State approves bridges and paving contracts totaling half a million
Illinois state division of highways announced contracts for Route 18 in Cook County and several Route 115 segments across Kankakee Ford and other counties. Regenhardt Construction and Zimmerly Bridge Co. are among the firms with bids ranging from about 6 450 to 146 000 dollars.
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State Division of Highways
Cook County
Peter J. Crowley Company
Chicago
Kankakee
Ford Counties
Regenhardt Construction Company
Cape Girardeau
Ford County
Regenhardt
Lawrence County
French Construction Company
Fairfield
Ill
Kankakee County
Zimmerly Bridge Company
Paris
Cast Stone Construction Company
Eau Claire
Wis
Vincennes Bridge
Yi Vincennes
Ind
Illinois Promotes Tourism and Tightens Bond Rules
The governor urges villages and towns to welcome visitors for a strong Illinois showcase. Prohibition Administrator Madden tallies 448 inspections in six months with 171057 in fines and 58 years jail time plus four years in federal prison. Secretary Emmerson issues April 1 bond and real estate rules to ensure financial stability and lawful bond issues. Representative Waller introduces a bill to aid counties statewide.
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John B. Madden
Springfield
Fort Leavenworth
Atlanta
Secretary of State
Louis L. Emmerson
Beards Town Sea Wall Plans and Tax Changes Outlined
Gov Len Small announces Beardstown sea wall plans to shield the city from floods up to 31 feet, with a 3500000 appropriation from 1925 to be spent by October. The project faces future needs if Chicago Sanitary District diversions rise. Details include pending bids and constitutionally allowed funding.
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Beardstown
Len Small
Lake Michigan
Chicago Sanitary District
Lincoln's Tomb Visit With Springfield Students
A party of 25 students visits Lincoln's tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield. Mr. Coppock drives a class once a year and struggles to arrange time enough for the trip.
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Henry B. Rankin
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Lincoln & Herndon
Springfield
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Coppock
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State Capital Weekly News
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Rence County
L. W. Gregory
Lawrenceville, Ill
Illinois
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Iowa
Des Moines
Mississippi River
Earl B. Searcy
Illinois Joint Commission
William J. Stratton
State Department of Conservation
John Acker
Savanna
Truman A. Snell
Carlinville
James Reeves
Champaign
Wisconsin
Madison
W. P. Flint
Urbana
Springfield Kiwanis Club
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Ice
Division of Standardization and Markets
Joe W. Cummins
Department of Agriculture
Governor Small
A. M. Shelton
State Department of Registration and Education
General Assembly
Lawrence Farlow
Illinois Farmers’ Grain Dealers’ Association
Rural Grain Company
National Farmers’ Elevator Grain Company
Chicago Board of Trade
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Small
Cecil Martin
Waller
Tamaroa
House Committee On Judiciary
H. E. Babbitt
University of Illinois
University of Ilinois
Ridgely Farmers' Bank
Master Plumbers’ Association
State Association
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Central Y. M. C. A. School
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Patoia, Illinois
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