26 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1921
Page
1
A fragment notes a person named Ormle Parks accompanying a journey with unspecified purposes. The readable text implies a long trip and a focus on the value or significance of the parks visited.
The speaker notes four week trip through Iowa and Minnesota with Mrs Welch. They promote free camping for truckers, praising clean parks with running water and fire supply. He urges cities to provide safe overnight stops to welcome travelers, citing Grant Park in Macomb as an accessible example and lauding good roads and local care.
A reported prank in Galesburg left a man with an injury to his eye after an altercation. Sheriff A. and Dr. Mauls treated the victim as a specialist assessed the damage. The full details remain unclear as investigators gather statements and review the scene.
Frank Smith of Macomb faces Industry in an Sunday afternoon exhibition at the Macomb fair grounds. Industry has secured the ace pitcher from the Staley’s, a top semi pro squad, making the rematch more intriguing. The venue offers ample seating and may include a band and other attractions, with a fifty cent admission.
Water shut-off of pipes to homes for unpaid city water bills has spurred belated payments. Since Waterworks Superintendent A. J. Wright began enforcing the council order, nearly all affected customers have visited City Clerk Graves to settle debts and the extra dollar for reactivating service.
The Holmes hospital plans a new ambulance built by Meteor motor company. It is a large, limousine fashion vehicle on a special chassis with seats for ten and a rear cot via a concealed door. Aluminum disc wheels and latest accessories will be included in a black finish.
The Tri-State hall announces a full fall and winter schedule with events including a complimentary dance on Sept. 2, Ladies Party on Sept. 16, and Open dates on Sept. 30 Oct. 11 Oct. 31 Masquerade Nov. 11 Armistice Dance Nov. 24 Costume Dance Dec. 2 Gentleman's Dance Dec. 16 Open date and Dec. 31 New Year's Eve ball.
Secretary Hughes announced at the State Department that the peace treaty with Germany was signed in Berlin at 5 20 pm. The document reestablishes relations broken in 1917 and limits US participation in Versailles provisions including the League of Nations and Reparations Commission. The treaty comprises three articles and a preamble with ratification provisions.
Peoria police seek photograph of Piedro Gussman after his Birmingham arrest for the alleged murder of his wife in Peoria last November. Alabama officials fear his removal to Illinois. attorney Horace Alford seeks a writ to block extradition. Gussman, a Puerto Rico native, reportedly married Ruth Stephenson and is linked to the death of Father James E. Coyle.
Berlin reports Sothias Ers berger, former vice premier and finance minister, was killed today near Offenburg Baden while with his family. His body bore 12 bullet holes in a suspected assassination.
An I.C. northbound passenger train struck three year old Junior Todd and one year old Leslie Todd three miles south of Champaign at eight this morning. The children were playing on the track and failed to heed the oncoming train according to Associated Press reporting.
Chicago on August 2 was announced a plan to build 3000 to 5000 homes at an estimated cost of 5 million dollars to relieve Chicago's housing shortage. The project would be funded by a nonprofit organization of private individuals on the city’s north side.
Citizens along the Mississippi River complain about swimmers wearing only back to nature swimsuits. Police enforce a rule requiring bathers to wear suits until one hour after sunset, following recent arrests of two 18 year olds.
Dr J B Holmes claims success by hanging sleigh bells on branches to frighten nuisance blackbirds from residential trees. He suggests birds hear jingling and imagine frigid weather, becoming unsettled and seeking quieter quarters nearby.
A crowd of more than 1500 attended the Old Settlers Picnic and Homecoming at Plymouth. The day featured a varied program including a ball game, contests, acrobatic stunts, and a dance at night, entertaining both the aged and younger visitors before they departed.
The Farm Bureau committee announced rare speakers for the annual picnic on Sept 10 at Macomb Fair Grounds. Speakers include the President of the Farm Bureau Federation of Minnesota and S H Thompson of Quincy as chair of the Illinois Agricultural Association legislative committee. The event also features entertainment and a potential ball game and athletic contests.
Charles Frakes, Tyler Young, and E L Davis of Beardstown were bound to the September grand jury on bonds of 1000 each after arraignment in Macomb justice court on charges tied to the St Francis Hospital chicken thefts and related robberies. Arrested at Rushville, they claimed fewer than 100 chickens were stolen, with 39 in the batch found for sale. Frakes gave a full statement but claimed no direct participation. He has prior liquor and jail- breaking charges in Illinois and Kansas.
A. J. Peterson advertised this week for a pony belonging to his children that strayed from his lot. The pony was found the same evening at Earl Barclay’s home in Scotland township, where it had come that morning and stayed in the barn all day.
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