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Illinois News and Local Happenings Collected
The Geary Republican disbanded its Columb ia Park holdings. Firemen in Peru establish a sick fund with $500 raised. Illinois contemplates using the Springfield State Fair Grounds for troop mobilization in war. High waters boost Illinois game fish runs and angling outlook. El Paso High School seniors plan bonnets as head wear through graduation. A health law to regulate barber shops is proposed amid baldness debates. Cornerstone for Modern Woodmen head office to be laid April 27 at Rock Island with Bryan and governors speaking. Lombard College bans courting and moonlight walks, urging science focus. A Parisian bicycle hypnosis note interprets riding errors as redirected attention. Dr Boyce, a magnetic healer, faces a fine and public policy challenge. Shawneetown endures ration strain. many in tents, water levels high, few bodies recovered, stock losses. A Pontiac man touts mad-stone cures for dog bites. Ottawa reports a Washington murder connection via Jake de Clair. Freight trains modernized with air brakes cut stock run time to Chicago. Earl Hanna dies by gunshot in a lover’s quarrel case. Joe Allen sought. A.W. Hopkins and Clara McVay wed at Granville. groom a legislator and stock raiser. Illinois National Guard likely called in war, potential 75,000 troops. governors and colonels named. Powell family wins a verdict against Mutual Reserve Fund Life Insurance for overdue policy payment. Readers share endorsements of Chamberlain’s remedies for diarrhea.