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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1921
Page
3
A report details ongoing trouble at the university campus where foot am may be affected by actions led by officials, with inquiry into the conduct of Zuppke and related parties. The piece notes campus disruption and concerns raised by students and staff as investigations proceed.
The 1921 Illinois squad under Zuppke showed depth as stars and substitutes combined in a strong effort. Wisconsin looms next, with Illinois aiming for a closer score after a tough loss to Michigan.
Illinois eyes a rematch as Se teketec is feared by all and Michigan’s back is praised after a 7 to 6 loss. Peden may miss action with a leg issue while Crangle and Herrig join the lineup to bolster a improving line and backs.
Mrs. George Tipton of Chalmers township returned from Galesburg where her son Clarence Tipton is improving rapidly in hospital. He sustained severe bruises and torn ligaments around the hip in the Lom bard-Des Moines game last Saturday and expects to move to his room soon.
The facility houses 513 patients with 3830 listed as having positive tuberculosis. The Bulletin states the institution is tax supported and not charity, likening its use to borrowing from the public library or using the fire department or public schools.
High school athletic heads near completion of a basketball schedule featuring several fast teams. The orange and black quintet is expected to fulfill local fans’ expectations with a slate that includes Dec 17 Bardolph here and Feb 25 Peoria Manual there among many other games.
Milwaukee breweries with state permits await Washington word to sell 7,000,000 gallons as prohibition drought ends. Fred Gettelman Miller Pabst Independent Pabst Schlitz Cream City operations kept open. R. P. Hutton warns prescription beer could ruin prohibition, calling it a powder keg in hell.
The piece notes favorable weather boosting corn cribbing and reports on last week’s sales at John McKone Fannie Belshaw Ed Vaughn and A Z Carson. Prices reached $105 for full blood Duroc Jersey cows and $325 for a span of mules with horses up to $108. Mrs William Clayton of Mt Carmel neighborhood remains quite ill.
Bloodhounds from Mitchell, South Dakota, travel to the area to aid in locating the killer of Rev. A V Belknap who was slain outside the city after a dawn summons. Bishop Lawyer suspects a mentally unbalanced assailant. The case mirrors a California murder of Rev. Patrick Heslin with an early-morning sacraments call.
Texas Democrat Thom as L Blanton was censured by Speaker Gillett after a failed expulsion vote. He fainted as he left the chamber, helpers lifted him to a lounge, tears on his cheeks, regretting he might not return.
Members described the Texan as utterly crushed after an hour and ten minutes of hostile questioning. He fought to defend himself from the charge that he violated the law by placing in the Congressional Record a document described as unspeakably vile.
In the House today Representative Garrett of Tennessee proposed substituting censure for expulsion of Representative Blanton of Texas. The resolution says Blanton offended the house and people by publishing offensive matter in the record and calls for a severe rebuke and drastic censure, with a recommendation that he be publicly rebuked at the bar.
The Illinois theatre will show the Paramount Super Feature Forbidden Fruit next Monday and Tuesday. Burnham Bros. window decorator Sala created an up-town window display featuring seasonal fruits and scenes from the film. Laughlin Chocolate Shop offers a Forbidden Fruit Sundae this week, with a hand painted poster for the promotion. De Mille, director general of Lasky, is highlighted as the producer of a major season movie.
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