Illinois State News Highlights Diverse Local Events
Reverend W B Stover of Mount Morris takes pastorate in Cleveland Ohio and starts March 10. Mrs John Spence, 49, dies after auto train collision in Kankakee. Tampico poultry crop totals over 65 000 in season. Kishwaukee County club to spend 3500 on golf greens watering system. Rockford seeks engineer bids to remove 58 railroad grade crossings. Eight year old Harry Simons burned by ignited comb. life saved. Fire destroys garage and stockworth vehicles. $50 000 loss. Warren J Lincoln Aurora murder case pleads not guilty insanity defense. Illinois Republican convention set for April 18 in Springfield with 1554 delegates. Librarian conferences planned in multiple cities March 12–27. West Aurora high to start two year industrial courses next fall. John P Ladd land transfer ruled illegal in federal court. Illinois Des Plaines water intake protests presented to President Coolidge. proposal to build crematories for sewage.
Illinois Inland plans two cotton gins at Mound City
Cotton crop success in southern Illinois prompts building two gins at Mound City to handle expected next summer yield. Iliinois and Indiana Coal property at Georgetown, valued $600000, bought by A M Neilson of Milwaukee for $72000. firm held 550 acres. A $150000 bond was authorized in 1921, receiver F I Cloud later took control. A runaway telephone incident sparked divorce action by Hawmitt and Fran, married 1912. Supreme Court in Springfield struck down non par value stock tax at $100 a share in Roberts vs Schafer, affecting Chicago firms and secretary of state's revenues. Chicago mayor Dever's cafe shut down plan challenged. Judge Walker voided license fees, reopening about 2000 licenses. Judge Caverly ruled John Doe warrants unconstitutional, echoing Taft rulings. Illinois will pay all soldiers' bonuses by July 1. $15M in bonds to be disposed March 15, with over $30M already paid. St Charles Home for Boys adds a zoo and new six to ten acre lake to aid 600 delinquents, with 1200 acres state land for outdoor activity and limited Boy Scout work.
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Supreme Court
Springfield
Roberts
Dever
Chicago
Henry M. Walker
Caverly
John Doe
Taft
St. Charles
Frank D. Whipp
Colonel Whipp
State launches 1923 license check by 25 inspectors
Secretary of State Emmerson orders a state wide check of motor vehicle owners still on 1923 licenses. Based on an estimated 1,000,000 licenses for the year about 400,000 have not applied for 1924 plates while 600,000 have. Inspectors will cover every district and visit every city town and village.
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Automobile Department
Secretary of State
Springfield
Emmerson
Mr. Emmerson
Illinois January fire losses exceed eighty million dollars
The January fire loss in Illinois totaled 84,462,232 per State Fire Marshal John G. Gamber from Springfield. Cooking overheats at Corn Products led to one thousand forty six hundred and one dollars in losses as the top cause, with other major causes including stoves and furnaces, sparks on roofs, electricity, exposure, flues, spontaneous combustion, petroleum, and matches. Factories sustained the largest losses, followed by stores and dwellings, with 95 fire deaths that month, including 42 from the Pekin disaster.
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Ilinois
John G. Gamber
Springfield
Pekin
Vocational Training Card Targets Veterans in Minneapolis
Richard G. Quehl of Peterson post American Legion Minneapolis is highlighted as a veteran who served ten months in France and was once at home to receive steel-jacketed calling cards. He participated in vocational training and was assigned to a Minneapolis project as part of the program.
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Veterans’ Bureau
Richard G. Quehl
Peterson Post
American Legion
Minneapolis
Minn
France
Quehl
Inventive Flour Mill Machinery Salesman Quehl Makes Fast Impact
Quehl, a flour and cereal milling machinery salesman, swapped theory for ground level work in a shop. He quickly devised practical improvements, notably an enhanced disk separator to keep chaff from wheat, selling the idea for $1,000. He also produced the best sales catalogue his firm ever issued.
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Quehl
Veteran World War veteran poses as German to escape Huertista rebels
John Thomas, a World War veteran, fled Huertista rebels in Mexico by pretending to be German after U S shipments fed the civil conflict. He endured torture, loss of clothing, and near starvation, aided by freight conductors who helped him cross the border and elude capture despite being captured and released multiple times.
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John Thomas
Thomas
Huertista
Mexico
United States
Jalisco-Guadalajara
American Legion
el Paso
Obregon
Veterans Offered Free Help in Situations Wanted Ads
In Mobile Alabama the American Legion arranges with local papers to run free Situations Wanted ads for local veterans. A Legion membership card or an honorable discharge suffices as the sole requirement.
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Mobile
Ala
American Legion
Legion project builds Avoca pool for community use
The Avoca American Legion post has raised $10,000 to construct a municipal natatorium. They sold $5 season tickets and netted over a quarter of the needed funds, supporting efforts to provide a public swimming facility.
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American Legion
Avoca
Legionnaires
Diamond Dyes Package Instructions Refuse Substitutes
A 15 cent package of Diamond Dyes promises simple directions for dyeing or tinting fabrics from skirts to draperies. The ad urges buyers to ensure the name Diamond Dyes appears on the package and to refuse substitutes at the drug store.
Arctic Flowers in 762 Varieties Are White or Yellow
The article states that all Arctic region flowers, totaling 762 varieties, display only white or yellow colors. This concise botanical claim highlights limited floral color diversity in extreme northern habitats.
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Arctic
California Fig Syrup Ad Promotes Baby Laxative
A vintage advertisement extols California Fig Syrup as a reliable laxative for infants and children with a pleasant taste. It warns mothers to request genuine California Fig Syrup and notes bottle labels provide dosing directions. The piece also promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum for complexion and skin care.
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California
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns Buyers to Verify Brand
An advertisement urges consumers to ensure the Bayer name appears on the package or tablets to receive genuine Bayer Aspirin. It claims safety backed by physicians for 28 years and warns that imitations may be dangerous.
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Bayer
Dandelion Butter Color Sold as Vegetable Butter Color
An advertising note describes "Dandelion Butter Color" as a harmless vegetable butter color used for 50 years. Drug stores and general stores offer bottles labeled "Dandelion" for 35 cents. The ad adds a wary line about smart fools and ignorant ones.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Woman
Mrs Ole Nord Lein of Zahl North Dakota says the remedy restored her health after seven years of illness and nervous breakdown following an operation. She works as a dressmaker and milliner and reports regaining strength to care for others. Local letters claim 98 of 100 users benefited in a large reply poll. For sale by druggists.
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Zahl
N. Dakota
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ole Nordlein
North Dakota
The Difference When I its a man remembers it
A brief Pearsons Weekly item notes dialogue about memory and gender roles using rural dialect. It contrasts recalling a man’s actions with forgetting them, reflecting social attitudes in a compact quip.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Danderine Promises Thick Glossy Hair for 5 Cents
An advertisement touts Danderine as a tonic that revives lifeless hair, correcting itching scalps and dandruff while restoring strength and color. It claims rapid improvement from neglect, with a gleamy mass of hair following a genuine toning up and promises a non sticky feel.
Ducks Feed on Bees Reportedly Finds No Harm
Ducks reportedly swallow bees in large numbers with no adverse effects. The unusual feeding behavior involves ducks consuming bees and continuing normally without illness or distress according to the brief note.
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Milo Oakland
Kishwaukee Country Club
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Rockford
Harry Simons
Galena
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Aurora
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Walter A. Rosenfield
George E. Keys
State Arsenal
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West Aurora High School
John P. Ladd
Taylorsile
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Association of Drainage and Levee Districts
Mound City
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Ilinois and Indiana Coal Company
Georgetown
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Milwaukee
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