State acquires Horse Shoe Lake preserve for public shooting grounds
Gov Len Small and William J Stratton announce purchase of 2000 acres at Horse Shoe Lake and 1100 adjacent acres in Alexander County to form a premier game and fish preserve. The site, near Cairo, Illinois, will be stocked with upland game and supported by license revenue under the 1923 game and fish codes.
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Alexander County
Len Small
William J. Stratton
Department of Conservation
Horse Shoe Lake
Cairo
Illinois
Mississippi
Ohio River
Woodford
General Assembly
Stratton
Sun to Shine for Vast Future Until Galactic Pathsend
Scientists say the sun's current mass will provide light and heat for about 15 trillion years. As it drifts among stars it could accumulate more matter and extend its life further.
Stars Endorse Citizens' Military Training Camps Appeal
A War Department pamphlet publishes signed statements from Ruth Tunney Paddock Tilden Weissmuller and other figures urging youth to enroll in Citizens' Military Training Camps for health character and citizenship. Carl coaches and leaders including Knute Rockne Zuppke Roper Yale Yale and Michigan coaches back the program.
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America
Kings of Sport
Ruth
Tunney
Paddock
Tilden
Weissmuller
War Department
Weismuller
Knute Rockne
Bob Zuppke
Ilinois
Bill Roper
Princeton
T. A D. Jones
Yale
Alonzo Stagg
Chicago
Fielding H. Yost
Michigan
Ceremonious Gathering Levee At British Court
A ceremonial morning reception known as the levee is held for dignitaries. At the British court both ladies and gentlemen may attend the royal drawing room, but only gentlemen participate in the king's levee.
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Republic
Mountain-dwelling Clark Nutcrackers Stir Northwest Pines
Nature Magazine notes Clark nutcrackers live year round at 5000 to 8000 feet in alpine Northwest forests. They pry cones from trees and hammer the cone scales with their bills to access seeds and food, adapting to high elevation habitats.
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Clark
Nature Magazine
Northwest
Halcyon Days: Calm Seas and Kingfisher Nesting Legend
The name Halcyon derives from a kingfisher in ancient Greek lore. It describes a period of calm seas when the bird supposedly nests on the sea and lays and hatches eggs in about 14 days around December 21. The phrase Halcyon days memorializes peaceful times.
Illinois News Nuggets Summarize Local Events And Deaths
A Springfield health chief resigns. Dorothy Smith of Chicago elected U W W C A president. Vernon Wolf dies by suicide near Geneseo amid ill health. Rutland State Bank closes by state order due to frozen assets. Peoria bans sidewalk skating after accidents. Pekin to face rodent control with a Pied Piper. Ada Bennett, 35, killed by lightning near Logan. Abner Cooper, 77, Homer pioneer, dies of heart trouble. Joseph R. Smith, 74, Glen Ellyn bank president, dies suddenly. Cyrus H. Drury found guilty of conspiracy to defraud a bank. three years in prison and 2400 dollar fine. Knox College receives 100000 dollar estate from W H Browning. Soares of Chicago will deliver Illinois university baccalaureate address. Kinley to give commencement. Donald Best fatally shot in St. Louis. McAvoy brewery in Chicago Heights ordered closed for a year after a federal injunction.
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J. W. Brokaw
Springfield
Misa Dorothy Smith
Chicago
U. Www. C. A
University of Illinois
Vernon L. Wolf
Geneseo
Rutland State Bank
State Banking Department
Peoria
Wiliam Rubat
Ruamer
Oliver Behel
Pied Piper
Ada Bennett
Logan
Joe Bennett
Abner Cooper
Homer
Campbell House
Joseph R. Smith
Glen Ellyn State Bank
World and U S Wide Streets Across the Map
The widest street in the world is the Champs Elysees in Paris with a 59 foot width. Canal Street in New Orleans is likely the widest in the United States at 200 feet across.
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Champs Elysees
Paris
Canal Street
New Orleans
United States
Malayan Snake God Temple on Penang Island
A temple on Penang Island honors the snake god Chor Su Kong. Inside the temple crowds populate with snakes from five inches to sea serpent size, yet the worshipers believe the serpents never harm them.
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Penang
Whitney patent links to cotton gin breakthrough
EW Whitney was granted a patent for the cotton gin on March 14 1765. This machine separated cotton fibers from seeds and sparked a revolution in the cotton industry.
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EW Whitney
Arkansas Diamonds The Arkansan Diamond Imine
In Pike County the Arkansas diamond mine yields several thousand diamonds matching the best in color and over one percent harder than the hardest global counterparts. Local reports note the remarkable quality and rarity of the stones discovered in the region.
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Arkansas
Pike County
Starling Not a Pest in New York History
The starling was introduced into New York City in 1890. Its feeding habits are largely beneficial and the birds have a strong capacity to help by consuming many insect pests.
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New York City
Ita
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Game and Fish News
Theodore Gerald Soares
University of Chicago
David Kinley
Donald G. Best
Quincy
Illinois Department of the American Legion
St. Louis
Cunane
Daniel J. McAvoy
Chicago Heights
James H. Wilkerson
Roseland
Buick Sales Co
Michigan Ave
Crosley
Kennedy
Stewart-Warner
Grebe
Tegtmeier-Rothe Co. Pullman
Michigan Avenue
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