Illinois News Highlights From Across the State
Dedication of a new 500000 dollar high school addition in Streator. Illinois Automobile Trade Association set to meet in Springfield on February 9. Beaver Wooding, a switchman, saved three lives by flagging a fast train near Peoria. Golden wedding for Mr and Mrs George Hall of Alexander. Chicago area auto crashes lead to deaths. state records show 686 deaths since January 1. Illinois abides five states without federal maternity and infancy act aid. Evanston to pay $500 for each robber killed. first award to Patrolman Geuss. Durand sentenced for robbery involvement. hospital nurse linked to a murder probe in Chicago. Illinois Agricultural Association meeting January 21-22 in Champaign. Wilmette to offer reward for bandit. Chicago bonding powers eyed for city widening programs. Chicago board of education to add schools by October 1926 to ease seating shortage.
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Streator
Illinois Automobile Trade Association
Springfield
Peoria
W. Coons
Rock Island
Beaver Woodiug
George H. Hall
Alexander
Hall
Belvidere
Shurtleff
Sidney Veace
Frank Niemeyer
Ilinois Manufacturers’ Association
Congress Hotel
Chicago
Cupid
Illinois
Washington
Department of Commerce
Richard T. Ely
Institute For Research In Land Economics and Public Utilities
Grand Army of the Republic
John B. Inman
Children’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Evanston
F. Edson White
Lake Forest
John Raymond Allen, Jr
Belmont
William M. Jardine
Frank ©. Lowden
Illinois Agricultural Association
University of Ilinois
Champaign
George A. Fox
Jardine
Wilmette
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Martin J. Durkin
Shanahan
Harry Gray
David W. Omens
Durkin
Englewood Avenue
Santorini Thira Volcano Activity Grips Aegean
An observer notes ongoing volcanic eruptions on Santorini Thira from August through next August. The report describes the crescent island, its pumice deposits, and the two main local industries mining pumice and wine. Also details ancient Thira with ruins, theatres, temples, and signs of successive rulers from Phoenician to Turkish periods.
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Washington
Santorini
Thira
D. C
National Geographic Society
Aegean
George Crater
George
Greece
Athens
Egypt
Crater
Islands
District of Columbia
Phira
Skala
Singer
Isis
Serupis
Anubis
War Humanized Me by Rev Ralph Stoody wins Legion prize
In the American Legion Weekly contest judged by Frederick Palmer, Rev Ralph Stoody of St Johnsbury Vermont earned first prize with The War Humanized Me. The winning piece examined what good service in the war brought to the individual and society.
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American Legion Weekly
Frederick Palmer
Ralph Stoady
Legionnaire
St. Johnsbury
Mr. Stoody
State Aid Guts Infant Deaths
Washington reports official figures from the maternity and infancy act showing wide reach across 43 states and Hawaii during 1924 25. The program includes prenatal and child health conferences centers midwives and mothers classes with thousands of attendees and several thousand child health centers, while urging continued funding to lower infant and maternal deaths.
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Washington
Children’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
States
Hawaii
Vermont
Louisiana
Rhode Island
Illinois
Connecticut
Kansas
Maine
Massachusetts
Bureau
United States
Hawaiii
England and
Wales
Millions Invested in Canadian Fox Farms
Ottawa reports over 10 million dollars invested in Canadian fox farms by end of 1924. There were 1,466 fox-raising establishments, up 323 from prior. About 75 percent are in eastern Canada, with Prince Edward Island home to a third of farms. Prairie provinces show growing interest in fox farming as a profitable side line.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prince Edward Island
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Former Sultan of Turkey Faces Rent Troubles in Exile
In San Remo, France, Sultan Mohammed VI, last ruler and caliph of Turkey, depends on charity to support his small household. Eviction threats loom as relatives’ aid fluctuates, with his sister pawning jewels to cover debts and nephews wasting funds. Dozens of Osman line princes and officials live abroad by charity after Constantinople’s fall.
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San Remo
France
Mohammed VI
Turkey
Paris
Prince Ziaeddin
Mohammed V
Constantinople
Europe
House of Osman
sheiks-ul-Islam
unsigned letter offers $5 to Interior for petrified wood
An unsigned note offering five dollars to the Interior department arrived recently as payment for pieces of petrified wood removed from Arizona petrified forests in violation of the law.
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Washington
Interior Department
Arizona
Moose with 64 inch antlers tops Fredericton hunt
A moose in Fredericton New Brunswick captured the season’s largest antlers spreading 64 inches. The animal, noted as the season’s biggest bag, underscores a remarkable hunting run.
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Frederickton
N. B
Punishments of Old England: from stocks to the gibbet
The article recounts historic penalties once used in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and beyond. It describes the drunkard's cloak a barrel with holes the stocks whipping post brank duckling stool pillory and the gibbet. It notes public spectacle and harsh discipline aimed at deterring crime.
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Newcastle-Upon- Tyne
Edward Hil
Titus Oates
Aldgate
Newgate
Tyburn
France Guards Primitives in Dordogne Caves
Dr QO E Resser of the United States National Museum reports France now locks caves in the Dordogne region to curb vandalism. Sightseers once carved names on 20 000 year old paintings and drawings linked to religious rites. Electric lighting replaces dim lamp glow to reduce smoke damage from candles.
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France
QO. E. Resser
United States National Museum
Dordogne
Few Women in Poorhouses Inmates and management issues
The superintendent notes more men than women in poorhouses by about two to one. Women are harder to manage though, with old bachelors among the most troublesome. He says men can whittle or sit content, but women never fully reconcile to charity. He emphasizes the need for teamwork to run a home.
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Capper
Air Travel Milestones in Europe and America
J Parker Van Zandt of the Department of Commerce in the Journal of the Society of Automotive Engineers notes that over 28 million miles were flown in regular air service in Europe and the United States through January 1 1925 and more than 51 million pounds were carried on established routes in six years. He urges that careful analysis of this experience will yield essential facts for the air traffic program following a 1824 European trip to study commercial services.
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Europe
United States
J. Parker van Zandt
Department of Commerce
Journal of the Society of Automotive Engineers
Mr. van Zandt
Aristocratic Ranchers Leader Draws Canadian Farmer to Saskatchewan
A Canadian farmer’s life captivates Lord Edward Montague, heir to the Manchester dukedom, who travels to Lord Rodney’s Saskatchewan ranch. There he meets Duc de Namours, nephew of Belgium’s king, who had previously traveled as a pupil with a nephew of the Earl of Derby.
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Edward Montague
Duke of Manchester
Lord Rodney
Saskatchewan
Duc de Namours
Earl of Derby
Home Town Friends Big Business Asset
Franklin Siar argues that local men have advantage in staying to build in their hometown. Ambitious individuals who leave face sharper risks from strangers and crooks, with fewer recourses if financial trouble arises. Home ties, familiarity, and community support aid success.
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Home Town Friends Big Business Asset
Franklin Siar
Buildings Can Have Beauty and Utility
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat writer argues architecture mixes art and value. Wealth enables beauty, and famous structures lift a name with the city. variety enlivens streets but risks grotesque results without tasteful guidance. One well placed design can bless a street, while a poor one can cast gloom.
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Saul
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
City Parks to Ward Open Spaces as Vital Art Forms
City spaces vary in charm yet each holds potential for transformation into vital community assets. Harold A. Caparn argues parks deserve thoughtful development reflecting their unique character and site suitability to engage residents.
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Harold A. Caparn
Pergola Fashion Adds Outdoor Comfort to Homes
Pergolas gain popularity in town and country homes offering a secluded lawn nook for chairs benches and tables as a summer parlor substitute. They feature doors lattice work and pillars with flowers and vines such as ivy clematis trailing roses and geraniums.
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Chicago Post
Flower Boxes Placed on Camden Poles as Civic Gift
Flower boxes are mounted on electric light poles in Camden Maine. The gift from Kid ward Bok includes watering duties for nearby business owners. Boxes hold earth moss ferns geraniums other bright flowers and trailing vines with citizen care expected.
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Camden
Maine
Kidward Bok
Proper Growth of Trees in Home Yards
Caution on irregular tree growth and methods to correct faults early. Trees lean due to prevailing winds and need bracing when young. Space should be prepared around the trunk to promote upright growth.
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