Negro's Case in Galesburg Trial by Testimony
The case centers on a Black suspect and a white man accused of slugging and robbing Martin, a former soldier, near Bushnell. Witnesses recall a meeting at 11 a.m. in Galesburg as Martin was found unconscious on railroad tracks, with accounts tying the pair to a freight train from Bushnell and subsequent events in Beardstown and Verwood.
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Jeld
Martin
Ilroad
Isus
Gales
Bushnell
Noonderoga
N. Y
Bushs
Hushnell
Ted
Vermont
Fastern Trip MT Lived Home Ester Nooy
A fragmented notice reports a local residence event involving Penny Bia Ne and Waltoy with Gates wd family. The readable items mention Yo Sting and unnamed individuals affecting a household in Fastern Trip Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ester
Noy
Gates Wd
Penny Bia
Waltoy
Illinois Public Utilities Board Denies Higher Passenger Fare
The Illinois Public Utilities Commission held it cannot raise passenger fares beyond the two cents per mile limit set by state law. Railroads had petitioned for 3.6 cents per mile, but federal law and Supreme Court rulings do not override the state cap.
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Chicago
Illinois
Public Utilities Commission
United States Supreme Court
State Commission
Quincy Democrats Aim to Lure Cox for Big Illinois Rally
Quincy leaders plan a large rally to urge Governor James M. Cox to visit during his presidential campaign. Local Democrats expect a special McDonough county train to attend and promise one of Illinois' biggest rallies if Cox can be secured.
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Quincey Democracy
James M. Cox
Ohio
Quincy
McDonough
Quinecyang
Illinois
Cox
Motor Notes: Worrells Reynolds Enjoy Auto Trip
Dr and Mrs K G Worrell and Mr and Mrs J N Reynolds took a weekend auto trip visiting Bowen Carthage Keokuk Ft Madison Burlington and returned to Macomb They toured the state prison at Ft Madison golfed at Burlington and joined Rev J R Vance Mrs Vance and Dorothea on a later trip to Brown County and Illinois River locks. Frank Parks traveled from Omaha visiting Sidney Parks and Ottumwa and expects bumper crops in Nebraska this year Alfred Rush returns from Los Angeles visiting his parents and reports California climate agrees with him while noting work at Thomas H Ince Moving Picture Studio.
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K. G. Worrell
J. N. Reynolds
Bowen
Carthage
Keokuk
Ft. Madison
Burlington
Macomb
J. R. Vance
Augusta
Huntsville
Omaha
Frank Parks
Sidney
Olivers Teston
Ottumwa
Nebraska
Parks
Henry Parks
Los Angeles
Alfred Rush
A. BE. Rush
California
Thomas H. Ince Moving Picture Studio
McDonough Post delegates and local elections noted
Macomb Legion post endorsed universal military training and a World War bonus at a meeting with 20 of 175 members present. Delegates were chosen for the state convention in Chicago September 2 and 3, with plans to unify district posts at a forthcoming meeting in Monmouth.
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United States
Macomb Legion
Macomb Commercial Association
Chicago
T. L. Roark
Geo. B. Kerman
Monmouth
Legion
Visit by Mr and Mrs Frank White and Alma to Macomb
Mr and Mrs Frank White and daughter Alma arrived last night from Cheney Kansas in an Overland car. White was raised in Macomb but left about 18 years ago. The crops around Honey are fair this year and the roads to Macomb are rough from recent rains.
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Frank White
Alma
Cheney
Kan
Mr. White
Macomb
Ives
Whit
Mary Findsdown
Morris McGinnis Fractures Elbow After Lawn Swing Accident
Morris McGinnis son of Mr and Mrs Frank McGinnis of West Wheeler Street broke the elbow joint yesterday at noon when he fell backward from a lawn swing at home. He was taken to Dr Knappenberger's office where the fracture was reduced.
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Morris McGinnis
Frank McGinnis
W. Wheeler Street
Campbell's orchestra plays for dance at Vermont tonight
A Vermont dance tonight features Campbell's orchestra providing music. A. P. News is cited as the most reliable source for the event details and schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Campbell
A. P
Illness News for Louis Korn at Bustinell
Louis Korn of Bustinell is described as quite ill at 84 with poor prospects for recovery. The notice notes his advanced age and limited chances of improvement.
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Louis Korn
Bustinell
Mr. Korn
Rushville Defeats Industry In Low-Scoring Fair Match
Rushville handed Industry its second defeat in a week at the Rushville fair with an 11 to 5 victory. The game featured two innings with all runs scored as fielders misplayed high bounces, as Industry built a 3-0 lead in the third before Rushville answered with a 6 in the third and a 5 in the sixth. Industry lineup included Kennedy pitching Erick at short Turner at first Nester second Bee man third Crop at eighth Kilpatrick left field Smith in center Murphy in right.
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Rushville
Industry
Kennedy
Erick
Turner
Nester
Beeman
Kilpatrick
Smith
Murphy
Departed from Moscow Completes First Trip Across Russia
A Moscow journey ends as the traveler completes a 4000 mile route crossed in two years. The feat marks a significant milestone after a long pause in cross country travel.
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Russia
Food is the supreme test of Russia as winter nears
From Viborg Finland Aug 11 Soviet Russia faces famine amid looming winter as four thousand miles of frontiers show widespread hunger. An Associated Press correspondent describes food and clothing shortages from Vladivostok to Moscow and Petrograd, with refugees and exhausted railway crews pleading for sustenance.
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Associated Press
Viborg
Finland
Poland
Soviet
Russia
Far East
Siberia
Vladivostok
Moscow
Petrograd
W. W. Thomp
Gorchester
Warsaw
Leity
Railroads May Go to Court on Rates in Illinois
Chicago August 11 News reports state utilities commission and Illinois railroads plan appeals to the Interstate Commerce Commission after the two cent per mile passenger rate is set. The attorney general will seek court enforcement of the rate law. The commission denies a milk and cream surcharge and a 20 percent milk rate increase.
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Associated Press
Chicago
State Public Utilities Commission
Illinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Board
The
Utilities Commission
University of West Virginia professor to speak at Methodist church
Dr. Robert A. Armstrong of West Virginia University and teachers' institute instructor will address the Methodist church this evening at 7 45. Public cordial invites attendance. In Tennessee nine year old Clayton Filbert, son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Filbert, remains seriously hurt after falling from an auto truck's runboard and is under treatment at Wolmes hospital.
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Robert A. Armstrong
University of West Virginia
Teachers’ Institute
Normal
Methodist Church
Clayton
Oscar Filbert
Tennessee
Thy
Wolmes Hospital
Scouts Depart for Seville Camp on Spoon River
Boy Scout Troop No. 4 leaves tomorrow afternoon for Seville HK to camp a week on Spoon river near that place. Ten or twelve scouts will form the party with Earnest Prowein in charge.
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Seville
Spoon River
Earnest Prowein
Bushnell Fair Meeting for Stock Subscribers
Subscribers for stock at the fair association will meet Friday afternoon at the Bushnell Sales Pavilion at 4:00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushnell Fair Meeting
Fair Association
Bushnell Sales Pavillion
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Oviahove
Contra- Martin
State of Illinois
McDonough County
Motor Notes
Espeeee
Z. Provard
Canton
William R. Harris
C. E. Flack
L. B. Eason
Company
Ill
Albert Zovard
Canton Fire Department
Reed F. Cutler
Mr. Cutler
Irwin Brisby
Ernest Provard
Main Street
Johnson Home
Sebree Funeral Home
F. A. Smith
Reuben Griggs
Grig
Mr. Provard
Fire Department
O. Provard
Chicago and Alton Railway
Albert Z. Provard
Buckheart Township
Clifford Provard
Dean Heald
Oveear Pars
Calif
A. T. Jolson
Lyons
William Johnson
Tals Provard
Matthew Troyard
News OF the Churches
Vera Yarnell
Winlamae
Ind
Paris Smith
Norton Co
Laura Harelson
Plymouth
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