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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1913
Page
3
Quincy Brown opened fire at a Joliet political dance injuring Robert Leed in the leg and Mrs Williams in the arm while shattering a doorway and sending guests through windows. Leed and Williams will recover as others escaped unharmed.
Scattered brief items from Illinois towns report a farmer’s suicide in Scales Mound, two Dayton men found dead in Saline river driftwood, and state bank organization in Chicago with 450000 capital. Floods ease at Grayville while spring work is delayed. Trelease named head of UI botany. a fatal kitchen fire near El Paso. future Douglas centennial planning. Danville election dispute. campus dancing limits at UI. ducking incident near Carlinville. multiple local events and concerns.
The University of Illinois animal husbandry farm sits on about 170 acres at the South Farm, with allocations for cattle horses sheep swine and general farming. The herd includes Shorthorn Hereford Rambouillet Shropshire Duroc Jersey and Berkshire lines, totaling roughly 650 head plus calves and work stock. Notable animals include Scotch Sultan a top Shorthorn bull and University Violet a celebrated cow with multiple successful offspring.
Prof William Dietrich outlines serum vaccination as a prevention for hog cholera. He details two methods the serum alone approach and the serum simultaneous method, noting timing, immunity duration and practical cautions for effectiveness and safety.
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