Illinois Leaders Push Waterways and Auto Tax Plan
The piece notes a 56 349 count of vehicles over eleven Chicago bridges from 7 am to 7 pm, discusses funding for veterans’ cottages and a women’s hospital, and cites a Pennsylvania machine for fish processing. It also covers Illinois highway funds from auto licenses, farming notes on Illinois soil, and upcoming Rhodes scholarship qualifying exams in Illinois with committee details.
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Chicago
Quincy
Pennsylvania
Popular Mechanics
Mississippi Valley
East
Congress
Iowa
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Jas A Rose
Tlilinois
Highway Improvement Fund
Illinois
Tilineis
England
Ed University_of
Deep Waterway Fight Tied to Corporate Interests
The Illinois and Des Plaines rivers bill to declare navigability faced Senate delays as corporate influence moved to block an emergency clause. Economylight and Power plans a Dresden Heights dam. officials fear bond funds will pay corporate land rights, risking public rejection of the canal project.
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John C Williams
Chicago
Sanitary District
Springfield
Economy Light and Power Company
Joliet and Marseiles
Economy Company
Congress
Ilinois
Deneen
Stead
Dresden Heights
State House
Lake Joliet
Des Plaines
Illinois
Gover
Kankakee
Bac
Navigability Bill Faces Setback in State Senate Vote
The senate defeated the emergency clause and passed the bill with the clause removed by votes of 29 to 5 and 27 to 4 respectively. The measure would declare the Des Plaines and Illinois rivers navigable from the power plant at Lockport, guiding future dam and canal work tied to a $20 million bond plan for Joliet to Utica.
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Senate
Economy Light and Power Company
Dresden Heights
Joliet
Utica
Ilinois
Des Plaines
General Assembly
Magazine combinations offer reduced prices and free portraits
A newspaper ad promotes bundles of magazines combined with free reproductions and portraits. It lists titles such as Review of Reviews and Outing Magazine with offers like free portraits of President Roosevelt and David Harritt's Horse Trade and discounts on Cosmopolitan and other titles. The offer limits customers to two weeks and restricts selections.
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Roose
Outing
Pioneer
Success
David “Harrit
Cosmopolitan
Gibson
Fordersanck
State News Highlights Illinois Developments and Local Improvements
Illinois notes report Marquette Cement Co wins a U S government contract for 25 000 barrels of Portland cement for western irrigation and Peru public schools. Interurban completes a concrete archway and upgrades on the western road. James Speed lectures on birds for teachers and pupils. Illinois Grange meets in Joliet December 10 11 12 with 200 300 delegates. Beardstown installs waste paper boxes for street refuse. Central Illinois conference Methodist meeting in Canton. Macomb chautauqua dissolved after deficit. new organization planned. San Jose scale infested orchard prompts cutting of 5000 worth of young Quincy trees.
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Marquette Cement Co
United States
Peru
Washington
Interurban
Spring Valley
Jessenter
James Speed
State Grange of
Illinois
Joliet
Oliver Wilson
Beardstown
Corminers-Of-Streets
Gentral-Ilinois
Methodist Church
Péorn
Association
Chautaugqua
Ig Bs
Vti Js
Quincy
San-Jose
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