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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1927
Page
3
The Mamelukes were light cavalry forming the caliph’s bodyguard in medieval Egypt. They mutinied and founded a new dynasty ruling from 1264 to 1617, then remained influential until the early 1800s when massacres are noted under the Ottoman sultan.
The Quai D Orsay is the quay on the Seine in Paris housing the corps legislatif and the ministry of foreign affairs. The name Quai D Orsay thus denotes the French government, similar to how Britain was once called the government of St James.
At a governors conference held on Mackinac Island leaders urged immediate relief for farmers. Iowa's John Hamill and Nebraska's Adam McMullen called for action to stabilize markets, expand cooperative tools, and include agriculture in national policy. They cited a surplus control concept and a broad farm welfare aim. The meeting drew governors from Alabama to Minnesota with several substitutes in attendance.
Obituary recalls Henry W. Clendenin a veteran editor and publisher who died aged about eighty nine. He began in 1852 as a printer's devil in Iowa and worked on multiple Illinois papers including the Peoria Transcript and Burlington Gazette Argus before leading the Illinois State Register.
Mrs Philip D Armour widow of Armour and Company founder dies at her home 1200 Lake Shore Drive Chicago. She had been ill for several months.
Promoters of a safety flue device in De catur led by Leo and Oscar Van Hall were arrested after they allegedly induced Ellen Knoles of Petersburg to sign a $2000 stock contract. Bank advice prompted delays, revealing the stock as worthless.
The Springfield Federation of Labor moves toward building a ten story labor temple costing about 450000 dollars. A fund drive proposes inviting all organized labor members to subscribe 100 dollars, payable in ten monthly installments.
At a Holland Michigan conference, Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson and Lieut. Gov. Fred E. Sterling urged Congress to settle the Midwest flood problem for all time. Governor Fred W. Green of Michigan and other officials attended the talks.
Dr. S. E. Munson councilor of the Fifth district appoints Dr. H. C. Blankmeyer of Springfield to attend a key Illinois State Medical Society meeting in Chicago.
Constables C. K. Thompson of Hartford and John Kunnerman are released on bonds of 20000 dollars each. Four other officers arrested in Madison County by federal prohibition officers remain in custody.
Governor Small joins other state governors at Mackinac Island for a conference to discuss flood conditions and agricultural legislation.
Attorney General Oscar Carlstrom says confiscated liquor may be sold or given to state institutions under dry laws. He also states that distilling apparatus may be destroyed.
Circuit Judge Charles G. Briggle appointed attorney John M. Pfeifer as master in chancery of the San Gamon County Circuit Court. Pfeifer will oversee equity matters and urgent court orders under the new role.
Attorney General Carlstrom issued an opinion prohibiting deputy county treasurers from countersigning official orders. The ruling affects how financial documents are authorized and may require policy changes in county treasurer offices.
The bill amends school law provisions including allowing reallocation of township fund income when expenses exceed it, distributing remaining funds to districts from grades 1 through 8, changing pension and state treasury allocations to 1/5 mill, and adjusting apportionment bases and fund application forms. It also ends county superintendents withholding funds and requires teachers to maintain records for boards of education.
House Bill 14 authorizes the Illinois state to establish a statewide network of public fishing and hunting grounds managed by the department of conservation. The measure allows a $20 million bond issue with up to 4 percent interest to fund parks and related activities contingent on voter approval at the November 1928 general election and game fund priority payments.
Senate Bill 176 authorizes highway officials to condemn land for hard road routes when settlements fail. It amends and repeals parts of the 1913 act relating to roads and bridges and provides for payments for right of way and votes on such propositions.
Senate Bill 224 revises the 1903 act for the relief of the blind, adding sections 8 and 10. It authorizes state reimbursement to counties contributing funds, sets annual relief benefits at 365000 dollars, mandates reports to the state auditor, and imposes a state property tax of one fifth of a mill to fund the program.
A referendum vote seeks authorization for a two percent tax levy on the district's assessed valuation for educational purposes. The measure applies to an elementary district serving grades 1 through 8, with a population between 1 500 and 100 000 and a school enrollment above 250 students.
Senate Bill 149 directs $50,000 annually to the University of Illinois from proceeds of public land sales as authorized by an 1862 act. The state treasurer must immediately transfer any received funds to the university treasury.
Senate Bill 243 revises the Illinois Industrial University act of 1867. It states the university president holds office at the pleasure of the board of trustees. The title changes to read An act to provide for the organization and maintenance of the University of Illinois.
House Bill 54 authorizes Lincoln Park commissioners to issue bonds up to 6 million dollars for park purposes. No more than 2 million may be voted at any single election. The measure provides for bond payment and a referendum on the bonds.
Curran bill appropriates 715 680 dollars for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the attorney general's office until the first fiscal quarter after the adjournment of the next regular session of the General Assembly.
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