Illinois history quiz questions and answers
A compilation of Q and A covering Illinois history. Topics include early teachers in the Illinois country, Chicago's first municipal election in 1883, Great Migration patterns during war, the 1787 Treaty of Greenville, an Aeronautics Commission inspector, Silver Creek naming, early Illinois criminal court in 1722, the first criminal case in 1723, the 1816 Indian Boundary Line Treaty, and key Indigenous and US participants and land ceded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Pierre Gebault
Gebault
Illinois
Kaskaskia
Cahokia
Chicago
Greenville
United States
Chicago River
Illinois Aeronautics Commission
Jane Ray
Chicago Girls Flying Club
Commission
Cook County
Silver Creek
St. Clair County
Sieur Renault
Renault
Arkansas
New Orleans
Pierre Perillaunt
Fort de Chartres
Ninian Edwards
William Clark
Augustus Chouteau
First dollar earned leads to a marriage license tale
Jerold E. Oaks of Pontiac Michigan kept his first earnings from a golf course at age ten and spent it recently on a marriage license. Coast Guardsmen towed a dead 60 ton whale seven miles offshore at Gloucester Massachusetts then found it back in the harbor later, towed by a well meaning yachtman who feared a navigation threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerold E. Oaks
Pontiac
Mich
Gloucester
Mass
Is He Tough A Male Suicide Attempt Reported
Frank Banis, 29, of 7 West 21st street, was wounded in a self inflicted shooting at his home after a quarrel with his wife. Police say the act was an attempted death by his own hand to prove toughness, though he later told doctors there was no trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Banis
West 21St Street
Daniel Day
East Chicago Heights
Banis
St. James Hospital
Mlle. Banis
Frankfort
Chicago Heights
Civil Service Examinations for Soil Conservationists Open
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive examinations for Soil Conservationists in the Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture. Applications close August 24, 1936. Salaries range from 2606 to 4600 dollars yearly with a 3 percent retirement deduction. Applicants need a four year agriculture bachelor degree plus specific experience. Further details available from the Secretary of the Civil Service Board of Examiners or the Commission in Washington, D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Soil Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of the
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Washington, D. C
Four Fined for Street Sign Thefts by Flossmoor Police
Four Kensington youths arrested by Flossmoor police were arraigned before Police Magistrate William Carrier and fined 40 dollars each for destruction of public property. Sam Adducci and Joseph Basile were caught at 2:30 am with eight street signs in a car, with two others implicated in confessions. Additional suspects Gene Massato and Vincent Manzardo, from Kensington, were later arrested. Tarzan Rovito accompanied them but was not caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kensington
Flossmoor
William Carrier
Sam Adducci
E. 7Th Street
Joseph Basile
Vernon Avenue
Harry Sundeen
Joe Dineen
Gene Massato
Vincent Manzardo
Kensington District
Tarzan Rovito
Kensington Police
Chicago Heights
Britannica lists living children in its pages for first time
The latest Britannica edition names living persons for the first time in 168 years, listing five individuals known as the Dionne quintuplets. This marks a historic inclusion of living children in the encyclopedia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Encylopedia Britannica
Dionne
Local and Personal News From Dolton and Surrounding Areas
Miss Viola Hammermeister returns to work at Dolton A. and P. after illness confinement. Dolton and Riverdale residents visit relatives, vacations span Stan, Momence, Chicago, and Wisconsin. Picnic planned by Lutheran Aid Association at Stelter's Grove August 2. Various travelers, visits, and weekend trips noted. A baby shower for Mrs. Conrad Kern and local reports on clergy, censuses, and upcoming birthday events are highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Hammermeister
Dolton A. & P
Herman Kortum
Dolton
Southland
Mich
Aid Association For Lutherans of
St. Paul’s Church
Stelter’s Grove
Homewood
Western Avenue
Michael J. Brennan
Erie
William J. Haney
Haney
Brennan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ray Packard
Jean
Dawn
Momence
A. J. Smith
Gertrude Goodman
Chicago
Charles Murphy
Evelyn Ehlers
Dalton
Fred Kasten
Detroit
Robert Hansehhman
Bert
Emil
Felix Schabloske
Boulder
Wis
John Wernicke
Wayland Beach
Ill
Virginia Zoller
Verda Ann Ormsby
Seneca, Ill
Charles Wulff
Degree of
Whiting
Whiting Beach
Leo Frank
Lake Katrina
Antioch, Ill
Frank
Herman Hahl
Bert Propper
Lake Michigan Beach
Colma
Minnie
Betty
Harry Drendel
E. Lee Coleman
Dolton M. E
University of Chicago
Alex Grant
Naomi
Mabel
William Grant
Riverdale
Conover
Carl Koch
George Bockelman
Oscar J. Reich
O. R
Leon Warren
Mabel Rose
Chicagoland
Ilgare Park
Lowvale Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
William Rose
Traverse City
KB. E. Gundaker
New York
Harold Gundaker
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lawrence Fagg
Lakeside
Herbert Dickelman
Milton Younkers
Indiana
Kentucky
Turkey Run
Lake Michigan
Conrad Kern
Leyden Ave
Oscar Heinz
Herman Anders
Yellowstone Park
Mary Perry
Rita
Racine
Loretta Joyce
Carl Lieb
Monroe Street
Volton
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Bernard Freeman
Winamace
Ind
Robert Hair
Carl Grapenthien
Martin Schmidt
Henry Grapenthien
Jack Middendorf
Albert R. Miller
Park Avenue
Robert Pinger
Aurelia Jillecek
138Th Street
James Hanihan
Merle
Harold Reid
Michigan Ave
Pittsburgh
Oscar Schultz
Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
John Schultz
Margaret Street
Edward Stewart
Michigan
Mary Squies
East 187Th Pi
Julius Osberg
Elaine
State Street
Ivanhoe
Hawley
Minn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward J. Hughes
Secretary of State
Dolton, Riverdale
Malloy Coal Cqo
Interocean
AMG
J. F. Chandler Roofing CO
Chicago ST
Dolton, Ill
Oscar R. Vincent
115Th Street
Tough
Civil Service Examinations
Pasengers
Maurice Williams
Merrill Williams
Margaret Stuecken
Marjorie Stuecken
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