Senate passes university president term bill and more in Springfield
In Springfield Illinois Senate approves a bill allowing the University of Illinois president to serve as head of the board of trustees rather than a two year elected term. Other actions include chicken registration measure and cyclone flood relief committee proposal from Governor Small.
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University of Ilinois
Board. of Trustees
Senate
House
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General Assembly
National Education Association Chief Congratulates Lindberghs
Francis G Blair president of the National Educational Association extends hearty congratulations to Mrs Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh mother of Charles A Lindbergh on the achievement. Lindbergh's mother is a teacher and a member of the association.
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National Educational Association
Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Resolutions against Lager horse race bill reach Governor Small
Churches and citizens urge veto as protests pile up. State health report lists 1060 measles cases, 431 mumps, and 327 pneumonia. Flood loot in East Peoria prompts dispatch of 130th Infantry companies E and F from Peoria to Tazewell County.
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Len Small
I. D. Rawlings
East Peoria
Small
130Th Infantry
Peoria
Tazewell County
Illinois road tour and state notices spark nine items
Charles L. Capen of Bloomington dies at 82 after a brief illness. Alabama officials led by Col Wilson Woolsey Finnell tour Illinois roads and discuss highway laws. Senate approves 1 2 3 percent income tax plan pending house vote and a refer vote. Grandstand at state fair grounds nearing July 15 completion under Leslie Small. Lindbergh Field named for Captain Lindbergh at Springfield. State anti saloon league holds annual meeting in Springfield. Public works awards contracts for road and bridge work in five counties to Munson Vincennes Bridge Co Harvey Roberts Donnegan and L Gray with amounts ranging from 6 358.67 to 176 264.59.
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Wilson Woolsey Finnell
Highway Department
Illinois
Finnell
United States
State Fair Grounds
Middle West
Leslie Small
State Department of Purchases and Construction
Department of Public Works and Buildings
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Marion
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Peoria
Vincennes Bridge Company
Vincennes
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Peoria Coun
Average American Farm Size 145 Acres Revealed
The United States census bureau reports an average farm of 145 acres valued at 7 776 dollars with 61 acres crop land and 24 woodland. It notes mortgage prevalence, limited tractor ownership, and a radio boom with over 1 000 000 farm sets, while farm population declines to 27 892 000 as of January 1 1927.
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United States Census Bureau
A. Atwater Kent
United States Department of Agriculture
Colorado Ghost Towns Dwindle After Gold Boom
Colorado cities once famed for mining have become ghost towns as populations shrink. Sawpit and six others now list a total of 227 residents with Frisco Gillette Poncha Springs each at 50 Florissant 45 Ophir 35 and St Elmo 25. Optimists still hope for revival.
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Colo
Colorado State Board of Immigration
Sawpit
Florissant
Frisco
Gillette
Ophir
Poncha Springs
St. Elmo
Century-Old Lizard Arrives From India for U.S. Exhibition
A 100-year-old nine foot long lizard weighing 3800 pounds arrived in New York for display at a Philadelphia zoo. The giant reptile, said to be the largest in captivity, was transported by the Red Star liner Bergenland after an 80000 mile world cruise. It was discovered under a sacred tree at Anaderaphura temple in Ceylon. The ship also carried four white baby camels and six gib bon monkeys described as missing links.
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Bergenland
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Ceylon
Pays Fare to Prison in Atlanta Penitentiary
Report states there is no money to cover travel for federal personnel visiting the Atlanta penitentiary. Leroy Present will pay his own fare and the fares for two deputy marshals.
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Uncle Sam
Atlanta
Leroy
Hiker Marcus Barone Plans New Global Trek
Marcus Barone of Orange New Jersey famed for a 15 year global hike announces a new trek. He will be accompanied by a shepherd dog on the next long walking journey around the world.
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Marcus Barone
Orange
N. J
Globe
Life Term Ends Tragic Ohio Love Murder Saga
In Vinton county Ohio Inez Palmer pleads guilty to first degree murder and receives life imprisonment in Marysville women’s reformatory. Arthur Stout also faces life in prison for involvement in the murders of his father William Stout and stepmother Sarah Stout, tied to a paired case begun last spring.
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Ohio
Vinton County
Inez Palmer
Marysville
Arthur Stout
Sarah Stout
William
Arthur
Palmer
Moundsville
W. Va
Russians to Modernize Medieval Moslem City
Tashkent in the U S S R will be rebuilt with modern streets electric lights and stores. Ancient mosques churches and dwellings will be demolished to provide housing and business quarters for Moslem minorities. The new city centers on a vast Mohammedan cemetery replacing historic bazaars and quarters.
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Tashkent
Sit Up Take Notice in Usher Dialogue
A whimsical exchange shows an usher asking where to seat. A Pittsburgh Panther character requests sitting options such as front, middle, or back while replying politely and taking a seat.
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Pittsburgh Panther
Jones Family Honesty Noted Amid Civic Gossip
A brief column quotes two readers debating honesty in the Jones family and a neighbor named White stating belief in inherited traits. The exchange reflects community dialogue on character in a small town.
London Air Fleet Reaches 66 Cities This Summer
American visitors in London may travel by air to 66 foreign stations this season. Moscow will be reachable in 89 hours of day and night service, Constantinople in 70 hours, and Berlin, Breslau, Chemnitz, Copenhagen, Constance and others within a day’s flight. Danzig and Konigsberg will be under 24 hours, with fares lowered to Berlin at 47.50 dollars and Amsterdam at 15 dollars.
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Breslau
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Danzig
Konigsberg
Amsterdam
British Dress Returns to Prewar Style Across Britain
Report notes postwar fashion shift with Britons adopting broad felt hats flowing ribbons and embroidered waistcoats reminiscent of 1914 attire signaling an end to wartime clothing restrictions.
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Quimper
France
Mickie Says Buy Shirts From One Reliable Shop
A reader slogan promotes buying shirts from a single reliable shop and paying fair prices. It argues against chasing bids from multiple stores and criticizes high pricing and starvation wages in printed job ads.
Second Hand Bargains at Patoka Furniture Co
Second Hand Bargains list items for sale including an enameled tarlee stove dining set walnut chest of drawers a 5 tube radio and rugs. The note states space is needed for new arrivals as Patoka Hardware and Furniture Co of Patoka Illinois prepares room for incoming stock.
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Tarlee
Patoka Hdn. & Furn. Co
Patoka
Illinois
Confession in Church Services Sparks Debate
Public discussion rises over a Protestant minister advocating confessional practice in church services. The piece argues confession can aid personal honesty and relief, citing scriptural justifications and example of students Hammitt and Bowen facing consequences and choosing self-improvement over excuse.
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Hammit
Bowen
Western Newspaper Union
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