Escape at Lone Livery Jail Amid Staged Lock Breaks
A juvenile inmate escaped from the Lone Livery jail by slipping the padlock, aided by a broken hinge and a stealthy ascent through a corridor. Sheriff Sapp reported the break occurred around 2:30 PM as several other prisoners had previously escaped this month using sawn bars and boiler plate to breach cell windows.
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Aithin
Sam Danley
Gilbert Monninger
Ernest Warden
Wilburs Scott
Hilbert Monninger
Monninger
Maguire Land Sold by Trustees at Court House
Mark Wilson bought the Rebecca Maguire land two miles northeast of Macomb. Trustees sold 76 36-100 acres Saturday afternoon at the south door of the courthouse for 100 dollars per acre.
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Mark Wilson
Rebecca Maguire
Court House
Macomb
Galesburg Man Ill With Cerebral Trouble at St Francis
Axle Hendrickson of Galesburg remains unconscious at St. Francis Hospital in this city after a sudden illness Friday at Bushnell. Doctors report cerebral trouble with undetermined cause and ongoing serious condition.
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Axle Hendrickson
Galesburs
Bushnell
St. Francis Hospital
Cork Lord Mayor Mae Swiney dies in Brixton hunger strike
Lord Mayor of Cork Terence Mae Swiney died at Brixton prison after a hunger strike of 73 days. He was unconscious for days, with Father Dominick and his brother John at his side. The death prompted arrangements to transport the body to Ireland for burial and drew messages from relatives. The report also notes Leon Bourgeois’s remarks on League of Nations Article 10 as a nonvital moral background.
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Associated Press
London
Terrenes Mae Swiney
Cork
Brixton
Mae Swiney
Dominick
John Mae Swiney
John Mae Swinney
Ireland
Home Office
Brussels
Leon Bourgeois
Council of the League of Nations
League of Nations
M. Bourgeois
United States
League
M. Burgeois
James Mullen
Colmar
Harry
Bert
Tnen
Campaigners Claim 1500 Illinois Agricultural Assoc Members
H B Welch and John Frazier returned from a three week drive in Tazwell County reporting 1500 new members secured for the Illinois Agricultural Association. Cook County will be targeted next as the workers beat their schedule by a day.
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H. B. Welch
John Frazier
Paris
Ilinois Agrcultural Association
Tazwell County
Frazier
Tatwell County
Cook County
Welch
Urbana
Lloyd
State University
Illinois
Towa
Pekin
Licensed to Wed Hunter Smith and Sadie Clark
A civil marriage license is issued coupling Hunter B. Smith of Galesburg with Sadie Clark of Colchester in a local ceremony.
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Hunter B. Smith
Galesburg
Sadie Clark
Colchester
Macomb A A Team Beats Blandinsville 7 to 0
The Macomb Athletic Association football team earned its first win of the season by defeating Blandinsville 7 to 0. The soggy field slowed play and penalties totaled over 175 yards, but the game remained sportsmanlike and the Macomb squad earned praise for their conduct.
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Macomb Athletic Association
Blandinsville
Macomb
W. Giles
Danielson
Gill
Bartleson
Illinois Theatre Appoints Special Deputy Sheriff
Due to ongoing trouble caused by boys climbing the fire escapes at the Illinois Theatre a special deputy sheriff Ora Chatterton has been appointed to serve at the theater.
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Illinois Theatre
Ora Chatterton
On Buying Trip A T Stewart Joins Price Adjustment Sale
A T Stewart of A T Stewart & Co left for St Louis Sunday to attend the Price Adjustment Sale of St Louis Wholesalers and Manufacturers. Large wholesale houses and manufacturers name new revised prices to meet today’s conditions. During Rushville fall and winter stock sales, A T Stewart & Co have brought
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A. T Stewart
A. T. Stewart & Co
St. Louis
Rushville
Price Ad Adjustment Sale Opens Stewart & Co Store
A St Louis price ad notes Steuart Stewart & Co plans a sale to push prices down and exhaust winter merchandise stock. The event will allow Mr Stewart to restock with desirable winter goods reflecting new low market prices. The opening of ALT Stewart & Co will show the effect of his buying trip.
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St. Louis
Mr. Stewart
ALT. Stewart & Co
Absent Voters Seek Ballots In Transit Cities
The county clerk reports many calls for affidavits from voters absent on election day to obtain ballots in their temporary residence cities both in Illinois and other states. The surge suggests a large expected turnout this year as voting by mail is praised for convenience and reducing long trips to home polls.
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Ilinois
Special Train Brings Man to Hospital Here
Axle Hendricks of Galesburg, an employee at Q, was rushed to St. Francis hospital by freight engine after a Friday afternoon collapse at the Bushnell freight yards. He bled from the mouth and had convulsions but began to recover consciousness by Saturday noon. Recovery expected.
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Axle Hendricks
Galesburg
St. Francis Hospital
Bushnell Switeh
Bushnell
Apples For Pardon Alvho Record Bert Sapp
Bert Sapp, confined in Mercer county sheriff’s pen since 1919, has applied to the state board of pardons for a pardon after serving three of a twenty three year sentence. He was convicted of murdering Emma Larkin at the Mercer fair grounds.
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Alvho
Bert Sapp
Mercer County
State Board of Pardons
Sapp
Emma Larkin
Mercer Fair Grounds
Has Reappeared in Macomb Under Non Support Case
James Griffin of this city reappears in Macomb after being granted hours of grace to secure bonds to prevent jail for non support of his children. The case, heard by Judge Fuhr in city court, involved no current warrant. It remains unclear if arrest will follow the reappearance.
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James Griffin
Macomb
Fuhr
Adair man posted $500 bond and was released
Fred Harwick of Adair posted a $500 bond with Wm. G. Riggins as surety and was released from the county jail on a non-support charge involving three dependent children. His case is set for the December county court term. Snow reports came in of a brief flurry around 7:00 p m yesterday evening before the flakes melted.
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Fred Harwick
Adair
Wm. G. Riggins
Iis
By-Stander
Holler will case argument postponed by judge
The Holler will case argument, originally set for today after the closing of evidence, is postponed indefinitely because Judge Scofield is occupied with court in Fulton county.
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Holler Will
Scofield
Fulton County
Man Hit by Train Treated At Local Hospital
Herbert McCombs of Browning was brought to St. Francis hospital Saturday night for treatment of injuries suffered a week earlier beneath the wheels of a railroad train. Associated Press News is best.
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Herbert McCombs
Browning
St. Francis Hospital
Lombard Defeats Chicago YMCA 28 to 0 In Muddy Galesburg Clash
Lombard college eleven dominated the Chicago YMCA squad on a rain soggy field in Galesburg and won 28 to 0. Swanson starred at end, scoring once and making key tackles, while Murphy, Munson and Brockmiller shone on the line. Murphy kicked all four goals and Lombard added a 14 point half with Hannum and Thigskin contributing touchdowns. In the Knox Beloit homecoming, Knox downed Beloit 15 to 0.
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Lombard College Eleven
Chicago Y. M.C. A
Galesburg
Knox- Beloit
Knox
Swanson
Lombard
Turner
Hannum
Murphy
Munson
Brockmiller
Capt. Murphy
Warriors
Chicago
Flint
Yard
Capt
Myers
Rainey
Bud Smith
Circuit Court Schedules Docket for Nov 8 9 10 11 12
McDonough county bar met at Gumbart Grigsby offices to set hearing dates for remaining docket items. On Monday Nov 8 DeLong versus Hollister leads the schedule followed by Gardner versus Gardinier on Nov 9 Gilliam versus Kline on Nov 10 Castle Heights Military Academy versus J B Ewing on Nov 11 and Commissioner of Highways versus Hickman on Nov 12.
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Circuit Court
McDonough County Bar
Gumbart & Grigsby
DeLong
Hollister
Gardner
Gardinier
Gilliam
Kline
Castle Heights Military Academy
J. B. Ewing
Commissioner of Highways
Hickman
Local Jurors Serve on Federal Grand and Petit Panels
John P. Burke and J. R. Fosdyck from this city serve on the Federal Petit Jury in Peoria this week. Ed Sherbine and Henry Terrill are members of the Federal Grand Jury.
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John P. Burke
J. R. Fosdyck
Peoria
Ed Sherbine
Henry Terrill
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