Illinois News Happenings Highlights Local Health and Events
Dr. Charles H. Rosenstiel of Freeport named county veterinarian to lead Carroll County tuberculosis campaign. Mrs. Fairline Ripley, 94, longtime Murphysboro resident, died. she witnessed Illinois Central’s first local passenger train in 1857 and voted for Coolidge. Explosion at Urbana injured J M Bradley and J M Corbin. pressure reached 55 000 pounds. Quincy considers bus lines to replace trolley routes and remove tracks to avoid pavement costs. Rose Warnock of Peru seeks divorce after husband’s affair with a Princeton woman. couple married last year, has a two month old child. Frank Montgomery sues Decatur officer Harry Lovejoy for 1000 in dismissed case. Mooseheart reports no deaths among 1224 residents since Jan 22 1922. whooping cough the only contagious illness as 1924 ends. no diphtheria in six years.
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Fairline Ripley
Southern Illnois
Murphysboro
Illinois Central
Coolidge
Mooseheart
Loyal Order of Moose
North America
Chicago Sanitary District approves $23.8 million for health program
Trustees acting as a finance committee authorize engineering appropriations of 23.8 million dollars to preserve Chicago’s health both now and in the future. About 20 million will be set aside in the 100 million dollar health preservation program planned by Chief Engineer Kelly to meet expected population growth over the next two decades.
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Sanitary District Trustees of
Chicago
Kelly
Diphtheria Cases in Illinois Drop Near Record Low
Illinois diphtheria cases in 1924 were just below the previous low by about 4000, prompting the health commission to urge parents to immunize children with toxin antitoxin. They warn the disease could return in a serious epidemic and emphasize immunization is easy safe and inexpensive.
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Illinois
State Health Commission
Springfield
Open rabbit season extended rumor denied by state division
The division of game and fish at Springfield denies any extension of the rabbit season though newspapers claim one. Attorney General Brundage said only the legislature can alter the season dates. The northern zone closes January 31 and central and southern zones January 1. Albert Hopman becomes acting chief after James Gordon resigns. Chicago city funds earnings for 1924 exceed 2.7 million dollars, a record.
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Division of Game and Fish
Springfield
Division of
Game and Fish
Brundage
General Assembly
William J. Stratton
Guilty Verdict Staines Hight and Sweetin in Mount Vernon
Judge J O Kern declares Elsie Sweetin and Lawrence M Hight equally guilty in the murder of Wilford Sweetin. He overrules new trial motions and sentences Hight to life imprisonment and Sweetin to 35 years. Hight to Menard and Sweetin to Stateville. parole recommendations forwarded to authorities.
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J. O. Kern
Mount Vernon
Elsie Sweetin
Lawrence M. Hight
Wilford Sweetin
Hight
Southern Illinois
Menard
Thompson
Warren county records oldest groom as Richard Salter
Richard Salter eighty and Mrs Jennie Robbins fifty eight of Monmouth were wed Salter’s first wife died seven months ago making him the oldest groom in Warren county history
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Richard Salter
Jennie Robbins
Monmouth
Mr. Salter
Salter
Warren County
Marion votes January 24 on fire equipment plan
Citizens will vote to approve a fire committee recommendation for city equipment costing 50 000. Voters are asked to serve as clerks and judges without pay.
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Marion
Court coins fate for two jurors in odd mixup
City Attorney George T. Liddell warned that stories of drunken schoolgirls and petting parties could lead to revocation of licenses for resort halls after dances. In Taylorville the court faced a bipartite mixup when two Oscar Webers from Pana township were summoned for jury duty. to resolve the error, the men flipped a coin to decide who serves.
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George T. Liddell
Rockford
Oscar Webers
Pana Township
Taylorville
Peoria Students Lead State in Health Says Dr Crooks
School children of Peoria surpass most cities in the state in health, according to Dr. A A Crooks, school medical director. Attendance at school is higher than at any time in recent years, being better than 90 per cent perfect in some cases. Trappers in Daviess and Carroll counties report an exceptionally good season with plentiful fur bearing animals and larger species including raccoons skunks foxes.
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Peoria
A. A. Crooks
Daviess
Carroll Counties
Illinois Supreme Court bans free water for Alton schools
The Illinois Supreme Court rules free water to the public and private schools of Alton must not be furnished, holding the city and the board of education as separate entities and that such an ordinance is not a binding contract and must be repealed. A February Danville election may replace Aldermanic government with a commission form, sparked by a 1 050 name petition filed and to be called by Judge Graham. Illinois reportedly has 65 cities operating under the commission form.
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Alton
Illinois Supreme Court
Board of Education
Danville
Graham
Illinois
Illinois soldiers bonus applications fall short of 800000 mark
Palmer D. Edmunds chief clerk of the service recognition board said in Springfield that fewer than 800,000 former soldiers had applied for the Uli nois soldier bonus. The board, which closed to new claims at midnight December 31, noted the highest accepted claim numbered 286641 as the year ended.
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Illinois
Palmer D. Edmunds
Service Recognition Board
Springfield
Widow Inherits 100000 For Life From Sister
Mrs. Julia H. Bull of Fairbury inherits $100,000 for life from sister Mrs. Eunice M. Lupton of Washington DC. After her death the legacy would be divided with $20000 to Fern De Goller Evans ton NL, $30000 to Hemp stead Bull, and $50000 to Winchester Virginia school board for agricultural education and teacher salaries.
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Julia H. Bull
Fairbury
Eunice M. Lupton
Washington, D. C
University of Chicago expelled student sues for damages
Hume Wilson, claiming false accusations of cribbing in English lessons led to his expulsion from the University of Chicago, filed suit in Circuit court for 20000 dollars. After the school closed to him he enrolled at Northwestern University and is now a junior in law school. He made two attempts to reenter Chicago but was denied. Dismissal occurred in 1919, according to attorney Mr. Forgy.
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University of Chicago
Hume Wilson
Wilson
Northwestern University
Chicago
Forgy
Health Commission Warns Of Illness After Cold Spells
The state health commission at Springfield cautions that cold waves bring spikes in pneumonia, colds, tonsillitis, and influenza. Citizens should limit exposure during low temperature periods and take preventive measures.
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State Health Commission
Springfield
Aurora Attorney Charles A O Connor Named Kane County Master
Charles A O Connor an Aurora attorney appointed master in chancery for Kane county by Judge Newhall succeeds Harry Gungaul in the role marking a judicial appointment and continuity in county chancery oversight.
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Charles A. O'Connor
Aurora
Kane County
Newhall
Harry Gungaul
Eros and Ayers: A Puzzle Across Many Clues
A dense two-column puzzle page lists horizontal and vertical clues with numbered items. Solvers expected to fill a crosswords grid using a mix of Turkish coin, continents, pronouns, plants, birds and other terms, with references to biblical names, metals, and various categories, ending with a note that a solution will appear in the next issue.
Illinois Forests Dwindling Prompting Policy Proposals
A forest survey by the State Natural History Survey warns Illinois woodlands are depleted with 40 percent original forest now yielding under 3 percent of state lumber and under one third of other wood. It calls for forestry education, fire control, and acquisition of 75 000 acres to build an educational project for farmers and woodlot owners.
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Illinois
State Natural History Survey
Prairie State Industries
Hanois
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle Guide
A compact guide explains placing correct letters in white spaces so words run horizontally and vertically. Each word begins with a letter numbered to its definition, words fill until the next black square, and no letters go in black spaces. Definitions may include abbreviations slang initials and obsolete forms.
Illinois Farm Girl Wins State Baby Beef Championship
Ruth Esther Bumgarner a fifteen year old from McNabb Putnam county earned the state title in baby beef club work for her development of Hereford calf Highland Laddie II. She beat her brother and all state competitors on project records feeding and growth over eight months. Helen LeRue of Springfield and Lloyd D Graham of Elmwood also won their state titles in clothing and pig club work respectively.
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Ruth
LaRue
Aurora
Springfield
Graham
Peoria County
Peoria
Illinois
Ruth Esther Bumgarner
McNabb
Putnam County
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Helen LeRue
Lloyd D. Graham
Elmwood
Manchu Soy Beans Prove High Yielding Across Illinois
Manchu soy beans, a leading high yielding variety in Illinois, produced strong results across counties. Edgar county reported averages near 20 bushels per acre from 460 acres, with several farmers above 21 bushels. Holgar and Edgar counties report growth in acreage and oil content praised by crop experts.
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Illinois
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Edgar County
Agricultural College
Champaign County
Holgar County
Williang Colwell
Kansas
M. I. Delap
Walter Hodge
Delap
Hodge
R. D. Verner
J. B. Adams
Albert Welch
John Honnold
O. R. Boland
Boland
J. C. Hackleman
Illinois Crop Improvement Association
Complete Poultry Ration Must Include Ground Feed and More
Complete laying hen rations require more than scratch or whole grains. Include ground feeds animal protein green feed mineral feed and water for balanced nutrition and steady egg production.
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Charles H. Rosenstiel
Freeport
Carroll County Board of Supervisors
J. M. Bradley
University of Ilinois
J. M. Corbin
Urbana
Corbin
City Council of
Quincy
South Highth
State Streets
Street
Rose Warnock
Peru
Princeton
Frank Montgomery
Harry Lovejoy
Decatur
Albert Hopman
Lake Forest
Chief Hopman
James Gordon
West Indies
Elsie
Eros
Aya
Asia
God of Love
Precious Stone
Att
Tipperary
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