Illinois News Happenings and Local Incidents
Dr Charles H Rosenstiel of Freeport named county veterinarian to lead Carroll county antibovine tuberculosis campaign. Mrs Fairline Ripley aged 94 of Murphysboro dies. she witnessed early Central Railroad passenger service and voted for Coolidge. Explosion at Urbana injures Dr J M Bradley and grad student J M Corbin. pressure reached 55 000 pounds. Quincy considers bus lines on South Eighth and State streets to replace trolley. tracks may be removed to avoid pavement costs. Rose Warnock of Peru seeks divorce after husband’s affair with a woman from Princeton. couple has a two month old son. Allegations of abuse in arrest case involving handcuffing and assault with a billy. Frank Montgomery sues Harry Lovejoy Decatur patrolman for 1000 dollars after suit dismissal.
Mooseheart records no deaths in 1922 to 1924 drive
The Mooseheart city group reports a record with 1,224 residents cared for from across North America and no deaths since January 22, 1922. Whooping cough noted as the only contagious disease at year end 1924, with no diphtheria for nearly six years amidst Chicago health financing moves and immunization push.
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Mooseheart
Loyal Order of Moose
North America
True Health Commission
Springfield
Guilty Verdict in Mount Vernon Murder Case
Judge J C Kern upheld convictions of Mia Elsie Sweetin and Lawrence M Hight for the murder of Wilford Sweetin. Hight received life imprisonment. Sweetin 35 years. Hight sent to Southern Illinois penitentiary Menard and Mrs Sweetin to Stateville. Parole recommendations will be sent to state authorities.
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J. C. Kern
Mount Vernon
Mo Mons
Mia
Elsie Sweetin
Lawrence M. Hight
Wilford Sweetin
Hight
Southern Illinois Penitentiary
Menard
Sweetin
Stateville
Salter and Robbins wed oldest Warren groom and widow
Richard Salter aged eighty married Jennie Robbins fifty eight of Monmouth. Salter becomes Warren county's oldest groom as citizens prepare to vote January 24 on a $50,000 fire equipment plan and nonpaid clerks. City fights include licensing consequences for drunken behavior and a mix up in jury summons for two Oscar Webers from Pana township. Peoria school children lead in health with attendance above 90 percent per Dr A A Crooks.
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Richard Salter
Jennie Robbins
Monmouth
Mr. Salter
Salter
Warren County
Marion
Oscar Webers
Pana Township
Taylorville
Colin
Peoria
A A’ Crooks
Trappers Report Strong Season in Daviess and Carroll Counties
Trappers report an exceptional season with raccoons and other fur bearing animals more plentiful than in years past. Foxes and other large animals are also reported in greater numbers across Daviess and Carroll counties.
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Daviess
Carroll Counties
Illinois Supreme Court Rules Free Water Not Binding Contract
The Illinois Supreme Court holds that free water to public and private schools in Alton must not be provided. It declares the city of Alton and the board of education as separate corporate entities. The court states that an ordinance granting free water is not a binding contract and must be repealed.
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Alton
Ilinois Supreme Court
City of
Board of Education
Danville Considers Switching to Commission Form
A petition with 1050 names prompts a February special election to replace the aldermanic system with the commission form. Judge Graham will call the election soon. It is claimed Winds currently has 65 elites working under the commission system.
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Danville
Graham
Commission
Soldier bonus applications filed in Illinois near 300000 mark
Palmer D. Edmun ds, chief clerk of the service recognition board, announced at Springfield that under the new deadline rules the highest claim number accepted before the year end was 256641 and that applications had to be physically possessed by the board by midnight December 31.
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Division of Game and Fish
Springfield
Oan
Came and Fish
Huntersggportsten
Attormey General Lrundage
General Assembly
William J Stratton
Hiineis
Nets
Palmer D Edmuunds
Service Recognition Board
Will and beneficiaries name large life payout plan
Mrs Julia Ho Bull of Fairbury inherits one hundred thousand dollars for life from sister Eunice M Lupton of Washington DC. After Mrs Bull’s death, funds are split among Fern Detroiler of Evans ton Til, Hemp stead Bull’s son, and Winchester VA school board. The school receives fifty thousand for teacher salaries from income of the legacies. In Circuit court Hume Wilson alleged $20,000 damage claims after university admission issues at Chicago and Northwestern. Charles A O Connor Aurora attorney named Kane county master in chancery by Judge Newhall succeeding Harry Gunsaul.
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Julia Ho Bull
Fairbury
Eunice M Lupton
Washington
University of Chicago
Hume Wilson
Wilson
Northwestern
Charles A. O'Connor
Aurora
Kane County
Newhall
Harry Gunsaul
Huge Copper Crystal Produced at General Electric Lab
Schenectady scientists crafted a seven eighths inch diameter, six inch long single copper crystal by very slow cooling, yielding bars that bend like wax but cannot be straightened. X ray and rotation tests confirm a face centered cubic structure, with crystal axis aligned to cooling direction, suggesting new metal behavior insights.
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Schenectady
N. Y
General Eilectric Company
Wheeler P Davey
IT W O Bridgman
Harvard University
Doctor Davey
Davey
Fraud in Stocks Cost 600 Million Dollars in Losses
New York reports the national survey by the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World shows the industrial Middle West bears the heaviest stock promoter losses. Per capita losses average about six dollars countrywide, with seven Pennsylvania towns totaling about 10,000 residents recording forty dollars per capita. Two Michigan and Ohio cities, each with 49,000 people, report one million dollars loss. Officials hope education and vigilance will cut total losses from six hundred million to three hundred million in the next few years through the "Before You Invest" movement.
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New York
Middle West
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
National Vigilance Committee
Associated Advertising Clubs
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Iowa
Dakotas
Kansas
Nebraska
Lou E. Hulland
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Sapphires and Emeralds Intrigue English Women
English women favor sapphires and emeralds over rubies and amber as jewelry becomes more varied and fashionable. West End jewelers note Princess Mary inspired emerald demand while sapphires paired with green emeralds surge in popularity. Flexible platinum bracelets studded with gems top new trends as pearl chokers wane.
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London
West End
Mary
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