The Gentle Smile That Won Trusty Hearts and More
A reflective piece contrasts a refined woman with a coarse laugh and extols a man named Keene whose smile reveals gentleness and trust. It discusses impressions, social judgments, and the power of smiles over the ugliest faces, noting humans and animals respond to kindness. The article includes legislative notices about Lincoln memorial location and tax and drainage bills in the Illinois House.
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Sue
Keene
Western Newspaper Union
Hopes for short session fade as bills flood legislature
State Capitol notes say administration leaders face an impractical task with many bills in both branches making a June 20 adjournment unlikely. Governor Em merson still hopes for sine die adjournment on May 20, though the law limits session length to June 30.
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Emmerson
Peter A. Coleman Dies Former LaSalle Leader
Peter A. Coleman former state senator and LaSalle mayor died at his LaSalle home on April 16. The house committee provided funds for three state armories with reductions after conference. The Decatur appropriation dropped to 225000 and the Cairo building to 200000. The Naval Reserves in Chicago received 165000. Remaining armory bills may die in sub committees.
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Peter A. Coleman
LaSalle
House
Decatur
Cairo
Naval
Chicago
Illinois bill proposes study of election laws by new commission
A bill by the late Flora Cheney of Chicago to create a state commission to study all election laws was reported out of the House elections committee with a recommendation to pass. The measure had backing from Chicago and downstate election officials.
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Flora Cheney
Chicago
House Committee On Elections
Downstate
Illiinois Speaker Shanahan Praised By Editor Dallman
V Y Dallman editor of the Illinois State Register commends Speaker David E Shanahan as an ideal House leader. Despite illness in a Chicago hospital he is described as fair impartial and long serving since 1894 with potential for reelection and independent of party discipline.
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V. Y. Dallman
Illinois State Register
Springfield
House
David E. Shanahan
Illinois
House of Representatives
Ilinois
Shanahan
Adjutant General Budget Advances in Legislature
The bill for the adjutant general biennial expenses, proposed by Homer J. Tice of Greenview, passed the house and moves to the senate. The appropriation totals $1,482,710, about $5,000 less than two years ago.
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Adjutant General
Homer J. Tice
Greenview
House
Senate
Illinois observes Conservation Week statement on deaths
Dr. Andy Hall director of the state department of public health called attention to a statewide Conservation Week observing the loss of twenty five thousand lives yearly in Illinois due to disease. He issued a statement urging public health measures.
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Illinois
Andy Hall
State Department of Public Health
Illinois Foresters Fight Forest Fires Protect Woodlands
R B Miller chief forester says protecting over 300000 acres of southern Illinois woodland is a key task during conservation week. The note also compares Illinois auto license fees and road mileage with other states, highlighting low fees and strong infrastructure.
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Illinois
R. B. Miller
State Department of Conservation
Roe Bill Allocates Funds for Vandalia State Farm Prosecutions
The bill by Representative Arthur Roe of Vandalia to reimburse Fayette county $6 865 11 for prosecuting escape cases from the Vandalia state farm passes the house and moves to the senate.
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Arthur Roe
Vandalia
Fayette County
Vandalia State Farm
Senate
Senator Cuthbertson bills flood control power in state
Bills introduced by Senator A S Cuthbertson of Bunker Hill grant the state Department of Purchases and Construction authority to build and maintain flood prevention projects. The appropriation for relief in the Illinois River Valley is $1,690,000.
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A. S. Cuthbertson
Bunker Hill
Senate
State Department
Illinois River Valley
Senator Barr proposes commission on grade crossing elimination
Senator Richard J. Barr of Joliet introduces a resolution noting rising grade crossing accidents and proposing a commission with the governor, Department of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Highways, and Commerce Commission to assess if current laws force railroads to share grade elimination costs.
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Richard J. Barr
Joliet
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Division of Highways, and Commerce Commission
Budget Request For Mansion Remodel By State Finance Director
Director Garrett De F. Kinney requests ninety thousand dollars in the biennial budget for remodeling and redecorating the executive mansion. The proposal comes on the recommendation of State Architect Herrick Hammond Senator George M. Reynolds of Utica and Representative C. A. Bruer of Pontiac, a three member committee that recently inspected the mansion.
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Garrett de F. Kinney
State Department of Finance
Executive Mansion
Herrick Hammond
George M. Reynolds
Utica
C. A. Bruer
Pontiac
Springfield Considers Permit Increase for T. J. Sullivan
Springfield officials contemplate granting a permit adjustment for T. J. Sullivan of Springfield to allow an increased allowance. City records list the proposal as a pending action with a public hearing set for a future council meeting.
Illinois House OKs Lake Springfield bonds and tax bills
The house passed a plan reducing bonding power from 21.2 to 5 cents on the hundred and sent it to the senate to pave the way for Lake Springfield. Senate concurred 82 0 on governor ballot amendments, now awaiting his approval. Senator Marks proposes ten Chicago election bills to curb fraud. Weeks raises Chicago school taxes from 90 cents to 1.47 per 100. Searcy bill funds tunnel and connections to the Centennial building. King resolution asks Hoover to widen prohibition enforcement to include 14th and 15th amendment enforcement.
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Lake Springfield
House
Senate
Emmerson
Calvin T. Weeks
Chicago
Earl B. Searcy
Springfield
Secretary of State
State Fire House
Etromnomn State Power House
William E. King
Hoover
House of Representatives
Prohibition Law Enforcement Commission
Illinois Winter Wheat Prospects Favorable Despite Flood Damages
The April joint report by Illinois and Federal agriculture departments notes favorable winter wheat condition and small loss from winter killing with few exceptions due to flood damage. Senator Martin R. Carlson of Moline proposes a bill at the Illinois Manufacturers Association suggestion to empower the state auditor to investigate affairs of all counties.
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Illinois
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Martin R. Carlson
Moline
Illinois Manufacturers Association
Illinois Fair School of Domestic Science Opens August
One hundred fifteen young women selected by county Farmers Institutes will attend the 31st annual Illinois State Fair School of Domestic Science in Springfield from August 9 to 23. Meanwhile a bill by Senator Charles Baker seeks to close all public dance halls outside city limits in Illinois.
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Springfield
Illinois
Charles Baker
Monroe Center
Early crop vegetation ahead of schedule due to heat
The crop report from the United States Weather Bureau notes vegetation is two weeks earlier than normal because of unusually high temperatures this season.
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United States Weather Bureau
Illinois food supply safeguards rise in Kimzey report
Walter R. Kimzey, superintendent of the division of food inspection, cites heightened efforts to guard Illinois food stocks from impurities misrepresentation and insanitary conditions in the March report.
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Illinois
Walter R. Kimzey
Division
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Revolutionizes Laxatives
An 1892广告 recounts Dr Caldwell who began in 1875 and promoted Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin a mild liquid laxative for women, children and elderly. It claims wide use, relief from headaches biliousness indigestion and insomnia, and offers free trial bottles via Griggs or mail order.
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Caldwell
Monticello
Illinois Art Gallery urged by artists to gain state support
Artists of Chicago involved with the Illinois Art gallery appeal Governor Louis L Emmerson for gallery backing as a metropolitan area goodwill gesture. They note Indiana and Ohio interest in the George Rogers Clark memorial and hope Illinois contributes similarly through the state museum division. Christopher B Coleman, executive secretary of the Clark commission, urges Illinois participation.
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Chicago
Illinois Art Gallery
State Museum
Louis L. Emmerson
Indiana
Ohio
George Rogers Clark
Christopher B. Coleman
Illinois
Illinois counties accredited free from bovine tuberculosis
Peoria and Saline counties are officially accredited as free from bovine tuberculosis per an announcement from the Illinois department of agriculture. Representative J. W. Harris of Chicago has introduced a bill to prevent charging interest in advance.
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Peoria
Saline
Illinois Department of Agriculture
J. W. Harris
Chicago
Correctional Process Stressed by Welfare Chief
Rodney H. Brandon director of the state department of public welfare urged the Illinois Probation Officers' Society in Springfield to view corrections as a coordinated humanitarian process from arrest through parole.
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Rodney H. Brandon
State Department of Public Welfare
Illinois Probation Officers’ Society
Springfield
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