War Era Strain Hits McLean County Mine Closure
The McLean County Coal Company's Bloomington mine shut last Wednesday, leaving eighty miners unemployed as policy prices hinder production. A nation-wide push includes a large Red Cross membership rise to about 24,000 daily, while war-economy mobilization shows massive postures of camps, ammunition, and logistics across major cities.
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McLean County Coal
American Red Cross
Logon Ao
Ilinois
Civil War factiones claim guardianship of patriotism
The group argues it protects national honor by opposing the government, framing themselves as defenders of patriotism amid civil strife.
Our Veteran Army and the Grand Army of the Republic
The fifty-first annual encampment reports 135931 members and a yearly loss of 13142, noting the 1890 peak of 409489. Commander Patterson thanks Boy Scouts for help, praising their aid to aging veterans. Veterans die at about over two a day. Scouts seen as vital to the nation’s future.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Adjutant General of the Association
Grand Army
William J. Patterson
Boy Scouts
Pension Department
Governor Advises Boys On Education For War Effort
Gov. Lowden urges high school and college students to stay engaged in their studies to support the nation at war and in postwar reconstruction. He notes educated youths are vital to modern warfare and future work, and asks state officials to inform high school principals.
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Utah
Charles Adkins
Ihnois Department of Agriculture
National Sheep and Wool Bureau
Chicago
Adkins
Lowden
State Department of Agriculture
Chas H. Thorne
Department of Public Welfare
Illinois
Natonal Sheep and Wool Bureau
Home Insurances Bldg
Adking
Blair
National Army
Manier
Turmoil in Spain as King Fights for Power
The piece notes severe unrest in Spain with riots and mutinies, frequent cabinet resignations, and the king directly commanding troops while dismissing ministers who fall out of favor. It suggests pro German elements oppose the king, while the public stance remains unclear.
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Spain
Alliles
Record corn forecast for Illinois in 1917 crop report
Illinois agriculture officials project a record 1917 corn harvest with 9,725,134 acres planted and an average 49 bushels per acre, yielding about 389 million bushels. Rain and cool spells improve ripening, while oats also show large yields up to 100 bushels per acre in some districts.
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Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Tinos
Peace aims in German war with papal mediation
Robert Lansing sets a stance after Pope Benedict XV’s peace appeal. The United States rejects a return to prewar status as basis for lasting peace and demands sovereignty of all peoples, disavowing punitive dismemberment while urging a covenant based on justice and fairness. The note underscores no trust in German rulers without broader will of the German people and calls for new evidence of their aims.
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Washington, D. C
Benedictus XV
United States
France
Italy
Balkan
Poland
Russia
Germany
Robert Lansing
United States of America
Plasa Bird Mystery Reignites Plan for Restoration
The piece discusses the Plasa Bird atop a bluff near the Mississippi and Missouri confluence, its elusive origins, and renewed calls by the Alton Board of Trade to recreate a faithful replica to attract tourists. It contrasts historic curiosity with modern commercial revival and notes past damage to the site.
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Board of Trade
Marquette
Joliet
Himestone
Alton Board of Trade
Real Estate Transfers Reported in Martinsville Area
Transfers include Allen P Chrisler to Ora Williams two lots McKeen for 250 dollars. Eleaser Dill to BF Sinclair thirty one acres 29 & 32-11-13 for 2812 dollars. Giles Miller to Fred H Sinclair Jot in Martinsville for 1700 dollars. V E Taubeneck to V L Colo parcel ne ne 32-10-11 for 4000 pounds. Levi W Dickison to B F Handerson thirty acres nw sw 3-11-11 for 2400 dollars. Edwin S Crigler to Winfield Wyrick one hundred acres 6912& 31-10-12 for 6000 dollars. Robt Thompson to Frank Geheb eight lot subdivision AP1L for 1009 dollars. Winfield Wyrick to Kate S Crigler eight lots Richart's Place Martinsville for 61400.
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Allen P Chrisler
Ora Williams
McKeen
Eleaser Dill
BF Sinclair
Giles Miller
Fred H Sinclair
Martinsville
E Taubeneck
L Colo
Levi W Dickison
B F Handerson
Edwin S Crigler
Winfield Wyrick
Thompson
Frank Geheb
Kate S Crigler
Richart
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Wilson
Kornfiloff
Korniloff
Napoleon
Grant
Funston
Julius Caesar
St Louis
Indianapolis
Robinson
Voyage Et Decouverte de Quelques Pays Et Nations de l'Amerique Septentrionale
Paris
Jacques Marquette
American
Wisconsin
Tlmois
Missisippi
Missouri
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