Illinois corn prospects brighten under state seed tests
The Food Production and Conservation Committee reports a record corn stand across most of Illinois aided by weather conditions and farmer seed testing. A government reserve of 65 thousand bushels remains, with 85 percent of the state planted and strong prior sales to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
State Council of Defense
Weather Man
Food Production and Conservation Committee
P. E. Fleming
Council
Central
North
Italian Countess Appeals U.S. Women for War Aid
Countess Mazzuchi wife of the Italian consul general at Reims travels to urge American women to forego luxuries and fund 15 ambulances for hospitals. She stresses feeding clothing and comforts for soldiers and recalls nursing 2,900 wounded during the Marne bombardment. She later did relief work in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geere
Edie Frais
Ciquita Mazmuchi
Mazzuchi
Reims
the Marne
Poilus
Italy
Dredging Planned on Old Canal to Six Feet Deep
The Tinois and Michigan canal will be dredged to six feet from Lockport to Utica with a $150,000 federal grant. Orders from Secretary Baker in Chicago direct immediate work under U S Engineer O C Riche and supervisor Wm L Sackett. The project aims to speed war transport and prevent winter freight jams, with capacity up to 1,000,000 tons per season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinois and Michigan
Lockport
Utica
Chicago
Sec. of
War Baker
O. C. S. Riche
United States
Wm. L. Sackett
Morris
Ill
Illinois Division
Old State Canal
Ilinois
Mississippi River
Hennepin Canal
Spanish War Veterans Will Meet in Sterling Camp
The United Spanish War Veterans fifteenth annual state encampment will be held in Sterling on June 17 18 and 19. The event will feature military affairs with hundreds of delegates wives and friends from across the state and will include parades and attractions for the general public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Spanish War Veterans
Sterling
Local Farmers Move to Winter Prep and Livestock Trade
Farmers in the area stock up on coal for next winter while J. B. Herbolsheimer visits near Mendota. John Wauter of Tiskilwa buys cattle, and Ladd Christian purchases nine carloads of cattle in Chicago. Wood cutters from Push andgo are relocating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Herbolsheimer
Mendota
John Wauter
Tiskilwa
Ladd
Seatonville News Notes Include School Closure and Local Events
The town closed school for the term on Friday. An evening exercise at the village hall impressed attendees. A solar eclipse was seen locally last Saturday. Joe Champley enlisted in the navy after registration and reported to Great Lakes. Children’s Day services are planned at the Congregational church next Sunday. Mrs. Earry and her East Chicago relatives visited Mrs. James H. Smith. A dance at Lukan’s Park drew good attendance. Miss Payton, formerly a local teacher now in Chicago, visited over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Champley
Chicago
Navy
Great Lakes
Congregational Church
Earry
East Chicago
James H. Smith
Lukan’s Park
Miss Payton
American Red Cross supplies surgical dressings to over 3000 hospitals
An American woman crafts dressings whose reach spans many nationalities in war zones. Nurses in French hospitals care for French, American, and diverse troops. The Red Cross supplies vital dressings to more than 3,000 hospitals, with most produced in Chapter workrooms across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
American Red Cross
United States
11 000 on College Roll Makes City University Largest
The College of the City of New York now lists over 11,000 names on its rolls, excluding the signal corps detachment, growing from 10,760 the previous year. It operates five buildings in Washington Heights with branches in Brooklyn and at the Woolworth and Commerce buildings, while evening and day sessions both rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the College of
City of
New York
United States
Signal Corps
Washington Heights
Boys’ High School
Brooklyn
Woolworth
Commerce
Maine jail plan aims to halt local industry expansions
Androscoggin selectmen back a Maine jail conservation scheme citing limited prison capacity and a need to curb railroad, mine, and food enterprises near the jail project. Officials warn current estimates show low utilization and argue for restraint.
Fragmented Note on a Jaywalker and Hospital Scene
Disjointed text describes a jaywalker crossing alerting him as a crowd shouts. Hospital nurses tend to his injuries while odd phrases about flourishes and whistles appear, followed by vague mentions of home life and a Seattle feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phesop
Seattle
Tien Inegeer
Master in Chancery Sale in Bureau County Illinois
Public notice of foreclosure of Eureka Building Association vs Peter Audo et al. Master in Chancery I W K Trimble will sell at public auction on June 22, 1918 at 2 pm in Spring Valley Illinois, Lot 12, Block 5, Luthers Addition to Spring Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka Building Association
Peter Audo
I. W. K. Trimble
Circuit Court
Bureau County
Spring Valley
Bureau
Illinois
Luthers
Coal and Mining Rights Sale Notice in Illinois Court
Sale of coal and mining rights conducted by Master in Chancery W K Trimble at Princeton Illinois dated May 21 1918. Terms require cash in hand on day of sale. Complainant's solicitor Malone Jr notes details in the chancery filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Illinois
A. D
W. K. Trimble
Bureau County
Minois
Literacy at Law Office in Peltier Building
Literacy at law office in the Peltier Building over Bowte Store in Spring Valley is noted. The item reads as a brief public notice with unclear details and limited readable facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peltier Bldg
Bowte
Store Spring Valley
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C. A. Mason
Spring Valley and
Granville Ill
Illinois Canal
North Selby
Seatonville
Sappho
U.s.marine Corps
The
Red Cross
McAdoo
Garfield Mines
Hoover Foods
Maine
Androscoggin
Master IN Chancery’s Sale
State of Illinois
Paul F
Namara
R. A. Smith
Hawthorne
J. Be, Malone, Jr
DR. Olmsted
Peru
J. J. Moran Thysiciae
Once
W. St. Paul St
Iping Valley
Cassiday Bros
Ised
Etne Bor Candy
Soda Kountet
Gentlomez
J. H. Franklin
Jagodzinski
Spring Valley, TN
Ato
Lephones
DR. Ladue
DR. A. Rummell
L Bradley
Harry Snell Nelson Smith
J.C. Burchell
Ruaft & Maker
A. J. Sutton
M. H. Dabler
Lucas & Boyland
Sheffield
Malden
Manlius
Arlington
W. C. Riley Ladd Garage
W F Whipple Buda Auto Co
Frank McCray
Chas. Dachateiner
F. C. Bollman
Kasbeer Ladl Wyanet
Buda LaMoille Cherry
New Bidford
G. M. Bryant
DePue
Geo. M. Bryant
DePue, Illinois
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