Red Cross News Workshop Plans and Comfort Bags
The Republican Red Cross chapter held a regular session with strong attendance. Plans include daily workshop operation under Mrs. Alberta Smith, production of trench comfort bags for soldiers headed to Camp Dodge, and a fundraising push. Donations of sewing cotton, needles, soap, towels, and other items are invited, with $1.50 needed to fill each bag. Soldiers will receive weekly letters and replenishments as they leave for training camps.
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H Das A Enry
The
Red Cross
Sweet
Vogelsang
Alberta Smith
Camp Dodge
Henry
Washington
France
Mabel L. Stelmle
Illinois editors vie for longest continuous service
A Chicago Tribune note sparks a tally of Illinois editors with decades at one paper. George W Harper of the Robinson Argus traces a record back to 1863, while others like William Osman of the Ottawa Free Trader and J J Witte of the Central Illinois Wochenblatt show long tenures.
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Ottawa
Republican-Times
Ilinois
Chicago Tribune
Hinos
Tribune
Robinson
Robinson Argus
Harper
Richmond
Ind
Richmond Palladium
The
Gazette
Banner
Anterprise
One Hundred and Sixth Indians Infantry
Argus
Downstate
Twenty
Peru Heral
William Osman
Ottawa Free Trader
Illinois
Streator Free Press
George Burt
Henry Republican
Charles Bent
Morrison Sentinel
Song Service
Charles Bent, Jr
Long Service
B. F Shaw
Dixon Telegraph
Charles Holt
Kankakee Gazette
Adam Lieberknecht
Genesio Republic
F. Shaw
Lee County Herald
Charles E. Holt
Genesee Republic
A. Lieberknecht
War Insurance Bill Passed to Aid Soldiers Families
The war insurance bill totaling 178 million dollars passed the house with only five of 324 voting against. It replaces the old pension system and mandates allotments from soldiers pay to wives or children, with monthly minimums and maximums, plus optional nurse aid and disability payouts. It also provides insurance for officers and enlisted men against death or total disability up to ten thousand dollars in multiples of five hundred.
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House
United States
Automobile Chamber Seeks Removal of Car Cut-Outs
The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce urges elimination of muf fler cut-outs in all cars built after January 1 stating they have no mechanical value and only encourage drivers to add to the noise. Fox Bea FOR SALE A six room cottage inquire at this office Adrt 4-6-tt
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National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Fox Bea
Kewanee Lad Killed in Seventy-Eighth Lap Race
During a 100 mile race on a half mile track at Kewanee last Saturday William Axline driving a Marquette Buick struck the fence after a tire blowout. One boy was killed another injured and several spectators hurt as the car crashed through the fencing. The driver and his mechanic were unhurt. Frank Liptak retired in the 28th lap with a broken valve. Overland 90 won the race.
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Kewanee
William Axline
Venons
Axline
Marquette
World lauds swift wartime mobilization efforts
The New York World argues that despite seven months without a field army, the government built wartime machinery from scratch with little confusion and with brilliant results. It says the public underestimates the scale of work done and praises the speed of mobilization.
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New York World
Httle
Coal Operators Sell Mine Output At Reduced Prices
The article asserts coal operators are now selling mine output for about a dollar per ton less than before, claiming they still profit heavily and accusing them of stealing from the people for millions of tons sold over years. The piece says these supposed dollars should haunt the operators.
Grain holding under price fixist policy hampers market
The passage argues that government price controls on grain will cause farmers to withhold millions of bushels until favorable prices, worsening shortages of flour and animal feed. It mentions a farmer nicknamed Irrigated-George hindered by a mother with strong religious views.
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Miss Allen
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W. A. Smith
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H. W. Adams
Fred W. Potter
Battlement of Estates
Henry E. Jacobs
Gerry V. Stibgen
M. Barnes
J. BH. Magoon
W. J. Black
W. W. Dewey & Sons
Oscar E. Wright
A. O.henkins
First Nalopal Bank
Republican
Red Cross News
Cole
Moi
Orrin Fulks
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Camp Grove Farmers’ Elevator Co
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