Horse Drawn Cart Plunges Over Ravine Edge Near Adams Street
A two wheeled cart laden with broken ware toppled into a 25 to 80 foot ravine near Normal Street as the horse bolted after a near miss. Driver Claire Williams and the horse were injured but survive the incident. pieces of ware from the Macomb Sewer project were scattered along the slope. The wagon was later hauled back up and the horse was reconnected to the cart with only minor injuries reported.
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Claire Williams
Orse
Macomb
J. C
Adams Street
Williams
Developments in Dope Theft Case Reported
New details emerge in the dope theft at a local drug firm. Three bottles of fates morphine heroin and another line were taken from a rear shelf during a Tuesday afternoon theft. Clerk was at the front. entry possibly through a side door. lookout now active for suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molds Drug Co
Jumps From Loft Breaks Arm For Local Boy
William Alex Macklin six year old son of Mr and Mrs Earl Macklin of the Fourth ward fractured two bones in his left arm after jumping from a hayloft Wednesday afternoon. The injury occurred while he played in a barn hayloft and was treated by Dr A R Adams.
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William
Alex
Earl Macklin
A. R. Adams
Tennessee Homecoming Draws 5000 Attendants In Pleasant Day
Crowds estimated above five thousand gathered for the first annual homecoming at Tennessee yesterday. W Dean Warner of Drake University delivered an address on modern problems to cheers from a large audience. The Tennessee Booster Club and O M Roberts are credited with organizing the event, with Colchester beating Plymouth 17 to 5 in an afternoon ball game and visiting relatives from Rock Island visiting town.
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Tennessee
Tennesse
W. Dean Warner
Drake University
Iowa
Warner
McDonough County
Blandinsville
America
Tennessee Booster Club
O. M. Roberts
Tennessee State Bank
Colchester
Plymouth
By Stander Advertisement Wants In The By-Stander
A brief notice invites readers to place wants and classifieds in The By Stander. The message promotes using the paper's classified section for personal ads and exchanges.
Governor Small Presses for Immediate Trial in Arrest Case
Chicago July 28. Governor Small held a Chicago conference with lawyers while avoiding press. Reports say no decision made on next move to avoid arrest, with Sheriff Mester of Sangamon County not yet summoned. Public note claims he favors an immediate trial but cannot obtain fair justice in Springfield.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Small
Mester
Sangamon County
Springfield
Sterling
Vernon Curtis
Dog Days Origins and Star Fortunes Through History
The article explains dog days as midsummer superstition tied to the dog star and two constellations. It traces beliefs about their start and end, noting dates from July 3 to August 15 and durations from 30 to 54 days. Pliny linked opening to Procyon around July 19 with Leo rising.
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Pliny
Procyon
Dofi
Bushnell Man Apprehended on Disorderly House Charge
Paul Tranchetell of Bushnell was indicted by a grand jury last September for keeping a disorderly house and was arrested today by sheriff's deputies. He posted bonds of 1000 dollars, with Effie Tranchetell and Bertha Conway signing, and his case will be heard in the September term of circuit court. Carrie Tranchetell, his wife, was indicted at the same time and disposed of last fall.
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Paul Tranchetell
Bushnell
Effie Tranchetell
Bertha Conway
Carrie Tranchetell
Circouit
Old Normal School Picnic Hit By Rain At Fair Grounds
Rain interrupted the Old Normal school picnic at the fair grounds cutting attendance. About five to six hundred former students gathered to visit and share noon meals as a ball game between the fats and leans was canceled. A full report will appear tomorrow.
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Fair Ground
Prairie City Boy Pleaded Guilty
George Phillips sixteen of Prairie City pleaded guilty before Judge Chas I Ines in county court to larceny. He was sentenced to one day in jail and fined fifty dollars with seventy dollars costs. He had been arrested days earlier on continuance bonds after being accused of taking a motometer a glass jar and a silver spoon from a car owned by a Roseville man parked on Prairie City streets.
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George Phillips
Prairie City
Chas
I. Ines
Roseville
Macomb Baseball Team Signs Key Players for Sunday Game
Macomb management returns from a trip to recruit a top pitcher and star catcher for the Industry game Sunday. The pitcher is well known in the community and faces Industry, while the catcher is a longtime standout and highly regarded college athlete. Infield will see Turner at first Hamblin at short Welch at third and Runkle at second, promising a strong lineup.
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Macomb
Gard
Illinois
Turner
Ziegy
Hamblin
Welch
Knox College
Boots
Runkle
Legion head asks sanity test for Wanderer
Springfield Ill July 29 William R McCauley state commander of the American Legion asked Governor Small today to order an examination by alienists to determine the sanity of Carl Wanderer who is condemned to hang tomorrow and awaiting clemency action.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Ill
Carl Wanderer
Small
William R. McCauley
American Legion
Wanderer
Typhoid Fever Strikes Local Teen in Farwell Area
Sixteen year old Mable Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robi Myers of the south of Fandon, is ill with typhoid fever. Her parents recently drove to Colorado in their car. Saturday word reached them of their daughter's illness. They have returned to her bedside.
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Mable
Robi. Myers
South of Fandon
Colorado
Exclusive Associated Press service to the Ry-Stander
The Ry-Stander publishes an exclusive AP service report highlighting key news from the wire. The piece emphasizes timely coverage, authoritative sourcing, and direct AP dispatches for readers seeking rapid, reliable updates.
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Associated Press
Head on collision wrecks two Ford autos near Tennessee
Two Ford cars driven by Raymond Moon of Colchester and E W Huston near Fountain Green collided head on east of Tennessee last night. Occupants were thrown clear with no serious injuries though Nelson suffered a pulled back and Dorothy a knee gash.
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Headon
Raymond Moon
Colchester
E. W. Huston
Fountain Green
Tennessee
Moon
Alta Dorothy
Herman
Kratzer
Gilmore Edgerton
Elmer Nelson
Marks and
Smith
Huston
Nelson
Dorothy
Edgerton
Scott Howard
Macombe
Dr. Harrison
Chickens as Speed Birds Race a Rising Pace
Galesburg notes that chickens, once victims of cars, now sprint with speed and show cunning on highways. Motorists say progress may lead to chickens racing ostriches, as these birds adapt and survive by dodging fast traffic.
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Galesburg
Births Reported as Baby Girl for Local Bartleys
Mr and Mrs Bartley of this city welcomed a 10 pound daughter born yesterday. By stander want ads do pay.
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Bartley
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