Recommendations Made Defends Charitable Institutions Under His Administration
Gov. Charles S. Deenen reviews deep waterways and waterpower, civil service, charitable administration, and hospital needs in his biennial address. He urges Lakes-to-the-Gulf waterway action, civil service expansion, centralized charity administration, new insane hospital funding, and educational, labor, and health reforms.
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Springfield
Ill
Chas
Defreen
Forty-sixth General Assembly of
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Canada
Lakes
Atlantic Seaboard
United States
Great Britain
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Forty-fifth General Assembly
State Civil Service Commission
Psychopathic Institute
Kanknee
Ivam
Courts Overcrowding Sparks Debate in Illinois Legislature
In Springfield Democrats resist reapportioning judicial circuits and push adding extra judges in congested districts notably Lawrence and Crawford after oil boom litigation. Potter bill reshapes districts to six circuits while Mantle changes shift districts. Lieutenant Governor Sherman resigns before term end.
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Ill
Forty-Sixth General Assembly
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Crawford
Thomas Tippit
Second Circuit
Tippit
Senate
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Alexander
Pulaski
Union
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Franklin
Massac
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Hardin
Gallatin
Hamilton
White and
Edwards
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Washington
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Monroe
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Bond
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Jasper
Clay
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Jefferson
Shelby
Christian
Montgomery
Fayette
Effingham
Marion
Clinton
Pope
Johnson
Saline
Johnoon
Salime
Jackson
Sherman
Peoria
Deneen Sworn In At Illinois Inauguration
Springfield January 19 Governor Charles S Deneen and other Republican state officers were sworn in during a simple ceremony in the Illinois House of Representatives with Chief Justice Cartwright administering the oath. Deneen delivered a combined valedictory and salutatory address lasting about forty five minutes. The inaugural events, planned by the Joint Inaugural Committee, emphasized frugality and avoided pomp.
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Charles 8. Deneen
House
Senate
Hall of Representatives
State Capitol
Representative Hall
Illinois Supreme Court
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Shurtleff
Edwin Harlan
General Assembly
Adelbert F. Higley
Cartwright
Deneen
Goveror Deneen
Woman quotes broken promise over theater plans
A Philadelphia Inquirer snippet shows a young woman lamenting her fiancé Herbert for breaking a promise to spend every evening at home, preventing a theater outing she had planned before their marriage.
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Herbert
Philadelphia Inquirer
Fragmentary Exclamation on Man’s Fatal Tear
A distressed exchange describes a man being torn limb from limb and remarks on the fear and scarcity of men. The dialogue format conveys alarm and religious exasperation as Mrs Dicks and Mary react to the gruesome image.
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Mrs. Dicks
Mary
Adjourning in Respect to Zaabeli Memorialized
The house, joining the senate in joint resolution five, adjourns until Monday Jan 18 at 10 o clock to honor Hon Paul I Zaabel of Chicago Second district whose death was reported by Speaker Shurtleff. A memorial resolution was adopted and a funeral committee was named including Frank H McNichols Charles A Schmucker Edward J Smejkal George L McConnell John C Werdell and John Griffin.
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Senate
Paul I. Zaabel
Chicago
Forty-sixth General Assembly
Shurtleff
MacNichols
Frank H. McNichols
Charles A. Schumaker
Edward J. Smejkal
George L. McConnell
John C. Werdell
John Griffin
Joint Rules Sought for Sitting of the Two Legislature Parts
Some executive followers mainly Senators draft joint rules to govern the joint assembly. The rules would be submitted to leaders of the house organization at the earliest time. Any effective rules require a gentleman’s agreement between the two legislative branches.
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Joint Assembly
House
Bill to Sell Kaskaskia Commons for School Fund
A bill titled An act to provide for the sale of the Kaskaskia commons on the island of Kaskaskia Randolph county and to create a permanent school fund for inhabitants is to be introduced in the house this week. Judge Emery Andrews of this city, attorney general’s representative, drew up the measure.
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Ilinois
Educational Commission
Mlinois
House of Representatives
Kaskaskia
Randolph
Emery Andrews
Illinois
Mark Twain's Moving Day Memoir Moment
Young Mark Twain carries a cigar box while scouting a shop window in San Francisco. A female acquaintance teases him about smoking. He explains the box signals another move as he pursues success in journalism.
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Mark Twain
San Francisco
Pinkham Cures Highlight Woman’s Health Testimonies
Camden New Jersey reader Mrs W P Valentine credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after severe headaches back pain and fatigue. Gardiner Maine resident A W Williams reports relief from a female illness avoiding surgery after using the product. The advertisement urges others with inflammation ulceration displacements irregularities and related symptoms to try the remedy despite doubts about doctors.
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Camden
N.J
Lydia E. Pinkham
W. P. Valentine
Com Avenue
N. J
Speedy One and Tales of a Quick Marriage Clerk
A brief dialogue notes a speedy match as a clerk recalls a writer who wed a boss within three months. The exchange hints at swift romances and skilled typing as a sign of efficiency.
Mice In Hair Incident Disturbs Night Walker
A woman recounts a late night scare as mice invaded her hair while she slept, attracted by biscuit crumbs. She turned on gas lights and spent the rest of the night awake, watching her pillow in fear.
The Most Dangerous Capital
London, once the quietest capital, now rivals Paris for noise and New York for danger. About 800 people are killed each year in street accidents, with many more narrowly escaping disaster.
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London
Paris
New York
Lay Hold of the Common Good
A brief quotation from Demosthenes urging acceptance of public responsibility over private sorrows and warning against envy of reputations beyond one’s reach. It contrasts contempt for presumptuous claims with disdain for faint-heartedness in pursuing the common good.
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Demosthenes
Mother-in-Law Aids Woman With Postum Health Switch
A Jo woman credits Postum with curing stomach trouble and blotchy complexion after coffee caused discomfort. She notes headaches when quitting coffee and says Postum replaced it successfully. Her grandmother also swore by Postum, crediting improved health and mobility after years of stomach woes. Rostans Co. Bu Creek Mich.
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Iowa
Rostans Co
Bu Creek
Mich
Ee Road
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