Illinois bid notices and state fiscal updates
The State Department of Public Works and Buildings invites bids for subway approaches on 95th Street near Stony Island Avenue in Chicago, due by 10:00 a.m. September 20. State highway contracts totaling 1,232,757.41 across multiple counties were awarded for pavement and one bridge painting project. The Distributive School Fund received 1,775,551.15 from motor fuel receipts and Retailers' Occupation Tax, with 90,551.43 and 875,000.00 from these taxes for August. The fund allotment for the month was 1,787,651.39 as the General Assembly approved property tax relief for schools. Dr. Frank J. Jirka reports Illinois fire deaths and fatalities rise from misused oil, scalding, matches, and fireplace hazards, noting 3,991 burn deaths and 1,031 fatally trapped in the last decade.
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State Department of Public Works and Buildings
Division of Highways
95Th Street
Stony Island Avenue
Chicago
Morris
Grundy County
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Henderson
Knox
Fulton
Pratt
Sangamon
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LaSalle Crawford
Grundy Counties
Henry Horner
K. L. Ames, Jr
State of
Illinois
General Assembly
Morro Castle
Frank J. Jirka
Officials Forgot Duty in Fear of Pestilence in 1665 London
The 1665 plague drove the wealthy from London while the poor suffered in the capital. Officials and nobles fled, leaving the city to apothecaries who kept working, dispensing remedies as physicians fled. The duke of Albemarle stayed, a lone government representative, during the epidemic.
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London
Charles
Duke of
Charming Knighton Valley Adds Historic Charms
Knighton in Shropshire sits by the Teme and offers hill views, antique appeal, and natural attractions. Caractacus reportedly waged battles in the area and earthworks remain visible. Hopton Castle, a fortress ruin from Edward I’s era, stands as a local landmark.
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Knighton
Teme
Shropshire
Hopton Castle
Edward the First
Big Calumet Sewage Plant Nears Finish Amid Cost Talks
The Calumet treatment works, begun in 1930 under the Sanitary District, nears completion with final aeration and settling tanks finished. The $6.9 million project, aided by a $42 million PWA grant, aims to treat sewage from 87th to 159th streets and Crawford to the state line, with bids for two more contracts to be opened September 20.
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Sanitary District
Public Works Administration
87Th
159Th Streets
Crawford Avenue
Indiana State Line
Lake Michigan
United States Supreme Court
Calumet
Calumet Index
Tinamou Nesting Habits Challenge California Propagation
California officials report two years of attempts to propagate the South American tinamou in the state failed as the female, after laying a clutch, leaves incubation to a male and seeks another mate. With multiple males she lays clutch after clutch. with one mate she neglects incubation. The birds, once imported for propagation, are often misclassified as pheasants though they are closer related to ostriches.
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California Bureau of Game Propagation
California
Argentine
Uruguay
Bureau of Game Propagation
Moss Gatherers and Their Hidden Market
The piece notes a farmer's varied income streams including moss gathering. Water moss is sought by New York florists, and long moss strips drying on Catskill fences indicate regional trade. Children and women on farms typically gather the moss, boosting family earnings.
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New York
Catskill Mountains
Devils Island Penal Site in Iles du Salut
Devils Island exists in the Iles du Salut off French Guiana near South America. The penal station sits at the seaward end with administrative headquarters near Te Royale, and Ile du Diable is noted as the historic prison of Alfred Dreyfus.
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Devils Island
Iles du Salut
Guyana
South America
Te Rtoyale
Aired Dreyfus
Tom Jackson’s Wit and Humor
A humorous missive about a nervous wife and a medicine that supposedly calmed her, told as a letter to a doctor. The quip notes the wife slept after taking two bottles, implying the cure was more potent than expected.
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Tom Jackson
Physical Fitness Needed for Athletic Achievement
An article urges students to pursue physical fitness to gain athletic success. It links training, sleep, diet, and discipline to making first teams, noting many factors beyond talent determine who earns berths. It encourages outdoor activity this autumn and a healthy lifestyle to “conquer” the season.
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Oklahoma
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Ian
Bob
Ben
Dolly Reynolds
Jones
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