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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1921
Page
3
Members gathered at the state convention at Galesburg Armory. the event marked a successful meeting with by laws changes and commendations for head officers. Delegates from Knox County praised local support and discussed postwar aid and family payments for those who died in the war.
A large crowd at the Armory witnessed the initiation of eighty seven Woodmen of the World members led by Rock Island Lodge No 26. The event followed a Knox Campus drill by Foresters and included a march from Hotel Custer with the Camp band and visiting delegates.
Sidney Trone, once of Industry and now living in Burlington, Ia., was arrested Wednesday night by sheriff's deputies on a charge of non support for his four children, oldest 16. His family lives in Burlington and he will be taken there to answer the charge. He was raised near Industry and married a girl formerly of Industry. He had been in Industry recently, and Burlington's chief of police brought him to Burlington by auto.
Six youths broke into Stronghurst school house and spent the evening. Three men fled to Oquawka and paid $25 fines to avoid court action and newspaper coverage. Similar incidents have occurred in other towns with no legal follow up to avoid scrutiny.
A reader notes Epsonade Salts imitate epsom salts with fruit derivative salts to taste like sparkling lemonade. A tablespoon in cold water is claimed to relieve biliousness headaches or constipation and provide a gentle epsom salt effect, touted by the American Epsom Association.
Ad touts No-To-Bac tablets to curb cigarette cigar pipe and chew cravings. Promises relief and urges trying a box with a money back guarantee if cravings persist.
Admin forces win the first Senate skirmish over naval disarmament as the Naval Committee rejects Borah’s proposal to invite Britain and Japan to a disarmament conference. Comerence gives notice he will offer a plan to delay shipbuilding six months to seek talks among U S Great Britain and Japan.
The pastor will deliver a special Mothers Day sermon next Sunday urging all mothers to attend wearing a white flower for deceased mothers and a pink flower for living mothers. Special music accompanies the service in the morning, followed by a John 3 16 sermon at night on Making love to the World by Rev Westrate.
Yesterday Cincinnati beat Chicago 11 to 7 and Pittsburgh defeated St. Louis 8 to 3. Tonight Cincinnati visits Chicago and St. Louis hosts Pittsburgh with Brooklyn at New York among other pairings. Chicago then blanked Cleveland 4 0 and Detroit routed St. Louis 9 0 with several other games listed.
Red Faber pitched his second no hit game of the season yesterday against Cleveland. Dick Kerr shows steady form but recruits lack big league class. Huggins mulls suspending Babe Ruth amid concerns over weight and fielding. Cicero records birth rate 14.2 and death rate 7.3 per thousand in 1920, both below normal.
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