Birds and beasts in state symbols reveal myths
The piece notes Arkansas bears the razorback as symbol, not a bear, and Michigan’s Wolverines may be extinct wild, while Minnesota Gophers and Wisconsin Badgers tie to state identity. It contrasts states with symbols misaligned to nicknames and cites history of Michigan mascots and mascots’ origins.
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Ly Elmo Scott Watson
Union
Arkansas
Delaware
Iowa
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Oregon
Wisconsin
Badger State
de Soto
America
Ozark
Ozark Hill-Billy
University of Arkansas
Razorbacks
Wolverines
University of Michigan
Gophers
University of Minnesota
Badgers
University of Wisconsin
Alaska
Detroit
South Dakota
South
Pardons Board Opens Case Review for 52 Applicants
The state board of pardons began deliberations on April 14, reviewing 52 applications for pardon or sentence commutation.
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State Board of Pardons
Winter Wheat Recovery Amid Cool March Weather
A. J. Surratt, state agriculture statistician, reports winter wheat has withstood conditions well with minimal acreage loss. He notes plant growth and tree fruit development are backward due to deficient sunshine and cool March weather.
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A. J. Surratt
State Agriculture Statistician
A. L. Bowen Named Welfare Officials Committee Chairman
A. L. Bowen, superintendent of state charitable institutions, appointed as member and chairman of a committee of the American Association of Welfare Officials. He will advise with the Chicago Exposition of Progress on a social sciences exhibit. The Illinois Commerce Commission issued a certificate for the Springfield Taylorville Bus line to run passengers between Springfield and Taylorville including Pawnee Sicily Humphrey and Kincaid, but restricted from local service within Taylorville or Springfield.
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A. L. Bowen
American Association of Welfare Officials
Illinois Commerce Commission
Springfield
Taylorville
Pawnee
Sicily
Humphrey, Kincaid
National Post Office Clerks Convention in Springfield
Prominent men are expected at the twelfth annual Illinois Federation of Post Office Clerks convention to be held in Springfield July 10 and 11. Plans include providing two government airplanes to fly delegates and guests over the city.
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of Illinois Federation of Post Office Clerks
Springfield
Illinois commission misses subway crossing petition
Upon motion of the state department of public works and buildings the Illinois Commerce commission is missed the petition for a subway crossing on State Bond Issue route 58 under the tracks of the Chicago and Northwestern and the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee railroad at Simpson street in Niles Center Cook county.
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State Department of Public Works and Buildings
Illinois Commerce Commission
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad
Simpson Street
Niles Center
Cook County
State Treasurer reports quarterly interest earnings total 7009.27
Secretary of State William J. Stratton announces 7009.27 dollars in interest earned on funds collected from January 1 to March 31, 1931. The amount was paid into the state treasury with an itemized statement detailing interest by account and bank.
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William J. Stratton
Central Illinois Public Service Ordered to Pay Rose Damage
In Shelbyville Circuit Court Judge Frank D. Dove ruled Central Illinois Public Service Company must pay Maton Brothers Inc of Pana 89320.16 for rose crop damages caused by leaky gas pipes under greenhouses. The case drew attention from horticulturists and featured expert florists from Chicago Illinois and eastern floral schools.
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Shelbyville
Frank D. Dove
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Maton Brothers, Inc
Pana
Chicago
University of Ilinois
Eastern Floral Schools
State contest to award Emmerson cup to top high school
A state wide competition by the state high school commercial teachers will decide which school earns the Governor Emmerson cup awarded to the public or parochial high school scoring highest in shorthand typing and bookkeeping. Preliminaries run April 25 in 46 districts with semi finals May 9 at 13 sectional centers and state finals two weeks later at Illinois State Normal in Normal.
Illinois Milk Surplus Forces Low Grade Waste Milk Use
H F Ferguson chief sanitary engineer of the state health department warns that a milk surplus in Illinois has led pasteurizing plants to refuse most milk except higher grades. As a result a large volume of low grade raw milk enters the market and fails to meet sanitary standards, posing health risks even at low prices.
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H. F. Ferguson
State Department of Public Health
Illinois
Illinois Hens Post Perfect Egg Days in March Contest
Fifty seven hens achieved perfect daily production in March as reported to E G Horner chief poultryman by resident managers at three state units Quincy Kankakee and Murphysboro The list includes W C Does Losantville Corn Belt Hatcheries Gibson City Herman Bros Morris Herman Timm Chebanse Carl E Bosley Tonica Mrs Alice Oberman Manhattan R M Schleisinger New Athens R C Ruppel Beardstown and the Chestnut Hatcheries Chestnut Close competition marked the event with high averages at each unit during the month
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State Department of Agriculture
E. G. Horner
Illinois
W. C. Does
Lostant
Corn Belt Hatcheries
Gibson City
Herman Bros
Morris
Herman Timm
Chebanse
Carl E. Bosley
Tonica
Alice Oberman
Manhattan
R. M. Schleisinger
New Athens
R. C. Ruppel
Beardstown
Chestnut
Quincy
Kankakee
Murphysboro
Sonnenschein Named Private Secretary in Cermak Cabinet
Among appointments by Mayor Anton J. Cermak in Chicago is State Representative Henry Sonnenschein chosen for the post of private secretary.
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Anton J. Cermak
Chicago
Henry Sonnenschein
Illinois State Medical Society to Meet in East St Louis
The eighty first annual meeting will run May 5 to 7 in East St Louis with members of 102 county medical societies and guest speakers presenting papers of value to physicians. Delegates will attend from numerous county societies.
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Illinois State Medical Society
East St. Louis
Hundred and Two County Medical Societies
Court of Claims Holds Special Session on April 15
The court of claim opened a special session on Wednesday April 15 with 30 cases on the docket. Miss Georgia L Osborne Illinois State Historical Library chief librarian, who was hospitalized after being struck by an automobile, has returned home after several weeks of recovery.
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Court of Claim
Georgia L. Osborne
Illinois State Historical Library
St. John’s Hospital
Luckey Introduces Refund Bill for Small City Streets
Representative Hugh M. Luckey of Potomac sponsors a bill to appropriate 3,000,000 dollars to refund cities with populations of 7,500 or less for streets designated as state routes under the 60,000,000 and 100,000,000 bond issue.
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Hugh M. Luckey
Potomac
Regulation Clash Over Barber Schools Approved By Officials
The Department of Registration and Education may set rules for barber schools. Director Michael F. Walsh was informed by Attorney General Oscar E. Carlstrom. He ruled branch barber schools do not meet the department requirements.
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Department of Registration and Education
Michael F. Walsh
Oscar E. Carlstrom
Dog Exemption Bill Urged by Shaw in Assembly
The Minnics Vivisection society received a statement from London by George Bernard Shaw urging passage of the dog exemption bill before the general assembly. The bill, introduced by Representative Edwin B. Bederman of Chicago, would prohibit experiments on living dogs except to heal or cure canine ailments.
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Minnics Vivisection Society
London
George Bernard Shaw
General Assembly
Edwin B. Bederman
Chicago
Millhouse rule limits shots in rooms in mines too
In an opinion by Attorney General Oscar E. Carlstrom the law banning more than three shots at one shooting time ahead of the last open cross cut was held to apply to rooms as well as entries. The director, John G. Millhouse of the state department of mines and minerals, said the rule covers rooms, though the mine board disagreed and miners supported the broader scope.
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Michigan
Wolverine State
Fielding H. Yost
University of Michigan
Detroit Free Press
New York
Sault Ste. Marie
Michigan Territory
Yost
A. D. P. van Buren
Michigan Pioneer Historical
Norman Wood
University Museum
van Buren
Old Ten Eyck
Dearborn
Detroit
A. C. Roche
Cr Eumet
John G. Millhouse
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Oscar E. Carlstrom
Mine Board
Chicago man seeks mandamus on juries bias in Illinois
Charles M. Thomson of Chicago petitions the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of laws that place women on Illinois juries. The suit targets Cook county jury commissioners, seeking a men only jury list, with potential implications for downstate counties.
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Charles M. Thomson
Chicago
Supreme Court
Illinois
Cook County
Downstate
Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers Convenes in Chicago
Executive committee meeting in Chicago on April 10 directs attention to the national convention at Hot Springs Arkansas in early May. Delegates from every state plus the District of Columbia Hawaii and Alaska will gather to address The Challenge of the Children's Charter through speakers conferences round tables and exhibits.
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Ilinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
Chicago
Hot Springs
Ark
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Alaska
State employee pension plan considered in Elgin meeting
A meeting in Elgin discussed a proposed state employee pension system. A tentative bill offers retirement at 60 with 20 years served or after 35 years, at half pay, up to $150 monthly. Funded half by workers and half by the state. optional for current workers but compulsory after enactment. discharged workers would be reimbursed.
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Frank A. McCarthy
Elgin
Illinois Institute for Juvenile Research Pioneer in State Welfare
Dr. Paul L. Schroeder leads the Illinois Institute for Juvenile Research in Chicago. Originating in 1909 as part of the Chicago juvenile court, it expanded from feeblemindedness exams to a broad, state governed program under the Welfare plan in 1917. Illinois is credited as a pioneer guiding others in similar efforts.
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Illinois Institute For Juvenile Research
Chicago
Paul L. Schroeder
Illinois State
Chicago Juvenile Court
Illinois
Lindbergh declines Illinois postmasters convention invitation
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh writes Governor Louis L. Emmerson that he cannot attend the Illinois Association of Postmasters convention in Springfield from May 21 to 23. The letter conveys regret for missing the event and notes the schedule conflict.
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Louis L. Emmerson
Charles A. Lindbergh
Illinois Association of Postmasters
Springfield
Appellate Court Upheld Woodmen By Law Amendment
The Mt Vernon Appellate court upheld the Modern Woodmen of America head camp in amending a by law to permit higher insurance rates. The case came from the Circuit court of Washington county.
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Mt. Vernon
Woodmen of America
Circuit Court
Washington County
Illinois News Brevities Roundup Highlights Local Happenings
The slate covers Woodmen of the World state head camp in Springfield April 23 24 25 for a large class. Notable items include Mrs Nellie Smiley's death after a fire alarm. Edwin B Jourdain elected Evanston's first Black alderman. Scott Field barracks contract to Morley Construction Kansas City. Manteno hospital transfers. racehorse losses at Palatine. H Bloomdall's trapshooting high score. Chicago women forming a Federated council. Christian County Fair prep. Marion air crash fatal. Maywood centennial salute to Richard Hovey. multiple local homicides suicides and accidents recapped.
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Woodmen of the World Association
Springfield
Nellie Smiley
Galesburg
Evanston
Edwin B. Jourdain
War Department
Scottfield
Belleville
Morley Construction Company
Kansas City
Elgin
Kankakee
State Hospital For the Insane
Manteno
Kankakee County
Anna Dean
Palatine
H. Bloomdall
Geneva
Joseph Paugh
Gilbert Paugh
Illinois Cabinet Company
Rockford
Miss Pickel
Louisville
Pickel
Martin Jakle
Goldie Fickel
Floyd Pickel
Jennie Buehler
Wheaton
Libertyville
Lake Villa
Charles L. Newberry
North Central Association
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Faithorn
Crete
Paul Squitere
Tony Bartolin
Chicago
Fire Department
Joseph Hollis
Aurora
Valley Station
Steve Metlek
Illinois River Bottoms
Versailles
Sheriff Johnson
Brown County
Quincy
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