Centennial planning in Springfield notes invitation to President Wilson
Springfield announces a committee will invite President Woodrow Wilson and state governors to the Illinois centennial celebration on October 5 and 6. The cornerstone will be laid October 6. A grand pageant by Wallace Rice is planned with speeches by notable figures. The issue also covers Illinois state bank statistics and a call for teamwork in war efforts.
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Springfield
Lowden
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Old Northwest Territory
Sinois
Wilnota
Eupreme Court
Centennial Commission
Legislative Joint
Lincoln
Douglas
Wallace Rice
Wallaces
Supreme Court
Joliet
Austria
Wisconsin
Iowa
Washington
Chicago
Jacksonville
State School For the Deaf
Possible Delay In Cood Roars and War Work Concerns
A garbled historical report notes leaders urging Governor Lowden to issue a postponement proclamation amid farm opposition to a road issue tied to national war work. It mentions a campaign to influence policy, a court case on township high school districts, and medical advisory boards for military service re-examinations.
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Timois
Supreme Court
Con
Verry
People
Frank R. Stitt
Stitt
General Assembly
State council forms advisory committee on school help
The state council of defense names an educational committee to screen requests for pupil work and decide which tasks schools should undertake New members include state and county officials school heads and college leaders The panel will receive requests through county superintendents and principals and advise direct organizations to contact its Chicago office for arranging school child assistance The attorney general directs the state public works department to take possession of canal property as needed.
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State Council of Defense
HiMnoix
Red Cross
MCA
Knights of Columbia
Ante of Liberty Bonds
Council of Na Honal Defense
State Council
Foo
Counci
Fraunein
Etnatt
Public
Mnetheflands
Springfield
Roy Moore
Fureka
Harry Taylor
Township
Harrisburg
Gustave Andreen
Augustana College
Rock Island
P ¥. Fleming
West Adama Street
Chicago
Brundage
State Department, of Public Works
Co operative Marketing of Livestock by USDA
A USDA overview explains how livestock shipping associations help farmers market excess stock. Co operatives reduce reliance on local buyers, increase net returns, and provide centralized management with minimal capital. Benefits include quicker marketing, risk pooling, and potential for better central market terms.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Geveral
Toei
Factors in fattening pigs from Colorado college
From Fort Collins Colorado Agricultural College an article reviews corn grinding, barley substitution, and supplementary feeds. It reports grinding saves about 6 percent, suggests replacing half the corn with rolled barley if barley is cheaper, and finds tankage or similar protein sources improve gains and feed efficiency. Alfalfa meal costs may affect economics under current feed prices.
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Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Colo
Henry
Colorado
Seizure of Coal Supplies Hit U S Industries
Coal consigned to nonessential industries is being seized by the lands feel administration at Chicago for distribution to households to prevent a fuel shortage. Several manufacturing plants have shut down or run on limited coal, as authorities aim for a prudent distribution to avert a serious fuel crisis.
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Lands Feel Administration
Chicago
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Waukegan
Joliet
Cook County
Charles S. Rodgers
Hannah & Hogs
Hiquor
Rodgers
Ita
L. A. Reinhardt
Twenty-third
Valentine Jobet
Peoria
Thomas Costello
Healey-Skidmore-Barry
Newbold
Charles C. Healey
Morrisonville
Draft notifications and crime notes from Camp Grant era
Local dispatches report Brig. Gen Kennon announcing upcoming draft increments and the Illinois call for men as winter weather aids mobilization. Other items cover Chicago rail rates, a Joliet bank crime with $47,000 missing, two men jailed for auto part theft, a storehold-up shooting of a Mount Vernon grocer’s wife, and talk of Blue Sky securities laws taking effect New Year.
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Grant
Rockton
L. W. V. Kennon
Kennon
Illinois
State Grange
Galy
Henry County
Joliet
Springfield
Chicago
State Public Utility Commission
la Grange State Bank
Tennie
William Howard
Thomas Bard
John McGootty
Howard
Sheppard
Edward K. Koribut
Evens
McGoorty
J. P. Boyle
Mount Vernon
Carll
Standard Ofl Company
Schoper
City
Te Fiftieth General Assembly
Louis L. Emmerson
Aos
Ory
Dane Nag
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Levislative Joint
Timeis Centennial Commission
Lawden
Jeaste Talmer Weber
Cen Tennial Commission
Secre
Cornistene
United States
Russel
Toois
Army
Navy
Pont
Pwet
Foresd
Cr. P Hart
Mackinaw
Miinois Society of Architects
Ilinois Chapter
City Club Chicago
Fred Dodds
Pasaley
Ilinois National Guards
Upen
Adam Munzie
Willam Paris
East St Louis
Flannagan
Stella Boyle
Joseph Boyle
Waltonville
Sev! Chase
Jack Fenton
Berg
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