Illinois State Capitol News Notes
Gasoline tax will raise automobile fees in Illinois to an average of 23.03 dollars, still below the U.S. average of 25.24. Senators Deneen and Glenn receive key committee assignments. Senator Glenn helps rescue a boy from a tree limb, and remarks about Tammany Hall are noted. An Army nurse corps member would be eligible for the soldiers home after a proposed law change. Coal miners push for old age pension. debate over the battery light continues. Limestone use rose by 24 thousand tons in 1928, aiding soil neutralization.
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Illinois
United States
Washington
Charles S. Deneen
Otis F. Glenn
Glenn
Senate
Wagner
New York
Tammany Hall
U. S. Army Nurse Corps
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Quincy
Oscar E. Carlstrom
Rodney H. Brandon
Springfield
Illinois Leaders Promote Deep Waterway and Education Reform
Governor L L Emmerson travels to Washington to push Illinois deep waterway projects as Speaker David E Shanahan returns to the house after illness. Mary Cowan McAdams introduces education board hours bill while Flora Cheney and Rena Elrod steer election law study. Historians Dr William E Barton and Dr Louise Kellogg join state society meeting in Springfield. Logan Highway proposal honors General John A Logan as newspapers praise Route 13 efforts. H L Williamson to discuss on WENR radio monthly.
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L. L. Emmerson
Washington
Illinois Deep Waterway
Rena Elrod
Chicago
House
Flora Cheney
William E. Barton
Louise Phelps Kellogg
Illinois State Historical Society
Springfield
Otto L. Schmidt
Georgia L. Osborne
Shawneetown
St. Louis
Harry Wilson
Pinckneyville
Wilson
Route 13
John A. Logan
Illinois Coal Power Boosts State Prosperity
The 1928 world coal production totaled 1.44 billion tons, with Illinois producing 6.51 million tons last March to rank third globally. The piece stresses Illinois mines yield top coal and urges purchase of home product to bolster local prosperity.
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Illinois
Supervisor ordered to publish town ship financial statements
Attorney General Carlstrom rules a supervisor must publish the financial statements required in his roles as town ship officer and custodian of township road and bridge funds. Senate Bill 859 by Senator Henry M. Dunlap of Savoy, proposing higher taxes on motor bus companies, has passed the senate and advances to the house.
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Carlstrom
Senate
Henry M. Dunlap
Savoy
House
Charles Baker
Monroe Center
Boards of Supervisors
Anti Ku Klux Klan Bill Advances to Senate
Rep William E King of Chicago introduced a bill requiring the Klan to file a member and officer list a copy of by laws with the secretary of state. It passed the house and now moves to the senate.
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William E. King
Chicago
Secretary of State
House
Senate
Illinois Leaders Featured At Washington Chamber Meeting
An All Illinois breakfast highlighted a United States Chamber of Commerce gathering in Washington. Leading Illinois businessmen, congress members, and government officials attended the event.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Illinois
Congress
Illinois lawmakers push election reform and licensing bills
Senate passes bills by Senator Norman G Flagg and Lowell B Mason to modify petition filing dates and Absent Voters Act. Senate also backs dance hall license restrictions and raises election judge salaries. House advances armory grants and health funding while night sessions continue. Governor names Illinois delegates to World Library Congress. Auto registrations total 55694 in Q1. Mason bill banning race information transmission for gambling passes senate.
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Norman G. Flagg
Moro
Lowell B. Mason
Oak Park
Senate
Governor Signs Bills on Ballot Printing and Health Report
Governor Emmerson signed bills requiring proposed constitutional amendments to be printed on the left side of official ballots. Senator James J. Barbour of Chicago sponsored the measures in the Senate. A state health report by Dr. Andy Hall states Illinois tuberculosis sanitariums release 500 restored patients annually into the civilian workforce.
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Emmerson
Senate
James J. Barbour
Chicago
Illinois
Andy Hall
Governor Emmerson Signs Agriculture Corporate Securities Bill
Governor Emmerson signs a bill introduced by Rep. Carl E. Robinson of Jacksonville allowing agricultural corporations to acquire securities of other companies. The act clarifies scope and regulatory oversight for farming sector investments and corporate ownership.
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Carl E. Robinson
Jacksonville
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Illinois Agricultural Association Senses Bill on Farm Interests
A bill affecting agriculture was reviewed by the Illinois Agricultural Association. The measure addresses corporate involvement in farming sectors and garden interest policy. The record notes association oversight and related legislative concern.
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Illinois Agricultural Association
Illinois News Roundup: bonds, bills, and health figures
Bridgeport project seeks $350000 for Mt. Carmel bridge construction. Governor Emmerson trims state code departments by 1765443 for the biennium. Chicago club circulates petitions to cut passenger car license fees by 50 percent. Dr Andy Hall reports 168 diphtheria, 452 scarlet fever, 43 smallpox cases under quarantine. influenza totals 119. Hull addresses Hamilton Club in Chicago.
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Louis L. Emmerson
Illinois
Chicago
Chicago Motor Club
Andy Hall
Lincoln memorial highway plan linked Beards town to Hodgensville
Attorney General Oscar E Carlstrom informs the house committee that the agreed Chicago traction bills likely violate no constitutional provisions. If Indiana Illinois and Kentucky move ahead public interest favors connecting Lincoln shrines by consolidating three Lincoln memorial highway projects Beards town Beards town route would run to Hodgensville Ky. Senator Charles E Lee introduces a bill to keep pension and government pay from excluding veterans from the soldiers and sailors home.
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House Committee On Municipalities
Chicago Traction
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Beardstown
Hodgensville
Boy Finds Hidden Cash From September Cyclone
In Davis South Dakota on April 27 Neil Deboer found 350 in currency rolled up in a pasture. The money had blown away from the Davis post office during the cyclone on September 15 last year. The postmaster rewarded the boy with a 5 bill.
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Davis, S. D
Neil Deboer
Davis
Flour and Feed Arrive in Two Car Loads at Prices Right
Two car loads of flour and feed arrived priced to attract buyers. C. Martin notes competitive rates and availability for local customers seeking bulk grain supplies.
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C. ,. Martin
Rainy weekend with local social visits reported
Rain, rain and more rain kept up through Saturday. Jane Cooper and Mary Belcher visited Patoka in an open top buggy. Chester and Nobel Bryant of near Morrisonville visited relatives here Saturday night and Sunday. Claudy Carmean and family of Morrisonville spent Saturday with Walla Cooper and family. J. A. Shepard learned on Saturday that another great grand daughter arrived at Rosehill, MI.
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Jane Cooper
Mary Belcher
Patoka
Chester
Nobel Bryant
Morrisonville
Claudy Carmean
Walla Cooper
Local residents assist Emma Enloe and neighbors
The passage notes Emma Enloe in Vandalia area with efforts by Mary Belcher Jennie Alexander and others. William Bryant John Shepard and Pete Roseman took a business trip to Vandalia last Friday. Bill Alexander planted corn last week and Emma Enloe’s house was cleaned with help from Mrs Belcher and Mrs Alexander.
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Robert Flocken
William Bryant
John Shepard
Pete Roseman
Vandalia
Bill Alexander
Mary Belcher
Jennie Alexander
Emma Enloe
Local People and Visits Reported Last Week
Etta Shepard and her children visited Vandalia last Friday while Walla Cooper did carpentry for Job Murray. Harley Cole and Cecil Alexander broke a colt on Monday. Martin Nelson and wife from Toad Island were in the Neck Monday to tend their farm.
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Etta Shepard
Vandalia
Walla Cooper
Job Murray
Harley Cole
Cecil Alexander
Martin Nelson
Toad Island
Local Parish Notes Stir Familiar Reflections
A brief hometown notice recalls Grandma Wall and Tuesday events as neighbors discussed Sunda church at Mound Ob and urged participation while cautioning against gossip and shaming others.
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Sunda
Mound Ob
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