Local items mix notices and war era reports from Henry
Local column items note Barker ill with pneumonia and Cidri in Pekin, plus ads for hay and livestock. Reports cover war credits totals, rail fare rulings, sugar prices, weather cold snap, and community events at the Woman’s Club and Presbyterian church.
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Joseph Siewera
Joliet
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Moredo
J.H. Hu- Dert
Thin City
George Johnson
James Fountain
Lacey
Iowa
Ig Alao
Orrin Johnson
Whitefield
Woman's Club
Albert Stickel
Mrs. Stick
W. R. Brokaw
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Italy
Russia
Belgium
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Food Administration
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W C T U Meeting Promotes Prohibition Across States
A well attended W C T U meeting at Mrs Harrison Gregorys hears the year s gains in prohibition including House passage 282 128 for a federal amendment one year after ratification and state actions in Indiana Utah New Hampshire New Mexico and DC The program features Mrs G F Paskel Mrs Wheeler Mrs Bella Evans and speakers including Miss Gordon J Hanley Jeanette Rankin and Mrs Daniels.
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Harrison Gregory
G. F. Paskel
Ilinois
William Wheeler
Ephes
Maria Davis
Bella Evans
House of Representatives
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Senate
District of Columbia
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Utah
New Hampshire
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Alabama
Tennessee
Kansas
Oregon
North Dakota
South Dakota
Young
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D. C
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Polls Theater
America
Delaware
Illinois
Paskell
William Jennings Bryan
Earle Wilfley
A. Leftwich Sinclair
Chamber of Commerce
R. W. Pullman
Frederick Walton
Federal Food Administration
Department of Work
Miss Gordon
Congress
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Prohibition Party
Gordon Wright
Dominion of Canada
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Newton D. Baker
Secretary of War
Wilbur F. Crafts
Department of
Frances Willard
Pittsbursh
Remperin Ce Insehlaw
Illinois Centennial Celebrations Planned for October
Gov Lowden to chair a state centennial commission to invite President Wilson and national leaders to Springfield for October 5 and 6 events. Corner stone laying to coincide with Illinois day celebration and governors day with plans for a pageant written by Wallace Rice and a full program of speeches by the president and dignitaries.
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Woodrow Wilson
Springfield
Wilson
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Northwest Territory
Illinois
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Lincoln
Douglas
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Editorial on Respect for Law and Civic Duty in War Time
A Minneapolis Journal editorial argues that contempt for law persists in American culture but urges stronger enforcement and loyalty during the war. It links frontiersman spirit to law obedience and calls for citizen action, urging youth groups to promote good citizenship and support for law.
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Minneapolis Journal
America
Economy Drive Urges Strict Saving Across Illinois Departments
A government edict from De Wright urges all Illinois state offices to practice the strictest economy. It warns that 200 percent cost increases are possible and calls for careful scrutiny of expenditures and elimination of waste across all departments and services. The note highlights daily waste such as postage, light, water, and unnecessary travel, urging each official to act as a one-person committee to save funds for the war effort.
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Bureau County Republican
William Stickel
Princeton
Presbyterian Church
A. E. Thurston
Daniel Cleary
Camp Grove
England
Agsna
Sarah Cheney
Chicago Daily Papers
Thompson Farm Loans
Lacon
State Board of Health
Garfield
Henry
Moving Picture Show
Fy W.batley
Chillicothe Bulletin
Knights of Pythiang
National Service
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National Army
de Wright
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Eack
Timois
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Brhneta Biscuits
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