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A terse, unreadable OCR fragment lists numbers and phrases including IS 1088 IN 1066 SMALL and TRENTISS SOU S OF ENCOURAGE MENT. The text appears damaged with no coherent event or identifiable names.
01 Nov 1921
Page 1
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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1921
Page
1
A terse, unreadable OCR fragment lists numbers and phrases including IS 1088 IN 1066 SMALL and TRENTISS SOU S OF ENCOURAGE MENT. The text appears damaged with no coherent event or identifiable names.
A garbled account notes preparations for a Bartholmew bank meeting this week to settle depositor claims and asset details. Counsel Prentiss refuses statements while investigators review bonds and holdings amid unresolved trust and liquidation questions.
Prolific mischief after Halloween left porches and lawns disturbed as furniture and fences were moved to streets. Shoppers and merchants cleaned up while residents enjoyed festive revelry with costumes including white sheets and pillow slips. No major damage reported despite several windows souped and a local man seen in costume with his child.
Reports from Kansas City detail a rousing welcome for Marshal Foch and General Pershing at the American Legion national convention. The day includes a parade and dedication of a war memorial at union station plaza, with prayers and tributes to the wartime leaders.
Ed Paldah invites depositors to meet and discuss the bank situation with both sides aiming for a settlement. Prentiss says new information will be shared with depositors though not public yet. He remains cautiously hopeful but warns of the uncertain recovery for depositors. A wedding notice correction names groom George F. Wilson, formerly of Macomb, with many old friends.
Washington announces the advisory committee of the American delegation to the armament conference. It lists twenty four members with four women, including Herbert Hoover as the cabinet member, plus General Pershing, under secretary Fletcher, Samuel Gompers, Stephen Portes, and John L. Lewis among others.
The Senate ordered a special commission to investigate Senator Watson's charge that American soldiers in France were hanged without trial. Watson produced a photograph as proof and pressed the claim, while others questioned the evidence. An Army JAG statement showed nine executions from 28 sentences, with seven for statutory crimes against women, one for murder, and one for combined murder and statutory crime. twelve were modified.
In Los Angeles a superior court session over the murder case of Arthur Burch and Mada Obenchain began with defense affidavits requesting a sanity examination. The affidavits cited the defendant's incoherent speech and recent erratic actions as basis for the test.
In Novapolis officials of the United Workers of America seek a new broad collecting agency after a federal ban on check off. They plan to fund union programs and operations by gathering dues from millions of members through contracts with employers.
Groundwork for Henry Kettron’s new house on the Dallum property begins immediately. Wilbur Wetzel holds the contract for the erection work.
Elmore Coats died or was honored as his birthday marked what would have been his 56th year this Sunday. The notice records the age and occasion without additional details.
Probate petitions reveal Charles Mourning of Macomb and John Swartzbaugh of New Philadelphia as testators. Mourning estate valued at 4000 real and 2000 personal property with widow Margaret A. Mourning as executrix. Swartzbaugh estate valued at 18000 with Rebecca F. Swartsbaugh given use of 40 acres, rest to be divided among sons and heirs. Executors named J. M. Swartzbaugh and Wm. M. Swartzbaugh.
J. B. Cannon of the Macomb Nash Company will organize the Macomb Motor Club with headquarters at 2088 S Lafayette St. The auto owners association will offer oiling greasing and washing services plus money saving privileges and conveniences for members. Membership will be limited.
Walter Moore, held for grand larceny, escaped custody by jumping from a moving train near Kewanee Illinois while en route from Racine Wisconsin to Warren County. Sheriff Hays reported the incident. Moore remained at large as of last night.
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