Alleged Collinsville Slayer Hunted After Arrest in Wyoming
Five local merchants report losses from bad checks passed by a young woman in Edwardsville last Friday. She used $8.50 checks drawn on a suspected bank, bought items under $12, and left with about $7.50 in goods before realizing she had little cash. Checks bore the name Helen Mason and signature of Mrs. B. C. Davis. Merchants named include Williams Music, Tuxhom Brothers Hardware, Kroger, W. F. Wayne & Son, and B. A. Keller Co. The scheme relied on cashless transactions and prior cash intent.
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Edwardsville
Bank of
Eowardaville
Helen Mason
B. C. Davis
gly
Longfellow avenue
Willams Music Company
Tuxhom Brothers Hardware company
Kroger Grocery
W.F. Wayne & Son
B. 4. Keller Company
Madison County Bypassed as Second Bond Road Letting Begins
Madison County is passed up in the first road letting under the second state bond issue as St Clair gains. Springfield announced bids will be received January 17 for 21 pavement sections covering 138 miles, eight earthworks totaling 32 miles, and 26 bridge sections totaling 52 bridges.
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Madison County
St. Clair
Madison
tilways
Spingield
French Village
Trench Village
Caseyville
Belleville
Collinsvidle
Edgemont
State highway bond issue to start next month
Officials announced in Springfield that the $100,000,000 state bond issue road system would begin next month with a target of building 1,000 miles in 1927. The Intelligencer had the plans last Monday, revealed to Chicago contractors and obtained from O. T. Dunlap after his return from the meeting.
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state division of highways
Springfield
the
Intelligencer
Chicago
O. T. Dunlap
Alton Man Missing and River Tragedy in Kentucky
A doorway collapse under a Big Sandy River bridge as high water swept away support and sent fourteen workmen into icy waters. Nine were rescued. five remained missing. The incident followed recent heavy rains. Also, Mrs Mae Moore of St Louis, a nurse, became ill and underwent an appendectomy at Belleville Hospital.
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Catlettsburg
PFiveen
Big Sandy
C. Goodwin
Alton
Mae Moore
St. Louis
O. J. Dornsley
Belleville Hospital
Dornsief
Mattoon to Replace Trolley Cars with Motor Buses
Mattoon officials announce the trolley cars will be retired due to unprofitable operations and replaced by motor buses starting January 1. The move ends a long era of streetcar service in the city.
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Mattoon, YL
Mattoon
Watchman Ordered at Nameoki Crossing by Railroad
The Chicago and Alton railroad must add an extra watchman at the Nameoki crossing within ten days under an order issued by the State Commerce Commission at Springfield late yesterday.
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Chicago and Alton railroad
Nameoki crossing
Slinoly Commerce Commission
Springfield
Death notices obituary for Mrs. Mary Jane Walton
Mrs Mary Jane Walton died yesterday at her Dewey Avenue home. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 9 am at St Marys Catholic Church with Rev C A O Reilly officiating. Entombment will follow at Calvary Cemetery. She was born December 7 1846 in Manchester England maiden name Boyd and married Thomas Walton about 37 years ago. Survived by daughter Mrs Sulla Moran of St Louis and brother James Boyd of St Louis, two grandsons and several nieces and nephews. She came to America 37 years ago and was beloved as a kind Christian wife and mother.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
Mary Jane Walton
Dewey avenue
C. A. O'Reilly
Calvary Cemetery
Mrs. Wallon
Manchester
England
Mary Jane Boyd
Walton
America
Thomas Walton
Sulla Moran
St. Louie
Bethalto Man Files Suit for Divorce from Ovilla Lawrence
Walter Lawrense of Bethalto filed for divorce from his wife Ovilla Lawrence in circuit court after a separation on November 15 1928. He charges another man with causing the domestic troubles and seeks custody of their six children.
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Walter
Lawrnese
Bethalto
Ovilla Lawrence
Lawrence
Vacation for L C Heim At Home During Holiday
Internal Revenue collector L C Heim enjoys his annual vacation at home. The break began December 15 and runs through January 1, keeping him away from duties during the holiday season.
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L. C. Heim
internal revenue collector
Negro Confesses to Killing Carlinville Policeman
George Dennie, a black man, confessed to fatally shooting Carlinville police officer George Stanta on November 17 after being arrested at Bunkers Hill. He signed two confessions dated December 6, revealed today, and indicated he would plead guilty at arraignment in January.
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George Dennie
George Stanta
Carlinville
Harlan
Dennie
Stanta
Chicago and Alton
Godfrey
Bunkers Hill
Christmas Holiday Dismissals For Madison County Pupils
About 27 030 students in public and private schools in Madison County will be dismissed for nine days on Friday for Christmas. Many programs will be held tomorrow with morning and evening sessions. Reopen on January 3. Teachers attend Illinois State Teachers Association events in Springfield, with several delegates and visitors listed.
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ads
M. Scott
Springfield
Illnois
Christmas bonus planned for Commonwealth Steel workers
The Commonwealth Steel Company at Granite City will distribute a Christmas bonus of 50 000 to 60 900 among 2200 employees. Clarence Howard, the president, said the payout would be set on Friday after a general plant meeting. Howard expressed optimism for 1927 and steady business across industries, including steel.
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Commonwealth Steel Company
Granite City
Clarence Howard
Howard
Buckley Rookie Buck Performs for Illinois Wesleyan
Milton Buckley son of attorney L H Buckley enters college basketball at Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington after starring at Edwardsville High School He saw limited minutes in a 62 to 7 victory over Chicago Tech yet impressed observers with a strong first showing The Bloomington Pantagraph praised his performance and predicted a first team spot by his sophomore year
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Milton Buckley
L. H. Buckley
Chicago
Buckley
Bloomington Paultagraph
Italian Betrayed West Location By Letters to Frends
Frank Gialonese of Collinsville is jailed in Madison County after a yearlong manhunt for the October 18 1925 killing of Loula Dandrea following a dispute in the Cavacchi saloon. Police traced letters signed Frank Bova urging money, prompting a Diamondville Wyoming arrest and return. Gialonese, about 49, speaks little English and faced a preliminary hearing under Judge James B. Dale.
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Frank Gialonese
Collinsville
Loula Dandrea
Cavacchi
Diamondville
Wyo
Gialouese
James B. Dale
J. R. Brownn
Gialenese
Joseph Colone
Colone
Edwardsville
Brown
Glalonese
Frankalonese
monigy
Collimayille
Gollinsville
Gialouage
Gialonese
Dale
Calone
Bova
prise
Illinois
Madison county
Glasonese
hégan
Buckley at forward and Precise at guard key visitors
The Bloomington report praises Buckley at forward and Precise at guard as a match for the visitors’ first team. Carter Bolen and Buckley added baskets late, Buckley looked good and scored two more, with next week’s Edwardsville game set for alumni versus high school. Also notes two cantata numbers at St John’s M E Church performed Friday night by Anna Marie Baird and a sextette, with Mrs. A. G. Tuxhorn at the piano.
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Buckley
Bloomington
Carter
Bolen
Edwardsville
St. John's M. E. Church
Anna Marie Baird
Lucille Miller
Elizabeth Moorman
Beulah Bold
Marion Nash
Margaret Moorman
Mary Eaton
A. G. Tuxhorn
Young Ladies Vested Choir
Liquid Air Demonstration Dazzles At Junior High
Liquid air froze grapes to marble hardness at 312 below zero while simultaneously welding steel at 3600 above zero. Demonstrations showed alcohol freezing, mercury hammered, nails driven, teacup kettle effects, and air expansion. Superintendent Scoot plans to include Mr Huge in February teachers institute.
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F. D. Rugg
Champaign
University of Imola
Krunisick
Harvey Bi. Gunn
Schoole
F. M. Scoot
toendeavor
Mr. Huge
teachers institute
Lime test for road work planned in Madison County
Farm Advisor Raut leads lime road experiments in Madison County with lanes tested in Iowa, Ohio and Missouria. Ninety pounds of lime costing 1 dollar cover about six square yards. roads dug six inches deep, lime worked in to stabilize and drain soil. Tests show heavy traffic with no ruts in Iowa. Farm Bureau executive committee meets to organize, with township meetings to pick leaders in program work and Christmas post-year activities.
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Madison County
Raut
Missour
Iowa
Ohio
atrip
Farm Bureau
Collinsville
Maryville
Edwardaville
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