Illinois Happenings From May to Memorial Day
LB FP Peek of Deere & Co. Moline announced his bid for Congress. Peoria chosen as 1924 Gideon convention site. A ten year old boy in Edgar county died when wheels of a wagon ran over his head. Chicago faces a hospital capacity crisis with 75 000 ill awaiting care against 19 000 beds. Sencon high school uniforms made in domestic science class. shoes omitted. Campbell of Chicago committed suicide in Bloomington by poison. L C Hay at Bloomington found dead in his apartment. High winds injure onion growers near Sheffield due to peat soil loss. Augustana alumni day held with class banquet plans. S A Watson former Mount Vernon official dies in Los Angeles. A nude body found in a Moline park, death by self harm noted. Isaac Cushman Gifford dies in StockbridgeMass former Chicago Board of Trade member. Local dairymen form tuberculosis free milk cooperative including poultry and eggs. John Evans drownings near Springfield sparking rescue efforts by Rev Paul Calloway. Illinois Supreme Court justices elected in June vote. DeYoung Wins Seventh District. Bootlegging crackdown targets cattle into Illinois across borders. Jack Quilon visits Springfield for Memorial Day events at Lincoln tomb.
Henry Kriete Jr Dies After Ball Hit in Game at Pujch
Henry Kriete Jr nineteen died after a pitched ball struck him on the head during a game at Pujch. Local sports news notes the tragedy amid other items including graduations at University of Minnesota and public notices about gas distribution near Jacksonville.
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Henry Kriete, Jr
Pujch
Save Wild Flowers Is Annual Appeal
A Washington appeal urges public help to protect vanishing wild flowers especially dogwood. It notes spring plucking harms not only beauty but trees, details dogwood decline, perishable blooms, and advises preserving blooms on trees while using safe cuts for any branches. It highlights wildlife preserves guarding flowers and wildlife.
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Washington
America
Wild Flower Preservation Society
Canada
Florida
Atlantic
Pacific
Bread dough delays arrest in Owen Mary Brown apprehended during baking
Lynn Mass police went to the home of Mrs Mary Brown to arrest her on the charge of keeping and exposing bread for sale. She claimed the batch would spoil unless baked and officers delayed until the dough was ready for the oven before arrest.
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Lynn, Mass
Lynn
Mary Brown
Wqnor
Mary
Woman Provides Home for Convicts' Children
Detroit report details Sophie Lyons Burke will creating a perpetual trust to fund a home for children with incarcerated parents. The will leaves estate residue to this purpose after bequests, with eligibility for ages two to four. It also provides 875 subscriptions of a weekly periodical for prisons nationwide. Burke’s fortune, valued between 150000 and 800000, largely from Detroit real estate, included jewelry found in a safe deposit vault, notably a 12 diamond engagement ring from "Jimmy" Burke.
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Detroit
Mich
Sophie Lyons Burke
Wil
Burke
Jimmy” Burke
Germany faces manpower loss from emigration data
Berlin estimates show Germany's population at 63.5 million in early 1924, six percent below 1918. Manpower fell sharply with 7 percent fewer men aged 15 to 65 and 18 percent fewer aged 20 to 45. Child population under ten also dropped from 88 to 43 percent. Emigration threatens postwar reconstruction. Doctor Berger urges improving living conditions to keep workers in Germany without strict limits on emigration.
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Berlin
Germany
German Statistical Office
Berger
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praises from Mart Texas
Mrs Brannon of 404 Travis Ave Mart Texas shares a testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She describes relief from nervousness crying spells and blue moods, noting she can sew sleep and eat well again and now handles housework without pain. She offers her letter to help other women seeking happiness.
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Mra. B
Brannon
Travis Ave
Mart
Texas
Freezone promises painless corn removal
An ad claims Freezone instantly stops corn pain when dropped on the corn and allows lifting it off with fingers. It says a druggist sells a small bottle for a few cents to remove hard corns soft corns and between toe corn and foot calluses without sensation or irritation.
Freshen a Heavy Skin with Cuti cura Talcum Powder
An old advertisement touts Cuti cura Talcaum Powder as an economical scented talcum for face skin baby and dusting, part of the Cutiura Yallet Trio. It claims the powder renders other perfumes superfluous and contrasts with a nightingale and a midnight cat in a sleep issue.
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Tle
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Frederic R. de Young
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Frank K. Dunn
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P. ©. Irwin
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Fred W. Armstrong
Waols
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Thompson
Havana
Robert Graham
College of Agriculture
Urbana
Aid
L. B. Boughton
Yei
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Rock Island
Sisters of the Visitation
Eureka
Mlineis Wesleyan
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Nois College
Mount Morris
Northwestern Monmouth
Durward Sandifer
Eureka College
Bert Wilson
Young Men's Christian Association
St. Louis
National Safety Council
Prairie City
Vilage
William Townshend
Stockton
Rockford
Daisyfield
Tony Gezingo
Hlinals
Anna
Roy S Eldridge
John Crampton
Max Kratsch
Marion Collard
Ku Klux Klan
Jack Sketcher
Glenn Young
Mrs. Young
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Herrins
William Haney
Haney
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Christina Hendrickson
Teoria
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Rhodes
Roy J. Hofmeister
Rock City
Minor
Miller
Pearl City
Arthur Justus
Warren
Francis W. Craig
Apple River
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Charles Reighley
Quai
Genéva
Wilson
Quai Mont-Blanc
Geneva
Rhone River
Lake Leman
Save Wild Flowers
Florista
Mdia
Bread’s
Owen
Sophie Lyons
Leaves Fund
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Tim
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Owl Chemicals Works
Terre Haute
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Foreman Nat’ Bank
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