06 Feb 1922
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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1922
Page
1
Collection efforts reached nine thousand dollars on opening day as organizers report steady progress and strong community involvement. Local officials praised volunteers and urged continued support through the week.
Tax collection progresses with $899,696.71 to be paid this year through county property owners. Treasurer Barclay reports the office ready for April duties as many pay promptly, easing delinquencies and reducing backlogs across districts and various towns.
A garbled AP summary notes comparisons in literacy and schooling, citing Chicago speaker L Willet discussing Oregon village Silles and Japan, with vague rankings and references to sixth grade levels. text is incomplete but centers on educational attainment comparisons.
Two armed bandits robbed a jewelry store on Atlin Road and cuffed a customer during a pistol fight outside. One bandit wounded in the exchange, while the other escaped with valuables. Police investigation underway.
The final county teachers institute of the winter season will convene in Bardolph this Saturday February 11. The program features music, normal training, classroom methods, school law, testing, arithmetic, community links, dramatization by high school pupils, storytelling, and a closing address by Prof. S. B. Hursh.
Indictments against seven current and former Chicago officials allege civil service law violations tied to pressing employees to subscribe to a political newspaper and buy picnic tickets. The charges allege city employees were coerced under threat of job loss by a faction aligned with Mayor Thompson.
Paris February 5 Marshall Foch tells Petit Parisien that after returning from America he drinks wine at every meal, two glasses of Bordeaux. He adds that his pipe is his only vice, dismissing claims he abstains from alcohol.
A heavy street light pole at the Christian church corner snapped ten feet above ground when struck by a Nodge car last night. The bumper was badly bent and the two young couples in the car were occupants.
A daughter weighing 8 pounds 12 ounces was born Sunday to Mr and Mrs Harry McBride at the home of Mrs McBride's uncle J W Murfin on Rural Route 1. The baby is named Mildred Louise Murfin.
Los Angeles reports a NY man once engaged to a film star fled after William Desmond Taylor’s murder. Investigators tie jealousy to the crime as letters from Mabel Normand to Taylor surface. A pink silk nightdress linked to Taylor’s apartment fuels the probe. deputies venture to interview a new target in the evolving case.
Probate court holds adjustment day for estates including T W Ausbury John K Jackson Nathan Lindsey Eva A Martin Win R Swango John W Swartzhaugh Amanda Simpson John C Vance as well as final settlement for Clara Ellen Keister.
Members of the farm bureau executive committee gathered here today for their regular monthly meeting in a routine session.
Galesburg reports that Hedding college may move from Abingdon as Rock Island plans an inducement. The Rock Island chamber offers 750000 for buildings and 50000 for land, with a trustees meeting to decide on relocation. Dr. Clarence Green notes the offer but cannot predict the action.
A fire at 1:30 this afternoon damaged the East Summit Street residence of W. K. Clugston, with the upper story badly burned and several second floor meubles ruined. Insurance of 1500 dollars may not cover the loss. water damage also creased plaster. The blaze started in the SHG and was spotted by a neighbor who alerted the family.
Bloomington Indiana reports a 13 year old boy, Robert Davis, son of ex policeman Scott Davis, confessed to setting fires at twenty eight houses in the city over six days. He was arrested in Bloomington. Separately, Mr and Mrs O B Rose of Bushnell left for California to visit their daughter Ruth Costell Jr and tour sights.
Deputy collectors under G W Schwaner in the eighth district of Illinois will tour key towns from February 13 to March 15 to assist taxpayers with income tax returns. The free service visits Blandinsville Bushnell Macomb Colchester Industry and other sites with dates listed for McDonough county itinerary.
Tonight at 7 30 members of the Macomb Commercial Association retail merchants bureau will gather to discuss sales day and celebration plans. Directors J A Miner and E E Wyne urge full attendance and extend invitations to all city merchants.
Washington February 6 The armament limitation conference closes with signed treaties and a farewell address by President Harding. Harding calls the event the first deliberate expression of trade power in peace noting war’s futility. A Rockford resident Charles Peterson was quarantined in an isolation hospital as a leper after two years of treatment for another disease.
Cardinal Achille Ratti of Milan is elected pope, taking the name Pius XI. Smoke signals from the Sistine Chapel announce the vote as crowds cheer in St. Peter's. The dean asks for acceptance, and the new pope blesses the cardinals before appearing on the balcony for the first universal benediction.
Wallace Martin of Scotland township today displayed two curiosities at the 3y-Stander. A plant freak shows a tree limb bent by a fork growing through its own branch, giving the appearance of a branch within its parent. The animal freak is a Siamese twin feather arising from a chicken pore with two distinct stalks and different colored feathers.
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