Golf association urged for a regional tournament circuit
A proposed compact association of golf clubs in the Spangetaha region aims to form a seven to eight club circuit. Clubs in South Canton Kewanee Macomb Bushnell Galesburg and Monmouth show support while Keokuk may join. Organizers expect a yearlong tournament with cross‑club competition and closer relations among clubs.
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Canton
Kewaneen
Macomb
Bushnellesburg
Kent
In. Org
Monmouth
Illinois
Colation
Buda- 1
Aledo Club
Lion
Soangetaha Fn
Iwo
Ibs
Omington Seeks Utility Rate Cut From State Board
The Omington city council asked Corporation Counsel R. Connell to file before the state commerce commission for a reduction of water and street car rates. The city owns its water works and aims to lower costs for residents.
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Associated Press
FLIERS CRASH TO GROUND KILLING TWO
Two airmen die when a flare worker attempting to transfer between planes fails and crashes near Ta, Aug 12. Ray Koch perishes and W. W. J n, a pilot, are killed. Ray McWherters, the second pilot, is injured and hospitalized with injuries and bruises.
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Associated Press
City
Ray Koch
Anota
Koch
W. W.J
Ray McWher
McWherters
Auto tires stolen from Bardolph man
The Bardolph area reports theft of a front tire from M. L. Kelso’s auto after a chautauqua trip. The axle was jacked on the other front wheel, suggesting the thief planned more but fled. Also noted are raids on melon patches by three local youths and calls for guardians to enforce duties to protect property.
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Bardolph
M. L. Kelso
W.D. Faires
Child dies after slight fall from chair near Plymouth
Five year old Donald Hendrickson son of Mr and Mrs Geo Hendrickson of six miles east of Plymouth was killed when a chair toppled as he slid forward. Neck fracture caused instant death. Coroner Russler held an inquest. Funeral planned for Saturday. Survived by parents brothers and sisters.
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Donald
Geo. Hendrickson
Plymouth
Tuck
Russler
Bushnell
Neil ‘Hendrickson
Phelps Hospital
Clyde Brown
Lester
Eva
Ruby
Darlene
Germany to Pay Allies One Billion Marks on August 30
Berlin report says Germany will pay one billion gold marks to the Allies by August 30. The note also indicates the dissolution of Germany’s self protection troops in upper Silesia will occur soon.
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Germany
Associated Press
Berlin
Vonaerts
Upper Silesia
Murder charge eyed in Heslin priest killing
William A. Hightower jailed in San Francisco after confessing the Colma priest Rev. Patrick Heslin’s grave was found. Police link the case to a possible accomplice and note ransom letters demanding $6500 and later $15000. The motive remains unclear as authorities pursue leads.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Rug
William A. Hightower
Patrick E. Heslin
Colma
Lannidi
San Mateo County
Hightower
William Hightower
Father Heslin
Daniel J. O’brien
Edward J. Hanna
Morocco
O’brien
Landini
Hanna
Silesian Question Referred to League of Nations
Paris reports France and Great Britain will submit the Upper Silesian dispute to the League of Nations. The move follows a crisis at the supreme allied council as Italy and Japan clash with France over frontier issues between Poland and Germany in Upper Silesia.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Great Britain
League of Nations
Poland
Germany
Upper Silesia
Supreme Allied Council
England
Italy
Japan
5000 Year Candle Memorial To Caruso Inmates Gift
In New York on August 12, an eighteen foot candle is being made by orphans home inmates to honor Enrico Caruso. The candle can burn on All Souls Day for 5,000 years and will be placed in the church of The Madonna of Pompeii in Naples, Italy, funded by the singer’s longtime $10,000 annual gift.
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Associated Press
New York
Enrico Caruso
Co operative Livestock Organization Announces St Louis Venture
Chicago August 12. The American Farm Bureau Federation and Fifteen Committee announce a cooperative livestock commission house to be started at National Stockyards Illinois as the first tangible result of their study. A stocker and feeder company for fattening will also be established as a subsidiary.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Co- Operative Livestock Commission House
St. Louis
American Farm Bureau Federation
Committee of Fifteen
National Stockyards
Ill
Plymouth Man Succumbs Loss of Memory
Plymouth Illinois Aug 12 William Ogilive 83-year-old resident north of Plymouth hitching his horse to attend a Methodist Sunday school picnic returned home dazed and unable to talk doctors concluded sudden memory loss relatives notified son from Kankakee Ill arrived to help authorities puzzled by the old man's condition.
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Plymouth
Til
William Ogilive
Whipple
John McKelvie
Ogilive
McKelvie
McDaniel
J. Wade Bell
Lewis Ogilive
Kankakee
No Waiver of Right Judge Frees Tannehill Under Habeas Rule
Judge G E Hillyer ordered the release of Tannehill from jail under a habeas corpus writ prepared by his attorney P E Eting. The case cites illegality in holding a prisoner for nonpayment of a fine without a jury trial waiver, noting Tannehill’s arrest in Bushnell for possessing a half pint of liquor and the failure to disclose the liquor source.
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Fleming-Tannehill
G. E. Hillyer
Sapp
Tannehill
Bushnell
Justice Hunt
Tapnehill
Aca
Long Trip for Mr and Mrs Bert Roach
Mr and Mrs Bert Roach of Bushnell depart Wednesday for an extended eastern tour. Their itinerary runs from New York to the Hudson and St Lawrence rivers to the Atlantic, then by boat to Nova Scotia and back to New York.
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Bert Roach
Bushnell
New York
Hudson
St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Governor Len Small Not Immune From Arrest Declared
Judge Walter C. Frank aligns with Judge Smith that the governor is not immune from arrest for offenses alleged to have occurred before his term. He says there are no kings in Illinois and urges the governor to submit to arrest and seek trial. Sheriff Mester defends his actions and pins blame on the governor for any humiliation.
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Smith
Galesburg
Walter C. Frank
Sangamon County
Len Small
Ilinois
Frank
Illinois
Springfield
Henry H. Mester
Small
Mester
Capitol
Bank Messenger Confesses to Robbery Plot
Leonard Murray, a bank messenger for the Jefferson State Bank, confessed to police that he and four others planned the Monday theft of 9500. Three suspects are in custody, a fourth is being sought, and the money’s alleged taker is believed to be in a southern city.
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Associated Press
Leonard Murray
Jefferson State Bank
Bushnell Soldier Survived Sinking of Transport Ship Alaska
Guy Warner of Bushnell was a passenger aboard the Alaska which sank near Eureka California. He had come home from France on the ship during wartime transport service.
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Guy Warner
Bushnell
Alaska
Eureka
Cal
France
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Utilities Reduction
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