Illinois News Happenings From The State Wires
A scattered Illinois roundup notes a 10.28 percent drop in valuat ions of fun lands in MWineis per board of reviews in Tuscoix. Reports mention a winter crop blooming by Charles Downs in Puna and a Rockford church addition funded by eighty boys pledging bricks worth 338 thousand dollars. Deaths include David Ro Liewellyn aged ninety five in Sterling and Danville man William Leonard Cassens. A De Kalb grain elevator accident injured Lawrence McMullen. Joliet blaze destroyed a livery stable with $100,000 damage. Legal actions include a Rockford Gas Light suit claiming ten thousand dollars for a three year old burned by a lantern. Health notes caution on complexion care. State news covers tax equalization protests at Springfell, love-induced jury issues in Maywarrdsville, Ku Klux intimidation claims, spelling bee plans for Springfield, and a fire damaging the Y M C A building at Champaign.
Miss Alice Haven Wins State Essay Prize
Miss Alice Haven of Champaign won first prize with a gold medal in a statewide historical essay contest held by the Daughters of the American Revolution at Springfield. J E Watt of Canton will serve as Kane county farm adviser starting January 1 in Geneva, succeeding W W Richards. Stephenson County Poultry and Pet Stock association plans its annual show in Freeport January 22 28 with Governor Small donating a trophy for best poultry exhibit.
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Springfield
Has State Teachers’ Association
Alice Haven
Champaign
Daughters of the American Revolution
J E. Watt
Canton, M
Kane County
Geneva
W W Richards
Florida
Stephenson County Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Freeport
Governor Small
Lutheran orphanage Nachusa to get $100000 in upgrades
At a Lutheran clergy conference it was announced additions and improvements totaling about 100000 will be made at the Nachusa Lutheran orphanage. The plan includes erecting a school building as part of the project.
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Nachusa
Bond Drive Under Way For Kankakee Center Project
Preliminary work begins on a 200000 dollar bond issue to fund construction of a Knights of Columbus community center in Kankakee. Louis dP Lecour chairs the committee directing the drive and outlines the plan.
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Knights of Columbus
Kankakee
Louis Dp Lecour
Bloomington cooks history in a period pageant show
A Bloomington event staged by the McLean county home bureau presented a 26 section pageant tracing the history of cookery. Meanwhile Madison county farmers fought stored grain damage from pests near Edwardsville. A Red Cross aided case helps locate a missing son. A Danville undertaker’s watch marks 171 years of continuous use since 1852.
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Bloomington
McLean County Home Bureau
Madison County
Edwardsville
Charles Collings
Kincaid
Christian County
American Red Cross
William Humphrey
Uncompleted attention in prose cuthion of interest suits
A garbled report from Springfield outlines lawsuits against Governor Small and a former state treasurer, with mention of Attorney General Brandinese as a candidate. The piece covers health warnings, a disease outbreak, and mentions losses from embezzlement tied to Henry Horner, a bank cashier, plus state finances and road work allocations across 12 counties.
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Small and Oostter
Cand Dts
Benard I Brandinese
Bedheed
Sprineeld
Henry Horner
Griste
Doqueim
Henry Fern Spry
Dalqueda
Possibility of New U S Territory
A National Geographic bulletin discusses Alaska potentially forming a new territory after the First Judicial district voted to separate from the rest. It explains geography from Juneau to Fairbanks, population distribution, and the implications of a new territorial map including land spans, districts, and transport links across the Gulf of Alaska.
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First Judicial District
Alaska
Washington
United States
National Geographic Society
North America
Siberia
Pacific Ocean
North Pole
Seattle
Canada
Canadian Rockies
Juneau
Ketchikan
Sitka
Fairbanks
Tanana River
Shigwins
Copper River
Judietal
Ting
Merrean
Skaway
Abiskate
Junean
Lower
Greenland
Tevla
Bering Sea
Tanana
Switzerland
Great Tanana River
Seward-Fairbanke
Gulf of Alaska
Harding
Fox Hunt in Yard Ends With Tragic Fox Slaying
In a back yard incident Mrs Edward P Felch chased by dogs and armed with a mop killed a fox pursued by the hounds. The event occurred at the Felch home as the chase unfolded in the garden.
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Kitts
Gardner
Masa
Edward P. Felch
Mra Felch
Dinosaur eggs sought for world museums amid Mongolian peril
Read of the American Museum of Natural History preparing twenty five fossils for exhibition with some destined for Peking and other institutions. Roy Chapman Andrews reports vast interest, with offers flooding in. humorous anecdotes show the perilous Mongolian dogs and the expedition’s dramatic survival tales.
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New York
American Museum of Natural History
Museum
Peking
Mongolia
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Roy Chapman Andrews
France
Belgium
Andrews
The Neat Train Confusion At San Francisco Argonant
A fragmented item from a San Francisco Argonant page shows quirky dialogue about train names and routes. The snippet mentions a character named John and a husband wife exchange about which train Mr bke winnower and Tom use, with reference to Pine Street and a train after youre.
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John
Bke
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns Use of Genuine Bayer Brand
An old advertisement warns consumers to demand Bayer Aspirin and to look for the Bayer name on packages or tablets. It claims Bayer Aspirin has been proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for years, and urges saying Bayer when buying. It cautions that imitations may be dangerous.
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Bayer
Mow Whaddya Knew About That Customer Exchange
A barber and a customer exchange quirky banter about grooming furniture. The customer jokes about hair destroyer products and asks the barber to come over and shave the dining room table, highlighting humorous street talk.
Carecarettes for Liver and Bowels Sold At 10c A Box
A fragmentary ad item notes 10 cent boxes of Cascarets for liver and bowels. The text also references Hewitt and Jewett with brief, unclear remarks about marriage and career ascent. The incomplete OCR yields minimal readable facts and no clear event or person detail beyond the product line.
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Board of Reviews
Tuscoix
Charles Downs
Puna
Sede Son
Rockford
David Ro Liewellyn
Sterling
Herrin Dee
Pftlineis
William Leonard Cassens
Danville
United States Steel Company
James Widener
Chicago Heights
de Kalb
Lawrence McMullen
Joliet
The
Craugwell Livery Company
Rockford Gas Bight & Coke Company
Philip Villa
Department of Health
Sprinshell
Department ‘Olds
Ford
Elass
Secretary of State
Ted
Jon
Sey Keeton
Marien Corbeil
Taltesville
Benton Oom
Mount Vaonoo
Smll
Joiners State Tak Conserssion
Springfell
George Buendroof
Choutesukeland
Maywarrdsville
Puenes
Charles Tene
Tobinson
Attories
Abdavit
Henry Bant Oo Negre
Cone
Jones
Ku Klux Niao
Y M. Cc. A
Loanversity of
Dilinois
Joe Turner
Danville Undertaker
Pucotanye United Sates
Heo
Morshadl
Evermrot Ot Wareleryse
CO Tree
Ntortateedia
Tyne
Rossel
State Highway Department
U.S. Territory
General Selle Papers
Gamera
Seliveroff
Russia
Belgrade
New York Museum
Waich
Camel Tralls
Charlies P Berkey
Columbia University
Asia Magazine
Mr. Andrews
Professor Berkey
Humane
Hotel Astor
California
Ecothing Drugaay
Wases
San Francisco
Hewitt
Imald
Jewett
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