Gas Tax Bill Moves in Senate Amid County Dispute
In Springfield a battle over behalf of gasoline tax receipts unfolds as Senator Robert E. Duval introduces a bill to keep 2 cent a gallon tax funds in the counties where collected. The plan pits county control against the Tees measure favoring statewide use.
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Springfield
General Assembly
Robert E. Duval
St. Clair County
Duval
Chicago
Cook County
Martin J'Brien
Senate
Harold C. Kessinger
Aurora
House
Secretary of War
Barbour
Boyd
Telford
Laval
Hicks
Forrester
Bancrest
Trincoln Park
Lincoln Park Lake Front
Bancroft
Curran
Nelson
Bennett
Malloy
United States
Schnackberger
Commission
Indiana Board
Springer
Gale
Mississipp River
Eww
Turer
Bank Hold Up in Bradley Illinois
Five bandits robbed the Bradley state bank and escaped with between five thousand and six thousand dollars.
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Bradley State Bank
State Fire Loss Sets New Mark in Illinois
The annual report by State Fire Marshal John G. Gamber shows Illinois logged a record 1924 fire loss of 24,187,619 dollars, the largest since records began. January and December bolstered the total. dwellings bore the worst toll with 7,109 fires and over five million dollars in damage, Cook County led with 7,480,610 dollars in losses.
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John G. Gamber
Tllinois
Springfield
Ilinois
Gamber
Cook Country
Macon County
Tazewell County
Illinois
Illinois Trustees oppose proposed ISNU funding cut
Trustees of the Illinois State Normal University at Bloomington plan to oppose a state legislature reduction reported at 54000 dollars. The article notes varied local incidents and plans, including a death and injuries in Branford, and programs for the thirtieth Illinois farmers institute at Paris February 18 20 focusing on home life and women’s roles.
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Illinois State Normal University At
Bloomington
Illinois
Theodore Smith
Chicago
Springfield
Linois Farmers’ Institute
Department of
Paris
Tax collections show large drop in 1924 compared to 1923
Treasury data from Washington and New York reveal income tax receipts fell by about 500000 in December 1924 versus 1923. Monthly New York collections declined by roughly 9 million, with totals dropping from 08 520.406 in 1923 to 124 in 1924.
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United States
Treasury Department
Washington
Mes
Sarbont ST
Iedt
New York
Illinois towns show little support for higher tax rate limit
Illinois Municipal League findings from Urbana show only 45 of 1100 responses favor an increase in the tax rate limitation. Most towns say they can operate under the current 1.33 percent rate, with 93 percent opposed to raising the limit.
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Urbana
Ilinois Municipal League
Vivid Needlework on Newest Frocks
The article surveys evolving fashion trends with emphasis on needlework styles. It highlights trimming motifs from Russia, Scandinavia, and France, including bullion, beadwork, and kilting. Russian and Scandinavian embroidery influence Paris designs, with cyan, red, and gold color schemes and ornate handwork spanning gowns, negligees, and accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Far East
Paria
Russia
Paris
Manhattan
Scandinavia
Sallora
Bronze slippers charm in a small town romance
Mary Ellen O'Hagen’s year of wait ends when she chooses romance over a party plan. A bronze slipper led to a stout sergeant on leave, who appears as the true partner, and Mary Ellen abandons her earlier prospect to marry the soldier rather than the imagined crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen O’hagen
Mary Ellen
O’hagen
Prince of Wales
Caroline Murphy
Carrie
Tom Eldridge
Tom
Sue Parker
Dad
Legion
France
Sue
Ellen Liniton
Caroline's
Mary Ellen O'Hagen
Fer Enough Rastus Sings of Honest Arrival
A dialect driven exchange centers on a character named Rastus claiming an honest claim to a chicke in a rustic scene. The dialogue hints at pride and social tension in a humorous tone.
Green's August Flower Medicine Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a proven remedy for nervous dyspepsia sour stomach and other digestive disorders with a claim of fifty eight years of use worldwide. It promotes 80 and 90 cent bottles and notes quick healing carbolic salve for burns and cuts by The J W Cols Co Rockford Illinois.
World Understands, Yet I Refuse to Admit It
A terse reflective line suggests a speaker claims the world does understand yet will not acknowledge it. The statement highlights a tension between perception and admission, inviting interpretation of hidden knowledge or doubt.
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Illinois State News
Johnston City
Old Ben
House Commerce Committee
Washington, D
Mississippi River
Cairo
Moline
People Ex Rel Pearsall
Bf. E. Church of
J J. Dwyer
Cooper Brown
Edgar County
Branford
Peoria
W. Ho Packard
Bradley Institute
Philip Horton
Joliet
Lester Weatyhall
Waukesha
Wis
Danville
Ehving Ao
Rockford
Wisconsin
Sterling
B. Levie
Fox House
Theodore Edwards
Walter Parker
Car Herrington
Willger
Galesburg
State
Swagger
Jay Hemingway
Fenee Ee
Uniqn
Rastus
J. W. Cols Co
Sence
Boston
Pittaburgh
New Yorks
Menin
Carly Ize
N. Uy
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