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Illinois Debates Prohibition Law and Board of Trade Clash
Prohibition measures tied to physicians prescriptions and Volstead act amendments stir Illinois Senate debate. Billions sought for common schools and education bills face scrutiny while opposition blocks Lantz board of trade dissolution efforts. Denvir recalls Nathaniel Pope as Illinois contemplates division into Northern and Southern states. Illinois ranks among top farm property values with McLean and Champaign counties highlighted.
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Springfield
Antix - Saloon League
Wood
Nls
Washington
Lalli
Small
Brundage
Buck
Kessinger
Senate Committee On Appropriations
State Teachers’ Association
Lintz
Chicago Board of Trade
Journal
Clark
Chicago
John Denvir
Illinois
Nathaniel Pope
Territorial
Ilinois
Congress
Lake Michigan
Pope
Cook, Kane, Dupage
Boone
DeKalb
Lake
McHenry, Ogle
Winnebago
Stephenson
Jo Daviess
Carroll Lee
Whiteside
United States
Los Angeles County
Cal
McLean
Minois
Champaign County
Livingston County
Ta Salle County
Ale Tenn County