Strikes Loom as Railroad Unions Vote on Pay Cut
On June 16 Associated Press reports rail unions vote on wage cuts totaling 35 million dollars from the railroad's yearly labor bill. Ballots show a strong strike tendency with maintenance of way and shop crafts voting by June 25 toward a July 1 pay cut implementation. Leaders consider coordinated action with miners if demands fail.
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Associated Press
Ion
Vilway
Vons
Iles
Labor- Roth
Vinnati
Irregular Youth Beats Guard to Death at Pontiac Reform School
In a violent incident at Pontiac reform school on a June afternoon, Byron Corbridge of Jacksonville allegedly beat guard J. Ed Power to death. Inmate witnesses described Corbridge attacking Power without provocation, striking him with a violent weapon. Authorities reported Power did not survive and initiated an investigation into the assault and conditions at the facility.
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Associated Proes
Ed Power
Newspaper Best Advertising Bet in The World Convention
Milwaukee June 15 The Associated Advertising Clubs of the World hear K. K. Bell of Chicago declare the newspaper the most economical and effective medium for reaching the public. He dismisses back to normalcy propaganda and notes rising orders in May. Bell says 1922 will see intensified advertising with over 1 million dollars spent and broad distribution across existing markets and new fields.
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Milwaukee
Wis
K. K. Bell
Chicago
Associated Advertising Clubs of
Bell
Charters Granted to Four Shrine Temples
San Francisco reports the Forty-eighth annual conclave of the Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine awarding charters to four temple groups in Anah Bangor Maines Al Bedoo Billings Mahi and Tigris Syracuse New York. Ben Ali Oasis Sacramento received a dispensation to seek a temple charter after a visit from Chicago.
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San Francisco
Calif
Anah
Bangor
Maines al Bedoo
Billings
Montana
Mahi
Miami
Florida
Tigris
Syracuse
N. Y
T Imperial Council
Ben Ali Oasis
Det
Sacramento
Plymouth Class of 1918 Holds Annual Reunion
The Plymouth high school class of 1918 held its annual reunion Tuesday night. Twenty one members formed the class, fourteen attended, gathering at Miss Helen Parlasea’s home before a picnic lunch and outing at a wood east of the city.
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Plymouth
Til
Plymouth High School
Helen Parlasea
Aurora Wins 1998 State School Convention Meeting
The Kane County delegation backed the urgent action at the first Method meeting. The committee of the State school convention met to plan the 1923 convention in Aurora with unanimous support.
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Aurora
Hare
Hell
Kane County
Alora
Case Against Local Men Nolle Prosse’d
Ed Baumgardner of Macomb the Plymouth burglary case is nolle prossed in circuit court with Baumgardner released on $1000 bail after pleading not guilty. Wallace Culp and Lenhart, both from nearby areas, received probation for one year after pleading guilty. their second case was nolle pressed. Boy Scouts booster day in Macomb via Epworth League and Merchants Association details follow.
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Carthage
Ed Baungardner
Macomb
Plymmith
Lee Siebenborn
Baumgardner
Lenhart
Culp
Wallace Culp
Clarence Lennhart
Plymouth
Marekland
Graham
Jall
Nolle
Boy Scouts of America
Ummietdrah Boy Scouts
Pennington Point
Epworth League
Merchants’ Association
Scout Masters Back Our Move In Town Support
E. B. Davis, Scout Master, notes merchants and the town's scout masters sanction and cooperate to make the effort a success.
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E. B. Davis
Galesburg-Knox rivals set for Sunday clash in Macomb
Locals meet a unified K C team from Galesburg and Knox rivals as Boots Runkle returns to bolster Macomb. Expected batteries Grogan and Shean for Galesburg versus Swartz and Tyree for Macomb mark a marquee matchup this week.
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K. C
Galesburg
Galesburg Boosters
Knox
Lombard College
Macomb
Runkle
Ames
T. Boots
Keystone
Hag
Towell
Grogan
Shean
Swartz
Tyree
Horses Scare Team as Bi-Plane Lands Near Farm
A bi-plane advertising an aviation meet over Monmouth Wooshire Tuesday afternoon landed west of town. On takeoff it passed close to a team drawn by Dale McMillan on Noel Dewesse’s farm. the horses bolted, wrecking the cultivator harness and hay. No injuries reported.
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Industry Press
Monmouth
Dale McMillan
Noel Dewesse
Details Take Time in Gov Small Trial
Waukegan June 16 tracing the travels of the 048,500 loaned by the state treasury to the Grant Park Bank continued. Donald Currier, accountant for the prosecution, detailed the state's evidence as jurors followed Currier's tabulations. Today marks the governor's 60th birthday. he spent the day in court with his daughter and son-in-law and will travel to Kankakee for the weekend to plan the county fair.
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Waukegan
Grant Park Bank
Donald Currier
Gove Small
Curriers
Ile
Kankakee
Kankakee County
Rotary Nine Outshines Junior Unit in Cardial Loss
Cardinal nine defeated the Junior Rotary team in a Kid league game as the Rotarians struggled with inexperience playing together. Both teams next face off against Boy Scouts Kiwanis and Maroons in upcoming fair grounds games on Tuesday afternoon.
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Cardinals
Diamond Crew
Boy Scouts
Kiwanians
Maroons
Fair Grounds
Jitney Dance Promises Cool Evening at Thimes Park
An unusual icbherg is set up in the middle of the spacious dance floor at Thlmes park to ensure a cool comfortable evening for a large crowd. Chapin's orchestra of Monmouth will provide the music.
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Thlmes Park
Chapin
Orchestra of
Monmouth
Teachers Come 10 College Enrollment Reaches 915
The summer term enrollment at the Teachers College hits 915, with eight new students, as President W. P. Morgan notes the financial impact. Estimated weekly board and room per student is seven dollars, totaling over 46 000 for six weeks and around 60 000 for the term.
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Teachers’ College
W. P. Morgan
Morgan
Macomb
Club
Stock Exchange
Huge pre historic monster shoulder bone found in Crooked Creek
Floods shifted Crooked Creek southeast of Paris. Perry Carpenter found a 3 feet 5 inch square shoulder bone, 8 inches thick at its center, tapering to 2 inches, in the creek bed.
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Associated Press
Paris
Crooked Creek
Here
Perry Carpenter
Wisconsin Storm Claims Four Dead in Glaze County Incident
Glenwood City Wisconsin reports four people died and several injured as a violent wind and rain storm rips through four counties causing extensive property damage.
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Wisconsin
Associated Press
Glenwood City
Wis
Disorders In Indiana Coal Fields Spark Violence And Strikes
Flood of unrest in Indiana coal districts as a 400 strong crowd travels by car to seal mines from non union workers. Guards at Lester and Sherwood strip mine report first Southern Illinois coal production since the April 1 strike. Indiana operators end interstate joint wage talks and vow to negotiate only within the state with miners.
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Associateu Press
Terra Haute
Ind
Clinton
Masonville
Merrin
Hine
Lester and Sherwood
Ilinois
Terre Haute
Indiana
Strke
Mlinois
Judge C. J. Tines Honored At City Club Homecoming
County Judge C. J. Tines, a Northwestern University Law School graduate forty years ago, will be a guest of honor at a Chicago homecoming banquet hosted by the alumni. The event honors seventy five members who hold judicial positions at the City Club.
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C. J. Tines
Union College of Law
Northwestern University
Cluh
Chicago
Wires Cut and Bank Vault Bombed in Dundee Heist
Robbers dynamited the Dundee Industry Savings Bank vault after severing telegraph and telephone lines. They escaped with $1200 cash bonds valued at $4500. In other notes, Austine and Roe fled with cattle as a car was shipped to Chicago, and James W K Garretson began a new house in Compton Park. A Chicago decorator arrived to assist Leander Point store with renovations.
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Associated
Dundee
Dundee Industry
Savings Bank
Austine
James WK. Garretson
Compton Park
Chicago
Leander Point
Lloyd Dudinagy
Property Sale On South Dudley Street Records Transfer
William McGrianlis sold a five room cottage on South Dudley street to Miss Fisie Dean of Angusta for 2000 dollars. Hillyer handled the sale.
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Willian McGrianlais
Dudley Street
Fisie Dean
Angasta
Hillyer
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E News
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