Illinois Coal Output Sets New 1912 Record
Illinois coal mines produced 59,885,226 short tons valued at $70,294,338 in 1912, the highest on record. Half of the 102 counties mined coal, with bed No. 6 dominating over 60 percent of output, and No. 7 adding to the mix. The biennial spring shutdown occurred April 1, 1912, but gains came from intensified labor and mechanization, placing Illinois third in tonnage behind West Virginia while leading in value. An information bureau at the Springfield courthouse will aid fair visitors with schedules and lodging during the week of the fair.
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Springfield
Washington, D. C
Illinois
Mississippi River
North Dakota
Montana
Geological Survey
Danville
West Virginia
Illnois
Finois
Minds
Springfield Commercial Association
Information Bureau
Civil Service Posts Given Reveal Wide Eligible Lists
Announcement lists two dozen plus names of eligible candidates for guards in state institutions and house staff for boys and girls homes. Notable names span Springfield to Joliet and Chicago, with many towns represented and a broad roster of positions.
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Arthur R. Carver
Hiram C. Davis
Springfield
Richard P. Powers
Morris F. Merritt
Amos B. Lucan
Chicago
William H. Bergen
Pontiac
Hmil Erxleben
Kankakee
Herman A. Stricklin
Thomas B. Ashby
George F. Wright
Eldorado
Charles
Brownsville
Lincoln Doney
Danville
George E. McGee
Walter H. Moore
John W. Riead
Harley E. Pyle
Tamaroa
Charles L. Patton
Flanagan
Edward Runion
Pomona
Willis A. Smith
Ernest S. Sanders
Thompsonville
William H. Chidsey
Jarry Collins
Joliet
Leslie M. Hefner
Lexington
Andrew J. Hallerman
Anna
Albert S. Gregg
Broughton
Jacob K. Edmonds
Bryan Fay
Stuart C. Huffman
Murphysboro
Edward Flood
Pekin
Hugo M. Krein
Reynolds
Walter Grissom
Pinckneyville
Charley Moore
Golden Gate
John T. Gourley
Lick Creek
James J. Gray
Shawneetown
John ©. Gruber
Virden
Charles F. Spicer
Edna Godden
Kyle Doenges
St. Charles
Mary Crenshaw
Hullhouse
Wlliam J. Printen
Annie Dunne
Wilhelmina Killinger
Dorothy R. Caughey
Sibyl Spoonamore
Minnie A. Whitlock
Mary Rockhold
Geneva
Joel McClanahan
Airy McClanahan
Grantsburg
Mahala Wooters
Edinburg
Joseph P. Womack
Sarah L. Depew
Jacksonville
Sedalia Gore
Watertown
Francis Gore
Mary E. Boyd
McLeansboro
To Aid the Farmer Wife Theme at Illinois Conference
Illinois club women address rural welfare at the country life conference led by Mrs. Frederick A. Dow of Chicago president of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs. The program highlighted club work for country women and social aims in rural districts.
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Illinois Club
Country Life
Frederick A. Dow
Chicago
Iinois Federation of Women’s Clubs
Dow
Governor Frees Grundy County Inmate in Commutation
Governor Dunne commuted the sentence of William Mullen from Grundy county jail after finding unsanitary jail conditions and ill health, plus evidence of innocence not raised at trial. Mullen had faced seven months in jail and a fine for an assault with a deadly weapon and has served part of the term. The commutation ends the sentence and cancels the fine.
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William Mullen
Dunne
Grundy County
Mullen
Raised bill attempt sparks fatal Tamms storefight
A posse killed a negro in Tamms after two men tried to pass a raised five dollar bill at a store. They paid a dime on a one dollar bill, received 90 cents in change, and when refused the 4.90 more they drew revolvers and fired as they backed away. Other notes from Illinois include first policewoman appointment in Pana, coal-payroll relief at O Gara mine, arson arrest near Posey, and a murder verdict at Mount Vernon.
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Tamms
Cairo
Illinois Brevities Roundup of Local Incidents
Quincy death of Mrs. Anna E. Hopkins from a broken neck after a stair fall. Rockford reports a female county superintendent of schools, Abbie J. Craig, chosen on the nineteenth ballot. Bloomington supervisors reject Tice good roads law funding 28 to 13. Croesnoc charged with forgery in Eldorado case. Zion City imposes curfew for youths after 9 PM in summer 8 PM in winter with a $10 fine. New Lenox fire destroys store and post office causing $20,000 total damage. Champaign murder case connected to Harold Wilson, gun given by Charles Roughton. Dixon endorses convict labor camps. Mount Vernon names five highway superintendents. Galesburg declines state road aid under Tice Dill. Macomb reports fly swatting contest records. Clinton County to operate under Tice road law with $6,088 levy. Carlyle appoints county highway supt from local candidates. Aurora notes Chicago girls found living in cell-like rooms in Geneva. one accomplice Carl Rosene linked to state home. Champaign covers Bloomfield Baptist meeting with ministers discussing evangelism and listed speakers.
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Quincy
Anna E. Hopkins
Hopkins
Rockford
Winnebago County
Abbie J. Craig
Bloomington
McLean County
Harrisburg
Croesnoc
Saline County Lumber Company
Eldorado
J. B. Blackman
J. W. Shaw
Zion City
New Lenox
C. S. Hilton
Champaigne d
John Snyder
Harold Wilson
Snyder
Charles Roughton
Roughton
Wilson
Dixon
Lee County Board of Supervisors
Camp Hope
Mount Vernon
Illinois
G T. Terry
G K. Carver
H. H B. Crocker
J. D. Dodds
Joseph Coats
J. W. Means
Charles Wilton
Ben Bond
Carlyle
H. J. Holtkamp
Aviston
Siminton
Posey
Aurora
Chicago
Geneva
Carl E. Rosene
Champaign
Bloomfield Baptist Association
C. P. Greenfield
Villa Grove
H. L. Wheeler
Chrisman
Edgar Woolhouse
Urbana
J. D. Rumeley
Mattoon
Cc. C. Rork
A. P. Renn
Sidgll
C. C. Perrin
Arcola
G. A. Schumacher
Paris
G. A. Poole
Rantoul
R. 3. Mackey
Sadorus
R. M. Wood
Gifford
Monaco Croupier Training School Teaches Precision Money Handling
A London Tit-Bits note describes the Monaco school for croupiers where scholars train using sham money and metal discs. Masters supervise role play to teach counting, payout accuracy, and precise money pitching across the table. Qualified scholars join the casino with a job security caveat and instant dismissal clause.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
London
Cave Lease Clause Reveals Prehistoric Tenant Rules
In a humorous exchange set in the Stone Age, a professor studies wall signs that supposedly tell big history. The signs merely state a monthly rent of forty clam-shells in advance and ban dinosaurs, pterodactyls, or sabre toothed tigers from the cave.
Unclear Dialogue Fragments Surface in Note
Fragmentary lines show a crossed message about affections and refusals. The text hints at a romantic exchange with terms like waiver of claims and hesitation. No clear event or names are present to identify a specific news item.
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MAKEO
News OF Illinois
Telegraph
Pana
Board of Aldermen
Harry H. Lyon
Hoyleton
C. L. Langerhans
Addieville
J. H. Buescher
Irvington
Freeburg
F. H. Mittendorf
St. Paul
Jesse Burnett
Weinberg
Burnett
Granite City
Oscar V. Punek
Walter Brocail
Harrison Hitch
Princeton
Ind
Otis Humphrey
United States District Court
Township
Newman
Frances Blair
E. A. Haven
Aga
Albert Thomas
Mansfield
Dean
Indiana
Co. Walker
Grand Ave
Connerauile
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N.Y
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