Two Die In Dodge County Car Crash Near Sciota
Mary and Mable Weir, two sisters from Seiota, killed when a Dodge veered from the road and struck a bank near Sciota. Melvin and Margaret Weir also in car. driver Melvin survived. Dr. Gee and Dr. Davis oversaw an inquest as families mourn.
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Mable
Cline
Prosper
Sevita
Dodge Yaal
Pacade
Melvin
Seiota
Margaret
Weble
Sciota
Ervin
Nomele
Bewiley the Fen
Mary
Dr. Led
Ak ‘Aries
Ogether
Ted
Gee
Dr. Davis
Bushnell
Ravedy
Heem
Dodge Loses Race on Blandinsville Road near Good Hope
Sciota residents rode home when the Cline girls left town in a Ford. The Gills boy, three miles southwest of Serota, tried to pass and race but could not keep up as the Dodge sedan exceeded the Ford’s speed along the Blandinsville road toward Good Hope.
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Sciota
Cline
Good Hope
Blandinsville
Gills
Serota
Youthful boot legger arrested in Macomb area
Alonzo Billings a minor of North McArthur street Macomb is jailed after arrest at the Q passenger depot on bootlegging charges. He had eluded officers for days before being traced to the city park and later taken into custody with a substantial liquor haul said to have been sold in and around Macomb.
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Alonzo Billings
McArthur Street
Coun *Ty
Billings
Sapp
Wilson
Macomb
Industry
Death notices for Geo Twidwell and Mrs Carl Hoxworth
Geo Twidwell, former Plymouth resident, died yesterday at Bartonville state hospital and will have body returned tonight. Hoxworth Funeral announces services for Mrs Carl F E Hoxworth near Bardolph Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Bardolph Presbyterian Church with interment in Bardolph cemetery. she was daughter of Andrew and Kate Gannett and survived by husband, sons Claude E Don I Glen O Kenneth D and sister Mrs Carrie Ulm of Fairview Fulton County.
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Twidwell
Geo. Twidwell
Plymouth
Bartonville State Hospital
Hoxworth
Carl FE. Hoxworth
Bardolph
Bardolph Presbyterian Church
Andrew
Kate Gannett
Claude E
Don I. Glen O
Kenneth D
Carrie Ulm
Fairview
Fulton County
Re suspend increase in local gas rate
The Illinois Commerce Commission re suspended public utility rate hikes today. Central Illinois Public Service Co gas rates, filed Nov 20 1920, delayed to April 18 1922. Canton Gas & Electric steam heat rates postponed to April 13 1922. Savidge and Wear move to Basco TfL to begin a 16 mile electric transmission line from Rascoe to Hamilton serving about 25 firms.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Illinois Commerce Commission
Central
Ilinois Public Service Co
Canton Gas & Electric Co
Savidge
Roscoe Wear
Savidge & Wear
Basco
Tfl
J. E B. Lowe
Rascoe
Hamilton
Rail strike plans shake markets and Macomb dominates Galesburg
Strikes loom as railroad unions threaten action pressing government to run roads. Wheat prices fell sharply on exchange bets the walkout would begin, while Macomb High trounced Galesburg 31 to 0 in a football showdown highlighted by Murphy, Spahr and Bolin.
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Chicago
Ill
Macomb High School
Galesburg High
Galesburg
Cleveland
Maccomb
Lehnarr
Murphy
Bolin
Macomb
Hanan
Spahr
Officers Called In Industry Case From Night Call
Sheriff Sapp and Deputy Wilson responded to a Industry by road incident after a resident reported a man in an automobile driving and flashing lights at passing cars. They found the driver asleep in the front seat and heavily intoxicated, described as knockout from liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sapp
Wilson
Secretary Hughes Calls Second Armament Delegates Meeting
Washington October 17 Secretary Hughes issued a call for the second meeting of the American delegates to the conference on limitation of armament fixing the date as next Friday.
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Washington
Hughes
To Reside Here for Mr and Mrs Fouts
Mr and Mrs Glen Fouts of Rock Island are here for an indefinite stay. Mr Fouts works for E M Couger a plumber and heater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Fouts
Rock Island
Mr. Fouts
E. M.couger
Man Hurt After Car Strikes Farmer Near Havana Ill
Herman Deverman, a farmer from two miles south of Havana, is hospitalized with head and body injuries after being struck by an automobile Sunday around 6 30 near his home. The vehicle carried several intoxicated men. Deverman was in the roadway near a fence when hit. Sheriff Geo W White pursued identification of the car’s driver, a resident of Industry, McDonough county, but authorities withheld details.
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Havana
Ill
Herman Deverman
Deverman
Geo. W. White
Mason County
McDonough County
Macomb Independents Top Peoria 28 to 7 in Smashbang Game
The Macomb Independents defeated the Peoria Independents 28 to 7 in a hard fought football game. Maguire Murphy and Kelly scored touchdowns with Murphy converting all kicks. Peoria’s lone score came on a Macomb interception at the fifteen yard line.
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Macomb Independents
Peoria Independents
Peoria
Maguire
Murphy
Kelly
Macomb
Guire
Hazelwood
Sturm
Yard
Conelly
Nott
Adams
Tiewell
Hanover bank closures linked to Bardolph losses
Hanover Union State Bank and Bardolph’s Bank were closed by state examiners amid a $75,000 shortage at Hanover including $60,000 in bonds missing from safety deposits. Jourgen Olson of Minot, N D, held controlling interest in Bardolph and Colchester banks, with Bardolph under temporary receiver and possible future reorganization talks ongoing. Leave for South notes Graveses to Biloxi for winter. brief St Louis visit planned.
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Hanover
Jourgen Olsen
Bardolph State Bank
Hanover Union State Bank
State Bank of
Bardolph
Farmers’ State Bank of
Wenona
Jourgen Olson
Minot
N. D
Leo N. Kopland
North Dakota
W.B. Whitlock
State Auditor's Office
People’s State Bank of
Colchester
Olson
P. Hollis
Union National Bank
Russell
Bardolph Bank
South
David M. Graves
Biloxi
St. Louis
Mississippi
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Daughune
Kate Statwr Melvin
Melehemi
Donald
Tyink
R. R
Associated Prees
Railroad Labor Board
Warren
Stone
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Train
Lee
Cleveland, CO
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Bill Curr
Stover
Schnarr
Senn
Peck
E. Durr
Falesburg
Allen
Deets
Hall
Lund
Moran
Pedestra
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