Bloom indage school head declares state representative bid
J W Knater Bloom indage school principal announces candidacy for state representative from the district and prints campaign cards. Campaigning begins as he asserts he is first in the field amid local political chatter. Rumors swirl about sheriff candidate H O Williams and byline gossip in The Times. Moon price rise noted as bootlegger activity increases near Joliet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Knater
Bloomindage
H. O. Williams
All Man
Hootch Warnings Span Police Reports and Moonshine Trouble
A police roundup notes six citizens in a weekend spree fueled by moonshine or hootch. Harry O Grady terrorized his home with an axe while Henry Smithberg chased his mother with a butcher knife. Moonshine drunkenness sparked fights and vandalism at local spots, with others cited for chaotic behavior and window smashing.
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Harry O'Grady
S. Raynor Street
Shome
Harry
Kankakee
Henry Smithberg
Bluff Street
Charles Donkel
Lice
Labor Board Sees Hope to Avert Rail Strike
The board issued its first official expression of optimism that the October 20 rail strike could be settled. It cited 700 past disputes settled in 18 months and urged restraint from provocative talk. A hearing is set for Wednesday to review wage-reduction petitions and the board’s timetable through next autumn.
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Labor Board
Ras
Government to seek court action on railroad strike
Attorney General Daugherty summoned five United States district attorneys to Washington for a conference on possible court action to prevent a national railroad strike. He said the government railroads, but its will roads are operated, will not run the sea that the rail.
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Washington
Daugherty
United States
Trains Run On Schedule With Guarded Rides In San Antonio
San Antonio, Oct 24 The International and Great Northern rail road operated on schedule today with nonnation brakemen and switchmen replacing Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen members who walked out at noon Saturday. Every arriving and departing train was escorted by an armed guard.
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San Antonio
Tex
International and Great Northern Railroad
Nonnation
Brotherhood of Railroad
Railroad strike looms as unions push for concessions
Cleveland reports union leaders say rail executives must make substantial concessions to avert the nationwide strike set to begin October 30. After three days of conferences, union defections from the AFL show no surprise to the leaders and to the big four chiefs.
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Cleveland
A. F. of L
Big Four
Editor Loses Appeal in Contempt Case
Washington October 34 The supreme court denied Hector Elwell former city editor of the Chicago American any appeal for review of a judgment fining and imprisoning him for contempt of court for refusing to give information and for Article.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Hector “H. Elwell
Chicago American
Central European Crisis Over Royalist Attempt in Hungary
Allies and the little Entente moved to counter Charles as he tried to restore the Hapsburg throne in Hungary. Budapest faced warnings from Paris and London to expel him, while Admiral Horthy vowed to uphold the regency and expel Charles. Fighting and rumors swirled around Budapest as European tensions rose over Silesia and Albanian troubles. France held a formal role on the warning council, but no clear French favoritism emerged.
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Central Europe
Charles
Hungary
Jugo-Slavia
Czecho-Slovakia
Rumania
Council of Ambassadors
Paris
Budapest
Admiral Horthy
England
Bavaria
Inurope
Germany
Poland
Upper Silesia
Italy
Austria
Burgenland
Vienna
Budaors
Horthy
France
Cement trust dissolution asked by U S government
United States files suit in Federal court seeking dissolution of the Mid-West Cement Credit and Statistical Bureau a group claimed to control 25 to 30 million barrels of Portland cement annually in the Midwest The government charges the bureau operates as an adroit scheme to suppress competition and raise prices under the Sherman anti trust law and quotes the late Arthur Jerome Eddy on cooperation over competition The filing alleges the bureau functions trigger price increases and members are urged into a gentlemen’s agreement considered sacred by its members
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Chicago
As Cement Trust
America
United States
Charles Clyne
Mid-West Cement Credit and Statistical Bureau
Middle West
Arthur Jerome Eddy
Plan To Test State Voting Law's Legality
Chicago report notes an attempt to challenge the constitutionality of the Ulindle voting law granting two hours for each employee to vote and pay for that time. The case against H. B. Bas rail was slated at today’s hearing, moving to the higher court.
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Chicago
H. B. Bas Rail
Anniversary of Trinity Church Observed at Trinity Methodist
Trinity Methodist marked its fifteenth anniversary with morning and evening services. Sunday school met at 9.45, a bell was dedicated at 10.45 by Rev. T. K. Gale and former pastors, and charter members were honored in evening services led by Rev. W. E. Way. Pastor Rev. J. F. Thomas oversees church affairs.
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Trinity Methodist Church
T. K. Gale
Wm. Church
Leone Church
William Church Jr
W. E. Way
P. Ss. Lent
Pullman
Trinity
J. F. Thomas
Steel company accused in fight over West Virginia coal fields
Oct 24 report states United States Steel Corp and J P Morgan & Co faced accusation of instigating a campaign of conspiracy and murder. Frank P Walsh, former War Labor Board member and UMW counsel, testified before a Senate committee investigating the miners and operators conflict in Mingo and nearby districts.
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Washington
United States Steel Corporation
J. P. Morgan & Co
West Virginia
Frank P. Walsh
Menmbber
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Senate
Col
Mingo
Misconstrue Overs Charge Against I C C
An unclear excerpt mentions interstate rate issues and a lawyer for a road and utilities association addressing the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee. The fragment references John E. Kenton as a general solicitor for the association and notes misinterpretation of charges against the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Jority
Ibjohn E. Kenton
Genepah
National Association of “A Road and Utilities “Commissioners
Senate
Tata Spothosuns
United States to stay out of Hungary throne dispute
Washington says the United States will take no part in the movement to restore Charles to the Hungarian throne and maintains a non interference policy in European affairs. Paris reports ongoing fighting for Budapest between Charles monarchist troops and Admiral Horthy's Nationalist forces, with clashes spreading from outside the city into Budapest.
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Washington
United States
Charles
Hungary
State Department
Paris
Budapest
Horthy
Rumor of Bavarian Kingdom Proclaimed Circulated in Berlin
A rumor circulated in the Bourse today that a kingdom had been proclaimed in Bavaria. The report mentions Berlin as the center of gossip, with no official confirmation issued by authorities.
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Berlin
Bavaria
Mobilization Orders Issued by Czechoslovak Government
Prague reports that mobilization orders were issued by the Czechoslovakian government this afternoon amid growing security concerns. The measure comes as regional tensions escalate and defense preparations are activated across key municipalities.
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Prague
Charles enters Budapest at midnight report from Vienna
Dutch newspapers published a Vienna dispatch stating that Charles entered Budapest at midnight, with the claim appearing in today’s papers.
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Amsterdam
Vienna
Charles
Budapest
Charles as France's tool sparks German press fury
Berlin reports unite across factions condemn Charles as the instrument of France in a scheme to dominate Austria Hungary and create a Catholic South German state. Monarchists hail rival moves but Germany deems him untrustworthy after wartime peace overtures.
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Berlin
Charles
France
Junker
Austria
Hungary
Bavaria
Hapsburg
Germany
Not Spurgin Found Dead in Miami Hotel
Chicago residents in Miami denied that the body found at the Pershing Hotel is Warren C. Spurgin, president of the Michigan Avenue Trust Co., Chicago. They stated the deceased was a man about five feet ten inches and 165 pounds, far from Spurgin’s reported height and weight.
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Miami
Fla
Pershing
Warren C. Spurgin
Michigan Avenue Trust Co
Chicago
Detective trail leads to Chihuahua in misidentity case
The Michigan Avenue Trust Co. head in Chicago was tracked by a district manager of a national detective agency. The man Spurgin was followed to Chihuahua, Mexico, with a note that the case may hinge on mistaken identity or a ruse to throw investigators off the trail.
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Michigan Avenue Trust Co
Chicago
Aney
Spurgin
Chihuahua
Mexico
Youth Near Death After Accidental Shooting
Joseph W. Scislowski of 1300 North Center Street lay seriously wounded after being shot in the right hip when William Maske, 19, of 16046 North Center, accidentally discharged a 22 caliber rifle Maske was repairing in his Leck-Port garage. Both families say the act was unintentional and Maske did not blame for the incident. The rifle reportedly contained a cartridge in the breach when the accidental discharge occurred.
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Joseph W. Scislowski
North Center Street
Tuddy
William Maske
North Center
Mass
Maske
Leck- Port
Scislowski
Unknown Soldier Chosen For Arlington Grave In France
In Chalons sur Marne on Oct 24 Sergeant Edward F Younger selected one of four unknown American soldiers to be buried at Arlington Cemetery. He saluted each coffin, placed a white rose, and helped move the chosen casket to a chapel where it was embalmed. Maj Harberd noted no identification marks on the bodies.
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Edward F. Younger
15Th Infantry
Arlington Cemetery
Younger
Alien
Rogers
Sergt. Younger
América
Robert Patrick Harberd
Harbold
MacSwiney Death Observance Planned in Brixton
Plans are set for the first anniversary of Terrence MacSwiney’s death in Brixton prison. A requiem mass at St Mary’s church will be followed by an evening mass meeting headlined by Rev. Albert W. Allen of Brooklyn, an Episcopal minister tied to reform and Irish republic recognition groups.
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Brixton
Terrence Macswiney
London
St. Mary's Church
Albert W. Allen
Brooklyn
Anti-Saloon League
American Association For the Recognition of
W. W. Defeat in Supreme Court Appeal
A group of IL W.W.s indicted in the Kansas Federal district court for espionage act violations lost their appeal to the Supreme Court. They must proceed to the penitentiary after the lower court ruling stands.
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Washington
IL. W.w.s
Kansas Federal District Court
Supreme Court
Blood type tests used in Hettman murder case
Joliet chemist R R Sidell testified about the precipitin test to distinguish human blood from animal blood. He said the white line between samples proves human blood, and that typhoid tests were used to address whether the blood on Hettman’s shirt came from him or the deceased, as the defense argued nasal hemorrhage stains.
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Hettmag
R. R. Sidell
Joliet
Hettman
Sidell
Robert Martin
Martin
Siddell
Publicity
Catherine Peterson's marriage to James Edward Miller amid rumor and intrigue draws scrutiny over a claimed $3,000 payoff and a list of dubious associates. Questions surround the groom's true identity, alleged sisters of Miller, and alleged oil and legal contacts, with hotel officials confirming inconsistent details and staged personas.
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Catherine Peterson
James Edward Miller
Miss Peterson
Court House
I. C. Rainford Sales Co
N. Dearborn Street
Chicago
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Miami Hotel
Chalons - Sur - Marne
MacSwiney
ARMY
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Proclamation Oil Co
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