Suspected train assault suspects face cross stories in Bushnell case
Witnesses from Bushnell recount sightings of a tan and negro on a freight train near the tracks last Friday. Residents including Catherine Lomax Burgard and Elmer Graves testify to seeing the two men and linking them to the assault on Martin. Prosecutors seek stronger proof as defense challenges differing statements and alibis.
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Jdackisie
E. Martin
Catherine Lomax
Bush
Aly
Burgard
Tnx
Gales
Cine
Mien
Tale MB
McDonald
Ele
S. BR
Rustler
James E. Ison
Elmer
Erdstown
Vermont
Bushnell
Bushnel
Quincy
Martin
Tax conditions good in Macomb and baseball managers warned
Special deputy F M Pratt inspected Macomb on Monday and Tuesday finding few discrepancies in local tax collection for autos for hire and admissions. He attributed gaps to misinformation and advised managers to file for tax stamps and pay 1 cent per 10 cents of admission. The note lists general rules and exemptions and urges adherence to AP News standards.
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F. M. Pratt
Pekin
Ill
Internal Revenue
Macomb
Internal Revenue Office
Leander
Harding on war vote opposition to League and referendums
Senator Harding attacked League of Nations and any pledge to vote on war. He warned that turning nationality over to international authority would threaten peace at home and argued only Congress can authorize sending American troops without risking a scrap of paper.
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Associated Press
Marion
Ohio
Harding
America
Wayne Cour
League of Nations
Congress
Congress of the
United States
Polish Resistance Crumbles As Warsaw Faces Evacuation
Paris reports from a French British military mission say Polish forces retreat along the Bug with bridges intact and no stop fired. They predict evacuation within two to three days and a government move likely to Cracow, while armistice talks appear unlikely.
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Associated Press
Paris
Warsaw
Cracow
Bug
Pellenstein
Mlawa
Baltic
Allied Commission
Minsk
Miners in Illinois Return to Work Urged by Union Chief
Springfield reports miners across Illinois are returning or ready to return to work per Frank Farrington president of the state miners union. He said all elements urge a return and production should resume by early next week as a prerequisite for President Wilson to meet the scale committee to settle disputes with operators.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Illinois
Frank Farington
State Miners’ Union
Farrington
Wilson
Lyons and Woods Couple Depart on Two Week Vacation
Mr and Mrs Frank Lyons and Mr and Mrs Oral Woods depart tomorrow for a two weeks vacation by automobile. They plan a route to Starved Rock Wisconsin Minnesota and back through Town. They may stop in Milwaukee but gave no reason. The informer said the party will be unanimously Democratic upon return.
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Frank Lyons
Oral Woods
Starved Rock
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Oasis
Bushnell Forms Ogelsby for Governor Club
An Oglesby for Governor club formed in Bushnell with Republican voters meeting at the city hall. The state ticket led by Oglesby was adopted and J. E. Harris named president with George C. Hillyer as secretary.
Sells storage battery to Evansville man
J. A. Atherton the local Exide Storage Battery dealer received a letter from an Evansville resident who saw his Exide Battery advertisement in The By-Stander. After correspondence the sale was made following ad inquiry.
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Evansville
Ind
MAN
J. A. Atherton
Exide
Licensed to Wed in Macomb Colchester Warren County
The By-Stander lists couples and individuals with ages and townships including Merle Crabb and 226 Zella Fonts in Macomb. Lance V Young 23 from Ellisville township. Mable Helen Baumann 20 from Warren county. Cecil Kipling 2 from Colchester. Trazel Fentom from Colchester. Clyde Gramn 71 from Colchester township. Lela Vance 20 from Chalmers.
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Merle Crabb
Macomb
Zella Fonts
Lance V. Young
Ellisville
Mable Helen Baumann
Warren County
Cecil F. Kipling
Colchester
Trazel Fentom
Clyde Gramn
Lela Vance
Chalmers
Blandinsville Girl Breaks Shoulder in Backyard Incident
Martha Tarviis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Harris, fell from a Blandinsville porch and fractured her shoulder badly. At Macomb Clinic an X-ray showed the fracture cannot be reduced and an open operation is needed. A Kansas City tourist party stopped in Macomb where Dr. Strader treated a 2 inch scalp wound of Lester W. Hall after a road bump. The group planned to reach Chicago tonight in a Peerless bus.
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Martha Tarviis
A. A. Harris
Blandinsville
Macomb Clinic
Kansas City
Macomb
Dr. Strader
Lester W. Hall
Deelarea
Masomb
Chicago
Macomb Faces Housing Shortage as Growth Looms
Macomb struggles with a housing shortage and a lack of available business buildings near the public square. A new factory influx will require more homes and workers from outside. A Commercial club committee is exploring housing relief, but no concrete steps have been announced yet.
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Macomb
Commercial Club
Changes in display windows at Stewart 5 and 10 cent store
Carpenters worked today on the Stewart 5 and 10 cent store to remake the window displays. The new arrangement shows stock more clearly and improves window trimming convenience.
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Stewart
Good Hope Boy Faces Charge Involving Auto Thefts
Hilbert Monninger of Good Hope was arrested in Rock Island and brought to Macomb to answer a theft charge tied to five auto casings stolen from the Austin Allison garage in Biloxi Miss last winter. He had eluded custody after his father D C Monninger arranged bonds. Tumey already jailed in Iowa reform school.
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Sapp
Rock Island
Galesbuo
Hilbert Monninger
Good Hope
Howard Tumey
Austin Allison
Tumney
Galesburg
Macomb
Allison
Biloxi
Miss
Young Monninger
Visiting Here By Mrs Frattinger and Two Sons
Mrs. A. A. Frattinger arrived with her two sons Albert and Eugene for a visit with her sister Mrs. Dr. Standard and family last night.
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A. A. Frattinger
Albert
Eugene
Rives Family Plans Move to Lester Washington
Mr and Mrs Earl Rives and their family left yesterday afternoon for Lester Washington where they will establish a home. Mr Rives will be employed with the Northern Pacific railway.
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Lester, Wash
Earl Rives
Lester
Wwasly
Mr. Rives
The
Northern Pacific Railway
Wheel comes off Ford in Columbus corner incident
A wheel unexpectedly detached from Ford owned by Austin Campbell at the Laf ayette and Carroll Streets corner last evening. No serious damage. The item ends with a joke about gas prices and social status in the Columbus Ohio State Journal.
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Ford
Austin Campbell
Lafayette and
Carroll Streets
Columbus
Ohio State Journal
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Iowa Reformatory
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