Prominent Men Endorse 60 Million Good Roads Bond
A broad Good Roads day statement signed by Governor Lowden and notable leaders urges voters to approve the 60 million dollar bond issue on November 5. The text argues the bonds finance a 4800 mile state highway system built in about five years, funded by automobile license fees, with no bonds sold until victory in war. It lists many political, labor, business, education, and civic leaders backing the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden
Dunne
Deneen
Lewis
McCormick
Frank O. Lowden
Edward F. Dunne
Charles S. Deneen
Richard Yates
James Hamilton Lewis
U. S
Lawrence Y. Sherman
United States
Roger C. Sullivan
Medill McCormick
William H. Mason
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
John H. Walker
Illinois State Federation of Labor
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago Federation of Labor
Simon O'Donnell
Building Trades Council
Victor O. Olander
James L. Lurgan
First National Bank
John G. Oglesby
Louis L. Emmerson
Edward J. Brundage
Lem Small
Andrew Russel
Francis G. Blair
Joseph G. Cannon
Martin B. Madden
Henry T. Rainey
Charlies
No Tax on Homes or Farms for the Good Roads Bonds
The article argues that road bonds will be paid from motor vehicle fees not property taxes. It reviews 1917 car licenses, notes 1920 fee increases, and estimates annual bond payments of 3.282 million requiring 328,000 cars annually. It projects total 600,000 cars by 1924 yielding about 6 million dollars, with excess funds for maintenance and road improvements.
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Lowden
Secretary of State
Governor Lowden Urges Vote for Good Roads Bonds
Governor Lowden calls voters to approve the good roads bonds now, urging action on postwar infrastructure. He frames the issue as essential for reconstruction and national progress, appealing to citizens to support transportation funding.
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Lowden
DeKalb County Favors Road Bonds Endorsed by Precinct Committees
At Syc amore meetings Republican and Democratic precinct committeemen adopted a resolution urging DeKalb County voters to support the 60 million dollar road bond issue on November 5 1918. Funds come from automobile licenses not general taxes with reimbursement for counties already building parts of the system and war time considerations noted.
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Sycamore
DeKalb County
Lowden
Illinois Labor Director Urges $60 Million Good Roads Bond
Springfield Oct. Buarney Cohen state labor director urges Illinois workers to back the $60,000,000 roads bond. He says at least $30,000,000 will go to labor for road building, arguing it stabilizes industry and reduces competition while boosting wages and employment.
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Springfield
Buarney Cohen
Illinois
Cohen
Cleaning Painted Woodwork With A Potato Peel Solution
Peel wash and grate six potatoes and soak in water for half an hour. Strain and apply to woodwork with flannel. For white woodwork and mirrors add whiting to the water.
Card of Thanks for Mrs. E. T. Rafter
The Rafter family thanks friends and relatives for help during illness and death of wife and mother Mrs. E T Rafter. Gratitude is sent for floral offerings mass cards and the R N A.
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E. T. Rafter
Rafter
Water rents due at city clerk office
Fragments state water rents are due and payable at the city clerk office. OCR reads mention of deaths and funerals, with names like Mrs. P Quinlan of Chicago and Mrs Galap family references. Not all text is clear, but the core line notes rent payments due.
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Ofice
P. Quinlan
Chicago
Mrav M. His
Water Renta
J? Galap
Community thanks neighbors for support and kindness
Mrs Alex Massock and family thank neighbors and friends for assistance and especially Robert Rollins for his kindness and support during their time of need.
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Rebert Rollins
Shove
Flo
Alex Massock
Gratitude for Support After Son Fred Brewer’s Death
Mr and Mrs Fred Brewer of TaSalle Illinois thank their music class and Mrs Peter Mee for sympathy and beautiful floral offerings after the death of their beloved son Fred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Mmee
Fred
Fred Brewer
TaSalle
Minois
Neighbors and Westclox Staff Extend Sympathy for Stella Wagoner
The Wagoner family thanks neighbors and Westclox employees for their sympathy during Stella Wagoner’s illness and death. Elza Wagoner and family express appreciation for the kindness shown.
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Westclox
Stella Wagoner
Trouble at an End in Bureau County
The paper recalls Joe Meissent of Spring Valley found dead last Wednesday in his home after four years of troubles. His wife died recently and their young daughter, once critically ill, passed away the day before yesterday at Spring Valley hospital.
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Joe Meissent
Bureau County
Joe
Spring Valley
Meissent
Unfortunate Family Adrift as Infant Cares at Spring Valley
Only two weeks old remains in the family and the infant is presently sheltered and cared for at Spring Valley hospital.
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Spring Valley Hospital
Women barred from voting on statewide bond and constitutional issues
Attorney General Edward Brundage rules women cannot vote on a 6 billion good road bond or on three constitutional propositions at the general election. He cites the 1913 woman's suffrage act and Scown vs Czarnecki, saying these referendums follow constitutional provisions and are not granted to women.
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Brundage
Edward Brundage
Supreme Court
Scown
Court holding says women not qualified voters on questions
A court ruling states that under the holding of the case women are not qualified electors on either of the questions presented. The decision emphasizes that gender disqualifies them from voting in these matters.
Autoists Free on Sunday After Seven Gasoline Bans
After seven closed Sundays prohibiting gasoline powered travel for joy riding and unnecessary trips, Fuel Administrator Garfield lifted the ban last Thursday. County motorists embraced the ruling and have saved about 150000 gallons of gasoline during the seven Sundays.
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Garfield
Bureau County
Induct Slacker Tuesday William Wise Arrested
William Wise, a slacker who failed to report to the local exemption board, was arrested Sunday at Tampico and brought to Princeton Monday. He registered in 1917, did not complete the questionnaire or attend a physical exam, and had been reported as delinquent twice. He was employed at the Erickson greenhouse when he registered and was taken to Camp Grant at Rockford yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wise
Tampico
Princeton
Wise
Court House
Adjutant General
Erickson Greenhouse
Camp Grant
Rockford
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James McCredie
Knights Templar of Illinois
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Champaign
James P. Wilson
Charles Adkins
Illinois Department of Agriculture
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University of Illinois
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Ss. Peng
Chicago Typographical Union
Barney Cohen
State of Labor
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Hamilton Club of Chicago
Frank I. Bennett
George R. Jones
Frank L. Smith
Republican State Central Committee
Ernest Hoover
Democratic State Central Committee
Fred E. Sterling
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370Th U. S. Infantry
St. Illinois National Guard
Lucius Teter
Chicago Association of Commerce
John W. Eckhart
Iroquois Club
James J. Brady
Henry R. Rathbone
Jane Addams
Hull House
S. E. Bradt
State Superintendent of Highways
Cite
Robert Patterson
France
Elza Wagoner
Chas. Beyer
Republican Party
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