Edwardsville Officials Seek Hearing Over Telephone Rates
Edwardsville city officials demand a hearing on proposed Illinois Bell Telephone rate increases set to take effect December 21 1928 with new underground wiring planned for the business district. Mayor Nash and Corporation Counsel Beck contest the schedule noting no hearing notice and pledge to contest the increases citing prior court actions and the value of property and returns from the investment.
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Edwardsville
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Illinois Commerce Commission
Frank L. Nash
J. I. Beck
commission
Beck
Springfield
Illinois
C. C. No
Wine Bell Telephone Company
F. L. Nash
L NASH
BECK Corporation
telephone company
te Circuit
coler
Supreme Court
Neck
Intelligencer
stem
Confession of Murder Tied to St Clair County Case
Ray mond Rensing of New Baden admits the murder of Justus Nungesser a farmer from Mascoutah on Sept 3 and points to Valentin e Herpstrich bar owner of New Baden and Elmer Lintner of Trenton as accomplices. Sheriff Ahrens said all three are jailed in St Clair County awaiting arraignment on first degree murder warrants.
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Belleville
Justus Nungesser
Mascoutah
farmer
Raymond Rensing
New Baden
IJl
miner
Sheriif Charles Ahrens
St Clair County
Rensing
Valentine Herpstrich
Elmer Lintner
Trenton
Linine
Herpstrich
Nungesser
Allens
Ellen Griffin
Freeburg
St. Clair
Walter Crossmame
Nonagenarian Mrs Moore Celebrates 90th Birthday
Madison County records Mrs Rose Stallings Moore turning ninety at a Pettingill home, surrounded by relatives and friends. Born December 7 1888 on a Stallings farm, she lived eighty one years there and has since resided in the county. A longtime tobacco user who quit decades ago, she recalls pioneer days, Civil War times, and Mexican War memories, while keeping current with newspapers and radio. Relatives from St Louis and Granite City joined the celebration.
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Rose Stallings Moore
Madison County
O. T. Pettingill
Buchanan street
Moore
Mrs. Moore
Stallings
Phillip Seipel, Jr
Granite City
St Louis
Laurie M. D. Moore
justice of the peace
Maria Barco
Paul Pujol
Terry Savage
Lee Barco
Harry Barco
St. Loui
Phillip Selpel
Wife shoots husband four times in East St. Louis
Mrs. Ethel Henders 40 head of Pythian Sisters shot her husband Percel 33 four times during a domestic dispute over another woman. He is in serious condition in hospital. She claimed self defense saying he drew a revolver after threatening her life. The couple married 17 years. Detectives are investigating the confrontation and the events following.
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East St. Louis
Ill
Ethel Henders
Pythian Sisters
Percel
Henders
National Stock Yards
Mine situation in state shows optimism after wage change
Springfield Ind Dec 8 Optimism from Tilimoig Mine Workers state headquarters on Illinois coal industry trend says the new wage scale has restored market share versus non union fields and predicts steadier work and better times for miners and operators as the industry moves toward normalcy with closer production capacity and consumption.
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Springfield
Tilimoig
Illinois
Ilinois coal
omnion 13
Prosperity hurting UNTON Clarence Darrow says
Clarence Darrow told 160 Kenosha knitting mill strikers in Chicago that prosperity is hurting the labor movement. He warned workers are becoming fed and content, more focused on stock market news than fighting. A mass meeting drew about 150 outsiders. In Chile a fresh Curico earthquake damaged homes and killed some people, with aftershocks felt yesterday.
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Chicago
Clarence Darrow
Mberal
Kenosha
Wis
Dariow
New Chile
Santiago
Chile
Curtoday
Curico
Farm Bureau Honors 160th Gold Star Member Ahead of Canvass
The one hundred sixtieth gold star member of the Farm Bureau was received at the office today ahead of a membership canvass to follow in the next three years.
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organization of the nest
Murder Case 10 Reaches Jury Late This Afternoon
The Elmer Baltz murder trial jurors deliberated late today after hear ing evidence for the week. Defendants Henry Elmer Etzel and Carl Fiorita faced alibi claims and denials as the state pressed for the maximum penalty. Fiorita denied participation while Etzel offered witnesses. cross examination focused on March 16 in Madison and a Buick, with jurors to reconvene after a brief recess.
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Circuit Court
Elmer Baltz
Henry Elmer Etzel
Carl Fiorita
J. R. Brown
Etzel
St. Louis
Illinois
Found Dead in Bed Here Today
Charles E. Sommerlad a 69 year old bachelor of this city was found dead in his bed at about 6 30 this morning He was born in Edwardville Sept 1 1859 and lived here with his sister Mrs Mary Geiser He had worked as janitor for the Tuxhorn Motor Company and had been ill with a cold last week An inquest is expected later today at the Funeral Home of Marks and Weber Funeral arrangements have not been made
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Charles E. Sommérlad
Melchor
Margaret Sommerlad
Marks and Weber
Mr. Sommerlad
Edwardaville
Mary Geiser
Mast High Street
Tuxhorn Motor Company
Myr. Sommerlad
Wears Hubby's Rib Becomes Jewelry Item
In Birmingham a woman, Mrs Elizabeth Yochcape, wore part of her husband as jewelry after he had a rib removed for surgery. She brought a bone fragment to a jeweler and asked it mounted on gold, saying the rib was excised during his operation.
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Birmingham
Eng
Elizabeth Yochcape
Edwardsville High Falls to Granite City 24 12
The Edwardsville High basketball team lost a conference game to Granite City 24 to 12. The report notes Granite City’s speed and size, while praising effort and shots that could have counted. Coach Blodgett refereed the contest as crowds packed the stands and supporter backing grew.
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Edwardsville High
Granite City
Granite
Blodgett
Legion Conference Opens in Bloomington Illinois
National and State leaders of the American Legion attended the Loulh B. Davis Post opening the annual adjutants and commanders conference in Bloomington Illinois. National commander Paul V McNutt will speak at tonight's banquet after a midnight show. On Sunday Legionnaires visit the soldiers and sailors orphanage at Normal.
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Bloomington
Ill
American Legion
Loulh b. Davis
adjutants and commanders
Mc Barnes
Davis Post
Paul V. McNutt
Funeral plans updated for Gus Sprite
Announcement of changes in funeral arrangements for Gus Sprite longtime Edwardsville resident who died in Minneapolis after nine years. Body shifts from Marks Weber Funeral Home to Immanuel BE church at 1 PM for viewing until the 2 PM service led by Rev FP Otto.
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plains
Gus Sprite
Edwardsville
Minneapolis
Marks-Weber
Immanuel M. BE
FP. F. Otto
London actor’s health unchanged reports bulletin
An official bulletin from physicians states that London’s lung condition and overall health remain unchanged. The report provides no new complications and confirms stability in his medical status.
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London
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New Troy Church About Completed
Members of the Troy Presbyterian Church prepare for first gathering in the new building on Wednesday night December 12 with a bazaar and chicken supper to fund remaining indebtedness. The furnace installation nears completion and services may begin soon. The new church cost about $20 000 and will owe not more than $1500 after financing. Dr. Jesse Johnson has urged appointing a resident pastor. The old church, built in 1871, burned after a bolt of lightning on August 26 1926. Home from hospital Marcella Foehrkalb returns after tonsil surgery.
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Troy Presbyterian Church
Jesse Johnson
St. Louis
Hen Sets Egg-Record on Edwardaville Farm
M F T Schierbaum of a long road chicken farm near Edwardaville reports hen No 85 laying 32 eggs in 30 days. The hen laid two eggs on four days, exceeding one egg daily on several days. Schierbaum hopes to find winter layers averaging 25 eggs monthly as he renumbers the flock after the unusual show.
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M. F. T. Schierbaum
long road
Edwardaville
abe
Wall Street Sees 1929 Boom Amid Record Predictions
Traders out of the market foresee a boom in 1929 despite recent losses totaling about 100 million dollars. Major declines in United States Steel, General Motors, Standard Oil of New Jersey, General Electric, Radio, Montgomery Ward, and Sears Roebuck hit market value by millions, triggering margin calls as brokers reviewed books late into the night.
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New York
Wall Street
General Motors
United States Steel
Standard Oil
New Jersey
General Electric
Radio
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck
Prohibition Enforcement Efficiency Up In 1928 Report
Washington reports higher enforcement efficiency with 68,813 convictions in fiscal year 1928, including 15,793 jail terms, up from 36,546 convictions in the prior year and 11,818 jail sentences. Arrests rose to 76,307 for the year ending June 30, 1928, from 64,986 in 1927, as per Prohibition Commissioner James M. Doran.
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Washington
Congress
aniual
James M. Doran
Doran
West inquiry dominates Captyon Senate confirmation fight
Washington December reports the Senate Public Lands Committee opened an inquiry into Roy O. West of Illinois for Interior Secretary after his summer nomination by President Coolidge. The panel, aligned with anti power interests, aims to block West's confirmation amid stalled Boulder Dam debates. Police search four armed robbers who yesterday robbed Sam Passha at Fairmount City Inn of 2,569 dollars and his car.
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Washington
Dec
Senate Public lands
belng
Roy O. West
Illinois
Coolidge
house
Senate
Boulder Dam
West
Fairmount City
East St. Louis
Ill
Sam Passha
Fairmount Cityy Inn
Two Bandits Slain in Indianapolis Gun Battle
Two bandits were killed in Indianapolis today after a gun battle with six policemen thwarting an attempted robbery of a dry goods and hardware store.
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Indianapolis
Dec. S
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