County School Notes and Civil Service Exam Details
The State Civil Service Commission will hold an examination for primary and teachers on Saturday February 1915 in multiple Illinois locations including Anna Chicago Dunning East St Louis Elgin Jacksonville Kankakee Lincoln Macomb Mt Vernon Peoria Springfield Watertown and Urbana. Salaries start at 45 dollars a month with board and possible increase to 70 dollars. The article notes school programs in Clark County with free lunches and standard school diplomas awarded to American and Fairview, plus upcoming musical programs. It mentions teacher meetings, district school counts, and a new directory of officers and teachers.
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State Civil Service Commission
Anna
Chicago
Dunning
East St. Louis
Elgin
Jacksonville
Kankakee
Lincoln
Macomb
Mt. Vernon
Peoria
Ee Springfield
Watertown
Urbana
Ninois
Orange Township
Thomas Keith
J R Trump
Wilber Swope
Roy Dickerson
Martinsville
Ed. McNary
John Warters
American
Fairview
Drake
Bright
Gifford
Farmers’ Institute
Clark County
Eckle
Mary Green
Casey and
West Union
Lupt
Terre Haute Mayoral Clash Signals Salary Shakeup
In Terre Haute a power struggle unfolds between Judge Redman and Probate Commissioner Fortune, with shifts in salary from 2400 to 3600 and political maneuvering involving Roberts Fairbanks and Donn. The feud hints at broader tensions and potential consequences for local governance.
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Haute
Redman
Vigo
Fortune
Paris Beacons
Roberts
Ter
Bairbanks
P. O. Colliver
Fairbanks
Donn
Commission Government for Paris Ballot Next Month
Paris voters will decide on adopting the commission form of government in a ballot next month. A petition for the election will be filed Friday January twenty ninth with the county court. The issue faces little opposition as taxpayers condemn past conditions and seek relief from a tax rise to two dollars.
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Paris
Water Board
Contempt Fine After Court At Mt Carmel
The county court at Mt Carmel convened Monday with State's Attorney Phipps absent. Judge Wilshite ordered the sheriff to produce a missing officer. After an eight song search, the officer was found. The judge fined him $10 for contempt. Phipps, noted for profanity, threatened to kill the judge and was placed under a $2000 peace bond.
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Mt. Carmelon
Phipps
Wilshite
Mt. Carmel Republicans to entertain John A. Sweet
Mt. Carmel I. O. R. M. will host John A. Sweet of Marshall, Great Senior Sagamore, Tuesday evening. Plans include work in the second degree and a banquet. Legislature remains deadlocked as Speaker vote yields 62 for Provine and 32 for Browne.
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Mt. Carmel
Oniska Tribe
John A. Sweet
Marshall
Sagamore
House
Walter Provine
Taylorville
Republican Caucus
Lee O'Neil Browne
Woman Suffrage Defeated in House Vote
The Mandel resolution for national equal suffrage failed in the House by 204 to 174, marking what appears to be the death blow to the long national fight for women’s voting rights.
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National Congress For
Mandel
Quie Moots Opposes No Breakfast Fad
Mr Quie Moots comments on a trend against skipping breakfast praising his wife’s Belgian relief work. A teller with a bass voice notes work and daily business should not interfere with the fad debate.
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Quie Moots
Senator Shaw Promises Bills Repealing Suffrage and Local Option
Decatur senator Willis R. Shaw plans this week to introduce measures to repeal the woman suffrage law and the township local option law, signaling a challenge to reform era statutes.
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Willis R. Shaw
Decatur
Final report of administratrix in McMullen estate Clark County
The Administratrix Mary Hl Rollings will present her final report to the County Court of Clark County at Marshall Illinois on February 1 1915 and ask to be discharged from all duties and responsibilities of the administration of the estate of John L McMullen deceased. Hollendeck attorney represents the estate and all heirs and distributees are summoned to attend if they choose.
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State of Illinois
Clark County
John L. McMullen
Marshall
Ilinois
Mary
Rollings
Hollendeck
Disappointed Pensioner and Letters in Brattleboro
Mary Thacher in Brattleboro cites Wentworth Higginson biography and a letter about a pension request. She notes a soldier father died in prison, a non daughter claim, and a hesitant case with obstacles while describing a marginal inquiry into family ties and duty.
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Brattleboro
Mary Thacher
Higginson
Thomas
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Hart Schaffner
Marx
Booth & Handy
Lockard
Pythian Theater
ED Nay, Mgr
the Herald
Payne
Herald Office
C. Athey
Herald
County School ‘Notes
Commission Government For
State's Attorney
Phew
Abe Martin
Hita
Agency For Eq'v. Price &Co., Tailors
Krce
Perges
Ferguson-McKinney
Vici Blacher
M. Grabenheimer
S. W. Pearson
West End Crocer
Wabash
Pearson’s Grocery
Parsc
Mnas
Hemi
the ‘Herald
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