Henry Kriete Jr Dies After Pitched Ball Injury
Henry Kriete Jr aged nineteen died after being struck on the head by a pitched ball during a game at Pujol. The Illinois Police Association will convene its annual convention in Aurora on June 25, with about 6500 delegates expected. Jacksonville grants P C Irwin permission to pipe and distribute natural gas from nearby fields to the city.
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Henry Kriete, Jr
Pujol
Ilinois Police Association
Aurora
Jacksonville
P. C. Irwin
Commencement at University of Illinois June 9
Commencement exercises set for June 9 at the University of Illinois with more than 1,300 students to receive degrees. The greater majority are from Illinois.
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University of Ilinois
Illinois
Fairfield Oil Drill Hits Coal Vein on Felix Farm
A Fairfield company drilling for oil and gas on Ben Felix’s farm west of Barnhill bored through a nine foot coal vein at a depth of 1050 feet.
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Fairfield Company
Ben Felix
Barnhill
Chicago permits hold May pace despite dips elsewhere
Fred W. Armstrong announced that Chicago building activity in May kept pace with the previous year’s permit valuations despite reported slowdowns in other industrial lines. The statement underscores steady construction momentum and permits value aligning with the prior May.
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Chicago
Fred W. Armstrong
Memorial Day Visit by National Commander at Lincoln Tomb
Jack Quinn, national commander of the American Legion, was Springfield's guest for Memorial Day. He toured the tomb of Lincoln in the afternoon and delivered the Memorial Day address there.
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Jack Quinn
Ae Legion
Springfield
Lincoln
Illinois lake scene draws thousands of bass and carp
The Illinois sh Car brought several thousand black bass and carp to a lake near Sibley. The fish were seized from Thompson's Lake near Havana, which is being drained for agriculture.
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Sibley
Thompson’s Lake
Havana
Heard Nominated to Supreme Bench from Sixteenth District
Oscar E. Heard, judge of the Circuit court at Freeport and a justice of the Appellate court, was nominated to the Supreme bench from the Sixth district to succeed the late Justice BH Cartwright.
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Oscar E. Heard
Freeport
Sixteenth Judicial
Supreme Bench
Ustice BH. Cartwright
Chicago land valued at $1,000,000 after 21 year lease
Chicago real estate records show a parcel tied to Clark and Madison revalued at one million dollars after a 21 year lease to a cigar store. The lease runs for 21 years with annual rent of fifty two thousand dollars.
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Chicago
Clark and Madison
Death of Judge A A Wolfersperger in Sterling
Judge A A Wolfersperger aged sixty eight a longtime figure in law and banking circles in Sterling died from heart trouble after an attack of pneumonia He had served as a trustee of the Sterling lodge of Elks since its organization.
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A. A. Wolfersperger
Sterling
Sterling Lodge of Elks
Postmaster Appointments in Towns Near Freeport
Appointments of postmasters were announced for several towns near Freeport including Roy J. Hofmeister at Rock City Minor B Miller at Pearl City Arthur Justus at Warren and Francis W Craig at Apple River.
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Freeport
Roy J. Hofmeister
Rock City
Minor
Miller
Pearl City
Arthur Justus
Warren
Francis W. Craig
Apple River
Anniversary plans for Emmanuel Episcopal Rockford church
Plans are under way for the seventy fifth anniversary celebration of Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Rockford. Dates will be fixed soon. The parish organized in 1894 with the first rector the Rev Charles Reighley.
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Emmanuel Episcopal ‘Church
Rockford
Charles Reighley
Bloomington attorney L. Hay found dead in apartment
L. Hay, seventy, a Bloomington attorney and former grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in Illinois, was found dead in his bachelor apartment. He is believed to have died several days ago and was a member of the Elks and Masonic lodges.
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Bloomington
The
Knights of Pythias
Illinois
Elks and Masonic Lodges
Dr. Graham Granted Leave to Lead Haiti Animal Disease Effort
Dr. Robert Graham of the University of Illinois Urbana chief of the animal pathology and hygiene division receives leave to organize animal disease control in Haiti. Dr. I B Boughton will act as chief during Graham's absence.
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Robert Graham
College of Agriculture
Urbana
Haiti
I. B. Boughton
Graham
Villa de Chantal prepares $100,000 in school improvements
The Sisters of the Visitation, in charge, announce more than 100000 dollars in planned improvements for Villa de Chantal school in Rock Island. The annual field day on May 28 featured a pageant, tennis matches, basketball games, and a luncheon.
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Villa de Chantal School
Rock Island
Sisters of the Visitation
Illinois colleges form intercollegiate debating league plan
Eureka Illinois Wesleyan Bradley Carthage Illinois College Mount Morris Northwestern Monmouth and Eureka approve the plan. Durward Sandifer Eureka College debating coach is pushing the organization of the league.
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Illinois
Eureka
Illinois Wesleyan
Bradley
Carthage
Illinois College
Mount
Morris
Northwestern
Monmouth
Durward Sandifer
Eureka College
Pittsfield student chosen valedictorian at Illinois Urbana
J. F. Fudge of Pittsfield selected valedictorian of the senior class at the University of Illinois at Urbana after four years with perfect grades in every course.
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J. F. Fudge
Pittsfield
University of Illinois At Urbana
Federal injunction shuts 23 Illinois drink halls
Judge Louis FitzHenry in Springfield enjoined 23 soft drink establishments and saloons across nine southern Illinois cities for alleged violations of national prohibition. The action targets multiple outlets, reflecting intensified enforcement of prohibition laws in the region.
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Illinois
Louis FitzHenry
Springfield
Illinois Reports 800000 Auto Accidents Last Year
Springfield estimates show about 800000 automobile accidents occurred in Illinois last year, close to 1000 daily. Apple of Peoria named student colonel in the reserve officers training corps at the University of Illinois for next year.
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Illinois
Springfield
Apple of Peoria
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
University of Illinois
Rabies Kills Cattle in Meadow Branch District
Several cattle have been killed over the past weeks in Meadow Branch district western Jersey County due to rabies.
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Meadow Branch
Jersey County
Eighth Grade Exam Fails Noted In County Report
Ten pupils failed the annual eighth grade examinations conducted by County Superintendent of Schools Just In Washington.
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County Superintendent of Schools
Washburn
Bomb wrecks Grand Crossing Masonic temple in Chicago
A bomb thrown from a car damaged the Grand Crossing Masonic temple at Chicago and injured a person in an adjacent building. Police investigated the explosion and searched for suspects as the scene was secured.
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Grand Crossing Masonic Temple
Chicago
Wheat and corn yields lag in Litchfield area survey
A general survey of farmers near Litchfield reports wheat at best one third expected yield, oats are light, and corn is below normal for this season, signaling widespread crop shortfalls in the region.
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Litchfield
Venice man shoots burglar in home defense
Alexander Caruso of Venice shot and killed a burglar during the night after being awakened by his wife. The intruder had been cutting a screen from a bedroom window when the fatal confrontation occurred at about 1 a.m. Police investigated the incident.
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Alexander Caruso
Venice
Odd Fellows’ home awards gymnasium contract to Peoria firm
The Lincoln Odd Fellows' Orphans' Home board names W. M. Allen Construction of Peoria the successful bidder for a $45,000 gymnasium, with completion planned by October of this year.
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The
Odd Fellows’ Orphans’ Home At
Lincoln
W. M. Allen Construction Company
Peoria
Chlorine Gas Treatment Chambers Planned in City Health Buildings
Health Commissioner Herman N. Bundesen of Chicago says chlorine gas apparatus for treating colds will be installed in special chambers in city hall health department offices the municipal contagious diseases hospital and the Iroquois Memorial hospital within a few days.
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Health Department
Municipal Contagious Diseases Hospital
Iroquois Memorial Hospital
Herman N. Bundesen
Chicago
Litchfield youths confess arson at Buscher-Carrico elevator
Elbert Mansfield thirteen Max Mall eleven and Johnny Heller eight of Litchfield confess setting fire to the Buscher-Carrico elevator causing a hundred thousand dollar loss. Their motive was to watch the fire and the fire department at work.
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Elbert Mansfield
Max Mall
Johnny Heller
Litchfield
Buscher-Carrico
Chatterton Theater to be Razed for New Springfield Venue
The Chatterton theater, a Springfield landmark for nearly fifty years, will be razed to make way for a new theater on the site. The theater, built with the old Hooley and later the Powers' theater in Chicago, was shut down recently by management.
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Chatterton
Springfield
Powers
Chicago
Arrest in Goodenough Over Uninspected Cattle
George Aikings was arrested at Goodenough on charges of importing untested cattle into Millinois across Indiana and Wisconsin borders. State veterinarian Dr Fr A Laird confirms the bootlegging case seeks to curb unauthorized cattle imports.
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Indiana
Wisconsin
George Aikings
Goodenough
Fr. A. Laird
Farmers to hatch pheasant eggs on Will County farms
One hundred farmers in Will County applied to set pheasant eggs and hatch them under hens with plans to distribute the birds once they can fend for themselves on their farms. The state game department in Springfield has ordered 70,000 dozen of these eggs.
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Will County
State Game Department
Springfield
Eureka College Maps Expansion With Library Dormitories
President Bert Wilson outlines a new expansion program for Eureka College. The plan calls for an immediate library and dormitories for men and women, a modern athletic field, a Young Men's Christian Association building, and a complete revision of student government rules.
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Eureka College
Bert Wilson
Young Men’s Christian Association
Two Auto Bandits Captured After Chicago Chase
Chicago police halted two automotive bandits after a two mile pursuit in which about a hundred shots were fired. A cab fleeing the scene bore fifty one bullet holes when seized. Devere Williams surrendered as crowds watched. Sam Kern fled and fought when captured, with Sgt. William Collins rendering him unconscious.
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Chicago
Devere Williams
Sam Kern
William Collins
Collins
Regional TB Conference Draws 34 Illinois County Delegates
Representatives of tuberculosis and health groups from thirty four counties attended a regional conference of the Illinois Tuberculosis association at Benton. Speakers included Mrs. William H Hart Benton Dr J W Pettit Ottawa Dr George Palmer Springfield Dr Harriet M Daniel Murphysboro Miss Frances Moore Harrisburg B W Tillman Belleville Miss Stella E Hutson Marion Miss Mary H Groves Centralia Miss Jennie E Mayes Mounds J W Becker Springfield and Miss R A Carlisle Anna.
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Illinois Tuberculosis Association
Benton
William H. Hart
J. W. Pettit
Ottawa
George Palmer
Springfield
Harriet M. Daniel
Murphysboro
Frances Moore
Harrisburg
B. W. Tillman
Belleville
Stella E. Hutson
Marion
Mary H. Groves
Centralia
Jennie E. Mayes
Mounds
J. W. Becker
R. A. Carlisle
Anna
Starved Rock Museum Proposal to National Playgrounds Committee
Dr. A G Crook curator of the state museum at Springfield says a Starved Rock museum will be proposed to a committee appointed by the American Association of Museums to promote museums on national playgrounds of the United States.
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Starved Rock
American Association of Museums
United States
A. G. Crook
Springfield
Miners Oppose Unemployment Benefit Payment Plan Vote
In Peoria delegates voted 869 to 130 against assuming payment of unemployment benefits. The debate highlighted that many miners are too poor to bear the expense.
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Peoria
Cow as an Industry Icon in Milk’s Wide Reach
A National Geographic bulletin extols milk and the cow as essential to modern life. It highlights casein’s role in products from spectacles to chessmen, notes milk’s primacy over bread as “staff of life,” and traces cheese’s cultural and economic impact from New Amsterdam to Wisconsin’s cheese economy. It also hints at marketing trends and cheese-making lore.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
West
Dutch West India Company
Manhattan Island
Empire State
New Amsterdam
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Sherlock Holmes
New Use For Diana Substance Highlighted As Glue Binder
The report notes a highly cohesive Diana derived material little affected by heat or moisture. It is used as glue and as a binder in glazed paper, dyeing cotton cloth, and piecing laminated furniture. A drug store display would resemble a rummage sale with diverse uses shown.
Finds Radio Wave Slower Than Light
The article reports Capt. J. J. Lee announcing that radio waves travel slower than light, with velocities around 165 000 miles per second compared to light at 186 000. It outlines the ether theory, measurements from New York to Warsaw, and suggests implications for wave theory, magnetism, and gravitation, noting the Earth's drag on the wave and its bending around the globe.
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San Francisco
Cal
J. J. Lee
United States Navy
Mare Island Navy Yard
See
Globe
Earth
Roemer
London Times
New York
Warsaw
Poland
Chemists Forecast Artificial Food Production
Dr. Carl L. Alsberg of Stanford’s Food Research Institute predicted at the American Chemical Society convention that artificial production of the world’s feed supply is imminent. He said carbohydrates fats and amino acids could soon be produced artificially, freeing humanity from soil dependence and reducing famine and overproduction risks.
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Washington
American Chemical Society
Carl L. Alsberg
Food Research Institute
Leland Stanford University
Alsberg
Scientist Claims Weighing of Atom Paris Discovery
Prof Camille Matignon announced to the Society of Industrial Chemistry that the carbonic atom has been weighed and analyzed. Using ionization to charge and accelerate atomic motion, he demonstrated measuring its weight and analyzing its constituents. He weighed a cubicle centimeter of air and found one millionth of a cubic centimeter of helium.
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Paris
Camille Matignon
Society of Industrial Chemistry
Matignon
The Boss Plans Michigan Run Strains New Salesman Report
The Boss tells the New Salesman he will be sent through Michigan. The New Salesman replies the state is tough, noting only four towns he will avoid returning to, signaling ongoing regional sales pressure.
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Michigan
As Usual First Thomas Cat Question in Campaign Stand
In a light exchange, second Thomas Cat replies he is on the fence as usual while the first asks about stance in the coming campaign. The dialogue hints at indecision and routine response. No candidate names or specific issues are stated.
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Thomas
Every Man Above the Average Says He Tells It
A brief quip notes that speakers claim to exceed average in credibility or wit, reflecting a humorous or ironic line about self-assurance and public speaking in everyday discourse. The remark centers on a boastful speaker and audience perception.
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Madison Square Garden
James F. Kerr
Navy
Monster Halibut
Boston
Sam Scola
Doan
Otto Mull
Olive St
Staunton, Il
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfg. Chem
Buffalo, N. Y
Owl Chemical Works
Terre Haute
Ind
Bellars
Bellans
Parker
Druggista
Riscox Chem
Patchogue
Hiscox Chemical Works
Dr. Thompson
Eer Gruggiat
Troy
N. Y
Geta
Jrs
Weber Darted & Auto Co
N. E. Cor
19Th & Locust
St. Louis
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