Illinois State News Highlights From Summer 1923
Illinois reports include Christian Endeavorers convention planned for Rockford June 29 to July 2, a wolf den found on Samuel Bindschadler’s farm with six cubs, and a $60 bounty on the old animals. The House passes a $100,000 levee restoration measure for the Mississippi above Capra and the Supreme Court allows Wisconsin to sue over water diversion via the Chicago canal.
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Samuel Bindschadler
Guvoodfield
Mississippi River
Capra
House
Senate
Washington, DL
United States Supreme Court
Washington, D. C
Wisconsins
Iinvis
Chicago Sanitary District
Chicago Drainage Canal
Chicago Building Department
Commissioner of Buildings
James M. Sears
Fox River Valley
Plano
Galena
Kane County
Aurora
Lee County
Amboy
Winnebago County
Pecatonica
Boone County
Belvidere
DeKalb County
Sandwich
Ku Klux Klan
Joliet
Texas City as World Capital in Early Texas History
A Washington Geographic Society bulletin recounts Austin as a former world capital alongside Washington, noting Texas independence, diplomatic missions, and the Balcones escarpment that shaped the capital's setting. It describes Congress Avenue, the state capitol, and Texas land policy including a vast public domain and cattle ranching heritage. It also notes Austin’s 35,000 residents, 5,000 students, and state institutions.
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Washington, D. C
Austin
Texas
National Geographic Society
Washington
United States
Bulletin
Republic of Texas
Europe
District of Columbia
Mexico
Colorado River
Balcones
Republic
Congress Avenue
Broke Into Federal Pen Now He Can't Get Out
David Wolman sought free winter lodging in Chicago by posing as a naval deserter. He was sentenced to two years in a federal pen. Upon release plans failed as he exposed his true identity. The Navy demanded pay for board and confinement. An investigation revealed the hoax and Wolman is held for fraud. A government reward of 50 dollars is being pursued from a friend who delivered Wolman as a deserter.
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Decatur
Ilinois Synod
John Timothy Stone
Cleland B. McAfee
George L. Robinson
Josiah Sible
Chicago
Paris
Frederick Rex
Mr. Rex
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ilinois Agricultural Association
University of Illinois
Eugene Davenport
University
Hean
College of Agriculture
Chicago & Eastern
Busseron Crossing
Vincennes
Alvin Hardin
Danville, al
Fannie Hardin
Leslie English
David Wolman
Navy
Wolman
Navy Department
Michael McCarty
City Dam Powers Water and Recreation Near Austin
Across the Colorado River west of Austin lies a large dam forming an 80 mile long lake. Constructed by the city for water and power, it draws streams that create a popular playground. A break occurred a decade and a half ago causing river-bottom losses. the structure has since been replaced and heightened.
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Colorado
Austin
Banish Booze Moslem Plea From Constantinople Manifesto
A Constantinople issued manifesto by Islamic religious department urges Moslems to abandon alcohol and hatred, call for unity in faith, recalling past rule over vast territories and urging love and restraint in accordance with religion.
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Constantinople
Islamic Religious Department
Women at Chautauqua Tackle World Roles and Citizenship
The General Federation of Women's Clubs plans a biennial convention at Chautauqua from June 20 to 80, focusing on women as a working power and American citizenship. Key sessions feature Internationalism, Arms Conference aftermath, and a Citizenship day, with speakers including Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, Mrs. Horace Mann Towner, Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, and Hanford MacNider.
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Chautauqua
N. Y
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Worling
Thomas G. Winter
Minneapolis
Washington
Horace Mann Towner
National Committee On International Relations
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
Frank P. Garvin
The
Chemical Foundation
Percy V. Pennybacker
Clinton
Quin
Diocese of
Texas
Jessie Burrall
Stephens Junior College
Columbia
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
United States District Court
Iowa
America
Hugh 8. Cummings
United States
Grace Abbott
Children’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Congress
Edward Franklin White
Indiana
Cora Wilson Stewart
National Education Association
Will & Hays
Motion Picture Producers of America
Thomas A. Edison
O. Nevin
Thurlow Lieurance
Moliere
Guild Players
Holy Land
Narfette K Paul
Jerusalem
The Better Ole Fire at Main Route Garage
A garage fire on the New York to Boston automobile route drew engines from several nearby towns. The first crew found the proprietor seated amid flames and refused to flee, claiming a man would arrive in ten minutes to settle a month old debt with five dollars.
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New York
Boston
Senator Sorghum Sets Economy Example in Government Pay
A man in lofty positions is urged to set an example for others. Senator Sorghum replies that he does so, citing government compensation limits as the reason for his personal economy example.
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Sorghum
Johnson’s Dictionary Fame and Earnings
Doctor Johnson earned about $8,000 for the dictionary that made him famous and spent seven years completing it. For his other writings he received small sums.
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Doctor Johnson
Improved Ear Drums Offer Permanent Deafness Relief
An advertisement promotes the Improved Ear-Drum as a natural aid for defective hearing and head noises. Claimed benefits include invisibility, lifelong use, ear protection, relief from deafness, earache and catarrhal conditions. Offered at five dollars per pair from Improved Ear Drum Co., 225 Fifth Avenue, Dept. BB, New York City.
Itke Optimists at the Races
The record notes cautious praise for Itke optimists as reliable men to follow, while acknowledging that optimism does not always win at the races.
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Illinois State News
Christian Endeavorers of
Ilinois
Rockford
Adjt
Carlos E. Black
Edward A. Evers
Sinois
Peoria
Quincy
Moline
Evers
Springfield
T. Sprague
C F Weld
Sprague
Utica
Lockport
Bloomington
Channel Farm Bureau
DeKalb
Farm Bureau
Henry Parke
Genoa
Farm Bureau Movement
George Bell, Jr
Mount Carroll
St. Peter and Paul's Catholic
Naperville
United Utilities Company of
Lena
Monroe
Wis
Llvis
Wisconsin
Heardstown
Coombs
Illinois River
N[noig State Levee and Drainage Districts Association
Illinois
Illinois Red Cross Relief Committee
Illauls Flood Relief Committee
Meredosia
Spankey Ranch
Jersey County
Kampsville
Lawrence County
Centra Ilinois
Louis Lerette
la Salle
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway
Supreme Court
Noah McBride
Leiving
McBride
Philippines
Charles Edward Locke
Methodist Church
Philippine Islands
Los Angeles
Uttle
Texas City
Delaware
Austinia
State University
Federal
General Federation
Colgate
BeLcans
Pares, Y
Holland
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