14 Oct 1921
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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1921
Page
1
Fragmentary clipping notes a defeat with locals responding to an incident. Names and details are partial, but the piece references local figures and an event affecting the community, hinting at a collective reaction.
The report notes a decisive victory with the locals demonstrating improved teamwork and effort. Key players and a few named opponents are mentioned, reflecting a tough contest and strategic adjustments after the first quarter.
In Emmet township Oak Grove district a car with Mrs. A. D. Reynolds entered the yard and offered to speak to the Parker children claiming to be their mother. Miss Greenup told her to wait until class ended. a Parker girl grew frightened and returned to her seat stating she feared being taken. Director Harvey Hunter ordered the car removed and nothing further has been heard. The Parker children live with their father at Carl Leighty's in Emmet township after a prior divorce. Mrs Parker later married Reynolds and is said to live in Keokuk.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate contracts finished for multiple bridges east of a change area. Mentions include foot bridges and a hall event with references to names Me and Blandins, but details are unclear.
Charles Carey remains held in the county jail on a robbery charge filed by Fred Hatch near the freight depot after Monday evening’s incident preceding the 7 17 train. Hatch, an ex soldier at Holmes hospital, could not swear out the warrant due to a tooth extraction operation yesterday. Hatch lost 59 dollars of his government pay in the hold up, Carey using a feigned friendship to lure him, aided by darkness at the crime scene.
Harrison Parker trustee of the cooperative society handed over securities totaling 700000 to counsel for Central Trust Co receivers. Parker said these securities complete the amounts previously listed as missing and dismissed the 2600000 shortage as a fairy tale.
Washington notes government business paused as leaders headed by President Hirding attended funeral services at St John’s Principal church at 1 o clock. Behind the president walked the vice president and Mrs Coolidge Speaker and Mrs Ville t e Mrs Knox and the senator’s children.
Warren B Stone, grand chief of locomotive engineers, seeks a conference with railroad executives amid union plans to strike. Presidents meet to consider asking the labor board for further wage reductions and to pass future cuts to passengers. The piecework restoration decision intensifies tensions as unions fear adverse effects on members already voting to strike. Mortgage notes and mortgages tied to Bardolph bank face scrutiny amid possible collateral links and unnamed borrowers. Investigations planned by Union National Bank and Bardolph representatives aim to uncover values and relationships of notes and mortgages in North Dakota and Minnesota.
The Illinois Commerce Commission endorsed a two cent intra state railroad fare and rejected the three point six cent inter state rate. It will stay within federal court injunctions and withhold sanctioning high Illinois freight rates. The two cent fare becomes effective when federal control ends.
Galesburg Illinois reports the B and Q employing a full force and unemployment near normal. In Moline Illinois a million dollar hotel project and other building work absorb some idle workers while 2,500 remain unemployed as factory work slows.
London October 14. The Sein Fein leaders and British cabinet members met at Lloyd George’s official residence to seek a settlement basis for the Irish question and adjourned this afternoon until Monday.
Emergency wheel for the fire engine was received this morning after the rear wheel was smashed in a rounding corner incident. The vehicle had been out of service since Sunday due to the damage near the turn.
Fragmentary notes describe a fire on East Calhoun street with a Pace hotel enroute. A truck was tested yesterday and the new part functioned satisfactorily to fill the bill until a replacement Alammienn Vi G Nivun arrives. A fire week in Macomb appears limited by damaged fighting equipment and a new wheel order with 14 el is expected to arrive shortly.
Kansas Governor Allen warns that law obedience is essential after Alexander Howat is suspended from office. W E Freeman, Kansas labor leader, calls unions to aid Pittsburg region miners amid industrial strife.
Leslie Thomas, 33, brought to the county jail by Voke Kinkade, ruled insane at a jail hearing. He will be transported to Bartonville tomorrow by sheriff’s deputies. Doctors Russell and Howell examined him. he rambled about railroad topics and mentioned punching a hole in a haystack. He cannot recall his home but said he once lived near Easton.
Mrs Enna Ferrill of Macomb was elected president of the Fourteenth district Woman's Relief Corps at the annual convention held Wednesday at the Rock Island courthouse succeeding Mrs Frances Siemon of Rock Island. Mrs Nattie Cox of Moline was elected senior vice president. About 200 attended including 75 delegates from several towns. the afternoon featured the local W R C inspection and a hosted luncheon with flags and flowers.
Fifty armed men led by Captain Castillo halted a Vera Cruz to Mexico City train near Sienaret station seven miles from Puebla. They robbed passengers and escaped with considerable booty, authorities reported from Mexico City.
About 600 spectators watched the Major Hainline farm well in Sciota township be shot with eighty quarts of nitroglycerine. Oil sand and water sand dirt erupted, oil odor evident, with initial reports of possible sixty barrels daily. S. A. Murphy leads drilling and plans another well on nearby farms as Standard Oil observers watched.
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