No Assignments on Committees in Early Session Rules
Amid talk of adopting procedures, the session will focus on formal matters with no committee assignments. Governor Small’s pending appointments, Lowden-era recess picks, a new state tax commission, and mining director roles loom as Senate action targets. The American Legion outlines reforms for soldiers and orphans homes, plus teacher protections and vocational education proposals.
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Senate
Smail
Nxt
Lowden
Fente
Small
General Lantern
State Tax Commission
Mines and Minerals
ME Media
Harrisburg
Tetons
Prosrim
Hooctithon
Fk A Sree
Only Living European Said To Visit Sheshawan
The Morocco correspondent of the London Times claims to be almost the only surviving European to have entered Sheshawan, a small inland Moroccan town near Tetuan. He visited in 1884 in Moorish disguise and notes the town’s terraces, springs, gardens, poor inhabitants and crafts of painted wood and woolen textiles.
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Morocco
London Times
Sheshawan
Shesshaan
Bent Zerel
Tetuan
Times
Mmountain
Woolatone
Nh Shiwan
Fez
Seek Runaway
John Birchfield of Marshall Illinois sought police help Friday to locate his 15 year old son Eugene Birchfield who ran away Thursday morning. The boy, last seen with $26, wore a striped overall and a cap, stood five feet tall and weighed 121 pounds, and was believed headed toward Terre Haute.
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John Birchfield
Marshall
Ill
Eugene Birchfield
Terre Haute
Parodies and Pepys Influence on Newspapers and Writers
The piece notes a trend of parodies of the Rubaiyat and then parodies of Samuel Pepys Diary influencing literary journalism. It discusses how parodists thrive amid shifting tastes, while Pepys style chronicles offer ongoing fodder for columns, with satire persisting beyond changing eras.
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Omar Khayyam
Omar
Samuel Pepys
Pepys
Ohio State Journal
Anet
Flat Feet Treatment Raises Hopes For Mobility
War experiences have reshaped views on flat feet once seen as career limiting. The article explains weak arches cause bones to drop and muscles to fail, and claims sustained treatment can lift bones back toward normal height, enabling participation in activities like military service.
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Europe
America
Flivver Airplanes Worthless For Serious Work
A Scientific American critique argues that “flivver” airplanes with small frames and weak engines are mainly novelties. They are unstable in flight, underpowered in adverse conditions, and not durable, offering little practical value for serious aviation tasks.
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Scientific American
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Casey and Wabash Townships
B L Howe age 29 and Ruth Mauk age 23, both of Casey township, along with Cary Miler Jr at 26 and Marie Setzer at 19 of Wabash township, are recorded for marriage. John Franklin Shute 24 of Casey and Eva Mae Kite 19 of Casey, Francis Welsh 18 of Orange township and Lala Mtankenbaker 18 of Orange, are also listed.
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B. L Howe
Casey
Ruth Mauk
Casey Township
Cary Miler, Jr
Wabash Township
Marie Setzer
John Franklin Shute
Eva Mae Kite
Francis Welsh
Orange Township
Lala Mtankenbaker
Orang
Make Friends Through Broad Social Contacts
Fred C. Kelly urges expanding acquaintances as a path to personal and business benefit. He differentiates meeting people from making friends, notes city dwellers miss opportunities, and cites a San Francisco fireman connection as an example of how a broad network can yield contracts. He favors introductions while valuing casual conversation.
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Fred C. Kelly
Leslie
Ube
San Francisco
Million Dollar Mail Heist Rocks Mt. Vernon
Federal agents swarmed Illinois last night after four sacks of registered mail were stolen in Mt. Vernon likely carrying about $500000 in currency. The pouches were meant for payrolls in Franklin County coal fields and the theft occurred between loading at the post office and unloading at the Chicago and Eastern Illinois depot. No crew was seen and authorities could not determine how many people were involved.
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Mt. Vernon
Ilinois
Franklin County
Chicago & Eastern Iuinote
When a Man Thinks The World Has It In For Him
A saying notes that when a man believes the world targets him, misfortune often follows as people react to his mindset and actions. The remark cautions against inviting trouble by expecting hostility from others.
Illinois Farmers Face Patchy Crops and Bank Changes in 1920
Reports by S D Fessenden list Illinois counties with top yields in corn buckwheat potatoes tobacco apples grapes and pears for 1920. Counties like Carroll Grundy Knox Marshall Iroquois Kankakee Pulaski show high percentages. Bank activity rises from 969 to 1871 state banks as private banks convert. many close. Other notes cover Chicago marketing concerns at a farmers meeting, a Dixon banker’s suicide, Aurora women entering politics and wage hikes for police and fire across several towns.
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Springfield
S. D. Fessenden
Ilinois
Carroll
Grundy
Knox
Marshall
Iroquois
Kankakee
Pulaski
Fessenden
Lee
Winnebago
Cass
Mason
Wayne
Henry
Putnam
Pratt
Wabash
Adams
Douglas
Richland
Hamilton
Kane
Greene
Sangamon
Randolph
Willamson
Massac
White
Grapes
Jo Daviess
Mercer
Boone
de Kalb
Fulton
Schuyler
Calhoun
Macoupin
Pike
Logan
Macon
Stark
Tazewell
Vermilion
Cumberland
Effingham
Fayette
Jasper
Marion
Shelby
Clinton
Williamson
Edwards
Franklin
Jefferson
Saline
Pears
McHenry
Morgan
Menard
Moultrie
Illinois
Ward B. Whitlock
Banking and Building and Loan
Office of Auditor of
Publi Accounts Russel
General Assembly
Chicago
Minnots Agricultural Association
State Farm Bureau
Dixon
Elmer J. Countryman
Lee County
Countryman
Union State Bank
Aurora
J. H. Bliss
Aurora Society
A. J. Hopkins
United States
Bliss
Kane County Federation of Women's Clubs
Elgin
D. FP
Gahan
Jamaica
David Philip
Champatz
Edith Armstrong
Oliver Tray
Bridge
Ida Gatch
Milik
Chicago City
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Doty
Clark
Hiadred
Pte
Trathiarz
Re.mremek
Solors
American Legion
Second General Assembly
W. IR. McCauley
Ormal Sehaale
State University For Children
American Federation
Chares B. StUlman
Tierican Federation of Teachers
Holy Shesshawn
Tos Beritidle Dnainal
Futt
Chives Foulkes
Dimiralty
Lloyd George
Térigunt
Nile
Nelson
T. H. Tribune
Illinois News Notes
Decatur
Deciatur
Clinots
Springfeld. An
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