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Senate accepts repeal of freight and passenger taxes with next year effective date. President Trarding names George W. Upton to the federal trade commission. Borah bill blocks tolls for Panama Canal transit amid opposition. Armistice day funds approved. Weeks defends no airshow participation. Alcohol tax rises 1.8 a gallon to boost revenue. Unemployment and industry measures discussed at national conference.
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Senate
Washington
President Trarding
George W. Upton
Warren, Y
Federal Trade Commission
Lodge
Panama Canal
Senate Finance Committee
Illinois East ern Star officers elected at Peoria session
The Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star in Illinois elected officers at Peoria led by Mrs Effie R Redman Chicago as worthy grand matron and John M Tipton Springfield as worthy grand patron S W Soelke Chicago elected grand associate patron and the next meeting set for Chicago A rush of automobile licenses adds 85000 cars year over last report with totals of 652000 licensed vehicles including 575000 pleasure cars and 77000 trucks Construction week for locks on the Illinois deep waterway at Marseilles scheduled October 18 with the first concrete block to be laid and a 1500000 project cost Illinois Woman's College Jacksonville opens with 240 students in its largest enrollment yet and seeks 4 million in endowment in 15 months Resolutions from the Rock River conference urge oversight of motion pictures and government adherence to public policy The Len Small administration faces venue questions in a Lake County embezzlement case Springfields electricity rates promised to drop following a 20 year franchise approval Illinois Supreme Court imposes personal appearance rule for Minnesota bar applicants and a Dixon site purchase recalls Jefferson Davis oath site State records note various criminal cases and appointments in Illinois spanning counties cities and universities including Rock Island Decatur Bloomington and Chicago
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Grand
The
Order of Eastern Star
Peoria
Effie R. Redman
Chicago
Worthy
John M. Tipton
Springfield
Helen M. Brakefield
Associated
Nettie C. Kenner
Chicicago
J. Mae McRae
Emile Coombs Watkins
East St. Louis
Nellie
Minois
Marseilles
Ilinois Deep
Ilinois Deep Waterway Have Been Arranged For October 18, Governor Small
Ilinois
Bell Island
Ilinois Woman’s College At
Jacksonville
Rock River
Methodist Episcopal Church
Len Simul
Vernon Curtis
Waukegan
Lake County
Mortimer
Frank W. Burton
Springfield Gas and Electric Company
Len Small
Charles Ibstein
Elgin
Lake Street
Npreme
Minow
Board of Law Examiners
Supreme Court
Dixon
Jefferson Davis
United States Army
Abraham Lincoln
Herbert Steward
Mar
Frank .Armstrong
Rockford
Steward
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington
William J. McCauley
Olney
American Legion of Illnois
Decatur
Charles W. Schick
Navy
Frederick Pond
Armour Post
Capt
H. D. Reed
Taylor
Kansas City
W. L. Kelly
Shelbyville
Milton J. Foreman
A. A. Sprague
William R. McCauley
A. L. Myers
A. A. Pantelis
George Bring, Jr
John A. Hartman
de Witt Cleland
Thomas ¥. Davey
William P. Simons
Andy Rogers
Tooreman
Rock Island
Illinois
Henry Neil
Hinsdale
Neil
Pennsylvania
P. W. Smith
Federal Bureau of Markets
Samuel Buffington
Hyde Park
Edward Knaus
North
Richmond Street
Windis
Janes Breen
Bert Cronsen
Martin M. Gridley
Logan County
Edward Turner
Nora
Mefean County
Aurora
Fulton
Lincon Highway
Stephenson County
First U.S. Armament Conference Delegation Meets
President Harding outlines a practical aim for the arms talks through a letter on universal disarmament. Secretary Hughes leads a four delegate U.S. group in Washington to survey the scope and set a plan before the November 11 conference opening.
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Harding
United States
Hughes
Ella L. Freed
Brooklyn
Miss Freed
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Republian
Manufacturers’ Committee
National Conference On
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New York
William McCauley
American Legion
Illlnois
Wrlie McNeely
Leesburg
Sing County
Texas
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Lorain
Steven Yeaman
AL Th Yeaman
Times Register
Idaho Falls
Dda
Prckers
East St. Bours
Suiide Agaitat
Joseph Leiter
Virginia
Lynchbore
Atlas
Vincennes
Ind
Robert Llaidaman
Grand Avenue Bank
St. Louis
Marvard
Cambridge
Mass
Slaynes
Mutual Brewing Company
Joseph D. Brown
American Brass Company
Ansonia, Conn
Ansonia
W. S. McPherron
Monarch
Sheridan
Wyo
Faith
New Orleans
Bardolph (I.) State Bank
State Auditor’s Office
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Pratt
Kan
Michael F. Farley
Congress
Bellevue Hospital
Bevelyn Gordon
John Gordon
London
Uzees
France
Duke of Gruso
d’Uzees
Prince Tokugawa
Japan
Tokyo
Paris
Alexander
Jugo- Slavia
Cyrus I. Woods
Calle Quintana
Madrid
Infante Alonso
Orleans and
Bourbon
Gustaf
Stockholm
Sjalmar Branting
Oscar von Sidow
Morocco
Goutrgougen
Commissariat For Foreign Trade
Moscow
Riga
Letvia
Rome
William TD Leeds
Princoess Anastasia
William HH. Leeds
Richmond
Tod
Xenia
Constantine
Greece
Tavis
Wiener-Neustadt
Vienna
U.S
White House
Warren G, Harding
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