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Ashton Gazette

Location

Ashton, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1907

Page

3

Enacted Laws From the Forty fifth General Assembly

A long list of bills passed by the Forty fifth General Assembly excluding appropriation measures covers county fairs Cook County fee offices and reports. state attorney fees. park and street improvements. road and bridge regulations. tax and budget provisions. education and university matters. insurance and banking reforms. civil service and penal code updates. and various local and state governance changes. several items involve Cook County judges prosecutors and county officials.

Forty-fifth General Assembly Senate Curtis Brown Cook County House Mills Irby Chicago Campbell Aprell Clark Boulware Supreme Court Berry Renate Board of Examiners ApMadoc Naval Highwood Putnam Peoria Wilmington Urby State Board of Health Hearn State Board of Review State Board Boards of Review Struc Mn Illinois River Henry Copperas Creek State Fair Grounds Case State Board of Equalization University of Illnois College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago Hollenbeck Zinger Lantz Grossdale Brookfield Adkins Glackin Dunlay Kirkpatrick Franklin County Adams County Fotter Williamson County Clark County Hamilton East St. Louis Rees Quincy Hughes Civil Service Regulations Natase Gibbons Stumphrey Chafee McRoberts T'eorla Lindly House 56 Reynolds Humphrey Dunap Flannigan St. Claire Porter Field Lewis Cook Mys Metn Justices of Peace Canaday Mouse Madison St. Clair Lincoln Park Board South Park South Park Board George Rogers Clark River View Park General Revenue Fund Troyer Anti-Saloon League Fish Commission Smejkal Sanitary Canal Turst Bush Chicago and Western Indiana Polk Street Terminal Keck Schermerhorn Board of Optometry Donoghue Marshall Field State Commission On Uniform Laws Trouse Bolln Gehant Levere Provine Stave Board of Livestock Commissioners Corcoran Tfe Gaunt Lush State Commission Musgrave Covey Railroad and Warehouse Commission Kixing Johann Hoch Senate Bos McKenzie Senate 219 Bure Anderson Army of Phillippines University of Ilinois Congress Hope Nouse Sollitt Austin Food Commission Asternlinos Normal School Lish Macomb State Commission For Uniform Laws Hull Fiteh Erby Chiperfield Kerrick Putnam County Lawrence State Fair Association Gillespie Parker Link Ats Dunlap Army of Philippines Jones Mack State Historical Society City Council of Gilbert Teachers’ Pension Fund Educational Commission Board of Commissioners of United States Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Secretary of State State Commission For Uniform Legislation Burton Deneen Stead

Cold Calculation and The Mine of Men

Dialogue on finance and policy ends with a grim quip about extracting value from all sources. The text recalls business bosses debating responsibility for funds and a distant contrast with a quotable exchange about enchantment and a mining workforce near three million men.

Illinois Forty Fifth Assembly Sheds Light on Big Bills and Local Option

The Forty fifth Illinois General Assembly saw record bill volume with 1 440 introduced and 258 passed. Key measures include Chicago charter, local option, a two cent fare law, and a pure food statute. Downstate resistance nearly toppled Chicago’s charter, while rail and insurance reforms also advanced amid debates on deficits and state administration.

Ilinois General Assembly House Senate Gov. Deneen Deneen Chicago Springfield Downstate Cook County State Food Commission Chicago Park Lake Michigan Grant Park Lake Shore Jackson Park Chicago River Railroad and Warehouse Commission State Commission New York Massachusetts

Toilet Extravagances Among New York Women

A druggist notes many New York women spend about 5000 a year on toilet articles including perfumes, powders, creams, and bath items. He cites $60 bottles, exclusive perfumes, and a $250 order that included water, powders, and sponges, reflecting a trend where luxury items drive high spending among the wealthy.

New York

There goes a man who blackens his own business

A Baltimore American quip questions a minstrel company member. The remark notes the paradox of self-sabotage in a performer connected to a touring minstrel troupe.

Baltimore American

Object to Crow Bill I See Crows Useful

A Yonkers Statesman quip notes crows destroy about 700000 insects annually. Jim remarks politicians object to eating, reflecting a humorous exchange on crow utility and public appetite.

Bill Jim Yonkers Statesman

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