Plumes and law clash over paradise birds in New York
New tariff limits import of paradise feathers, shifting burden to dealers who must prove stock dates from before 1913. Smuggling has thrived for years with feathers hidden on seamen, yet authorities say the new law will largely end forbidden trade while Audubon societies push stronger protections and museums hold thousands of plumes.
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New York
Mediterranean
National Association of Audubon Societies
Audubon Societies
T. Gilbert Pearson
East Indian Islands
Papua
New Guinea
Africa
Birds of Paradise
Pearson
Home for American Opera Plan Endowed by Women
Chicago reports a plan for an opera house funded by dollar subscriptions from one million American women. The project aims to stage operas in English and by women, with a focus on broad public support and cultural enrichment.
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Opera House
Chicago
Giant Logger Eats 48 Cream Puffs in Two Hours
Hoquiam Washington resident Orin Welsh, a giant logger, traveled from the woods and devoured 48 cream puffs in two hours amid a town wager. He began by consuming a dozen quickly, followed by another in 30 minutes, and finished the fourth dozen between tea cups.
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Hoquiam
Wash
Orin Welsh
Welsh
It Don’t Pay to Be Crooked Man Sent Up for Life in Omaha
Otto Cole a 42 year old burglar con man booze runner and murderer with a 25 year life of crime was sentenced to life in an Omaha court after a recent arrest for the murder of pawnbroker Harry Hahn. Cole who has spent time in Minnesota Maryland Ohio Illinois and elsewhere admitted his long history of crime and claimed to have studied engineering while awaiting punishment.
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Omaha
Neb
Otto Cole
Cole
Minnesota
Maryland
Ohio
Illinois
Baltimore City
Toilet
Harry Hahn
Columbus
Richard Proctor
Baltimore
Chicago
Joliet
Red Wing
Minn
ER. E. English
Edwin English
Ed English
Lfe
Illinois News Nuggets Cover Farms Floods and Events
Springfield names Cot Frank D Whipp acting manager at St Charles School for Boys after C V Adams death. DeKalb hosts Forward Farm Bureau decennial pageant June 30 with 1000+ actors from 18 counties. Flood losses rise in Wabash Lawrence Randolph. Illinois river backwaters delay crops and deepen farmer debts. Mike Chiaventone dies after lifelong heart condition revealed two hearts. UIUC employment dept reports 1827 temporary and 486 permanent jobs with 115 men placed. Births registration plan expands township registry to improve state health records. English sparrow eradication urged to protect native birds and crops. Illinois unemployment slightly up when excluding coal mining, flood relief funding boosted seeds and food for submerged farms. State Red Cross allocates funds for seed grains and supplies to flood areas along three rivers. McCracken murder case dropped. Shimer academy expansion in Mount Carroll costs about 100000. Elgin WW veterans building dedication planned. Rock Island building contractor John Volk dies. Northern Illinois Methodist Centennial Camp meeting Aug 3–13. Lockard and Lotsey case tied to Kincaid payroll robbery. Rock Island Exposition promotes city progress June 24–July 4. Fire destroys surrounding homes. Franks Gray family escapes. Anta hosts first cooperative fruit packing houses. Illinois dairy marketing co-op forms in Chicago district. Illinois yields for wheat and rye forecast higher. 5% of wheat acres abandoned. Illinois University commencement June 14. 1000–1100 degrees conferred. Swimming certificates awarded to 26 Illinois students. several earn master certificates. Catholic Union of Illinois prepares for 28th convention in Peoria May 28–30. Rockford high school graduation set for June 22. Judge Harry Olson to speak.
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Frank D. Whipp
Springfield
St Charles
C. V. Adams
Forward Farm Bureau
DeKalb
Farm Bureau
Ilinois
Wabash
Lawrence
Randolph
Illinois River
Green County
Mike Chiaventone
Spring Valley
Rush Medical College
Chicago
University of Ilinois
Finos
State Department of Public Health
Health Department
State Health Department
F. H. Smith
Department of Zoology Ag
State University
Illinois
State Department of Labor
Illinois Red Cross Flood Relief Committee
Mississippi
Jackson
Union
Alexander
Sd Cross Committee
Elgin
Elgin State Hospital
John Volk
Pointer
Northwestern Illinois
Rock Island
Northern Illinois Methodists
Geather
Epworth Grove
Belvidere
Centennial Camp Meeting Association
Marcus Jerome Lockard
Christian County
Jimmy” Lotsey
St. Louis
Jai
Kincaid
Gray
Alberta
Anta
Illinois Fruit Exchange
California
Milinoiis Agricultural Association
Wisconsin
Indiana
Eugene Davenport
University
College of Agriculture
Herbert L. Wilett
University of Chicago
University of Illinois
E. J. Manley
R. Banton
Mt. Zion
R. J. Callan
Col Unsville
H. Dimick
Portland
Ore
L. L. Donlin
Winthrop
J. W. Dvorak
F. H. Hatley
F. J. Hatley
O. Mein
RA. J. Kiindt
Sheridan
Wye
L. Kessler
Augusta
Kan
A. M. Montzheimer
Joliet
J. Mracek
Q. W. Olcott
River Forest
S. G. Pond
Champaign
S. Perret
Oak Park
P. C Puderer
Bellville
G. A. Robinhold
Philadelphia
F. C. Schumaker
F Highland Park
C. F. Angel
Battle Creek
Mich
J. K. Davs
Wilmette
H. Johnson
C. EK. Kruse
Richmond
B. Walker
Catholic Men of
Tlinois
Peoria
Catholic Union of Munole
St. Boniface Parish
Rockford High School
Stine Temple
Diomas
Harry Olson
Out of the Mouths of Babes And Their Quirky Names
A humorous children’s exchange highlights playful mishearings and biblical references. A girl names a woolly bear Gladly echoing a hymn while another misidentifies Nero as the Good Man, then quotes the hymn Nero My God to Thee, prompting astonishment from the teacher.
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Nero
A Lone Exception in Scam Tale
A credulous citizen recalls being offered riches with strings attached and a single prior experience of returning cash after a keeper warned him. The Birmingham Age Herald quote highlights wary skepticism toward high yield schemes and fraudulent offers.
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Birmingham Age Herald
Palatial Home Dialog Over College Costs
A host in a wealthy home laments college expenses with a biting joke about language costs. He notes the burden of tuition and sharply mentions a line item reading For Scotch 250 dollars, illustrating the extravagant charges and ironic satire of elite spending.
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London
Silent giants and talkative men in a Taft dinner
Chief Justice Taft quips about great men being taciturn like Edison Ford and Lincoln while recounting Mark Twain anecdotes. The remark touches on the idea that cooperation diffuses wealth and minimizes profiteering, with a playful exchange about Gabriella’s talkativeness and a friend’s story.
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Taft
Edison
Henry Ford
Lincoln
Mark Twain
Gabriell
Mari
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St. Clair County
Clara Richwine
William Richwine
Mount Carroll
Frances Shimer
William Parker McKee
Spain
Piskian
Mothers of the World
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