Drake Urges Swift Special Session on Code Revision
Governor Drake delivers a message to a joint session outlining the Code Revision, praising past laws, detailing statewide calamities at Glenwood and other institutions, urging insurance or a dedicated fund for disasters, and calling for fiscal restraint and a brief assembly session to enact a new code. He notes fire and weather losses, funding gaps, and asks for careful review of last session appropriations and a trustee replacement for the Agricultural College.
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Drake
Cionernul
Spain
Lowna
Gonor
Menea
Republic
Enim
General Assembly
Commonwealth
Marcel
Amamosa Penitentiary
Normal School
Executive Council
Powell
Glenwood
Auditor of State
Treasury
A. I. Meservey
the Agricultural College
Eleventh Congressional District
I. M. Drake
Peculiar Glass and the Enigmatic Basso La Blanche
The piece recounts early Chinese explorers describing a transparent colorless glass containing a squid, with liquid appearing to hold fishes due to the glass itself. The Chinese say they did not craft the glass but acquired it through ancient foreign conquest. The deepest bass, La Blanche, was immense with a voice so powerful it cracked window panes during practice.
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China
Extra Session Open The Legislature Debates Code Revisions
The XXVI General Assembly met Tuesday for an extra session to plan a streamlined code revision and limit new bills to a two thirds vote. Reduced committees and budget cuts aim to curb expenses while addressing a $770,000 treasury deficit and potential insurance measures for emergencies.
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General Assembly
Guy
Drake
Senate
House
House Committee On Appropriations
Loase
Tibbitts
Aluminum Sign Letters Show Bold Shop Window Use
Aluminum letters and numbers on show windows are replacing painted or gilded lettering. They are light, durable, retain color and luster, and can be attached to glass or any substrate. The aluminum sign letter industry has grown into a significant business.
Care of the Toothbrush Warns of Poor Hygiene
Advice on toothbrush care notes how brushes in city homes sit in cups or on racks near toilets, absorbing germs. Recommends washing twice a week in antiseptic solutions, salt water, or sodium bicarbonate mixtures, and keeping tooth washes and pastes covered.
Mason Is Victorious Wins After Short and Stern Contest
Mason ex congressman from Chicago won the Republican Senatorial caucus nomination by acclamation in Springfield replacing John M. Palmer as U S Senator from Illinois. Madden backed by Cook County withdrew in favor of Mason as Lorimer forces yielded to a country-wide stampede for Mason. Speakers Hitt Hopkins Carr praised Mason, with McKinley sending congratulations. Mason surpassed opposition and enjoyed enthusiastic support.
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Palmer
William Tirnest Mason
Chicago
Springfield
John M. Palmer
United States
Ilinois
Martin B. Madden
Cook County
Chienzo
Mason
Madden
William Lorimer
Lorimer
Mr.Mason
Hitt
S. W. Allerton
Hopkins
Clark I. Carr
Mr. Hopkins
Curtis
McKinley
William Mason a noted Illinois figure of civil service
William Jo Mason born July 7 1850 in Franklinville NY rose from teacher to lawyer and court reporter. He formed Mason Wallace law firm in Chicago and became a prominent Illinois campaigner and politician serving in state and national offices with notable roles in the Senate and House.
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William Jo. Mason
Franklinville
N.Y
Bentonport
Iowa
Mason
Schol
College of Birmingham
Des Moines
Thomas Withrow
Mgr. Withrow
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Chicago
M. R. M. Wallace
Wallace
Wallace & Mason
Edith M. White
Roscoe Conkling
Supreme Court of the United States
Reed
Billy” Mason
Illinois
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John Gibbon
W. A. Nichols
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Henry A. Morrow
Mercer
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Francis
Secretary of the Treasury
Crisp
District of Columbia
American Bar Association
Turpie
Quay
Hale
Blackburn
Margaret O'Donnell
Twenty-second Regiment of
New York Light Artillery
Congress
Thomas
Rep
Mich
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Venezuela
Yost
Tucker
Virginia
Morigan
Turple
Vilas
Morgan
Chandler
John Edward Addicks
Delaware
Simon Ney
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