Macomb Commercial Association Rejects Referendum Ballot
The Macomb Commercial association board adopts a resolution condemning Referendum No. 3 from the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. It cites misleading wording and calls for clarification before reporting back to the Illinois Chamber. The motion condemning the ballot passes unanimously.
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Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Inois Public Utils Commission
Macomb Commercial Association
Harding Requests a Special Session
President-elect Harding asked President Wilson to call a special Senate session for March 4. Senator Underwood delivered the request from Senator Lodge, and Tumulty presented it to the president. The session would confirm cabinet and other appointments and typically last a week.
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Wilson
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Alabama
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Massachusetts
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Local Colors Mix In Wednesday Hoop Showdown
Macomb fans pack Normal gym for a high school versus Normal Academy basketball clash seen as a pivotal contest. The High School team is said to be stronger than ever while the academy squad has troubled its rivals this season. A return game is slated at the high school next week.
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Lawson Burnham Shot While Adjusting Rifle Sights
Lawson Burnham is reported hotter today at Phelps Hospital after being accidentally shot with a .22 rifle Friday evening while adjusting the sight. He has been under treatment since the accident.
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Phelps Hospital
Boxing and soldier bonus bills move in Senate and House
Springfield reports both houses adjourn after brief session as boxing measures and several soldier bonus bills are introduced. Speaker Dahlberg expands committees. Donal O Callaghan deportation protection passes in house, while a Cork mayoral pledge is discussed. Primary filings list McLean for mayor and a slate of local offices in Macomb Illinois.
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Chicago
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Local Legislature Names Likely Appointees
A list of names including Wn R Purdum J R Fosdyck John Blevins A W Fallenthal Fred Ralston Russell Bolin J E Holden and R B Purdum appears, indicating a roster for justice of the peace or related positions.
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J. R. Fosdyck
John Blevins
Justice OF Peace
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Fred Ralston
Russell Bolin
J. E. Holden
R. B. Purdum
Germany cannot pay reparations says foreign minister
Berlin reports Dr. Walter Simons, German foreign minister, will tell the Reichstag that Germany cannot subscribe to the Allies demands as they are impossible to fulfill. He will outline how a settlement seems possible and state that the London conference invite only helps if negotiations address the possible, not the impossible.
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Berlin
Walter Simons
Reichstag
Germany
London
Return of Unknown Soldier Urged as National Tribute
General Pershing told the House Military Affairs Committee that bringing an unknown soldier home for burial in Arlington would be a fitting tribute to those who died. He urged a solemn ceremony and full honors, noting the act should honor a single unknown man to cover all states and services.
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Washington
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House Military Affairs Committee
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State Freight Rates Suit Starts in Illinois
Illinois Attorney General Brundage files suit against the federal government and all railroads in Illinois to revoke increased freight rates ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The action follows a prior suit on passenger rates and notes Illinois rail freight is 14 percent above the state rate on miscellaneous freight and 20 percent on milk and cream.
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Chicago
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Illinois
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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State Public Utilities Commission
Northwestern University headline misprint in Lombard Northwestern game
A newspaper headline added a stray letter turning Northwest ern into N. W. US. The body text correctly reports the Lombard Northwestern College game. The error appears only in the abbreviation in the headline, not in the article’s main content.
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N. W. US
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Northwestern Volleze
Naperville
Umbrella Found Reported In Classifieds
Parker Foulk of East Jackson street advertised an umbrella lost at the post office building in the By Strider classifieds. He later received a call that night from the party who had carried the "rain stick" by mistake.
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East Jackson Street
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Bandits Take $30 000 in Chicago Bank Raid
In Chicago on February 1 a group of about six robbers struck the Kenwoot Trust and Savings Bank on the South Side. They held up a dozen employees and escaped with all the money in one teller cage, official estimates put the haul at $30,000. No shots were fired and the robbery lasted only minutes before the bandits fled by automobile.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Kenweot Trust & Saving Bank
Judge Waggoner Aims to Finish Work This Week
Reported late Friday that Deputy Wilson seized two barrels of wine from a corn crib on Harry Averal s farm near Colchester three miles northeast. Averal pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property in circuit court and received one to ten years. Holler will case to be heard tomorrow regarding the alleged last will of Eli Holler of Bardolph. Judge Waggoner hopes to close all term work by week s end as he shifts to Knox and Hancock counties then appellate duties. Ward Street case in Macomb involves a junction to restrain sewer pipe works from taking possession of one block for sewer use.
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