Grain storage act and new gas tax impact in Illinois
The Grain Storage act allows owners to secure negotiable certificates on stored grain, with licensed local boards and a state sealer enforcing rules. A new gas tax takes effect July 31 1927 requiring monthly motor fuel returns and a two cent per gallon license tax, estimated to raise $15 million annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Fifty-fifth General Assembly
Department of Agriculture
Illinois Agriculture Association
Stanard
Department of Finance
State Treasury
Kimzey Named Superintendent of Illinois Foods and Dairies
Mt. Carmel's W R Kimzey was appointed by Governor Small as superintendent of the Illinois Department of Agriculture division of foods and dairies, taking office July 1. Springfield also plans a $75,000 dog racing track with 30 days of racing in summer and 30 in spring, backed by the International Greyhound Association.
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W. R. Kimzey
Mt. Carmel
Small
Division of Foods and Dairies
Illinois Department of Agriculture
S. J. Stanard
Stanard
Kimzey
A. H. Joes
Springfield
International Greyhound Association of the World
International Association
East St. Louis
Chicago
House Resists 48-Hour Week Bill For Women
The Starr bill to grant a 48 hour work week for women failed by nine votes. Representative Lottie Holman O Neill of Downers Grove sponsored it, supported by Robert Whiteley Carlinville Truman Snell Carlinville Henry Mester Springfield and Carl Robinson Jacksonville.
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House
Starr
Lottie Holman O'Neill
Downers Grove
Robert Whiteley
Carlinville
Truman Snell
Henry Mester
Springfield
Carl Robinson
Jacksonville
Illinois State Kennel Club Formed in Springfield
The American Kennel Club grants a license to the Illinois State Kennel Club in Springfield promising to be a leading Midwest club. Plans for a state fair dog show are under way for August 24 25 and 26 with Dr A E Dickerson as president Walter W Lindley as vice president and Albert J Baker as secretary treasurer.
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American Kennel Club
University official invites for Illi nois art extension tour
Hon. K. E. Heironymus of the University of Illinois invites participation in the art extension committee annual tour. The motor trip covers the Ottawa Starved Rock area and Rock River valley in Illinois from July 7 to 12.
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K. E. Heironymus
University of Ilinois
Art Extension Committee
Ottawa
Starved Rock
Rock River Valley
Illinois
Typhoid Warning for Montreal Visitors Issued by Springfield Health Official
Doctor Tut tle, Springfield superintendent of health, warns tourists planning Montreal travel to guard against a typhoid fever epidemic. He notes ten thousand cases have been reported in Montreal since March 1.
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Tuttle
Springfield
Montreal
Canada
Springfield Bill Empowers City Boards of Local Improvements
A bill headed to the governor enables Springfield and other cities under 75,000 to enact ordinances making the mayor and commissioner members sit on the board of local improvements.
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Springfield
Board of Local Improvements
Historic walnut tree marked with bronze tablet near Springfield
A famed walnut on the old Jacksonville road at Riddle Hill west of Springfield received a bronze tablet. Gen Grant rested there on July 4, 1861 while drafting orders, sitting on a horizontal limb. The event caps the work of Mrs. William F Rothenburger, regent of the Springfield DAR chapter, and the tree is now preserved though the limb is dead.
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Washington
William F. Rothenburger
Springfield
Daughters of the American Revolution
D. A. R. Society
Washington, D. C
America
C. T. Stieff
City Forester
Whitlock Resigns from Building and Loan Division Chief Post
Ward B. Whitlock, longtime head of the building and loan division in the state auditor’s office, resigns. Carl H. Weber of the banking department succeeds him. Whitlock, serving since 1905, will stay in Springfield to work with the Building Association League of Illinois as secretary and open an office for the group.
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Ward B. Whitlock
State Auditor’s Office
Carl H. Weber
Banking
Whitlock
James L. McCullough
Springfield
Building Association League of Illinois
Adams County cabbage crop peak noted in Quincy report
A Quincy report says the carrot movement of early cabbage from Adams county reached its crest last week. The state agriculture department and the Quincy Fruit and Vegetable Growers association agreed to inspect crops from Adams county truck gardens and orchards. Association members earned about $20 000 from last year’s early cabbage crop.
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Quincy
Adams County
State Department of Agriculture
Quincy Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association
Association
Searcy Bill Aims Lake Springfield Water Control
Lower house endorses Earl B. Searcy’s bill granting municipalities full land control for water supply plants and authorizing condemnation around water supply lakes to manage lake sanitary conditions.
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Earl B. Searcy
Lake Springfield
Statewide Primary Act Clears House by 99 to 1
The act allows nomination of all state county and municipal officers. Precinct committee men will be elected in Chicago and downstate by petition. A thirty day precinct residence requirement applies before the primary.
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House
Chicago
Illinois fairgrounds hog barn funded in omnibus bill
The act secures funding for a hog barn at the Illinois state fair grounds under the omnibus appropriation bill passed by the House and Senate under suspension of the rules. The bill totals 85 million dollars, up 10 million from two years prior. A contract to grade 3.31 miles of road on route 125 between Springfield and Beards Town was awarded to Hamilton Hoffman Company of Carbondale.
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House
Senate
Springfield
Beardstown
Hamilton Hoffman Company
Carbondale
Senate bill lets women voters omit age at registration
A house passed bill allows women voters to withhold their age during registration. The measure aims to protect privacy by removing age disclosure as a registration requirement.
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Senate
House
Dolton Village to Assess Water Main Improvements
The Dolton Village Trustees order a connected system of cast iron water mains on Main Adams and Jefferson streets from Pennsylvania Avenue to Jackson Street with valves hydrants and appurtenances. The county court will hear the assessment of costs for benefits on July 25 1927 at 10 AM objections may be filed beforehand. Commissioner Joseph L Lochner dated July 8 1927.
Village of Dalton water main improvement hearing notice
No. 35 the village of Dalton Cook County Illinois orders lead service pipes and brass taps to be laid in Forest Avenue and Kanawha Street connected to existing mains. Assessments payable in five annual installments at six percent interest. Final hearing set for July 18 1927 at 10 a.m. or as soon after as court permits. Dated Dalton Illinois July 1 1927.
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Forest Avenue
Kanawha Street
Dalton
Cook County
Illinois
Joseph L. Locher
A. D
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Dolton
Main Street
Adams Street
Jefferson Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Jackson Street
Monroe Street
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Bell System
Universal Service
Conrad
KERN
Indiana Ave
Riverdale
Roseland
Buick Sales Co
Michigan Ave
Tal
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