Illinois News Happenings Highlights In Dixon and Chicago
A student military corps to be formed at Dixon High School under the War Department. Demand for housing remains strong in Carlinville. A census notes a single householder in a piano box. The Kings' Daughters Settlement buys the John Buss Hotel in Freeport for $26,000 to house the society. Shabbona Park in Freedom township is donated to the state.
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Dixon High School
War Department
Carlinville
United States Housing Corporation Bee
Rock Island
Kings’ Daughters Settlement
Freeport
John Buss
Board of Supervisors
Shabbona Park
Freedom Township
la Salle County
W. H. Veitch
Jacksonville
H. L. Hatch
Veitch
Chicago
New York Central
Sangamon
Kewanee
Jesse Barry
Barry
Springfield
New York
Winnebago County
Baldwin
Karl Dear
Rudolphe Wolfe
Dear
George Markstall
Lucy Parsons Markstall
State Hospital For
Dunning
Markstall
Wilson
Middle West
Chicaego
United Staes Sipping Board
Chicatto
Liverpool
Macoup
Albert Sanders
Mt. Olive
Long Brothers
Gillespie
U S Ruling Hints Beer Prosecution Delay Pending Court
Attorney General Palmer said wartime prohibition remains in force and the DOJ will enforce it. He noted actions on beer under 2.4 percent alcohol depend on district court rulings, with no amnesty for manufacturers or dealers pending judicial construction, and urged arrests for sales of stronger liquors.
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Washington
Palmer
Department of Justice
Congress
New York
Supreme Court
Attorney General
Circuit Court of Appeals
Bureau of Investigation
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
Carlionis the Mystic Painter of Lithuania
The article lauds M. Carlionis as Lithuania’s great mystic painter who seeks national independence. It compares his aim to Scriabine’s musical fusion, notes his Dresden and Leipzig training, and cites Rex Conte and the Beethoven Sonata as his notable works. American critic Gilbert W. Gabriel praises his achievement in conveying musical nebulousness through kinetic, Titanic art.
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Scriabine
Russia
Curlionis
Lithuania
M. K. Curlionis
Carlionis
Dresden
Leipzig
Rex
Gilbert W. Gabriel
Paris
Carlion
Talents Recognized and A Cautionary Farmer Tale
A humorous excerpt notes a seventeen year locust arriving on time praised for its math skill, while a farmer faces bankruptcy in ideas and finances. The quote from Charles Reade frames love and skill as a recipe for a masterpiece.
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Charles Reade
Egg prices defended by Chicago producer amid war demand
Charles B. Ford, head of the Chicago butter and egg board, argues egg prices stay high due to exports to soldiers overseas. He cites the market as driven by business sense, then offers a humorous aside quoting Doctor Steenthly about loving one’s neighbor.
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Charles B. Ford
Chicago Buiter and Egg Board
Seenthly
Steenthly
Elas
Doctor Steenthly
Wasted Timber and Forest Loss Highlight Scarcity
The article notes half of original forest acreage remaining, with forests in 50 states and 147 national forests totaling 155 million acres. It cites 40 percent sawmill waste and annual fire losses between 25 and 50 million dollars. A Seneca quote about cowardice and thrift closes the piece.
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National Forest Service
United States
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