Illinois General Assembly Tax and Park Legislation Summary
A sweeping draft of acts and amendments outlines park control by commissioners, roadway and curb work planning, and fund refunds. It includes appropriations for the World's Exposition in New Orleans, relief for disabled veterans, and damages related to the Illinois River dam near Henry. The package covers elections, county surveyors, school bond funds, and civil rights protections.
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Ena Pati Do Lo
Imp
Illinois
George McKee
State of
Hiram W. White
Illinois River
Henry
Maraball County
Tllinois
United States
Aivision
Illinois Ti 8 Industrial University
Springfeld
New Orleans
Thirty-fourth General Assembly
Ilinole
Cook
Amendment Approved March 28 1974 In Force
A local amendment labeled Siraat Feilet o Williams SOVOral was approved on March 28 1974 and placed into force. The record notes the act’s legal effect becoming effective on that date.
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Wiliams
Contemplations on Self-Murder and Moral Duty
A long moral essay condemns deliberate self-murder as cowardly and sinful, arguing laws harshly punish attempts and religion forbids burial in consecrated ground. It cites New York tragedy of an elderly couple who poisoned themselves with paris green, warns of widespread acceptance, and notes historical English laws and church stance.
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New York
Paris
George IV
Albany Argus
Bursting Guns and Dangerous Experiments Describe Mutilations
A historical column recounts manmade gun accidents where fowling pieces burst firing under water against glass or against plate window glass. It notes an experimenter who lit a candle from a gun barrel and cases of barrels splitting from wet grass wadding. It mentions Colt Navy revolvers shipped to Hart for adaptation to metal pistols.
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Waa
Colt
Epo
Harti
Pintols
Pastures Renovated Without Destructive Plowing
Old pastures often underperform and wear out before renewal. A method praised by Youatt fertilizes and reseeds without breaking soil, spreading bone meal or marl, then rolling to drive nutrients to roots. New seeds follow rains, reviving the turf and boosting forage viability.
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Youatt
Masai Fearful of White Medicine Man in Explorer Tale
In Joseph Thomson’s Masai encounter, locals hailed him as a powerful lybon while his photographic gear and galvanic battery outmatched Gatling guns. He recalls taunting them with artificial teeth and trickery, then restoring order to awe struck onlookers who believed him capable of feats beyond medicine.
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Joseph Thomson
Central
Afria
Tyrion
Masai Land
Cranpenrims spopsia and sour opinion in society
A muddled fragment blends social satire with medical quackery notes. It cites Miss Smythe introduced by New York hostesses, hints at aristocratic social climbing, and repeats claims about Warner’s Safe Cure as a cure for kidney disease. The text references President Rutter and Central Hudson, ending with a chorus about fundraising for a pedestal.
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New York
S.a
Bright
Warner
Rutter
Hudsen
Beers
Central Hudson Railroad
Willard Parker
Change of a Name Boarder Requests Butter From Landlord
A Philadelphia Call item notes a boarder asking Mrs Starvum for a piece of butter to soften wet shoes and the landlord suggesting tal low. The N Y Graphic adds a side remark about a man with a farm and a bearded man in business.
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Boarder
Pota
Sey
N. F. Graphic
Endowment of the human system with Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery
A promotional snippet touts Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as fortifying the human system against disease and wasting illnesses. It claims rapid, permanent benefits for consumption bronchitis and general illness with free consultations and stamps offered by the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York. Also mentions remedies for toothache corn remover and soap claims and a Far East cholera warning from the New York Sun and Norristown Herald.
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Pierce
New York Sun
America
Ted Gotsbroad
Coun
Norristown Herald
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Wiliam
Putnam County
Ilinois
Ryer Ansek
Hlinois Dairyman's Association
Auditor of Public Accounts
Orenais
San Francisco Chronicle
Chicago Tribune
Easally
Smythe
Ewark
Clara Belt
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cranpenrims
Paul Beene
Ort
Greg
A. Rare
Clinton, Wis
Yeas
Jaly
Dalryccerys
St. Paul Herald
Chicago
Glenn
Ayer
J. O.ayer
Conan
Rsee
Valdosta
Reagan Caan Bradfield
Bore
Clara
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