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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
2
Rabbi Charles Fleischer argues European cities exemplify efficient honest governance reflecting aristocratic traditions. He contrasts Europe’s Noblesse Oblige public service with American democracy, urging Americans to learn to govern themselves better and reduce corruption through steadier municipal administration.
The United States consul at Prague reports on grocery boy wages and training. Apprenticeships run three years with pay from 20 to 30 dollars per year plus board. Some two year apprenticeships demand about 60 dollars yearly. After training, wages range from 4 to 7.30 dollars monthly with board, up to 20 to 25 dollars for experienced salesmen. Girls seldom become apprentices. Prospective grocers must present a certificate and prove five years of service.
G. P. Brown argues Governor Foss’s view that lost children should not be transported in patrol wagons. He notes 2,069 lost children restored in Boston last year and 536 taken to stations in wagons, cites 1912 delinquent-pupil figures, and mentions a veto of a bill allowing wagon transport.
By H S Le Valley of Kankakee suggests reviving oral spelling drills alongside written practice. He argues the old method engaged eye and ear, boosted eagerness, and improved efficiency, proposing three writing drills to two of spelling down to restore interest in students.
Gov Dunne vetoes the Kleeman Calumet harbor measure citing $3 million plus 500 acres of excavation and riparian rights costs. The veto arrives before midnight, with house votes 90 to 43 and senate 28 to 21. The corrupt practices bill was altered in the house, trimming the 50 percent salary spending rule. Home rule for Chicago utilities tops the agenda as session leads toward adjournment with many bills dead or to be stalled. Justice Hand’s illness leaves Illinois Supreme Court with six justices, split 3–3 on key matters.
Secretary of State Woods issued certificates of incorporation to two Chicago firms The Modern Confectioner Publishing Company with capital of 2500 dollars and incorporators Adele Smith Thompson Emery S Walker and Walter B Moss and The Jewett and Sowers Oil Company with capital of 50000 dollars and incorporators Clayton W Mogg Carl A Carl Bog and Freda Spear.
State Auditor James J. Brady announced that no new state banks will be permitted to organize until a thorough investigation by the auditor's department is completed. He will issue charters but not permits to organize, continuing his office's established discretion in chartering.
Preparations outline a July Fourth centennial event in Danville with about 8000 members of the Order of Red Men, Indiana delegates, escort by Patriarch Militant, and three Illinois National Guard units. Prizes total 400 dollars, committee members named, and a Vermillion River massacre reenactment to be staged.
James B. Carrington narrates a July voyage from New York toward Cape Race and St. John’s harbor where vast icebergs loom along the Newfoundland banks. He recalls the Titanic era menace, the blue-green ice tones, ledges under water, and occasional crashes as bergs topple into the sea.
The Illinois state railroad and warehouse commission concludes grain car shortages arise because railroads have not expanded box car and traffic capacity as fast as demand. The bulletin notes railroads are honestly trying to improve box car condition and motive power efficiency.
The Illinois civil service commission issues posters and booklets inviting citizens to state work through merit not political appointment. The campaign uses the slogan Why not work for the state and outlines career possibilities in state service.
San Francisco reports delegates of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen favor a federal act on compulsory compensation for injuries sustained in duty. The issue likely moves to the executive committee for urging congressional action.
In Big Run Pennsylvania a mine incubator hatched twenty one chickens from twenty three eggs. The eggs were placed over a hot spring in a small room of the Eleanor mine by Superintendent London. The incubator maintains a temperature with less than a one degree variance throughout the year.
A jumble of literary quips and old ad snippets mix with a teething syrup pitch. The text jokes about bird like petitions and round robin, then shifts to moral maxims and a morbid boarding-house quip while noting a penny ad for Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup.
A concise reflection notes that even a guaranteed bet or confident forecast can collapse, underscoring how real life remains unpredictable despite appearances of certainty. The idea emphasizes humility and caution in decision making and risk assessment.
A brief scene shows a gauntlet of chatter where a traveler seeks funds, a judge weighs a request, a gateman halts a young man, and a buyer shouts dollar for the car. A stude is sold while remarks on acting finish hint at broader wit.
A fragment notes Miss Slasher as a stunning girl when dressed up, with a cautious remark that only street sightings are known and no additional details are provided.
A humorous dialogue exchanges a diner with a waiter about meat quality and suspicion of horse meat, highlighting casual banter over the menu. The quirky line reflects restaurant talk and customer curiosity in a lighthearted setting.
A dialogue notes a man who is always kicking and seemingly unaware of his real grievances. The remark suggests his persistent action prevents reflection on underlying issues.
Senator Sorg hum discusses the use of the term yellow peril as a vivid, lingering image that fuels public fascination and prompts people to devise conditions to fit it. The exchange highlights how language shapes political perception and memory.
A passenger train collided with a dynamite truck in Dallas Oregon. The truck was lifted over 100 feet by the engine’s pilot. The driver escaped by leaping clear before impact, narrowly avoiding a catastrophic blast.
In a London inquest doctor testified a broken heart caused by a violent beating led to the death of Alexander Burness six ty four a master tailor. Burness fell and died during an altercation with a foreman cutter over ownership of articles he planned to move from his former premises to new ones.
Records from Southampton show a bowling green existed in 1299 making bowls the oldest recreation noted. This historic site hosts a summer fire jack competition where the winner is knighted, kneeling as players circle and the master taps with a sword to dub him sir.
A Texas primary teacher recalls starting coffee young and ending with Postum, claiming resolved nervousness indigestion and headaches after switching. She notes clearer skin and improved complexion and says Postum comes in Regular and Instant forms with brewing guidance. There’s a sales plug for The Road to Wellville and Postum’s “There’s a Reason.”
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