Illinois Gas Rate Hikes Approved and Fire Losses Reported
The Central Public Service company won state approval to raise gas rates for Taylorville Pana and Beardstown. Fire in Beardstown destroyed the Beard Hotel causing about 1 million dollars in damage with no injuries.
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Taylorville
Pana
Beardstown
Central Public Service Company
State Public Utilities Commission
Freeport
Masters of
Springfield
Evacuation of Kiev by Polish Army Described in Washington
Washington received vivid Warsaw dispatches detailing the Polish forces evacuation of Kiev. Col. Gaskill and Mr. Moffat described planning and execution under General Rydz Smigly, the refugee exodus, and encounters with red troops and incendiary bombing as trains started the retreat.
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Washington
Kiev
Warsaw
Gaskill
Jay P Moffat
Rydz Smigley
Mr Moffat
Jftomiercz
Red
Illing
Kovel
Colonel Gaskill
Pilsudski
Red Cross
Convoys Endure Gunfire and Bombing Amid Evacuations
Refugees flee the city as flames rise from burning buildings. Convoys move only at slow speed while Polish soldiers ride on train footboards to keep order and prevent panic during the retreat.
French gallantry is dead on the rails say Paris workers
Woman workers and shop staff demand a special carriage on each train to shield women from harassment. A businesswoman laments the decline of traditional gallantry as travel hours turn into a daily struggle for the weak against the strong.
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Partz
France
Wireless Guidance for Swedish Fishers
The Swedish government will place wireless telephones on fishing craft to warn of bad weather and inform where herring catches may be expected. No transmitters will be on boats, so vessels cannot communicate with other ships or shore wireless stations.
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Stockholm
Ventilation in Metal Mines Highlighted as Health and Safety Need
Washington reports on a United States Bureau of Mines paper by Harrington noting metal mine ventilation as vital for safety health and efficiency. It cites dust danger heat humidity and gas exposure and urges constant pressure ventilation and better working conditions to reduce miners consumption and financial losses.
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James Scott
Soldiers’ and Sailors Home
Quincy
Dan Guthrie
A C Townley
National Nonpartisan League
John Gilbert
Fairmont
William H Miller
Champaten
Fred E. Sterling
Luxkford
Lowdon Deneen Brunthie
Rock River
Rock Island
John Duberg
Roy White
John de Bover
United States
Washington
United States Bureau of Mines
Harrington
Bureau
Bureau of Mines
United States Public Health Services
Western Canada Prepares for Big Harvest Despite Labor Shortage
Rains across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta boost crop prospects for a strong season similar to 1915. Governments seek 10 000 to 15 000 harvest hands with daily wages from 5 to 6 and a half dollars. Jobs offered via Winnipeg Employment Bureau and Canadian offices in Chicago Detroit Milwaukee Kansas City Omaha Des Moines Watertown Grand Forks and St Paul.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Winnipeg
Kansais
Nebraska
South Dakota
Hirpeis
Central States
Boundary Points
Chicago
Detroie
Mich
Milwaukee
Wis
Kansas City
No Mercy for the Flirt at Piping Rock
Cortlandt Bleeker speaks at Piping Rock about the modern girl. He recalls a dream of a beautiful, seemingly virtuous woman who pleads to enter heaven but is judged by St Peter and condemned to hell for condemning her lovers.
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Dream
St. Peter's Handa
Cortlandt Bleeker
Piping Rock
St. Peter
St Peter
Eatonic Proves Best After Ten Years
A testimonial from Mrs Delia M Doyen praising Eatonic for ten years of stomach relief. The ad claims over half a million users last year and explains Eatonic removes acids poisons and gases to aid recovery. It urges readers to buy from a local druggist with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Eatonic
Delia M. Doyen
Adv
Uncomplimentary man leads Sunday school class
A stout man teaches a Sunday school class and asks what would happen after death if one lived badly. A boy responds, The fat would be in the fire, after considering the question.
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Ain
Umbrella Clue Highlights Cashier Suspicion in Firm
The head of a firm secretly enlists an expert accountant to probe the cashier for dishonesty. The accountant notes the cashier carries a different umbrella on rainy days, a detail the boss uses to question trust. A corrupting factor is mentioned regarding soda water.
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Illinois
Teruhich
Boris Mobler
Huarber
Carl Schmidgatt
van Aager
Uris Vo
Attertier
Schimiidgall
Schmidgall
Nnger
Satuda
Jessie Brown
Robert
Otis
The
Rode Howe
Arincarr
Tibeagea
County Board of Review
Fonthorendty
Warren Heke
Misa Merritly
Peeterbaer Teoet
Rateshakee
Hoover Fey Hk
Helrey
Ieee
Eutur
Efits
Springfeld
Reda
Thors Ter
Give
Paris
General Pershing
Sir Auckland Geddes
John J Pershing
Pershing
Corporation
City of London
London
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