Illinois state news highlights 1924 death rate drop and active public affairs
Illinois reports a 1924 death rate of 1 122 per 100 000 population down from 1 204 in 1923. Resignation of prohibition en forcement official Charles W Vursell. 3000 black bass released into Fox river at Aurora. accidents, education, veterans, and law actions across the state. Notable events include Ottawa gravel pit finds, governor Len Small greeting 15 000 delegates at Kankakee fair, typhoid carriers in Chicago, and 4 H corn club progress across 26 counties with a state corn show planned.
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Department of Commerce
Illinois
Charles W. Vursell
Prohibition Enforcement
Transportation
Chicago
Federal
Fox River
Aurora
Izaak Walton League
Agnes Bobeck
Robert Peterson
Rockford
J. J. Beitler
A. B. Seguia
One Hundred and Twenty-third Field Artillery
Galesburg
Oscar Carlstrom
C. C. Oleson
Hilma Jackson
Oleson
Len Small
Kankakee Interstate Fair
Governor Small
Cliff
Prohibition
Lquor
B.oc
Yellowley
Thirteenth
Industrial Commission of
Ilinois
Edwin H. Hughes
Milnois
Methodist Episcopal Church
Beardstown
Bundesen
Health Department
Board of Supervisors
Champaign County
Public Welfare Department
Springfield
Ex-Congressman Parsons Dies After Motor Bicycle Accident
Herbert Parsons of New York and Lenox, former congressman and Republican leader, died at House of Mercy hospital in Pittsfield. He sustained a kidney rupture from a motor bicycle accident in Lenox while demonstrating a motorized bicycle to his young son.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Herbert Parsons
New York
Lenox
House of Mercy Hospital
Whitney and Davidson Fined for Game Law Violation
Vancouver authorities fined Cornelius Van derbilt Whitney and Harry P. Davidson 100 dollars each with costs and the option of 30 days in jail after a Windermere magistrate found them violation of provincial game regulations.
Ford Bid for Ships Likely
Henry Ford plans to submit a bid to purchase four Pan American Lines passenger and freight ships after a conference of officials. The sale involves Shipping Board vessels and Ford’s move follows a formal announcement.
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Ford
Washington
Shipping Board
Pan-American Lines
Henry Ford
Bryan Memorial Meeting in Washington Plans Bryan Memorial
A conference on erecting a memorial to the late William Jennings Bryan was held by friends of the Commoner. Josephus Daniels attended. Tenor's wife seeks a divorce alleging his refinement and high tone as the reason.
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Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Josephus Daniels
Reverend C D Case Quits Chicago Pastorate in Leland Divorce
Rev Carl D Case longtime Oak Park First Baptist pastor and central figure in the Leland divorce announces retirement from ministry. He will leave Chicago for Florida in two weeks after doctors urge immediate rest and change of environment following the court case disclosures.
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C. D. Case
Leland
Chicago
Carl D. Case
First Baptist Church of
Oak Park
Albert R. Leland
Charles M. Foell
Charlotte
Florida
Case
Peoria Judge Attacks Federal Dry Officers Involving Raids
Circuit Judge T N Green in his charge to the September grand jury assailed the operations of Lone Wolf Asher, the U S dry agent, for raids that led to about 200 arrests six weeks earlier. He said constitutional rights were violated and arrests made without due process. Our idea of a conceited man is the one who takes harp lessons.
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Peoria
Ill
Lone Wolf
Asher
United States
T. N. Green
Dr Hough Cleared of Heresy Charge by Board
In Flint Michigan a disciplinary board found charges against Dr Lyon Harold Hough unsubstantial. The Methodist Episcopal pastor and former Northwestern president faced accusations by Dr Levi Bird of Port Sanilac for two sermons.
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Hough
Flint
Mich
Lerby
Lyon Harold Hough
Methodist Episcopal
Northwestern University
Levi Bird
Port Sanilac
Turkish 40000 Troops Await Mosul Boundary Ruling
An observer reports 40,000 Turkish troops stationed behind the provisional Mosul frontier awaiting a League of Nations decision on the boundary dispute. British airmen monitor the Turkish forces for any move amid the standoff.
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London
Traq
Mosul
League of Nations Council
Austrian composer Leo Fall dies in Vienna
Leo Fall the Austrian composer of The Dollar Princess and Madame Pompadour died in Vienna. Fall visited the United States last year to witness the New York production of Madame Pompadour.
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Leo Fall
Vienna
Fall
United States
New York
Bus Falls on Mountain Kill Seven Near Asheville
Seven people died when a bus left a mountain road between Asheville and Burnsville. Authorities reported the fatal crash occurred on a rural grade with the vehicle plunging down the slope. Fire crews and rescue workers were dispatched to the scene.
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Asheville
N. Y
Here
Burnsville
Mexican desert reclamation fuels largest cotton district
A vast 1 960 000 acre tract in Mexico, once barren, has been developed by irrigation and now forms the country’s largest cotton producing district. The transformation reflects extensive water management and agricultural expansion impacting regional economy and livelihoods.
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Mexico
Two Drake Hotel Bandits Found Guilty of Murder
The two gunmen Joe Holmes and Jack Woods were found guilty of murder in the Drake hotel holdup that killed clerk Frank B. Rodkey. The verdict came at 4:18 a.m. after a nine hour jury debate. Rodkey's widow Mrs Rodkey voiced relief at justice.
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Drake Hotel
Chicago
Frank B. Rodkey
Joe Holmes
Jack Woods
Farmers Fight Against Rate Raise Set for Oct 26
The western freight rate advance case was adjourned to October 26 at Edgewater Beach hotel. Chairman Clyde B. Aitchison of the Interstate Commerce Commission will preside to permit cross examination of railroad witnesses by protesting shippers and farmers. The article notes farmers in western states are prosperous enough to bear a 5 percent rate increase, while railroads await relief likely next spring.
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Chicago
Western
Edgewater Beach
Clyde B. Aitchison
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western States
Collop Monday: Eve of Lent Tradition Described
Collop Monday marks the week containing Ash Wednesday when people eat salted meat and eggs as a final feast before Lent. The custom centers on consuming col lops to observe the pre Lenten period and farewell from meat.
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