Pace Debates Stormy Session at Macomb Rotary Talk
The Macomb Rotary Club heard W C Pace discuss a stormy state legislative session, taxes, road plans, and university funding. He criticized Kinley, urged highway surveys, and noted two failed secondary road bills while urging restraint on state school funds. J I Ligneh announced resigning as Macomb schools superintendent.
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Seed
Bay
Pace
Thhe Lantz Grain
Exwil
McDonough
Rock Island
Izire
Ten
Macomb
McDonough County
Chicago
University of Illinois
Kinley
Lynch
Mayer
J. I. Ligneh
Rotary
Ris
Meteor shower expected when Pons-Winnecke nears Earth
Macomb residents may view a celestial display next Tuesday as the Pons-Winnecke comet passes near Earth. U S Weather Bureau Observer Kennan D. Herman explains shooting stars could occur late June, with peak around June 28, while the comet itself remains invisible to the naked eye.
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Macomb
Galesburg
U. S. Weather Bureau
Kennan D. Herman
Pons-Winnecke
Licensed to Wed in Adams County Announcement
Fragmentary notice lists names Wohn Spangler Bancock Blanch Shaffer and Walter C Falcott from Adams County with dates and referencing a station, indicating a license to wed or marriage notice with incomplete details.
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Wohn
Spangler
Bancock
Blanch Shaffer, Adams Co
Walter C. Falcott
Adams Co
Labor Leaders Split Votes in AFL Race as Gompers Wins
Samuel Gompers is re-elected president of the American Federation of Labor after a heavy majority over John L. Lewis. In the Denver vote, Gompers received 25,022 to Lewis's 12,324, with miners delegates split and Lewis holding 533 votes he did not cast.
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Y Associated Press
Lewis
The
Machinists Union
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Miners
Gompers
Denver
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
International Union of Trade Unionists
Executive Council
International Federation
D. F. Smart
Chicago
Carlinville Woman Confesses to Murder
In Carlinville Illinois Katherine Harmon, a 25 year old mother cradling her four month old baby in Macoupin County Jail, confessed to killing her 19 year old stepson Roy Harmon with an ax. She said he assaulted her the night before and investigators found the body in a well after a neighbor discovered it while blackberry picking.
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Associated Press
Carlinville
Macougin County
Katherine Harmon
Roy Harmon
Advertising as a Wise Merchant Practice
A historical note highlights a merchant who treats regular advertising with the same care as invoices and shop windows, underscoring the value placed on consistent public visibility and presentation.
Prisoner Escape Theory Ties Colchester Case to Fort Leavenworth
Sheriff investigates whether Harry Young of Colchester and Roy Sherill from the Fort Leavenworth penitentiary escape share identity. A photo and description from the penitentiary match Young, with deputies noting possible dating discrepancies and a second unnamed man possibly Cross. Both suspects allege residence in the east while officers in Kansas pursue leads.
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Harry’ Young
Colchester
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Sheriff’s Office
Young
Roy Sherill
Sherill
Wilson
Cross
East
Kansas
Confession Ties Galesburg Suspects to Bushnell Robbery
Three men Frederick Mitchell, William Conroy and Clyde Dickerson confessed to the Bushnell hardware store robbery. They were arrested in Galesburg after a train stop, armed with goods from the Melvin Bros. store. Dickerson’s guilt and that of the others are deemed almost proven. The case heads to McDonough County for action as deputies plan transport and await grand jury disposition.
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Bushnell
Clyde Dickerson
Galesburg
Wheeler
Knox County
McDonough County
Frederick Mitchell
Wheeling
W. Va
William Conroy
Peoria
Dickerson
Melvin Bros
Job
Costa
McDonough
Wilson
Post Office Bandits Convicted In Trial
Eleven of thirteen Toledo defendants were found guilty by a federal jury in the million dollar post office robbery case. The February 17 dawn heist saw six men grab two postal workers at the main facility and steal 11 mail sacks containing registered mail. Loot valued at more than $1,000,000 including Liberty bonds and cash.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Phillips
Fred Rainey Returns Home From Peoria Hospital
Fred Rainey of Lombard, injured last Sunday in an auto accident near Peoria, is home from the Methodist hospital where he was treated for a fractured leg. He can drive locally today and expects no football disruption next fall, a relief to Lombard students who value his halfback play.
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Fred Rainey
Peoria
Methodist Hospital
Lombard
Rainey
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General Assembly
DENBY
Anand AL Cime
Sims
Taft
Washington
William S. Sims
London
Linne
America
Navy Department
Admiral Sims
Newport
R. I
Naval War College
Navy
Stephen
Harry Young
Harry
Youg
Post Office
Peoria Hospital
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