Statewide cash controls tighten as warrants surge
Springfield reports show 1911 law directing all boards to funnel fees into the state treasury and audit by the auditor of public accounts. Brady era warrants rise from 56,000 to 116,200 with no errors, aiming toward 150,000. University of Illinois payments reach about 200,000 dollars monthly. Auditor challenges board practices and upholds centralized finance through the treasurer and auditor.
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Springfield
Brady
J .S. McCullough
Pire Reese
Rufus M. Potts
Potts
Ilinois
Dunne
Chicago Board of Underwriters
Cook County
Western Union
Illinois
United States Supreme Court
Public Utilities Plan Hearing Set for Wahbesh Reorg
Chairman James E Quan of the state public utilities commission told Winslow Peerce chairman of the Wahbash railroad reorganization committee that the commission would hear the Wahbesh reorganization plan in Springfield on Wednesday June 3. Invited to attend are the public utilities railroad and warehouse commissions from Missouri Indiana Ohio Michigan and Iowa.
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James E. Quan
State Public Utilities Commission
Noth
Winslow Peerce
Wabash Railroad
Wahbesh
Springfield
Public Utilities and Railroad and Warehouse Commissions
Missouri
Indians
Ohio
Michigan
Iowa
Qlinots Commissee
Water Power Fight Divides Congress Over Compensation
Secretary Lane and President Wilson push for strong federal control of water power while conservationists warn Section 4 lowers government returns. House favors two dreadnaughts amid Panama Canal growth. Senate likely to approve. Navy gains reflect broader push for larger fleet to protect Panama and expanding merchant marine. General Albert L. Mills noted for heroism and West Point hazing ban.
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Washington
Lane
Congress
United States
House
Secretary of the Interior
Senate
Supreme Court
United States Navy
Daniel
House Naval Communities
Republcan
Panama Canal
Army
Navy
Mexico
Albert L. Millis
Division of Militia Affairs
War Department
Harry C. Hale
Seventeenth Infantry
Mills
West Point
First Cavalry
Santiago
Albert L
United States Army
Santiago de Cuba
First United States Cavalry
Adjutant General of Volunteers
Misunderstood Jokes From Stanford Chaparral
A humorous plate from Stanford Chaparral features Mrs Nurich joking about her husband who “takes one every time he gets a tooth paked” and Miss Goodrich discussing his prowess in aesthetics in a coy exchange about marriage and manners.
Alfalfa and Corn Boost Farm Profits Despite Skeptics
W R Goodwin argues alfalfa and corn restore livestock profitability on corn belt farms. He cites rising meat prices, high land costs, and the Illinois Alfalfa Growers Association pushing farmers toward silage, alfalfa, and stock to restore soil fertility and profits.
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DuPage County
Illinois
Illnois
Illinois Alfalfa Growers’ Association
Infertile Egg for Market
Instructions on producing infertile eggs for market note that lack of male birds does not affect egg count. It advises disposing of hens after their second lay, marking fall pullets for breeding next spring, and addresses soft shells from confinement, overfat hens, and mineral deficiency. Emphasizes cleanliness, dust baths, and vermin control with kerosene and whitewash.
Soft Shelled Eggs in Hens Causes and Remedies
Farmers often face soft shelled eggs when hens are pushed into laying by protein rich feeds. Replace some oats and bran with corn and provide clover hay, chopped finely, along with grit and oyster shell to improve shell hardness.
Forage Pioneer Urges Alfalfa Growth Across Counties
Secretary Farwere of Dengies county urges farmers to grow alfalfa citing 3% ton per acre yields in Douglas county and a 15 to 18 pound seed rate. He argues alfalfa provides protein, pairs with corn, and can be a reliable forage if seed bed prep and first year care are done.
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Wwinele Farwere
Tarbor
Dengies
Tilteois
Kansas
Sinois
Douglas County
Ebort
Packing Eggs for Market
Packing eggs for market requires soft paper and excelsior wrapping, a lined basket, and careful handling to prevent damage. Commission men classify eggs by terms like rotten dirty cracked and strictly fresh, with high losses blamed on farm carelessness totaling millions annually.
Fatting Poultry Rations From Historic Pennsylvania Notes
The Pennsylvania station recommends grain mixes for fattening poultry based on desired flesh color. For yellow flesh use corn meal five parts, ground oats two parts with animals' milk and sour milk. for whiter flesh use corn meal two parts, buckwheat two parts, oats two parts with sour milk. barley meal two parts, buckwheat two parts, corn meal one part with sour milk. If confined, sour milk aids digestion, and animal or green foods should be supplied for best gains.
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Pennsylvania
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James J Brady
Bermond State Bank
E. L. Schweder
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W Cohn
G E Strachan
Chicago
Lrady
Frederick Porter
James J. Brady
Sare Hmekary
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Texas
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Dean
Wabash
Wilson
George Clinton
Canal
Panama
General Miller Busey Man
General Mills
Albert L. Milla
W. R. Goodwin
Callenges
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