National Geographic Bulletin Warns on Fur Wearing Beavers Extinction Threat
Washington reports the National Geographic Society bulletin warns that extinction of beaver martens skunk and muskrat is accelerated by year round fur wearing by women. Air mail service in 1923 reached 96.73 per cent on a 1 589 289 mile schedule between New York and San Francisco. A Kentucky firm in Washington seeks records of German spy activities in the United States during the war for damages to a grain elevator.
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National Geographic Society
Washington
New York
San Francisco
United States
Kentucky
Domestic Magnus Johnson elected to United States Senate
Magnus Johnson of Kimball Minnesota an active Labor candidate won the Senate seat to succeed the late Knute Nelson by a 50000 vote majority. Other items note British July immigration quota exhaustion 482 deportations 42 first cabin admissions and various federal actions across the nation.
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Magnus Johnson
Kimball, Minn
armer-Labor
United States Senate
Knute Nelson
New York
Britain
Baltic
Savings on deposit exceed 17 billion nationwide
An official compilation by the American Bankers' Association in New York shows savings of Americans on deposit with banks and trust companies surpassing 17 billion dollars. The report highlights widespread public confidence and growth across financial institutions.
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American Bankers’ Association
New York
Notable Obituaries of Gamble Dillingham Parker
Personal David B Gamble a former Procter Gamble secretary died in Pasadena California at seventy five he was noted as a philanthropist United States Senator William P Dillingham died in Montpelier Vermont after gall trouble surgery Captain John Parker a Civil War veteran and retired liquor distiller died at St Louis at eighty three he commanded the ironclad Essex late in the war
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Baker
Cedar Point
Ohio
Europe
United States
David B. Gamble
Procter & Gamble, Soap Manufacturers of
Cincinnati
Pasadena
Cal
William P. Dillingham
Rep
Montpelier
Dillingham
John ©. Parker
St. Louis
Essex
Bobby Jones Wins National Open in Playoff at Inwood
Bobby Jones, amateur, defeats pro Bob Cruickshank 76 to 78 in a playoff for the national open golf title at Inwood New York. Reported crowd of 100000 watched Firpo knock out Willard in the eighth round at Jersey City, the largest boxing crowd on record.
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Bobby Jones
Bob Cruickshank
Inwood
N. Y
Firpo
Willard
Jersey City
Mussolini Aligns Italy With Britain Over Ruhr Plan
Reports from Rome claim Mussolini and Prime Minister Baldwin agreed on a Ruhr program. In Athens, Plastiras departs for Crete to quell a Turkish inspired revolt, with Hadjikirakos rumored to propose a Cretan republic. Parliament in London rejects a socialist transition plan while a Dublin dock strike begins. A new £160000 English cinema opens in London. Five English trains exceed a mile per minute on summer schedules. Germany lost 178 submarines and 5,364 sailors in WWI per Berlin. Censorship tightens in Italy as the cabinet bans unwanted news. Secretary Davis arrives in Berlin to study migration, with stops planned in Warsaw, Vienna, Prague, Venice, and Rome.
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Mussolini
Italy
Great Britain
Ruhr
Rome
Baldwin
Mills enters race for lieutenant governor nomination
Senator Eppler C Mills of Virginia ex service man becomes the first to announce a Republican bid for lieutenant governor. Arthur Lorenz former Illinois Staats Zeitung editor found guilty of criminal libel against the American Legion after 30 minutes deliberation. Col James Remayne of Chicago named brigadier general of the 65th infantry brigade of the Illinois National Guard. Justice Charles Mason of Waukegan robbed in Chicago of 65 dollars a gold watch chain fountain pen and Hik's tooth and silver charm. Laurence H Becherer state superintendent of charities in Springfield named state purchasing agent to replace H H Kahn who resigned due to health. Sangamon County Milk Producers picnic planned for August 15 in Springfield parks per secretary Mrs G Warren Taylor. James Yflanery 27 Johnston City killed during a ball game at White Ash when struck by a bat. coroner rules accidental death.
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Arthur Lorenz
Illinois Staats Zeitung
Chicago
The
American Legion
Charles Mason
Waukegan
Hik
Waukegan Lodge
Laurence H. Becherer
Charities
Springfield
Len Small
H. H. Kahn
Kahn
Sangamon County Milk Producers’ Association
G. Warren Taylor
James Yflanery
Johnston City
White Ash
W. R. Smith
Illinois tourists flood Wisconsin and Illinois lake regions
Traffic from Illinois to lake country peaks as hundreds of autos pass daily through Waukegan toward the north. Lake County roads see thick lines of cars and line-side refreshment stands report profits. Governors seek interstate action as two Illinois men are wanted in Decatur for automobile theft.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Ilinois Lake
Waukegan
Lake County
Illinois scholars to receive 62 graduate fellowships
The University of Illinois at Urbana announced 62 men and women will hold fellowships and scholarships in the graduate school next year. The awards include stipends to support continued study for those who have shown proficiency in college work. Also noted are upcoming local events: an Adams county fair feature in Quincy with a baby house for a better baby conference, and a Shriners picnic involving multiple counties at IHini beach with Masonic bodies as guests. State Senator Andrew S. Cuthbertson will speak at Caldwell's Grove for the Farm Bureau and Old Settlers picnic on August 29, with Old Settlers handling morning activities and Farm Bureau directing the afternoon and evening program.
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University of Illinois
University At
Urbana
Quincy
Shriners
Caravan Club of
Andrew S. Cuthbertson
Bunker Hill
Farm Bureau
Old Settlers
Caldwell's Grove
Chatham
Old Settlers’ Association
Multiple Local Incidents Highlight Early 20th Century News
Death claims Thomas Doyle of Springfield a shipper in the secretary of state office. A boy scout Ernest Starkey drowns in Rock River while trying to rescue Edwin Karn. Rev Ralph K Schwab resigns to join Fairmount College Wichita Kansas. Lightning kills horses two days after a prior strike near Bardin. dividend paid to L M Lausbury former Northern Life stockholder. Victor Ross sentenced for stealing neckties Springfield. Preliminary sewerage improvement approval for Taylorville. Joseph W Fifer speaks at Lincoln circuit marker dedication. Rev W C Rutherford may become Rockford pastor. Seventeen year old Hembreiker drowns in Kickapoo Creek after cramps. Evans ton home fire caused by fireworks from a passing airplane. Rev Thederick Butcher dies in Delhi India fever. Hog truck fire near Jacksonville doused by firefighters. Dixon street widening by narrowing sidewalks. Havana paving program sixty five blocks at 293000 total.
Slogan Picked for Moline by Citizens Committee
A three member Moline committee chosen by the chamber of commerce selected It Can Be Done as the city slogan from 619 citizen submissions. The approved motto reflects local civic spirit and will represent Moline in official uses.
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Moline
Mayors to discuss uniform traffic rules in central Illinois
Mayor Frank E Short hose and J H Hudson announce a meeting plan in Bloomington to gather mayors and commerce heads from Peoria Decatur Danville Springfield Lincoln and Pontiac to promote uniform traffic and parking regulations.
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Cliies
Central Illinois
Frank E. Shorthose
J. H. Hudson
Association of Commerce
Mayors and Associations of Commerce
Peoria
Decatur
Danville
Springfield
Lincoln
Pontiac
Bloomington
Citywide anti mosquito campaign clears Belleville pests
Over two months the city, with the International Health Board and state health department along with the boards of trade and Rotary and Lions clubs, sprayed breeding sites with oil weekly to reduce mosquitoes. The effort left Belleville nearly pest free.
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Belleville
International Health Board
State Department of Public Health
Board of Trade
Rotary and
Lions Clubs
Despondent Wife Dies in Clothing Fire on Heffron Farm
Mrs. John Theffron, fifty, of Green County, saturated her clothes with kerosene and burned them after fleeing to a straw stack on the Heffron farm. Her husband attempted a rescue and suffered severe burns to hands and face.
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John Theffron
Green County
Railroad wage surge could lift pay 10 percent nationwide
Chicago July 18. Conductors and trainmen unions plan wage increase petitions totaling over 100 million dollars annually for 210000 workers effective November 1. They seek about 10 percent more than rates before July 1, 1921, despite a prior cut. The Big Four unions engineer and fireman groups may soon join, aiming for similar gains and possible direct management talks. A board ruling or a general strike could follow if talks fail.
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Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
Warren S. Stone
D. B. Robertson
Half Million Lady Bugs Bring Help to Oregon Orchards
Medford reports OC. G. Cate drove into town from Hutton ranger station with about 800000 lady bugs in the back seat. He says the insects, worth at least $5000 to Rogue River Valley orchardists, were released in the orchards east of Medford to combat scale and aphis.
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Oregon
Medford
Ore
OC. G. Cate
Hutton Ranger Station
Rogue River Valley
Cate
Lewis Revokes Nova Scotia Mine Union Charter
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, declares the union nonpolitical and voids the charter of District No. 26 covering the Nova Scotia bituminous fields. The action is reported from Atlantic City New Jersey dated July 18.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Nova Scotia
Eastern Banker Secretly Weds Former Secretary
Robert F. Loree president of the Bank of Central and South America secretly marries Elizabeth Hughes in Port Chester. Hughes is daughter of Police Lieutenant Thomas S. Hughes and formerly served as Loree's private secretary. Loree previously held a vice presidency at the Guardian Trust company. his father chairs the Delaware and Hudson railroad.
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Port Chester
Robert F. Loree
Bank of Central and South America, Inc
Elizabeth Hughes
Thomas S. Hughes
Hughes
Loree
Guaranty Trust Company
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Island Cabinet Resigns in Filipino Crisis
In July 18 Manila reports state the cabinet and council of state resigned en masse during the political clash with Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood. The governor general accepted the resignations, signaling a pivotal development in the dispute.
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Manila
Leonard Wood
Cabinet
Council of State
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