Illinois State News Highlights From 1925 Period
Illinois closes State Bank of Lakewood by state auditor order. Dr. Claude Runyon moves from Lincoln State School to State Hospital at Aston. Farmers week at Illinois Urbana event draws thousands with speeches by Jardine and Lowden. Insurance receipts rise by 872649.04 in 1925. Centralia ice plant damages total about 60000 from suspected electrical fire. Mammoth skeleton discovered near Golconda under Dr. Cook supervision. Lake Forest civic auditorium plan amounts to 150000 with 1000-seat theater. Fort Sheridan to host R C T units next summer. Public health opinion on nuisances varies by agency. Bank robbery nets 14000 at Franklin Park Bank. Longtime educator James Dickinson dies at 83. Fricker murder skull found in cistern awaits verification. Hotel Hayes robbery nets 2500. Illinois rises to fourth in foreign trade in Q3 1925 with 68879126 in overseas shipments. Tubercular cattle dispute tentative agreement. 100 inspectors to resume work. state to cover federal indemnity if needed.
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State Bank of
Lakewood
Claude W. Runyon
Lincoln State School
State Hospital
Aston
University of Illinois
Illinois Agricultural Association
Urbana
Jardine
Frank O. Lowden
Division of Insurance
Department of Trade and Commerce
Alex J Johnson
Marion County Coal Company
Centralia
A. P. Cook
State Museum
Springfield
Artillery
Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Camp Custer
W. 8. Graves
Sixth Corps
State Department of Public Health
Oscar H. Carlstrom
Isaac D. Rawlings
Franklin Park State Bank
William H. Schewe
Cook County Highway Police
James M. Dickinson
Mt. Vernon
Gen
Frank S. Dickinson
Illinois
George L. Dickinson
Lake Forest
Emil Fricker
Clinton County
Edwardsville
Fricker
Tibbermann
Hayes
University Avenue
Tliinois
Severah
Department of Commerce
United States Department of Agriculture
Small
Ita
Notorious Bandit Durkin Captured Arriving in St. Louis
Martin J. Durkin the most infamous Chicago bandit and alleged murderer was captured on a train as he and his seven week bride Irma Sullivan arrived in St. Louis from California. Government agents and St. Louis police handed him to Illinois authorities where he admitted shooting a government agent and is charged with killing a Chicago officer. The state plans the death penalty, with a possible second trial, and Durkin claims a defense fund of 50000 dollars.
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Chicago
Martin J. Durkin
St. Louis
California
Illinois
Irma Sullivan
Cornell, Til
Durkin
Texas
Ife
German cabinet crisis ends as dictatorship warning spurs coalition
President von Hindenburg warned that a cabinet delay would trigger a dictatorship. Centrists, Democrats, the German Peoples' party and Bavarian Peoples' party plan to form a 170 vote bloc behind Chancellor Luther. The proposed cabinet includes Luther, Stresemann, and ministers from Democrats, German Peoples' party, and Bavarian Peoples' party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
von Hindenburg
Peoples’ Party
Peter Mjeinhold
Julius Curtius
German Peoples’ Party
Wilhelm Muara
Karl Stine
Bavarian Peoples’ Party
Otto Gessler
A Ikrohne
Weinrich Brauns
Eleven Liners Raided for Liquor Seizure in New York Harbor
Federal agents raided eleven ocean liners arriving in New York harbor and seized over 10,000 bottles of wine ale and liquor. The operation supplied Federal Attorney Buckner with evidence for a major libel case against foreign owned ships and named the Franconia and the Adriatic among those raided. Writs for destruction of the liquor were prepared by Buckner’s assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Harbor
Buckner
Franconia
Adriatic
Return of alien property proposed in Congress
Representative Newton of Missouri introduced a bill demanding dollar for dollar return of alien property seized during the war. Néivre& argues the government had no right to seize it and that each retained dollar is confiscated money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newton
Missouri
United States
Néivre
Retain Estate Tax and Coolidge Demand Rise in Tax Revision
Washington reports two key shifts in tax revision. The senate finance committee hikes the corporate tax to 13 percent immediate and 18 44 percent for 1927 onward. President Coolidge signals opposition to an immediate inheritance tax repeal, keeping estate taxes for now while discussing states’ roles and emergency needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Coolidge
Senate Democrats
Simmons
Smoot
Shortridge
Smit
Treasury
Senate
Jie
Ile
House
Joint Conference
Mitchells Sentence Approved by War Board
The War department board of review approved the court martial record of Col. William Mitchell from a legal standpoint. The finding and five year suspension with loss of pay move toward further review by the Judge Advocate General and the President for final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department Board of Review
Wiliam Mitchell
Judge Advocate General
Arm
Secretary of War
Colidee
Board of Review
Mitchell
Wathough
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Cavalry
Martin Durkin
War Board
Roseland
Buick Sales Co
Michigan Ave
THE
Double D Coal & Ice CO
Emil W. Dormann
Prop
Coal, Ice and
Dolton
Park Ave
Main St
Dolton, Ill
Conrad Kern Estributo
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale
ATLAS
117Th Place
Pullanan
Chrysler Motor Cars
Fisher Trucks
Twin City Garage
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