Illinois First State Budget Prepared by Gov Lowden
RINGFIELD Feb 1 The first Illinois state budget for the two years starting July 1 was released by Governor Frank O Lowden. Prepared by the finance department led by Omar H Wright it recommends lump sum salaries and broader department control. It calls for a finance code changes including a July start, departmental allotments, uniform vouchers and a central purchasing system.
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The Horrible Handicap Of Poisoned Blood
An historic ad promotes S S S blood remedy claiming inherited blood taints like scrofula pass through generations and urging readers to seek the vegetable tonic at drugstores. The ad promises rapid blood purification and offers free medical advice from a Swift Laboratory clinician in Atlanta Georgia.
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Soldiers Policies May Be Converted For Lifetime Carry
Washington Feb 1 Conditions under which soldiers and sailors holding government life insurance may convert these policies within five years into other forms carried with the government during their lifetime are announced by Col Henry D Lindsley of the War Insurance Bureau. There will be six kinds of insurance with disability and pension features and dividends funded by government securities. Premiums collected through postmasters.
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Labor shortage eyed as soldiers may work western farms
At the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers association meeting in Chicago on February 1 speakers said many thousands of returning service members will find work on fruit ranches and vegetable farms in the far west and northwest. Producers expect to ship over 600000 car loads of fruits and vegetables this year and report a labor shortage greater than usual.
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League of Nations to supervise German colonies
Paris Feb 1 report says Britain and France accept in principle President Wilson’s plan for a league mandate over German colonies and occupied Turkish lands. Mandates aim to administer for the colonized peoples, with Britain France Japan Belgium and Portugal likely to approve. Ongoing debates include Australia’s Premier Hughes and the role of the league in trusteeship and oversight.
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Germany's Reactionary Clique Reaches for Backroom Peace
A fragment from a longer column discusses German reactionaries clinging to old regimes and backroom diplomacy. It notes their hopes for a future war, plans a national militia, and reliance on Count Bernstorff as a figure in negotiations, which the American side refuses to meet, labeling him an arch traitor. The passage highlights how bureaucrats and old guards persist in influence.
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Principles of the Mandate System in League Purpose
The text outlines key features of the mandatory system. It argues that nations must limit military force to police needs and reserve the right to appeal to the league for injustices. It favors perpetual mandate to spur development but allows revocation for misgovernment or self government progress.
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Nat Goodwin Actor Dies in New York Hotel
New York February 1 Nat C Goodwin the actor died in a hotel here after a brief illness He had arrived from Baltimore last Monday where he had been playing His death followed health decline after an operation to remove his right eye Born in Boston July 2 1857 Goodwin was a well known figure on the American stage for decades He first appeared in 1874 and later starred in leading roles in both the United States and England.
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Apaches Blamed for Paris Crime Wave Mock Inquiry
A Associated Press investigation in Paris finds that Americans in uniform caused the publicized crime wave narrative, with murdered Americans reduced from 34 to 2 and hold-ups down 80 percent. Paris police and Brigadier General Harts debunk the sensational figures, noting misidentification with Australians and uniforms.
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Smiling Bill Parsons in Bill's Opportunity at Quincy
The Capital Comedies star Smiling Bill Parsons headlines Bill's Opportunity at the Quincy theater. Admirers praise his sunny presence and uproarious scenes, noting the film offers fresh convulsing humor unlike prior installments.
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President Wilson Grieved by War’s Desolation Visit
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson moved by France’s ruined regions he toured devastation so extensive “I did not believe the sight could be so destroying.” The American leader plans to visit coal mines in northern France and No Man’s Land on the Yser front, per L’Intransigeant.
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Abolish Hotel Service Order Instated in New York
Postmaster General Burneson issued an order discontinuing hotel and apartment house telephone service in New York City that charged guests above the rate at public pay stations. The rule targets clubs and similar institutions that bill for telephone messages, aiming for uniform pricing across exchanges.
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Investigation into Fort Bliss soldier's shooting death
Fort Bliss Texas February 1 Private G A Moore of the seventh cavalry was found dead at the guard post Thursday An investigation is being conducted and another soldier is held pending outcome Moore's home is listed as Detroit.
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