Governor Denies Clemency For Harvey Church Hanging
Chicago and Cook county officials report Governor Small will not grant clemency for Harvey Church. Tyrrell urged clemency at the governor’s office, but Colvin advised denial. The governor departed for Kankakee and the hanging is to proceed as scheduled as public sentiment grows around the case.
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Gamefield
Harvey Rh
Chicago
Arik J. Tyrrell
Chin v
Small
Jman
Harvey Church
Cook County
Laubenheimer
George B. Sutton
Tyrrell
Wilt Colvin
Division of Pardons and Paroles
Colvin
Church
Kankakee
C. H. Jenkins
Department of Public Welfare
State House
County road work to employ 51 men March first
Supervisors plan long term road maintenance with 51 men engaged for state and county road tasks. Grading, bridge, and drag work to be organized under township units with daily pay around 81.00 per mile and special gangs for branch projects. State aid roads funded from county funds last fall. State attorney advocates criminal court reform to speed trials and curb parole abuse.
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W. M. Bonham
Jo Ouleavor
Coeh
SLAF Woman Dies Rumor From Calcutta Cable
A terse wire from Calcutta reports the death of Mrs. ry Maehr‑Martin, wife of Mr. and Mrs. H B, but details remain unavailable. The message notes no partition or official confirmation at this time.
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Mreh
Moach-Martin
4Lin
Calcutta
Acs
H. B. Ie
Income Tax Collector to Be in Macomb This Week
H J White, income tax collector, will be in Macomb this week at the west office building from 9 to 5 with early closing. Special appointments outside hours available for those unable to meet during the day. Corporations may also file.
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Macomb
H. J. White
Additional Candidates File Petitions for County Offices
Three more hopefuls joined the petition list on the final filing day. Fred Plassman of Chalmers township seeks the Democratic county treasurer seat. Gee M. Cole of Emmett is nominated as Republican senatorial committeeman for the 32nd district. Clarence J. Day of Bushnell runs as Republican for County Superintendent of Schools. The full slate appears tomorrow.
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Fred Plassman
Chalmers Township
Treassurer
Gee
M. Cole
Emmettp
Clarence J. Day
Bushnell
B. E. Lbecker
General Assembly
Decker
Board of Education
Boards of Education
Police Release Six Murder Suspects
Six men arrested Tuesday on information from Mrs. John Rupp are cleared of any link to the February 1 killing of motion picture director William Desmond Saylor. Detective Sergeant Herman Cline said Rupp and other inquiries found no basis to her claim they threatened Saylor’s life.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
John Rupp
William Desmond ‘Saylor
Herman Cline
Teams Bid Farewell to Monmouth and Canton Tourneys
A large crowd at the depot sent off academy and high school teams to Monmouth and Canton for district tournaments. The high school quintet competes in Canton this afternoon while the academy team heads to Monmouth. Winners advance to a sectional clash.
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Acadcy
High School
Monmouth
Canton
Academy
Armory
Macomb High Wins District Openers in Canton
Macomb High School defeated Lewistown 27 to 12 in the district tournament second game at Canton this afternoon. Glasford defeated Adair 17 to 14 in the earlier matchup.
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Canton
Macomb) High School
Lewistown
Adair
Glasford
Telephone speaking distance lengths long lines says Illinois committee
The Illinois Committee on Public Utility Information reports that speaking four inches from the telephone transmitter lengthens the line by 218 miles and speaking eight inches by 128 miles, according to its bulletin. The excerpt cites Chicago, Illinois as the source region for these telecommunication guidance figures.
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Chicago
Marehl
Ilinois Committee On Public Utility Information
Myo
Licensed to Wed Notice in Macomb Paper
A local notice records a marriage license issued to Walter D. Ruebush and Helen Archer in Emmettpon. The Macomb publication lists the license as a public record in the period’s notices.
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Walter D. Ruebush
Emmettpon
Helen Archer
Macomb
Kiwanis Club Holds First Weekly Lunch
The Macomb Kiwanis Club held its first regular weekly luncheon at the Pace Hotel with about 45 members present. J M Pace president gave an introductory address and announced committee appointments while a formal inauguration is planned for April. The charter is being prepared at state headquarters.
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Macomb Kiwanis
Pace
J. M. Pace
Busy March at County Recorder Office
March brings a rush of property transfers to County Recorder Will B. Martins office with mortgages deeds and releases on the first of the month. Mrs Martin remains ill while Will B Martin returns to duty aided by deputy R D Wilson and assistants Mrs James Foster and Mrs Sophia Seeley in the records office.
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County Recorder
B. Martin
Martin
R. D. Wilson
James Foster
Sophia Seeley
Work to Be Postmaster General Chief of Post Office
Dr Iubert Work of Pueblo Colorado will succeed Will N Hay as head of the post office department. Carl, present first assistant postmaster general, is named in the announcement. The decision was learned definitively at the White House today.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dr.Iubert
Pueblo Col
Carl
Will N. Hay
White House
Mary Pickford Wins Verdict On Salary Case
New York March 2 A jury finds Mary Pickford will not share her large salary with Mrs Cora Wilkenning who charged she helped increase Pickford's pay. The suit sought part of 108 1000 dollars claiming assistance in increasing the actress's earnings.
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Associated Press
New York
Mary Pickford
Cora Wilkenning
Ten Stores Robbed in Mt Sterling Ill
Mt Sterling Illinois March 1 two local men Charles Factor and William Calvo were captured in Jacksonville and held on suspicion of robbing ten Mt Sterling business houses early Wednesday. The first break in occurred at 430 am when James Shane found a broken rear door at the Condee restaurant. The thefts used the same method at eleven stores breaking rear windows or doors.
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Mt. Sterling
Charles Factor
William Calvo
Jacksonville
James Shane
Condee
Threatening letters spark blackmail case in Macomb
A mystery blackmail case in Macomb involves six threatening letters aimed at Miss Elizabeth Poemartz, Mrs Nattie Krauser, Ruth Krauser, and Mr. Levin. The sheriff's office reports attempts to break into the Pennartz Krauser rooms at the Sam Levin flats near North Lafayette Street. Details emerged as secrecy faded, with police noting the blackmailer may have ceased operations.
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Macomb
Sheriff’s Office
Mieftain
Elizabeth Poemartz
Nettie Krauser
Ruth
Sam Levin
Railroad
Lafayette Street
Mr. Levin
Pennartz-Krauser
Pennartz
Dixon Struggles as Rock River Flood Halts Gas Plant
Water from the Rock River floods Dixon flooding streets and the Northern Illinois Utilities gas plant. Officials warn gas service may be cut for up to a week. The flooding also forces hotel and home evacuations as community debates rural school election date changes and petition rules.
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Associated Press
Dixon, Ill
Rock
Dixon
Mar
Rock River
Ilinois Utilities Company
Dixon Inn
Macomb Teacher Speaks in Carthage
Carthage reports Miss Jess in Buckner an art teacher from Western Illinois Teachers College at Macomb will address the Parent Teachers Association at its regular meeting Friday afternoon March 3 in the assembly room of the Lincoln School. She will speak to city teachers on Saturday.
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Carthage
Jessin Buckner
Tlinois Teachers’ College
Macomb
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Briday
Cssebly
Lincoln
Sek
Fulton County Sheriff Nomination Filed in Lewistown
Sherman Fordyce of Table Grove submitted his nomination papers in Lewistown on March 1 for the Fulton County sheriff race. The filing signals his formal bid and local party backing as the campaign begins.
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Fulton County
Lewistown
Sherman Fordyce
Table Grove
Hunter resigns from state highway department in Peoria
A. H. Hunter district engineer with Peoria offices resigns and plans to enter contracting. Theo Plack, former assistant engineer, is appointed to his replacement. Both men are well known to road crews in the area.
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A. H. Hunter
State Highway Department
Peoria
Theo, Plack
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