Coggeshall named head of Illinois state museum
Governor Emmerson appoints Arthur Sterry Coggeshall chief of the Illinois state museum succeeding the late Dr. A R Crook. Coggeshall brings thirty four years in major American natural history institutions including the American Museum New York Carnegie Pittsburgh and St Paul Institute. An upcoming Home and Garden show in Chicago will feature the death flower a Chinese plant with a fatal odor, sponsored by the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Louis L. Emmerson
Arthur Sterry Coggeshall
Illinois State Museum
A. R. Crook
Dr. Coggeshall
America
American Museum
New York City
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburgh
St. Paul Institute
St. Paul
China
Chicago
Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs
George S. Edmonson
Kankakee State Hospital
Illinois Central Hospital
Kankakee Institution
Edmonson
Clinton
DeWitt County
Republican Central Committee
State warns farmers on feeding horses decayed sweet potatoes
The state department of agriculture warns farmers not to feed horses decayed sweet potatoes as botulism may result. Six horses on one farm died after eating the vegetables, an investigation found the deaths traced to the crop.
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State Department of Agriculture
W. H. Welch
Hogs stolen from farms trigger arrests in Sangamon area
Several arrests have been made and more expected in a theft of stock from farms in Sangamon and nearby counties. Fred Reichert of Divernon identified 11 hogs delivered to East St. Louis stock yards, leading to arrests and a bloodstained car found in Springfield with a license tied to an ex convict.
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Sangamon
Fred Reichert
Divernon
East St. Louis
Springfield
Illinois officials report securities on deposit and state fees
Securities totaling 42500000 are on deposit with the state as security against liabilities incurred by insurance companies, per state superintendent Harry W. Hanson. The division collected 6797802.95 in fees during the year ending June 30, 1930.
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Harry W. Hanson
Illinois Brevities Chronicle Numerous Local Tragedies and Events
Illinois brief wrap covers fires near Carlinville and accidents in Freeport and Champaign. Obituaries include Gordon Denby Shawneetown Bank president George Widerhold and others. census notes Lake County growth. bonds for Morton Grove water hookup pass. multiple legal and social notes from Danville to Chicago.
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Gordon Denby
Carlinville
George Widerhold
Shawneetown
First National Bank
Sophia Heitter
Heitter
Freeport
Ettie Steel
Princeton
Jacob L. Swanberg
Gardner
Charles Babcock
Rockford
Theodore Boltenstein
Cambridge
Central Illinois Trotting and Pacing Association
Kewanee
Corydon de Kalb Bundy
Florida
Taking Her Time Quip Features Witty Exchange
A humorous exchange notes the speaker’s partner moves at a deliberate pace. The remark jokes that she aged thirty years to reach twenty five, implying patience and measured conduct in daily life. The light quip plays on time and aging for comic effect.
Gorillas Growing More Like Humans in Evolution Theory
A new diagram in Human Biology by Dr. Adolph A. Schultz suggests gorillas may be converging with humans in evolution. Schultz traces early splits in the ape lineage with a ground-dwelling, bipedal stem leading to humans and three manlike apes.
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Anthropological Review
Human Biology
Adolph A. Schultz
Hopkins University
Doctor Schultz
Baltimore
Mina Birds Alarm California Growers and Chambers
A small colony of mina birds discovered in southern California alarms grape and cherry growers and local chambers of commerce. Intelligent pests larger than crows, they learn to mimic speech and were previously known only as caged pets at Catalina Bird Park.
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California
Catalina Bird Park
Los Angeles Times
Saintly seeming, trust rare in a preacher’s guile
A terse proverb notes distrust toward those who appear holy. The line cautions that outward sanctity can mask deception and urges skepticism of seemingly virtuous figures.
Zoo Visit Inspires Lighthearted Celebrity Observation
Visitors enjoy watching animals and amusing themselves as they view monkeys and meet celebrities for a similar purpose, capturing a playful, quaint scene at the zoo.
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Cook County
Division of Standardization and Markets
Joe W. Cummins
J. L. Simmons Construction Company
Do. Herrick Hammond
Edward J. Barrett
William J. Stratton
John Stelle
McLeansboro
Eva B. Batterson
Mr. Barrett
Ward FE. Thompson
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Joliet
The
Illinois Federation of Post Office Clerks
University of Illinois
Benjamin Franklin
Horace Greeley
Henry R. Raymond
Theophraste Renault
Paris
France
Thadeus Delane
London
England
William H. Malone
State Tax Commission
Illinois
Malone
Frank P. Auld
State Health Department
Shelbyville
Illinois Commerce Commission
Commission
Joseph J. Lelivelt
Maywood
State Senate
Arthur A. Huebsch
Lelivelt
Huebsch
Rena Elrod
Nature
State Teachers Association
Great Lakes District
Illinois Deep Waterway
William E. Hull
Peoria
Waterway Bulletin
Great Lakes Region
New Orleans
Great Lakes
Hennepin Canal
Peoria Waterway
St. Nicholas Hotel
William H. Dieterich
Beardstown
W. Y. Dallman
State Register
Dieterich
Edna L. Moore
National Organization of Public Health Nursing
W. P. Shaban
Illinois Tuberculosis Association
Carl J. Appell
Orville Bliler
Osbornville
Blue Mound
Ward E. Thompson
Illinois Board of Pardons and Paroles
Danville
Pete Armstrong
William Daniels
National Soldiers’ Home
Daniels
Attica
Ind
William Ploetz
Robert Skinner
Will Hayes
Duquoin
Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs
Governor Hmmerson
Pickneyville
Conrad David
Minouk
John McHaney
Aurora
Oscar Breese
Germaine Thompson
Jesse L. Rideout
Morton Grove
Chicago Water Department
Elizabeth McKinley Maloney
Ireland
United States
Martha Boyd
Mabel Emma Messinger
Champaign
Washington
Lake County
Waukegan
James M. Hume
Mount Vernon
Glen Nichols
Harmon Corray
Victory Corray
Gladys Crawford
Allerton Bank
Henry Brown
Garry Cleveland Myers
Cleveland College
Western Reserve University
Emma Brown
Skinner School of Denver
Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
Board of Review
Charlotte Ryburn
Plano
C. F. Alexander, Kenny
Sil
Betty Crocker
Department OF Household Science
Illinois Farmers! Institute
Washburn Crosby Company General Mills, Inc
Minneapolis
Minn
KMOX
Columbia
KMBC
WFBM
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Feen
Nasass
Fuller
Potter Drug & Chemical Corporation
Malden
Mase
Betty Jean
James W. Nolen
Ceanter St
Dallas
Texas
Parker
N.Y
Monitor Pub. Co
Walnut &J
Philadelphia
Vacation
Cree & Chaffey
Calipornia
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