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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1924
Page
14
Illinois fans flood ticket offices as orders pour in for single game and season seats. Many clubs and private groups request blocks to sit together, with mail orders including self addressed stamped envelopes and registration stamps.
Secretary of State Louis L. Emmerson lets a 13 1/2 cent per pair contract to C. H. Hanson of Chicago for 1 165 000 plates plus 100 000 chauffeur badges. The system includes envelopes and a 16 page synopsis of motor vehicle law, with delivery to the state house and post office. The scheme saves thousands annually by enclosing registration certificates with plates.
The critique argues Russian fiction under Chekhov and contemporaries leans toward misery and stagnation, missing joy and action. It cites The Cherry Orchard and The Sea Gull as emblematic of Chekhov’s self absorbed view, noting American translations rarely convey Russia’s happier side.
A garbled report says a group led by Emil Nord, partner in a tailoring firm, traveled to fishing grounds near Sturgeon Bay to corroborate stories Nord allegedly inspired. The mission appeared linked to Schultz Rafalski and local associates in Wis.
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