Illinois prison population climbs in Joliet Menard and Pontiac
Illinois state report shows a 3870 rise in inmates over the year. Joliet led with the largest influx of new convicts while Menard and Pontiac facilities also increased totals amid a statewide push by courts and police against rising crime.
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Illinois
Joliet
Menard
Pontiac
C. H. Jenkins
Small
Illinois State
Jenkins
Bilie Henderson
Cuba
Fulton County
Ilinois
Sassafras
Frances Redding
Potahentas
Velma Rhodes
Benton
Governor Small
Highway Department
Len Small
State of
Illnois
Claire C. Howards
Lake County
Vernon
Curtis
Grant Park
Hast St. Louis
State Bank of Dupo
Ray Stevenson
State Department of Health
I. D. Rawlings
State Director of Health
Chicago
Cook County
Circuit Court
Hayden N. Bell
Cook County Board
McLean County Board of Supervisors
St. Louis
Bloomington
Decatur
Noted I W W Leader Becomes American Legion Commander
C D Cunningham of Centralia, a well known figure in radical circles, is named commander of the American Legion in Washington. He led the pursuit of radicals after the Armistice Day parade killings in Centralia and served as special prosecuting attorney in the trials. He previously won convictions and the Supreme Court upheld them. He served as infantry private at Camp Pike, Arkansas.
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American Legion of Washington
C. D
Wesley Everesey
Cunningham
America
Cunninngham
National Organization of the
Supreme Court
Camp Pike Ark
How the Service Men Stand in Postwar Politics
President Harding faced questions on ex servicemen in leadership roles as the American Legion noted appointments across the administration. Ex servicemen hold key posts from secretary of the navy to budget head, and many members of Congress and state offices are veterans.
Helps to Find Employment for Ex-Service Men
Ex servicemen across the country have benefited from Secretary Hoover's committee on unemployment. Arthur Woods, New York, heads the Hoover committee coordinating nationwide job efforts. Woods previously served as special assistant secretary of war in 1919 organizing a national bureau for civil life placement of veterans. He also led New York Police Department as commissioner and chaired the American Legion's national Americanism commission.
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Harding
Lamar Jeffers
Alabama
Legislative Committee of the
American Legion
American Commission
Washington
Legion
Navy
Veterans’ Bureau
Army
House of Representatives
Senate
Hoover
National Committee On Unemployment
Arthur Woods
New York
Woods
Alf Woods
National Americanism Commission
Legion Guest Proposes Inter Allied Veterans Federation
M Charles Bertrand French deputy and Inter Allied Veterans Federation president plans to unite Allied veterans to seek world peace under one leadership. Bertrand toured America with Marshal Foch as a guest of the American Legion and later received the Legion's gold medal for distinguished service.
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Charles Bertrand
France
Miana Association of Veterans To
Witilst
Germany
M. Charles Bertrand
French Chamber of Deputies
Inter-Allied Veterans’ Federation
Bertrand
America
Marshal Foch
American Legion
Inter-Allied Federation
Paris
Legion
Inter-Allied Veterans’ Association
Italy
England
Roumania
United States
Beatty
Diaz
Baron Jacques
Scemes to Collect Dues Dated 1922 National Legion effort
Reports to the Legion National headquarters in Indianapolis reveal new schemes by American Legion posts to collect 1922 dues early. South Dakota posts distribute biscuits baked by the post women’s auxiliary with cash prizes hidden inside as admission tokens for the post banquet. Kansas posts mobilize finance officers and wake members at 4 am to ensure dues are paid. The race to file complete dues among state units is described as a hot contest.
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American Legion
Legion National
Indianapolis
South Dakota
Post Women’s Auxiliary
Kansas
The
Legion
Will Help Cheer Up Boys with Free Theater
Miss Rita Gould offers her vaudeville services to American Legion posts. She entertained troops in France and toured hospitals after the war. On her winter theater tour she will perform free for Jesion posts in towns she visits to aid needy and disabled servicemen.
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Rita Gould
The
American Legion
France
Rita Gowl
Gould
America
A. E. IF
Health Advice on Dr Pierce Pleasant Pellets
An Urbana reader endorses Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a mild effective laxative and home remedy for stomach disorders and liver ailments. The ad notes constipation as a root cause of many ailments and urges readers to obtain the product from a neighborhood druggist in small carryable vials.
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Urbana
Dr. Pierce
Eva Kuder
University Ave
Price
Zic
What You Have at Home
A compact reflection urging contentment with local goods and roots. The piece contrasts domestic comfort with enacting distant searches, warning that true value lies close to home.
Room for Antique Furniture Showpiece
The author remarks that a sizable room about 20 by 30 feet is needed to display antique furniture effectively, noting the space emphasizes the piece's character and scale. The comment implies a broader point about how room size influences appreciation of period furniture.
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Illinois State News
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Iinois Agricultural Association
Illinois Tax Commission
Trinee Islands
Mr. Leonard
Tax Commission
Springfield
Illinois State Teachers’ Association
General Assembly
Downstate
Illinois State Dairymen’s Association
Lawrenceville
FL W. DeWolf
State Geological Survey
Ilineis State Teachers’ Association
J. Engleman
Florence Holbrook
Fannie Spaits
Manito
L M. Hanna
Centralia
Charles MclIntosh
Monticello
Trobart W. Williams
Cheshire
Terrin
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Herrin
American Legion News Service
C. D. Cunningham
Centralia, Wash
Hoover Special Committee
Legion Guest
Stearns
U.S
National Security CO
Binger Building
Kemp
Elkewhere
Consumers Fish 69
Green Bay
Wis
Een Parkeer
Danaruff
Liscoxr Chemical Works
Patchogue
Rockies
G. C Outlaw
St Cloud
Piguda
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