Public figures weigh in on law enforcement and prohibition
Dr J I Crowther argues for decisive action against liquor trafficking at banquets deeming it a threat to national security. Bishop Manning emphasizes respect for law as goal of prohibition. George S Buck warns felonies rise without enforcement. W J Bryan notes politics can exist without holding office.
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Belshazzar
J. l. Crowther
Bishop Manning
Diocean
Taft
George S. Buck
W. J. Bryan
Publishers Seek Relief On War Taxes Post Armistice
Publishers push for tax relief after war levy rises four times since armistice. They note two increases since peace, effective July 1, 1920 and July 1, 1921, and say most businesses have gained relief while publishers have not. They are willing to pay their share and endorse Kelley plan.
Bill Aims War Era Postage Reform Maintains Zone System
A bill now before Congress would keep the present zone system and set the postage rate at 1.75 times prewar levels. Current newspaper charges run 3.25 times higher than before the war and are out of proportion to parcel post rates.
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Congress
Explosive Dust in Flour Mills Forecast by Scientists
Government chemists warn that flour dust is highly explosive and has sparked 35 mill explosions since 1860. The article notes past cataclysms in Minneapolis and a grain elevator blast, while suggesting future atom powered energy could reshape fuel and power as we know it.
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Minneapolis
David J. Price
Uncle Sam
U.at
Oliver Lodge
Belleville
Downen Couple Drowned Bathing in Big Muddy River
Mr and Mrs N A Downen of Royalton were drowned while bathing in the Big Muddy River near Blairsville about noon Tuesday The sister in law Mrs Ligeia Downen testified the three were swept under by the current The witnesses described attempts to rescue them and the coroner's jury returned a verdict of accidental drowning The couple were visiting a brother at Blairsville A 14 year old son assisting nearby ran to help and injured himself in the effort The drowning occurred near the old Wash place about one mile from Blairsville The man was 41 years old The coroner Kilbreth held the inquest promptly and the bodies were taken to Royalton after the verdict
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N. A. Downen
Royalton
Big Muddy
Blairsville
Cordner J. M. Kilbreth
Corel
Ligeia Downen
L. R. Hubbs
Kilbreth
Walter York
BE. Bracher
Charles Short
Jesse Nausley
Grover Cutrell
Wesley Newton
Squire Kilbreth
William McCown
Kankakee
Pythias District Convention Draws Republican Leader Reporter
Co. V. Stull of the Republican Leader attended the Knights of Pythias district convention in Mt. Vernon on Tuesday evening.
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Co. V. Stull
Mt. Vernon
The
Knights of Pythias
Central Illinois Public Service Co Picnic Planned
The Central Illinois Public Service Company invites officers and employees to its second annual picnic at Marion fair grounds on Thursday June 22. Events include a baseball game and a dance ending after speeches by company leaders and safety board members.
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Central Illinois Public Service Company
Marion Fair Grounds
Marshall
Baupsell
J. Paul Clayton
Ott
Armstrong
Reid
Board of Safety
G. D. Hanes
Harrisburg
The
Light Company
Interurban
Labor Endorses Strike Urged by A F L Convention
Cincinnati June 14 Organized labor nationwide was urged by a resolution at the American Federation of Labor convention to back the coal strike and offer moral and financial support. A nonpartisan political triad of labor women and farmers is proposed, though Matthew Woll, AFL vice president, said no new party is planned.
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Cincinnati
A. F. of L
American Federation of Labor
Farmer
Matthew Woll
Federation
New Docket For Circuit Court Read Thursday Afternoon
The circuit court will reconvene Thursday afternoon after a week-long adjournment. Docket includes criminal cases The People vs Clifford Stevenson arson and multiple murder charges against Jarvis Larkin Lambert Morratto Cagle. Also civil matters Link Belt Co. v Marion Pittsburg Coal Co Sanford Coal Chicago and Carterville Coal Co. plus a class picnic report from Miss Mabel Todd’s Sunday school class at Fire Baptist church.
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Circuit Court
The
People
Clifford’ Stevenson
Jarvis
Larkin
Lambert ‘Mont
Morratto
Cagle
Boswell et_al
Webb
Chancery Link Belt Co
Marion and Pittsburg Coal Company
Chancery
Link Belt Co
Sanford Coal Company
Chicago and Carterville Coal Company
Mabel Todd
Baptist Church
Will Thaxton
Turkey Bluff
Marion
Verna Louise Atwood
Minnie Corgan
Vella Norman
Geneva Smothers Ruth
Mariam Palmer
Ann Mae Dennison
Lena Cagle
Virginia Tood
Lucile Glascock
Surprise 62nd Birthday for F M Holiday
A quiet Tuesday birthday for F M Holiday turned into a surprise party when he found his yard filled with guests after returning from a neighbor's home. Refreshments were served and an impromptu program entertained attendees at his residence on East Carter Street.
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F. M. Holiday
Mr. Holiday
East Carter St
Gettysburg Trip of Dr Cummins to Memorial Day
The Methodist Advocate recounts Dr J W Cummins journey to Gettysburg South Dakota to deliver the Memorial Day address. The piece blends travel anecdotes from Findlay Oakand Champaign Chicago and Omaha with reflections on travel simplicity and a note on Judge B M Howard and Shiloh history.
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Gettysburg
Dr, Cummins
State Chamber of Commerce Plans Big Barbecue Tour
The State Chamber of Commerce will host a major barbecue in Marion for over a hundred members. A multi town inspection trip by rail and boat is set for September ending with visits to Centralia Lawrenceville Mt. Carmel Albion Fairfield Mt. Vernon Cairo and Marion before a final joint event in East St. Louis and Belleville. Reservations cap at 125 due to small communities' capacity. past trips drew strong interest from upstate residents.
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Marion
State Chamber of Commerce
State Associaation
Centralia
Southern
Belleville
East St. Louis
Alton
Chicago
Robinson
Lawrenceville
Mt. Carmel
Wabash
Albion
Fairfield
Mt. Vernon
Shawneetown
Elizabethtown
Golconda
Cairo
West Hrankfort
Orient Mine
New Burnside
Illusionist in the crowd draws pity and suspicion
A trembling man in dirty overalls wore green glasses and a placard claiming blindness while an Orpheum Theatre ad on his back drew crowd sympathy. Two young girls aided him through the square during a merchants contest, then onlookers whispered that the blind act might be a ruse.
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Orpheum Theatre
Stonefort
Speeding and Disturbing the Peace Fines Nearby
Virgil Bowman was arrested Sunday for speeding by Officer Don Goodall and pled guilty before Police Magistrate M. J. Hunter, fined $9.40. W. L. Smith and Clyde Roberts pled guilty to disturbing the peace before Magistrate Hunter, fined $9.40 each. Claud Paterson was arrested Saturday for drunkenness and pled guilty, fined $9.40. W. N. Blacklock pled guilty Saturday to speeding, fined $9.40.
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Hunter
Virgil Bowman
Don Goodall
M. J. Hunter
W. L. Smith
Clyde Roberts
Claud Paterson
W. N. Blacklock
Magistrais
Courtney Family Auto Trip To Tennessee In July Return Planned
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Courtney depart Monday with Mrs. T Courtney of Zeigler and Mrs. Fannie Anderson of Marion for a car tour to Tennessee. They will stop in Cairo and travel the Mississippi Valley Highway to Jackson and Nashville and visit Wilson county before expected Marion return around July 1. Mrs. T Courtney visits her old home after 27 years while Mrs. Anderson hasn't returned to birthplace in 46 years.
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Tennessee
Leo Courtney
Mr. Courtney
T. Courtney
Zeigler
Courtney
Fannie Anderson
Marion
Cairo
Jackson
Tenn
Nashville
Wilson County
Final Homecoming from a Summer School Trip
The speaker recounts a journey from May 23 to June through six states, ending in Marlon Illinois. He describes meeting four timing people, enjoying the travels, and expresses that there is no place like home as he returns.
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McKendree College
Marlon
Illinois
Hunt Chainman Two States in Elusive Man Hunt
The search for Fred Brown who chained two women in Omana and held them two days then captured and chained a man who aided their escape is spreading. Reports place Brown at Sidny Lincoln and Staunton Nebraska with later tips linking him to a Kansas City double murder.
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Omana
New
Fred Brown
Brown
Sidny
Lincoln
Staunton
Neb
Kansas City
Speakers Named for K or P Convention at Vernon
June 13 Vernon reports the Pythian convention speakers set for June 14 are Mrs. Winifred Mason Huck and Henry R. Rathbone, two prominent Illinois figures. Also notes Standard Oil station on West Main Street remodeling with a driveway loop to improve service and streamline traffic.
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Mt, Vernon
Ulinois
Winifred Mason Huck
W. E B. Mason
Henry R. Rathbone
Ilinois
Standard Oil Company
Main Street
Two Injured Swinging on Damaged Support Beam
Two youths, Joh Cummins and Luede Vick, were struck on the head when a swing attachment failed at a home on Sunday evening. The accident halted their camping plans. Cummins remained in bed and Vick could not join the trip. The party included several youths and adults, traveling to Ozark and Montrose Iowa for a week away.
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Rom
KT. Durham
Joh Cummins
Luede Vick
Yervin
Forward Farm Bureau pageant on farm home progress
Improved farm homes in Illinois over the past decade will headline the Farm Bureau Decennial Celebration pageant Forward, Farm Bureau in OreaIe. J D Bilsborrow leads preparations noting electric lights furnaces and other modernizations reflect scientific agriculture and bureau development.
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Oreale
Farm Bureau
Ilinois
J. D. Bilsborrow
Mr. Bilsborrow
Scientific Ag
Train hits wagon killing four in Illinois tragedy
Five were seriously injured when a wagon from Granite City to Chester was struck by a special Illinois Central train at Lemonton St. Clair county. Dead are Ike Tindall 32 and his wife Lyaia 87. Others injured include Minora Spinner 80 Lester Spinner 3 Iona Tindall 6 Sidney Tindall 4 and a baby girl 14 months. The party was en route to visit relatives. The train acted as a rescue conveyance transporting the injured to the community hospital and the bodies were brought there.
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Pinckneyville
Granite City
Chester
Illinois Central
Lemonton
St. Clair County
Ike Tindall
Lyaia
Minora Spinner
Tindall
Lester Spinner
Warder Street Baptist Church Presents Evening Entertainment
Next Thursday evening the Warder Street Baptist Church will host a special program at its new building. The B Y B U of Johnston City will present the program, previously staged there to strong demand with standing room only. The program includes a playlet music and recitations.
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Johnston City B
Warder Street
Warder Street Baptist Church
Johnston City
Rounding into Shape Pythian Convention Plans in Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon reporters describe rapid progress toward the Pythian convention on June 14 with a large audience expected. T P Shanahan named stand marshal for the parade and cars and floats from merchants and auto owners will participate under his supervision. Pythian Sisters will provide rest rooms and comforts for visiting ladies as committees push vigorous preparations across the district.
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MT. Vernon
T. P. Shanahan
Pythian Sisters
Maehan
Justice Performs Paid First Ceremony For Bride
Lloyd EB Holderfield and Miss Clara Parker wed last Tuesday afternoon at Justice C Carpenter’s office in the State Bank building in the presence of friends. The judge fulfilled a pre election promise to perform the first ceremony free and present a 2 60 word piece to the bride. The ring ceremony was used and the couple will reside in the city.
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Lloyd EB. Holderfield
Clara Parker
Justice
C. Carpenter
State Bank
Susan Parker
Johnston City
Poor Apple Crop Report From Carrollton Orchard
June 13 Carrollton. A L Mc Clay, owner of the world’s largest orchard, estimates this year’s crop will be more than 50 percent below normal. He reports a total spray failure since 1921 and a pronounced blight may damage trees permanently. Greene County crops are forecast at about 60 percent of normal.
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Carrollton
A. L. McClay
McClay
Greene County
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Ozark
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Montrose
Iowa
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