Inquiries in Past Year Rise Again
Officials report a rise in inquiries over the previous year as investigations widen to two earlier cases. community leaders urge vigilance while detailing steps taken by agencies to assist residents.
05 Jan 1921
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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1921
Page
1
Officials report a rise in inquiries over the previous year as investigations widen to two earlier cases. community leaders urge vigilance while detailing steps taken by agencies to assist residents.
The coroner logs show 1920 had 34 coroner cases with 23 heart failure and several deaths from natural causes, accidents, and shootings. Names include Mrs. Geo Boswick and others. ultimately shows deaths from heart trouble, auto and train accidents, drowning, and poisoning among local residents.
National Bank installs additional safety deposit boxes, adding to its already large stock. The move increases secure storage options for customers and signals ongoing bank expansion.
The institution reports 780 safety deposit boxes now available in a large fire and burglar proof vault. Three years ago 380 boxes existed. demand prompted three additions adding 400 more. Residents from all McDonough County areas and nearby counties use the service.
Springfield dispatch reports the Fifty second Illinois general assembly opened with William Hola day proposing Earl B. Searcy as temporary speaker. John T. Devine of Dixon elected house floor leader by 36 Democrats. G. A. Dahlberg of Chicago chosen speaker, noted as the second dry chair in state history. Republican caucus praised as peaceful after two decades.
Chorde Graves returns to duties in Chicago after vacation with home folks. He now serves in the government mail service in that city.
A Macomb business figure predicts a price steadiness in two to three months with renewed production. He calls the recent price panics a needed correction and warns that factory shutdowns to cut wages may be easier than outright cuts, while urging realism and recovery across the economy.
Gov. Lowden lauds progress in state services including education reform, a new state hospital for education and research in Chicago, better programs for the blind, a comprehensive penal system, and a modern prison under construction. He notes a military reorganization will yield a stronger national guard. He also proposes adjusting the mill tax fund to boost University of Illinois funding to match growth.
At the McDonough county medical society quarterly gathering in the Commercial Club rooms Dr E P Sloan of Bloomington lectured on goitre with moving pictures. Local doctors debated the topic and planned monthly winter meetings while opposing the Sheppard–Towner maternity bill. Attending out-of-town physicians hailed from Bushnell New Philadelphia and Adair.
The article notes William G. Lemmer, once of the Galesburg Evening Mail, now a machinist operator at the Sheridan Enterprise in Sheridan Wyoming. His health has greatly improved and he hopes to return to Galesburg to renew old friendships.
A choir rehearsal for the Presbyterian group is scheduled for this evening at seven o'clock. Members are advised to arrive promptly and ready to practice.
Delegates from this county and other Farm Bureau members attend the State Agricultural Association meeting in Chicago January 13 and 14. Sessions occur in the LaSalle hotel's Gold Room with multiple committees and officers to be appointed, reports and discussions on livestock marketing grain marketing and limestone supply.
Every church member and friend is urged to attend the service tonight at 7 30 at the First Baptist Church. Rev. Baker will speak. Invite a friend to come.
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