1922 Graduating Class at John Swaney Consolidated School McNabb
River travel promotional item lists ferry operations on the Illinois river at Starved Rock State Park starting May 13 and the Starved Rock Hotel opening. It describes a rail and water trip to Peoria and other towns via LaSalle & Peoria Packet line with sailings from Peru and Chicago connections, including fares and stopovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Swaney Consolidated School
McNabb
Wlineis
Starved Rock State Park
Starved Rock
Peoria
Chillicathe
Henry
Lacon
Hennepin
Tilwett
LaSalle & Peoria
Peru
Ill
Peorw
Chicago
C & J. E. Railway
Sir Hosiery Romance at Henry Opera House
A diary style piece describes Marjorie Bowens romantic daydreams sparked by Sir Leeds and Yvette Fernau. The plot twists with jewel theft, kidnapping, mistaken identity, and a dream ending as Marjorie learns love from Leeds. See the show Friday after a morning dream sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvette
Marjorie
Leeds
Modiste
Henry Opera’ House
Valley Youth With Two Hearts Death
Mike Chiaventone a 22 year old Spring Valley resident known as a puzzle to doctors due to possessing two separate hearts has died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Anton Enrico
der Spring Valley
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Mike Chiaventone
Youth Shooting Squirrel Kills Little Sister
A six year old girl, Mildred Gertrude Hoppier, died from a gunshot wound in Spring Valley after her ten year old brother shot at a ground squirrel from a culvert. The coroner ruled the death accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squirrel
Little Sister
Mildred Gertrude Hoppier
Henry Hoppie
Peru 1
Recy Na Bara Vila
St. Jearet S Haavial
Spring Valley
Cudi Ening
Sasty Inz
George
Mildred
Dred
Hoppler
Spring Valley Hospital
Paving Finish Near DePue on Peoria Chicago Road
Paving on the Peoria Chicago road between DePue and Bureau was to be completed Friday by Jansen and Schaefer. They have averaged about a thousand feet of pavement per day this year, finishing a three and a half mile stretch as a cleanup of last year’s contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DePue
Bureau
Jansen
Schaefer
Chillicothe
Henry
Champaign
Monticello
New Sixteenth District Republican Club Formed
Articles of incorporation for the 16th District Republican Club are filed in Springfield. Jon Mathis A B Hagerty and G G Luthy lead the new group formed from the Victor P Michel club with plans to include Republicans from all five counties and dissolve the former club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
16Th District Republican Club
Secretary of State
Springfield
J. [On Mathis
A. 8. Hagerty
G. G. Luthy
Michel Club
16Th District
Michel Organization
Victor. P. Michel Republicamo Club
Republican Club
Victor P. Michel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Township High School
Evelyn Sfallman
Leonard Ziegler
Helen Wood
Arthur Keegan
Barbara Fiedler
Kendis Ertle
Tnes Ballman
Rowe Vario Geither
Sara Anderson
Lawrence Helbleib
Rankin Johnston
Dagmar Noroid John Has
Warren Lucas
Gerald ‘Warner
Marjorie Bowen
Sir Leeds
Yvette Fernau
Cac& Jones
Leed
NEW Republican Club
Mount Morris (Ill
Serotec Ae
Newport
Hil
Oxford
John Urbank
Postoffice
Peoria Evening Journal
By Mail
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!