Illinois voters defeat Danville commission plan in special election
In Danville a special election defeated the proposal to adopt the commission form of government by 2777 to 2419. Other items note Oscar Miller of Taylorville accused of kidnapping his six children and taking them to Xenia, arrested and bonded at 500 dollars. Also reported are mining explosives usage, bank depositor protections for Chenna and Chenoa banks, tax receipts by state, guilty pleas and parole in Peoria crime cases, and various local incidents including a Rockford divorce case, a fatal shooting and attempted suicides, plus dry injunction actions under the Volstead act and unemployment and park development discussions in Illinois.
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Danville
Oscar L. Miller
Taylorville
Xenia
Illinois Boy Scouts Visit Lincoln Tomb Pilgrimage
Scouts from nearly all Illinois councils will travel February 8 to 14 for a statewide pilgrimage to Lincoln's Tomb in Springfield. About 60 from Springfield and nearby cities will march to the tomb, visit Lincoln’s home and the centennial building, with Mayor Bullard welcoming them.
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Boy Scouts
A. J. Davis
Springfield
Lincoln
Davis
Jacksonville
Peoria
Pekin
Chaimpaiga-Urbana
Kanka
Moline Rock Island
William
Buffalo Bill) Cody
le Clair
Iowa
Hannibal
Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain
Robbers Loot Alsey State Bank In Whitehill Area
Robbers looted the Alsey State bank at Alsey near Whitehill, taking cash and negotiable papers in a bold burglary. Authorities have begun investigations and are reviewing surveillance and witness statements for leads.
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Alsey State Bank
Alsey
Whitehill
Mines In Christian County Set Hoisting Records
Christian County mining district miners set new marks on January 22 lifting 21 200 tons across four of five mines. Health officials consider lifting the raw oyster ban if Springfield agrees with Chicago Health Commissioner Bundesen.
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Christian County
State Health Department
Springfield
Bundesen
Chicago
Prohibition Chief Appointed and Local Crime Notes
Leo Niedzwiecki becomes group chief of the Uloig prohibition department in Chicago as announced from Prohibition Director Percy Owen’s office. Loot from Peoples State Bank of Vermont totalled about 150000 with over 80000 recovered in a corn field near Bushnell. two suspects held. Guilford Duc Quense and Jacqueline Ree La Rue wed on stage at Danville. Mayor F F Shouse officiating. An inquest into a triple death after a shooting affair in which Bert Nordine killed his wife Leone and wounded his father in law before killing himself. Zeigler bandits in a restaurant hold up near Duquoin. two killed, one wounded. General assembly rule changes expected to be minimal. ongoing use of previous session rules. Mayor Jacob Davis and Night Watchman Harvey Sallee sued for 10000 after a shooting incident during arrest. William Edward Dane, 58, blind broom peddler and father of 16, dies at Mount Vernon splitting his life across three marriages.
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Peoples State Bank of Vermont
Bushnell
J. K. Kennedy
Canton
Pana
Bert Nordine
Leone
D. M Jacobs
Nordine
Foreign Parasites Help Agriculture
The 1924 entomology bureau annual report details progress against insect pests through natural parasite control, new methods, and strengthened Japan beetle prevention. It notes imports of parasites for corn borer control, efforts to curb grasshopper outbreaks, fumigation methods, and new insecticides.
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Washington
Bureau of Entomology
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Federal Horticultural Board
Long Island
Ohio
Lake Erie
Europe
Dakotas
Montania
Colorado
Wyoming
Texas
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Pennsyl Sunai
Alabama
Pacific Coast States
Rocky Mountain Region
German Railways Adopt Yankee Efficiency Ways
The German railway administration shifts from imperial era bureaucracy to business methods. Subordinates gain decision latitude and initiative as expenses are cut through acquiring mills and steel works. A broad propaganda plan rolls out travel folders maps films and foreign travel agencies. Once finances stabilize better cars will be built and used.
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Dusseldorf
Reich
Pirates Seize Ningshin Steamer Near Amoy in Looting
Report from American missionaries Willian Overhott and family describes pirates boarding the Chinese steamer Ningshin at Shandini in disguise, overpowering crew near Amoy, and looting 90,000 pounds in silver bars bound for Foochow American bank. The quartermaster was killed resisting. Pirates politely warned Chinese passengers and faced little violence while boats evacuated the treasure.
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Foochow
China
Robin Hood
Amoy
Willian Overhott
Familly
Shitrs
Shandini
American Oriental Bank
Tt Wis
Lucky Pup Lucky As Guest Of $5 000 Dog In NY Society
In New York a stray named Lucky, once living on streets, was hosted as a guest of Kiki a $5 000 dog of Bantam King at a Christmas party for New York aristocracy. Mrs FE Rundquist and her son Joey Grey joined Lucky and Kiki for the social event in Madison Avenue.
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New York
Lucky
Kiki
FE. A. Rundquist
Madison Avenue
Joey Girgio
Rundquist
Joey
Emporia grocer keeps 59 years of daily diaries
W. H. Brooks of Emporia Kansas has maintained a diary every day for 59 years. On January 1 he began his sixtieth journal and continues to record brief notes daily. The diaries are kept in his store desk for town history reference.
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Emporia
Kan
W. H. Brooks
Emporia Grocer
Brooks
Banana sales rise as song boosts imports in 1940s report
The United States imported 44,000,000 banana bunches last year, inspired by a popular song. Across borders, Americans bought $26,000,000 in nuts, with almonds comprising about $6,000,000 of that total, highlighting a strong domestic appetite for tropical fruit and nuts.
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Washington
United States
Republic
America
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