Fourth Liberty Loan plans for Illinois counties
In 57 Illinois counties a three day Liberty Loan drive is planned with a buy edition urging mass subscription. County chairmen in Galesburg Peoria Decatur Rockford Joliet signaled a strong belief that citizens will respond promptly with personal bonds, reflecting the war effort and patriotic duty.
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Liberty Loan
Galesburg
Peoria
Decatur
Rockford
Joliet
Illinois
Federal Reserve District
Illinois Limits War Toll with 250000 From State Forces
Illinois reports 280029 land and water forces with a surplus over Civil War totals. Adjutant General Dickson to Governor Lowden lists navy and marine numbers, selective service inductions, and draft quotas, noting 646480 registered first, 711072 second call, with net inducted totals of 51953 and 19182 respectively.
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Illinois
Franks. Dickson
Frank O. Lowden
Dickson
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Regular Army
Reserve Corps
National Army
Naval Militia
Naval Reserve
U. S. Naval Volunteers
Naval Service
Administrator's Notice in Estate of Ellen Rowe
Be Pa Fa administrator notices list claims against Ellen Rowe estate in Marshall County Illinois. Court at Lacan on first Monday of December 1918 to adjust claims. debtors to pay promptly. Signed Fred W. Potter Attorney. Henry S. Rowe Administrator. Advertisement includes testimonial about biliousness remedy.
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Ellen Rowe
Marshall County
Illinois
Lacan
A. D
Seed corn weeks and advance subscription plea
An advertising plea urges readers to prepaid subscriptions by sending 2.00 to extend for one year. It also outlines seed corn week dates in Illinois districts and offers seed corn selection tips. The piece lists Republican and Democratic nominees from Putnam county and includes a patriotic ad about Liberty bonds as a farm investment.
Local primary results show Eagleton narrowly defeats Cahill by 16 votes
L O Eagleton of Peoria wins the Democratic nomination for congressman over Thomas Cahill by 16 votes after official figures from six counties in the sixteenth district. Cahill carried Bureau Marshall and Putnam. Eagleton led Stark by three. Republican Clifford Ireland won 11,583 votes, more than Cahill and Eagleton combined.
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L. O
Eagleton
Peoria
Thomas Cahill
Ladd
Cahell
Bureau County
Bureau
Marshall
Putnam
Stark County
Clifford Ireland
Cahill
Four World Class Drivers Set for Peoria Speed Championship
Peoria District Fair hosts the American Speed championship races on September 28 with Earl Cooper Gaston Chevrolet Louis Disbrow Gerald Wonderlich and others in a seven event program including a one mile lash and a twenty five mile purse. Competitors boast cars from Stutz Simplex Zip Disbrow’s Special Dusenburg Fiat Sunbeam Mercer Maxwell and more with high stakes as each driver bets 500.00 and management adds 1000.00 to crown the winner. A large crowd is expected to witness the fiercest speed duels of the season.
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Peoria District Fair
Peoria
Earl Cooper
America
Gaston Chevrolet
Louis Disbrow
Gerald Wonderlich
Cliff Woodbury
al Corey
Star
Red D'Alleen
Clark Hewitt
California
Bert Harding
Stutz
Disbrow’s Special
Dusenburg
Fiat
O'green’s
Special
Sunbeam
Mercer
Maxwell
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Henry, Ill
Fred W. Potter
Atty
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Rowe
Chamberlain
Emma Verbryke
Lima
Ohio
Advt
W. A. Douglas
E. C. Stoneberg, Shoeman
Nlinois
Henry Opera House
Metro
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Illinois Highway Improvement Association
State Council of Defense of Illinois
Putnam County
J M. McNabb
O. C. Coford
C. D. Mauffair
J. W. Stauffer
T. M. Kennedy
J. E. Broaddus
C. C. Greiner
Ibrsele
Thomas Paxson
H. Sickinger
W. A. Paxson
Iowa
G. E. Fenwick
Feneral
Res
United States
France
Ireland
Eagleton Bureau
Peoriam
Stark Tee
Tazewell
Meier Bros
J. Tronmonge
M. Arnold
Grece
E. Vogelsang
H. J. Gregory
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