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Illinois newspaper directory. History of the Illinois press association

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<strong>Illinois</strong> Newspaper Directory and <strong>History</strong>1 .Cirbondale Free Press; Paul R. Goddard, Tazewell County Reporter, Washington; CharlesWilliamson, Springfield, publisher <strong>of</strong>Renich, Woodstock Sentinel; Secretary, H. I .<strong>the</strong> <strong>Illinois</strong> Publisher, <strong>of</strong>ficial organ <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>association</strong>; Treasurer, B. E. Pinkerton, MonmouthAtlas; Executive Committee, S. P. Preston, Gillespie News; Charles Mead, GenevaRepublican; John H. Harrison, Danville Commercial-News; John Sheets, Oblong Oracle;L. R. Murray, Chicago Mercantile Co-operator.The convention closed with a banquet at which Charles W. Bliss <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> HillsboroNews acted as toastmaster. Henry Rathbone, Chicago, gave an address in which hesaid that despite <strong>the</strong> signing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> peace treaty Americans have a tremendous fighton <strong>the</strong>ir hands to maintain <strong>the</strong> principles for which <strong>the</strong> war was fought.John H. Harrison, Danville Commercial-News, told <strong>of</strong> a trip through Francebefore <strong>the</strong> Armistice. State Senator Harold Kessinger <strong>of</strong> Aurora asked <strong>the</strong> editors forsupport <strong>of</strong> vocational training throughout <strong>the</strong> state; Congressman William B. McKinley,Champaign, talked on <strong>the</strong> League <strong>of</strong> Nations; and Edward D. Shurtleff, Marengo,majority leader in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Illinois</strong> house <strong>of</strong> representatives, paid a tribute to <strong>the</strong> country editor.207

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