Camp Grant News Notes Big Camp City Completed
Brigadier General Kennon reports a seven million dollar military city at Camp Grant housing 43,000 National Army officers and men. The 5,640 acre site features 1,520 buildings, 18 miles of roads, 27 miles of sewers, 36 miles of water pipes, and a six million gallon daily water supply. The project employed up to 8,500 workers, with extensive heating, electric, remount, and hospital facilities. the city will be a model of wartime construction and logistics.
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Camp Grant
L. W. V. Kennon
Donald Sawyer
National Army
Sawyer
Rockford
Washington
Littell
Illinois First Newspapers in 1818 Era
In 1818 Illinois had only two newspapers the Illinois Herald at Kaskaskia and the Illinois Emigrant at Shawneetown. Both relied on federal printing contracts to publish laws and official notices, issuing four page weekly sheets with limited local news. Advertisements occupied about a quarter of each issue.
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Ilinois Press
Illinois
Illinois Herald
Kaskaskia
Matthew Duncan
Daniel P. Cook & Co
Western Intelligencer
Shawneetown
Eddy & Kimmel
United States
Engineers supply vast railway equipment for war effort
Since April the Corps of Engineers has stocked and deployed railway components for over seas use. Materials ordered reach about 70 million dollars, including locomotives rails ties freight cars and telecommunication gear. Within 15 days of war declaration awards covered 8.7 million items and the unit also plans furloughs for Yuletide at cantonments.
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Corps of Engineers
Engineer Corps
Royal Neighbors Meeting Notice in Dalton Village Hall
Mary E. Tuesdale Camp No 8142 of the Royal Neighbors of America meets the first and third Tuesdays each month in the Dalton Village Hall. officers listed include Josephine McLaughlin Oracle Lulu Berger Recorder Pauline M Slaughter Receiver.
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Mary E. Tuesdale
Royal Neighbors of America
Dalton Village Hall
Josephine McLaughlin
Oracle
Lulu Berger
Pauline M. Slaughter
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B. I
Red Cross
Illinois’ First Newspapers
Dudley
Roseland
Sitiini
Sasi
Aia
Storm Doors
Chicago’ Riverdale Lumber Co
Riverdale
Perestain
Nord
Reliable State
Yon Barre Siesta
Culage
Tm Beaeg Ak
Steger
Nicholas
Dolton, Il
Conrad Kern
Indiana Avenue
Twin City Garage
M. Newald
Lincoln Avenue
Dolton, Ill
Dolton
G. Evers
Harvey
Clinton St
Buick
Roseland Auto Sales CO
Michigan Avenue
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