Vagrancy Law Emphasized In Governor Brundage Fight Note
Barney Cohen director of labor at Springfield writes to Chief Riddell urging use of state vagrancy law to force able bodied men to work or face penalties. He cites President's work or fight policy and offers free employment aid for those working out of necessity. Officials urged cooperation to identify and classify non workers.
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Barney Cohen
Department of Labor
Springfield
Riddell
Brundage
Hurd
Ilinois
Thettorney
This Day in Illinois History: Platte Valley Reaches Cairo
On June 8 1862 the regular packet Platte Valley arrived in Cairo becoming the first boat through Memphis. Reports say Union forces held Memphis as a flotilla departed Fort Pillow after noon Thursday with gun boats Benton Cai ro Carondelet St. Louis and Louisville and the Rams Monarch Switzerland Lancaster Queen of the West Fulton Mingo Lawson and Hornet anchoring two miles above Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Ilinois
Platte Valley
Memphis
Fort Pillow
Benton
Carondelet
St. Louis
Louisville
Monarch
Switzerland
Lancaster
Fulton
Mingo
Lawson
Hornet
Gerard's Four Years in Germany Attracts Big Local Interest
Moving picture fans show strong interest in the upcoming showing of Gerard's Four Years in Germany to be presented next week at the Princess theater. Manager Reynolds endorses the film as one of the finest in its class and expects wide county turnout. The article also notes the Geological Survey estimate of about 80 million acres of land in the United States largely covered by water, a land area rivaling Great Britain and Ireland.
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Moving Picture
Gerard
Germany
Reynolds
The
Princess
Geological Survey
United States
Great Britain and
Ireland
Waterman News and Happenings 1918
Local motion to Herbert visiting relatives and cyclone path observations. Births report eight pound boy for Keene family and Phillys June welcomed at Platt home. Various visits, motor trips, sewer work, draft releases, and army enlistment loom amid church services and upcoming commencement on June 13 with Rev Graeser address.
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George Wallace
Jessie Richmond
Herbert
John Harvey
Challand
A. R. Wollenweber
Aurora
Royal Davis
C. M. Greene
Dolly
J Wedron
William Heeg
Ester
A. J. Hee
Floyd Keene
Fred Platt
Phillys
Platt
Elsie Schultz
Waterman
Will Atherton
Harota
Osweep
Logeland
Goss
Earlville
Atherston
Harriet Brainerd
Erie
L. A
Will Marion
Ray Meyers
Genoa
Pitman Whitford
George Esperson
Sheridan
A. W. Baie
Ed Baie
Chicago
Eliot Pritchard
Elzura Pritchard
Lyman Whitford
Crell Miller
James Deacon
Harry Watson
Presbyterian Church
Charley Broughton
DeKalb
Jessie
Leifheit) Persons
Rockford
J. E. Hardy
Burkett
Hincksley
Elizabeth Griffith
Sycamore
Sherley Bradbury
George Wakefield
Girls Plan 10 Learn of Food at State Centennial Fair
Illinois girls will study food preparation and conservation along with nursing baking and kitchen and dining room work at the State Centennial Fair domestic science school opening August 7 1918. Applications due July 15 1918 with secretary Mrs Kathryn McMurray Lincoln Illinois directing food lessons Miss Fannie Brooks University of Illinois lectures and demonstrations on home nursing Mrs E Z Mercer Ottawa directs baking Miss Lena Laws Donnellson assists in kitchen Miss Anna Conrad Ottawa in charge of dining room Board of agriculture and the women's board supervise the program.
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Springfield
Illinois
Kathryn McMurray
Lincoln
Ilinois
Fannie Brooks
University of Ilinois
E. Z. Mercer
Ottawa
Lena Laws
Donnellson
McMurray
Anna Conrad
Board of Agriculture
Woman's Board
County Board Busy With Draft Enlistments and School Calls
The county board reports a flurry of activity as several men from Sandwich and DeKalb are enlisted for military service. Calls include 1% men for the Rhea automobile school in Kansas City and seven to Northwestern University, with all slated to report around June 15. An exodus of 175 men to Camp Grant, Rockford, is set to begin June 24, aided by extra stenographers. Universities push enrollment while local stockholders meet to elect directors at the DeKalb Building & Loan Association June 11.
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Cain
Charles Baggs
Joe Feazel
Edwin Roach
Earl Anderson
Harold Quinn
Sandwich
DeKalb
Arthur
Frank
Rhea Automobile School
Kansas City
George Jesaperson
Lew Devine
Will Lindstrom
Milo Doane
Harry Barron
Arthur Willard
Bennie Olson
Vance Andrews
Court House
Camp Grant
Rock ‘Ford
Board Tree
J. Earl Lowman
Anderson
Gertie West
University of Pittsburg
Wisconsin University
California
Texas Agricultural College
Wisconsin
Kansas Wheat Farm
College Boys to Help Fight on the Farms
Washington D C June Thousands of college students enroll in the United States Public Service Reserve to aid farm defense this summer. Officials expect total enrollment near twenty thousand before the season starts as colleges close early and reopen later.
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Toy Cotte
Dressy
Washington, D.C
American College
United States Public Service Reserve
Employment Service
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Talk Building and Loan ' Association
Dri
Vice
Rwise Palmer
Vsic Company
Lincoln Highway Tat
Princess Theater
Miata
Jchester S Pill
National Medical Institute
Kee
Wis
Guy Herrick
Ed Arnold
Luis Granart
Boihl
DeKalb Tues
C. F. Graeser
Troy Frost
Burdell Whitford
Lois McAllister
Ella McAllister
Elsie Price
Norman Herrie
France Hipme
Russel McAllister
Rachel Oleson
Olive Miller
H. Roberts
Pratt
San Antonio
Tex
Ralph
Mrs. Foster
Miriam Wright
United
Presa
H. A. McKeene
Hart
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Anderson Brothers
Hart Scha
Fin
DeKall Building & Loan Association
First National Bank
BE. Brat
Sec’y
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