Industrial Explosives Drive Nation's Machinery and Roads
A U S Bureau of Mines report shows 328.2 million pounds of dynamite and 167.0 million pounds of blasting powder produced for industry in the United States last year. Explosives underpin coal, metal mining, road and rail construction, and farm use for stump blasting and drainage, with wide adoption in ditching and public health projects.
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J. E. Jones
Washington, D.C
United States Bureau of Mines
United States
Illinois State News roundup of accidents and appointments
Illinois reports Charles Spangle of Champaign died from injuries after a race at Loda. A gasoline motorcar replaces the train between Dixon and Peoria. Civil War veteran Martin Mann dies near McLeansboro. A couple killed when their car is hit by a Chicago & Alton Express near Springfield. Robert Clewell fined for drunken driving. Ruth Dale named to town guard, first woman deputized in state. Angus Kerr named assistant attorney general. Roy Kidder named assistant attorney general for inheritance tax work. Lester Norris buys the St Charles Chronicle. West Frankfort mine sets coal hoist record. Cook County to back reapportionment efforts. Latta named building and loan examiner. Yandell to state treasury warrant dept. Illinois promotes tourism with a six reel film Beautiful Bonots to showcase the state’s beauty.
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Angus W Kerr
United Mine Workers of Illinis
Carlstrom
Springfield
Roy Kidder
Sterling
Two Suspects Confess in Nilwood Deputy Slaying
Paul Blackburn and Charles Lewis, both arrested after a cornfield pursuit near Carlinville, confess to fatally shooting Deputy Sheriff William Barnes at Nilwood. Blackburn, 19, of Chicago, initially claimed the alias Lockwood and was wounded. Lewis, 18, a Chicago railroad clerk, corroborates the confession and is uninjured.
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Paul Blackburn
Carlinville
William Barnes
Nilwood
Blackburn
Lockwood
Chicago
Fim
Charles Lewis
Lewis Ig Anid
Lewis
Williamson County Farm Bureau Plans August County Picnic
The Williamson County Farm Bureau plans a county picnic on August 8 and aims to send a large delegation to the Illinois Agricultural Association state picnic in Taylorville on August 20 with Secretary of Agriculture Walter Jardine as principal speaker. Two young bandits bound the watchman of Schulve, making off with cash and valuables totaling $5,500.
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Williamson County Farm Bureau
Illinois Agricultural Association
Taylorville
Walter Jardine
Schulve
Canh
Che. Ea
Illinois apple crop outlook says record quality expected
Illinois apple growers are forecast to harvest one of their best seasons with production about 20 percent higher than last year. The early harvest has begun in the south, while overall quality is described as never better despite dry conditions and fire blight.
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Illinois
W. S. Brooks
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Brooks
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Illinois instructor becomes Springfield Teachers College women’s director
Miss Carol Henrichauser, three years instructor in physical education for women at the University of Illinois, has been named director of physical education for women at the Springfield Teachers College in Missouri and will assume the post on September 1.
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Carol Henrichauser
University of Illinois
Springfield
Teachers’ College
Jarnigan Found Dead in Canton Bedroom
The body of Neil Lee Jarnigan twenty two of Canton was found by his parents hanging by a clothesline rope in his bedroom. No reason for the act is known. He was a former messenger on the Monon line between Peoria and Masonry. In a separate incident Clarence Hamilton twenty one of Delavan was struck in the neck by a bullet that missed a knot hole during a target shoot. He was taken to St Francis hospital Peoria and is not expected to die.
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Neil Lee Jarnigan
Canton
M. & St. L. Ilrong
Peoria
Masonry
Clarence Hamilton
Delavan
Hamilton
St. Francis Hospital
Greater Chicago Lake Water Company Seeks Chicago Area Water Supply
The Greater Chicago Lake Water Company filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission for convenience and necessity to supply Lake Michigan water to neighboring towns. The firm, incorporated on July 15, also sought authority to issue stock.
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Greater
Tragic Crash Kills Family Near Eu reka
A Toledo Peoria and Western passenger train struck an automobile at a Roanoke crossing near Eu reka killing Marvin Mangold age two Wilma Mangold age four and Ella Jeman age twenty eight. Anna Mangold mother of the two children and Melba Mangold and Harley Mangold were seriously injured.
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Eureka
Toledo, Peoria & Western
Marvin Mangold
Wilma Mangold
Ella Jeman
Roanoke
Dhe
Anna Mangold
Melba Mangold
Harley Mangold
Fruit Growers Examine Orchards on Ivian Colp Farm Tour
About two hundred fruit growers attended a meeting of the Southern Illinois Fruit Growers association at the Lown Colp farm one mile west of Carterville. Morning tours surveyed nearby orchards and truck farms and included test plots from the University of Illinois. The tour was led by B. L. Weaver vegetable extension specialist and S. C. Chandler Urbana insect control specialist.
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Southern Illinois ‘Fruit Growers’ Association
Lowan Colp
Carterville
University of
Quality of voice contests stirs state meeting debate
The state Penue of the Mindrs Agricultural association faces a puzzle in measuring hog and chicken caller voices at the Taylorville gathering on August 26. Prominent experts and county farm bureaus discuss a suitable measuring stick as Mrs Virgilla Williams, a Herrin resident and family member, is noted among those involved.
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Mindrs Agricultural Association
Taylorville
Virgilla
Herrin
Ain “Ald
Farming and finances in 1925 farm labor and markets
The piece contrasts farm employees with coal miners and then with business employers, noting wage levels by region and year. It assesses farm income, capital returns, and the growing role of cooperative marketing, forecasting a shift toward farmer controlled marketing and broader farm organization.
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Lowden
Illinois
Herbert Hoover
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