Inaugural Day Draws Thousands To Springfield
Eight thousand attendees filled the state arsenal for Gov Len Small’s inauguration with Justice Stone administering the oath to Small and other officers. The ceremony featured a parade, speeches, and the inaugural ball, as lawmakers set January 27 for the next session.
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Springfield
State Arsenal
Len Small
Justice Stone
State Supreme Court
Small
Fred E. Sterling
Rockford
Louis L. Emmerson
Mount Vernon
Oscar. Nelson
Geneva
Omar M. Custer
Galesburg
Oscar Carlstrom
Aledo
Illinois
General Assembly
Robert E. Scholes
Peoria
Governor Small
Gordon
Executive Mansion
Arsenal
Albert L. Quiberson
Smail
Lincoln Home
Capital
Hamilton Club of
Chicago
Illinois Dairyman’s convention to feature Jersey bull
At the annual Illinois State Dairyman's association meeting in Carbondale January 20 21 and 22 dairymen will be shown a pure bred Jersey bull. The Illinois department of labor reports 15000 factory jobs restored in 30 days and a 2 percent rise in manufacturing output with 77 percent of workers on full time. Mrs Mary E Childs requests cremation of her remains in her will in Rockford after her death.
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Carbondale
Illinois
Illinois State Dairyman’s Association
Springfield
General Advisory Board
Illinois Department of Labor
Rockford
Mary E. Childs
Auto Tags Issued 1924 Driver Licenses Rise in 1924
Springfield secretary of state report shows 1924 collections total 11,546,206.25 dollars, with 10,722,206.24 from passenger cars and trucks. Chauffeurs licenses brought 349,766.50 and transfers 148,560.65. During 1924, 1,132,641 licenses issued across passenger cars trucks dealers trailers and motorcycles. chauffeurs licenses totaled 95,343.
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Springfield
Automobile Department
Secretary of State
Department
Louis L. Emmerson
Century milestone recalls Cambridge Henry county history
The centennial anniversary recounts the founding of Rich mond by Maj. James M. Allan, its fire in 1839 moving the seat to Morristown, and Cambridge’s later selection after locals petitioned, amid early prairie settlement.
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Cambridge
Henry
James M. Allan
Allan
Richmond
Seat of Justice
Morristown
Springfield
Illinois
Isaac Rawlings
State Department of Health
Rawlings
Chicago
Commissioner of Health
Herman N. Bundesen
Health Department
Bundesen
John G. Gamber
Gamber
Robert C. Moore
Carlinville
Illinois State Teachers’ Association
House
Senate
General Assemblies
Galesburg
Karl Larrison
Knox College
Lette Brown
Knox
Harrison
Frances Rosebrugh High School Named In Freeport
Freeport to build a new high school costing 500000 named Frances Rosebrugh High School in memory of Frances Rosebrugh a teacher here for over fifty years who died at eighty seven. Rockford considers poison campaign to replace bounty on groundhogs as pest remains widespread. Galesburg announces engagement of Egar Swanson from DeKalb Lombard and Sara Willitts a former Lombard student now at Wisconsin. Victoria plans a monument next summer at site of the pioneer Swedish Methodist church oldest Swedish Methodist church in the world. Woodstock postmistress appointee Mrs Luck Renich wife of Charles F Renich publisher replaces outgoing G W Frame after top exam score.
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Frances
Rosebrugh
Rockford
Winnebago
Galesburg
Egar Swanson
DeKalb
Sara Willitts
New Baston
University of Wisconsin
Victoria
Woodstock
Luck Renich
Charles F. Renich
G. W. Frame
Queen Victoria’s Rule Over Royal Household
Princess Catherine Radziwill in Those I Remember portrays Queen Victoria as a strict ruler both politically and socially. The prince of Wales, Edward, rarely spoke in her presence, and her eldest daughter the late Empress Frederick reportedly needed water to steady her emotions when summoned.
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Catherine Radziwill
Queen Victoria
Prince of Wales
King Edward
Empress Frederick
Germany
Princess
Prince and Princess of Wales
Marlborough House
Mecca Birthplace of Mohammed and Islam's Holy City
The Mecca in Saudi Arabia is described as the birthplace of Mohammed in 571 A D and the holiest city of Islam. It houses the Great Mosque and receives countless pilgrims annually. A cave near Mecca is linked to Mohammed’s revelations in 604 and his 622 flight to Medina, beginning the Islamic era.
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Mecca
Medina
Mohammed
Caaba
Gabriel
Kansas City Star
Earning Her Keep The housewife’s unpaid labor valued high
A statistician claims a married woman who does all housework in 30 years prepares nearly 200000 meals and orders thousands of jars of jam. She would spend about 85000 hours on chores and, when valued at professional rates, earns as much as her husband though she does not receive pay.
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London
Gray Eyes Dangling as Sinful Sign in Arab Belief
A popular superstition holds that gray eyes indicate sin among Arabs, grounded on a Koranic passage that labels such eyes as belonging to the wicked.
Culinary Note About Young Men and Half-Baked Claims
A humorous aside from the New Orleans Times-Picayune mocking young men who pretend toughness but are only half-baked. The quip frames social pretense with a cooking metaphor.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune
Old Religious Houses Double Monasteries in Ireland
The excerpt notes double monasteries as religious houses with male and female communities sharing a single rule and church. It states Ireland has one known example, Kildare.
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Ireland
Kildare
Family Liv es in Sack Tents Near Battle Abbey Sussex
A poor five member family was found living in sack tents near Battle Abbey in Sussex England. They slept on straw with only a blanket for cover highlighting dire housing conditions in the area.
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Battle Abbey
Sussex
England
Fruit to Be Avoided Choke Cherry Dangers Noted
The choke cherry fruit is generally inedible though rare large-fruited types may be edible. Leaves contain prosaic acid and both fresh and wilted leaves are poisonous.
Would Be Wasted Time
Uncle Eben quips that Satan cannot trap sinners because his hands are full handling those waiting to buy tickets. The remark, cited by the Washington Star, reflects a humorous take on crowding and temptation.
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Satan
Eben
Washington Star
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