Christmas Cheer Overflows in McDonough County Towns
Festivities spread across Macomb, Bushnell and Colchester with churches hosting Yuletide programs, concerts and gift exchanges. Santa visited Allison Store giving away candy and fruit as ponies sold at a theatre fundraiser drew cheers from children. A community parade and a large tree lighting lit Bushnell while Colchester hosted a Saturday afternoon event for youngsters.
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McDonoughy
Macomb
Ester and Bushnell
Mahad
Methodist
Ilinois
Allison Store
Vanity Enterprise
Santa Claus
Alison
Capa
Ambrose Sullivan, Jr
Umet Township
Joe” Shake
Nib
Louie Barclay
Iid
Art Bugg
Bauties
Lille
Bushnell
Claus
Colchester
City dairyman dies from injuries after wagon incident
A dairyman in AS CITY D A died less than an hour after being struck by a wagon this noon. Charles B. Dover, identified as a dairyman, was severely injured and died soon after. Wedding anniversary noted at the home of Mr Nis ROA Miner in South lin street marking the 48th anniversary of the couple. A separate item reports a man named Riffle suffering a severe burn from hot grease on his Sunday night.
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Lis City
Til
Charles B. Dover
Nis Roa
Lin Street
North Lafayette
Robbers In Chicago Net Nearly Four Million In 1921
Chicago criminals including burglars safe blowers and hold up men totaled 3 974 326 in loot from January 1 to December 25 1921 as police figures show merchandise accounted for 3 337 439 and cash 636 887 with an average daily haul over 13 000 enough to pay 2600 men at 5 a day.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Physician Gives Life as Disease Victim in Vera Cruz
Dr. Howard Cross of the Rockefeller Institute died in Vera Cruz Mexico from yellow fever. He had come to open a laboratory for study of yellow fever and marsh fever. He spent two days in the fever district then contracted the disease. Funeral arrangements were announced with attendance planned by the medical corps and officials.
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Cross
Mexico
Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Mex
Howard Cross
Rockteller Institute
1922 to have 53 Sundays in year
The year 1922 will feature 53 Sundays, a peculiarity noted by Fred McCaulley while preparing Presbyterian Sunday school records for the coming year. The extra Sunday last occurred during a Bushnell versus Macomb attendance contest.
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Fred McCaulley
Presbyterian Sunday School
Bushnell
Macomb
La Follette Charges Industrial Conspiracy
Senator La Follette accuses railroad and industrial interests of conspiring to curb farmers agitation and seeks restoration of state control over railroad rates. He cites a Dec 5 Washington meeting and requests actions against excessive practices by cosmetics coal steel and lumber sectors.
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Associated Press
Washington
la Follette
Republican
Wisconsin
Decatur
Ill
Millikin University
Farmers’ Organ Institution
Poor youths die by poison amid failed plans to wed
Passaic New Jersey December 21 18 year old Thomas Brands and his 17 year old sweetheart Matilda Rust killed themselves with poison after financial barriers blocked marriage. The couple met a year ago and sought to wed soon but could not afford it. They planned for Christmas but died early the next morning after a visit to a drugstore for dog poison.
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Passaic
N. J
Thomas Brands
Matilda Rust
General Hospital
Brands
Thomas
County to build ten miles of hard roads next March
Sangamon County Board of Supervisors approves a ten mile road improvement project costing about 300000. Funds will come from state road refund. Four miles of concrete road will be laid on South Sixth Street and six miles on the Beardstown road.
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Springfield
A. P
Sangamon County Board of Supervisors
South Sixth Street
Beardstown
Earnest Workers Social at M E Church Parlor
The Earnest Workers class of the M E church will hold a monthly social in the church parlor tomorrow at 2 30 PM. A large attendance is requested. Bloomington memorial grove in the city’s largest one in memory of 173 men who had served. preparers have been planted.
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Earnest Workers
M. E. Church
Bloomington
Former G A B Commander Dies in Indianapolis
William A. Ketcham, 75, former commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, died at his Indianapolis home today from acute indigestion.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
William A. Ketcham
Grand Army of the Republic
License To Wed Highbee Haydon and Ruth Bradbury Pike
Dr. Howard Riordan of Englewood hospital Chicago visits his mother Mrs. Amelia Riordan and other relatives and friends in town.
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Highbee Haydon
Pike
Ruth
Bradbury
Howard Riordan
Englewood ‘Hospital
Chicago
Amelia
Ingersoll Watch Co Goes Into Bankruptcy
New York December 27 An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in federal court against Robert H Ingersoll Brothers manufacturers of the Ingersoll watches. Liabilities were listed at 3 000 000 and assets at 2 000 000. The firm admitted its inability to pay its debts and asked to be adjudged bankrupt.
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Associated Press
New York
Robert H. Ingersoll & Brothers
Ingersoll
Macomb Poultry Fanciers Exhibit Chickens in Canton
Macomb poultry fanciers enter about 100 birds at Canton show this week. Owners aim for prizes with birds shipped from Macomb including entries from Alex Edie Howard Hollenback and Ed Larner.
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Canton
Macomb Poultry
Alex Edie
Howard Hollenback
Larner
Bellville Brothers Released After Larceny Conviction
George and Jesse Bellville of this city are released from prison after serving part of a one to ten year term for burglary. The brothers were found guilty of larceny and burglarized Flavius Furquoin’s Bethel township home during Furquoin’s absence.
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George
Jesse Bellville
Joliet
Flavius Furquoin
Bethel Township
Furquoin
Irish Sentiment Favors Treaty Across Ireland
Dispatches to London papers report overwhelming Irish support for the peace treaty. In southern Ireland surveys indicate about 90 percent of residents in the twenty six counties favor ratification, aligning with Dail Eireann's January resumption expectations.
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Associated Press
London
Ireland
Dail Hireann
Rule Thursday on Small Indictment in Waukegan
Judge Edwards will announce Thursday at 1 p.m. his ruling on the motion to quash the indictments against Governor Small and Vernon Curtis. The defendants must be present if the court upholds any counts, and if so they will be arraigned and asked to enter pleas.
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Waukegan
Edwards
Governor Small
Vernon Curtis
Alexander Beaubien
Small
Worse Hurt Than Was Intimated In Price Letter
A Tampa Florida letter reveals the accident that killed two year old child and injured Mrs Price and Miss Sarah Burton. A Ford car collided with a street car. the child died from a fractured skull while the girl’s family reports Mr Price was bruised and scratched and other injuries followed.
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Tampa
Fla
Babe
Express
Price
Sarah Burton
Holiday rail travel boom boosts traffic and sleeper shortages
Passenger traffic across Wie Country rails runs unusually heavy with Macomb trains at capacity due to 11-2 return fare reductions east of the Mississippi. Many locals travel for holiday visits while sleeper cars run out, leaving travelers to sit up all night on routes through Macomb.
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Wie
Macomb
Mississippi River
Ford 10 Make Autos With Cotton Mixtures
Boston and Detroit reports quote Roger Babson describing Henry Ford's claim to develop automobiles from a cotton based composition. The material, a mix of formaldehyde glue and cotton, is presented as a cheaper, tougher alternative to steel with Ford aiming to mass produce via a cottonoid process.
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Boston
Mass
Roger Babson
Henry Ford
Badson
Detroit
Babson
Ford
Former Macomb Man Is Given Fine Promotion
Charles Ewing son of Mr and Mrs A T Ewing of South Randolph street recently was transferred from the Joplin Missouri office of the Standard Oil company to Jefferson City Missouri. He is general manager for the company in this district promoted from a similar position but a small territory. Mrs Ewing and son will remain in Joplin until the end of the present school term.
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Charles
A. T. Ewing
South Randolph Street
Joplin
Standard Oil Company
Jefferson City
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