Macomb considers plan to replace and maintain city pavements
City officials discuss a program to replace damaged streets with bricks and concrete, aiming for a clean slate and level surfaces. Mayor Yelean pledges administration support for maintenance, council seeks details on methods, and residents complain of sunken or uneven blocks along Randolph Street.
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Macomb
Yelean
Melean
Ty Council
Macomb Ereia
Randolph — Street
Slusher
Ie Company
Mothers on Trip With Parents Report Fatal Car Crash
An inquest into the death of a 3 year old boy during a Rocker family car trip near Staunton, Ti reveals the child died in an automobile accident. The inquest verdict finds cause tied to the crash and notes weather and vehicle conditions cited by the coroner.
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Associated Press
Svi
Tickert
Automobile
Parone
Staunton
Evi- Pony
Bushnell Plays Peoria Sunday Opener Sets Season Clash
The Peoria Independents, likely Peoria’s top gridiron reps for the fall, travel to face Bushnell Athletic on Sunday afternoon for their first battle of the season. The Independents, featuring veterans from social and tractor ranks, have been training at Tractor Park and are shaping up for the opener with players like Hefele Bruggeman Taylor Daisey Connors Weaver Kamins Van Sandt Lohr Abel Woodruff Root Killinger McGraw Hackett Juersensand Jennings contesting positions.
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Peoria
Bushnell Athletic
Tractor
Tractor Park
Hefele
Bruggeman
Taylor
Daisey
Connors
Weaver Kamins
van Sandt
Lohr
Abel
Woodruff
Root
Killinger
McGraw
Hackett
Juersensand
Jennings
Peoria Journal
Macomb Agri Cultural Fair to Stage Auto Classic
The Macomb Agricultural Fair Association plans the fall automobile classic at Macomb fair grounds next Thursday September 29. Entry list includes Arthur Chevrolet of Indianapolis and Scholeman in notable fronts, with Dutch Conger in a Dodge Special. at least twenty drivers anticipated.
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Macomb
Conger
Galesburg
Thair Association
Administration Forces Win in Miners Meeting
Supporters of the administration policy of the United Mine Workers of America led by President John J. Lewis won at the miners convention by securing an itemized accounting from mine officials for 27000 dollars spent in an unauthorized strike two years ago.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workirs of America
John J. Lewis
Mine Workers Convention
Ml- Noig
Control of G O P Local Factories in Illinois War for Power
Springfield dispatch reports a strong push for GOP control in Illinois with races for the 53rd General Assembly, 26 state senators, and other offices shaping a high-stakes struggle. Gov Small seeks a special session to push his legislative program, while factions line up around the Small Thompson leadership as campaigns begin. Meanwhile Macomb plants face shutdowns for lack of orders, with optimism rising at several other Macomb factories and continued operation at the Western Stoneware and Buckeye Pottery plants.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Ill
Republican Party
53Rd General Assembly
Small
General Assembly
Jnopeemenoual
A. Fisher Foundry Company
Macomb
Illinois Fleetrie Porcelain
Buckeye
Western Stoneware Company
American Steel Products Company
$100000 Holstein at University Dead in Illinois
Urbana Illinois September 23 Sir Bess Tietertje Piebe a Holstein bull valued at 100000 dollars died from an infected leg wound. The University of Illinois owned the animal and prominent judges considered it one of America's finest individuals in dairy cattle according to W W Yaap dairy husbandry official.
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Associated Press
Urbana
Ill
Sir Bess
Tietertje Piebe
University of Illinois
America
W. W. Yaap
Department of Dairy Husbandry
Adcocks and Chandlers Headed to Lexington Races
Mr and Mrs Tom Adcock and Mr and Mrs Lyman Chandler left this morning in their Oldsmobile bound for Lexington Kentucky to attend the races. They will travel via Springfield and Columbus and expect to be away about two weeks.
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Tom Adcock
Lyman Chandler
Lexington
Springfield
Columbus
Speed Champion of Air Killed in Fall
Etames France Sept 23 Captain Bernard De Romanet the noted French aviator and world speed record holder for 1 kilometer was killed during elimination races for the Deutsch De La Meurthe cup. His aircraft canopy tore at 180 mph and 650 feet height causing a fatal plunge. He had set the speed record on Nov 4 last at the Due airdome near Paris reaching 193 mph.
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Associated Press
Etames
France
Bernard de Romanet
Deutsch de la Meurthe
Due Airdome
Paris
Battery Station Change of Ownership in City
Harold White becomes owner and active manager of the Willard Storage battery station on N Lafayette Street after purchasing from G W Ausbury. White, formerly a Hupmobile dealer with his father G T White at the Park garage, plans to continue at Ausbury Battery station with G T White maintaining Hupmobile service at Triangle Garage.
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Harold White
Willard Storage
N. Lafayette Street
G. W
Ausbury
White
G. T. White
Park Garage
Ausbury Battery Station
Triangle Garage
Tribune seeks 10 million libel damages over Chicago
Arguments for and against the Tribune general demurrer were heard in Chicago before Judge Harry M. Fisher. Weymouth Kirkland argued the city has no inherent earning power and thus cannot suffer damages. He also contended that Tribune reporting on financial distress could not harm bond values given bond-law safeguards. He noted the declaration admits that publishing that the city was broke was true.
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Chicago
Tll
General Demurrer
Chicago Tribune
Kirkland
Tribune
Labor groups urged to join Armistice Day disarmament protest
Washington report states labor organizations in Great Britain France Italy and Japan were asked to join a worldwide Armistice Day demonstration for disarmament as the armament conference assembles. Cablegrams were sent today by Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Six Girls Fracture Arm and Collar Bone in Buggy Crash
Six Crabb school girls in Macomb township were thrown from a buggy when a frightened pony overturned it after school. Dora and Dorothy Compton and Mary Stoneking suffered arm fracture, broken collar bone, and bruises. Dora Compton is at Phelps hospital. others were treated with possible surgery considered. Mrs. Sapp witnessed the accident and transported them to the hospital. The girls are 14, daughters of Mrs. Juda Moss, from Flack farm.
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Dora
Dorothy Compton
Mary Stoneking
Crabb
Macomb Township
Dorothy
Phelps Hospital
Harry Sapp
Macomb Boys Band to Perform at Center Point Picnic
The Macomb Boys Band will play at the Center Point community picnic tomorrow. All members meet at 9 o clock in the band rooms. Autocarriers will transport the band to the picnic ground.
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Macomb Boys
Center Point
Autorobnes
Licensed to Wed.Chas W Mitchell and Verna P Derry
A marriage license record lists Chas W Mitchell of Chalmers and Verna P Derry of Chalmers as licensed to wed, with the filing details showing the couple from Chalmers.
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Chas. W. Mitchell
Chalmers
Verna P. Derry
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Macomb Sewer Pipe Company
Middle West
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Mary Flack
Colchester
John Flack
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