Secom of the Air at Stake in Radio Suit
The first court fight over radio broadcasting rights will occur at Livingston county courthouse Pon tiae during the April term. Edward Me Williams, president of the State Bank of Dwight, secured a temporary injunction stopping G W Bergman from using his station accusing interference with McWilliams home radiotelephone service. Bergman’s counsel filed a demurrer and the case was postponed to the April term. The hearing cites election night last November when Bergman’s broadcasts allegedly interfered with election returns. The case draws attention from the radio world.
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Livingston County
Pontiae
Edward Me Williams
State Bank of
Dwight
G. W. Bergman
McWilliams
Irving Herriot
Bergman
Mc Willin
Radio World
Peru Home Ransacked by Thieves on Seventh and Putnam
Mr and Mrs Charles Has3e returned to 7th and Putnam streets Peru after a two hour absence to find their home ransacked. Thieves likely sought only currency and used a skeleton key to enter and left the door secured upon departure.
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Charles Has3e
Seventh
Putnam Streets
Election Ordinance Sets Police Magistrate Election in Spring Valley
Spring Valley Illinois votes to elect a Police Magistrate for a four year term. The ordinance divides the city into four precincts with polling places and hours from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 17, 1923, naming the judges and clerks for each precinct.
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Council of the of
Spring Valley
First Precinct
William McAdams
James Barowman
Ed Warnock
Fred Ulrich
Fred Noe
Second Precinct
Emery Hanette
Mike Roebuck
Mio Guarneri
Andrew Savio
Andrew Picco
Third Precinct
Alex Bosonetto
Geo. Glovatski
Frank Taylor
Fred Sarture
Richard Clark
Fourth Precinct
Peter Ternetti
Rufin Petroski
William Monaghan
Thomas Olszanowski
John Carroll
City Hall
Frank Tammett
Anton Massack
Dakota Street
Wagner Tidg
Cor
Ladd Road
University Newsletters Offer Free Technical Bulletins
The University of Illinois provides free bulletins and circulars from the engineering and agricultural experiment stations. The publications cover 1921 1922 topics including horse and tractor feeding, soil, dairying, club work, crops, and home economics. Requests sustain permanent mailing lists for interested readers across counties and states.
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University of
Minois
Anv
Materig
P ‘Hese
Engineering Experiment Station
Agricultural Experiment Station
Illinois
Home Economics Extension Service
Peoria County
Bureau County
McHenry County
Greece
Farmer's Library
San Jose
County Home Bureau
Strawberry Club
Ilinois
Federal Farm Loan
Iroquois County
DeKalb County
Adams County
University of Tllinois
Tilinotma
Illinois University Growth Noted in Early State History
The article credits J. B. Turner with establishing the University of Illinois in Champaign County, detailing its growth to 60 buildings on a 235 acre campus with a 990 acre farm. It notes 4,335 classes weekly and an annual output of over 1,000 graduates, including 1,344 in June, highlighting expansion beyond other Midwest rivals and the broader educational mission.
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Illinois
Prairie
Northwest Territory
Corn Best
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
J. B. Turner
University of Illinois
Champaign County
Champaign
University of California
Columbia University
New York
Eity
University of Ilinois
Twin Cities
Urbana
Its Service to Agriculture and the University of Illinois
In the future as now the great service of the University of Illinois to agriculture of the state will be in the field of research. Re Davexport former dean College of Agriculture University of Illinois.
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University of Minois
Calendar of Bureau County School Elections and Events
The Office of Geo. O. Smith outlines key dates in Bureau County schooling from April to May including Flag Day Arbor and Bird Day Annual School Election April 14 County Final Test April 17 Now High School Election and May 19 County Athletic and Literary Contests Election blanks have been mailed to all school boards. Notices of election must be posted at least 10 days before April 14 and board member petitions are due 10 days prior. Blank petitions available from the board secretary or county superintendent.
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Boards of Education
Public Health and Safety Week Proclaimed by Governor
Governor Small proclaims April 22 to 28 as Public Health and Public Safety Week. County Superintendent urges schools to observe with health and safety focus, clean premises, orderly schoolhouses, practical safety lessons, student writing, posters, and awards to Health Crusaders during the week.
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Small
Smith
Health Crusaders
Health Crusaders to Receive School Awards
Awards will be presented to Health Crusaders who complete the 24 week course. Third grade pupils get the Squire Pin, fourth grade the Knight Pin, and fifth and sixth grades the new Knight Banneret Pin. Seventh and eighth graders completing three years receive the Knight Banneret Constant Pin. Less than three years get the old Knight Banneret Pin or Advanced Order Ribbon. Teachers will file names and grades. first and second grades are not awarded.
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Bureau County ‘Tuberculosis Association
Knight Banneret
Knight Banneret Constant
Government Directory Preserve This and Then You'll Know
A government directory urges readers to preserve the reference to stay informed about officials and services. The note emphasizes maintaining access to contact details, offices, and procedures for civic engagement and transparency. It signals ongoing availability of public information for citizens.
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Government
Notable Pay Scales for National Officials in 67th Congress
The document lists salaries for President Warren G. Harding and Vice President Calvin Coolidge, along with top officials in the Senate, House, Cabinet, and Supreme Court. It outlines member pay, travel allowances, clerk hire, stationery, and mileage. It also notes representation ratios and party divisions. Local notes mention Miss Nellie Ryan and Miss Ella Flanagan visiting Arlington School on February 13.
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Warren G. Harding
Ohio
White House
Calvin Coolidge
Mass
Senate
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
House
Frederick H. Gillet
Congress
Washington
State
Chas
E. Hughes
N. Y
Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
War
John W
Weeks
Atty-Gen
Harry M. Daugherty
Harry S. New
Ind
Secy-Navy
Edwin Denby
Mich
Hubert Work
Colo
Henry C. Wallace
Commerce
Herbert C. Hoover
Cal
Jas
Joe McKenna
Oliver W. Holmes
Pierce Butler
Minn
Willis van Devanter
Wyo
James Mc Reynolds
Tenn
Louis D. Brandeis
George Sutherland
Utah
Edward T. Sanford
Nellie Ryan
Ella Flanagan
Arlington School
Education Crisis in Nation’s Schools Highlighted by President Harding
President Harding argues that American education is failing to protect the nation’s future. He cites underpaid teachers, weak physical training, poor civics and history instruction, and especially short rural terms with one teacher per school. He calls for vastly improved facilities and salaries to uplift the country’s 133 rural teachers.
White Way to Spend 20000 for Boosting
Davenport business interests will spend 20000 this year to advertise sign and develop paving along the White Way 7 route in Illinois Iowa and Nebraska. The plan calls for organizing 25 towns including Shef field Wyanet Princeton De Pue and Spring Valley along bond issue Route No 7 through Illinois.
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Davenport
Illinois
Des Moines
C. R. Miles
Odd Irish Belief About Broken Pencil Portents
A curious Irish superstition links a broken pencil point to an upcoming domestic quarrel or jar, suggesting misfortune in the home following a snapped writing instrument. The belief reflects folk reasoning about everyday objects presaging family discord.
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Ireland
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Helps Catarrh Deafness
Catarrhal deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to reduce inflammation and restore hearing. The medicine has been used for over forty years and is sold by all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
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P. M. Mahoney
Middle West
Bureau County School Notes
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Gunther
Westfield Township
William H. Neill
Justice of the Peace
James J. Farmer
Jacob Pinter JR
Walter Green
Tor
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