Gas service hearings highlight Illinois power issues in city hall
In a crowded city hall session representatives from Illinois Public Service and Macomb discussed gas and electric outages. Witnesses cited customer complaints, line disputes, and school cafeteria disruptions caused by service interruptions and plant shutdowns amid ongoing transmission and power delays.
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Fes
Lllnois
Tinney
Illinois State Commission
Ely
Geney
Op Ge
Shion
P. Morgan
In Normal School
Monroe Hall
Power Fluctuations Hit Macomb Businesses
Testimony before the commission details voltage swings from 110 to 120 volts and insulation concerns as the cause of frequent lamp outages and fuse trouble. Local contractors and business owners report irregular service, with impacts on shops like Scripps Reno and Alligator Cafe, and delays at Macomb Publishing Co.
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Tie
Macomb
Charlies Purdum
George H. Rippetoe
Live Wire Supply Co
Ile
Chas. Wi. Kettron
Illinois Electric Porcelain Co
Wm. Roark
Alligator Cafe
TL. Roark
Macomb Publishing Co
Devereux Players to Perform at Normal School Weekend
The Devereux Players perform at the Normal School this week with shows Friday July 2 at 8 p m and Saturday July 3 at 3 30 p m and 8 p m Miss Zenita Graff leads the troupe noted for educational tours The program includes Her Husbands Wife Dismany's three one act plays Arms and the Man If weather fails the shows move to the Normal auditorium Tickets available at McClellan's bookstore.
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Devereux
Macomb
Zenita Graff
Audistorium
McClellan’s Book Store
Macomb Boy Becomes Full fledged Med ic
Dr Keith S McKee son of Dr and Mrs A P McKee returns to Macomb for a brief vacation before entering active medical practice He completed his MD after study at Lombard College Columbia MO University Northwestern Chicago and St Luke's Hospital Chicago He plans to specialize in surgery and his Macomb friends expect him to excel
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Keith S. McKee
A. P. McKee
McKee
Macomb High School
Lombard
College of Medicine
Columbia
Northwestern University
Chicago
St. Luke’s Hospital
Macomb
American Legion Aids To Quell Riots In Miami
Three hundred members of the American Legion were summoned by Mayor Smith to quell a potential race riot after a bomb was hurled into a Black dwelling from an automobile occupied by white men. The blast caused no injuries but drew hundreds of onlookers and armed groups. Authorities pledged protection and vowed to arrest the attackers.
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Miami
Fla
American Legion
Smith
Legion
Bert Lane and Harold White Drive Hupmobile From Park Garage
Bert Lane and Harold White left yesterday afternoon for Detroit to bring back a Hupmobile touring car and sedan for the Park garage.
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Bert Lane
Harold White J
Detroit
Park Garage
Democratic Platform Deliberations Delay Balloting At Convention
San Francisco July 1 delegates to the Democratic national convention faced a slow start as the platform committee fought over the League of Nations plank. The panel worked until dawn, then resumed at 10 this morning with a report hoped for today, while further battles over prohibition and Irish questions were anticipated. The plank, adopted with Walsh amendments, supports ratification of the Versailles Treaty and the League of Nations without reservations that impair integrity, with added reservations clarifying U S obligations.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
League of Nations
Wilson
Carter Glass
William J. Bryan
Walsh
Massachusetts
Pomerene
Ohio
Montana
Marshall
United States
Walstr
Bryan
John W. Davis
West Virginia
Great Britain
Champ Clark
Jhouse of Representatives
League of Nation
Platform Committee
Democratic Split Over Ratification Strategy And Walsh Amendment
The article details a heated Senate debate on ratification strategy for the League of Nations. It notes objections to compulsory arbitration and calls for compromise via reservations and a Walsh amendment. Bryan pushes immediate ratification by compromise while others label the amendment a harsh doctrine and accuse negotiators of partisan terms.
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Walsh
League of Nations
Bryan
Senate
Kellar
Senator Lodge
Senator Glass
Boy Buried Under Tons Of Gravel At Indiana Plant
Warsaw Indiana June 30 Jim mie Warner 15 was buried under at least 100 tons of wet gravel for nearly two hours at the Warsaw Sand and Gravel company plant. He fell into a chute and his body was trapped with about 50 feet of gravel on top before volunteers freed him.
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Warsaw
Ind
Jimmie Warner
Warsaw Sand and Gravel Company
Glen Switzer Opens New Auto Repair Shop
Glen Switzer son of Mr and Mrs T B Switzer has opened an auto repair shop in a newly completed building on College Street six blocks east of the public square. He volunteered early in World War I and served overseas returning last winter from Chicago where he gained experience. he will specialize in Ford cars and guarantees all work.
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Glen Switzer
T. B. Switzer
College Street
Public Square
Switzer
Democrats Seek Dark-Horse to Break McAdoo Nomination
San Francisco July 1 The forces seeking to defeat William G McAdoo failed to unite on a candidate, eyeing a dark horse to split the bloc. Vice President Marshall is mentioned to head the anti McAdoo coalition as Bryan focuses on the prohibition plank. The platform draft supports ratifying the peace treaty and calls for recognizing the new Mexican government once order is established.
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EU Lacodated Press
San Francisco
William G. McAdoo
McAdoo
Marshall
Bryan
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