Full Text of SR1394 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Monmouth was the lifelong home of internationally | 3 | | renowned illusionist
William Mozart Nicol, also known as The | 4 | | Great Nicola; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Great Nicola was a talented inventor and | 6 | | showman who devised innovative apparatuses in his Monmouth
| 7 | | workshop that inspired the grand stage illusions performed by | 8 | | today's
most celebrated magicians; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Great Nicola's extensive world travels | 10 | | delivered goodwill in the form of a popular
American | 11 | | entertainment to the far reaches of civilization; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Great Nicola's collecting of exotic animals | 13 | | for zoos and production of travel films with his partner helped | 14 | | educate the Western world about the natural wonders and | 15 | | civilizations of
Asia and Africa; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, The Great Nicola and his brother, The Great | 17 | | Chalbert, learned their craft from their
father, a Scottish | 18 | | immigrant known as Nicoli the Great, demonstrating that | 19 | | immigration contributes to
the enrichment of the cultural | 20 | | fabric of the United States; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Great Nicola was an internationally known | 2 | | celebrity who, despite touring world
capitals and befriending | 3 | | royalty, chose to maintain his primary residence in rural | 4 | | Illinois, which he
believed offered a quality of life lacking | 5 | | in metropolitan centers; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Monmouth is the burial place of The Great Nicola, | 7 | | his magician father and
brother, and his pet elephant, Nizie, | 8 | | used in one of Nicola's most famous stage illusions; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Monmouth is developing a professionally curated | 10 | | museum, celebrating and
interpreting the rich history of | 11 | | Western Illinois and the innovators, such as The Great Nicola; | 12 | | and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The Warren County History Museum maintains in its | 14 | | collection artifacts associated
with The Great Nicola, and | 15 | | through an annual event known as The Great Nicola Magic | 16 | | Festival, they
provide educational programming and | 17 | | entertainment celebrating the history and art of magic; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The Great Nicola Magic Festival will enhance | 19 | | tourism opportunities in Illinois and contribute
to the | 20 | | economic development of Western Illinois; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we wish The Great | 2 | | Nicola Magic Festival organizers success in their efforts to | 3 | | create and
sustain an annual festival celebrating the legacy of | 4 | | The Great Nicola and the craft he helped popularize; and be it | 5 | | further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That we declare April 21, 2018 as "Magic Day in | 7 | | Monmouth"; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the City of Monmouth and the
Warren County History | 10 | | Museum.
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