Downing Home Paid 250 to Haul Liquor From Canada Line
Rodman Man paid Downing 250 to haul liquor from the Canadian line. Jones of Industry Ind faced a charge of sporting liquor and accepted a bond of 3,000 to his home until March, remaining in prison until his ninety day term ends. Mac Downing secured bail for his client and arranged continued confinement at the penal farm to avoid reimprisonment in March.
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R Jones
Industry
Elkhart
Ind
Deo
T. Mac Downing
Gosh
Jones
Orbail
Anes
Island Man
Clash in QAL Investigation Sparks Senate Exchange
An Associated Press despatch notes heated questions in the Senate as Calder and Reed spar over coal trade regulation and recovery efforts. The exchange touches on coal industry concerns and proposed bills as probes into the sector continue.
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Associated Press
Inston
Calder
Republic York
Senate
Contracts For Bridge Work In McDonough County
Contracts totaling 14000 dollars for bridge work in McDonough County will be let by the state at Springfield. The townships to receive benefit include El Dorado Industry Lamoine Tennessee Colchester Emmet and Blandinsville. A 24 foot concrete bridge between Blandinsville and LaHarpe townships will be let at LaHarpe. The expense will be shared by McDonough and Hancock counties. The bridge lies seven miles northwest of Blandinsville. Bethel and Emmet townships will see contracts let in about three weeks.
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McDonough County
Springfield
Eldorado
Industry
Lamoine
Tennessee
Colchester
Emmet
Blandinsville
LaHarpe
McDonough
Hancock
Bethel
Illinos Electric Porcelain Plant Rebuilding Progress
The Illinois Electric Porcelain plant advances fast after a week old fire. Debris removal and rebuilding proceed at top speed with half the plant expected to operate in ten days. Over 200 workers displaced by the blaze await restart as heating pipes and roof repairs continue.
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Illinois Electric Porcelain Plant
Bushnell Pump Co
Bushnell
Mr. Kettron
Aromnd
Abolition of Chicago Board of Trade Debate Spurs Grain Reform
Washington hearing on grain futures regulation features Clifford Thorne of Chicago urging end to speculation at the Chicago Board of Trade within a fixed period. He cites volumes, delivery gaps, and compares the market to lotteries, as hearings close before draft legislation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Chicago Board of Trade
Clifford Thorne
Chicago
House Agriculture Committee
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers National Grain Dealers Association
Thorne
Pradesh
Monte Carlo
House
Bethlehem official disputes Schwab voucher charge
Frank Schick, Bethlehem Steel general auditor, testified before Congress that a 260000 October 1918 voucher for Charles M Schwab expenses was not charged to ship construction or Bethlehem profits. He stated the voucher lacked supporting details and was not recorded by the Emergency Fleet Corporation, contradicting Colonel Abadies prior claim that the item was Schwabs personal expense.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles M. Schwab
Frank Schick
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Congressional Committee
Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Abadie
The
Sehwab
Four Million Dollar Fire Destroys Athens Business District
A large portion of Athens downtown was reduced to ruins as flames swept through three city blocks, damaging other structures and causing an estimated four million dollars in property loss. The fire origin is undetermined.
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Athens
Tony
Beardstown Hero Gave Life to Save Children
Funeral services were held for Mike Briggs 26 who yesterday sacrificed his life to save two children playing near a detached electric wire. Briggs snatched the wire away but was electrocuted by 2300 volts.
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Beardstown
Associated Press
Mice Briggs
Briggs
Willard Confident He Can Come Back Against Dempsey
Jess Willard, former heavyweight champion, arrived in New York for a March 17 showdown with Jack Dempsey. The Kansan, weighing 240 pounds, said he has trained for weeks and laughed at questions about fighting for money, saying taxes bother him less than the purse.
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Associated Frege
New York
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Kansan
Willard
Dempsey
Tax Revenue Surge as McDonough County Hurries to Collect
County treasurer John A. Barclay reports about 515000 in taxes collected since the season opened with 885032.32 owed by roughly 9000 taxpayers in McDonough County. Extra clerks and bank drop-offs aid a rush toward payment before deadlines.
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John A. Barclay
Mr. Barclay
Macomb
McDonough County
Million Dollar Fire at New Haven
New Haven Conn Jan 25 Fire destroyed a department store and several adjoining structures with damage estimated at 1,000,000 dollars. Firemen battled the blaze for three hours in zero weather before bringing it under control.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
Grand jury probes serious charge in Colchester case
Moon and Wayland of Colchester were arrested in a freight car theft scheme involving forty to fifty auto tires stolen en route from Galesburg to Quincy. Burlington route detectives assist local authorities as grand jury examines the case amid partial disclosures.
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Moon
Wayland
Galesburg
Quincy
Macomb
Colchester
Burlington Route
Sheriff's Office
Jay Moone
Fred Wayland
Board of Trade
Carl Dixon
Twin births predicted by astronomer in six years
Milwaukee report states Professor Kirschoff, an astronomer, predicts a flood of twins triplets and quartets within six years and that a new moon alignment with certain stars signals widespread fecundity across human races. The remark notes the prediction applies especially to the next four years.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Kirschoff
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