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Illinois Happenings On Safety and State Affairs
Illinois Secretary of State Emmerson urges strict observance of safety laws for automobile drivers. Wage talks near agreement hike coal miners’ pay to 7.50 for day men. University of Illinois bands train future leaders while the will of Mrs Nellie A Black leaves 2 million to Chicago charities. Illinois tops federal fiscal surplus. Chicago builds slow due to costs. alcohol enforcement tightens licenses. Fire, rail, and political notes across the state.
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Illinois
L. L. Emmerson
Secretary of State
Chicago
E. C. Searles
University of Illinois
America
Nellie A. Black
John G. Black
Walter G. Berlin
New York
Tllinois
Washington, D. C
Union
Ralph W. Stone
Hubert Howard
Wilnavis County
Streator Fair
W. P. Trevilhian
Freeport
A. B. Wimmer
First Baptist Church
Morrison
Orchard
Neb
Edward Lea
Paris
Brocton
Luther Lea
Springfield
Representatives’ Hall
State Arsenal
Constitutional Convention
House of Representatives
Hall
Knights of Pythias
Geiger, Baker
Public Utilities Commission
Baker
Interstate Commerce Commission
I. M. Craig
Building Construction Employers’ Association
Edwardsville
Sandwich
Harry Grotzjahn
Granite City
Peru
Tlinois
Peoria
Decatur
Bloomington
Pekin
Lincoln
Mount Pulaski
Washburn
Varna
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Thomas J. O’brien
Internal Revenue
Harry Mager
O’brien
Pioneer
Northwestern Railroad
Frank C. Lowden
Frank M. Bristol
Chattanooga Tenn
Rock River
Rockford
Clayton Edward Crafts
Ile