Widening of four downtown streets by Moline council
Illinois brief: Moline council approves widening four downtown streets to ease congestion. Obituaries note William B. Gilbert dies in Cairo after illness. many local items include Rock Island election win by G & Brandelle for Augusta Synod presidency, Harold F Wilkins receives 330 dollar Iowa bonus, and various civic, religious, and business notes across Illinois towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Harold F Wilkins
Rockford
Iowa
Meany Packages Left $75,000 in Shopping Hoard Revealed
In Galion Ohio Mrs Emma Lee a lifelong window shopper amassed a vast hoard valued at about 75000 after her death following burns from a kitchen stove Her home and outbuildings overflow with unopened candy boxes baby carriages gowns gloves mittens newspapers and thousands in bonds and gems Her estranged husband H D Lee a Kansas City multimillionaire had left the pair fortunes behind as she spent to satisfy a lifelong shopping habit.
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H. D. Lee
Kansas City
Jee
Eliyes
Baeystus
Mansfield
Lee
Triste
Eakhouse
Jorn
Ana
Tury
William Colburn
The
Church of Christ and
the Women's Relief Corps
Legal for Washington Women to Wear Trousers
Washington state women may wear trousers anywhere per an attorney general ruling. The Zillah marshal complained about women in trousers during street parades but the state authority denied his opposition. The decision notes fruit districts adopted trousers for harvest assistance.
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Washington
Olympia
Zillah
Northwest
Campaign Aims for Courtesy Among Tobacco Users
Frederick A. De Phlis of New York launches a campaign to beat the tobacco Volksteds at their own game by adopting a ten commandment creed from the League of American Smokers. It urges smokers to refrain from lighting up where prohibited and in crowded spaces, around ladies, in others’ homes, and from giving tobacco to minors.
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Frederick A. de Phlis
New York
de Pilis
League of American Smokers
Dog Leads Child to Friends After Night in Forest
Everett, Washington. Bernard Marsolais, nine year old son of Alex Marsolais of Sultan, became separated from companions on a hike. With the trail lost the boy directed his dog to return home. The dog led him through the timber all night. He was found just as he reached a trail.
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Everett, Wash
Bernard Marsolais
Alex Marsolais
Sultan
Museums urged to collect buildings for architecture exhibits
Museums in Washington and across the nation are urged to acquire historic houses and architectural artifacts to educate the public about American design. The piece notes the loss of notable structures like the Francis Scott Key mansion and two Lafayette Square houses, urging selective preservation and a national architectural collection linked to the Smithsonian.
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Washington
Ouri
Mother of the
Francis Scott Key
Lafayette Square
National Chamber of Commerce
Danilel Webster
Salem
Mass
New York City
National Gallery
Smithsonian Institution
National Capital
Roads Bill Passes House and Senate in Illinois Session
The $100 million roads bond issue cleared the House 100 to 48 and Senate 84 to 4, heading to Governor Small for approval after amendments expanding the Lakes to the Gulf Waterway plan. Wets won the House and drys the Senate in a tense Illinois session with arrests averted and notable procedural moves.
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Shanahan
Springfield
House
Senate
Small
Dilnois General Assembly
Adolph Marks
David Shanahan
O’neill Browne
Ottawa
Smerkal
Browne
McCarthy
Aurora
Swejkal
Wuld
State Supreme Court
Circuit
Superior Courts
Qook County
Dailey
Rep
Peoria
Supreme Court
Miss Helen Lawrence Marries Raymond Mehymer in Lebanon
Inos News in Brief notes the marriage of Miss Helen Lawrence of Woodriver to Raymond W. Mehymer editor of the Woodriver Journal. The ceremony occurred at the home of his parents in Lebanon Illinois amid a storm. A lightning struck Joliet damaged two church steeples and belfry. Many witnesses saw the event.
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Helen Lawrence
Woodriver
Raymond W. Mehymer
Woodriver Journal
Mr. Behymer
Lebanon, Il
Joliet
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Triplets Arrive as News Shocks Local Family
In our town Jane learns three babies are expected at a house in the next block. She expresses astonishment and excitement, overheard sharing the news with a friend in playful fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Macise
Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertisement
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Toilets Trio with Soup for cleansing Ointment for soothing and healing and Talcum for powder and perfume, claiming to keep skin clear when used daily.
Small Wonder They Looked When Willow Plumes Styled
A woman trims a hat with a large plume and accidentally loosens the crown. She starts out to meet her fiancé feeling confident, only to find in a mirror that the crown is gone and her blonde hair sticks out of the remaining black velvet hat.
Band of Poker Sparks Late Return Joke
In a humorous back and forth from American Legion Weekly, Mrs Crabbmoore asks why her husband is home so late and he responds he was at a club playing poker. She questions if he had a hand, and he quips it took him over six hours to get a hand.
No Tip. Walter Haven't you forgotten something sir
Restaurant patron replies with a sharp line, hinting at deeper tension as Walter responds with a provocative, cryptic comeback. The exchange suggests a scene charged with unspecified consequences and intrigue. The brief dialogue implies an unfolding confrontation between two central figures.
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Illinois News
William B. Gilbert
Lipois
Cairo
Br G & Brandelle
Rock Island
Augusta Synod
5. G. Ultman
Charles Eisen
Alva Ellison
Bin
Ker Charlies Esty
Lan Psdowne Christian Church
East Louis
General Christian Church
Christopher
Keckford
Board of Control of the
Federated Girls’ Clubs
Church of the Brethren
Moanchester Eudlete, Moinchester
Phewl Tee
Ague
MijJo Ferward
Leunasin
Elena
Aleda
Kendall County
Jude
Wallum
Potinsen
Anna Davos
Marien
Roy
Robnson
Chicago
Facnity
A. Tustuna College
Beses
Fiauih Savnace
Hes
Coretstt
Jota Combdinaten
Pauling
Jabgeen
Mes
Dass
Doreming
Ilinois
Bloomington
John J. Garrity
Adjt
Carlos H. Black
el P. Lewis
Pubce
Tuiletures
Oo Salvage Company
Aoelty
America
Shipping Board
United States Shipping Board
Durango
Mobile
Pensacola
Fla
Lee O'Ney Browne
la Sayle
Essington
la Salle
Eddington
Downstate
Mason
Hamilton
Lottie Holman O'Neil
Lee O'Neill Brown
House Appropriations Committee
Inos News
Wrigley’s
Canada
Prairie
U.S
Deak
Chiesgo
Desk
Jefferson Ave
Detroit
Mich
W. WN. U
iUetslarse Geer
Cheba
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