Calendar reform debate and Uniate concerns over Feb 29
An article discusses the 2000 leap day removal to keep the Gregorian calendar aligned with the sun. It notes opposition from Ruthenian Uniates and Greek church figures over feast day celebrations, and mentions eight million Uniates worldwide. Easter timing remains a nearby consideration.
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Vasilios
Methymaia
Coolidge
Father
Europe
Uniates
Russian Ukraine
Ruthenia
United States
1924 Calendar Shift Across Civilized World
A discussion of 1924 marking a rare global adoption of the Gregorian calendar. The article traces Julian to Gregorian reform, noting Pope Gregory XIII and astronomers involved, and highlights staggered adoption across Europe and other regions.
Calendar Reform Ideas Move From Past to Present
The piece traces calendar changes from 18th century Britain and the American colonies to global reform efforts. It notes Washington's era dating shifts, various nations adopting Gregorian dates, and the League of Nations panel debating fixed Easter and a thirteen month year. It highlights religious and commercial interests in calendar reform and ends with a reflection on ancient Egypt and timekeeping via sundials and pyramids.
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England
Canada
George III
George Washington
Dinwiddie
Virginia
Ohio Valley
George
Japan
China
Turkey
Russia
Romania
Balkans
Europe
Holy
Oriental Orthodox Catholic Apostolic Church
Trpkovic
League of Nations
Willis Hi. Booth
United States Chamber of Commerce
Canterbury
Holy See
United States
Julius Caesar
Gregory XII
Egypt
Farewell to the Old Year with Lippincott’s verse
A poetic-year end vignette lays bare a desk after twelve months of litter. Love billets-doux from Kate and Jane are burned along with a faded rose and a silken glove as the speaker vows to welcome new tokens in the coming year.
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Kate
Jane
Lippincott’s
Letting It Know on New Year Noise and Deaf Belief
A terse fragment critiques public sentiment as Tin horns sound and shooters fire, suggesting a widespread belief that the new year is deaf to warnings or pleas. The text reads as a provocative social jab about noise and perception.
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Suan
Belgium Sees Busy New Year Traditions Across Day
Belgium marks New Year with morning visits and festive evening events. Presents are exchanged on New Year Eve and the old year is seen out in church ball or family supper. January 2 is a public holiday akin to Boxing Day, with workers unlikely to work if the day falls on Monday.
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Belgium
England
New Year Customs In Chinese Homes Preserve Positive Words
A Chinese article notes red mottoes hung at New Year and happiness characters pasted over doors. It explains avoiding words for demon death or coffin to keep spirits away and children from speaking them, with parents posting a red slip saying Children s words do not count.
Images Introduced into Various Churches About 300 A.D.
The article notes that images were introduced into various churches around 300 A.D. detailing early debates over icon use. It discusses how leaders and congregations debated whether holy images should be displayed and venerated in worship spaces.
Rockford Real Estate Totals Reach $117 Million
Rockford's real estate totals amount to 117 510 000 with a per capita ownership of 1638. A man named Elmer Welgie twenty five died in an acetylene carbide reservoir explosion at Blackstone. Marion saw the cornerstone laid for a new Zion Evangelical church costing 40000 in front of a large audience.
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Rockford
Elmer Welgie
Blackstone
Zion Evangelical Church
Marion
Finley Elected Third Term as Vermilion County Farm Bureau President
Charles R. Finley, a land owner and breeder, was elected for the third time to lead the Vermilion County Farm Bureau at Danville. The vote solidifies his stewardship of the agricultural group and its local activities.
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Charles R. Finley
Vermilion County Farm Bureau
Danville
Concord Woman Awarded In Slander Suit
Five hundred dollars was awarded Mrs. Iva G. Abernathy of Concord in a suit against Mrs. Hattie G. Graham of Springfield alleging slander. Ten thousand dollars was asked.
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Iva G. Abernathy
Concord
Hattie G. Graham
Springfield
Dixon Police Get Rifles for Emergency Use
The Dixon police department has been equipped with rifles for emergency use and officers are receiving daily instructions in handling the weapons.
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Dixon Police Department
Belleville man convicted of wife murder in Nashville
Walter C. Cochran of Belleville confessed to killing his wife and was found guilty of murder by a jury in Judge Bernreuter's court at Nashville. The penalty was fixed at death by hanging.
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Walter C. Cochran
Belleville
Bernreuter
Nashville
Chicago graft special grand jury ruled illegal
The State Supreme Court declared the special grand jury that investigated graft in Chicago for seventeen months illegal, invalidating the indictments returned by the jury.
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Chicago
State Supreme Court
Springfield seeks to add new acres to city limits
Citizens urge Mayor Bullard to expand Springfield by about 100 acres. They were told sewerage service cannot extend beyond current city boundaries.
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Springfield
Bullard
Women challenge Illinois rifle team in ROTC match
Woman students at the University of Illinois challenge the infantry rifle team of the ROTC to a rifle contest. Last year a similar match was held and the women were defeated.
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University of Illinois
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Rockford Directory Shows Population 84 000
New Rockford directory lists 84 000 residents with a high Scandinavian surname presence. Johnsons lead with 1 912 entries followed by Carlsons 759 Petersons 703 Nelsons 565 and Olsons 357 while Smiths reach 229.
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Rockford
Pair Arrested in Peoria Elopement Case Returns to Kane County
William Stevens twenty five and Louise Cotton twenty seven were brought back to Kane County from Peoria. They are accused of eloping last May with Cotton abandoning her husband and two children at Virgil Theath John Cotton thirty seven testified against them.
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Peoria
William Stevens
Louise Cotton
Kane County
Virgil
Theath John Cotton
Illinois towns keep public school nursing service reports
State health officials find that all cities in Illinois with populations of 8 000 or more maintain school nursing services except for Monmouth Herrin and Marion. The survey notes 35 smaller communities also provide public school nursing service.
Bank Failure Case Set for January Trial in Macomb
The McDonough County Circuit Court in Macomb will hear the case involving A. G. Smith Beverly B. Blackstone and Jourgen Olson charged in the Bank of Bardolph failure. The defendants face trial during the January term as authorities allege involvement in looting bank resources and causing the collapse.
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Bank of Bardolph
McDonough County
Macomb
A. G. Smith
Beverly B. Blackstone
Jourgen Olson
Ill 1922 Sees Sharp Rise in Alcohol Related Deaths
Official statistics from the Illinois health department in Springfield report 194 alcohol related fatalities in 1922, up from 158 in 1921 and 47 in 1920, marking a more than fourfold increase over three years amid bootlegging and prescription writing.
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Illinois
State Health Department
Springfield
Chiropractor Walder Convicted in License Violation Case
Max M. Walder a chiropractor was found guilty by a Danville jury of treating ailments without medicine or surgery and without a state license. This marked the first prosecution after a legislative change on practicing without a permit. His counsel appeals contending the law is invalid.
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Max M. Walder
Danville
Walder
Fourth annual utility corn show entries due in Urbana
Entries for the fourth annual utility corn show in Illinois must be submitted in Urbana by January 7. The event runs during Farmers week at the University of Illinois January 21 to 25. Special premium lists have been prepared by the College of Agriculture.
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Illinois
University of Ilinois
Urbana
College of Agriculture
Hogs Buried Under Straw Resurface at Farm Near Woodhull
Four hogs buried during threshing at Walfred Engstrand’s farm near Woodhull on July 20 are found. Two survive in skeletal condition, two are dead with bones stripped. It is believed the living hogs fed on the others for a period.
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Walfred Engstrand
Woodhull
Public library gifted by Miss Mary Fletcher at Milledgeville
The Milledgeville village dedicated a public library building donated by Miss Mary Fletcher. The project cost about $35,000 and marked a significant community gift and local landmark.
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Mary Fletcher
Milledgeville
Rockford Man Suffocated by Sand In Hopper Accident
Arthur A. Johnson, 39, a World War veteran, slipped into a sand hopper at Rockford and was smothered under 18 tons of sand before brothers and a helper could free him. The incident occurred during loading operations at the site.
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Arthur A. Johnson
Rockford
Naperville Council Offers Reward for Fire Incident Suspect
The Naperville city council has posted a reward of 1000 dollars for the arrest of the person suspected of starting numerous fires in Naperville. Over two years more than 300000 dollars in property has been destroyed by fires.
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Naperville
Lee Frazier Dies at 69 Prominent Illinois Educator
Lee Frazier sixty nine longtime superintendent of Shelby County schools and noted central Illinois educator died at his home in Shelby His death ends a long career in public education and community service
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Lee Frazier
Shelby County
Central Illinois
Shelby
Grand Scratch of the Military Order of Cooties in Springfield
A grand scratch of the Military Order of Cooties is scheduled for spring. Representatives from all pup tents in the state are expected to attend.
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Military Order of Cooties
Springfield
Pup
Revival in undertaker’s basket rescues Ellisville man
John Ivanecksy of Ellisville, believed dead, revived while in an undertaker’s basket and now shows signs of recovery, giving hope for his full return.
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John Ivanecksy
Ellisville
Twelve men plead guilty in Car rollton tar and feathering case
Twelve men pleaded guilty at Car rollton to tar and feathering A. H. Dickens Chicago and Alton round house foreman at Roadhouse during the July 1922 railroad strike.
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Carrollton
A. H. Dickens
Chicago & Alton Roundhouse
Roadhouse
Wolf killed on Kang farm sparks local hunting trend
A large wolf was killed on L. G. Kang’s farm near Athens after becoming caught in a wire fence. Three other wolves have been shot nearby this year, making wolf hunting a growing pastime.
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L. G. Kang
Athens
Edinburg Banker A. H. Vandeveer Dies Suddenly at 75
Alcem H. Vandeveer age 75 president of Citizens' State Bank Edinburg and former Morrisonville banker died suddenly at his Edinburg home. He was a well known figure in central Illinois banking circles with extensive local ties.
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Alcem H. Vandeveer
Citizens’ State Bank
Edinburg
Morrisonville Bank
Central Ilinois
Fairfield legal figure Carroll Boggs dies at home
Carroll C. Boggs died suddenly at his Fairfield residence. He served as district attorney from 1872 to 1876, county judge from 1877 to 1882, and as circuit judge of the Second circuit for six years.
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Carroll C. Boggs
Fairfield
Freak ear of corn found on Graehling farm near Coleta
A unique ear of corn discovered on Mrs. John G Graehling's farm near Coleta has each kernel in its own husk, with the kernels arranged in the standard cobed pattern but the husk missing along the cob from base to tip.
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John G. Graehling
Coleta
City Youths Shine at Galesburg Fat Barrow and Corn Shows
City boys and girls excel in pig judging at Galesburg shows with their pigs beating Yates and De Long centers of the pig industry.
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Galesburg
Yates
de Long
Illinois Implement Dealers' association elects officers
H. E. McKenzie of Tampico was elected president at Urbana as the Illinois Implement Dealers' association closed its annual meeting. Jesse Stone of Potomac was named vice president and C. A. Thrift of Decatur was the new director.
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H. E. McKenzie
Tampico
Illinois Implement Dealers’ Association
Urbana
Jesse Stone
Potomac
C. A. Thrift
Decatur
Snow White Owl Shot Near Aledo Stirs Farm Town
A rare snow white owl, seldom seen south of Canada, was shot in a corn field near Aledo by Forest Anderson. The four foot wingspread startled farmers who value the bird for controlling gophers and field mice.
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Canada
Aledo
Forest Anderson
Prohibition Agents Fall Short on Mental Test Scores
Prohibition agents under Director Percy Owen in Chicago averaged 78 percent job knowledge while a test of 62 agents showed a mean mental ability three points above the grade school flunking average.
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Prohibition
Percy Owen
Chicago
Grant highway extension opens region to tourists
A scenic area long hard to reach will welcome visitors as the Grant highway extends from Stockton to East Dubuque. Construction is slated to begin next spring, promising improved access to a remote part of the state.
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Grant Highway
Stockton
East Dubuque
Buckets Updated in Chicago & Alton Shops at Bloomington
Flat-bottomed fire buckets in Bloomington shops are replaced with conical buckets. W. J. Herrold, safety supervisor, says conicals quench fires well but are less handy for other tasks.
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Chicago & Alton
Bloomington
W. J. Herrold
State reports 30000 dependents in institutions suffer preventable disease
Approximately 30 000 people reside in state charitable and penal institutions. The state health department at Springfield says many could have supported themselves through life if not for the influence of preventable disease.
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State Health Department
Springfield
Protect Farmers League Backs Appointing Rural Deputies
At a Clinton meeting of the De Witt County Farmers Protective league resolutions were adopted asking Sheriff Taylor to appoint a deputy sheriff in each township to serve unpaid and arrest hunters who trespass on farm lands without owner permission. Deputies to be chosen from league members.
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Clinton
de Witt County
Farmers’ Protective League
Taylor
League
Illinois health data on age and work force
The Illinois health department in Springfield notes about 1.8 million of roughly 6.8 million residents are under fifteen. Adding sick injured and idle older people shows that barely half the population is gainfully employed in self-sustaining production.
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Illinois
State Health Department
Springfield
Izaak Walton league launches Rock River sewage cleanup drive
The Rockford chapter of the Izaak Walton league forms a committee to coordinate with other chapters and push for sewage control. It claims sewage has killed thousands of game fish and urges disposal plants to prevent pollution.
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Rockford
Izaak Walton League
Rock River
Rockford Reports 390 Auto Accidents With 12 Fatalities
Over the last eleven months Rockford experienced 390 automobile accidents resulting in 12 deaths, according to the police department.
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Rockford
Grand Mound Bank President Convicted of Larceny and Embezzlement
J. W. Reiham, once a leading Grand Mound citizen and president of Grand Mound Savings Bank, was found guilty of larceny and embezzlement after seventeen indictments. His defaulting caused the bank to close. he fled and was captured in the West.
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J. W. Reiham
Grand Mound Savings Bank
Reiham
J A Countryman Dies At 83 Noted Livestock Breeder
J A Countryman 83 longtime livestock breeder and former state legislature member from the Tenth district died at his Rochelle home.
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J. A. Countryman
Rochelle
Wiring Diagram of Principal Types of Radio Jacks
The article explains five jack styles used in radio receivers and how each type functions. It covers double circuit, single closed circuit, single open circuit, and automatic filament jacks with their contact mechanics and practical behavior in operation.
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New York Globe
Simple Wave Traps Improve Radio Reception
Wave traps offer a simple method to weed out interfering signals. A variable condenser in shunt with a coil in series with the aerial wire can eliminate specific broadcasts by tuning the trap to the undesired signal. Careful construction keeps resistance low to preserve signal strength and sharpness.
Conversations at Keokuk Dam Cables Demo
Daily conversations over 110000 volt Keokuk Dam cables between Union Electric St. Louis Page Avenue substation and St. Charles substation are tested by a wired wireless system devised by Roy L. Glasgow assistant professor of electrical engineering at Washington University St. Louis. The duplex setup permits simultaneous listening and speaking.
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Keokuk Dam
Page Avenue
Union Electric Light and Power Company
St. Louis
St. Charles (Mo
Roy L. Glasgow
Washington University
Glasgow
Telephonic relay system with two 5-watt tubes
A two wire transmission setup allows simultaneous talking and listening via a telephonic transmitter and receiver. A delicate relay system uses a local current to ring a bell or light a lamp as a calling signal. Wires run about 500 feet parallel to power cables. The relay features a 2 000 000 ohm resistance.
An Upright Aerial for Inside or Outside Use
An upright aerial of the type shown is a worthwhile addi tion to any receiving or transmitting set. It is convenient where space is limited and, when used outside, resists heavy storms and ice weight. A vertical aerial offers good capacity from closely spaced wires and is easily constructed using two bicycle wheels mounted on a pole about ten feet apart.
Aerial Design Improves Reception and Transmission
The illustration shows a compact aerial method with periphery insulators on wheel rims and wires suspended between them. A lead-in from the lower portion connects to the set, and the design is suitable for indoor use as noted by Radio News.
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Radio News
Do You Sail at Night and Rain on the Sea
A playful verse about a ship operator answering passenger questions. It covers night sailing, rain, timing of bells, seasickness, distance from shore, lightships, ship handling, crew pay, flying fish, homesickness, and marriage inquiries. The piece lampoons the veteran sailor fielding odd queries.
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