library
Cleveland Park
Miss Cushman
Illinois House Advances School Tax Increase Bill in Chicago
The lower house passed a combined school tax and full law amendment bill 120 to 1 with Isaac S. Rothschild dissenting. It raises Cook county taxes and educator minimums, shifting bonds and sinking fund exemptions for five years and could add 6 to 8 million dollars yearly to Chicago taxes.
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Springfield
House
Isaac
Rothschild
Chicago
Senate
Cook County
Thomas Grimshaw
Alonzo M. Griffin
Spiritualist Church of Chicago
Jeremiah J. O'Rourke
John Slater
California
Dalton
Aurora
Scanlan
Peru
Curran
Boyer
O'Rourke
Mason
Burres
Madsen
Madsen Old Age Pension Bil
Industrial Affairs Committee
Senate Holds Executive Session On Governor Dunne Appointments
In executive session the senate considered several of Governor Dunne s appointments held for weeks The fate of two remaining nominees James H Burdette and Rufus M Potts is uncertain The confirmed appointees include Walter A Shaw Owen P Thompson William L O Connell Frank H Funk and Richard Yates plus W Scott Matthews J J Blackman and J F Brown with R M Patterson. Illinois Press association plans its semicentennial in Chicago May 19 20 with sessions on shop circulation printing and insurance topics and a Midway carnival event.
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Senate
Dunne
James H. Burdette
State Civil Service Commission
Rufus M. Potts
Walter A. Shaw
Chicago
Owen P. Thompson
Jacksonville
William L. O'Connell
Frank H. Funk
Bloomington
Richard Yates
Springfield
State Public Utilities Commission
W. Scott Matthews
Carbondale
J. J. Blackman
Paris
Fish and Game Commission
J. F. Brown
R. M. Patterson
State Livestock Commission
Illinois Press Association
Sherman
H. A. Snively
Midway Gardens
Convention of Woman's Clubs opens in Duquoin
The eleventh annual session of the Twenty-fifth District Federation of Woman's Clubs drew 150 delegates. Leaders included Mrs. William H. Hart and Mrs. C. H. Zimmerman with talks on settlement work and federation goals.
Illinois News Brevities Roundup Highlights Local Events
Collinville hosts cornerstone ceremony for federal building led by the local Commercial club. Illinois university enrollment passes 6000 with a 3.5 to 1 male to female ratio. garage owners plan a Peoria convention September 17 18. Monument to Maj Gen Stephen A Hurlbut eyed in Belvidere.
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Collinsville
Collinsville Commercial Club
Urbana
University of Illinois
Peoria
Illinois Garage Owners' Association
Belvidere
Stephen A. Hurlbut
Quincy
Springfield
Illinois State Medical Society
Geneva
Levy
F. A. Linder
Swedish Lutheran Church
Linder
Omaha
Freeport
Freeport High School
Knox College
Burlington
Canton
Danville
Illinois
Indiana
Wabash Railroad
Galesburg
O. J. Jackson
Cairo
Lincoln
Sparta
Lebanon
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Southern Illinois Conference
W. P. Thirkield
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Pauline Welch
Henry Welch
Lovey" Mitchell
Warren County
Dawson Famly
Monmouth
Mitchell
St. Louis
Ira O. Baker
University of Illinois Civil Engineering Department
F. H. Newell
United States Reclamation Service
Newell
Ceylon
India
Andrew Rutherford
University of Edinboro
United States
Carnegie
Charles H. Kane
State Free Employment Office
George Beard
Kane
Patrick H Hart
State Bureau of Labor Statistics
Centralia
Mattoon
Harold A. Ronalds
Ronalds
Canton Business Man Suffered 20 Years
M. Gibson of Canton Illinois endured two decades of stomach disorders before Relief came from Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. He reports rapid improvement and urges others to try the product with a guaranteed refund if unsatisfied. Also mentions Allen's Foot-Ease used by troops and Marine Eye Remedy claims.
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M. Gibson
Canton
Ill
Mayr
Adv
Allen
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Adams
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Cumberland
Edwards
Effingham
Fayette
Gallatin
Greene
Hamilton
Hardin
Jackson
Southern Illinois Farmers’ Institute
Alexander Thebes
Franklin-Lessor
Christopher
Thompsonville
Ewing
Benton
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Cutler
Pulaski Grand Chain
Randolph-Prairie du Rocher
Union-Anna
Williamson-Marion
Illinois Mining Board
James Forester
Illinois State Mining Board
Illinois Miners’ Examining Board
Spring Valley
Braceville
Duquoin
Belleville
Eldorado
West Frankfort
Herrin
Staunton
New Illinois
Lewis G. Stevenson
Bernard Gordon
Morris Lemberg
Robert F. Brady
Cabirange Manufacturing Company
G. D. Klemme
George A. Kloess
Julius J. Kohl Jr
MacMurray Steel Hoop Company
W. Areson
H. G Merrill
H. H. Ohstett
Corres
James E. MacMurray
East St. Louis—St. Mary's Church
Broadwell
New Christian Church
Rockford
Holly M. Shepler
Bang
Oregon
Here
Shepler
Gibson
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Warners
Warner's Safe Remedies Co
Rochester
N. Y
Absorbine, JR
W.F. Young
P.D. F
Temple St
Maia
Carter
Florida
Volusia County
Florida Land & Settlement Co
Care
Alex. St. Clair-Abrams
Fla
John Rusa
John Ruskin
Sf Ee
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Lewis Cigar Mig. Co
Newark
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