Assembly Ends Long Session With 302 Bills Passed
Springfield reports the fifty fourth general assembly adjourned sine die after a daylight session finishing 302 bills. Highlights include appropriations for the University of Illinois road work and state projects, plus numerous house and senate measures on roads, education, labor, and public safety.
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Fifty-fourth
General Assembly
Senate
University of Illinois
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Senate Chamber
Great Lakes
Atlantic Waterway Commission
Dalley
Barr
Camp Grant
Sneed
Searcy
Centennial
Haenish
Broadway Armory
Chicago
Hughes
Lincoln
Springer
Cook County
E W Turner
Department of Conservation
Curran
Public Welfare Department
Stateville Penitentiary
Penitentiary Commission
Department of Labor
A. O. Arnold
Lincoln Tomb
Adcock
Board of Education
Starved Rock Park
Finois Eye and Car Infirmary
Waller
Illinois
Arnold
Oat Smut Resistance Varieties Show Progress
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a new oat variety named Markton immune to covered smut, tested in Oregon and Washington with high yield. Hybrids combining Markton with top standards have been sent to major stations for resistance testing as breeders push toward reducing oat crop losses from smut.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Markton
Turkey
Oregon
Washington
United States
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Arkansas
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Tminois
Minnesota
Iowa
Pure Bred Sires Bring Improvement
The United States Department of Agriculture foreword states dairy gains come from pure bred sires with daughters outperforming dams by 14.5 percent in milk and 16 percent in butterfat. The new directory lists 220 cooperative bull associations owning 1003 selected pure bred sires, showing rapid first generation gains and cumulative long term benefits.
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United States
Bureau of Dairying
United States Department of Agriculture
Practical tips for keeping calves growing strong
Practical guidance covers early colostrum, dam milk feeding of three times daily, gradual introduction of hay grain and silage, and high hygiene. Emphasis on lice and pest protection, clean utensils, fresh water, salt, and maintaining flesh with adequate grain.
Cucumber Beetles Destructive Pests on Cucumbers
Striped cucumber beetles are the most destructive pests of cucumbers melons squashes and other vine plants. Dust young plants with calcium arsenate and gypsum mix, then apply two or three times weekly awaiting rain. Ten to twelve applications usually keep beetles in check and Circular No. 90 provides detailed control measures.
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Carl J. Drake
Iowa State College
Bulletin
Ames
Iowa
Ten Commandments for Cows from North Dakota College
A humorous dairy farming guide listing practical rules for feeding milk cows. It emphasizes balanced rations with sweet clover and alfalfa, varied feed, corn silage, shelter, clean water, and budgeting feed costs. The piece closes with a jab at neighborly competition to boost butterfat profits.
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Dakotas
J. R. Dice
North Dakota Agricultural College
Illinois News Notes Highlights From La Salle Peru Area
Gifts and civic events fill Illinois notes as La Salle Peru Township High School announces a $400000 gift for a new building. Ground breaks for St Bede college gymnasium in Peru with a 90 by 200 foot two story plan. Dawes awards gold medals to 1500 citizenship graduates in Chicago. War department honors six Chicago high schools as honor units. Peoria debates city employee pay cuts and rent disputes with the Municipal baseball park.
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la Salle Peru Township High School
la Salle
George P. Blow
C. H. Matthiessen
St. Bede College
Peru
Charles G. Dawes
Grant Park Stadium
Chicago
The
American Citizenship Foundation
War Department
Senn
Lake View
Lane Tech
Lindblom
Crane
Astin
Harry C. Hale
Wayer Mueller
Peoria
Peoria Fans Association
County faces tax loss if railroads’ objections stand
If objections filed by railroads running through Warren county are sustained, the county may lose 15000 to 20000 dollars in taxes. The board of supervisors allegedly passed the annual appropriation levy without a record vote and set the levy at 81 cents instead of the legal maximum of 75 cents.
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Warren County
Board of Supervisors
Prevention Best Remedy for Chicken Diseases
A poultry article urges prevention as the primary cure for flock illness. It notes pale combs and droopy birds signal disease, often spread by new, untested stock or inadequate cleaning after an outbreak. Lice and mites require early, ongoing control to protect flocks.
Mastermind in Major Robbery Found Guilty of Stamp Theft
Dr. Spencer Brown already convicted in the Werner Brothers warehouse $2,000,000 heist in Chicago is found guilty by a jury of altering and possessing stolen war savings stamps. The offense carries up to fifteen years in federal prison. Judge Adam C. Cliffe will determine the sentence later.
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Spencer Brown
Werner Brothers
Chicago
Adam C. Cluffe
Federal
Cliffe
Presbyterians Set Plans At Fourth Illinois Conference
Reports from the fourth annual Illinois Presbyterian church conference in Champaign show committees at work. The Synod accepted Assumption as the site for an old peoples home. Illinois Presbyterians aim to raise three million dollars to support church work in eight colleges and universities, led by the Presbyterian foundation at the University of Illinois.
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Illinois Presbyterian Church
Champaign
Assumption
Farm Facts and Household Tips from the County Agent
Keep liquid manure containers covered to prevent mosquitoes. Legumes like sweet clover and alfalfa suit upland cut-over lands and fix nitrogen. Bury dead fowls deep or burn them. Poison speeds woodchucks. Check with county agent for poison info. Cracked yellow corn provides more heat for chicks and is cheaper. Dairymen should keep cow records. Some boarders are sold for beef and better sires are bought.
Soybean Meal Proves Valuable Feed for Dairy Cattle
An experiment at South Dakota State College shows dairy cattle fed soybean meal in moderate quantities produced butter without damage to quality. Excess soybean meal tended to yield softer, saltier butter.
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South Dakota State College
Bankers Convene in Peoria on Bank Robbery Problem
Illinois Bankers Association met in Peoria with 1,897 banks represented to tackle the bank robber issue. Ross C. Saunders outlined Iowa’s success in reducing robberies, while A M Devoursney reported Iowa losses and punishment stats.
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Peoria
Ilinois Bankers
Illinois
Ross C. Saunders
Iowa
Illinois Federation of Women Clubs Defense Day Urged
A letter from Mrs. George Thomas Palmer urging cooperation among all clubs in the Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs for Defense Day on July 4 was sent to presidents from Springfield. Chicago capitalists back the Quincy and Northwestern Electric railway project connecting Monmouth and Quincy. Articles of incorporation issued by L. L. Emmerson, secretary of state.
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Ilinois Federation of Women’s Clubs
Springfield
George Thomas Palmer
New York
Chicago
Quincy and Northwestern Electric Railway
Monmouth
Quincy
L. L. Emmerson
Safe Vacation Is Health Asset in Illinois Bulletin
Dr. Isaac D. Rawlings urges safe travel to water and mountain areas with precautions against typhoid fever and accidental drownings. He notes peak typhoid cases in September and warns that non swimming individuals should avoid deep water. Vaccination and sanitation practices can reduce spread and prevent drownings among youths under twenty five.
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Isaac D. Rawlings
Springfield
Ilinols
Iinois
Daily Vacation Bible School Held in Galesburg
The event runs under the Ministerial Association with classes for children aged four to fourteen. Secretary Weeks told the University of Illinois at Urbana that it was chosen as the distinguished college for 1925 due to its excellent military training program.
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Daily Ynocation Bible School
Galesburg
Ministerial Association
Weeks
University of Minois At
Urbana
Bridge plan delays large Joliet waterway project
Dispute between city authorities and state engineers over bridge approach grades and width holds up the 20 million dollar Joliet waterway project. Also reported are church and agricultural insights from Illinois events and leaders, including Dr. William T. Rodgers elected moderator of the Illinois Presbyterian synod and remarks on beef prices from J H Longwell of the University of Illinois.
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Joliet
Bank swindler AGGERBACH arrested in Chicago
Arthur A. Aggerbach fifty years old head of a swindler syndicate caught by police in Chicago. He was described as a prosperous business man wanted in major cities coast to coast and used stock certificates as collateral for loans. Also notes tax filing deadlines and legal actions involving Himeis Central railroad and a Rockford school books ruling.
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Arthur A. Aggerbach
Chicago
Aggerbach
Satve
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